It's not as emo as it looks

The combination of Ashley Todd getting mutilated and no one outside of the right-wing blogosphere caring about Obama's donation fraud has caused me to sink into my blogging safety niche.  Ace has LOLcat blogging, I have movie blogging. 

My movie of the day is Wristcutters: A Love Story. 

It's pretty quirky and weird, but good. 

Also, I found a reason for everyone to vote for McCain.  I talked to the lady I interviewed with last month in DC, and she said that I'm her first choice, but the position is on hold.  Their organization is waiting to see if the economy gets better and to see who wins the election.  Given that this is an anti-earmark, anti-spending organization, I think a McCain win will help me out a lot. 

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I must respectfully dissent

I am pretty damn sure it's real, and it makes me mad.  Like, "I probably shouldn't be blogging right now because I'm so mad" mad.   

And also, I'm sick and fucking tired of disclaimers like this accompanying every story of Obama cultist violence:

I agree with people in the comments who say that the beating and maiming were political, and obviously so.  Ashley wouldn’t have that wound on her face otherwise.  What I am saying is that it’s unfair to generalize about Obama supporters based on the actions of one nut.

You know what, Ed is right.  But this isn't "one nut."  This is constant political violence aimed at McCain-Palin supporters across the nation.  These people (the ones who carve up peoples faces, destroy vans, deface Norm Coleman's garage, beat McCain volunteers in NYC with their own signs) are fucking savages, and they're getting away with it because they know we'll roll over and not make any attempt to showcase the narrative of the angry left without fucking disclaimers. 

So you know what?  I think it did happen, and I am going to lay the blame right at Barack Obama's feet.  Why?  Here's Dear Leader on September 17:

"I need you to go out and talk to your friends and talk to your neighbors. I want you to talk to them whether they are independent or whether they are Republican. I want you to argue with them and get in their face."

"Get in their faces" they did, Obama. 

I blame you.  I blame you for saying that without qualification.  I blame you for doing nothing to try to stop this cult of personality that has built around you.  I blame you for the scars on this woman's face. 

It's. All. Your. Fault.

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Yeah, I'm not sure on this one

I have to admit the Tawana Brawley klaxon is going off in the back of my head here.  I'm just not sold on this, even with the picture.

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In Case You Were Wondering...

$150,000 for a new wardrobe?  Indefensible excess.

$140,000 for massive, fascist Greek Pillars?  Super fucking sweet.

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What Can We Do About It?

Obama definitely deserves to be investigated and probably deserves to go to jail. 

Just one problem.  Who is going to send him there?  Really.  Think about it.  Over and over the Republicans in general and the Bush Administration in particular have opted not to pursue legal action against Democrats even though there have been numerous legitimate opportunities.  Their excuse seems to be, "its not worth the trouble."  Its not worth the public backlash and protests and frothing leftist outrage to, I don't know, follow the rules.

Well, I think the Democrats noticed how gunshy the Republicans are after the Clinton investigations backfired because now they aren't even trying to hide it anymore.  They just openly violate the law with explicit media support and nobody calls them on it.

Honestly, are you telling me that, were McCain to have taken $5,000,000 in donations from bogus addresses and names he wouldn't have been murdered by the media and subsequently the FEC?  Obama won't even get fined.

We are about to watch Obama steal this election and nobody is going to call him on it in the interest of keeping the waters calm and the atmosphere friendly.

Fuck that.  Its time to draw the line in the sand.  We can't let the reward for massive, coordinated voter and fundraising fraud be a trip to the white house. 

The million dollar question is:  How do we stop them when our leaders aren't brave enough to press charges? 

Update: I realize I'm not articulating this idea very well so maybe some of the more intelligent out there can put it better.  The idea is that the left is now aware that they can simply break the laws and in an attempt to prevent strife, the right has decided to simply not prosecute even though these violations are becoming EGREGIOUS. 

I think they are afraid that if they crush Obama's election because he's habitually breaking the law they'll be called election stealers and racists even more than they already are.  Is this making sense to anyone because even when I read it, its missing something.

Update 2:  Below the fold...

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Hate To Say It, But This Dish Definitely Isn't Kosher

I love bacon and pork chops, but I think this recipe may be a bit much.

The result was Pig-Wrapped Pig-Stuffed Pig, for which Webster won Mario Batali's Ultimate Grilling Challenge on Friday, announced on Rachael Ray's daytime talk show. A newcomer to cooking competitions (he has competed in the annual Build A Better Burger Contest with no success), Webster was strategic about his recipe.

"When I started planning my entry months ago," explains Webster, "I was really thinking about Batali's sensibilities. I knew he was a huge fan of pork."

Thus, his dish features homemade pork sausage flavored gently with orange zest and toasted fennel, stuffed in a pork tenderloin, then wrapped carefully with pancetta and grilled. It's a bold marriage of flavors, contrasting salty and sweet — but still, as Webster asserts, a simple dish.

"Everybody thinks that to be good, a recipe has to be complicated. The thing I keep hearing and reading is to keep it simple. I think that holds true. There are seven ingredients in my recipe . . . and three of them are pork. Some of the recipes entered had 50 ingredients, with four hours of prep time and diagrams. The longest single step of mine was grilling, which really meant opening the grill and turning the meat over."

Though there are few ingredients, the techniques, including making sausage, require some skills. The recipe is hardly for beginners.

Along with the recipe, Webster had to submit a video of himself preparing the dish. Webster's skill in the kitchen shines through. As with many 21st century home cooks, he credits the Food Network for his competence in the kitchen.

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The One sneezed on the follower, and lo, he was healed

You know that this absolutely made this reporter's day.  It would be like touching the hem of Jesus' robe:



What would you say in this situation if you were the reporter?  I mean, "God bless you" doesn't really have the same ring to it when you're saying it to your God. 

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Now I know why Allahpundit loves KP so much

I want to dip my balls in this column.  Well, I mean, I would want to dip my balls in it, but I read it online, and you can't really dip your balls in the internets.  And if I'd read it in an actual copy of the Post, well, there could have been paper cut issues.  But you get the idea.  Good column.  Read the whole thing.

(Via Patterico, who's apparently got some domain issues right now.)

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This Just In: Russia Still a Bunch of Commie Fucks

And Georgia may still be in a bit of trouble. 

Georgia says Russia has deployed 2,000 additional troops in the pro-Russian breakaway region of South Ossetia, a move Russia denies.

If the Georgian claim is true, the build-up would violate a cease-fire deal that ended a five-day military conflict in August.

The Georgian Interior Ministry voiced fear over the alleged buildup and said Thursday Russia appears to be "preparing provocations" in South Ossetia. A spokesman, Shota Utiashvili, says there are now seven-thousand Russian troops in South Ossetia alone.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov countered with accusations that European monitors in Georgia are ignoring Georgian troop movements near South Ossetia and another breakaway territory, Abkhazia.  

Listen dickface, I think we should be a bit more worried when the aggressor pads their O-Line than when the victims attempt to align themselves to deal with further invasions. 

I worry that the Soviets will wait until we're in the midst of a power transfer before really putting the nails to their ex-vassals.  After the financial meltdown, it looks like Ukraine is pretty ripe, too.

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"Dead Serious"

But remember, Barack was only eight years old when this happened, so no harm, no, foul.

(h/t)

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Hope, Change, Shooting out windows of Republican campaign managers

The manager also notes that they've had lots of signs stolen from people's yards.  Shocking, I know.  Gee, is the RNC going to have to divert yet more funds from their GOTV effort?

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Let's Just Hope This Fool Doesn't Vote

Source

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Presented without context

Do not spring this on your partner in the middle of sex. You’re in her vagina, in and out, in and out, and you more-or-less accidentally slip inside her ass. Ooops. Not okay. Never okay.

Really? Never? Damnit, there go my plans for the weekend.

