Merry Xmas, Y’all
Headin off in a few hours to New Hampshire. Gone for a week. Won’t probably blog much. It’s Xmas. I was going to do this really awesome thing where you could track my whereabouts in realtime online as I drive through Virginia, up to Albany, and across Vermont. Would have shown my EXACT location on a Google map, my altitude, … Read More
“Don’t Tase Me Bro”
That’s the catch phrase — the "Where’s The Beef" if you will — of 2007. The Phoenix has a list of other catch phrases of the year, and when/how to use them. Here’s the entry for the aforementioned DTMB: CATCH PHRASE “Don’t Tase me, bro!”ORIGINAL CONTEXT “By the time 2008 rolls around,” wrote our own Adam Reilly in September, “ … Read More
Unconstitutional Gifts
The AP reports: Motorists may be in for a surprise if they spot flashing red lights in their rearview mirrors in this Sacramento suburb [Rancho Cordova] during the holiday season. Police are stopping law-abiding motorists and rewarding their good driving with $5 Starbucks gift cards. A traffic officer came up with the idea to "promote the holiday spirit and enhance … Read More
Pat Robertson Blames Recent Bad Weather In Northeast And Midwest…
…. on the apparent fact that the United States hasn’t been sufficiently solicitous of Israel. Now, the best thing about this video is the co-anchor, who is keeping it together as Pat makes the connection between the bad weather here in America, and America’s political relationship with Israel. Watch it:
Indeed
Yglesius writes: Harold Meyerson asks the question that’s on every secular liberal’s mind: How is it that the political mobilization of Christianity in the United States seems to have gotten us so much torture, aggressive warfare, and xenophobia? Where’s the humane, universalistic ethic of the Gospels go?
Miss America: Reality Check?
Hat-tip to Heather Handy Heather Maple-dew-Who, who has the low-down. It’s a four-part "reality series" on TLC, starring all 52 Miss America contestants. According to the TLC release: The premiere episode begins when the 52 state winners arrive at the mansion in full pageant regalia – dresses, sashes and crowns. Immediately they meet their host Michael Urie who delivers the … Read More
More Goldberg
This one makes my head explode: Seeing as how I am both a white male and one of the "liberal fascists" that Goldberg writes about, I think the thing for me to do is to check myself in a concentration camp.
Here We Go Again….
This story, debunked many times, is starting up again, thanks to the National Enquirer. UPDATE: If you’re looking for a link to the story, don’t bother. It was pulled by the National Enquirer.
If I Lived In Whoville….
…my name would be Karmic Kenneth Aboo-Who. You can find out your Who name by following this link, clicking “Enter site” at the bottom, and then dragging the magnifying glass over to “City Hall” on the upper left hand side.
As I Contemplate My Annual Xmas Drive From NC To NH….
… I am struck by the fact that it could be worse.
Top Ten Bushisms Of 2007
Compiled by Daniel Kurtzman: 10. "And there is distrust in Washington. I am surprised, frankly, at the amount of distrust that exists in this town. And I’m sorry it’s the case, and I’ll work hard to try to elevate it." –interview on National Public Radio, Jan. 29, 2007 9. "I fully understand those who say you can’t win this thing … Read More
The Clampetts Of Hollywood Keep Spawning
They got birth control in Lweezeena? UPDATE: The news of Jamie-Lynn Spear’s pregnancy (at age 16) has caused Britney and Jamie-Lynn’s mother to postpone completion of her book on parenting. I’ll type that again, just in case you missed it. The news of Jamie-Lynn Spear’s pregnancy (at age 16) has caused Britney and Jamie-Lynn’s mother to postpone completion of her … Read More
Back To The Videotape
The story of the destroyed torture tapes is back in the news, and this time, the White House isn’t looking as clean. Earlier, it had been reported that the White House (specifically, Harriet Miers) had advised against destroying the tapes, which is the correct legal advice. Now, the facts are a litte fuzzier: It was previously reported that some administration … Read More