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I cannot stop laughing.

Filed at 9:37 am, Sunday October 28th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

I find this video…. hilarious. I cannot explain why. The obvious answer is that it’s the phonetic English subtitles, but perhaps it’s the seemingly-unmotivated costume changes or the ridiculous dance moves or the facial expressions of the backup dancers.

aside- gap slave labor

Filed at 8:06 pm, Saturday October 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Gap is caught once again relying on child slave labor to produce garments.

Flynt readying an adultery exposé on another senator

Filed at 6:54 pm, Saturday October 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Looks like we get to have the big debate over whether or not it’s okay to out hypocrites for their hypocrisy again:

Larry Flynt, editor and publisher of Hustler magazine, just told FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto that he’s “hoping to expose a bombshell” that will stand “Washington and the country on its head.” Within the […]

Meet some of Glenn Beck’s America-haters

Filed at 2:24 pm, Saturday October 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Conservative CNN Headline News host Glenn Beck, 10/22/07:

“I think there is a handful of people who hate America. Unfortunately for them, a lot of them are losing their homes in a forest fire today.”

CNN, today:

Romney’s second eldest son Matt is one of the evacuees of the California wildfires that have ravaged the southern part of […]

aside- giuliani guns

Filed at 1:06 am, Saturday October 27th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Giuliani: Blind people should be allowed to carry firearms

Posted without comment

Filed at 9:49 pm, Friday October 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Via onegoodmove.

aside- chambliss poll

Filed at 9:01 pm, Friday October 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Poll: Georgians really do not like Saxby Chambliss.

aside- flashback cheney sleeps a lot

Filed at 8:54 pm, Friday October 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Flashback: Cheney has fallen asleep at numerous cabinet meetings in the past.

FEMA lies to the public, holds fake press conference on California wildfires

Filed at 5:16 pm, Friday October 26th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

So. FEMA faked a press conference with their own employees posing as reporters in order to make themselves appear more on top of things than they actually are. The White House and the DHS are understandable not happy (at least that the we found out what was really happening):

The White House scolded the Federal Emergency […]

aside- cheney falls asleep during briefing

Filed at 11:27 am, Thursday October 25th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Caught on tape: Dick Cheney falls asleep while being briefed on the wildfire situation in California.

Is Joe Biden a racist or just an idiot?

Filed at 10:38 am, Thursday October 25th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

This might be taken slightly out of context, but it still makes me groan:

[Biden] stumbled through a discourse on race and education, leaving the impression that he believes one reason that so many District of Columbia schools fail is the city’s high minority population. His campaign quickly issued a statement saying he meant to indicate […]

Video- Romney “confuses” Obama with Osama

Filed at 9:43 pm, Wednesday October 24th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Embed this video in your own blog:

Mitt Romney has once again conflated Democratic rival Barack Obama with terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden while on the campaign trail. Romney’s “mistake” came on Tuesday while he was speaking before Republican primary voters in South Carolina. A video of his comments can be found above, and the following […]

Video- Perfected- an Ann Coulter tribute from Obama Girl’s voice

Filed at 9:04 pm, Wednesday October 24th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

The latest music video from Barely Political, staring Leah Kauffman (the voice of Obama Girl), takes aim at Ann Coulter. Pretty great stuff.

Whatever the law says

Filed at 5:58 pm, Wednesday October 24th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Part of me still can’t believe we’re at the point where we have exchanges like this:

REPORTER: Thank you, sir. A simple question.
THE PRESIDENT: Yes. It may require a simple answer.
REPORTER What’s your definition of the word “torture”?
THE PRESIDENT: Of what?
REPORTER: The word “torture.” What’s your definition?
THE PRESIDENT: That’s defined in U.S. law, and we don’t […]

Bush the “biggest spender” in decades

Filed at 3:28 pm, Wednesday October 24th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

After his veto of the SCHIP children’s health care bill, President Bush has been described by some conservatives (skeptically) as a “recent convert to fiscal discipline.” And there’s plenty of reason for skepticism, as McClatchy points out:

George W. Bush, despite all his recent bravado about being an apostle of small government and budget-slashing, is the […]



Asides


 # Every progressive blogger ought to read Chris Bowers post on building a bigger carrot.

 # Obama formally announces Tim Kaine as the new DNC Chair.

 # Eugene Robinson eviscerates McCain on the economy

 # McCain & Palin are lying about their crowd sizes