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Yes, I know, It’s hard to believe:
Last night in my dozen observations on the debate I wrote:
5. [Romney] also made some sort of reference to coming from the “streets of America.” Romney is a fine man, but if there’s anyone less “street” than Mitt Romney I don’t know who it could be. If he’s street than I’m the shock collar for a vicious Mexican drug gang.
Well it turns out that the term is “shot caller” as in “he who calls the shots.” I’ve always heard “shock caller” when watching such shows as Sons of Anarchy. The term made vague sense to me in that it seems like the “shock collars” were the folks who took care of things on the inside of prison when it was time to pull some the leash on someone or some such. Before I wrote that last night I even googled “gang” and “shock collar.” There were enough results that I figured I could move on. But this morning, after being corrected by readers, I went and re-checked. I was wrong.
My apologies.
Also, Jay-Z is saying “Concrete jungle where dreams are made of” and not “Concrete jungle wet dreams and mayo” no matter how much sense that makes to Jonah….
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I suppose none of his readers have pointed out that liberal fascism is an oxymoron then??? Shockers.
If there is anyone less ‘street’ than Mittens, it would be Jonah ‘Doughbob Loadpants’ Goldberg, the two of them make Lawrence Welk look like John Shaft
Jonah, Jonah, Jonah can’t you see?
Sometimes words just hypnotize thee
And I just love your fleshy ways
You’re such a joke, can’t believe you get paid
Notorious H.A.T.
Few things look more foolish than suburban caucasians attempting to be OG. Pathetic.
Didn’t Jonah live in his mom’s basement until he was 35?
Maybe his widow was street-level. Give him half a ‘doh!?
That’s nothing. The people who worked for douchebag former Gov. Mark Sanford thought he said “I’m going to hike the Appalachian Trail” when what he really said was “I’m going to spike some Argentinian Tail”.
Jonah Goldberg: Getting paid to be a moron in public. Oh, wingnut welfare thou art a cruel, but exceedingly generous, mistress.
Shock collar on Jonah…I’m having a moment here, just let me enjoy it.
Ah, much better. Jonah Goldberg: lacking only the bow tie to be the compleat douchebag.
Did Jonah hear the phrase as “shock collar” because he enjoys the benefits of wearing such a collar with his pal in that photo??? My hope is that the pal is very liberal in dealing out the “shocks” to Doughboy Loadpants.
You know that ship that capsized off the the coast of Italy? Too bad it wasn’t hosting the National Review’s annual Wingnuts Circle the Chocolate Fountain cruise.
So I’d assume that he’s so inept at street talk due to his over-educated privileged white guy upbringing, except that he also doesn’t seem to know the difference between “then” and “than”. Jonah Goldberg, floating in a doughy wasteland between literate and cool.
P.S.
JG holds the patent on lame excuses.
No shit! Talk about wingnut welfare. This moran gets paid big buck$ to watch idiotic tv shows that he thinks highlight how “street” he is, while not resarching but including the mis-understood phrase in his “column.”
Nice job for such a connected Mama’s boy shilling for the 1%.
It looks like the passengers on the Italian ship went overboard to the right, so there is a similarity…
Also, she kept him on an electric leash, apparently.
The Mitt was not talking about some ghetto street where the muggers are so spoiled by socialism that they let you keep your underwear. Mitt be talkin’ about the mean streets of the worlds financial districts where the real gangstas and bankstas hang.
Urban Dictionary:
Yo Jonah-homes! You fly! You over-the-bus! Supwichu homes?
smoothjazzz
Oh.my.dear.god.
I wish had the word gift you guys have…guns, you win tonight; you made me laugh the loudest and longest.
A friend of mine, to whom I sent a linky to this, suggested that maybe, JUST MAYBE, little Jonah Loadpants needed some starch for his wrists…
I’m just here to thank you. I had a miserable week and now I have tears rolling down my face I’m laughing so hard.
I know, right? This place has the best commenters on the ‘tubes. The creativity here burns with the intensity of a thousand suns.
As if we need confirmation that Jonah is so full of shit it’s straining his dockers, did anyone consider fact checking his assertion that he googled “gang” and “shock collar”? I didn’t think so.
Because if someone had they would have found at the top of the page — the very first thing on the page in fact — in a large blue italicized font:
he also doesn’t seem to know the difference between “then” and “than”
Probably not, but maybe he does. Remember what he has for an editor.
A post has never been researched in such detail or with such care.
~ Harry R. Sohl
White men can rap. J-Fizzle AuBerg just lacks the necessary intelligence to make his performance anything other than weak tea. He needs to learn some history or he’ll just make another mess in his trousers.
hahaha. I just followed your lead and googled as you did. Yep, he’s a liar. Also, too.
Nice catch, ItchyBrother. It’s also worth pointing out that this is not gangSpeak. It’s TV-based copSpeak, and fairly recent– etymology-wise, I’m thinking of the days when Rockford roamed the Earth, maybe Hill Street Blues. I’d welcome correction on this.
Yes, Edward G made reference to the value of “bein’ the guy who calls the shots, yeah” in “Little Caesar”, yes, I know, but that’s not quite the same.
It does, however, suggest the opening line of a sadly never made crappy sci-fi movie, in which the invading aliens, based as usual on a steady diet of Earth-based broadcasting, buttonhole the first earthling they meet with the demand:
“Take me to your shot caller, wise guy.”
We care about Jonathan Goldberg because?
First off, it’s Jonah. And you should care because he hates Barack Obama with the same bitter white hot knee-jerk hatred that you do. Really, you should look him up.
Where’s a good gag ball when we need one? A pasty white one would complement perfectly.
He’s not watching Sons Of Anarchy. It’s the incessant reruns of Doogie Howser that have him in a lather.
Only Jon-boy would be so stupid as to not know that the correct term is “shot caller”, as in “guy with the authority to give orders”. Originally a prison gang term for guys who control the action on the yard.
To make it all complete, there is an ad with a guy with a warm but weary smile just below the fold, telling me he can fix my marriage, “A new alternative to counseling — Free Help Now“ And he sets off my gaydar.
Context is everything.
Why not?
Who’s Jonah Goldberg?
He’s Bush Company.
I goggled “shock collar” and got a whole page of dog collars that will administer a light shock if a dog wanders off his yard…DP is unashamed liar!
Hey, don’t do that!
I thought the real smoothjazz had returned for his victory tour.