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In his first nationally televised address ever, Emperor Akihito — who is 77 and apparently very shy — said he was terribly concerned about the current Nuclear Disaster, and asked for human compassion to help “overcome these difficult times.” Difficult times is a bit of an understatement. Authorities say a containment vessel at the Fukushima [...]
So, this is going badly: “Fire breaks out again at Fukushima’s No. 4 reactor.” That’s a new fire. And U.S. surgeon general Regina Benjamin is in the San Francisco Bay Area, telling the teevee news cameras that it’s maybe a good idea to get those Potassium Iodide tablets … which are sold out everywhere. “Oh [...]
If you’ve been avoiding the Business News because maybe you don’t want to know how badly your 401k just got radiation-sodomized, let’s just bring you out of the fog and into the harsh light: Marketwatch reports: US stocks plunged deep into the red Tuesday, joining a global market sell-off that started in Tokyo as Japan’s [...]
Here he is, America’s Queen of Hearts! Larry Kudlow is the foulest talking head on any news channel. But how can he prove this, to people who don’t watch business news? By delighting in the death of so many in Japan, because this nightmare had not yet hurt his precious stock market. (Well, and how [...]
Happy March 15, a day of disaster made famous by the haunting line “beware the Ides of March” — from one of Shakespeare’s most revered works, The Muppet Christmas Carol. (SPOILER: Caesar ignores this prophetic warning and then gets foreclosed on by Fozzie Bear.) Anyway, you’ve probably already heard about that third, devastating explosion at [...]
A third explosion at the heavily damaged Fukushima nuclear power station 150 miles north of Tokyo has escalated the country’s nuclear crisis after Friday’s awful earthquake. Those living within 18 miles of the smoldering nuke plant have been told to stay indoors — radiation levels are now at the “immediate health risk” level and could [...]
Good morning, everything is terrible! With reported deaths climbing steadily after the awful 3/11 earthquake, Japanese authorities are frantically trying to prevent a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. A second explosion at the plant blew the roof off a containment building, and the cooling systems are inoperable at a third reactor. [...]
Really. He wanted to get away from the crushing free-lance grind for a while, so he bought a ticket to Japan. And then, the day before he left for a fun vacation with Pokemon or whatever — Jack grew up with Pokemon, he says — the worst-ever earthquake/nuclear disaster hit Japan. But, it turns out, [...]
If God was angry about those Peter King hearings, he shouldn’t have taken it out on Japan. But here’s the verdict at this hour: Hundreds of bodies have washed up from the tsunami, people are being evacuated to and fro, and dozens of what would normally seem to be very bad earthquakes are hitting Japan [...]
Sarah Palin told Sean Hannity that she is embarrassed for Republicans — embarrassed! — because they are so squeamish about cutting the budget. What a bunch of faeries! “We need much greater cuts,” said Sarah, in the most unspecific and worthless way possible. “Republicans need to be bold and strong and they need those steel [...]
Yikes … also, Wonkette’s Jack Stuef is going to Japan tomorrow (really! for his “week off”). Good luck everybody! Watch live video from CNN International on Justin.tv
Some Conservative guy went to Japan, where he had an out-of-body experience/found Jesus because man, the Japanese make a “mean toilet”! He bought himself one of these miracle machines immediately, of course: So, my beloved Japanese toilet now finds itself ensconced in my bathroom — look, this is going to get personal, okay? — near [...]
Republicans who were hoping to make votes in favor of health care a defining line of attack in the midterm elections are finding that votes in favor of TARP are proving much more effective — which is unfortunate for them, because many of them voted for it. Still, it’s a healthy sign when citizens question [...]
