Originally published at: Bizarre New York Times obit calls Orrin Hatch a "gentlemanly conservative rock" | Boing Boing
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Obviously, they were using ‘gentleman’ in the same way that BoingBoing does 
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Hatch is and always will be remembered as a rock of shit, nothing more, nothing less. Adios D-bag.
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Just going to repeat what I wrote about Roger Ailes’s obituary.
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Fossil?
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“gentlemanly conservative rock”
I interpret that as “relatively less of a mad-dog when compared to some current mad-dog, and no more than a useless stony outcropping only useful for bashing peoples’ heads in.”
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I was thinking kidney stone, but we are both in the same region.
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Enemies of Nazi, fascist, racist loons should start referring to them as “fecal impactions”. That may cause them to open up a book for the first time in their lives.
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[ETA: and @DukeTrout beat me to it, more or less, one cola-flavored soft drink coming up.]
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Others beat me to it.
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Two different things, so no need for the carbonated beverage. 
Besides, “fossilized” is a great descriptor for Hatch.
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It’s always worth remembering that the New York Times – and most other elite media – yearn for a nice, brutal fascist government. They have since the '30s.
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How unfortunate it was about 70 years too late.
never met a fascist it didn’t adore.
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That doesn’t even include how shitty he was with IP and copyright.
for starters: Senator Orrin Hatch… And The Lies The Copyright Industry Tells | Techdirt
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Awesome! Shows you can have it both ways–kind of like a Ford Ranchero or a Chevy El Camino: Is it a turd or is it a rock? Is it a rock or is it a turd?
But one question, though: Pronunciation. Is it “fee-ca-lith” or “fek-a-lith”? The former makes more sense, but the latter, as an insult, suggests that someone go bone a stone. Kinda handy, eh?
Just like Rancheros, El Caminos, and Fecaliths, I think two-fers are cool.
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It’s the former.
That quote block from the obit almost sounds satirical, like, “He was a fine man; here is a list of unspeakably horrific things he did.” I guess he was very well-mannered while he went about his evil deeds.
In any event, good riddance.
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