Monday, May 12, 2008

Bill O’Reilly completely loses his shit on the set of Inside Edition. This is classic stuff and sure to go viral. Lots of cussing, so careful at work.

UPDATE: YouTube has pulled the video, but Gawker has a copy online here.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

This is one of the best things I’ve seen on The Colbert Report. Stephen interviews astronaut Garrett Reisman live from the International Space Station.

Friday, May 09, 2008

From The New York Times editorial board:

There is a lot of talk that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is now fated to lose the Democratic nomination and should pull out of the race. We believe it is her right to stay in the fight and challenge Senator Barack Obama as long as she has the desire and the means to do so. That is the essence of the democratic process.

But we believe just as strongly that Mrs. Clinton will be making a terrible mistake — for herself, her party and for the nation — if she continues to press her candidacy through negative campaigning with disturbing racial undertones. We believe it would also be a terrible mistake if she launches a fight over the disqualified delegations from Florida and Michigan. [...]

She owes more to millions of Americans who have voted for her (and particularly to New Yorkers, who are entitled to expect that if she loses, she will return to the Senate with her influence and integrity intact). [...]

We endorsed Mrs. Clinton, and we know that she has a major contribution to make. But instead of discussing her strong ideas, Mrs. Clinton claimed in an interview with USA Today that she would be the better nominee because a recent poll showed that “Senator Obama’s support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again.” She added: “There’s a pattern emerging here.”

Yes, there is a pattern — a familiar and unpleasant one. It is up to Mrs. Clinton to change it if she hopes to have any shot at winning the nomination or preserving her integrity and her influence if she loses.

(Youngsters and/or non-movie enthusiasts look below the fold...)

Now, after this (which isn’t getting the attention it deserves), maybe someone should do a YouTube video with Hillary starring as Veruca Salt:

Michigan Democrats on Wednesday voted to back a plan that would give Clinton 69 delegates—four fewer than the 73 she gained by winning the state’s Jan. 15 primary. Obama would get 59 pledged delegates even though he took his name off the ballot, forcing his supporters to vote for Uncommitted.

Clinton campaign spokesman Isaac Baker said Thursday the campaign won’t support any proposal that gives Clinton fewer delegates than she earned by winning the primary. The New York senator trails Obama in the race for the nomination by about 150 delegates, and is seeking to close the gap with delegates from Florida and Michigan.

“This proposal does not honor the 600,000 votes that were cast in Michigan’s January primary. Those votes must be counted,” Baker said.

Michigan Democratic Party spokeswoman Elizabeth Kerr said Baker’s assertion that the 69-59 split doesn’t take the primary results into account is incorrect.

“This proposal honors the January 15 results and takes into consideration the fact that Barack Obama’s name was not on the ballot,” she said. “We continue to think this a fair resolution to seating the delegates.”

Disenfranchisement anyone?

MORE: A funny from a commenter at Balloon Juice:

Why Is Hillary Disenfranchising Michigan?

There’s a good reason. It’s because SHUT UP, that’s why.

Thursday, May 08, 2008

This is worth it just for Zach Galifianakis’ wig alone…

You can view the first installment here.

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

I’m sure we all need a quick palette cleanser after that last post.  Here’s Jimmy Kimmel’s “Unnecessary Censorship” from last week, featuring a foul-mouthed Elmo:

(Hat tip to my lovely wife Chris)

Taylor “Mushy” Marsh—Proud American

Someone emailed me this exceedingly entertaining press release and I figured I’d pass it on for a chuckle:

Expert Analyst on Clinton/Obama Political Scene Available for Interviews and Guest Appearances

National blog reporter, journalist and talk radio personality tackles provocative, complex and controversial election-year issues

FLORHAM PARK, N.J., May 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/—Taylor Marsh, a Clinton supporter who maintains the major blog site for Clinton fans, is
available for commentary and expert analysis on all election-year topics. She will be in Washington, D.C. on May 5, 6 and 7, 2008 for guest
appearances originating in Washington. Thereafter, Marsh is available via satellite or phone interviews from Los Angeles and Las Vegas.

