Comic Marc Maron is on a plane seated next to former GOP party leader Ken Mehlman and live-tweeting

[PeaceNikki]

http://twitter.com/marcmaron

Okay, I'm going to eat and try to do this like an adult. So, be cool. I'm beside myself here. Be back in a few.
23 minutes ago via web

Tried to use blackberry chit chat talk to get things going. False start. I hope he doesn't log on with his computer or I'm fucked.
29 minutes ago via web

This is fucking crazy. I have to start a conversation. 'Uh...do you support teabagging...er...tea baggers? Uh. Fuck. Either? Both?'
32 minutes ago via web

Recap. Photo from my surprise date with former GOP Leader Ken Mehlman on plane. http://twitpic.com/2q2la9
34 minutes ago via web

He's awake and I have a big screen so I might have to pull back...and button my shirt. Awww, he's got a copy of The New Republic. What?
42 minutes ago via web

Okay, its dinner time. My first mutual blind date with Ken Mehlman on the plane. We'll see what happens. I hope he wakes up soon.
about 1 hour ago via web

Okay, everyone be cool. I want to be able to talk to this guy.
about 1 hour ago via web

RT ThirdGuy Looks like your nipple woke him up. //That was the idea. I need to gain his trust.
about 1 hour ago via web

RT @ThirdGuy Looks like your nipple woke him up.
about 1 hour ago via web

Soooo hot! http://twitpic.com/2q2la9
about 1 hour ago via Twitpic

Ahhhh. Cute. http://twitpic.com/2q2jw9
about 1 hour ago via Twitpic

Shhhhhh. Be very quiet. http://twitpic.com/2q2i0w
about 1 hour ago via Twitpic

I just wrote 'Yes We Did' on Ken Mehlman's forehead.
about 1 hour ago via web

They just served us nuts. I hope Ken Mehlamn doesn't eat mine.
about 1 hour ago via web

Ken Mehlman looks so vulnerable sleeping. I wonder if he dreams about being part of the cock that fucked the country.
about 1 hour ago via web

I think the other passengers would understand if I explain who he is. I'll do it for America.
about 1 hour ago via web

Should I Tea Bag Ken Mehlman as he sleeps?
about 1 hour ago via web

Former GOP Party leader Ken Mehlman now asleep with mouth open. I will write on his face with a Sharpie.
about 1 hour ago via web

How should I handle this? #sittingnexttoFormerGOPpartyleaderKenMehlmanonplane
about 2 hours ago via web

On plane. Upgraded. Sitting next to former GOP party leader Ken Mehlman. This is gonna be good.

Sam Seder wants Maron to ask if Ken thinks he'll realize in 2 election cycles that he's Muslim.

lolz, I ♥ the internets.

[babylonsister]

1. ...

:rofl: This guy is funny! I see he's a comic but I'm not familiar with him.

I just wrote 'Yes We Did' on Ken Mehlman's forehead.

Should I Tea Bag Ken Mehlman as he sleeps?

:rofl:

[PeaceNikki]

2. He has been host of The Marc Maron Show, and co-host of both Morning Sedition,

and Breakroom Live all politically-oriented shows, produced under the auspices of Air America Media. He was also the host of Comedy Central's Short Attention Span Theater for a year, replacing Jon Stewart.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Maron

[babylonsister]

7. Thank you! nt

[hlthe2b]

3. Oh this is kizmet! Gotta love Maron...

LOL

[spanone]

4. that 1st twit pic is hilarious

[blondeatlast]

6. You misspelled "tit."

;)

[spanone]

8. bwahahahaaa

[tridim]

13. Oh man, that is a real LOL type pic.

Sometimes twitter is pretty fun.

[PeaceNikki]

15. If you follow the right people it can be PURE GOLD

Michael McKean, Rob Delaney, Sam Seder, Eli Braden, Patton Oswalt, Louis CK, Michael Ian Black, John Fugelsang... and on and on and on. It's amazing to get the real-time brilliance of some of these guys.

[Gabi Hayes]

40. who else? love your list so far. have you seen 'Louie' on FX?

looks like KM is gargling a freshly administered cream pie

[PeaceNikki]

41. Here's my list

http://twitter.com/#/list/PeaceNikki/celebs

Yes, I LOVE Louie. Some of the people I follow I didn't even know were funny. I am adding more on a regular basis.

