• February 12, 2012
  • Now that candidates Deeds, Moran, and McAuliffe have spent all that time and money campaigning in the Virginia Democratic gubernatorial primary, how many people will actually bother voting in the terrible thunderstormy weather they’re having today? [Washington Post]
  • Sarah Palin was the BIG STAR of the show at a Republican fundraiser in New York last night, totally eclipsing the headlining diva Newt Gingrich. [CNN]
  • British prime minister Gordon Brown has to rethink his whole approach to everything since nobody in his own party supports him and people in other parties of course don’t support him either. [Washington Post]
  • More and more it’s looking like the Airbus jet’s external speed sensor is the culprit for the horrible crash that happened last week, so now a pilots’ union says “Maybe do not fly Airbus jets until they’ve figured that out” and everybody is ignoring them because really, what are the chances. [Times Online]
  • The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea greatly complicates the US’s dealings with the batshit crazy kingdom of nuts. [New York Times]
  • A Guantanamo detainee has been moved to New York City for trial, which is why the city has been suddenly overrun by terrorists and bombs and horror. [Los Angeles Times]

{ 42 comments }

bago June 9, 2009 at 9:16 am

I refuse to believe the fund-raiser happened until I see some tweet by chk “NAIL” grsly.

Also.

Paterlanger June 9, 2009 at 9:16 am

Palin vs. Newt: Well Newt maybe now you’ve learned your lesson! If you want the press to take you seriously you’ve got to take your pedicures seriously.

freakishlystrong June 9, 2009 at 9:16 am

The sentencing of two American journalists to 12 years of hard labor in North Korea greatly complicates the US’s dealings with the batshit crazy kingdom of nuts.

At least in the batshit crazy kingdom of nuts they GOT a trial…what does that make us?

charlesdegoal June 9, 2009 at 9:24 am

Poor Gordon Brown. Of all of last year’s heads of state and government, he was perhaps the one who best understood the dire straits in which we find ourselves. His reward is near universal scorn. Petty minds. MPs steal from the government, but so would everyone else, given the chance.

4tehlulz June 9, 2009 at 9:24 am

Speaking of that get together, am I the only one who wonders if Jon Voigt hopes Obama gets capped?

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=washingtonstory&sid=aFfk5skijH5s

Don Juanquete June 9, 2009 at 9:25 am

“Hard labor” might mean….teaching English! North Koreans kidnapped Japanese citizens to force them to be Japanese teachers, but they seem to need some good ‘Merican lingo now.

tehbenton June 9, 2009 at 9:25 am

how many people will actually bother voting in the terrible thunderstormy weather they’re having today?

Just me, apparently, if the traffic at my polling place this morning was any indicator.

I voted for Deeds. Regardless of whether he wins in November, at least I no longer have to hear Terry “with a beer back” McAuliffe say JAABS or KAAMMANWEALTH anymore.

(Well, for four more years, anyway.)

Texan Bulldoggette June 9, 2009 at 9:27 am

[re=334585]freakishlystrong[/re]: We are the US freaking of A. If you don’t like it, you can haul your sorry ass to Canada.

Oh, sorry, I hear Barry’s working on it.

Cape Clod June 9, 2009 at 9:27 am

Newt Gingrich: Our national security is threatened by the fact that we are no longer blowing up things and every country in the world loves and admires our President.

x111e7thst June 9, 2009 at 9:27 am

It is raining in NY. We thought that this was just some weather pattern (they happen a lot around here).
But now we understand that the presence of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani on American shores is making Jesus cry.

Servo June 9, 2009 at 9:27 am

I guess Air Freedumb pilots never quite figured out the purpose of the PITOT HEAT switch.

Texan Bulldoggette June 9, 2009 at 9:28 am

[re=334588]4tehlulz[/re]: No wonder Angelina won’t have anything to do with his psycho ass.

Monsieur Grumpe June 9, 2009 at 9:28 am

He (Newt) said “this country would be amazingly better off” had McCain and Palin been elected.

Please tell me that line had the audience rolling in the isles.

Sussemilch June 9, 2009 at 9:30 am

You can tell the agencies are downsizing, the Palin article was written by the fashion desk.

Monsieur Grumpe June 9, 2009 at 9:31 am

[re=334585]freakishlystrong[/re]:
Batshit crazy kingdom of trucknutz!1!
USA, USA, USA.

Nice point by the way.

ManchuCandidate June 9, 2009 at 9:32 am

The only person surprised that Palin was the center of attention at the fabtrabulous fund raiser in New York City was Newt. It doesn’t take a half witted retard to figure it out. She got legs and she knows how to use them.

As for Jon Voight, I have a greater insight into the origin of Angelina Jolie’s craziness and glad that she looks like her mom and not her dad. I guess Jon would know what a false prophet is considering he supported Ru91 “Front runner fail” Ghoul1an1.

earnestcivilservant June 9, 2009 at 9:37 am

Doesn’t watching Sarah Palin do just about anything make you long for some more SNL skits with Tina Fey?

Hopey dont play that game June 9, 2009 at 9:38 am

I need K-Lo’s perspective before I know what I think about the GOP fundraiser (e.g., how much butter was available?)