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My Final Word on Wardrobegate

It comes from Lisa Schiffren:

Had she been a creature of Washington, Palin would have had closet full of suits, unexciting, perhaps, but appropriate. Had she been a former First Lady running for president, whose husband has raked in $109 million in the last 8 years, she could have called Oscar de la Renta, and and [sic] had him come for a fitting.

[...]

Instead, she had zero time and no personal fortune. And she faced the terrible hurdle of being young and attractive — the very sort of woman who most desperately needs wardrobe cues to make her look authoritative. If she had had to pay for it herself, she could not have run. The bill would have been ruinous to a genuinely middle class person. So the GOP did what it had to do in order to put a non-rich woman on a national ticket. Whatever one thinks of the choice — and I am a supporter — it's nice to see that someone was thinking about the details. The difference between Palin at the announcement in Dayton, and Palin at the convention was a subtle but impressive transformation. Subtle always costs more. As a sometime GOP donor, I begrudge her none of it.

Perhaps Palin should have shown up in off-the-rack digs from Nordstrom's, but (as Schiffren says) would that have conveyed the authority of a Vice President or President?  Doubtful.  The pictures of Palin in the Malkin post linked earlier are very appealing, but you can't exactly show up to a state dinner in your North Face fleece and your jogging shoes. 

(Do you think that DPUD knew the blog would devolve into a femmy fashion blog so soon after inviting both alexthechick and me on board?  I think we feed off each other.  It's like a dorkier version of Go Fug Yourself.)

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Naked Female Athletes Toting Guns?

You bet. Sadly, it's artistic and to promote something or other, but who cares?

It's NAKED CHICKS WITH GUNS!!!!11!!!!!eleventy!

Red Deer's Zina Kocher, who captured Canada's first world cup biathalon medal in a decade at the 2006 World Cup, said the sport is still overlooked compared to Europe, so disrobing to drum up awareness and funds wasn't a hard sell.

"Our sport remains significantly under-funded compared to our competitors and is one of the few winter sports in this country without a title sponsor or personal sponsors," she said.

The team is hoping to sell enough of the $25 calendars, which feature two artistic black and white photos of each of the athletes as well as two group shots, to raise $80,000, enough to train for the 2010 games.

And here is the calendar.

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The Outbreak

Finally, an interactive zombie movie!  It's kind of like a video "Choose Your Own Adventure," but with undead corpses, violence, and copious swearing.   So you might not want to view this at work or within earshot of impressionable children.

(h/t)

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Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

Why, Sarah?

Why?

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Hope, Change, riots if our guy loses

Can we have violence in the streets if The One loses the election? Yes We Can!

[James] Carville, who served as a senior political adviser to former President Bill Clinton, said that many Democrats would be very angry if Obama loses. He noted that many Democrats were upset by Sen. John Kerry’s (D-Mass.) loss to President Bush in the 2004 election, when some Democrats made allegations of vote manipulation in Ohio, the state that ultimately decided the race.

Experts estimated that thousands of voters did not vote in Ohio because of poor preparation and long lines. Carville said Democratic anger in 2004 “would be very small to what would happen in 2008” if the same problems arose.

Carville said earlier this month that “it would be very, very, very dramatic out there” if Obama lost, a statement some commentators interpreted as predicting riots. In an interview Tuesday, however, Carville said he did not explicitly predict rioting.

“A lot of Democrats would have a great deal of angst and anger,” said Carville, who predicted that on Election Day “the voting system all around the country is going to be very stressed because there’s going to be enormous turnout.”

If you don't want to have to deal with that "angst and anger" (nudge nudge, wink wink) it's simple. Just vote for Obama.

(And yes, this post is racist.)

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In Case You Hadn't Noticed

The fix is in.

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Possible Threats to a Nascent Obama Presidency

Thanks to inside sources close to Obama campaign, I have managed to procure a copy of the list of crises that they think will present a clear and present danger within the first 90 days of an Obama presidency.  Further, they've outlined what they think the most probably response of President Obama would be, and taken the pains to outline some other scenarios which present better outcomes.
 
