Best. Dunk. Ever.

Oh God love ya Joe Biden, but you have a proclivity for being somewhat inappropriate with the ladies. How many kisses is too many? I dunno, but the one on the lips at the end may have been it. Nice heater though. Looks like pretty good cheddar for a 65 year old. Hell, he gets more gas on those throws than Tim Wakefield.

Watch God love ya Joe Biden dunk Julia Louis Dreyfus (a/k/a "Elaine Benes") on today's Ellen Show here. And no, watching Ellen doesn't make you gay. Of course, in the words of George Costanza, it doesn't help.


Courtesy of Defamer.com

Welcome To Palin-Phone! If You Know The Name Of The Non-Muslim Candidate You're Voting For . . . Press One!!!!

In the middle of Dancing With The Stars, Governor Sarah Palin interrupts hard-working Americans with the soothing twang of her not-even-close-to grating voice.

She first attempted to tape a robocall without script or guidance, but the initial recording was deemed "slightly discursive":

In what respect, Americans . . . I mean . . . Also I'm sayin' hiya, as a maverick, and, um, a mom lovin' hockey, just mixin' it up, or also called as you know, where does Putin go, I mean Hockey moms and Joe Six-Packs, this is President Pal . . . I mean . . . Governor Sarah Palin, reformer sayin' thanks but no thanks on the bridges to nowhere, but also about job creation. Me and John McCain, Joe the Plumber, say it ain't so Joe . . . the Plumber and six-packs, are going to shake things up, c'mon, guys and gals, whaddya expect from a team of mavericks, we're mavericks, he can't wait until I get to that capital and also the other states, real America, not liberal elite media - playin' goooootcha reportin' - cause we ain't speakin' to their questions, you betcha. I wish sometimes that our opponent would say he's a muslim or calls terrorists his bestest of friends, also that America should win. Obama worked closely with Ayers to . . .I mean who, to bomb America and kill innocent civilians. Vote for us and I have a gay friend. Drill baby drill and such.

What's a Messiah Gotta Do to Get Some Respect Around Here?

I came across the list below, which details the writer's (not this writer's) opinion of the 10 greatest people of all time. The link also lists his 10 worst people of all time. Interesting concept, I'd like to hear your opinions on this . . . wha? Jesus in 4th Place!? I'm not a religious man, but come on! We're talking about Jesus! One spot ahead of Moses, who gets credit for inventing the weekend? Give the guy a little respect! Sure he didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize like the Dalai Lama at #3, but he did a little more than "preach love." Lousy beatniks.

The Top Ten Good

1. Buddha - Buddhism, far more than Christianity or Islam, has a very strong pacifist element. The orientation toward nonviolence has played a significant role in the political history of Buddhist countries.

2. Baha'u'llah - Baha'is believe that all the founders of the world's great religions have been manifestations of God and agents of a progressive divine plan for the education of the human race. Despite their apparent differences, the world's great religions, according to the Baha'is, teach an identical truth. Baha'is believe that Baha'ullah (d. 1892) was a manifestation of God, who in His essence is unknowable. Baha'ullah's special function was to overcome the disunity of religions and establish a universal faith. Baha'is believe in the oneness of humanity and devote themselves to the abolition of racial, class, and religious prejudices. The great bulk of Baha'i teachings is concerned with social ethics; the faith has no priesthood and does not observe ritual forms in its worship.

3. Dalai Lama - head of the dominant Dge-lugs-pa order of Tibetan Buddhists and, until 1959, both spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end Chinese domination of Tibet.

4. Jesus Christ -- for the preaching of love.

5. Moses - just the idea of "resting on the seventh day" improved the life of countless people.

6. Mother Teresa - Once Mother Teresa was asked how she could continue day after day after day, visiting the terminally ill: feeding them, wiping their brows, giving them comfort as they lay dying. And she said, "It's not hard because in each one, I see the face of Christ in one of His more distressing disguises."

7. Abraham Lincoln - for paving the way to freeing the slaves.

8. Martin Luther King -- American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest.

9. Mohandas Gandhi -- Indian nationalist leader, who established his country's freedom through a nonviolent revolution.

Who should be number 10? Would you ever consider someone like Carl Djerassi, "father of the birth control pill"? Because millions of unwanted children were not produced, countless suffering has been abolished (including decreases in crime, child abuse, and ecological nightmares). With women gaining more control over their reproductive fate, society has changed. Reliable birth control became as easy as taking a pill, which some call the single greatest factor in helping women achieve equality. Although religious people may debate whether a fertilized egg (zygote) should be accorded the same rights as a child (and therefore the pill is evil), no one debates that the pill has decreased the suffering of fully formed, multicellular humans.

