Evel Knievel: 1938-2007

Its a sad day for America today. Evel Knievel, our country's most famous daredevil, has passed away at age 69. Evel, dude, you will be missed. We'll never forget that you gave us this:

Krugman Calls out Obama

Paul Krugman is one of the few level leads in the traditional media. He called bullshit on countless Bush policies from invading Iraq to cutting taxes, all at a time when other 'journalists' were cowering in fear. He called bullshit on the subprime lending practices before the mortgage meltdown. He's been right a huge percentage of the time. Recently he called Bullshit on Obama's right wing talking points about the so-called 'Social Security Crisis.' And now he's calling bullshit on Obama's healthcare plan (and more specifically, Obama's claims that it's superior to Edwards's or Clinton's (whic is based on Edwards's anyway).

Olbermann on The New York Post and 9/11 Foreknowledge

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Olberman announces his worst person/s in the world and the New York Post is number 1 due to that fact they are now calling people who believe Bush had foreknowledge of 9/11 as "idiots" even though they had a "BUSH KNEW" headline in 02.

Doug Stanhope on Freedom

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Unfortunately, Doug is not running for president anymore, but his wisdom is always useful.....and fucking hilarious.

John McCain Gets Owned by Ron Paul at the CNN/YouTube Debate

Big John McCain, who's campaign is spiraling into the abyss of nothingness, has decided to go ahead and attempt to attack the man who has taken over as the new "maverick", Ron Paul.
Unfortunately for McCain, he looked like an idiot in his attempt to challenge Congressman Paul.
I believe the initial question asked to McCain was about the IRS or the income tax. However this didn't stop McCain from launching into a diatribe about how Paul's policies are "isolationist" and inferred that "That kind of isolationism caused World War II". I love how McCain used that line about how he had Thanksgiving dinner with the troops and according to him they said that they wanted our leaders to "let them win". Give me a fucking break McCain, how long were you waiting to use your totally canned "thanksgiving with the troops" line. I bet he's confused. It was probably one of his Blackwater guards that told him that. Anyway, one of the best parts of this exchange was the mannerism of Congressman Paul while McCain was experiencing his diarrhea of the mouth. While McCain kept lying and distorting, Paul just looked and him with a smile and shook his head as if to say, "Jesus John, even you don't believe what you're saying". Classic. Gotta love those boos from the insane. Here's the clip:

John Edwards Wins the Republican YouTube Debate

Hah!

Henry Hyde

Henry Hyde, the Illinois Congressman who, as Chair of the House Judiciary Committee during the Clinton Impeachment, sat in Judgment over Clinton's Oval Office BJ, has died.

A spokesman said, "Representative Hyde's death was nothing more than an aged indiscretion and should not be seen as an endorsement of death or dying. As we know from the Hyde Amendment, Rep. Hyde valued life greatly, and were he alive today he would be vigorously opposed to death and would surely work tirelessly to legislate against it."

Trent Lott again

So Trent Lott retired ostensibly so he could get in to the lucrative lobbying angle of Washington. Or was it to spend more time with his family? You know, family like Richard F. Scruggs, his brother-in-law, who was just indicted for trying to bribe a judge.

Seems Bro-in-law Scruggs has negotiated over $100 Million in Katrina insurance settlements this year, and represented Lott in his suit against State Farm. Do you think any bribes went into Lott's settlement? If THAT shit was about to hit the fan, I'd probably retire, too...and maybe go live in an alternate universe and thank God for President Thurmond.

Jesse Jackson's Op-Ed--Dems ignoring Blacks...except for John Edwards

Can Democrats get the votes they need simply because they're not Republicans? You might think so in this presidential campaign. African-American and urban votes are critical to any Democratic victory. Bill Clinton won two terms without winning the most white votes. His margin was the overwhelming support of black voters. George Bush learned that lesson; that's why his campaigns spent so much effort suppressing the black vote in key states like Florida in 2000 and Ohio in 2004. His victory margin was the tally of votes suppressed or uncounted.

Yet the Democratic candidates -- with the exception of John Edwards, who opened his campaign in New Orleans' Ninth Ward and has made addressing poverty central to his campaign -- have virtually ignored the plight of African Americans in this country.

Lotts of Money

Trent Lott will resign before the end of the year. Good news? Sure. But what a cynical fuck this guy is. Why is he resigning you ask? Well, it seems that there's a new law set to take effect on January 1, 2008 that would require outgoing senators to wait for two years before entering the lucrative business of lobbying congress. By resigning before the end of the year, Lott will be able to sidestep the law, and jump right into the lobbying game.

I say it's a cynical move, but perhaps he's got legitimate reasons. After all, he might need the extra money to rebuild his palatial resort home. You might recall that the damage was so bad and the insurance settlement so unfair that Lott decided to sue State Farm Insurance over the matter. The same Trent Lott who said these things:

“The Democrats seem to think that the answer is a lawsuit. Sue everybody.” - Sen. Trent Lott, 7/20/01

“I’m among many Mississippi citizens who believe tort reform is needed.”
- Sen. Trent Lott, 5/8/02

“You know, obviously we should [enact tort reform]…Someday it will happen, and the sooner the better.”
- Sen. Trent Lott, 1/24/01

” Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi today credited the agenda of tax cuts, deregulation and tort reform initiatives passed by the Congress and signed into law by President Bush with the overall upturn in the national economy.”
- Sen. Trent Lott press release, 12/2/05

“If their answer to everything is more lawsuits, then yes, that’s a problem, because I certainly don’t support that.”
- Sen. Trent Lott, 8/2/02

“It’s sue, sue, sue… That’s not the answer.”
- Sen. Trent Lott, 8/4/01

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you Your Government!


In other news, anyone who still thinks that Rudy Giuliani is anything more than a pandering, dancing elf trying to lick the gaping asshole of Republican primary voters needs to see this.

Only Obama Will Escape....

Only Obama will escape the armies of photoshoppers who will insert hot, steamy, veiny, glistening rock hard cocks in the mouths of Giuliani and Clinton.

Scott McClellan on the Plame Blame Game: "The President Knew."

Scotty's probably not going to get a Christmas card from George, Dick, Karl, or Scooter this year.

"The most powerful leader in the world had called upon me to speak on his behalf and help restore credibility he lost amid the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. So I stood at the White house briefing room podium in front of the glare of the klieg lights for the better part of two weeks and publicly exonerated two of the senior-most aides in the White House: Karl Rove and Scooter Libby.

"There was one problem. It was not true.

"I had unknowingly passed along false information. And five of the highest ranking officials in the administration were involved in my doing so: Rove, Libby, the vice President, the President's chief of staff, and the president himself."

Giuliani: "This Thanksgiving, I'm Thankful for 9/11"

Only one word can describe Rudy's Thanksgiving Plans....Classy:

Rudolph W. Giuliani will return to New York, where he and his wife, Judith, will hold a breakfast for the families of emergency workers who died on Sept. 11.

I'm sure that will go well. Remember, Rudy was perhaps the hardest working 9/11 Rescue worker of them all.


And here's the proof:

The Predatory Lending Association

You've got to love the Internets. Check out this hilarious (and informative) satire site:

www.predatorylendingassociation.com

Chuckles Norris

If sense of Humor was all it took to win my vote, Huckabee might have a chance.



Unfortunately for Huckabee, he's lacking in a host of other categories.