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Bachmann Solves Energy Crises While Watching Beverly Hillbillies
2008-04-07 01:14:06
This piece made me fall off my chair while sitting at Keys Cafe in downtown Minneapolis yesterday morning. It bears nothing for an introduction, with the exception of one warning: Don’t read it while drinking anything you don’t want coming up and through your nose, hot coffee and Coca-Cola drinkers beware. From the City [...] ...

The Kiss
2008-04-02 15:58:57
She is pregnant; he had just saved her from a fire in her house, rescuing her by carrying her out of the house into her front yard, while he continued to fight the fire. When he finally got done putting the fire out, he sat down to catch his breath and rest. A photographer from [...] ...

Secret Young Republicans training compound located!!
2008-04-02 06:07:26
First photos are emerging from behind the enemy lines, where their nefarious indoctrination techniques corrupt the innocent minds of America’s youth and prepare them for a life committed to espousing Republican ideology that runs counter to their own self interests! We all owe a debt of gratitude to the Democratic operatives that have risked their lives [...] ...

Sewage Plant in San Fran: Named after King George
2008-04-02 03:26:27
From the Internets..! Looking to honor the forty-third President of the United States of America, George W. Bush, the recently formed Presidential Memorial Commission of San Francisco is looking to change the name of the Oceanside Wastewater Treatment Facility. It seems the group would like to rename the SF Zoo adjacent facility to the “George [...] ...

Peeking in on Roger Ailes’ Blog…
2008-03-31 06:42:35
I love snooping in on Right Wing crazies to find out what’s inside their brains. Most of the time, I come up empty, but I try not to seem to stunned by the fact. Fox News CEO, Roger Ailes, has a personal blog and I found his entry on Easter Sunday rather amusing: Happy Easter Or, [...] ...

The Clintons Are BFF With Rev Jeremiah Wright Too?
2008-03-21 17:40:43
So while all of those “Hillary Lovers” out there are yucking it up over Obama having to defend his personal and religious beliefs, here comes the Photo Op of the week on the NYT - courtesy of the Obama campaign staff. Among those in attendance, was the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., who is seen shaking hands [...] ...

Larry Craig: Caught in the Bathroom again! (Well, sort of…)
2008-03-20 05:12:24
This deserves no explanation - the joke writes itself. From The Hill: While reporters were hovering outside a Capitol Hill conclave of the Michigan and Florida delegations last Wednesday night, Rep. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii) just happened to come by to use the restroom, which he did. But when he emerged, flashing lights surprised him as several [...] ...

My letter to Santa: Sexiest Teapot Ever…
2008-03-19 16:23:01
Dear Santa: This is what I want for Christmas. And while I don’t need any more kitchen appliances, nor do I have any more counter space in my kitchen - in fact, I don’t even drink tea, hot or cold - but I have to have this particular teapot. Put it on your list and [...] ...

Clinton Campaign Tactics: Right Out of Stalin’s Playbook
2008-03-04 23:45:41
The Trail Blazers Blog of the Dallas Morning News has this piece as of this morning: Hillary Clinton and her campaign is pushing for precinct captains for Texas’ 8,000 Democratic polling places. They need to train folks to lead the caucus sessions that will determine more than 60 delegates after the primary voting is over. In training [...] ...

Trinket Jewelry Proves Patriotism
2008-03-04 18:40:26
My husband life partner were watching Real Time with Bill Mahr with Representative Jack Kingston (R-GA) desperately trying to sound like a buffoon. During the show, Kingston questions Barack Obama’s patriotism because he doesn’t wear a US Flag lapel pin on his jacket. The audience moans in utter disbelief, and yet both of [...] ...

Hillary Clinton on SNL with Wilco: The Laughs are on Hillary
2008-03-02 04:50:37
I think this is pretty damned funny. Clinton’s Surprise SNL Appearance By Adam Nagourney When the Clinton campaign plane took off from Texas this afternoon, one person was missing: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Where was she? Mrs. Clinton hopped another plane bound for New York will she will appear later tonight on Saturday night Live, much the way Senator Barack Obama [...] ...

Clinton/Obama Promises Offered On NAFTA: Fact? Or Fiction?
2008-02-29 05:20:58
You shouldn’t believe everything a politician tells you. As with attorneys and meteorologists, politicians are paid to be professional liars. When Bill Clinton was running for President in 1991, he promised to over-haul the credit system and make it a little more accurate and harder to invade from outsiders. He never lifted [...] ...

Carol Molnau Gets The Hatchet on Thursday: Large Crowds Expected for Excecution
2008-02-28 00:01:22
From the Minneapolis Star-Trubune DFLers may fire Molnau Thursday, Senate leaders say Senate DFLers are planning to vote as early as tomorrow to reject Carol Molnau as the state Transportation Commissioner, according to Senate leaders. Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem, R-Rochester, said he was told by Senate Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller that the vote would occur Thursday. In an [...] ...

Summer Intern “Jobs” Available: Only GOP College Students Need to Apply
2008-02-27 18:20:07
WASHINGTON DC: Idaho Senator Larry Craig is currently seeking naked male summer interns for the summer term which runs from summer to fall. The deadline for the position ends on March 15th, however extensions will be offered if applicants are willing to meet the Senator in any designated restrooms for the asking. Preference is given [...] ...

Hillary Clinton is a Muslim?!
2008-02-26 22:16:18
There’s no freaking way I’ll go off voting for a stinkin’ Muslim woman for president. And yet, that’s what everybody’s saying! That she’s an Allah worshiping, sand-sucking She-Devil!! The whole family probably prays to the east every afternoon and they’re always hanging out in that Mecaca town in Saudi Arabia every year during [...] ...

