This Week’s Missing Links: Inauguration Bootybombs, The Mouse from Hell, And More
[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 22, 2013 by admin in Missing Links
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013Beyonce’s butt beats Bieber’s, the Lupe Fiasco Fiasco, a cute cat video, and a badass mouse that howls at the moon and eats scorpions and tarantulas.
 Apparently, Beyonce isn’t the first thing on Bill’s mind… |
It probably says something about America that the real buzz about the presidential inauguration yesterday wasn’t driven by Obama’s inspiring vision for the next four years, but focused instead on the first inaugural use of the word “gay”, on who won the Clarkson & Beyonce smackdown, the Lupe Fiasco fiasco, and perhaps most importantly, on which politician sneaked the most peeks at Beyonce’s rear (see below). Frankly, I don’t see how their eyes were aiming so low, with President Obama’s Ceremonial Drone Flyover roaring overhead. We promise to get to the bottom of this issue below, butt first, some shopping tips and YouTubidity: Read the rest of this entry »
Greetings From Guantanamobama Bay
[ Comments Off ]Posted on March 8, 2011 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, March 8th, 2011Would you like to buy a lovely waterfront hideaway near Biraq Obamastan?
I can’t tell you how happy I am about President Obama’s recent u-turn on Guantanamo. It helped drive the last nail in the coffin of a peculiar naivete I had nurtured for a couple of years. It was fun being all starry-eyed for a while, but in my heart I knew it was all too good to be true. One of candidate Obama’s most clever and inspiring lines on the campaign trail – that “cynicism is a sorry kind of wisdom” – rings pretty hollow these days. In fact, my cynism is serving me quite well right about now, thank you very much. I need it to stave off the heartbreaking dissapointment I’ve been feeling because of candidate Obama’s bizarre transformation into president Obama. Recently, in response to the Rolling Stone piece about Psy Ops and politicians, we jokingly asked if indeed maybe American politicians were being brainwashed. As I lightheartedly pondered the topic, I remembered a joke I made with a friend when President Obama started sustaining Bush era policies. We agreed that “they” (you know, the Illuminati or whoever they are) must have taken him aside right after the inauguration, waterboarded him, and threatened him with the tragic demise of his family or something if he didn’t do exactly as they said. How else to explain the bizarrely Bushy behavior that our smiling, confident, man of change and hope was suddenly exhibiting? The cognitive dissonance was overwhelming for a while. I found myself making up all sorts of weird excuses for the president’s neocon-ish behavior. One was based on the fact that he and I are the same age. I’d ponder how we’d actually have a lot in common, and how I’d say to myself “Wow. Okay, imagine putting those presidential shoes on at our age. What a burden! What a challenge!” And, well…what a joke! The truth is that although we’re the same age, while he was entering Harvard with dreams of politics, I was pursuing recording contracts with my post punk synthpop, and generally detesting Harvard graduates and the values they commonly espoused. Who was I kidding? And while on balance I have to say – especially in light of the clusterfuck he walked into – that he’s certainly not a bad president, I could comfortably say the same of Reagan, Bush Sr, and Clinton. The fact is I just have incredible buyer remorse. But in the end, I’m thankful, because Barack Obama’s presidency has been part of a great lesson for me, especially in light of the recent civil uprisings around the world. And that lesson is that change won’t come from some guy in Washington, it will come from people like you and me, whenever we get off our asses and make it happen. And one final thought for you if you’re still a rabid supporter of Barack Obama. Go read these remarks of his from November 2007, or this ethics agenda from the same period, and tell me you still have faith in the man. Because if you do, I have some beautiful waterfront property in Cuba I’d like to sell you.
Hungry For Change
[ 6 Comments ]Posted on February 25, 2009 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Hunger is a reality for 1 in 8 Americans – Support FeedingAmerica.org
I was impressed by the “We Will Rebuild” message of President Obama’s speech last night. Although I’m hesitant to start plugging into the idea that we’re entering a catastrophic depression, it’s been on my mind that things are already pretty bad in certain spots around the country, and I’ve been wondering if there was something in particular I might do to help out. Ironically, while we have problems here at home, I’m currently busy working on a project with a Kenya/US non-profit called Amara Conservation. Kenya’s pretty proud of the Obama connection, but has some problems of their own! As fate would have it though, I received an e-mail today from Dan Michel of Feeding America, asking that we help spread the word that an astounding 1 in 8 Americans don’t have enough to eat. In the clip at left, President Obama talks about places like Elkhart, Indiana, where the 15% unemployment rate is contributing to a situation in which the food banks are running out of food. Yes, right here in the states. Visit feedingamerica.org to learn more, or feedingamericacentral.org to download media to help you spread the word. If you have any worthwhile causes to promote, drop us a line, we’ll be glad to do what we can. Read the rest of this entry »
Obama On His Blackberry: Yes iCan
[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 22, 2009 by admin in Technology
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009Barackberry Jams
Well, it’s been a bitter struggle, but it looks like Obama gets to keep his Blackberry. Sort of. For official purposes, he’ll be required to use the NSA-Certified Sectéra Edge. Which strikes me as a tiny bit odd, since the phone uses Windows as its OS. Isn’t Windows historically a frighteningly insecure operating system? Don’t they realize his enemies might be using an iSnipe? Besides, if he used an iPhone, he’d be able to enjoy an occasional iBeer when he sneaks an iPuff. In light of the seeming incongruency of Obama being kind of a “Windows guy”, maybe he should try the ZunePhone (which I’ve just now redubbed the whyPhone). Which reminds me of a horrible joke I made up recently when a friend dropped their Blackberry in the toilet… Q: What do you a call a Blackberry right before it falls into the toilet? A: A Blingleberry!
No Egg-Nauguration For Obama
[ Comments Off ]Posted on January 3, 2009 by admin in Politics
Saturday, January 3rd, 2009Although It Should Be Quite An Egg-stravaganza
  Unless You’d Like To Spend Forty Bucks On A Commemorative Egg |
I feel pretty confident somehow that we’ll see fewer eggs being tossed around in DC this January 20 than we did in 2001 (although strangely, you can buy a Russian-made innaugural egg pendant