Tuesday, the GOP rolled out a new website, AmericaSpeakingOut.com, which solicits new ideas from the public and allows this very same public to give the ideas a thumbs-up or thumbs-down. They’re very, very proud and excited about this. “I would expect the ideas that come out of this Web site and the involvement of our members will lead to ideas that we can attempt to implement today,” House Minority Leader John Boehner proclaimed. “We want to continue to offer better solutions to address the problems that America is facing, and we see this as a giant step forward,...
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Have you met Les Phillip, the American patriot running for Congress from Alabama?
The newest in our unofficial series where we meet candidates and look at their awesome advertisements, I’d like you to meet Les Phillip, who vows to protect America from enemies both foreign and domestic: Honestly, I thought we were done with the whole “Obama-pallin’-around-with-terrorists” thing, but I guess nothing wins quite like the classics. Like an opening band playing ’80s covers, I guess you’ve got to give the people what they know.
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Gail “The Colander” Collins, who in her column “Who Wants to Elect a Millionaire?”...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Thursday, 27 May 2010
Good morning, folks. Conan’s writers are getting their own comedy special on TBS in June. Now, your morning constitutional: “Top Kill” method effective at stopping the oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, says Coast Guard admiral. A bomb disguised as a pack of juice exploded in the southern Russian city of Stavropol, killing seven and injuring at least 40. Despite recently being called out for saying he served in Vietnam when he didn’t, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is still popular in Connecticut and leads former wrestling executive Linda McMahon in the race for the Senate...
Continue reading...A lesson in sportsmanship: Dominant high school softball team forfeits to help out struggling new team
Because, sometimes you just want to hear a story of people being great: It happened at a junior varsity girls’ softball game in Indianapolis this spring. After an inning and a half, Roncalli was womanhandling inner-city Marshall Community. Marshall pitchers had already walked nine Roncalli batters. The game could’ve been 50-0 with no problem. It’s no wonder. This was the first softball game in Marshall history. A middle school trying to move up to include grades 6 through 12, Marshall showed up to the game with five balls, two bats, no helmets, no sliding pads, no cleats,...
Continue reading...Airplane! and Zero Hour!
Surely, you can’t be serious. Honestly, until finding this clip today, I had no idea how much of a connection Zero Hour! (straight outta 1957) has with far more widely known Airplane! (1980). I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley. Apparently, it’s a sort-of remake, and the makers actually bought the rights to Zero Hour. Who knew? Brought to you with hopes of encouraging appreciation for the finer comedies.
Continue reading...Stimulus bill more stimulating than expected
CC photo from Argonne National Laboratory Conservative critics love to talk about how the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, otherwise known as the “stimulus package,” has clearly not worked, because the economy hasn’t recovered yet. All I had to do was a cursory Google search to find this: According to the latest survey of its members by the National Association of Business Economists: “The vast majority (73%) of respondents reported the fiscal stimulus enacted in February 2009 has had no impact on employment to date. While 68% also believe a jobs bill, such as the one recently...
Continue reading...President Obama backs Phoenix Suns' protest of Arizona immigration law
It’s NBA play-off time, and the Phoenix Suns (playing the Los Angeles Lakers) donned their “Los Suns” jersey for the home games. Usually, they only wear the jerseys for games celebrating Hispanic heritage. This time, it was in protest of Arizona’s new immigration law. And supporting the protest is none other than the President of the United States: “I think that just because somebody’s a sports figure or you’ve got a sports team doesn’t mean that you’re not part of the community and you’re not part of our democracy,” Obama said during a halftime interview on TNT....
Continue reading...New York Times Columnist Line of the Day
If you’re one of the four-or-so frequent readers of this here blog, chances are you also occasionally check out the New York Times op-ed page. You may even know the names: Thomas “Friedman Ain’t Free” Friedman, Gail “The Colander” Collins, Nicholas “The Dark Crystal” Kristof, &c. Well, I’ve decided to devote a daily feature to these folks, by daily pointing out one line that is either awesome, funny, insightful, intelligent, ridiculous, or utterly divorced from reality. I hope you enjoy. Today’s is from Maureen “Down Down Down” Dowd, who in her column “Of Top Hats, Top Kills...
Continue reading...Morning Constitutional – Wednesday, 26 May 2010
Good morning, everybody. Lady Gaga calls the Glee tribute a dream come true. Now, your dream come—I mean, your morning constitutional: BP is poised to attempt choking the oil spill by stuffing it with heavy drilling mud and cement on Wednesday, a tactic called a “top kill.” Singapore is battling an oil spill of its own. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline (which is partially owned by BP) was shut down Tuesday after spilling several thousand barrels of oil into backup containers. In retaliation for an international report that lays the blame on North Korea for sinking a South Korean...
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