Gov. Sanford Admits Affair and Explains Disappearance Mark Sanford, the governor of South Carolina, apologized in a rambling news conference on Wednesday for having an extra-marital affair with a woman in Argentina, ending a mystery over his week-long disappearance that had infuriated lawmakers and seemed to put his rising political career in jeopardy. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=naA woman in Argentina? American tramps aren't good enough for this bastard?
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Welp, Guess It Was That Bad, After All
The Research Never Ends
May it never be said that we don't follow up on the important stories. Or at least we follow those who do the actual following, if you know what we mean. A story we covered, & our follow up.
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Everyone's a winner here. (Everyone w/ the voyeuristic male gaze, that is.)24 June: "... While I Did A Wee-Wee In Your Hair/And Beat You With A Pair Of Tennis Shoes I Got From Jeff Beck ..."
By The Associated Press 1 hr 35 mins ago
Today is Wednesday, June 24, the 175th day of 2009. There are 190 days left in the year.
AP. A/V. UPI Almanac.
Today's Highlight in History:
Five hundred years ago, on June 24, 1509, Henry VIII was crowned king of England; his wife, Catherine of Aragon, was crowned queen consort.
On this date:
In 1314, the forces of Scotland's King Robert I defeated the English in the Battle of Bannockburn.
In 1497, the first recorded sighting of North America by a European took place as explorer John Cabot spotted land, probably in present-day Canada.
In 1793, the first republican constitution in France was adopted.
In 1807, a grand jury in Richmond, Va., indicted former Vice President Aaron Burr on charges of treason and high misdemeanor. (He was later acquitted).
In 1812, Napoleon's army entered Russia.
In 1901, Pablo Picasso's artwork was given its first exhibition, in Paris.
In 1908, the 22nd and 24th presidents of the United States, Grover Cleveland, died in Princeton, N.J., at age 71.
In 1940, France signed an armistice with Italy during World War II.
In 1948, Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the western allies to organize the Berlin Airlift.
The Republican National Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
In 1968, "Resurrection City," a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People's March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities.
In 1975, 113 people were killed when an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America's first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
In 1997, the Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident," suggesting the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.
Ten years ago: Union organizers claimed victory after workers at six Fieldcrest Cannon mills in North Carolina voted to be represented by the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees. (Fieldcrest Cannon's parent company, Pillowtex, went bankrupt in 2003.) Testimony wound to an end after 76 days in the landmark Microsoft antitrust trial.
Five years ago: Federal investigators questioned President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. A federal appeals court struck down an FCC effort to make sweeping changes in media ownership rules. In a bizarre conclusion to a huge upset, the chair umpire called the wrong score in the second tiebreaker, and Venus Williams fell 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to Karolina Sprem in the second round at Wimbledon.
One year ago: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe refused to give into pressure from Africa and the West, saying the world can "shout as loud as they like" but he would not cancel an upcoming runoff election even though his opponent had quit the race. Leonid Hurwicz, who shared the Nobel Prize in economics in 2007, died in Minneapolis at age 90.
Today's Birthdays: Author Ambrose Bierce was born in 1842. He is dead (we think; no one's seen the body). Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (1895) is dead, & band leader Phil Harris (1904) would be 105 today if he weren't dead. Still kicking: Actor Al Molinaro is 90. Comedian Jack Carter is 86. Movie director Claude Chabrol is 79. Actress Michele Lee is 67. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 66. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 65.
(The full quote from the title: "Well, there are a lot of reasons why I'd drag a girl such as yourself back to this plastic hotel room ... and rip you off for spare change to run a ... to run a vibrating machine attached to this queen-size, bulk-purchase, kapok-infested, do-not-remove-tag-under-penalty-of-law type bed and, and make you take off all your little clothes ... until you are nearly stark raving nude. (Save for your chrome-with-heavy-duty-leather-thong peace medallion) and make you assume a series of marginally erotic poses involving a plastic chair and an old guitar strap, while I did a wee-wee in your hair/And beat you with a pair of tennis shoes I got from Jeff Beck ...")
The Republican National Convention, meeting in Philadelphia, nominated New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for president.
In 1968, "Resurrection City," a shantytown constructed as part of the Poor People's March on Washington, D.C., was closed down by authorities.
In 1975, 113 people were killed when an Eastern Airlines Boeing 727 crashed while attempting to land during a thunderstorm at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.
In 1983, the space shuttle Challenger — carrying America's first woman in space, Sally K. Ride — coasted to a safe landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
In 1997, the Air Force released a report on the so-called "Roswell Incident," suggesting the alien bodies witnesses reported seeing in 1947 were actually life-sized dummies.
Ten years ago: Union organizers claimed victory after workers at six Fieldcrest Cannon mills in North Carolina voted to be represented by the Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees. (Fieldcrest Cannon's parent company, Pillowtex, went bankrupt in 2003.) Testimony wound to an end after 76 days in the landmark Microsoft antitrust trial.
Five years ago: Federal investigators questioned President George W. Bush for more than an hour in connection with the news leak of CIA operative Valerie Plame's identity. A federal appeals court struck down an FCC effort to make sweeping changes in media ownership rules. In a bizarre conclusion to a huge upset, the chair umpire called the wrong score in the second tiebreaker, and Venus Williams fell 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) to Karolina Sprem in the second round at Wimbledon.
One year ago: Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe refused to give into pressure from Africa and the West, saying the world can "shout as loud as they like" but he would not cancel an upcoming runoff election even though his opponent had quit the race. Leonid Hurwicz, who shared the Nobel Prize in economics in 2007, died in Minneapolis at age 90.
