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Friday, October 26, 2007 07:16 PM

The white house press secretary shoud be replaced by a Magic 8-Ball

Correspondents with questions could shake it to produce answers like "Signs point to yes" "my sources say no" and "ask again later."

It would streamline the Daily Press Briefing, give reporters a fun toy to shake, and save tax payers over $100,000 a year in Dana Perino's salary (though there's the $7.50 one-time purchase for the magic 8-Ball).

Sunday, October 28, 2007 03:31 PM
Original article: Opus

Roxy, white Pitbull/American Bulldog mix, the sweetest dog in the world

Wherever you are I love you, "Punchy"

The most gorgeous, sweet and tough dog,

who never hurt anyone but showed a few other would

be alpha dogs a thing or two about badass-ness.

Everybody loved her.

Fond memories.

Big hug and a smooch.

Monday, October 29, 2007 11:05 AM

Say "moist" and be a man transported from sex land into the friend zone

I learned as a teenager that "moist" was a female hated word and a potent tool for abstinance.

I've always wondered so many different women over the years have hated that word, to the point where one pre-empted me by stating, "I hate the word moist, don't ever use it," like one gorgeous future ex-girlfriend once said on a first date, "If you want to date me--no anal sex ever."

My theory is that 30,000 years ago in Central Europe, some girl's creepy, molester caveman uncle said the word and this the rule was passed down through the millenia.

Monday, October 29, 2007 11:10 AM
Original article: Abject stupidity defined

Glenn, your fantastic. We need you. Ignore these trolls.

Seriously. Don't let these slugs take up any more of your time

today. No need to even respond to them. They are morons.

I'm curious if they have funders that keep them afloat or if they

are just true, natural in habitat morons.

The service you, Glenn, perform is exemplary and I sure

as hell couldn't do it. Thank you.

Monday, October 29, 2007 11:11 AM
Original article: Abject stupidity defined

Glenn, you're fantastic. We need you. Ignore these trolls.

Seriously. Don't let these slugs take up any more of your time

today. No need to even respond to them. They are morons.

I'm curious if they have funders that keep them afloat or if they

are just true, natural in habitat morons.

The service you, Glenn, perform is exemplary and I sure

as hell couldn't do it. Thank you.

Monday, October 29, 2007 08:48 PM

Is a new conservatism possible?

If our democracy survives the remainder of the Bush term and if we don't see a total breakdown of stability in the middle east as a result of more preemptive attacks, and if we see the curren GOP front runners follow through with their promises, and if we survive as a species in spite of the right wing climate change deniers...taking all this into account my carefully thought out answer is this:

Nope.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 03:08 PM

Gee Glen, don't be such a 'Wingnuts-are-abusing-the-Hitler-analogy' Nazi

Just awful. And I loved writing it. So to make up for it may I remind us all of the irony that

Prescott Bush was a big fan and supporter of Adolph Hitler.

And by the way Glenn, you are doing a fantastic job.

Keep it up.

Tuesday, October 30, 2007 08:31 PM

From 15 on a girl knows that sex is power, especially over men (and, often, women)

A very average woman becomes achingly desireable to us men when she's dresses up in heels, fishnets, generously applied lipstick a corset, bustier--anything sexy that's put together relatively well. Yes, they are the objects of our gaze. (Oi, college). But we, to a certain extent, fall spellbound under female control. At least until we get what we want.

It's a fact. Maybe it's not the only reason a girl or woman would choose that costume (maybe it's to turn on the girls, or girls & boys), but by god it's one of the major effects they are no doubt aware of. And that fact is, Halloween is a safe time to indulge that power--at parties, out with friends in groups.

A friend of mine told me shoes were like pornography for her and other women. She loves them. So do I, a woman in some hot suede green vintage heels with black stockings---take my wallet, the keys to my apartment and my bank card. I'm over.

Anyway, it's all in good fun, at least for Halloween. And as far as the concern for the teens? We were definitely fuckinng as young as 15 in the 80s and my girl then was notorious for the sexy costumes.

Frankly, parents, I'd stop worrying about 'whether' and just accept that they have. You'd be better off talking to them about making smart choices about when, where, with whom and use of birth control.

The cat is totally out of the bag on teen sex folks. Halloween costumes are pretty much an afterthought of where kids (and all of us) are culturally and sexually these days.

Saturday, November 3, 2007 01:20 PM
Original article: Cheney in the bubble

The "vast majority of the American People" as in

1. The population of Wyoming?

2. The angry right wing of neoconservative right wing, right-wingers?

3. Fox News board of directors?

4. Bill Kristol?

5. Corporate CEO's of the Armaments Industry?

This "vast majority" we know comprises a group of at least a dozen people and I just

wish I knew to which dozen he was referring.

Tuesday, November 6, 2007 03:28 AM
Original article: Iraq taught us nothing

No, the Iraq War taught us plenty

Namely, that no matter the outcome the war is an extremely profitable 200 billion dollar enterprise that will eventually total over a trillion dollars. Split between and handful of White House crony coporations, that's a great haul.

The problem with this piece and most other pieces reporting on the U.S. and war is that they assume the Bush/Cheney Administration has anything resembling the public interest in mind. I know my view is cynical and considered 'fringe,' but it also happens to be true.

Liberal pundits call the Bush administration "failed" and "incompetent," but I would aruge that they've succeded wildly--on their own terms.

And if (when) we bomb Iran it'll be another mission accomplished.

Monday, November 12, 2007 03:31 AM
Original article: The Smart car is coming

Staving off human extinction sounds nice...

but do you really imagine the 21st Century American Male SUV-ego can cope with such public shrinkage?

Guys, let's think long and hard on this. On the one hand we could preserve human civilization, but on the other hand --tiny cars?

We'll get back to you.

Monday, November 12, 2007 03:46 AM
Original article: The Smart car is coming

And what happens to my wife and babies

if we suffer head on collision with a chipmunk?

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