It's Like Graffiti

But more bleak!

A what to Clay Aiken?

A WHAT?

There may be more trenchant political sites...

But none has a URL as good as this one.

Whew...
For a minute I almost thought this was an actual news story and not a made up joke one.
...
What? It is real?

Shocker
I can't believe that The American Prospect would come out and say something like this about the Bush re-election effort.

A Tropical Paradise

Like most people, my ultimate dream in life is a leisurely cruise with Ed Gillespie and Dinesh D'Souza. Of course, if Kerry wins this would be a pretty interesting cruise to take.

Talk About Being On Message!
Via the estimable Wonkette:

The U.S. Treasury says:
"America has a choice: It can continue to grow the economy and create new jobs as the President's policies are doing; or it can raise taxes on American families and small businesses, hurting economic recovery and future job creation."
And the RNC also says:
"America has a choice: It can continue to grow the economy and create new jobs as the President's polices are doing; or it can raise taxes on American families and small businesses, hurting economic recovery and future job creation."

Great minds think alike, no? Or something. OK, OK, you could call this using taxpayer money to produce campaign literature. We prefer to think of it as thrifty. Of course, some people think of it as illegal. Whatever.

Why Do I Love FOX?

I mean the TV network, not the one with Hannity & Oates. Here's why:
Fox has announced it will debut six series in June. Four of the new series will be scripted, including "Quintuplets," with Andy Richter as the father of 15-year-old quints, and "Method & Red," an update of "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" with rappers Method Man and Redman.

The World Situation

Iraq is a mess, Israel/Palestine is worse, terrorism is only growing larger. But fortunately, there is a solution.

Did I get Richard Clarke a movie deal?

Seriously.

Okay, of course I didn't, but this Hollywood Reporter article quotes my review of his book in announcing the movie rights.

Then things get weirder still. That quote has been picked up by conservative blogs. They take it, I think, as me implying that Clarke made everything up. I mean, it's fine. Use me to prove your point if you want. But please don't imply that I'm characterizing Clarke's book as fiction. Cause I'm not. I'm just saying it's an exciting book. Cause it is.

And the winner...
For best use of a jpg in political satire goes to Matthew Baldwin at The Morning News.

A Bunch of Hamsters Make Beautiful Music

No, it's not the Hamster Dance. It's this crazy MIDI thing at Cornell University. Never let that dude from Creed tell you that making music is hard. Hamsters can do it. And do it well.

Freaky Album Covers

They're the meat and potatoes of blogs like this. So eat up! (thanks to Jeannie Yandel who has a blog somewhere)

Veep-o-matic

Apparently, I think Wesley Clark should be the VP nominee. Except for the fact that I don't really think so. But that's what the Veep-o-matic says I think I feel. What do you think?

I Have a New Best Friend

And it's the public radio series Pop Vultures. You can listen to it on your computer too!

Remember that time you asked me for a BAD idea of how to celebrate a holiday?

Well, here you go.

And no more Barenaked Ladies records either!

Guess what part of the pool is easiest to drown in? Yep! The deep end! Yet, that's the same end that the DOJ has decided to go off.

14 Plays in 48 Hours

I did a story about this for Day to Day on NPR.

Update on White House Lies

Apparently, CNN was just being lazy. Or so the White House would have us believe.