Today's Birthdays: Author Ambrose Bierce was born in 1842. He is dead (we think; no one's seen the body). Heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey (1895) is dead, & band leader Phil Harris (1904) would be 105 today if he weren't dead. Still kicking: Actor Al Molinaro is 90. Comedian Jack Carter is 86. Movie director Claude Chabrol is 79. Actress Michele Lee is 67. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 66. Rock musician Jeff Beck is 65. Singer Arthur Brown is 65. Rock singer Colin Blunstone (The Zombies) is 64. Musician Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac) is 62. Actor Peter Weller is 62. Rock musician John Illsley (Dire Straits) is 60. Actress Nancy Allen is 59. Reggae singer Derrick Simpson (Black Uhuru) is 59. Actor Joe Penny is 53. Reggae singer Astro (UB40) is 52. Singer-musician Andy McCluskey (Orchestral Manoevres in the Dark) is 50. Rock singer Curt Smith is 48. Actress Danielle Spencer is 44. Actress Sherry Stringfield is 42. Singer Glenn Medeiros is 39. Actress-producer Mindy Kaling is 30. Actress Minka Kelly (TV's "Friday Night Lights") is 29. Orlando Magic guard J.J. Redick is 25. Singer Solange Knowles is 23.
Also born on this date, but scared to admit the yr. [50 if he's a day!! — Ed.]: The Pride of Beantown (though he's been irking Californians for the last 20-odd yrs.) Johnny "Johnny Angel" Wendel, local part-time radio personality.
(DJs rank above terminal lepers [below curable lepers, however] in the Registry of Professions.)
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1965, John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard in the Works," was published.
In 1967, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" were released.
In 1972, Helen Reddy released the song "I Am Woman."
In 1973, Al Kooper reunited with the original Blues Project for a concert in New York's Central Park.
In 1986, actress Raquel Welch won a $10.8 million verdict against MGM, which she claimed ruined her career by firing her from the 1980 movie "Cannery Row."
In 1987, actor Jackie Gleason died at the age of 71.
In 1990, Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block fell nine feet through a stage trapdoor during a concert in Saratoga, New York. He had to have nine stitches, but otherwise suffered only cuts and bruises. That very same day, keyboardist Roger O'Donnell quit The Cure. He was replaced by Perry Bamonte, who was a roadie for the band.
In 1995, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam left the stage after seven songs during a San Francisco concert because of stomach flu. Neil Young finished the show but was booed by fans who had come to see Pearl Jam.
In 1997, actor Brian Keith killed himself at his home in Malibu, California. He was 75.
Thoughts for Today: "There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it." — Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (1918-1990). And what UPI gave us from the entirety of Bierce's work: "An acquaintance is a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to."
(DJs rank above terminal lepers [below curable lepers, however] in the Registry of Professions.)
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1965, John Lennon's second book, "A Spaniard in the Works," was published.
In 1967, Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" and Procol Harum's "Whiter Shade of Pale" were released.
In 1972, Helen Reddy released the song "I Am Woman."
In 1973, Al Kooper reunited with the original Blues Project for a concert in New York's Central Park.
In 1986, actress Raquel Welch won a $10.8 million verdict against MGM, which she claimed ruined her career by firing her from the 1980 movie "Cannery Row."
In 1987, actor Jackie Gleason died at the age of 71.
In 1990, Donnie Wahlberg of New Kids on the Block fell nine feet through a stage trapdoor during a concert in Saratoga, New York. He had to have nine stitches, but otherwise suffered only cuts and bruises. That very same day, keyboardist Roger O'Donnell quit The Cure. He was replaced by Perry Bamonte, who was a roadie for the band.
In 1995, Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam left the stage after seven songs during a San Francisco concert because of stomach flu. Neil Young finished the show but was booed by fans who had come to see Pearl Jam.
In 1997, actor Brian Keith killed himself at his home in Malibu, California. He was 75.
Thoughts for Today: "There is a way to look at the past. Don't hide from it. It will not catch you if you don't repeat it." — Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (1918-1990). And what UPI gave us from the entirety of Bierce's work: "An acquaintance is a person whom we know well enough to borrow from but not well enough to lend to."Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Curiouser & Then More Curious, Even ...
Latest on SC Gov. Mark Sanford:
His gov't. issue SUV (Chevrolet Suburban) allegedly tracked to Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport sometime over the wknd., has now been spotted in Columbia, SC. The less sophisticated among us will need (as we did) to be reminded that Columbia is the capital of the State of So. Carolina.
No one has heard his voice since Thursday (or earlier) & no one seems sure where his vehicle is/was or has been. Stories conflict. And Gov. Right-Wing Family Values (patriarchal hierarchy, if you don't mind) isn't even at home w/ his brood of four for a Fathers Day photo-op. That alone should eliminate him from 2012 contention for the Party of Two-Faced Bullshit & Hypocrisy's slot. (Though it probably wouldn't.) His disappearance has been attributed to wanting to get caught up on some writing or other "project" he was behind on, or a desire to "hike the Appalachian Trail."
He certainly has a mess of splainin' to do. We can't quite believe he was foolish enough to be off doing something naughty w/o adequately covering his tracks (Though of course he was foolish enough to make a big deal out of wanting to refuse stimulus funds for his benighted state, & as a right-winger is pretty much the very definition of "fool.") but it's always the cover-up (perhaps a lack of one in this case) that kills them.
However innocuous the explanation or events turn out, we just hope that wherever he was, Gov. Sanford wasn't planning his 2012 presidential strategy. If he was, his expedition to wherever may become the new definition of a lost, or completely wasted, weekend.
Manufactured Dissent
Obama hand-holds Huffington Post blogger, snaps at dissident reporters
An interesting turn of phrase, that. "Dissident" reporters. Is promoting the Fox News agenda dissenting? Should "reporters" be dissidents as well? Or should they "report?" Remember when dissent during war was unpatriotic? Ms. Malkin goes on:The question itself was unobjectionable and Obama’s response was so bland and rambling I don’t remember it.Poor, sad person. It must take a lot out of her to rev her engine of outrage on a daily basis. Especially tough when the engine is running on fumes. Do you think Michelle only buys "American" gas?
Hey-Oh!!
MSNBC reports that perennial sidekick (It's not that easy, trust us.)/pitchman Ed McMahon has gone to the Big Clearinghouse in the Sky, at the age of 86.
Japan In A Dishpan (UPDATED)
A link to something in Slate by someone named Daniel Gross
(blah blah blah, really an excuse to share this):
which goes farther than French fries & chain restaurants. Other adaptations: The "Merry Christmas" sign under the 7-Eleven logo in the middle. What a country.
(blah blah blah, really an excuse to share this):
which goes farther than French fries & chain restaurants. Other adaptations: The "Merry Christmas" sign under the 7-Eleven logo in the middle. What a country.UPDATE (23 June 2009 @1800 PDT): A cursory examination reveals Korean characters in the Hitler Techno shot. We have defamed an entire nation that's done nothing to us since Pearl Harbor. However, we can use Japan's colonial/cultural influence over Korea to blame the Japanese. Can't we?
Nation of Sheep
Tell Me What Ya Gonna Do
When The Commies & The Homos
Come Looking For You?
Yes, they live among us, & no, communism has never left their lexicon of menace. It still lurks just around the corner, down a dark alley right next to a re-built Berlin Wall, we suppose. (Is there also a comeback in the works for the editorial cartoon "anarcho-terrorist," gripping a bowling ball w/ a sputtering fuse & sporting his stylish black slouch hat & cape?)
The nimrod who posted this older-than-his-parents propaganda at RedState is typically unaware. Note his original title, visible in your browser's address bar: "i-never-knew-anything-like-this-existed-this-should-be-required-viewing-for-every-politician-and-voter-in-this-country."
Not to worry, young & ignorant, this crap existed for quite a while before you were imposed on the earth. Glad you're impressed. Few others were, but those who take the message seriously compensate for their paltry numbers by shouting "Wolf!" the loudest. And have for the last fifty yrs. Is there nothing new?
23 June: Lorena Bobbitt Bobs It
By The Associated Press 1 hr 11 mins ago Today is Tuesday, June 23, the 174th day of 2009. There are 191 days left in the year. AP. A/V. UPI Almanac. Today's Highlight in History: Forty years ago, in 1969, Warren E. Burger was sworn in as chief justice of the United States by the man he was succeeding, Earl Warren. On this date: In 1757, forces of the East India Company led by Robert Clive won the Battle of Plassey, which effectively marked the beginning of British colonial rule in India. In 1845, the Congress of the Republic of Texas agreed to annexation by the United States. In 1865, the last Confederate holdouts formally surrendered in the Oklahoma Territory. In 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-Writer." In 1892, the Democratic convention in Chicago nominated former President Grover Cleveland on the first ballot. In 1931, aviators Wiley Post and Harold Gatty took off from New York on a round-the-world flight that lasted eight days and 15 hours. In 1938, the Civil Aeronautics Authority was established. In 1947, the Senate joined the House in overriding President Harry S. Truman's veto of the Taft-Hartley Act, designed to limit the power of organized labor. In 1956, Gamal Abdel Nasser was elected president of Egypt.
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin held the first of two meetings at Glassboro State College in New Jersey. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. (Revelation of the tape recording of this conversation sparked Nixon's resignation in 1974.) In 1985, all 329 people aboard an Air India Boeing 747 were killed when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland, after a bomb widely believed to have been planted by Sikh separatists exploded. Twenty years ago, in 1989, the Supreme Court refused to shut down the "dial-a-porn" industry, ruling Congress had gone too far in passing a law banning all sexually oriented phone message services. In 1992, John Gotti, convicted of racketeering charges, was sentenced in New York to life in prison. In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, Va., sexually mutilated her husband, John, after he allegedly raped her. In 1995, Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical pioneer who developed the first vaccine against polio, died at age 80. Ten years ago: A divided Supreme Court dramatically enhanced states' rights in a trio of decisions that eroded Congress' power. U.S. Marines in Kosovo killed one person and wounded two others after coming under fire; no Marines were injured. Two months after his retirement, Wayne Gretzky was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with former referee Andy Van Hellemond and Ian (Scotty) Morrison in the builder category. Five years ago: In a major retreat, the United States abandoned an attempt to win a new exemption for American troops from international prosecution for war crimes — an effort that had faced strong opposition because of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. In 2005, former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 1964 Mississippi slayings of three civil rights workers. One year ago: Outraged at the turmoil in Zimbabwe, the U.N. Security Council declared that a fair presidential vote was impossible because of a "campaign of violence" waged by President Robert Mugabe's government. Seattle's Felix Hernandez hit the first grand slam by an American League pitcher in 37 years, then departed with a sprained ankle before he could qualify for a win in the Mariners' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets. Today's Birthdays: Singer Diana Trask is 69. Conductor James Levine is 66. R&B singer Rosetta Hightower (The Orlons) is 65. Actor Ted Shackelford is 63. Actor Bryan Brown is 62. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is 61. "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is 53. Actress Frances McDormand is 52. Rock musician Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) is 47. Actor Paul La Greca is 47. R&B singer Chico DeBarge is 39. Actress Selma Blair is 37. Rock singer KT Tunstall is 34. R&B singer Virgo Williams (Ghostowns DJs) is 34. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 32. New England Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light is 31. San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is 30. Rock singer Duffy is 25. Today In Entertainment History -- In 1923, choreographer-director Bob Fosse was born in Chicago. In 1967, John Entwistle of The Who married Alison Wise. In 1970, Chubby Checker was arrested at Niagara Falls, New York, after authorities found marijuana, hashish and some unidentified drugs in Checker's car. In 1972, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles perform together for the last time. They have since reunited for a few performances. In 1975, Alice Cooper broke six ribs after falling off the stage during a concert in Vancouver. In 1987, singer Tiffany began her tour of performances at shopping malls in Paramus, New Jersey. Twenty years ago, in 1989, New Kids on the Block were nearly thrown out of a hotel in Anaheim, California. They were caught throwing balloons filled with Kool-Aid at guests. Fifteen years ago, in 1994, Barry Manilow's first musical, "Copacabana" -- based on his 1976 hit song -- opened in London. In 1996, actor Robert Downey Junior was arrested on drug charges after authorities found crack cocaine, heroin and an unloaded .357 Magnum revolver in his truck during a traffic stop in Malibu, California. Thought for Today: "Suffering without understanding in this life is a heap worse than suffering when you have at least the grain of an idea what it's all for." — Mary Ellen Chase, American author (1887-1973). [But it's all for the sweet relief of death, to stop that suffering. There's nothing else to be understood. — Ed.]