Marsh is not afraid to tackle topics others shy away from. Among the many current issues she can discuss with clarity and astute reasoning are:

—Why Clinton can still win

—If Obama is the nominee, will Clinton supporters not vote, or will they become McCain Democrats?

—Media (and blog) coverage of Clinton, and why she and Obama are turning to Fox News Channel

Background

A former Miss Missouri in the Miss America pageant and Broadway performer, Taylor Marsh is a talk radio personality (her radio show streams daily online), national blog reporter and author who’s been a consistent political, social and cultural force on TV and radio for over 15 years. She focuses on political commentary, foreign policy and national security issues, but is a respected analyst on all things political as she turns to the 2008 elections with some of the best candidate and election commentary available. Her relationship and cultural expertise, with research and experience to back it up, rivals anyone. Her political expertise includes committed study and research into foreign affairs and military issues that has made her one of the few women talking about complex, international subjects.

On the web since 1996, Marsh shifted to blogging and blog reporting in late 2005, where her presence and impact have been explosive, though nothing prepared her for the Hillary hatred that would be unleashed in her direction in the 2008 primary season. [...]

So how’s the Mushy Goes to Washington/Look, Everybody Hates Me! publicity tour going? Ummm, not so well…

Taylor was set to appear on The Race w/ Adrienne Mitchell, on XM channel 130 starting between 8:30 and 8:45 ET tonight. Unfortunately, it had to be bumped in favor of a terrific election eve speech from our future Madame President. Understandable.

But do not despair… Taylor has already been invited to appear again very soon, so stay tuned…

Friday, May 02, 2008

A new one from the people who brought you “Baracky: The Movie”…

Monday, April 28, 2008

Here’s some more John C. Reilly as Dr. Steve Brule for you. This one had me laughing so hard I nearly threw my back out again.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Monday, April 21, 2008

Remember, you saw this autoharpalypse here first…

Not to be confused with the previous “Hillary in the House,” which we got zero credit for discovering.

UPDATE: It gets better (worse?), she cornered poor Chelsea in Baltimore a few months back and sang it for her sans autoharp.  I think that had to be an even worse experience for Chelsea than when she found out about you-know-what…

Friday, April 18, 2008

A lot of attention has been focussed on Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton appearing on The Colbert Report last night (you could have built a log cabin using Hillary’s delivery), but John Edwards was the clear winner:

Who knew?  Bravo.

MORE: The stupid, it burns.

IN ADDITION: I know this’ll shock a few people, but I thought Hillary supporter Ed Rendell kicked ass Wednesday night as well.

Monday, April 14, 2008

Sunday, April 13, 2008

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds—“Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!!” (hi-res version here)

• Nigerian Gangster—Matsuli Music brings you Chicago DJ Mike Love mix-mashing Fela Kuti and Jay Z.  If you haven’t already started clicking on the link, you’re dead to me.
  

• A Significant Part Of Obama’s Message—Kyle E. Moore of PA’s Comments from Left Field spells out what should be the obvious. (John Cole from Balloon Juice has been quite literally on fire on this subject, too.  Just scroll down to “Hillary Clinton, disgrace” and read up from there.)
  

• US electoral system explained—A hilarious rapid-fire flowcharted look at how people with funny accents view our electoral process.
  

• White women begin to turn away from Clinton—“If elected, I’m sure she’ll do a good job. But I just don’t feel she’s one of us.” She’s still holding strong with problematic white women, though.
  

• Spider John Koerner & Willie Murphy’s Running, Jumping, Standing Still—The Heat Warps implies this underrated ‘67 eclectic ragtime-rock-romp album is better than Dylan & the Band’s The Basement Tapes (it’s not ... very few things are), but it’s definitely worthy of your attention.  I’ll be listening to this a lot.
  

• The 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches of All Time—Nerve & IFC try to do the impossible. Right off the bat, I see two that are missing: Mr. Show‘s “Grass Valley Greg” sketch and Chappelle’s Show’s “Wayne Brady” sketch. And, geez, where in the heck is “President Pryor”?
  

Friday, April 11, 2008

Even if you’re not a fan of Lost you should appreciate this…