It's Jefferson Davis Day in Alabama, but the Wall Street Journal reports not everyone wants a holiday for a slave-owning traitor: "There are so many more worthy people to honor—like Waldo Semon, the inventor of vinyl," one Alabamian says. Maybe y'all can just skip the day off and work harder?
Five Olympic Carpetbaggers to Watch
We love our Olympic heroes—those whose hard work and talent have made them the best our country has to offer. But what about those who rely on property ownership, distant ancestry claims, and willing governments to sneak through on middling talent?
Mitt Romney Declines to Correct Crazy Woman Accusing Obama of 'Treason'
What do you do when your party's base is made up of scared old white people who believe that the president is a traitor? You never, ever, ever correct them, and you talk a lot about God. Take Mitt Romney's example!
Sean Penn Wanted to Be Cut from a Film Because He Loves the Ayatollahs So
Sean Penn is in bed with the ayatollahs, as everyone, but especially the New York Post, knows. He loves evil Iranians so much that he had himself cut from a movie which depicted them negatively.
Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger: Traitor
The hero of the Hudson Plane Ditch was seen today as just a passenger on a plane. But NOT on his employer's airline, US Airways. No, the villain was flying Virgin America!:
Magnetic Fields cellist Sam Davol, whose most famous song is The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side, has sold his downtown Manhattan loft and moved to Boston, where he and his wife bought a 2,200 square foot apartment for $1 million. [NYT]
'Portfolio' Editor Thinks Media Reporters Are Full Of "Nonsense"
At midnight, Conde Nast Portfolio editor Joanne Lipman sent out an email about the editor of their website leaving. Her message? Don't believe the things media reporters write! Isn't it cute when journalists go management and turn on the press?
