[sionnsar]

Welcome to Free Republic.

[inkling]

"I, for one, welcome our new Democratic overlords."

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[mylife]

"get that punk's name, nobody makes a fool of Diamond Joe Quimby"

[GourmetDan]

It's just part of the plan.

When voters elect what they think are 'conservatives', those conservatives sell them out until they frustratingly turn to the greater of 2 evils.

Then the party really starts.

"If voting really changed anything, it would be illegal." Emma Goldman

"In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens, you can bet it was planned that way."
Franklin D. Roosevelt

[NittanyLion]

And as I recall once elected mayor Sideshow Bob resorted to massive fraud "to protect the people from themselves".

Sounds about right...

[philled]

I've always thought they replaced the name "Kennedy" with "Quimby" to avoid litigation. Quimby is the only one in Springfield with a North Eastern accent...

[AnotherUnixGeek]

You may remember the episode, "Sideshow Bob Roberts."

Ah, yes. Back when "The Simpsons" was still funny.

[Chewie84]

"Welcome.
I liked that episode of the show. Then again, I like pretty much all of the episodes with Sideshow Bob. Kelsey Grammer gives a great performance each time, and there are many episodes in which Sideshow Bob, evil as he is, appears to be one of the most sympathetic villains I've seen in quite a while. I mean, in his first episode, when he takes over Krusty's show, he tries to introduce the children to a little culture and intellectual stimulation (i.e. reading to them from 'The Man in the Iron Mask'), and in the episode where he attempts to force Springfield to abolish television, he does so because he personally sees the mind- numbing effect it has on his fellow inmates. Also, in the episode where he is put on a work- release program, it looked like he had really reformed before his brother screwed it up for him. Plus, you can't help feeling just a little bad for him in the "Cape Fear" parody episode, as he goes through all those incredibly painful experiences to get to Bart (i.e. the now- legendary rake scene).

[Schweinhund]

My favorite take on elections by the Simpsons has always been this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf_pJmKFY70