Paper, or Plastic? Ann Coulter said: “Paper” and ran out of the store…
2008-02-23 07:20:55
Gotta love it! February 20, 2008 — ANN Coulter suffered a serious embarrassment over the weekend when her credit card was declined in Palm Beach. According to our spy, the nutty arch-conservative was caught at 9:45 p.m. Saturday night in the 10 Items or Less line at the local Publix when her card was rejected. [...] ...

McCain’s AZ Co-Chair Rick Renzi Indicted: This time, It Wasn’t For Toilet Sex
2008-02-22 20:20:55
The Huffington Post has reported less than an hour ago, Arizona Congress- man Rick Renzi has been indicted for extortion, money laundering, wire fraud among others. Congressman Renzi (R-AZ) also serves as the Arizona co-chair for John McCain’s campaign for President of the United States. Says the Huffington Post: The charges boil down to this, basically. [...] ...

They love him even when he blows his nose…
2008-02-22 03:18:49
Color me queer, but I got a giggle out of stories like this one: DALLAS – It’s probably safe to say that you have arrived as a politician when your audience applauds when you blow your nose. Yes, just a day before a debate in Texas, Sen. Barack Obama has a head cold. And about a half-hour into [...] ...

Absolut Hunk
2008-02-21 16:32:10
WOW! I wish I had a martini glass and some freakin ice… I wonder if he’s hiding the olives..? Isn’t this “Sawyer” from that show Lost?! I think I recognize those nipples! So what? I am so much better looking than that guy…. ...

Governor Gridlock: Is He Worse for the MN GOP Than We Thought?!
2008-02-21 04:09:35
Gawds, do I love that nickname for Pawlenty: “Governor Gridlock. ” All that blustery show-offy crap while he whips out his “Veto Pen” and <pooof!>, he’s lost all of his friends. That veto-pen wave may have been for his audition tape for “America’s Next Vice President.” But the governor will not be Sen. John McCain’s running [...] ...

At Least The Lobotomized Still Love Him: How Low Will He Go?!
2008-02-20 21:01:15
The American Research Group Sample Size: 1,100 completed telephone interviews among a random sample of all adults age 18 and older living in telephone households in the continental United States. Sample Dates: February 16-19, 2008 George W. Bush’s overall job approval rating has dropped to a new low in American Research Group polling as 78% of Americans say [...] ...

Viet Nam Vets against John McCain
2008-02-20 03:43:19
Viet Nam Vets against John McCain Presidential candidate John McCain denied that the Soviets interrogated U.S. POWs in Vietnam. But, former U.S., Soviet, and Vietnamese intelligence [...] ...
John Mccain 

Bartcop Is Wrong: There, I said it!
2008-02-20 02:50:24
I started reading Bartcop back in 1998. A friend of mine emailed me the link while I was working on a major computer network project at the University of Minnesota. After ten years of Bartcop, I’ll proudly claim my “expert” pin and I’ll have me another Chinaco Anejo thank you very [...] ...

Huckabee Compares “Running for Office” to “Being Waterboarded”
2008-02-17 01:26:01
From Think Progress: This morning, CNN ran a story “tracking the strain furious campaigning puts on the human body” for the presidential candidates. During the segment, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee joked that his campaign schedule is not providing enough time to sleep and that, for him, is “like being waterboarded”: HUCKABEE: I’m finding just out how [...] ...
Huckabee  Office 

Who will mourn Lawrence King’s death?!
2008-02-14 18:42:44
Lawrence King was the fifteen year old boy who was shot in the head in a computer lab in an Oxnard Middle School last Tuesday. Yesterday, reports came out that King was in critical condition but showed signs of improvement. However, late last night, Lawrence was pronounced brain dead by two neurosurgeons. Lawrence [...] ...
Death  Lawrence 

MRE: COLEMAN ADMITS HE STAYS AWAY FROM TALKING ABOUT FLATULENCE WHEN HE CAMPAIGNS IN GREATER MINNESOTA
2008-02-13 18:38:07
By Fruit F. Fly | February 12, 2008 In a video clip I’ll be posting tomorrow, Norm Coleman admits that he doesn’t start out talking about his flatulence problem when he campaigns in greater Minnesota. It will be interesting to see which Norm Coleman comes to your town. Is it the Norm Coleman who’s [...] ...
Campaigns  Stays 

A Day At The Beach
2008-02-13 06:41:10
Buzzflash has just noted that the DNC has released a YouTube entitled: John McCain: “The Double Talk Express: A Day At the Beach” I’m looking forward to more “Howard Dean Productions”. Could someone please pass me the SPF-38?! ...
Beach 

Hillary’s Follies and Foibles? (I’m Not One to Gloat!)
2008-02-13 06:04:14
I’m ready to fully support Hillary Clinton as the new President of the United States! It’s way past due we have a woman as President of the United States. However, I’m not sure Hillary is that woman! Besides, I see in my crystal ball that these tiny little goof-ups are going [...] ...

McCain 2008: Like Hope, But Different
2008-02-12 18:41:19
Steven Benen, (the Carpetbagger Report) addressed the new viral fad that pays tribute to Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech given right before the New Hampshire primaries. The video, originated by Bob Dylan’s son Jesse and Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am cobbled the video together and included such notable musicians as Herbie Hancock, John [...] ...

UK Gay Campaign: Some People Are Gay. Get Over It!
2008-02-12 04:19:19
From Joe.My.God: Stonewall, the UK gay rights group , will post 600 billboards around the country over the next two weeks with their “Some people are gay, get over it!” message. The ad campaign was originally designed for and rolled out to secondary schools and was created with the help of students and teachers. After [...] ...
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