Note that "zygotic personhood" (the idea that a fertilized egg is a person) is a recent concept. For example, before 1869, the Catholic church believed that the embryo was not a person until it was 40 days old. (Aristotle agreed with this 40-day threshold.) Thus, the church did not believe a human had a soul until day 40. Pope Innocent III in 1211 determined that the time of ensoulment was anywhere from 12 to 16 weeks. This means that the Catholic church, for centuries, did not equate abortion with murder. (Pictured at left is a two day old human embryo at four cell stage of development, magnified 260 times.)

Palin in 2012

Goin' fishing . . . for votes in 2012 . . . you betcha!

Fred Barnes inventories the Reagan-esque skills making Governor Sarah Palin the brightest rising star of the Republican Party beyond the 2008 election even if Obama should triumph:

But Palin does have a few of Reagan's skills. Reagan used to say that having been an actor often came in handy in politics. Palin tosses off corny lines like "Say it ain't so, Joe," the one she ad-libbed in her debate with Joe Biden. She knows how to speed to the end of a sentence when a burst of applause is coming. She's adept at accentuating a point--for instance, the "news flash" for the media in her convention speech. She can act. And of course she winks.

Barnes chronicles quite a skill-set for the prototypical GOP leader of the future - winks, corny lines, acting, talking faster - as the Republicans sloooooooooooooooooooooowly transition towards a meritocracy.

A brilliant smile and creation of little starbursts that scream through American televisions and flutter around folks' living rooms like magical fairies remain optional.

Take the Party Back

Kudos to these young Republicans for standing up to the hatred and racism being spewed at Palin-McCain events.



Let's hope that this type of stuff is being under-reported. I know many conservatives, and few of them are the hate-spewing type. But they are being shouted down by the "silent majority" still fighting the culture wars of the 60s and 70s.

McCain Knows How To Find Osama Bin Laden . . .

. . . in the caves of Michelle Malkin's 1980's hair poof. Thanks for the Global Warming, Malkin.

A Few Oddities

I noticed Drudge switched its headline banner from "Obama 4.8" to "Obama 5.2" when the hyperlink to Real Clear Politics revealed an inaccuracy in reporting (unless Obama is now gaining a half a point by the hour!).

Also, 106-years-young Ann Nixon Cooper (born while Rough-Riding Teddy Roosevelt was in office) musters the strength to pull the lever. 44% of the layabout voting-age population should be ashamed.

McCain-Palin Remains In The Crack Of America's Ass

I received the following email this morning from McCain-Palin (apparently there are traitors among us, anti-American elements in our midst, signing me up on Republican mailing lists. I'm suspending my campaign to hunt down these cyber terrorists. GOP succubus Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann is a person of interest):

I'm Joe the Plumber
Monday, October 20, 2008 12:08 PM
From:
"McCain-Palin Team" Add sender to Contacts
To: dqpotatoe@hotmail.com

How are you "Joe the Plumber"?Tell us in 30 seconds...

We want you to tell us how you are "Joe the Plumber" and why you're supporting John McCain and Sarah Palin in thirty seconds. You could even see your video as an official McCain TV ad. By now, "Joe the Plumber" is a household name and has become a symbol of Barack Obama's plan to "spread the wealth around." During a recent campaign event in Toledo, Ohio, "Joe the Plumber" asked a simple question and got a surprising answer from the Democratic nominee.

When he asked why Barack Obama's tax plan was going to punish him for working hard and living the American Dream, Barack Obama responded, "When you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody."

In that brief exchange, the American people got to see what this campaign is all about ... a choice between honoring the hard work of everyday Americans like "Joe the Plumber" and increasing taxes to "spread the wealth."

In these tough economic times, there is no doubt that John McCain and Sarah Palin stand firmly on the side of hardworking "everyday Joes" who understand the value of honest work and the American Dream. That's why we want to hear from you and share your story with the American public. It's simple ... make an ad telling us why you are "Joe the Plumber" in 30 seconds and we'll put the best ad on the air as a TV ad. Share your story of living the American Dream, working hard, or owning a small business to tell America why you're standing with John McCain and Sarah Palin. Click here today to learn more and submit your video before Friday, October 24th. Then help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity - tell your friends to visit JohnMcCain.com/Joe to submit their own video and share their story.

Please visit this page if you want to remove yourself from the email list.
Paid for by McCain-Palin 2008

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How am I "Joe the Plumber?????" Well, let's see - neither of us are licensed to work as a plumber. Neither of us are about to buy a plumbing business worth $250,000 or more. And neither of us like paying taxes (though there's a stark difference between us: I actually pay my taxes, whereas Joe faces a $1000 plus lien for back taxes. What a patriot! Criminal disobedience!).

How am I not like "Joe the Plumber?????" I have hair. I resist transforming into a glam-whore at the first sniff of media attention. Oh, and I go by my real first name.

So "Sam" the Plumber asked Barack Obama a "simple question and got a suprising answer": "When you spread the wealth around, it is good for everybody."

Does anyone honestly disagree with any part of this statement, even those of the uncompromising free market ilk? We are all capitalists (no matter what McCain-Palin would have you believe). We all respect ownership, free alienation of land, the opportunity of investment, competition and growth. And, sorry to break it to you, we are all socialists to a certain extent, accepting the benefits of social security, welfare, medicare, airline bailouts, financial sector bailouts, public transportation, human services, emergency services, etc. We grouse about higher taxes, but have no problem reaping the daily harvest.

Despite the rah-rah speeches on the stump, our current economy and the markets that drive it are hybrid forms that seek a seamless synergy of both the capitalist and socialist model. Don't worry, Republicans: it's not European socialism. Don't worry, Democrats: it's not the economic lotusland told around the Republican campfire either.

A suprising answer proffered by Obama? "Spread the wealth around?" As opposed to hoarding all of the wealth in the grubby hands of a few monocled fat cats - you know, Johnny Eight-Houses or Cindy My-Earrings-Could-Feed-Your-Family-For-A-Year - which has been a super sweet boon for our country's economic stability as recent events have shown.

Don't worry, Joe the taxpayer - AIG knows what to do with your money. Toga! Toga! Toga! Toga!

Trickle-Down Economics doesn't work if you bury almost everyone below the basin, then let them die of thirst:

In the United States, wealth is highly concentrated in a relatively few hands. As of 2001, the top 1% of households (the upper class) owned 33.4% of all privately held wealth, and the next 19% (the managerial, professional, and small business stratum) had 51%, which means that just 20% of the people owned a remarkable 84%, leaving only 16% of the wealth for the bottom 80% (wage and salary workers).

And if McCain-Palin had a longer attention span than the average eight-year-old and provided a modicum of context instead of one strategic sentence out of one hundred sentences, they would realize that Barack Obama makes sense, Barack Obama is not going to steal your money to finance his "anti-American" agenda and that pulling yourself up by your bootstraps is impossible if you don't have bootstraps. You would realize that Obama' entire response to plumbers across America was unmitigated brilliance and one of his finest moments of the campaign:

Because my attitude is that if the economy's good for folks from the bottom up, it's gonna be good for everybody. If you've got a plumbing business, you're gonna be better off if you've got a whole bunch of customers who can afford to hire you. And right now, everybody's so pinched that business is bad for everybody. And I think when you spread the wealth around, it's good for everybody. But, listen, I respect what you do and I respect your question. And even if I don't get your vote, I'm still gonna be working hard on your behalf 'cause I want to make sure … small businesses are what creates jobs in this country and I want to encourage it. All right. (applause) One other thing I didn't mention. For small-business people, I'm gonna eliminate the capital gains tax, so what it means is if your business succeeds and let's say you take it from a $250,000 business to a $500,000 business, that capital gains that you get, we're not gonna tax you on it 'cause I want you to grow more so you're actually going … you may end up … I'd have to look at your particular business but you might end up paying lower taxes under my plan and my approach than under John McCain's plan. I can't guarantee that 'cause I'd have to take a look at your business.

No one gives a damn about Joe/Sam the Plumber, Bill Ayers, Charles Keating, Reverend Wright, Reverend Hagee or G. Gordon Liddy. They care about keeping their jobs, providing for their families, receiving affordable and quality healthcare and working towards their retirement.