In 1967, President Lyndon B. Johnson and Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin held the first of two meetings at Glassboro State College in New Jersey. In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and White House chief of staff H.R. Haldeman discussed a plan to use the CIA to obstruct the FBI's Watergate investigation. (Revelation of the tape recording of this conversation sparked Nixon's resignation in 1974.) In 1985, all 329 people aboard an Air India Boeing 747 were killed when the plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland, after a bomb widely believed to have been planted by Sikh separatists exploded. Twenty years ago, in 1989, the Supreme Court refused to shut down the "dial-a-porn" industry, ruling Congress had gone too far in passing a law banning all sexually oriented phone message services. In 1992, John Gotti, convicted of racketeering charges, was sentenced in New York to life in prison. In 1993, Lorena Bobbitt of Prince William County, Va., sexually mutilated her husband, John, after he allegedly raped her. In 1995, Dr. Jonas Salk, the medical pioneer who developed the first vaccine against polio, died at age 80. Ten years ago: A divided Supreme Court dramatically enhanced states' rights in a trio of decisions that eroded Congress' power. U.S. Marines in Kosovo killed one person and wounded two others after coming under fire; no Marines were injured. Two months after his retirement, Wayne Gretzky was voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame along with former referee Andy Van Hellemond and Ian (Scotty) Morrison in the builder category. Five years ago: In a major retreat, the United States abandoned an attempt to win a new exemption for American troops from international prosecution for war crimes — an effort that had faced strong opposition because of the Iraqi prisoner abuse scandal. In 2005, former Ku Klux Klansman Edgar Ray Killen was sentenced to 60 years in prison for the 1964 Mississippi slayings of three civil rights workers. One year ago: Outraged at the turmoil in Zimbabwe, the U.N. Security Council declared that a fair presidential vote was impossible because of a "campaign of violence" waged by President Robert Mugabe's government. Seattle's Felix Hernandez hit the first grand slam by an American League pitcher in 37 years, then departed with a sprained ankle before he could qualify for a win in the Mariners' 5-2 victory over the New York Mets. Today's Birthdays: Singer Diana Trask is 69. Conductor James Levine is 66. R&B singer Rosetta Hightower (The Orlons) is 65. Actor Ted Shackelford is 63. Actor Bryan Brown is 62. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is 61. "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson is 53. Actress Frances McDormand is 52. Rock musician Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) is 47. Actor Paul La Greca is 47. R&B singer Chico DeBarge is 39. Actress Selma Blair is 37. Rock singer KT Tunstall is 34. R&B singer Virgo Williams (Ghostowns DJs) is 34. Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is 32. New England Patriots offensive tackle Matt Light is 31. San Diego Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson is 30. Rock singer Duffy is 25. Today In Entertainment History -- In 1923, choreographer-director Bob Fosse was born in Chicago. In 1967, John Entwistle of The Who married Alison Wise. In 1970, Chubby Checker was arrested at Niagara Falls, New York, after authorities found marijuana, hashish and some unidentified drugs in Checker's car. In 1972, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles perform together for the last time. They have since reunited for a few performances. In 1975, Alice Cooper broke six ribs after falling off the stage during a concert in Vancouver. In 1987, singer Tiffany began her tour of performances at shopping malls in Paramus, New Jersey. Twenty years ago, in 1989, New Kids on the Block were nearly thrown out of a hotel in Anaheim, California. They were caught throwing balloons filled with Kool-Aid at guests. Fifteen years ago, in 1994, Barry Manilow's first musical, "Copacabana" -- based on his 1976 hit song -- opened in London. In 1996, actor Robert Downey Junior was arrested on drug charges after authorities found crack cocaine, heroin and an unloaded .357 Magnum revolver in his truck during a traffic stop in Malibu, California. Thought for Today: "Suffering without understanding in this life is a heap worse than suffering when you have at least the grain of an idea what it's all for." — Mary Ellen Chase, American author (1887-1973). [But it's all for the sweet relief of death, to stop that suffering. There's nothing else to be understood. — Ed.]
Monday, June 22, 2009
Wake Up To The News!
This is an apparently local (Los Angeles) aggregation of situation reports of the Iranian we-can-only-hope-it's-a revolution.
Two recent reports:
akheh ina khodeshoun bachehashouno az sare rah ovordan,ke javounaye mardomo injouri par par mikonan va eyne khiyaleshoun nist!nang bar to rahbar
And:
Ha, we kid. There's a bit of English, & a video or two.
گلوله ها رو در بيارين و حفظ كنين. اين نشون خواهد داد كه از چه تفنگ آتش شده و كيا اين جور تفنگ داشتن. به همه اطلاع بدين
22 June: Summer Means Death; Big Day For WWII
By The Associated Press 44 mins ago
Today is Monday, June 22, the 173rd day of 2009. There are 192 days left in the year.
From The Other World AP. A/V. UPI Almanac.
Today's Highlight in History:
On June 22, 1945, the World War II battle for Okinawa ended with an Allied victory; some 13,000 Americans and 90,000 Japanese soldiers, plus 130,000 civilians, were killed in the nearly three-month campaign.
On this date:
In 1611, English explorer Henry Hudson, his son and several other people were set adrift in present-day Hudson Bay by mutineers.
In 1807, a British frigate, the HMS Leopard, attacked and boarded the American ship USS Chesapeake off the Virginia coast in search of Royal Navy deserters.
In 1815, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated for the second time.
In 1868, Arkansas was re-admitted to the Union. [In return, we got Bill Clinton & Mike Huckabee. — Ed.]
In 1870, the U.S. Department of Justice was created.
In 1911, Britain's King George V was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
In 1937, Joe Louis began his reign as world heavyweight boxing champion by knocking out Jim Braddock in the eighth round of their fight in Chicago.
In 1938, Joe Louis knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of their rematch at Yankee Stadium.
In 1940, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the "GI Bill of Rights."
In 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. attorney general to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)
In 1993, former first lady Pat Nixon died in Park Ridge, N.J., at age 81.
Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton visited ethnic Albanian refugees at a refugee camp in Macedonia. The Supreme Court ruled the Americans with Disabilities Act does not extend to people with poor eyesight or other correctable conditions. [Take that, you four-eyed fucks! — Ed.]
In 2002, syndicated advice columnist Ann Landers died at age 83.
Five years ago: Islamic militants beheaded Kim Sun-il, a South Korean hostage who'd pleaded for his life in a heart-wrenching videotape; he was the third foreign hostage decapitated in the Middle East in little over a month. Mexican newspaper editor Francisco Ortiz Franco was shot to death in Tijuana. Former President Bill Clinton's memoir, "My Life," was officially released. Child poet Mattie Stepanek, a prominent voice for muscular dystrophy sufferers, died in Washington, D.C., at age 13.
One year ago: Anthony Bologna and his sons, Michael and Matthew, were shot to death in a San Francisco intersection. (Police say the suspected gunman, Edwin Ramos, mistook the Bolognas for rival gang members; Ramos has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.) Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, withdrew from a presidential runoff against Robert Mugabe.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Ralph Waite is 81. Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 73. Actor Michael Lerner is 68. Fox News correspondent Brit Hume is 66. Singer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) is 65. Actor Andrew Rubin is 63. Actor David L. Lander is 62.
As is singer-actor-screenwriter Howard "Eddie" Kaylan.
Two funny Americans born on the same day. And singer-musician Todd Rundgren was born just a yr. later, making him 61.
Actress Meryl Streep is 60. Actress Lindsay Wagner is 60. Singer Alan Osmond is 60. Actor Murphy Cross is 59. Actor Graham Greene is 57. Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 56. Actor Chris Lemmon is 55. Rock musician Derek Forbes is 53. Actor Tim Russ is 53. Rock musician Garry Beers (INXS) is 52. Actor-producer-writer Bruce Campbell is 51. Rock musician Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is 50. Actress Tracy Pollan is 49. Rock singer-musician Jimmy Somerville is 48. Author Dan Brown is 45. Rock singer-musician Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) is 45. Actress Amy Brenneman is 45. Rock singer Steven Page is 39. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is 38. Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub is 38. TV personality Carson Daly is 36. Rock musician Chris Traynor is 36. Country musician Jimmy Wallace is 36. Actor Donald Faison is 35. Actress Alicia Goranson is 35. Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is 31.
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1959, the Swedish film "Wild Strawberries," written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, opened in New York.
In 1968, the Jeff Beck group made its debut. Singer Rod Stewart was so shy he hid behind speakers for the first few songs.
Forty years ago, in 1969, singer-actress Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in London. She was 47.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon outside Lennon's New York apartment building.
In 1987, actor-dancer Fred Astaire died at the age of 88.
In 1990, Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium.
In 1940, Adolf Hitler gained a stunning victory as France was forced to sign an armistice eight days after German forces overran Paris.
In 1941, Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
In 1944, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, more popularly known as the "GI Bill of Rights."
In 1977, John N. Mitchell became the first former U.S. attorney general to go to prison as he began serving a sentence for his role in the Watergate cover-up. (He was released 19 months later.)
In 1993, former first lady Pat Nixon died in Park Ridge, N.J., at age 81.
Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton visited ethnic Albanian refugees at a refugee camp in Macedonia. The Supreme Court ruled the Americans with Disabilities Act does not extend to people with poor eyesight or other correctable conditions. [Take that, you four-eyed fucks! — Ed.]
In 2002, syndicated advice columnist Ann Landers died at age 83.
Five years ago: Islamic militants beheaded Kim Sun-il, a South Korean hostage who'd pleaded for his life in a heart-wrenching videotape; he was the third foreign hostage decapitated in the Middle East in little over a month. Mexican newspaper editor Francisco Ortiz Franco was shot to death in Tijuana. Former President Bill Clinton's memoir, "My Life," was officially released. Child poet Mattie Stepanek, a prominent voice for muscular dystrophy sufferers, died in Washington, D.C., at age 13.
One year ago: Anthony Bologna and his sons, Michael and Matthew, were shot to death in a San Francisco intersection. (Police say the suspected gunman, Edwin Ramos, mistook the Bolognas for rival gang members; Ramos has pleaded not guilty to murder charges.) Zimbabwe's opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, withdrew from a presidential runoff against Robert Mugabe.
Today's Birthdays: Actor Ralph Waite is 81. Singer-actor Kris Kristofferson is 73. Actor Michael Lerner is 68. Fox News correspondent Brit Hume is 66. Singer Peter Asher (Peter and Gordon) is 65. Actor Andrew Rubin is 63. Actor David L. Lander is 62.
As is singer-actor-screenwriter Howard "Eddie" Kaylan.
Two funny Americans born on the same day. And singer-musician Todd Rundgren was born just a yr. later, making him 61.
Actress Meryl Streep is 60. Actress Lindsay Wagner is 60. Singer Alan Osmond is 60. Actor Murphy Cross is 59. Actor Graham Greene is 57. Pop singer Cyndi Lauper is 56. Actor Chris Lemmon is 55. Rock musician Derek Forbes is 53. Actor Tim Russ is 53. Rock musician Garry Beers (INXS) is 52. Actor-producer-writer Bruce Campbell is 51. Rock musician Alan Anton (Cowboy Junkies) is 50. Actress Tracy Pollan is 49. Rock singer-musician Jimmy Somerville is 48. Author Dan Brown is 45. Rock singer-musician Mike Edwards (Jesus Jones) is 45. Actress Amy Brenneman is 45. Rock singer Steven Page is 39. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner is 38. Actress Mary Lynn Rajskub is 38. TV personality Carson Daly is 36. Rock musician Chris Traynor is 36. Country musician Jimmy Wallace is 36. Actor Donald Faison is 35. Actress Alicia Goranson is 35. Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey is 31.
Today In Entertainment History -- In 1959, the Swedish film "Wild Strawberries," written and directed by Ingmar Bergman, opened in New York.
In 1968, the Jeff Beck group made its debut. Singer Rod Stewart was so shy he hid behind speakers for the first few songs.
Forty years ago, in 1969, singer-actress Judy Garland died of a drug overdose in London. She was 47.
In 1981, Mark David Chapman pleaded guilty to killing John Lennon outside Lennon's New York apartment building.
In 1987, actor-dancer Fred Astaire died at the age of 88.
In 1990, Billy Joel became the first rock artist to perform at Yankee Stadium. In 2000, comedian Dennis Miller was added as an announcer on "Monday Night Football."
In 2001, Doobie Brothers drummer Mike Hossack was in a serious motorcycle accident near Sacramento.
In 2003, actor Adam Sandler married longtime girlfriend Jackie Titone.
Last year, acerbic standup comedian and satirist George Carlin died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 71. Comedian Dody Goodman died in Englewood, N.J., at age 93.
Thought for Today: "To understand is hard. Once one understands, action is easy." — Sun Yat-sen, Chinese statesman (1866-1925).
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Ceci N'est Pas Un Saxophone
The recent demise (by nature's causes) of founding Venture Bob Bogle inspired us to find the Chet Atkins version of "Walk, Don't Run," which lead to this,which led to this,
A Naked Lunch
We decided to get a juicy, delicious garlic on onion roll w/ mayo, cheddar & horseradish sauce hamburg at the end of the second inning, & did not make it back to our seat until the end of the fourth.We don't care if the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are keeping beer prices relatively low, they have to do something about these concession lines.
Foreign Policy 101
The following may surprise non-American readers, but this is what happens whenever a U.S. President speaks out against evil. [...] The words are strapped to the back of a flying unicorn, who soars overseas to deliver the words to the foreign leader in question. [...] [T]he flying unicorn hurls the words from the heavens like a javelin, killing the tyrant and making everyone yell “Yay!” and “We’re Happy!”Even more amusing w/ pictures.
Summation Of American Political Reaction To Events In Iran:
That said, seeing Will and Graham on opposite sides of this reminds me of a point that often goes overlooked: we're not dealing with a dynamic that pits the left vs. the right, or Dems against Republicans. Rather, this is a situation featuring neocons vs. everyone else. Steve Benen, Political Animal, in The Washington Monthly.Alternate title: "We Surround Them!"
To The Streets!!
Weasels on the Westside of L. A., if you're reading this now (1340 PDT) you can join the "Smash The Fascist Insect of Iranian Theocracy" parade/demo in Westwood, around the Federal Bldg. & along Westwood Blvd.
Too damn bad there are no Iranian consulates & embassies in these United Snakes. We think you know why. ("Burn, baby, burn!!")
21 June: Fathers Day Our Ass;
Our Father's Dead
Today is Sunday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2009. There are 193 days left in the year. This is Father's Day. Summer arrives at 1:45 a.m. EDT. [Hokey Smokes, it's already here?!] AP. A/V. UPI Almanac. Today's Highlight in History: On June 21, 1788, the U.S. Constitution went into effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it. On this date: In 1834, Cyrus Hall McCormick received a patent for his reaping machine. In 1905, Philosopher, author and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre was born in Paris. In 1932, heavyweight Max Schmeling lost a title fight rematch in New York by decision to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmeling's manager, Joe Jacobs, to exclaim: "We was robbed!" In 1945, Japanese defenders of Okinawa Island surrendered to U.S. troops. In 1948, the Republican national convention opened in Philadelphia. (The delegates ended up choosing Thomas E. Dewey to be their presidential nominee.) In 1963, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was chosen to succeed the late Pope John XXIII; the new pope took the name Paul VI. In 1964, civil rights workers Michael H. Schwerner, Andrew Goodman and James E. Chaney disappeared in Philadelphia, Miss.; their bodies were found buried in an earthen dam six weeks later. (More photos, & folk music, at the "A/V" link above.) 
