Second 100 Days for Obama Will Be Another 100 Days
"At this point," writes the other McCain (no, not Meghan, the other one), "if it pleases anyone to think of me as a neo-Confederate white supremacist xenophobic bigoted nativist hatemonger, the accusation is too delicious to deny and if anyone wants the full explanation, they can pay me for it. (I write for money.)"
Fearguth's Hall of Wackos #37 Marsha Blackburn
"I almost never watch CNN except when I'm at airports. Then I often can't help it, since CNN has bought the rights to broadcast from boxes at pretty much every gate in America. The worst is LaGuardia, where the CNN sets are turned up to an ear-splitting volume and there is no escape. Quite honestly, I'd rather be waterboarded!"
Does someone's physical appearance affect what you think about them? If so, how much?
Even before he joined the Bush Administration, Jay Bybee, a law professor at UNLV, had begun to sketch out how Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution could be construed to justify what some people call 'enhanced interrogation techniques' and other people call 'torture'.
George Bush's first nickname for Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) was 'Nellie'. When the Senator complained that hewould prefer a "tougher" nickname, George changedit to 'Leatherface'.
Friday, April 24, 2009
"I apologized to El Rushbo, but I still lost the election. Is there no justice in this world?"
Sudden Surge in Demand for Same-Sex
Wedding Cake Decorations
If you have a soft spot in your heart for Sarah Palin,
which has been established to "defend the integrity of
the Alaska Governor's Office from an onslaught of
political attacks launched against current Governor
Sarah Palin, the First Family, and state-employed
colleagues."
When Video Games Just Aren't Enough
Larry Summers Doing His Dick Cheney Impression
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Condi Rice, She-Wolf of the NSC, Arrives for High-Level Discussions of 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques'
H/T Juan Moment
It's hard to imagine the tedium of eavesdropping on other people's telephone calls. Only tedious people could enjoy doing that.
According to the latest Pew poll, "fully 73% of Americans – including as many as 46% of Republicans – hold a favorable view of Obama as a person." Of the remaining 27%, three percent don't know what they think and the other 24%--the teabaggers--hate his guts.
Fearguth's Hall of Wackos #36 Dana Rohrabacher
Why is it so easy to imagine Condoleezza Rice approving 'harsh interrogation methods', i. e. torture?
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
I Remember Dubya #19 Without toadies--bureaucrats like John Negroponte and Michael Hayden--to stiffen his ego, Dubya would have been nothing more than a quivering bowl of Jello.
"Like Rich Lowry says, 'The torture memos should be a source of pride'. I'm Talky Tina and now I'm going to kill you!"
Fearguth's Rules of Order #26 Contrary to a popular misconception, your panda will dissolve if you place it in a pool of aqua fortis.
"We mustn't forget that vampires only suck your blood when you're asleep. That's why I don't have a problem with sleep deprivation. It's not torture; it's a potential life saver."
How the Elderly in China Keep Their Math Skills Honed and Get a Good Workout at the Same Time
---Developing--- Hillary Clinton Questions Dick Cheney's Credibility, K. D. Lang Busses Elton John
"If you see a road sign for the village of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, you've taken a wrong turn and are lost somewhere in Wales."
Dr. Sanity's flow chart is being posted here as a public service so that you can find where you might fit into the various socialist strategies to rescue socialism from failure.
As rich as she is and with as many years of experience she has in public office, you would think Representative Jane Harman (D-CA) would be a much more polished liar when she appears on teevee.
"Easy on the ol' schnozzola, kiddo! I'm huggable but I'm still buggable!"
The Earth: You Can't Leave Home Without It Happy Earth Day, Everybody!
World's Worst Yobs #90 Byron York
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Somewhere, Over the Rainbow, an Osprey Flies
Minuteman Fife Player to Challenge McCain in Arizona Republican Primary in 2010, Says Senator "Has Failed Miserably in His Duty to Protect the People of Arizona from Mexican Music, Especially Cumbias, Polkas, and Corridos"
Judge Denies Blago Request to Head to Joliet to Appear in the Reality TV Show, Hey! This Prison's Been Closed ... Get Me Out Of Here!
Saturday Evening Post-Nuclear World
Holocaust? "Look forward, don't look back."
Killing fields? "Look forward, don't look back."
Rwanda? "Look forward, don't look back."
Abu Ghraib? "Look forward, don't look back."
Darfur? "Look forward, don't look back?"
Gitmo? "Look forward, don't look back."
"Like I said before, 'Look forward, don't look back'!"
"Where's all the water supposed to be?" Bo wondered.
Ken Shabby After Monty Python's Flying Circus Made Him an Overnight Star
Tide Detergent Turns Against Indonesian
Rag-and-Bone Man
"I come in peace!"
"I don't know about you, dear, but I'm getting in the mood to do the Mashed Potato and make another batch of Tater Tots!"
What is it about Rahm Emanuel's face that makes you think, 'casket salesman'?
Frau Blücher Says Story About Her Role in Horror Movie Spoof "Simply Recycles Three-Year-Old Discredited Reporting"
Fearguth's Hall of Wackos #35 Todd Tiahrt
How long do you think it will be before Dick Cheney has his own show on Fox News?