Just a little reminder

Factcheck.org is funded largely by the Annenberg Foundation, which gave $50,000 to the Brady Campaign for Rank Fascism last year.  Surely Factcheck can be trusted to objectively analyze Second Amendment issues.

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I Would Like To Thank Joe Biden For The Opportunity To Relate Politics To "The Simpsons"

Amateur webzine Slate has an article up discussing Joe Biden's gaffes and how they aren't hurting the Obama campaign.

Ignoring the 800-lb. gorilla in the room of media bias, this guy tries to explain the gaffes as just "Good Old Joe" being himself. All well and good, but this line hit me:

Please. Biden's blunder couldn't matter less. Not because gaffes never matter—they can, if they play into public perceptions of the candidate's character—but because Joe Biden is gaffe-proof. Whatever traps he sets for himself, however many minorities he offends, he always seems to wriggle out. It's almost as if, by committing so many gaffes, he has become immune to their effects.

Kinda reminds me of that Simpsons episode where Mr. Burns went to the Mayo Clinic, only to learn that he had every disease known to man, yet was immune to them all for that very reason.

In a way, this may be true, but I would really wish the media would hold Biden as accountable for his goofs as they do for Gov. Palin. But, I'll be a size 2 before that happens.

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"They even have names for them"

I don't have any kids, so I'm not usually comfortable with giving people parenting advice, but the following is a great big pile of creepy motherhood FAIL!

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The smart set

This has probably been covered elsewhere, but since I'm kinda slow, I just heard about it this afternoon. Apparently, Luke Russert, the son of the late Tim Russert, is doing some reporting about "youth issues" for NBC. He made a bit of a gaffe yesterday morning...or did he?

He filed a report for "Today" about campaign activity at the University of Virginia, and talked about it live afterward with Matt Lauer.

Russert, 23, said about the university: "The smartest kids in the state go there so it is leaning a little bit toward Obama."

Oops. Now he's either implied that students at other colleges in Virginia aren't as smart as those at the University of Virginia or that you have to be dumb not to support Obama. Or both.

He issued a half-assed statement later on about how "plenty of smart kids go to Virginia Tech or George Mason" and some of them might just cast votes for Obama, and noted that some of the eggheads at the University of Virginia could conceivably vote for McCain. Wow, really?

"Today was one of my first lessons in the perils of live television," he said. "Lesson learned."

Yes, you'll have to be a little more subtle about your liberal bias in the future, Luke. Oh, wait, this is NBC we're talking about. Nevermind.

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Audio cage fight: Mark Levin vs. Bill O'Reilly

Guess who wins?  Mark Levin is ripping Bill O'Reilly a new one for his screed today. 

The audio will be up here soon enough.

Update:  In the meantime, you can listen to a clip of Levin's rant, his producer sent it to Hotair. ~doubleplusundead

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Yet Another Attack On Bacon Owners' Rights

Twenty eight high school seniors in the town of Middletown, CT decided to have an early morning cookout before class. Predictably, the fools running the school district suspended the heroic youths for trying to expand their culinary skills.

And the worst part? Bacon was abused.

They joked about the incident and admitted disappointment they had not gotten around to cooking eggs before the powers that be put an end to the merrymaking - a birthday celebration for Mike Aronne, one of the teens involved.

According to grill-owner Kyle Sheehan, most of the seniors had late arrival and were not expected in school until 9:30, so they met in the lot at around 8:30, set up the grill and chilled, as the aroma of bacon wafted through the morning air.

"We didn't have beer, we didn't have weed, we had bacon," said Eddie Mangini, who along with the others did not anticipate the two-day suspension.

The students asserted the gathering was quiet and at least a football field away from the school, so could not have been a disruption to underclassmen endeavoring to learn.

None of the students expected to get in trouble, they said.
"The reason why we didn't expect it was because it wasn't really even a party, we were just in a small group outside," Kyle said. "A small group talking, not being loud, not being dangerous ... We were just cooking bacon."
Furthermore, students insisted outdoor barbecues are a normal end-of-year, on-campus activity among graduating seniors and said the only difference was this was done at the beginning of the year.

"They do it almost every year," Kyle said. "In past years teachers have been involved ... They would come out and get a piece of bacon and go back in and nobody got in any trouble."

Parents were equally mystified.

"Even the principal said they did it before," Anthony Hinton said. "They were cooking eggs and bacon. We don't know the policy that was broken ... [Kris] did not know that there's a policy against cooking in the parking lot."

This assault on fine, processed pork products must not stand!

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Obama campaign to NRA

We'll take away your First for defending the Second.

I've been thinking about this, and if nothing else, it shows how damned effective the NRA and pro-2nd organizations have been.  The Obama campaign is scared badly enough by the NRA to feel the need to try and suppress them in this sort of belligerent manner.  Here's to hoping it backfires and loses him support in swing states.

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Fellow moron finalist in American Solutions video contest

That'd be JarvisW and Dark Hero vs. High Energy Prices, and he could use your vote.

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World's Biggest Blowhard blows....ugh....hard.

Bill O'Reilly teaches us all a lesson about how policies of past administrations never affect current administrations. 



Wow, I'm so happy he's looking out for me.  I just know the Big Oil companies are behind this somehow. 

And I just received word from Laura Ingraham...she blames the culture. 

(h/t)

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Jake Tapper asks the tough retarded questions

I actually like Jake Tapper.  I think he's a pretty down-the-middle guy.  But man, when he goes after McCain-Palin, it's over the dumbest stuff:

Why isn't Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., bringing Gov. Sarah Palin to Washington, DC, to help hammer out the compromise on the bailout bill?