The Greatest Story Ever Told

No, not the Easter movie ABC always runs about Jesus and whatnot. I'm talking about the ACTUAL Greatest Story Ever Told. EVAR. That's right fans of the Potatoe, we have the exclusive on the first minute twelve of "Who's Nailin' Paylin," the hard-core porn based on the totally true tales of Alaska's governor and hero of my underpants, Sarah Palin. And by "exclusive," I mean "same thing everyone else has up already."

Two movie-related postings in a row? I know, I know. But inquiring minds want to know. By the way, safe for work.

The Potatoe Goes To The Movies, Inaugural Edition!

Tonight, WAP and yours truly took in "W." in a safe and sequestered location, far from the prying eyes of Washington and the smiling eyes of Ireland. I'm sure WAP is back at the bunker, banging out a review as we speak, but it is important I beat him to the punch and post first, thus giving me "first mover" status on this never-before-seen edition of the Potatoe: the film review.

There will be further discussion, but for the record, let me say this: whether or not you find the canned ham to be agreeable or not (I mostly did, but let's just say Ollie is aiming for entertainment, not necessarily truth), the performances (nay, imitations) are spot on. Also, I will never be able to look at Condi Rice the same way again, as she was portrayed by Thandie Newton (see: preternatural hotness at right), for whom I am on record as having a tremendous predilection. I will now always see Thandie's deliciousness whenever I see Condi's mug.

As for Mr. Stone's opinion of our current CEO-in-Chief, let's just say he thinks Dubya has substantial issues that perhaps a qualified analyst might be helpful in clearing up. Daddy issues. Inferiority complexes to both father and brother. Weird baseball dreams. Methinks the director doth protest too much - a little bit of projecting there, Mr. Stone?

Also, even if you aren't aiming for historical accuracy, at least get your baseball history right. In 1990, George W. Bush would never have lamented trading Sammy Sosa the previous year to the White Sox. He had just completed a season in which he hit .233 and struck out 150 times with minimal power. The next season he lost his starting spot on the team. This was long before anyone would have regretted trading him (and before he started taking massive quantities of horse steroids - I invite your protestations, Sidecar). I call upon you, Mr. Stone... mess with history if you wish, but don't mess with baseball. It's one of the only things we Americans have left.

John McCain Dating Game

Brandi Svenning: Candidate Number Two, is your foreign policy like a soft breeze, a firm handshake, or a jackhammer?

John McCain: Definitely a jackhammer. I'm in there with some pressure, and when I'm done you're not the same as before. You're changed.

Brodie Bruce: Where do you come up with this shit? That is the cheesiest response to an honest question I've ever heard! I saw you talk to a foreign leader and it wasn't even anything like that! You kissed his ass!

John McCain: Who the hell did you see me kiss?

Brodie Bruce: Some dude backstage. I don't know who he was, but he seemed unimpressed.

John McCain: I didn't kiss any foreign leader backstage. I swear! I'm not gay.

Brodie Bruce: Hey, suitor-ette, this guy's a homophobe! You heard how repulsed he sounded! Is this the kind of guy you want answering the 3 a.m. phone call, this hate-monger?

John McCain: I don't hate gay people!

Brodie Bruce: So you love them?

John McCain: Yes! I mean, no.

Brodie Bruce: Textbook closet case. Self-loather. Can't be comfortable with his own sexuality.

Powell the Racist

So says Rush Limbaugh:

"Secretary Powell says his endorsement is not about race," Limbaugh wrote in an e-mail. "OK, fine. I am now researching his past endorsements to see if I can find all the inexperienced, very liberal, white candidates he has endorsed. I'll let you know what I come up with."

How quickly the right wing slime merchants like Limbaugh and Hannity turn on real conservatives when those conservatives think for themselves instead of basking in the celebrated ignorance and fear-mongering of today's Republican party.

Lets hope people like Powell, Ross Douthat, David Frum and others like them get the Republican party back on course.

The Obama Honey Pot

If there is a slight influx of complaceny amongst Obama supporters, it certainly isn't reflected by their wallets.

Salubrity At Issue

Take it or leave it as "in the tank" liberal drivel, but the New York Times will publish an in-depth analysis on the physical health of both Barack Obama and John McCain in tomorrow's print edition. Reportedly, one of the more alarming findings explores John McCain's skin cancer and the opinion of some medical experts that believe it was diagnosed at a more advanced stage than indicated by McCain's campaign.

