Only two days into their sponsorship of Beck’s radio show, TurboTax tweeted a contrite acknowledgment that it had mistaken a liability for an asset.
According to StopBeck.com, TurboTax is the 120th advertiser to shift or outright yank its buys from Beck’s radio and TV programs.
Hard to say at this point whether TurboTax was responding to howls of consumer indignation, or the sudden realization that Beck supports a Soviet-style Flat Tax and a vastly simplified Tax Code, neither of which represents an exciting growth opportunity for sellers of tax-preparation software.
Several of Rep. Eric Massa’s former Navy crew members go public with tales of Unwelcome Scrutiny on the High Seas. Joshua Green breaks the story at The Atlantic. [H/T TPM]
Some of you may remember when we wrote about the Florida case of a juiced-up musclehead with anger management issues beating down a Greek Orthodox priest with a tire iron because he claimed he was a genital-grabbing terrorist. Let’s just say it didn’t end the way we were hoping that it would. What a travesty.
Admit it: You knew it was going to be amusing when MSNBC’s second-most addled gasbag, Chris Matthews, announced his intention to add an Olbermannesque “special comment” to his broadcast—the “Let Me Finish” segment (as if anyone could ever stop him!).
I look forward to tonight’s reflections on the humble, poor black people of the earth, avuncular mustaches, shishkabobs and concentrated numbers of warring religious factions in the HOLY city.
Fulfilling his bloggy mission, Zandar points out the stupid in this wingnut-prØn poll, which finds that, according to Americans, the US has lost international standing during the Obama administration:
What a ridiculous poll. If you want to know how the US is perceived internationally by non-Americans, why are you asking Americans?
Good question, Zandar. As it turns out, Gallup released a poll last month that actually did gauge non-American perceptions of American leadership and presents data from 2006-2009:
Everyone knows squishy, effete, elitist Kenyan lawyer Barack Obama is just longing to coddle America’s enemies! Unlike Dick Cheney, who once shot an old lawyer in the face (it was just Dick’s manner of saying, “Outta my way, motherfucker!”), Obama wants to serve terrorists glasses of warm, halal milk, read them Koranic bedtime stories and tuck them into comfy featherbeds with extra-soft pillows.
But damn it all, whenever secret Muslim Obama tries to deliver engraved invitations to Islamic terrorists to please come dine on pork-free goodies on the East Lawn, he keeps accidentally blowingthesumbitchesup with Hellfire missiles! It’s all a horrible, horrible misunderstanding.
Dick Cheney’s daughter Liz is an attorney who got through law school without learning that those accused of crimes—even atrocities—have a right to legal counsel. With the help of Fox News and Bill Kristol, Liz Cheney’s “Keep America Safe” organization has been busily smearing lawyers who represented War on Terror detainees, implying that the lawyers and the DOJ that employs them are in league with al Qaeda:
Liz Cheney, who in an earlier time would have impugned the character of Atticus Finch, is a disgrace to her profession and a neo-McCarthyite. That’s not surprising, given her parentage.
Also not surprising is that our stupid non-Fox media pretend not to notice this. They’ve long preferred covering key political battles and national security issues as if reporting on an Octomom-Brangela polygamous Vegas wedding.
The patriarch of the Cheney clan used fear to pull off one of the most expensive, deadly con jobs in the history of the United States. His daughter Liz is expanding the fear-mongering empire by smearing good people who are upholding the Constitution her father and his cronies crapped all over.
It looks like she’ll get away with it, just like her old man did. And it looks like the administration might just knuckle under to the fear-mongers. I hate to be dramatic, but I think this means the War on Terror is over. And we lost.
Very sad news. Al Weisel, freelance writer and the blogger known as Jon Swift, has passed away due to a sudden aortic aneurysm. He was a great guy and a wonderfully witty writer. He will be sorely missed. Tom Watson has more information here.
But don’t cry for him, New Yorkers: Ford promises to remain a force in politics both on the state and national level. Expect to receive frequent doses of Democratic and Republican talking points, generously mashed up to produce unique fusions such as “common-sense civil unions,” and dispensed by Ford on outlets like MSNBC. Huzzah!
The same storm that brought a gentle snowfall across Texas on Tuesday will reach the Northeast in the form of an atmospheric monster with damaging winds, blinding snow, torrential rain, huge waves and flooding.
In the hardest-hit areas, it will seem more like a “snowacane,” as a mere blizzard may not adequately describe conditions of this soon-to-be powerful nor’easter.
Massive Rumproast Bonus Points to anyone who comes up with something better than “Snowtorious B.I.G.” from the last storm in the comments.
Sure, it’s eight bucks a roll if you buy it, and it’s going to be hard as hell to steal after sundown. But it’s the realization of one of mankind’s oldest dreams…although I don’t remember precisely which one.
Sarah Palin caresses Todd with her magical Quittin’ Mittens.
Todd “First Dude” Palin dropped out of the Iron Dog. There’s like a gazillion jokes in there, but nothing will be funnier than the FaceDisgracebook note Sarah (or maybe Piper) will write about it, so let’s all kill some time watching this until it happens. BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT IT WILL! AND SHE WILL BLAME CARTOONS, LATE NIGHT CHILD MOLESTERS, REFRIGERATOR MAGNETS, TELEPROMPTERS, HOPEY, CHANGEY, AND/OR THE DEMOCRAT PARTY!!!
UPDATE: The ADN has updated their story and apparently the QUITTING (*snort!*) was due to a back injury or, as Ex-Half-Governor Iquitarod calls it, “broken parts”...
