Let’s hope he didn’t go around telling people to fuck themselves. From WaPo: At yesterday’s gathering of world leaders in southern Poland to mark the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, the United States was represented by Vice President Cheney. The ceremony at the Nazi death camp was outdoors, so those in attendance, such as French President Jacques Chirac … Read More
New VW Ad
I thought I couldn’t be impressed by computer-aided special effects. I thought I had seen it all. I was wrong. (Quicktime Movie — takes a while to load — to truly appreciate, make sure your sound is on) Is Gene Kelly rolling in his grave?
The Toynbee Mystery
Signs like this one were first spotted in New York and Philadephia in 1996. They appear to be plastic and baked into the street or sidewalk. The plaques make reference to Stanley Kubrick’s "2001" (and perhaps "2010"), but what do they mean? Some publicity was generated about the bizarre plaques, and it turns out that these signs appear throughout the … Read More
Payolagate – Number Three
Another undisclosing White House shill . . . Even Magalang sez: "This is getting ridiculous". No, honey. It’s standard operating procedure.
More Torture Bedtime Stories for Neo-cons
Hey, kids! Press "play" on your recording of Lee Greenwood’s "Proud to be an American" and snuggle up to this wonderful story: Female interrogators tried to break Muslim detainees at the U.S. prison camp in Guantanamo Bay by sexual touching, wearing a miniskirt and thong underwear and in one case smearing a Saudi man’s face with fake menstrual blood . … Read More
When Right-Wing Bloggers Don’t Bother To Fact Check . . .
. . . you get a lot of sound and fury and well, egg-on-faces: Last week, the University of Oregon asked one of its employees to remove a yellow "Support the Troops" sticker from the state-owned truck he drives. Since then, it has been taking the heat from talk radio hosts and Internet bloggers who picked up the story and … Read More
Undoubtedly
I think the experts are right . . . don’t you? Hat tip: Wonkette
Nice Work If You Can Get It
Even though it is not opening for another five months, many are eagerly awaiting the premiere of "Star Wars III: The Return of the Who-Gives-A-Shit". (Actually, it is "Return of the Sith"). But Jeff Tweiten in Seattle, Washington is going a bit too far. He’s lining up for a ticket now. He’s even got a couch in front of the … Read More
Eyes On The Prize
About 20 years ago, I (like millions of others) saw an extraordinary documentary called "Eyes On The Prize". Shown in multiple parts over several days, the documentary is without a doubt THE documentary chronicling the United States civil rights movement. I have long wondered what happened to film, expecting it to show up on DVD one of these days. Sadly, … Read More
Pundit Payola
Again.
Never Tired Of Being Wrong
According to a July 28th, 2000 article in USA Today, back in 1978 when President Bush was running for congress in Texas, "he predicted Social Security would go broke in 10 years and said the system should give people ‘the chance to invest money the way they feel’ is best." (Source) And back in 1999, he again said that Social … Read More
Another $80 Billion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Bush administration plans to announce as early as Tuesday that it will seek about $80 billion in new funding for military operations this year in Iraq and Afghanistan, administration and congressional sources said on Monday. The new supplemental budget request would come on top of the $25 billion in emergency spending already approved for the current … Read More
Buyer’s Remorse?
I’m sure everyone has seen how Bush’s approval rating continues to drop, as does support for his little Iraqi thing. But this has gotta sting. A Zogby poll relased today finds a higher percentage of Americans saying that they are ashamed that Mr. Bush is their president; three-in-ten (31%) Americans now hold that view, as compared to one-in-four (26%) a … Read More
“What the . . . (trailing off)?!?”
Plugged In is a magazine and website that reviews movies, television and music from a Christian perspective. It’s a James Dobson venture, and has been popularized recently when it reviewed the Spongebob Squarepants movie and suggested that Spongebob was gay. On a curious lark, I wondered what Plugged In thought about the movie "Kinsey". Now, I haven’t seen this movie, … Read More
This Seems Unnecessarily Complicated
Outsourcing McDonald’s Drive-Thru? At the McDonald’s drive-thru in Hermiston, Oregon (a small farming town in Eastern Oregon, we’re told), your order is taken by someone 1,300 miles away in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The order is then conveyed back to a computer screen in the McDonald’s kitchen in Hermiston, Oregon, who make your McMeal as only they can. Coming to … Read More