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Week in Review
The Week We Were The Fish Slime and the Dirt Under the Fingernails
Very few famous people died this week! (Though, to be fair, a couple of them still did.) So we passed the time worrying about other things. More »
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By PareeneComment by meerkat: Where are the Kreepie Kats? I hope they haven't fallen by the wayside amid the chaos of your new... more » | Other threads
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rumormonger
Are Michael Wolff and Victoria Floethe Done?
Have Michael Wolff and Victoria Floethe broken up? That's what we hear! If true — and please tell us, either way — it's a tragic end to a fairy tale romance that enchanted even the most jaded of observers. More »
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By PareeneComment by Baroness: She was jealous when she caught him fellating Politico in this month's VF. Sloppily and hungrily, I might add. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Ulterior Motives
Swift Boat Funder Blogging For HuffPo
Here is famous capitalist T. Boone Pickens, blogging for the "GREEN" section of the liberal HuffPo, asking for Congress to subsidize his business ventures even more than they already do, to protect the planet or whatever. More »
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By PareeneComment by Dr. Nick: am I the only one who thinks his name sounds like some deleted character from Dr. Strangelove? 1 Responses | Other threads
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Danger
Obama Protecting Cheney
Unlike former Presidents, former Vice Presidents don't get Secret Service protection. (No one's ever gonna take a shot at Quayle.) Except one! A certain mean old man still gets a taxpayer-funded security detail. More »
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By PareeneComment by xhack: That prototype Segway is fueled on pure anger 11 Responses | Other threads
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Sparking things
Your New Political Scandal Lexicon
What a wonderful summer it has been, for fans of the dragged-out meltdowns of prominent Republican politicians! We should perhaps pause to recognize the contributions John Ensign, Mark Sanford, and Sarah Palin have made to our American language. More » -
declarations
Peggy Noonan's Snappy Answers to Stupid Palin Defenses
Peggy Noonan is not sad to see Sarah Palin go. In fact, the Reagan speechwriter and well-respected prose stylist and American public intellectual would like Ms. Palin to continue to go even further, away from politics. More »
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By PareeneComment by HiredGoons: "She makes the party look stupid, a party of the easily manipulated." Pareene, this is the definition of inclusive. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Racism friday
Nazi Facebook Alarmingly Popular With Boys in Uniform
Did you know that White Supremacists have their own social networking site? And that 40 of its users claim to be active duty military personnel? Yes, well. Is the rule against fascism enforced as stringently as the one against gays? More »
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By PareeneComment by goetz: Featuring quizzes like "Which Third Reich leader are you?" 5 Responses | Other threads
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Politics
Young Republican Leader Audra Shay Is Crazy, Illiterate, Racist
38-year-old Young Republican leader Audra Shay got in some trouble for lol-ing at racism. She is standing tough, though! So it is time to go back and find all the other crazy in her Facebook feed, for our own lulz.
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By PareeneComment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Pretty sure I believe her original defense: that she was responding to the crazy racists first and non-racist comment... not... 15 Responses | Other threads
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John Ensign
Senator's Sad Letter to Mistress Now Available for Internet Mockery
Before Michael Jackson died, and before Mark Sanford disappeared to Argentina, a Senator named John Ensign admitted to an affair with a former staffer, who was married to another former staffer. And now we have his break-up letter to her. More »
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By PareeneComment by valet_of_the_dolls: I used you for my own pleasure not letting thoughts of you, Doug, Brandon, Blake or Brittany come into my... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Brave stands
One Congressional Hero Votes Against Plaque Honoring Slaves
Ron Paul gets shit for being the sole "no" vote on most popular, entirely symbolic bills, so when we read that there was one vote against a plaque honoring slaves at the Capitol, we thought we knew who was responsible. More »
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By PareeneComment by Mount_Prion: Steve King had to make The Stand. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Michael Bloomberg
Sad New Yorkers Cowed Into Submission By Strongman
51% of New Yorkers polled would like a new mayor, and 73% of New Yorkers polled think Mike Bloomberg will be reelected. [Marist via Voice] More »
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By PareeneComment by The Real JR: It's sort of true, though. I mean I think he's been a good mayor, but we had term limits rules. Whatevs... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Energy
T. Boone Pickens Gives Up on Wind
It's a sad day for America, and for wind: T. Boone Pickens, the vile old conservative billionaire oilman who somehow sold himself as an important environmentalist last year, is abandoning his giant wind farm plan. More »
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By PareeneComment by Aaron Altman: He thought his plan would be a breeze, but turns out he was full of hot air. This blows. 9 Responses | Other threads
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Always-wrong pundits
Halperin Explains Palin
Time political analyst Mark Halperin has a list of "9 Pieces of 'Analysis' About Sarah Palin's Decision That Are Flat-Out Totally Wrong. This is Halperin we're talking about, so you know that they are all indisputably right. [Wonkette] More »
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By PareeneComment by are friends electric?: Holy mother of God, am I missing something? He takes what he perceives to be the liberal talking points and... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Death
Republicans Have Had Enough Remembering of Michael Jackson, Thank You
Republicans are sick of Michael Jackson: it's a meme! We don't know why, but it is! Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty is sick of this nonstop coverage of the death of one of the world's most famous and bizarre people.
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By PareeneComment by ithabeleng metesunyane: We joined them in honoring Ronald Reagan's life and death. Now its our turn. 11 Responses | Other threads
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Listicle
Whittling Down the Reasons Sarah Palin Quit Governing Alaska
It has been days since Empress Sarah Palin quit Alaska, forever. And no one yet knows why! Her "explanation" lacked, uh, actual coherent reasons. But there are theories.