If the Ayers connection is a relevant topic in McCain's estimation, certainly McCain's health is worthy of conversation - especially with novice Sarah Palin in waiting. The former issue weighs on Obama's past ability to make judgments of character. The latter weighs on McCain's future ability to serve as President.

When even Fox News is calling you smooth, you know you're doing something right.

Is it surprising that John McCain has taken to calling Obama's tax relief plan for those making under 250k "socialism"? No. That is not surprising. Is it surprising the Socialism scare tactics seem like they are largely falling on deaf (and mad as hell) ears - and, if anything, hurting rather than helping McCain, who every time he opens his mouth seems to further torpedo his own campaign Lusitania? Actually... yeah, that's a little bit surprising. But the surprise is not in the tactic or its abject failure. It is in the way Fox News described it...

This, from the folks at Fox online...

FAYETTEVILLE, NC - It seems every time the McCain camp launches an attack Barack Obama’s way, the frontrunner dismisses it like a tennis player who is about to smash a softly lobbed ball into oblivion.

Wow. You know when Fox is making you sound like Roger Federer, you must be killin' em softly out there.

However, I should point out that Fox chose a tennis metaphor. As we all know, tennis is snooty and elitist. Coincidence? I report - you decide. On the other hand, I'm surprised they didn't choose a basketball reference. On the other, other hand, perhaps they were just trying to show their forward-thinking attitude - namely that black people have made great strides in this country and not only can possibly be president but are now allowed to even play tennis.

Ah-hem, just not at this country club, mister.

John McCain At The Crossroads

The backwoods legend of Robert Johnson, the most notorious of the Delta musicians, steward of guitar black magic, led him to the crossroads in the swamps of Mississippi, near Dockery's Plantation at midnight, where his uncompromising hunger to master the blues entered him into the Devil's bargain. 10 years of celebrated euphony in exchange for his everlasting soul.

McCain seeks only 8 years from his unholy pact, but the consideration is the same as Johnson's offering. John McCain barters with his soul in this election:

"Hello. I'm calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayres, whose organization bombed the U.S. capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home and killed Americans. And Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they take control of Washington. Barack Obama and his Democratic allies lack the judgment to lead our country. This call was paid for by McCain-Palin 2008 and the Republican National Committee at 202-863-8500."

McCain-Palin robocall, 2008 Presidential Election.

"Would you be more or less likely to vote for John McCain ... if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?"

Bush-Cheney robocall, 2000 GOP Primary Election

And as reported by Jack Knowledge, McCain's distinction between the two attack methods:

Of course not. These are legitimate and truthful and they are far different than the phone calls that were made about my family and about certain aspects that -- things that this is -- this is dramatically different and either you haven't -- didn't see those things in 2000.

I am disgusted by John McCain. The man I would have supported in 2000? Gone. Devoured by the election cycle's witching hour. Consumed by his party's unapologetic philosophy - that even deceptive means are justified if the ends are the maintenance of power and ongoing control of the federal government.

That's anti-democratic. That's anti-American, Michelle Bachmann, you profligate whore of partisanship, in case you couldn't recognize it.

"Deceptive" is the appropriate word against a campaign that plays it fast and invidiously loose with rhetoric. McCain views the message "Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayres, whose organization bombed the U.S. capitol, the Pentagon, a judge's home and killed Americans" to be "legitimate and truthful."

The clear impression from this vile propagation of McCain's pliable "truth" is that Obama and Ayers conspired to bomb places in America. Obama worked with Ayers and Ayers's organization. That is not only a permissible connotation of the language selected, but the first meaning that jumps to mind. And that is the facial intent of the tactic - to make Obama terrifying, radical, risky, insidious. His party's "extreme leftist agenda" is idiomatic icing on the sinister cake of trepidation cooked up by these robocalls for unassuming, uninformed voters' consumption.

"Deception" is ethically worse than "lying." Deception is stretching, torturing, coloring a simple truth (eg., Obama is not a terrorist) until it becomes misleading and complex (eg., Obama "worked" with terrorists). Lying is an outright evisceration of the truth and much easier to ferret out.

McCain knows the difference. His limp outrage at the suggestion he has adopted tactics of his opponents in 2000 thinly masks a displeasure with himself and the candidate he has become. My opinion: John McCain is battling for his soul. His party wants it and offers the presidency in exchange.

