Yeah, You Heard Me: Turkey.Hill.Pop.Corn.Ice.Cream.

Update: It was not Moe, but Leon Wolf.  I’m sure they get us mixed up all the time. I think it was Moe Lane who was discussing with me, via Twitter, the virtues of Buttered Popcorn Jelly Bellies.  I have discovered the ice cream to end all ice creams (ices cream?).  Another big win for [...]

NSFW: Pornish Antacid Ad is a Hoax, Banned Sprite Ad Not a Sprite Ad

When we got a too-good-to-check email that’s been circulating about a South African Gaviscon commercial, we just had to ruin the fun by checking: It illustrates what can go wrong when someone who is ESL (English as a second language) writes the punch line for the advertisement. The email features screen shots of a heartburn-addled [...]

Fred Thompson Says President Obama is ‘Hostile to the Jewish State,’ Urges Confrontation

Why couldn’t this guy have stuck to “Die Hard” movies? Former Senator and GOP Presidential hopeful Fred Thompson sent a tweet this morning that would have looked more at home on HuffPo’s list of offensive Tea Party signs: The urgency of confronting a President hostile to the Jewish state http://tinyurl.com/nnbfls #tcot #ftrs Leaving aside the [...]

Billie’s Quickies and…Palin Poaching Dead Fish?

An interesting comparison of copyright law then and now that poses the question: “Were we smarter 100 years ago?” Once upon a time I worked for a business that blocked twitter – and twitter usage should have been the least of its concerns.  This lovely little article examines how “the dirty secret of corporate IT [...]

Hillary Clinton and Tom Coburn: “The Family” Connection

“Never tell anybody outside the family what you’re thinking again,” says Don Corleone to Sonny in the Godfather. Well, it’s a good thing the so-called Family (or Fellowship) isn’t an actual participant in the mob scene – because there surely would be blood spilt this day! Someone has been talking, and not only have they [...]

Update: Is This the Best Song From the Movie ‘Purple Rain?’

I know, this is heresy coming from a major Prince fan (circa 1982-1990), but I watched the video today, and it is tough to argue against it. Unfortunately, His Royal Badness is a real prick about online content, so I’ll embed the credits to “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back,” but you can see the [...]

White House Press Break Room Sells Freedom Toast

When I took this picture, I had no idea it would be the sum total of content that I’d have to show for my trip to DC.  As it turns out, the briefing was canceled, and the other events were pooled press only. See, I noted the above snack in the vending machine here, and [...]

‘RNC Promoting Anti-Semitic Lit’ Attack is Unfair and Misleading

Before I get started, 2 quick notes about the headline.  I know the blog post to which I’m referring makes 3 such accusations in the headline, but they wouldn’t all fit, so I chose the most inflammatory.  Second, yeah, if you say it fast, it sounds like “Anti-Semitic Clit,” but grow up. AmericaBlog makes the [...]

Jake Tapper Pits Bill Clinton vs Obama on Same Sex Marriage

This is from Wednesday’s briefing.  Robert Gibbs, and President Obama, can count on the press corps to take every shot they can to get better answers on same sex marriage and DADT.  In this case, Jake Tapper uses Bill Clinton’s recent epiphany on gay marriage (DOMA arigato, Bubba) as an entree’ into the subject, with [...]

Bicycle Podcast and Transcript of Yesterday’s Rose Garden Speech

Overall, I think I took going in on my own rather well. So now that everyone knows I ended up standing the whole time and looking like a spaz when I opted to raise my hand, we can continue. The briefing was pretty well uneventful save for the Undersecretary of State for Public Diplomacy, Judith [...]

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