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[ Comments Off ]Posted on December 25, 2008 by admin in Politics
Thursday, December 25th, 2008A Kinder, Snugglier Legacy For George Bush?
 A Kinder, Snugglier Legacy? |
It’s too bad George Bush didn’t like reading the newspaper as president. If he had, he might have realized what a horrible person he’d been much sooner, and wouldn’t be apologizing for it now. Not that he didn’t have plenty of help from his Constitution-shredding “co-president” , and the revolting gasbag he affectionately refers to as Turd Blossom. So he’s selling the infamous Rancho De Relaciones Públicas and moving back to his native suburban environment, which apparently makes a few people happy. But where does the end of the eight-year-empire leave us as people and a country? Will we do anything to address the crimes the Bush administration has committed? There are plenty of reasons to impeach Bush and Cheney; are we just going to move along like a big dysfunctional family as if nothing ever happened? Part of me wants to do that, but part of me feels like not addressing what has happened will encourage other megalomaniacs to repeat the pattern. What do you think?
First Person Shoe-ter Games Featuring George Bush
[ 10 Comments ]Posted on December 17, 2008 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008Flashe Shoe Throwing Games With Bush
Someday, the guy that threw the shoes at Bush will be an iconic figure, like the man facing the tank in Tiannemen Square . For now though, while he’s in an undisclosed location for Bush administration-style interviews, he’ll have to settle for being immortalized in Flash games. Getting the most attention (probably because of the clean graphic style) in spite of sucking as a game is Bush Boot Camp, proving that banjo soundtracks don’t always make a game funny. The eponymously-named (I love saying that; bring it on grammar nazis!) That Guy Totally Threw A Shoe At President Bush: The Game at least uses shoes instead of rifle cross-hairs to aim. Use the spacebar as needed to duck and reload. My Norwegian is a little rusty, or I’d explain in detail what the finer points of this game are. I think you’ll figure it out though. And in Flying babush, you get to be Bush and try to duck. Probably more amusing than all these games (after all, there are only so many ways you can throw two shoes) is this collection of animated graphics. On with shoe! Yes. I said that.
I’m A Recovering Hope Addict
[ Comments Off ]Posted on December 10, 2008 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, December 10th, 2008Anybody Know Where I Can Score Some Change?
My Obama buzz is wearing off. Even though I was pacing myself, I got just a little too high on the idea of change he promised. So far, I’m feeling a little bit like I voted for a Clinton. As this November 14 CBSNews.com piece points out, 37 of 41 staff or transition team members have close ties to the Clinton administration. You’d expect a certain amount of this — it would only be logical to have some seasoned White House staff on board — but it appears I’m not alone in my concerns. I have to admit I’m not stunned by Obama’s weekly chats either. One would think his team would be more aware that he’s not campaigning any more, and can stop using the more moronic sound bites like “Wall Street vs. Main Street”. On the other hand, I’m excited that he seems genuinely focused on re-building both America’s infrastructure and its image abroad. I’d like to be more upbeat on this topic, but I’m really tired of saying to myself “at least this is better than [insert morally bankrupt politician name]“. He campaigned heavily on the theme of real change, and that’s exactly why I voted for him. Anybody else feeling the jones?
Post-Palin Depression
[ 5 Comments ]Posted on November 27, 2008 by admin in Politics
Thursday, November 27th, 2008Election afterbirth and turkicide
Like a lot of pseudo-intellectuals, I’ve been submerged in a deep depression since the election. How are we going to talk about fixing the world’s problems if one of us is actually working on them? How could life be worth living without Sarah Palin to make fun of, and nut-jobs (okay, let’s show a little sensitivity, she has a disorder,after all) like Ann Coulter to whine about? And although some suggest only science fiction could save us from our economic woes, this Obama guy might surprise us. Fortunately, just when I thought my liberal intellectual angst had been rendered a relic, Ann Coulter did something we’ve all prayed for for ages, and got her mouth wired shut. And just in time for the holidays, the grizzly, Thanksgiving-themed Sarah Palin clip featured here showed up. Watch the guy in the background while she calmly rambles on in her repetitious, sound-bitey, youbetcha way.
McCain Grows A Moustache
[ Comments Off ]Posted on November 14, 2008 by admin in Politics
Friday, November 14th, 2008This is considered news around here.
With nothing else to do but sit back and laugh as the press devours his former running mate with plastic forks and knives, John McCain has decided to grow a moustache (see creepy image, left*). “Chicks dig it”, he is quoted as saying – according to an anonymous staffer – allegedly emphasizing his point by making a “V” gesture below his mouth and making a “lah-leh-lah-leh” noise with his tongue. Although he has reportedly been offered a position in the new administration, insiders quoted him as saying “C’mon my friend…who ever heard of a WHITE lawn jockey?” The administration expressed disappointment, but is moving ahead with their cabinet decisions. In other political news: well, let’s face it. There is none. In fact, Dissociated Press is rumored to be announcing the end of their Politics section altogether, as well as their political comic strip. As the site’s chief editor and writer put it: “Bush and Cheney? Now that shit’s funny before you pick up the pencil, but Obama? We’re actually planning to just redirect our domain to the White House so we can get to work for the man.”
*Which is actually a Schick™ ad campaign