January 2008
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Leave Hillary... →
Something Bitchy Copyright © 2004-2007, [bamapachyderm.com]. DIE, sploggers! * digitalfingerprint: bd106974913ca8b6ebaa08c86a280be9 (72.249.14.138) […]
Jan 10th
Knowledge is Power: so... mom... what's for... →
Animal activists: red in tooth and claw. […]
Jan 10th
Knowledge is Power: preening hoochies →
~~*~~ Way to go, AJC!  The more your paper (online and print edition) fawns over - and caters to - the functionally illiterate hip-hop crowd, the more your circulation drops. […]
Jan 10th
Knowledge is Power: heheeeeee →
(What? Oh, yeah…) herherrrrrrrr I’m thinkin’ Golden Globe. […]
Jan 10th
CatHouse Chat: This woman deserves a Citizen of... →
Link: ‘Mean mom’ sells son’s car after misdeed - Yahoo! News. Jane Hambleton has dubbed herself the “meanest mom on the planet.” After finding alcohol in her son’s car, she decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old’s misdeed with everyone — by placing an ad in the local… […]
Jan 10th
The American Princess: Your Bathroom Antics Are... →
Larry Craig’s lawyers are getting a little desperate. Since most of the normally useful defenses to the criminal act were probably blown with the guilty plea he registered shortly after getting hauled out of the Minneapolis Airport for having a wide stance, he’s had to get creative. So he’s arguing […]
Jan 10th
Knowledge is Power: so it's NOT Bush's fault →
Hurricane Katrina’s victims have put a more than $3 quadrillion price tag on their suffering. The quadrillion-dollar figure represents a fraction of the roughly 489,000 claims that residents and business owners filed against the federal government over damage from the failure of levees and flood walls following the Aug. 29, […]
Jan 10th
Knowledge is Power: For "*The Common Good*" →
we’re so scrod Remember the last Cahleefohrneeiah “energy crisis?” Turned out it was created by a bunch of sleezy thieves and had absolutely nothing to do with, well… reality. So, of course: Every new home and every change to existing homes’ central heating and air conditioning systems will be required to […]
Jan 10th
Agent Bedhead: Amy Winehouse Washed Her Hair →
Noted trainwreck Amy Winehouse returned from her Caribbean vacation with a sporty new platinum blonde do and the kind of Pete Doherty tan that suggests she spent her time in Mustique under a rock. … [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other […]
Jan 10th
e-Claire: For "*The Common Good*" →
we’re so scrod Remember the last Cahleefohrneeiah “energy crisis?” Turned out it was created by a bunch of sleezy thieves and had absolutely nothing to do with, well… reality. So, of course: Every new home and every change to existing homes’ central heating and air conditioning systems will be required to […]
Jan 10th
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Political... →
This is my favorite candidate endorsement post ever. I’m not going to excerpt it, because it won’t make sense in excerpts. Just go read it. Related, in plain English. Copyright © 2004-2007, [bamapachyderm.com]. DIE, sploggers! * digitalfingerprint: bd106974913ca8b6ebaa08c86a280be9 (72.249.14.138) […]
Jan 10th
Agent Bedhead: He Did This On Purpose, Right? →
Joaquin Phoenix was named Favourite Leading Man at the 2008 People’s Choice Awards, and he chose to write his acceptance speech on a series of placards. Ordinarily, I would assume that Joaquin… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! […]
Jan 10th
Cake Eater Chronicles: Honey? →
I’d throw this one in the Silly Germans file, but alas, it’s a pair of Polacks* who’ve caught my eye this time round. WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish man got the shock of his life when he visited a brothel… […]
Jan 10th
The Median Sib: Thursday Thirteen - Thirteen... →
I feel like I’m grasping for straws to find a topic for this week’s Thursday Thirteen.  So here are thirteen things on my desk at work. (1) One apple (gala - uneaten) (2) eyeglasses in a faux-fur lined glasses case (3) bottle of lotion (Christmas gift from a student) (4) box of thank-you cards […]
Jan 10th
Yeah, Right, Whatever: And I Thought I Was The... →
(h/t to ctg) We need more parents like her. After finding alcohol in her son’s car, she decided to sell the car and share her 19-year-old’s misdeed with everyone — by placing an ad in the local newspaper. The ad reads: “OLDS 1999 Intrigue. Totally uncool parents […]
Jan 10th
The American Princess: Dear Clintons, →
Okay, you won. Fantastic. But please, stop the crying. Just…just stop. Okay? Love, The World […]
Jan 10th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: A Study in Lies →
Remember in 2006 when the leftwingers shouted with horror (and glee, because it proved how horrid the U.S. was) that a study had found 600,000 Iraqi civilians dead since the war began? I heard this number ad nauseum from my leftwing friends. The WaPo included the number […]
Jan 10th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: Select a Candidate! →
This is pretty cool. You answer a few questions and it tells you which candidates most mirror your beliefs. Fred Thompson and Duncan Hunter tied for first with me, with McCain coming in 2nd. Heh. Take it and tell me in the comments who was […]
Jan 10th
Fausta's blog: Traitor dies, victim of Cuban... →
The man responsible for the deaths of several CIA operatives died in Cuba, after botched surgery: Ex-CIA agent Philip Agee dead in CubaHAVANA - Renegade former CIA agent Philip Agee, whose naming of agency operatives helped prompt a U.S. law against exposing government spies, has died in […]
Jan 10th
Fausta's blog: Carlos Eire tonight at 9PM Eastern →
My guest tonight will be Carlos Eire, winner of the National Book Award for his wonderful book Waiting for Snow in Havana, a memoir of his childhood in Cuba. Dr. Eire is the T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies […]
Jan 10th
Agent Bedhead: Monica and Penelope Cruz Are Doing... →
Last time we saw Penelope Cruz and her sister, Monica, they were shilling from their brother in that steamy music video. This time, the sisters are selling their own crap — their second… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and […]
Jan 10th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: "Russia to set up missile shield... →
Not good. Russia to set up missile shield for Iran Vladimir Radyuhin MOSCOW: Russia will set up a massive anti-missile shield in Iran that will virtually guarantee the country against military attacks. Moscow will supply Tehran with the advanced long-range S-300 surface-to-air missile complexes, […]
Jan 9th
Something... and Half of Something: A warm welcome... →
Along with Qassams from Gaza and katyushas from Lebanon, to welcome President Bush the residents of Hamastan waved signs showing George W. Bush as a vampire swigging Muslim blood and burned the American Flag: […]
Jan 9th
Fausta's blog: Mac is back: McCain's bloggers'... →
I had the pleasure of being in Sen. McCain’s bloggers’ call this morning. Unfortunately I was listening in from my cell phone while waiting for an appointment and just got back so I haven’t been able to post until now, but Patrick Hines sent a roundup: Power Line: McCain […]
Jan 9th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: Chris Matthew slams Hillary →
“I think the Hillary appeal has always been about the mix of toughness and sympathy. Let’s not forget, and I’ll be brutal, the reason she’s a US Senator, the reason she’s a candidate for President, the reason she may be a front runner, is that her husband messed […]
Jan 9th
Blue Star Chronicles: More Dhimmitude Coming Out... →
You may remember the big uproar created last fall when Columbia University invited Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak there. The university apparently takes some pride in their willingness to embrace psychotic dictators and enemies of our country. Columbia University President Lee Bollinger attempted to redeem himself a little bit […]
Jan 9th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: Blogger call with McCain Today →
These are always fun because I get to listen to McCain off the cuff, but they are pretty predictable with talking points and such. Details of the call are over at Captain’s Quarters. At one point when McCain is discussing earmarks, he asks us to hold on. Then […]
Jan 9th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: Girl Gun →
Hello Kitty! […]
Jan 9th
Little Miss Attila: Look, We Know What's at Stake... →
WRT this voter ID issue: Americans hate to show their I.D. And Americans hate to be fucked with when they are voting. Personally, I find the idea that hotels ask for my I.D.—even when I’m paying with cash—to be rather… […]
Jan 9th
Cake Eater Chronicles: Heh →
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Jan 9th
The Anchoress: Maureen Dowd re-finds her voice,... →
My Li’l Bro Thom sent this Maureen Dowd piece my way with the observation: She does her best writing when it’s about the Clintons. I’ll say! Today’s column is a stunningly good. At the Portsmouth cafe on Monday, talking to a group of mostly women, she blinked back her misty dread … […]
Jan 9th
The Median Sib: “Intensive Purposes” or “Intents... →
I always get tickled when I hear people say “For all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes.”  I was reading another blog this morning (I won’t embarrass the writer by telling which one) that used the phrase “intensive purposes.”  I’m sorry, but when someone uses language so incorrectly, […]
Jan 9th
And Rightly So!: Sheesh. McCain and Huckabee? →
Why? Huckabee wins in Iowa over Mitt Romney, McCain is tied with Thompson there. THEN McCain beats Mitt Romney in New Hampshire. The only consistent person throughout these first days has been Romney. Now Romney is not my first choice, but I do believe I prefer him over McCain and I […]
Jan 9th
And Rightly So!: Iran denies their “navy” ran away... →
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran accused the United States on Wednesday of fabricating video and audio released by the Pentagon showing Iranian boats confronting U.S. warships in the Persian Gulf. The video from Sunday’s incident shows small Iranian boats swarming around U.S. warships in the Strait of Hormuz. In the recording, a […]
Jan 9th
Yeah, Right, Whatever: Anything But the Primaries →
OK… that’s not entirely true. This round up with have some politics, but not much. I’m already burned out, and the real fun hasn’t even started yet. (Note: some of the categories have changed for today). General: Be prepared… to save a president’s life. Why… that’s just […]
Jan 9th
Cake Eater Chronicles: This Post Will Make... →
Reason #342 Why It’s Good Not to Have a Car At Times. The Crosstown, or as it’s regularly denoted on the map State Highway 62, is a mess. Has been for years. It is the most illogically constructed bit of… […]
Jan 9th
RIGHTWINGSPARKLE: Tears of a clown →
I’m not the only one who thought Hillary’s tears were calculated. Check Maureen Dowd of the NYT: Another reporter joked: “That crying really seemed genuine. I’ll bet she spent hours thinking about it beforehand.” The women over 45 fell for it: Getting brushed back by Barack […]
Jan 9th
Agent Bedhead: Anderson Cooper Jumps Onto The... →
You just gotta love the competitive nature of the news networks in their almighty battle for ratings. Poor Ozzy Osbourne, who can barely stand up to urinate and only attended rehab under the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and […]
Jan 9th
The American Princess: We Have a Goal Kind of Like... →
(Only its us, not a baby. Not there yet, thank heavens) One resident of New Hampshire is on a quest to get his baby photographed with all of the Presidential candidates except Mike Gravel who is way too creepy. The story is kind of standard but the pictures are adorable. […]
Jan 9th
The American Princess: Also, McCain Won →
But you already knew that. What you may not know is that Romney’s second place finish still puts him in the long term lead, as he still has the most delegates of any Republican contender by far (and the only one with a promise of a steady income of […]
Jan 9th
CatHouse Chat: Work release convict assaults... →
Number of comments: 2 From VALLEY TRUE GRITT: The ruckus it seems is that one of the convicts had begun a running argument with a regular employee which began to escalate. The employee complained to the assistant manager about the aggressive manner the convict was showing him and the threats that were being made…. […]
Jan 9th
The American Princess: Hillary Clinton FTW…WTF! →
Number of comments: 2 Despite all of the talk of an Obama-tsunami (which is a singularly impossible thing to say), Hillary maintained a three-point lead the entire night last night, forcing beaten and bruised media to call the election for her at 11:15 pm New Hampshire time. They were holding out, hoping that […]
Jan 9th
Conservative Belle: SILENCE! I Keel Ewe. →
This has to be the funniest video I have seen in a long time. Bwahahahahahaha! […]
Jan 9th
CatHouse Chat: Do I hate Google Video, or do I... →
I was in Martinsville, VA, yesterday to be at the announcement that RTI International Metals, Inc., was opening a plant in Henry County which would bring needed business and revenue to that depressed area. My regular video camera’s battery was almost dead (*GRF!*), so I used my little purse camera… […]
Jan 9th
MY Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: “The President of... →
Sez Monica Crowley in her New Hampshire wrap-up and post-NH predictions: The President of New Hampshire: John McCain, Part Deux. He won here in 1992, only to get creamed by Governor George W. Bush in South Carolina and beyond. This year is different for him, but it’s more than a nostalgia […]
Jan 9th
Yeah, Right, Whatever: Silly Questions In The... →
I can’t help but hear the sound bites from the Democrat candidates. This week’s theme seems to be “change” and how much America needs it. It’s been “change” this and “change” that. Two questions this morning while I wait for the coffee to kick in: What in the United States […]
Jan 9th
Fausta's blog: Ron Paul: Angry White Bigot →
Racism, homophobia, and anti-Semitism in the newsletters from an Angry White Man who’s running for President:Take, for instance, a special issue of the Ron Paul Political Report, published in June 1992, dedicated to explaining the Los Angeles riots of that year. “Order was only restored in L.A. when it […]
Jan 9th
Villainous Company: Shameful. Just Shameful. →
One of the Elite Legion of Beths points to yet another sign of the vicious hate mongering and deep partisan divisions that are tearing this nation apart: HAIRLESS says Claudia Connell When I saw the pictures of dancer Anton Du Beke on the beach in Barbados, my first thought […]
Jan 9th
Conservative Belle: Iowa, Wyoming, and New... →
It is early in the primary election process. Lots of predictions are being made. Lots of criticisms are being lobbed. Lots of hopes are still being grasped. Lots of speculation that this is just too early to rule anyone out. The Republican results in […]
Jan 9th
Reasoned Audacity: Huckabee Working in New... →
Your Business Blogger and the Penta-Posse went to the Huckabee celebration joining Charmaine in Manchester, New Hampshire Tuesday night. It was an over-flow room with an enthusiastic crowd. Supporters didn’t look like, or sound like those whose candidate finished… third. Monday night we watched Janet Huckabee announce the Hucka-husband Mike after […]
Jan 9th