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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... 7 Responses | Other threads
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friday night newsdump
Obama Goes Ahead With NSA Internet-monitoring Program
Another Friday afternoon (in spirit!), another "Obama admin continues Bush admin-era 'national security' policy" story. This one is a mysterious NSA program called, ominously, "Einstein 3." More »
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By PareeneComment by Inescapeable Picnic: Wait, what? It sounds like it's only going between the net and civilian government agencies. I think the... 4 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? 18 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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By PareeneComment by GORDONGARTRELLE: Sweet "Virginia offices," Politico! more » | Other threads
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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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Why a duck?
Duck Ringtone Interrupts President
In the middle of a speech today on, uh, Gay Rights maybe, President Obama was interrupted by a duck. It was someone's ringtone, apparently. More »
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By PareeneComment by whupassmaster: If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a delusioned homosexual. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Car chase!
Shep Smith Narrated a High-Speed Chase Today
Shepard Smith knows that if there is a helicopter filming a car chase somewhere in the US, it is his responsibility as a journalist to immediately go live to that car chase, and narrate it, excitedly. More »
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By PareeneComment by Colonel Mustard: Can you believe the nerve of that man? Taking the HOV lane when he's the only driver in the... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Yes!
Crazy Congresswoman to Appear on Crazy Radio Program
Representative Michele Bachmann (R-MN) is scheduled to appear on the syndicated radio talk show The Alex Jones Show, according to Jones. We are torn! More »
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By PareeneComment by Michael Forian: Alex is entertaining! I've watched a lot of his movies and listened to his radio show. The one thing that... 6 Responses | Other threads
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Politics
Jenny Sanford, Heroine
We can all agree that Jenny Sanford is awesome, right? She is relentlessly honest in her public statements and interviews. And now everyone on Earth wants her to ruin her life by running for office? More »
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By PareeneComment by kneetoe: God that gives me a great idea for how I can get my wife elected to public office. 6 Responses | Other threads
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america's mayor
Why Is Everyone So Mean to Republicans Who Cheat, Rudy Giuliani Innocently Asks
Hah. So Mika Brzezinski complained about the old sex scandal double standard, and then when she had Rudy Giuliani in the studio to talk about Mark Sanford, she forgot to ask him about his own business. More »
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By PareeneComment by ChillbearLatrigue: I honestly think Spitzer (a Democrat) got it worse than anyone. Edwards (a Democrat) was a close second. I'm always... 11 Responses | Other threads
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The Future
Which White Republican Dude Will Destroy Obama in 2012?
Mark Sanford was totally going to be the next president, until he fell in love with Maria. Now, not so much. But Republican strategists have so many other Great White Hopes! What disasters will greet them? More »
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By PareeneComment by FritzIno: Okay Pareene...let's see how many times you can fit the words "white man" on this posting. Because it is fun... 23 Responses | Other threads
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Hacks
Happy Blogiversary to Mickey Kaus!
Slate ur-contrarian Mickey Kaus has been bloggin' away for 10 years now! He is most proud of a) thinking he invented various ancient quick-fix policy ideas and b) immigrant-hating. More »
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By PareeneComment by Foster Kamer: Commence Phyllis Nefler freakout in 3, 2... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Tgifnd
This Is Best Opportunity For a Friday Night Newsdump You'll Have All Year
Have you murdered or slept with someone you shouldn't have? Are you being forced to release some documents you totally don't want to? Do it right now. You'll never have a better opportunity. More »
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By PareeneComment by CaptainFantastic: I've been trolling Gawker as momof3wildkids for several weeks. I've realized that I have an alcohol problem, for which I... 4 Responses | Other threads
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kreepie kats
Kreepie Kats Klassik: "Moonwalk Up to Heaven, Your 8,000 Virgins Await You, Pop Emporer!!"