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By PareeneComment by flossy: My understanding is that July 3rd was the official launch of her new career as a performance artist. While I'm... 8 Responses | Other threads
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slurs
Young Republican Leader Finds Racism LOL-Worthy
First of all, why is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans 38 years old? And secondly, why is she "lol"-ing at racist Facebook comments? Oh, right, because she is a vice chairwoman of the Young Republicans.
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By PareeneComment by dola: Yes, stunning development. Why isn't the Honduran coup being followed up on? There's even video on it: Honduran soldiers shooting the tires... 45 Responses | Other threads
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and now he's dead
Robert McNamara: 1916-2009
Former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the "architect" of the Vietnam War, died this morning. He was 93. More »
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By PareeneComment by The Lone Scout: At one time, Howell Raines wrote on the editorial page of the New York Times, "Mr. McNamara must not escape... 10 Responses | Other threads
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Week in Review
The Week of 7,821 Weeks to Go
This week, a bad man went to jail, and many other bad men did not go to jail, no matter how much we wanted them to. More »
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By PareeneComment by Richard Petty Bourgeoisie: I've always wondered this: When a man wears a big, bushy mustache like the one pictured, does it capture... 9 Responses | Other threads
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tea party
Occupying Afghanistan Sounds Like Fun!
"You're going to drink lots of tea. You're going to eat lots of goat. Get to know the people. That's the reason why we're here." -Brig. Gen. Lawrence Nicholson to officers from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines. More »
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By PareeneComment by ChillbearLatrigue: If you don't care for tea, they have Mountain Dew or crab juice. 3 Responses | Other threads
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shocker
Michael Wolff Finds Wronged Wife Unpleasant
Incisive Michael Wolff commentary on Jenny Sanford: PAY ATTENTION TO MEEEEEEEE!! More »
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By PareeneComment by Pope John Peeps II: I don't know, I actually hate to say it, but I sort of agree with it. A wife who manages... 18 Responses | Other threads
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Campaigns
Acting Like a Petulant Child Did Not Endear Sarah Palin to Her Handlers
During the McCain campaign, Roveian media strategist Steve Schmidt proved that he was a shitty Roveian media strategist. He was also responsible for the Palin pick. But he quickly grew to regret that.
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By PareeneComment by Pamela Strangeways: What is the female version of "douche", because that's what I want to call Ms. Palin. Douchesse? Douchette? Douchenozzle? 19 Responses | Other threads
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Media
Michael Wolff: He Used to Have a Mustache, And Credibility
"The scandalous elements of a man having an affair seem to escape me." That is Michael Wolff, talking about himself. We think some of the aggregated headlines over at his news websiteSploidNewser might help enlighten him! More »
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By PareeneComment by Mount_Prion: Please tell me he was never REALLY a porn star. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Bill Bennett
Sanford Must Stop Embarrassing Himself, Says Guy Who Knows What He's Talking About
CNN: Bennett: Sanford needs to stop 'embarrassing himself.'" And if there's anyone who should know about embarrassing yourself, it's Bill Bennett! So it's just a little weird that CNN doesn't mention Bill's own experiences with public embarrassment. More »
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By PareeneComment by TheMediaMob: Is that Bennett in the picture? Hard to tell one big fat satisfied old white guy at the podium of... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Economics
Andrew Sullivan Would Blog For Free, So Why Do You Dumb Kids Insist on Getting Paid?
Lovable crazy blogger Andrew Sullivan is not worried about our new digital-age medieval society. He thinks it is probably a good thing that no one is getting paid to write words, anymore. In fact, he would write for free! More »
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By PareeneComment by Baroness: Andrew wouldn't blog for free, he has generous health insurance from the Atlantic, something he is stone-cold against making affordable... 10 Responses | Other threads
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180s
Michael Wolff Used to Hate Politico
Weird! Last year Michael Wolff thought Politico was lame because politics is boring. Now he thinks it is the greatest thing ever! Politico's foreign policy correspondent disagrees, which is why he quit after six months. More »
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By PareeneComment by vitajex: I don't get it. Why the picture of Kojak? 1 Responses | Other threads
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Senate
Hooray, Al Franken Means All Of Our Problems Will Go Away!
The Democrats have 60 votes in the Senate! Hooray! Now we get health care and climate control and bullet trains and all the wars will end! Except that this doesn't really change anything! More »
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By PareeneComment by contains_hot_liquid: I'm just surprised to learn my 8th grade English teacher married Al Franken. 14 Responses | Other threads
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Michael Wolff
Politico Is Revolutionary, Says Man Who Should Just Be Writing About His Affair
Michael Wolff, internet shouty guy and writer-for-magazines, was supposed to write a juicy tell-all for Vanity Fair about his scandalous affair with an intern! Instead he's apparently been working on a piece about fucking Politico? More »
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Tough Questions
CBS News Asks, "What Is Sex?"
Well, CBS news, when a husband and wife and a mistress and an unknown number of unidentified other women love each other very much... More »
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By PareeneComment by City_Dater: If this kind of nonsense is what comes of being a "Christian nation," we have got to renew our relationship... 7 Responses | Other threads
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T-shirts
Urban Outfitters' Cunning Plan to Revive the Republican Party
Oh, hey, here is a hip T-shirt that basically guarantees the eventual retaking of Congress by the GOP in 2010. Much more subtle than previous efforts, Urban Outfitters! More »
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By PareeneComment by alorsenfants: And these people just opened an expensive, showcase branch on my town's picturesque, otherwise almost entirely independently owned downtown pedestrian... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Columnists
Richard Cohen Had a Crush on Ruth Madoff
Staggeringly terrible Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen went to high school with the Madoffs! Who will be the hero to go back in time and blow this high school up? He was in love with Ruth! More »
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By PareeneComment by Ken Green: He loved her so much he's adopted the same owlish look. 2 Responses | Other threads
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