« AtlantiCam: Joe Trippi and Jonathan Prince | Main | Unusually Dark, Edwards Sees The Light With Debate Performance » Caption Contest14 Dec 2007 12:39 pm Joe Trippi, former Dean campaign manager and currently a strategist for Ex-Sen. John Edwards, and Jay Carson, former Dean campaign press secretary and currently an adviser and press secretary to Sen. Hillary Clinton. Keep the entries clean -- this is The Atlantic, for goodness sakes.
The winner gets... something. Not sure yet. Comments (30)
There is an obvious "wanking motion" joke to be made here but in the interest of maintaining the sort of high tone that The Atlantic is know for, I'll forgo any wanking-related jokes. The question then becomes, what is the "smart" joke here? I can think of a number of very insider-ish jokes that everyone reading this would likely get, but that seems to bring it all back to a "wanking motion" joke, as this may be a purely masturbatory exercise in insider humor.' All of that said, who among us does not enjoy masturbation? 
Joe Trippi, left, demonstrates to Hillary Clinton's press secretary, Jay Carson, the physical symptoms Hillary might expect from continuing to give inconsistent and wavering answers to questions, also warning that blurring quickly moves from hands to the rest of the body.
"As Jay Carson thanks him for suggesting Obama's past drug use (and possible selling) as a point to attack, Joe Trippi furiously motions for him to keep his voice down around the cameras."
Advice from an old friend on how to fight distinctions.
"Dude, all those years on the hill and you don't even know how to start a freaking whispering campaign?? You're not supposed to BEAT people OVER the HEAD with it!!"
Trippi: Let's hope our new candidates don't have a "YEEEEOW" implosion like our guy last time. Carson: I'm not worried, Hillary does whatever we program her to do.
I've got nothing, captionwise. The only thing that comes to mind is that Carson looks kind of hot in that picture. But he works for Clinton now, you say? Darn.
No caption, just an observation: Joe Trippi looks kinda like a poor man's Al Gore from this angle. Like, really poor.
"Rock Paper Scissors Shoot!"
"This is p-p-personal for me, Jay. I r-r-really don't like that c-c-cocaine is being s-s-scapegoated." "Now try to pull my finger." "I haven't slept in eight months." "That jackass Ambinder likes Obama." "Quick, give me 8 million dollars, Please." "Rock paper scissors to see who brings up Rezko." "It's not the dts that bother me, Trip. It's your breath."
Trippi: Just imagine Hillary's head under my hand Jay. If only she had done that more often for her husband we might not have lost in 2000.
"Someday, Mutants like us will be treated with dignity by society."
"As I said on the phone... a quarter bag is $60 and an ounce is $200"
"Why yes, I'd love to see that script for Hillary's next commerci--JUDO CHOP!"
"It looks like we need to focus group my hand."
This is funny even though I don't get it.
Trippi: "...Below - below - below. Yo-ho, let's open up and sing and ring the bells out. Ding Dong' the merry-oh, sing it high, sing it low. Carson: "At least our candidate wasn't DOA, Joe."
Ninja David Axelrod says hi to buddies Joe Trippi and Jay Carson.
You'll have plenty of time for that, weenie-boy, after, the election.
A believe this contest is impossible. I briefly tried to work out something involving the "Let's hear it for the vague blur" line from the movie A Scanner Darkly, and briefly tried to work out something using Trippi's Jedi reputation from '04, but I give up. Great foto. Impossible caption.
"--and that's an electron cloud."
Joe Trippi does his famous Janet Reno impersonation before a bemused Jay Carson.
The camera man suddenly flew backwards across the room, smashing the suit's skull with his camera and dropping him cold to the floor. Al Gore smiled. His force powers were still strong.
Doc Brown: Time machine? I haven't invented any time machine. Marty: Hillary Clinton. Doc Brown: Hillary? Then who's vice-president, Monica Lewinsky? I suppose Bill Clinton is the First Lady? And Gennifer Flowers, Secretary of the Treasury!
"Come on Jay, paper covers rock. We win Iowa."
Joe tells his one-time ally Jay, "I miss the old days. This campaign can't even afford to re-fill the paper towel holders."
I need to set my camera to a faster shutter speed.
Amy Morton wins.
Hay Jay... Have you considered the campaign we discussed the other day about legalizing speed... Huh... Have ya Jay... Have ya... Huh...?
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Whaddya mean, the Edwards campaign is overcaffeinated? look how steady my hand is!
Posted by drfranklives | December 14, 2007 1:13 PM