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I was outside in the parking lot watching this on the screens the Phillies set up for fans who didn’t have tickets to the rally inside the stadium:

1) As you can tell by the YouTube, this basically summed up the mood of the day.
2) This was one of the ten to fifteen best things I’ve [...]

Suggested Obama Campaign Talking Point


Posted by Bruno on May 28th, 2008

“I don’t think John McCain is too old to be president. John is incredibly healthy. After all, he’s had government health insurance his whole life.”

You’re Welcome


Posted by Contrarian on March 24th, 2008

Would Barney Frank ever have been able to talk about regulating the banking sector had it not been for Bush’s Bear Stearns bailout? That’s why Bush may be the most progressive-liberal president since, uh, Jimmy Carter. (Sorry, Bill!)
Unconvinced? What about John McCain running around Europe pandering about Kyoto and torture and “reestablishing diplomacy”?
Karl Rove is [...]

Crippled Feet, Bad Back . . . Better Sex!


Posted by Contrarian on February 5th, 2008

Worry not about oppressing women with expectations that they wear beautiful, painful footwear, because there is a reason, a very good reason:
Forget the sensible shoes - there’s pure sexual heeling in a sleek pair of stilettos.
In a recent study of 66 women, those who held their foot at a 15-degree angle to the ground [...]

Bill, I really don’t need you to tell me that the leading Democratic candidates for president are hesitant to discuss the relative benefits of the troop surge in Iraq.
I seem to have read somewhere that the surge is working. That’s good! It’s important to take care of stuff in Iraq! But you know what? I [...]

Fly the Friendly Skies


Posted by Bruno on January 10th, 2008

Pakistani Airlines ad from 1979. D’oh!

Comment Synergy, Cont.


Posted by Contrarian on January 2nd, 2008

Now what did we say about commenting in moderation? More proof that it can to bite you in the rear*:
Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee personally apologized to rival Mitt Romney previously about a disparaging remark Huckabee made about Romney’s Mormon religion.
But Huckabee’s Web site continues to host comments posted by supporters blasting the Mormon faith.
Some blog [...]

Not as good as 2 Girls 1 Cup “reactions” but close. Darn close.

In Memoriam


Posted by Bruno on May 27th, 2007

Tomorrow is Memorial Day, and thus we should take a moment to honor all those men and women who have died in service of our country. Not to be confused with Veterans’ Day, which is for all veterans.
If you didn’t realize the distinction, you’re forgiven. The GMC and Anheuser-Busch ads that I’ve [...]

I’m not quite sure how you speed in a Zamboni, but at least the gov can’t take this freedom away from us:
You can’t be charged with driving drunk on a Zamboni in New Jersey.
A judge ruled the 4-ton ice-cleaning machine isn’t a motor vehicle, in part because it’s not useable on a highway and [...]


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Terror in Mumbai, the collapse of Seattle banking and an update on the new Obama cabinet.

Links Mentioned: A timeline of the Mumbai carnage … SAM and WaMu … some early warning signs of trouble at the Seattle bank … Obama’s new Labor secretary?

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