Walk Tall, Kick Ass

How extreme were conservative commentators in their remarks this year? How about calls to nuke the Middle East and an allegation that a "gay … mafia" used the congressional page program as its own "personal preserve." Right-wing rhetoric documented by Media Matters for America included the nonsensical (including Rush Limbaugh's claim that America's "obesity crisis" is caused by, among other things, our failure to "teach [the poor] how to butcher a -- slaughter a cow to get the butter, we gave them the butter"), the offensive (such as right-wing pundit Debbie Schlussel's question about "Barack Hussein Obama": Is he "a man we want as president when we are fighting the war of our lives against Islam? Where will his loyalties be?"), and the simply bizarre (such as William A. Donohue's claim that some Hollywood stars would "sodomize their own mother in a movie"). Since there were so many outrageous statements, we included a list of honorable mentions along with the top 11, which, if not for Ann Coulter, we might have limited to 10. via Alternet

Behind Bush's "new way forward" | Salon.com
Repudiated in the midterm elections, Bush has elevated himself above politics, and repeatedly says, "I am the commander in chief." With the crash of Rove's game plan for using his presidency as an instrument to leverage a permanent Republican majority, Bush is abandoning the role of political leader. He can't disengage militarily from Iraq because that would abolish his identity as a military leader, his default identity and now his only one.

HAWTHORNE, Fla. -- Who are you going to call when you buy bad crack?

Authorities said Eloise Reaves recently complained to a sheriff's deputy after getting a beat rock. Reaves was arrested after she approached a Putnam County, N.C., deputy at a convenience store.

Reaves said that instead of crack, the rock she bought was a mixture of wax and cocaine. A local newspaper reported that the woman even put the bad crack on the deputy's patrol car for inspection.
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Reaves is now charged with possession of cocaine and is free on $1,500 bond.

Amanda and I made the schlep down to Hampden last night to see the Festival of Lights. We also had dinner at Cafe Hon and drank some Balto Marz HON & Natty Boh HON!

Steven D! sent me this interesting article on Best Buy & how they are improving productivity with a flexible working environment. Now maybe you will all start believing that I an be productive while working from home 98% of the time.

Pee & Poo, what a great idea.

c/o Ted.

Spank Rock's first album YoYoYoYoYo is a great album but this new track Lindsay Lohan sure is, i believe they call it, off the chain...

In the meme of recutting movies into another genera, here's the latest to make it's rounds... Mary Poppins.

Thanks to Robin for the tip.