I understand that the list has not yet been reviewed by Obama, because he's been too busy working on his acceptance speech for the 2012 inauguration.  But here it is, as imagined by his own campaign:
 
The Moose Shot Heard 'Round the World
 
Dangerous radical Sarah Palin, known member of the Alaska Independence Party, will formally secede from the United States and declare Alaska an independent theocracy as punishment for losing the presidential election.  The breakaway province will likely be supported by both Russia, to weaken the US, and by Canada as punishment for rewriting NAFTA.
 
Obama's Response:  "So long, rednecks!  Don't let the door hit you where the good lord split you!"
 
Better Response:  Implore the UN to insert peacekeeping forces in Alaska to secure a long-lasting peace similar to what is enjoyed in spots around the world where the blue-helmeted soldiers have become synonymous with peace and harmony.
 
Flowergate
 
When a group of eager Cub Scouts tramples the White House garden, first lady Michelle Obama will be furious and insist that the President "show those rude boys proper behavior."  She may even insist on corporal punishment.
 
Obama's Response:  With a fearsome will reminiscent of Walter Mitty, Obama will call the Cub Scouts in for a meeting.  In a hilarious turn of events, Obama will end up as Pack leader and take the boys on a campout where, after a series of misadventures, he will end up swamping his canoe and lighting his shoes on fire.
 
Better Response:  Disband the boy scouts and require 40 hours per week of community service from every child under the age of 18, just to show that Obama is not the be trifled with.
 
A Night in Ford's Theater
 
A high school drama company stages a performance of the dreadfully unfunny "The Mouse that Roared."  The President and his entire cabinet are held hostage for four hours by the troupe, who are only slightly more lifeless than your average George Romero zombie.
 
Obama's Response:  In a tearful emergency State of the Union address, Obama announces that "this day I have surrendered, totally and without precondition, to the Grand Duchy of Fenwick.  I pray that they will be merciful and just to us, even though we don't deserve it."
 
Better Response:  All high school drama groups are outlawed.  It's just a cover for illicit drug use and people shagging in the costume rooms anyways.  And everybody knows the cool kids do debate and chess club anyways.
 
Maltese Missile Crisis
 
Long jealous of Sardinia's excessive influence over the naming of small canned fish, Malta obtains short-range missiles and insists that unless the world henceforth renames Anchovies the "Royal Sovereign Fish of Glorious Malta" they will destroy Sicily.
 
Obama's Response:  After insisting that "this is not the Malta that I thought I knew" he'll invite all parties involved over to the White House for a reconciliation dinner of his favorite dish, "Pizza with olives and Royal Sovereign Fish of Glorious Malta" and a side of "Belgian Fries" just to be on the safe side.
 
Better Response:  Surgical air strikes on Portugal which, though not involved in the controversy, should serve to prove that the US means business.  This will be followed by an angry speech by President Obama in the UN, ending with him banging his shoe on the table and shouting "we will bury you!"
 
The Thomas Cruise Incident
 
Katie Holmes shocks almost no one when she announces that she's separating from Tom Cruise, calling him "a religious weirdo" and implying that he is a closet homosexual.  Hollywood is outraged and demands that President Obama do something to set the young starlet straight, particularly to prevent Tom Cruise from ruining yet another nubile starlet, as is his wont.
 
Obama's Response:  Unable to refuse such a powerful part of the Democratic party, President Obama swings into action and requires that the couple attend weekly marriage counseling with supertherapist Dr. Phil, with Obama himself sitting in to "help heal their fractured souls."  He also creates a bill (quickly passed) requiring that all divorces must be approved by the husbands.  The bill is approved by NOW, which calls it "a significant progress in equalizing the sexes."
 
Better Response:  Those are pretty good, but also Scientology will further be recognized as "the guiding philosophical principle of the United States" since it was the religion of the founding fathers.  This will not require a constitutional change, since on the back of the constitution they find written in crayon "Scientology rules!  TJ"

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