[Gabi Hayes]

42. thanks for that! I am a twitterhater, but maron is pure Au

need much more humor in life, now that things are getting more and more (insert your own depressing adjective here) by the moment

[Canuckistanian]

34. A-hahahhaha

THAT is fuckin' hilarious.

[spanone]

35. looks like mr mehlman is pleasuring himself????

[Canuckistanian]

44. Just the juxtaposition of a male nipple and Ken Mehlman

And Mehlman's goofy expression as he sleeps.... :rofl:

[blondeatlast]

5. Could this be any more delicious? I do so hope Ken wakes up. nt

[smokey nj]

9. Thanks for this PeaceNikki!

I LOVE Marc Maron!

[PeaceNikki]

11. My pleasure.

I am strongly of the opinion that people who hate Twitter and totally using it wrong. I follow amazing comics and brilliant writers and fabulously witty personalities that make me laugh repeatedly throughout the day.

[nolabear]

10. How does one live tweet from a plane? Don't you have to turn that off?

[PeaceNikki]

12. Wireless, not cell connection.

[hlthe2b]

14. You're saying they have wireless internet on the plane?

[PeaceNikki]

16. Yes they do.

It costs $15 or so, but it's available.

[spanone]

17. i've flown on planes with wifi - free

[HipChick]

18. yes.. I use Wi-Fi on the plane all the time..

Delta, virgin America are a few of the carriers that have it

[hlthe2b]

19. I haven't flown Delta in a while...

Hmmm.

[stevedeshazer]

20. +1

:rofl:

[PeaceNikki]

21. New update:

"Paraphrasing Mehlman. 'Karl Rove is not evil. He's my friend.' I tried to convince him he was evil. He called me cynical."

:rofl:

[eppur_se_muova]

45. Why would those two be mutually exclusive?

:shrug: Repugs just don't know how to argue with real logic.

[wtmusic]

22. Hilarious. DEFINITELY check in for updates. nt

[PeaceNikki]

24. Indeed. Good stuff.

:D

[renate]

23. 'If Sarah Palin became the candidate it wouldn't be good.'

I hope Mehlman knows this is on the record. I don't like him or anything but I believe in fair play.

I thought 'I'm a socialist when it comes to social security' was interesting, too.

[PeaceNikki]

27. Sam Seder's tweet to Maron:

@marcmaron betrayal? He used homophobia as a professional tool- he should feel lucky all ur doing is taking funny pics

[hlthe2b]

25. Uh oh... he got busted re: being online....

I haven't seen an update in a while... Food fight in progress? ;)

[PeaceNikki]

26. Gotta stop. I feel like our relationship is being tainted by my betrayal.

less than a minute ago via web
Reply Retweet

marcmaron
Paraphrasing Mehlman. 'Dick Cheney and crew were not engaging in opportunism and greed with the Iraq war.' Come on. I'm cynical again.
1 minute ago via web

marcmaron
The general theme of the Mehlman chat was that people make mistakes and politics doesn't let them own them and grow. Who's cynical?
3 minutes ago via web

lol

[BrklynLiberal]

28. Marc Maron...wow..what a strange world..next to Mehlman on a plane..

Used to get up extra early to listen to Maron when he had an early morning show on AirAmerica here in NYC. It was called Morning Sedition. He worked with Mark Riley. One of the best and funniest shows ever.

[PeaceNikki]

29. You should check out his podcast

http://wtfpod.com/

Really good stuff.

[BrklynLiberal]

32. Thanks..Will do!!

[Gabi Hayes]

43. ok...got a list of podcasts? mine is very short, but here's one I like a lot, from CBC

wiretap

itpc://www.cbc.ca/podcasting/includes/wiretap.xml

the archives:

http://www.supernintendochalmers.net/wiretap/


stream seasons 3-5 online here:

http://www.cbc.ca/wiretap/episode/





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[PeaceNikki]

48. I subscribe to only a few podcasts

WTF Pod
Savage Love
This American Life
Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me

I like Boing Boing quite a bit; I'll have to check out Goldstein's. Thanks!! :hi:

[hlthe2b]

30. Me too. and that, for me, meant 4AM!

I didn't always get out of bed, but I did turn it on to listen. I can't believe I did that nearly every weekday for a year.

