In a recent speech, Obama said that some “pundits and smart people” thought the only way he could catch up in the polls this summer was to “pull a Tonya Harding on the front runner.”
And, oh man, Tonya Harding has taken a few minutes from her packed bang-curling, bat-polishing schedule to let Mr. Obama know she is very irate at the reference, which received cruel, cruel laughter from the audience at the time. Harding says Obama should be focused on the war and economy – not making fun of disgraced figure skaters!
“It sounds like I’m bein’ harsh, it sounds like I’m just bein’ a backwood hicks girl but ya know what? That is who I am!” says Harding in the clip below, “If you like me, great. If you don’t like me, that’s your opinion. But I betcha you’ll still pay money to come see me.”
I don’t want to make any wild political speculations here, but it sounds an awful lot like T. Harding is setting herself up for candidacy in the 2010 Alaska governor’s election.
i paid money to see the tonya and nancy rock opera. i am so proud to be american right now.
I paid to see the tonya & nancy rock opera
Poor Tonya Harding.
Anyone remember when she was supposedly bartending somewhere on Hawthorne about 7-8 years ago?
Ezra,
She wasn’t bartending. She was doing dishes and working in the kitchen at Sewickley’s to pay off her video poker debts she had run up.
aahahahahahaha
*wipes away tears*
aaaaahahahahahaha
time has not been kind to tonya harding. it seems that in addition to being rock stupid, she’s added “pointlessly belligerent” to her list of talents.
I like her bangs.
Google Tonya Harding and see the tagline of her personal website…. funny stuff.
“Yes, the pride of the Northwest has her own website. Find out what she’s up to.”
The bio on her website is even funnier.
I can’t muster any derision. I just feel sorry for her. I think of her the same way I think of people I went to high school with who went to jail or became drug addicts and never got their life together. She’s not some pop superstar beating his wife. She’s a nobody now, who has already ruined her life and will never be able to reclaim any bit of what she worked for and then threw away.
extramsg has it right – Tonya Harding is an ancient cultural reference, just like Joey Buttafuoco.
I bet a large portion of the rally had to Google who Tonya Harding was – she was (in)famous when they were small children.
I would do her. In a heartbeat. I think she’s cute.
Once you end up working at the Sickly Addition, it doesn’t matter what you’re doing or why you’re there. All that matters is that you’ve gone way beyond rock bottom… You’ve earned the pity of prostitutes, junkies, hustlers and thieves… You’ve disappointed anybody who’s ever spoken your name aloud… You’ve landed at the Sickly Addition.
She’s better off in Vancouver.
I have a question for Garrett. How do you run up a debt playing video poker? No money for the machine, no play.
“How do you run up a debt playing video poker?”
Many bars feature convenient ATM machines which will let people get cash advances off of their credit cards. Thus, the state’s hands are magically kept clean, and the bar owners can feign ignorance about how the funds withdrawn at the ATM are actually used.
Of course, you can use the ATM machines for completely benign purposes, and you can have fun playing video poker without breaking the bank or becoming addicted… but they sure to make it easy. 🙂
“People forget who Tanya Harding is.” hahah. Fucking amazing.