Meanwhile, Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
In 1973, the Supreme Court, in Miller v. California, ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards. [Fuck 'em in the ass. Sideways. — Ed.] In 1982, a jury in Washington found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three other men. In 1985, scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. Twenty years ago, in 1989, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. In 1990, an estimated 50,000 Iranians were killed by an earthquake. In 1997, the Women's National Basketball Association made its debut. Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton visited Slovenia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, where he publicly urged Serbs to reject Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. NATO and the Kosovo Liberation Army, meanwhile, signed an accord providing for the demilitarization of the KLA. In 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss., 41 years to the day earlier. (He is serving a 60-year prison sentence.) In 2000, NASA announced that its Mars Global Surveyor had spotted grooved surface features, suggesting a relatively recent water flow on the planet. Five years ago: The SpaceShipOne rocket plane punched through Earth's atmosphere, then glided to a landing in California's Mojave Desert in the first privately financed manned spaceflight. Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resigned effective July 1, 2004, amid graft allegations and a federal investigation. (Rowland, who ended up serving 10 months in prison, was succeeded by Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell.) One year ago: A ferry carrying more than 800 people capsized as Typhoon Fengshen battered the Philippines; only about four dozen people survived. The body of a pregnant Army soldier, Spc. Megan Touma, 23, was found submerged in a motel room bathtub in Fayetteville, N.C. (Sgt. Edgar Patino, said by police to be the unborn baby's father, was charged with first-degree murder.) Scott Kalitta died when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey. Today's Birthdays: Actress Jane Russell is 88. Actor Bernie Kopell is 76. Actor Monte Markham is 74. Songwriter Don Black is 71. Actress Mariette Hartley is 69. Comedian Joe Flaherty is 68. Rock singer-musician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 65. Actress Meredith Baxter is 62. Actor Michael Gross is 62. Rock musician Joe Molland (Badfinger) is 62. Rock musician Don Airey (Deep Purple) is 61. Country singer Leon Everette is 61. Rock musician Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 59. Rock musician Nils Lofgren is 58. Actress Robyn Douglass is 56. Actor Leigh McCloskey is 54. Cartoonist Berke Breathed is 52. Country singer Kathy Mattea is 50. Actor Marc Copage is 47. Actress Sammi Davis is 45. Actor Doug Savant is 45. Country musician Porter Howell is 45. Actor Michael Dolan is 44. Writer-director Larry Wachowski is 44. Actress Paula Irvine is 41. Rapper/producer Pete Rock is 39. Country singer Allison Moorer is 37. Actress Juliette Lewis is 36. Musician Justin Cary is 34. Rock musician Mike Einziger (Incubus) is 33. Actor Chris Pratt is 30. Rock singer Brandon Flowers is 28. Britain's Prince William of Wales is 27. Today In Entertainment History -- In 1955, Johnny Cash released his first single, "Hey, Porter." In 1958, Bobby Darin recorded his first hit, "Splish Splash." In 1966, the Rolling Stones sued 14 New York hotels that had banned them. They claimed the move hurt their careers. In 1970, Pete Townshend was detained at the Memphis Airport because he used the British slang term "bomb" to describe the success of The Who rock opera "Tommy." The FBI thought it was a bomb threat. In 1973, Bread performed for the last time, in Salt Lake City, Utah. [We hope that in all the excitement someone remembered to plunge a stake into their hearts. — Ed.] Thirty years ago, in 1979, guitarist Mick Taylor released his first solo album, four years after leaving the Rolling Stones. In 1981, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker formally dissolved Steely Dan. They reunited in 1993. [Whores. — Ed.] Fifteen years ago, in 1994, singer George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony. He claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn't be commercially successful. In 1998, actor Macauley Culkin married actress Rachel Miner. They have since separated. In 2001, bluesman John Lee Hooker died of natural causes at his home outside San Francisco. He was 83. That same day, actor Carroll O'Connor died of a heart attack at a hospital near Los Angeles. He was 76. Thought for Today: "Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." — Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (1905-1980). [Good time to wake up, as far as we're concerned. — Ed.]
Meanwhile, Jim Bunning of the Philadelphia Phillies pitched a perfect game in a 6-0 victory over the New York Mets.
In 1973, the Supreme Court, in Miller v. California, ruled that states may ban materials found to be obscene according to local standards. [Fuck 'em in the ass. Sideways. — Ed.] In 1982, a jury in Washington found John Hinckley Jr. not guilty by reason of insanity in the shootings of President Ronald Reagan and three other men. In 1985, scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele. Twenty years ago, in 1989, a sharply divided Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment. In 1990, an estimated 50,000 Iranians were killed by an earthquake. In 1997, the Women's National Basketball Association made its debut. Ten years ago: President Bill Clinton visited Slovenia, formerly part of Yugoslavia, where he publicly urged Serbs to reject Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic. NATO and the Kosovo Liberation Army, meanwhile, signed an accord providing for the demilitarization of the KLA. In 2005, Edgar Ray Killen, an 80-year-old former Ku Klux Klansman, was found guilty of manslaughter in the deaths of three civil rights workers in Philadelphia, Miss., 41 years to the day earlier. (He is serving a 60-year prison sentence.) In 2000, NASA announced that its Mars Global Surveyor had spotted grooved surface features, suggesting a relatively recent water flow on the planet. Five years ago: The SpaceShipOne rocket plane punched through Earth's atmosphere, then glided to a landing in California's Mojave Desert in the first privately financed manned spaceflight. Connecticut Gov. John Rowland resigned effective July 1, 2004, amid graft allegations and a federal investigation. (Rowland, who ended up serving 10 months in prison, was succeeded by Lt. Gov. M. Jodi Rell.) One year ago: A ferry carrying more than 800 people capsized as Typhoon Fengshen battered the Philippines; only about four dozen people survived. The body of a pregnant Army soldier, Spc. Megan Touma, 23, was found submerged in a motel room bathtub in Fayetteville, N.C. (Sgt. Edgar Patino, said by police to be the unborn baby's father, was charged with first-degree murder.) Scott Kalitta died when his Funny Car burst into flames and crashed at the end of the track during the final round of qualifying for the Lucas Oil NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park in New Jersey. Today's Birthdays: Actress Jane Russell is 88. Actor Bernie Kopell is 76. Actor Monte Markham is 74. Songwriter Don Black is 71. Actress Mariette Hartley is 69. Comedian Joe Flaherty is 68. Rock singer-musician Ray Davies (The Kinks) is 65. Actress Meredith Baxter is 62. Actor Michael Gross is 62. Rock musician Joe Molland (Badfinger) is 62. Rock musician Don Airey (Deep Purple) is 61. Country singer Leon Everette is 61. Rock musician Joey Kramer (Aerosmith) is 59. Rock musician Nils Lofgren is 58. Actress Robyn Douglass is 56. Actor Leigh McCloskey is 54. Cartoonist Berke Breathed is 52. Country singer Kathy Mattea is 50. Actor Marc Copage is 47. Actress Sammi Davis is 45. Actor Doug Savant is 45. Country musician Porter Howell is 45. Actor Michael Dolan is 44. Writer-director Larry Wachowski is 44. Actress Paula Irvine is 41. Rapper/producer Pete Rock is 39. Country singer Allison Moorer is 37. Actress Juliette Lewis is 36. Musician Justin Cary is 34. Rock musician Mike Einziger (Incubus) is 33. Actor Chris Pratt is 30. Rock singer Brandon Flowers is 28. Britain's Prince William of Wales is 27. Today In Entertainment History -- In 1955, Johnny Cash released his first single, "Hey, Porter." In 1958, Bobby Darin recorded his first hit, "Splish Splash." In 1966, the Rolling Stones sued 14 New York hotels that had banned them. They claimed the move hurt their careers. In 1970, Pete Townshend was detained at the Memphis Airport because he used the British slang term "bomb" to describe the success of The Who rock opera "Tommy." The FBI thought it was a bomb threat. In 1973, Bread performed for the last time, in Salt Lake City, Utah. [We hope that in all the excitement someone remembered to plunge a stake into their hearts. — Ed.] Thirty years ago, in 1979, guitarist Mick Taylor released his first solo album, four years after leaving the Rolling Stones. In 1981, Donald Fagen and Walter Becker formally dissolved Steely Dan. They reunited in 1993. [Whores. — Ed.] Fifteen years ago, in 1994, singer George Michael lost his lawsuit against Sony. He claimed that his 15-year contract with Sony was unfair because the company could refuse to release albums it thought wouldn't be commercially successful. In 1998, actor Macauley Culkin married actress Rachel Miner. They have since separated. In 2001, bluesman John Lee Hooker died of natural causes at his home outside San Francisco. He was 83. That same day, actor Carroll O'Connor died of a heart attack at a hospital near Los Angeles. He was 76. Thought for Today: "Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." — Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher (1905-1980). [Good time to wake up, as far as we're concerned. — Ed.]
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Anarcho-Nihilist Keyboard Commando Stretches Fingers, Types
You can bet your ever-widening asses that if the entire editorial staff here weren't wretched, aging & sedentary, w/ our own ever-widening ass, we'd be right there in Tehran, burning motorcycles at the very least. Or in front of the Federal Bldg. in Westwood waving flags or honking. Alas, not either. At least we weren't getting ice cream somewhere. Can you imagine?
Some can. In the imagination of Patterico, contrasting & comparing the triviality of a CBS News WH correspondent micro-blogging the President taking his daughters out for ice cream w/ Twits [sic] from the screen-name "Change for Iran" proves something. Nothing's proved to us beyond the triviality of whoever's running the WH beat at CBS News, & possibly the gullibility of Patterico.
If anyone actually gave a damn they could look, but it's no stretch of the imagination that Those Who Comment There will establish each & every point that Patterico has implied.
It should be obvious that any Real American President would release a WH photo of himself staring into space out an aircraft window, or using the "frowning" expression while pretending to listen to some hot bit of gossip from the vast human intelligence network our top-drawer (underwear, socks) National Intelligence/Security Complex has established in Iran under the last few prexies, rather than taking his children out for ice cream. "Presidentin's serious bidness." After all, there's so fucking much he could be doing to further the cliched "freedom blah democracy blah oil rights blah" blather of the right. Like, um, making things worse.
Doubtless the twittering will be seen as evidence that THE MEDIA is "in the tank for [idiotic, often bordering on racist, attempt at an insulting name for Obama]. On the somewhat more advanced level we're on, it just looks as if P. T. Barnum is doing 14,400 r. p. m. in his eternal resting place. How much lower will that lowest common denominator get?
Crap, we didn't want to ruin our evening by reading comments there, but it took a typing eternity to imagine/predict them, & was about as slimy an experience. Anything left in that bottle?
PETA's Flesh Of The Week
One of many reasons we take no filthy lucre from corporate interests (Also: We'd clear US$2.00/day were we lucky; why bother?) is that we might end up w/ something like Pamela Anderson shilling for PETA on the sidebar. Pervs & the like may have noticed the naked models in cages & other such campaigns PETA has mounted. We certainly have. Not because we were looking, but because that's the sort of story the ink-stained weasels of the press & the telebision news weenies think America wants to watch, & who are we to disagree? This undated photo provided by PETA shows Lydia Guevara posing on the set of her PETA photo shoot. The granddaughter of Cuban revolutionary leader Ernesto 'Che' Guevara is the face of a new PETA campaign touting 'the vegetarian revolution.' PETA spokesman Michael McGraw says the campaign will debut in Argentina in October and will be seen internationally. It's PETA's first vegetarianism campaign in South America. (AP Photo/PETA)
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