[Join Jim Behrle's Kreepie Kats—hey, Stickie's here!—as they say goodbye to Michael Jackson, who died tragically this week when his heart exploded from all that Pepsi.] More »
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By behrleComment by Private Hangnail: I used to make a lot of jokes about Michael Jackson feeding underage lads red wine and sleeping pills. I... more » | Other threads
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By PareeneComment by DahlELama: I only have two questions left about the whole thing before I complete ignore any- and everything written about his... 17 Responses | Other threads
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Newspapers
Dreaded 'Traffic' Made the Washington Post Fire Froomkin
Today was Dan Froomkin's last day with the Washington Post, who canned him despite his being generally one of the better things about that paper. And why did they can him? There are theories! More »
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By PareeneComment by Crantastic: Eric Wemple rubs me the wrong way ever since that bizarre Murray Waas "expose" that was front page on the... more » | Other threads
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Sandwiches
News From Abroad
Breaking: "While they have not abandoned their love of food, French people increasingly are resorting to a humble sandwich for the noon meal." But: "sandwich consumption per capita is still lower than in other countries." [WaPo] More »
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By PareeneComment by procrastinator, esq.: The article referred to a gentleman eating at a cafe on "Rivoli Street." Is that anywhere near Champs Elysees... 1 Responses | Other threads
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TV News
No AMC on MSNBC Tonight
Aw. Non-MJ-mourner and celebrity Twitterer Ana Marie Cox will not host The Rachel Maddow Show tonight, because MSNBC is devoting all its primetime programming to the still-classified 2004 CIA report into interrogations and detentions. Ha ha, just kidding. More »
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By PareeneComment by The-Littlest-Hobo: Hey, she just made a Unrest reference! Teenbeat Records! The 90s! Yay! On another note, she really is pissed off about... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Pride
Biden Makes More Promises to Gays
At a fundraiser yesterday, VP Joe Biden tried, fruitlessly, to appease a gay community enraged by Barack Obama's not caring about their issues all that much. He is "not unaware of the controversy!" More »
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By PareeneComment by robrob9: Settle down, gays. You're becoming the Southern Baptists of the Democratic Party. 10 Responses | Other threads
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Adhd
Our National Attention Span Reaching Crisis-Level Brevity
Farrah Fawcett, David Carradine, and Ed McMahon all just died. Oh, and Michael Jackson. Oh, and the Governor of South Carolina admitted to cheating on his wife. As did Senator John Ensign. And something about Iran?
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By PareeneComment by Unsolicited Advice: In 10 years twitter will be two characters, a Y or N and a punctuation mark. Imagine the cascades of... 19 Responses | Other threads
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twitterati
All She Wanted to Do Was Learn How to Read a TelePromTer
Ana Marie Cox is guest-hosting for Rachel Maddow tonight! She is so psyched! Or she was, until a certain someone had to go and die unexpectedly yesterday. More »
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By PareeneComment by Rumpelstilskin: I enjoy AMC althoug I wish she would do something about her bangs - annoying to watch, wondering: when is... 5 Responses | Other threads
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VideUhOh
Great Moments in Unprofessionalism: Covering Mark Sanford
So a live, rambling, out-of-left-field admission of adultery by a sitting US Governor is big news, and it is just the sort of thing our 24-hour news networks should love. Except Fox, which cut the feed. More »
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By PareeneComment by katekate is squared: What the fuck is up with people saying how they admire this guy for admitting he cheated? I don't... 5 Responses | Other threads
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Minnesota
Midwestern State Determined To Embarrass Self
The Senate race between the loser and the unlikable comedian is still being decided by the Minnesota Supreme Court, but at Hubbard County's 4th of July party, they will race piglets named "Norm Coleman" and "Al Franken." More »
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By PareeneComment by TheUptightMidwesterner: ..um Hubbard county also boasts Uff Da days and Muskie Days and has 11 lakes named Long Lake. Of course they... 3 Responses | Other threads
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from the archives
Mark Sanford On Cheaters Past: "He Lied Under a Different Oath — The Oath to His Wife"
Soon-to-be-former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford just admitted to cheating on his wife. He used to be a Congressman, back in... oh, look, the '90s. What did he think about Mr. Clinton? More »
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By PareeneComment by pepelicious: The difference between Sanford and Clinton was that, when Sanford was caught, he copped to it. Clinton looked us all... 6 Responses | Other threads
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History
Sanford's Presser: Instant Classic
Mark Sanford's press conference. Did you watch that performance? Wow. He just... he just kept going. How did it compare to some classic political meltdowns of the past? Favorably! More »
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By PareeneComment by heywhat: I just went to the S.C. governor's official website to see what his wife looks like and the server is... 9 Responses | Other threads
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Tweens
Jonas Bro Invades DC, Befriends Old Men
Nick Jonas (not the ugly one) (but notthe cute one?) testified on Capitol Hill today, and guess who acted like a bunch of tween girls: the mothers of tween girls, and the DC press corps. And a Senator! More »
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By PareeneComment by Banjo-Sea Kitten: Everyone can just simmer down. These Jonas boys are all promise-ringed. "To respect the girls." 20 Responses | Other threads
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Italy
Berlusconi: 'I Did Not Pay To Have Sexual Relations With That Woman'
Well this settles it: Italian PM and noted insane corrupt horndog Silvio Berlusconi says "I've never paid a woman." So the whole "fucked an escort" thing can't possibly be true, right? Or, uh... More »
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By PareeneComment by AndPreciousLittleofThat: Has there ever been an American equivalent of this guy? He's vain, nutty, catty and pompous. I kinda... 11 Responses | Other threads
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