I still miss that show. Firetruck! John Kerry stole my shoe! ;)

[BrklynLiberal]

31. Me too..Would get up at 5 instead of 6AM..and lay in bed and listen.

Loved the Fridays when he would do the live shows from a cafe....

Great "skits" and characters...That "preacher" who would cry..

found it on wikipedia:
In addition to Jim Earl also moving to Los Angeles to join the show and bringing all of his segments (Mort Mortensen's Weekly Remembrance, Cardinal Milf Milfington's Rapture Watch, War on Brains, etc), the show also features Kent Jones's Lawton Smalls character occasionally.

[checks-n-balances]

46. Thanks for mentioning the segments & bringing back the memories

That was always my fave AARadio show and always will be!

[KeepItReal]

49. His morning show was the best!

eom

[KittyWampus]

33. happy recommendation.

[nilram]

47. ditto. what a hoot!

[Ian David]

36. Looks like Mehlman caught on when he saw the photos on Gawker.

I guess this happened. http://bit.ly/citxmH Time to land. We'll see what happens. about 2 hours ago via web
http://twitter.com/marcmaron/status/24973445613

He definitely found out. He was looking at the pic as we taxied. Shoulda said, 'all in good fun. Don't be cynical'. 38 minutes ago via mobile web
http://twitter.com/marcmaron/status/24980532008

More:
http://twitter.com/marcmaron

So a Comedian Sits Next to Former GOP Chairman Ken Mehlman on a Plane... (Updated)

Ken Mehlman is the former GOP chairman who recently confirmed he was gay. Marc Maron is a comedian. Marc Maron has found himself sitting next to Ken Mehlman on a plane and is live-tweeting it. Guess what happened?

If you guessed that LA comedian Marc Maron, creator of the podcast WTF with Marc Maron, took a picture of his exposed nipple next to former GOP chairman Ken Mehlman, you are correct! Since around 2pm EST, Maron has been tweeting about his flight with Mehlman (or someone who looks a lot like Mehlman), whom he found himself next to after upgrading to first class. In fact, he's still on the flight as we write this, and just tweeted, "I hope he doesn't log on with his computer or I'm fucked."

Here's how things have gone down so far:

More:
http://gawker.com/5642206/comedian-live+tweets-sitting-next-to-ken-mehlman-on-a-plane-exposes-nipple


See also:

http://www.google.com/search?q=site:twitter.com+Ken+Mehlman&sourceid=navclient-ff&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS334US334&ie=UTF-8&hl=

[Ian David]

37. Oh, and on the Conservative site "Newsbusters"...

Liberal Comic Tweets About ‘Tea Bagging' Ken Mehlman While Seated Next to Him on Airplane
By Alana Goodman (Bio | Archive)
Sun, 09/19/2010 - 19:12 ET

Being the manager of George W. Bush's 2004 re-election campaign? Totally homophobic. Using gay jokes to mock a Republican leader who just came out of the closet? Totally hilarious.

At least that's the message liberal comedian and former Air America shock jock Marc Maron sent on Twitter, after he was unexpectedly seated next to former GOP National Committee Chairman and head of Bush's 2004 re-election campaign Ken Mehlman on a flight.

The ex-GOP chair announced that he was gay last month, which prompted outrage from liberals who were still angry that Bush opposed gay marriage during the 2004 campaign.

"Should I Tea Bag Ken Mehlman as he sleeps?" cracked Maron on his Twitter page on Sept. 19, before posting photos of himself showing off his nipples while the Republican leader dozed in the next seat.


Read more: http://newsbusters.org/blogs/alana-goodman/2010/09/19/liberal-comic-tweets-about-tea-bagging-ken-mehlman-while-seated-next-#ixzz101nzvSFL

[PeaceNikki]

38. lol. He only showed ONE nipple.

:D

[Ian David]

39. Conservatives can't count. Or govern. n/t

[progressoid]

50. Bwahahaha

Looks like some of the readers don't see the humor in this.

Go figure :shrug: