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more about #bush more comments → Uncle_Billy_Slumming: What's a Cipriani? Someone from Cyprus? And speaking of tennis: "The Cipriani boasts the only tennis courts and swimming pool in central Venice " ... more » Tremonius: This reminds me - as what doesn't? - of the moral relativism of Mark Twain. Remember him? He sailed to europe one year, and violated a quarantine to s... more » BettyCrocker: He's cute, for an Old. #giuseppecipriani more » smithhimself: I truly hope that he never comes back. If we're lucky, all the restaurants will be closed and the entire family will be deported. Downtown Cipriani i... more » Astigmatism: Sorry, this guy is a fucking disgrace of a journalist. Maybe you think he's a great human being, maybe he should have a column somewhere, but you can... more » Unsolicited Advice: A professional does not assault the individual he or she is reporting on.* That's when you transition from journalist to revolutionary, which is dand... more » HPGrl04: how stupid is Iraq to torture a journalist and then let him go? i mean thats just asking for him/her to write a book about it in later years... and ... more » morninggloria: If you compare Shoe Thrower's accuracy and aim with the accuracy and aim of Cutler, one can surmise that it's only a matter of time before Shoe Throwe... more » Mediahohoho: Hey! We're exporting something! Torture! USA! USA! USA! more » PaisleyPajamas: Dude should totally take a meeting with whoever got Jessica Simpson her shoe deal. more » Thomas Paladino: I'm pretty sure he's milking this now. And I doubt he was tortured, if for no other reason than the fact that he's extremely high profile and would be... more » zibby: It's part of the culture now - this guy probably would have felt disgrace if he went to prison and didn't withstand a little torture he could tell his... more » ithacabaron: Wait -- wouldn't it be a good idea to get out of the country before you announce you're turning snitch? Not well played, Mr. Muntader. Not well play... more » htotheomo: I really like Dana Perino. She rose to replace Tony Snow in the midst of his illness. I think of her as the Leni Riefenstahl of the administration, an... more » DrEngine: On one hand this should be a celebration of bipartisanship. On the other hand...what the fuck!? The former Advisor to Hillary Clinton's 2008 run just ... more » -
#therich
Giuseppe Cipriani, Hero Liberal
Giuseppe Ciprianifledleft the country last year in the wake of a scandal over alleged shady dealings regarding a liquor license for his celebtastic restaurant. He's not "on the lam," see. He simply could not take Bush any longer. More » -
#heroes
Baghdad Shoe Hurler: Journalistic Role Model
Let's not forget that the hero Iraqi Shoe Hurler was a journalist before he became a footwear projectilist. A certain portion of his colleagues think he disgraced his profession. They're wrong. Let's go to Muntader's brand new explanatory op-ed! More » -
#heroes
Tortured Iraqi Shoe Hurler: Adios, Iraq
Ululate your huzzahs, counterimperialist warriors: Shoe-hurling Iraqi journalist Muntader al-Zaidi is free from prison. Where he was tortured. So, Muntader, tell us, are you going to Disney World or what? More » -
#publicrelations
Failed Political Flacks Jockey For Crown of Evil
Yesterday we asserted that former Bush roboflackMale Ari Fleischer was America's most irrelevant talking head. Today, however, we learned that former Bush roboflackFemale Dana Perino is joining forces with Microtrend maker-upper Mark Penn. Revision: More » -
#justice
Baghdad Shoe Thrower To Hit the Streets in 2010
Iraqi courts have cut the prison sentence for the hero shoe-hurling-at-Bush journalist from three years down to one. Huzzah! And on the same day Obama visited Iraq. Coincidence??? Open your eyes, sheeple! [WSJ] -
#travesties
Hero Shoe Thrower Gets 3 Years in Jail
Iraqi—and, indeed, global—hero Muntader al-Zaidi, whose act of hurling his shoes at failed president GW Bush proved him superior to all other political journalists, is going to jail. Despite having an excuse: More » -
#adremixes
A Poster Boy Knockoff?
A new politically themed subway poster remix! The Post thinks this is the work of our friend Poster Boy, but we're not sure. It's a little slicker than his earlier political soliloquies: More » -
#recessionomics
Unemployment Rate is 70% for Ex-Bush Administration Officials
After ruining the economy, the country and the world, no one wants to hire former Bush officials. Reports the Wall Street Journal, "only 25% to 30% of ex-Bush officials seeking full-time jobs have succeeded." More » -
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#justice
John Forte, His Hair Finally Free
Bush-pardoned rapper John Forte's last day in jail: "Washing and conditioning the hair that had grown below my waist added an extra 30 minutes to an already lengthy process." But he made it, thankfully. [TDB] -
#journalismism
Mouthy Little Bastard Brings Down Dirty Top Cop
Hey, remember that college journalist who got in trouble last year for his bold, two-word editorial, "Fuck Bush?" Well that kid just got an honest-to-god scoop about a heinously corrupt (college) cop. Cussing indicates greatness! More » -
#media
Fox News' Brave Look Forward
What will the Obama years mean for Fox News? Plenty of MSNBC bashing; Rush Limbaugh martyrdom; and conservative think tank hacks complimenting conservative media hacks. This video compilation foreshadows four years of fairness and balance. More » -
#history
A Brief History of Life Inside the Presidential 'Bubble'
Wanna know why Bill Clinton hates Barack Obama so much? Because our Hopey President-elect is basically rerunning the entire script of Clinton's '92 campaign, including the Obama meme-of-the-day: chafing at life inside "the bubble."
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#justice
Throwing Shoes: Attempted Murder
Oh gee, yesterday the word was that Baghdad Shoe Hurler Muntader al-Zaidi could face seven years in prison. But then George W. Bush called for mercy, and now his possible sentence has doubled: More » -
#shoeattack
A Black Eye for Bush's Mouthpiece
Aside from the shoe thrower himself, the other victim of Sunday's shoe attack was White House press secretary Dana Perino, who returned to the White House yesterday with a black eye. More » -
#heroes
Baghdad Shoe Thrower Will Be Rich, If He Survives
Oh dear: it seems that Muntader al-Zaidi, the heroic Baghdad Shoe Thrower, is being treated just about as well as we expected in custody. But there is a bright side: More » -
#marketing
Court Infringes Big Tobacco's Right To Kill, Ignore You
The liberal portion of the Supreme Court says that average jerks can sue cigarette companies for fraudulently marketing their light cigarettes—which kill you—as safe. Conservatives say no, just shut up and die. Really! More » -
#dissent
What Will Become of the Baghdad Shoe Thrower?
Muntader al-Zaidi will probably never again do something as awesome as hurling his shoes at the US President during a press conference. But was it worth it, considering what came next? More » -
#explanations
No Way Bush Is Letting Obama's Narcs Shut Down His Shindigs
More details have emerged on how the White House is bravely defending the DC area from the freeloading Obama family and their rowdy entourage. No adults allowed, it's neocon party time! More »