As a side note, hasn't the Ayers-Obama question been asked and answered? McCain harps that we need to know the extent of the relationship, noting Obama served on a charitable board with Ayers which donated money to ACORN. Well, John, isn't that the extent of the relationship, unless you luridly suggest that our "need to know more" will expose Obama and Ayers soldering fuses and copper leads to bomb detonators in a dank, hidden basement furthering a clandestine agreement to reconstitute the Weather Underground.

Are you going there, John? If not, what else would you like to know? Did Ayers and Obama breath the same proximal oxygen within the confines of the Woods foundation's board room? They did, John. Are you satisfied yet?

Another member of the same civic board Ayers and Obama served on is a big financial supporter of John McCain. Does John McCain accept money from those who pal around with terrorists? A legitimate and truthful question.

Sorry to ask, John. But we need to know the extent of the relationship.

There's still time, John. To save your soul. It's dark out there, but not midnight yet.

**UPDATE**: A few more "legitimate and truthful" McCain robocalls buzzing the swing states:

"Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats got caught putting Hollywood above America. On the very day our elected leaders gathered in Washington to deal with the financial crisis, Barack Obama spent just 20 minutes with economic advisers, but hours at a celebrity Hollywood fundraiser. Where are the Democrats' priorities?"

You mean like McCain "rushing back" to Washington after suspending his campaign, but forced to detour to CBS studios in New York to chat with Katie Couric or speak at Clinton's Global Initiative? No shame.

"You need to know that Barack Obama ... opposed a bill requiring doctors to care for babies born alive after surviving attempted abortions ... Barack Obama and his liberal Democrats are too extreme for America."

This one is particularly distasteful and another slick deception from McCain. No mention that the state already had strong and unchallenged protections for the surviving child's protection in place and that this bill was a Republican Trojan Horse trying to bully through a bill that primarily robbed women of their right to choose.

My word is oak. Sort of.

Back in 2000, Sen. McCain was the victim of disgusting robocalls, engineered by Karl Rove and the Bush Campaign to sabotage McCain's presidential campaign in South Carolina. The robocalls angered honorable American hero John McCain so much that he issued the straight-talk, my-word-is-oak type statement he used to make and, you know, keep:

"I promise you I have never and will never have anything to do with that kind of political tactic."

Today on Fox News Sunday, Chris Wallace asked McCain about the vicious robocalls he now is running against Sen. Obama. Ironically, McCain has hired the exact same firm that ran the robocalls against him to use the tactic against Obama. Noting that Sen. Susan Collins, Republican of Maine and co-chair of McCain's campaign in Maine, called for McCain to stop using the robocalls immediately, Wallace asked if McBush would do so:

MCCAIN: Of course not. These are legitimate and truthful and they are
far different than the phone calls that were made about my family and about
certain aspects that -- things that this is -- this is dramatically different
and either you haven't -- didn't see those things in 2000.

WALLACE: No, I saw them.

MCCAIN: Or you don't know the difference between that and
what is a legitimate issue, and that is Senator Obama being truthful with the
American people.

Watch it here

Drill, baby, drilla

All the mavericks in tha house, put ya hands up! All the mavericks in that house put ya hands up.!

I feel like I've said this already this week, but this is the best rap I've heard in a while, and I am pretty much the hardest gangsta blogga around, so you know that shit it serious. It features Gov. Sarah Palin, Amy Poehler, Seth Myers, and some other SNL cast members. Not featured: the huge boner this broad gives me. Every time I see her, ironically, all I can think about is drilling in her wetlands, if you know what I mean. I mean having sex with her.

Republicans "in the tank" for Obama

There are lots of ways to look at former Secretary of State Colin Powell's announcement this morning on Meet the Press that he is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama over his friend of 25 years, Sen. John McCain. One way might be "black dude endorses other black dude, big whoop." Please promptly smash yourself in the nuts with a ball peen hammer if this was your reaction. Another way to look it is that the highest-profile Republican to-date has just endorsed the democratic candidate for president, and that Republican is a former four-star general, National Security Advisor under President Reagan, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State under President George W. Bush. Another way would be to think just how far we have come, and how spectacular and wonderful this great nation of ours is that only 44 years since the Equal Rights Act, the most well-respected Republican in the entire country is a black man, and he just endorsed the most widely-respected Democrat in the country for president, and he too is a black man. The way I look it is that this 7:08 are the best I have spent in ages.

"Breast of Fresh Air" - UPDATE

Williamsburg radio weighs in on the debate over the debate: