The release of US military records on Afghanistan is being compared to the 1971 leak of the Pentagon Papers by Daniel Ellsburg, with one important difference. The media no longer cares, and even if they did, hardly anyone is surprised to learn that Afghanistan is a mess, or even that we may have committed and covered up war crimes.
“The brother of former President George Bush, Jeb Bush, is running for president. Yep, and the campaign slogan is, ‘I’m going to finish what my brother started.'” – David Letterman
“So Jeb Bush is running for president. I don’t know about the rest of the country, but thank God, ladies and gentlemen, the comedy recession is over!” – David Letterman
“Political experts and pundits and people who know the Bushes are saying that Jeb Bush is smarter than his brother. That’s damning with faint praise, isn’t it? Who the hell isn’t smarter than his brother, for God’s sake?” – David Letterman
“Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich did not testify at his trial. He wanted to testify, but he sold his seat at the court for $100,000.” – Jay Leno
“President Obama and his family are going on vacation in the Gulf Coast next month. Of course, the Gulf Coast is a lovely place to sit back and relax — just ask BP.” – Jimmy Fallon
“Have you guys seen this show ‘White House Apprentice?’ It’s a lot like the other ‘Apprentice,’ but on this one, when the boss fires you, he offers you your job back a day later.” – Jay Leno
“Happy birthday to former Sen. Bob Dole. He’s 175 years old today.” – Jay Leno
“Starbucks’ profits went up 37 percent in the third quarter of this year. They say they owe the increase to their new strategy of opening a Starbucks inside an existing Starbucks.” – Jimmy Fallon
“Britney Spears has been giving her support to Mel Gibson throughout the scandal, which is ironic because Mel’s latest tape is called, ‘Oops, I did it again.'” – Jay Leno
“Facebook now has 500 million users. The previous record holder was heroin.” – Jimmy Kimmel
From MoveOn.org. Although I don’t think they went far enough. Breitbart doesn’t just “heart” terrorists, he is a terrorist.
Yes, I know that weather is not the same as climate, but since conservative pundits repeatedly called global warming a big hoax every time there was a snow storm last winter, I wonder if they are saying anything now that this year is turning out to be the hottest in recorded history.
Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has suddenly decided it is time to give a “major national security address” at the conservative American Enterprise Institute on Thursday. In his speech, Gingrich will directly challenge Obama.
Gingrich is also spending an awful lot of time in Iowa and South Carolina.
Personally, I think this is great. While I don’t agree with many of Gingrich’s policies, at least he has policy positions. I would like to see the Republican party reemerge, and Gingrich probably has the best shot at helping that happen. I can say that I have more respect for Gingrich than any other current possible Republican candidate for the presidency. And I like the fact that he is an actual fiscal conservative, not just a pretend one.
Yes, I know there are problems with Gingrich. There are his marriage problems, including his having an affair during the time he was condemning Bill Clinton for the Lewinsky scandal. And even Republicans attacked him for his mishandling of the budget showdown, eventually leading him to resign both as Speaker of the House and his congressional seat. Even more troubling are his ethics violations, making Gingrich the first Speaker ever to be disciplined by Congress for ethical wrongdoing.
But I am serious with the headline. I have no idea who would make a good running mate for Gingrich. What do you think?
“Bristol Palin is getting married to Levi Johnston. Sarah Palin is so excited that she can’t even make up words to express how thrilled she is.” – David Letterman
“Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed turning the city’s excess dumpsters into swimming pools. Nothing says summer in New York City like packing a picnic lunch and heading to the dumpster.” – David Letterman
“President Obama signed into law a sweeping financial reform. The law started out strong, but got watered down as it went through Congress. Basically, the law now says that Wall Street has to wait an hour after eating to go swimming.” – Jimmy Kimmel
“This week in 1944, a bomb intended for Adolf Hitler exploded but failed to kill him. It was a defective device called the Apple iBomb. It would have worked but Hitler was holding it wrong.” – Jay Leno
“Newspaper circulation has fallen to a new low and they say they are becoming obsolete. To give you an idea of how bad it is, today I saw a guy sleeping on a park bench with an iPad on his face.” – Jay Leno
“The CEO of British Petroleum is leaving his job. It’s not official, it just leaked out.” – David Letterman
“The big comic book convention, Comic-Con, starts tomorrow in San Diego. This is a week-long convention of comic books, science fiction, video games, and other forms of birth control.” – Jimmy Fallon
“British Prime Minister David Cameron is visiting the U.S. and yesterday he and President Obama gave each other pieces of art. That really wasn’t necessary, Britain. You’ve already given us a huge oil painting.” – Jimmy Fallon
“The man who invented the black box used in airplanes has died. The cause of death was too many comedians saying, ‘Why don’t they just make the whole plane out of the black box?'” – Craig Ferguson
Why would anyone believe anything coming from Andrew Breitbart ever again? We’ve already been fooled more than once by him. As Dubya said, “fool me once, shame on, shame on you. Fool me, you can’t get fooled again”.