WadISay June 9, 2009 at 9:38 am

I look forward to Dame Peggy Noonan’s next column about the nice, patronizing encounter she had with one of the terrorists running around the streets of NYC.

pondscum June 9, 2009 at 9:38 am

I thought terrorists, bombs and horror in New York City was an average day…

rereridiculous June 9, 2009 at 9:40 am

At least North Korea puts their terrorists on trial.

x111e7thst June 9, 2009 at 9:49 am

[re=334604]pondscum[/re]: The City Council is looking into restricting that sort of stuff to the eastern part of Queens and Staten Island – however proponents seem to lack the votes to override the expected mayoral veto.

Min June 9, 2009 at 9:49 am

You know pilots…bunch of bitchy little girls.

Although I did enjoy that rousing endorsement for flying an American airline in the comments.

Come here a minute June 9, 2009 at 9:51 am

“Maybe do not fly Airbus jets until they’ve figured that out”

Either that, or give the speedometer a good whack every now and then, just to be safe.

MargeSimpsonsBlackFriend June 9, 2009 at 9:53 am

[re=334590]tehbenton[/re]: I voted, in the rain, and lighting – also for Deeds and for pretty much the same reason as you.

freakishlystrong June 9, 2009 at 9:53 am

[re=334598]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: [re=334591]Texan Bulldoggette[/re]: Just pisses me off, I mean we can’t really protest that with a straight face now can we? Sheesh, thanks Bushies, good luck with that legacy….

finallyhappy June 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

Jon Who? Why does anyone care what some actor says about the president who has made the world hate us less(I won’t go so far as to say everyone loves us now)? These GOP losers are threatened by an intelligent President who takes action, has the morality and empathy they lack and who will be kicking their party’s ass in 2012.

glamourdammerung June 9, 2009 at 10:00 am

[re=334596]Monsieur Grumpe[/re]: The other highlight of that event was some has been actor calling Obama a “false prophet”.

Sometimes, the jokes write themselves.

hobospacejunkie June 9, 2009 at 10:06 am

W/r/t our hard-laboring girls in the DPRK, comments in the Joo York Times were almost universally along the lines of “they were looking for trouble and they got it. What did they expect?”

Never mind they were journalists trying to illuminate perhaps the darkest, most brutal & closed society in the world. If even semi-literate Times reader don’t understand the importance of reporters vis-a-vis tyranny we are all surely doomed.

4tehlulz June 9, 2009 at 10:11 am

[re=334621]hobospacejunkie[/re]: Not everybody is Judith Miller, you know.

queeraselvis v 2.0 June 9, 2009 at 10:13 am

Gingrich, the event headliner, also thanked Palin for attending. He said “this country would be amazingly better off” had McCain and Palin been elected.

I threw up in my mouth a little. Okay, a lot.

arclight June 9, 2009 at 10:15 am

Last night, I finally got around to watching an episode of Vanguard, the show for which Laura Ling works on Current. The episode I saw was about Mexican drug trafficking and the skyrocketing murder rate, and it was very, very good.

4tehlulz June 9, 2009 at 10:20 am

[re=334634]queeraselvis v 2.0[/re]: If you consider “radioactive wasteland” to be an improvement, then he’s correct.

Texan Bulldoggette June 9, 2009 at 10:37 am

[re=334612]freakishlystrong[/re]: I hear you, freak.

DustBowlBlues June 9, 2009 at 11:02 am

Hey look, kids: Europe is turning into Oklahoma! On top of Gordon Brown’s troubles, wingers are taking over the EU. Now my English friends can’t make fun of my goofy little state because they’ll be too busy fending off knife-wielding skinheads!

http://www.csmonitor.com/2009/0608/p06s04-woeu.html

DustBowlBlues June 9, 2009 at 11:11 am

[re=334675]DustBowlBlues[/re]: Sorry, but I’m responding to my comment because I forgot to add, Europe is turning into Oklahoma, but without Jeebus. He makes all the difference. Crazy–Batshit crazy?

The point is, if Pappy hadn’t traded the shotgun for food, Tom Joad woulda’ shot these fuckers right through that vacant cavity in their chest.

bitchincamaro June 9, 2009 at 11:31 am

Looks like the British Bitters are out of luck as their boring leader apparently made the speech of his life and saved his career. Haha, suck it, Thatcherites.

Lascauxcaveman June 9, 2009 at 11:59 am

[re=334594]Servo[/re]: Srsly, Air France. Get a Boeing, with the auto-heating pitots. And the cupholders.

YOU-ESS-AY! YOU-ESS-AY! YOU-ESS-AY!

S.Luggo June 9, 2009 at 12:01 pm

“Gingrich held up former Cheney, the former vice president, as an expert voice on national security” in the same way that Jack Kevorkian is an expert on artificial resuscitation or Newt is on fidelity.

bumfug June 9, 2009 at 12:14 pm

Apparently Voigt never got out of character when he finished Enemy Of The State…

Accordion-o-rama June 9, 2009 at 1:25 pm

I find it hilarious that the one actor they find to stand for the GOP portrays “the CEO of a fictitious Arms industry called Starkwood, which has loose resemblances to Blackwater…”.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Voight

EdFlinstone June 9, 2009 at 4:28 pm

Obviously somebody literally fucked Jon Voigts brains out during Midnight Cowboy. And now I understand why Angelina will have nothing to do with him.

Comments on this entry are closed.

Previous post:

Next post: