Archive for May, 2009
My President Scared the Bejeezus Out of Manhattan and All I Got Was this Lousy Photograph
So after telling us that no way, no how would we get the pictures of Air Faux One buzzing the Statue of Liberty, the administration has relented. According to Robert Gibbs, the White House has graciously decided to release one whole photograph along with its review of the incident. One. That’s it. That’s all we [...]
Specterenfreud: Turncoat Demoted to Committee Coffee Boy
I like this new word William Jacobson has coined. Specterenfreude The pleasure derived from watching Arlen Specter do unto Democrats that which Specter did unto Republicans. My guess is that the specterenfreude is going to increase exponentially now that he’s been named Junior Assistant Committee Lackey by his new party after he was promised leadership [...]
Ed in Spaaaaaaaace!
I really like Ed Driscoll, though I’ve never met the man. He’s generous with his links, a smart and very clever blogger, and he rocks a fedora like few since Bogey himself. So when he sent me the link to his newest video over at Pajamas Media and told me that it was filmed in [...]
On Specter, Lieberman, Moderates, and Principle
Of all the posts I’ve read about moderates, Arlen Specter, and the Republican Party, this one by Ron Coleman is the best. He cuts right to the heart of the matter and identifies Specter for what he is: a Random Senator. He gets there by way of Joe Lieberman, who was quite literally driven out [...]
Joke of the Day, Celebrity Edition!
Q: How many comedians, who previously has no problem ranking on the President until their voices were hoarse but sudddenly find themselves wearing kneepads and servicing the one we now have like they were five-dollar hookers, does it take to screw in a lightbulb? A: That’s not funny!
President Obama: Happy Important Holiday, You Mexicans!
Happy Fifth of Fourth Day! Or as our neighbors to the south say, “¿Que?” Anyway, in a well-intentioned attempt at Spanish and a joke about being a day early, Obama said: “Bienvenidos. Welcome to Cinco de Cuatro — (laughter) — Cinco de Mayo at the White House. We are a day early, but we always [...]
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