“The countdown is now under way for what a lot of people are calling the wedding of the year — on July 31 Chelsea Clinton is getting married. Bill and Hillary are thrilled; they say they don’t care who the groom is as long as it’s not Levi Johnston.” – Jay Leno
“Bristol Palin and Levi Johnston are getting married. Just today, they were talking to Joe the Wedding Planner.” – David Letterman
“BP’s oil cap seems to be working. The cap they’re using is childproof, so it’ll never come off.” – Jimmy Kimmel
“According to a study by the Brookings institution, Washington D.C. has the highest concentration of smart people in the United States. Lets see; we have a mess in the Gulf, we have a dysfunctional Homeland Security, and we are $13 trillion in debt. Imagine how bad it would be if these people weren’t geniuses.” – Jay Leno
“Yesterday, President Obama thanked the WNBA champions the Phoenix Mercury for showing his daughters that they can be athletic and still be attractive. And then Michelle Obama said, ‘AHEM!'” – Jimmy Fallon
“They want to build a mosque near the site of the World Trade Center. If you put a mosque there, there’s no way terrorists will blow it up. If I was in charge, I would put a mosque on top of every building in America.” – Jimmy Kimmel
“Apparently BP’s containment cap is leaking. When asked if the rumors are true, a BP spokesman said, ‘Aren’t there any more Mel Gibson tapes?'” – Craig Ferguson
“All of Mel Gibson’s troubles could have been avoided if he’d just made those calls with the iPhone 4. None of them would have gone through.” – Jay Leno
“It’s so hot in New York City that conservatives have started the ‘Iced Tea Party.'” – David Letterman
“Bristol Palin wants Levi Johnston to wear a camouflage vest at their wedding next month. When she heard that, Sarah Palin was like, ‘That’s fine, I wasn’t planning on aiming that high anyway.'” – Jimmy Fallon
“Dick Cheney is recovering from heart surgery in the hospital. I understand Fox sent flowers, and MSNBC sent a large pepperoni pizza with extra cheese.” – Jay Leno
“The Obamas invited Broadway stars to perform at the White House. Unfortunately, things got a little awkward when Barack told one lady how great she was in ‘Wicked,’ then realized it was just Nancy Pelosi.” – Jimmy Fallon
“Malia Obama is about to go to summer camp for the first time. And you can tell that Michelle picked out the camp, because whenever they make s’mores, they just melt zucchini in between two Wheat Thins.” – Jimmy Fallon
The gay-hating Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) is mostly known for picketing the funerals of murdered homosexuals and Jews, but they also protest other places and events. One of the craziest was picketing an appliance store that was selling Swedish vacuum cleaners, because a Swedish pastor had been convicted of anti-gay hate speech. The pastor, whose conviction was later overturned, actually denounced the WBC, who in return denounced the pastor as a traitor and an ingrate.
But WBC’s latest target was the annual Comic-Con in San Diego for “idol worship”. But I’m guessing that the handful of WBC picketers weren’t prepared for the counter-protest from Sci-Fi fans, many of whom were dressed in costume and carrying ironic signs (see photo at right, but lots more lovely ironic photos and a video at the link). Some of the counter-protestors were even chanting “What do we want?”, “Gay Sex!”, “When do we want it?”, “Now!”.
The WBC protestors:
UPDATE: Here’s a larger photo of the counter-protest.
I guess it is important to bail out rich bankers and insurance companies, but when it comes to regular working stiffs…
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