[...]

If the crisis is so serious that McCain needs to suspend his campaign activities and cancel his appearance at the first presidential debate, why would Palin not be there with him in Washington, DC?

I dunno, maybe because she's not a Senator?

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Yemeni journalist and political prisoner freed and pardoned

Al-Khaiwani was jailed for his exposes on the human rights violations of the Yemeni regime and jailed for three months till his recent release.  Jane Novak did a great job with her efforts to bring attention to and free al-Khaiwani.  I hope al-Khaiwani tries to escape to somewhere safe in Europe or the US.

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Governors can't run for higher office

I've only been up 20 minutes, and I'm already pissed off. Thanks, Associated Press! Apparently the new Palin scandal is that she is a sitting governor who is running for higher office. Seriously:

The McCain campaign is speaking for the Alaska state government these days, especially when it wants to ensure that nothing embarrassing about Gov. Sarah Palin emerges before Election Day.

Questions for the Palin administration are most often answered by McCain staffers.

[...]

They have clamped down on information flowing out of state government, especially when it comes to the so-called Troopergate investigation. The inquiry centers on whether Palin abused her power by firing the public safety commissioner after he refused to fire her ex-brother-in-law, a state trooper. The McCain group even attached a "truth squad" moniker to Troopergate news conferences this week.

Uh, I dunno AP, is there not a Lieutenant Governor in Alaska?  Perhaps one who recently conceded a House primary election so that there would be a clearer chain of command in Alaska's government?  Am I missing something?

Exit question: I was only 11, so I don't remember, but were journalists fretting about something this stupid when Bill Clinton was first running for president?

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So will Bill Clinton be the biggest boost to McCain this year?

Seems like he's trying to be.  We've got two months to go, I wonder what more we can expect?  I know the Clintons have to work within the confines of Democrat politics (Hillary more than Bill though, given she's an active politician), the Clintons are good, but they aren't so good that they can work outside it, but how far are they gonna go?  It's no secret Hillary wants to run again in 2012, and it's in her best interest to see Obama lose.  So it makes one wonder, how many people who wanted Hillary to win are willing to vote against Obama with the hopes of getting her the nomination in 2012?

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Bacon Fit for a Princess

In this spirit of revolt against the oppressors of bacon, I thought it pertinent to share with you a bit of fashion royalty.

Now all I need is a matching scepter and a royal court to serve me. Muhahahahahaha!

(h/t)

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It's a Moose Cock

In case you were wondering*.

Only people who love to eat moose cock care about black people and joos.  Luckily, Alcee Hastings loves the moose cock.  Can't get enough. 

Like Alcee says, "Why shoot a buck-load into a moose when you can have a moose shoot a load  into your mouth?"

P.S.:  Meandering, barely-coherent mega-rant coming this afternoon.  It is so absurdly shitty I am considering putting it back on Moron Pundit. 

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GOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAL!

Apparently, there was a contest between Mexico and Chile at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday night, wherein they played some game called "soccer."  For some unfathomable reason, the L.A. crowd didn't really like the one of the key plays in the game:

When Chile took the lead, its fans were treated to the usual Coliseum reaction and were pelted with cups and plastic bottles, but the incidents were soon over as even Mexico's faithful realized that there was no sense in getting upset over an essentially meaningless friendly.

Why, you might wonder, would I bring any of this up?  Well, it's because one of the Mexican players ended up scoring the winning goal.  The only problem was, he scored it for Chile.  Way to go, dumbass.

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Now I know what to get dpud for Christmas

I guess I'd better hurry, though, seeing as how there are only a few days left on the auction.

(Via Tim Blair, thx to Veeshir.)

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One More Reason To Mock New Jersey

Killer Asian eels!

State fish and wildlife officials have found hundreds of Asian swamp eels slithering and breeding around Silver Lake in Gibbsboro.

Four states now have the eels, which can gobble up all kinds of aquatic life.

No one has figured out how to kill off the creatures.

The eels are highly adaptable. They can change sex. They can burrow in mud and survive for weeks without food.

I know how to kill them off. It's called a gun.You would think that the land of Tony Soprano would know a thing or two about gunplay.

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Dude hates Bacon. Dude Needs To DIAF.

Seriously, this "too cool for school" act means you deserve a meeting with a tall cold glass of shut the fuck up.

I never thought I’d say this, but I’ve had it with bacon. Let’s be clear: I love bacon as much as the next person. I just can’t understand the mass bacon worship cropping up in every restaurant, bar, and blog.  I love waking up to the smell of it, but (sorry Denise) I don’t need an alarm clock to cook it at my bedside. I love eating it next to a mound of warm, syrupy French toast, but I’m not interested in turning my breakfast into a miniature, perishable Stonehenge.

 

I used it as the base for a Bolognese sauce last week because I couldn’t be bothered to go out and buy pancetta, and it tasted great. But, I’m not going to weave strips of it into serving cups, placemats, squiggly garnishes—or better yet, tiaras. And I am definitely not going to floss my teeth with it.

Oh yeah. Fuck you, loser. Bacon rules and always will rule. Go stick that pancetta in the tailpipe of your Obama stickered Jeep TrailRated.

And did I say "Fuck You"? Because that is how I feel.

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Milton Hershey is spinning in his grave

Good God, "mockolate"?  Fake milk chocolate?  What a disgrace, no way would Milton Hershey approve of this fake crap. 

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