Anyone else watching this bizarre closing ceremony? And apparently, Canada is the home of giant beavers. There are jokes a plenty to be made with that one.
Archives for February 2010
Pink and Brown
I guess this is what passes for Republican he-manism in Massachusetts: “We’re in the famous truck,” he pointed out, needlessly. “It’s a regular truck.” Yes and no. As Arianna, the younger of his two daughters, told me, he originally purchased it not so he could haul lumber but so he could attach it to a …
I know the answer, but…
I still have to wonder how the Sunday shows could not find a moment to mention that Senator Jim Bunning is obstructing 1.2 million Americans from getting unemployment benefits just to be a dick. One would have thought that this might merit a comment somewhere. On ABC there was ample time to discuss the departure …
USA v. Canada Overtime Thread
Wow. And for those of you who do not care about hockey, let me bitch about something else trivial while people all over the world suffer from hurricanes and earthquakes and I lose all perspective about how good my life is, but I just broke another DAMNED CAN OPENER. Link me to the mother of …
Guns Don’t Kill People
I will never, ever, ever understand the American gun fetish, and I spent a number of years in the military: A gun instructor accidently shot a student in the foot Saturday during an NRA class to receive certification to carry a concealed weapon, Orlando police said. Robert Frauman Jr., 50, was taken to Florida Hospital …
Welcome to Washington
Steve Benen flags what he calls a “a surprisingly long chat about Desiree Rogers” on whatever Stuffy’s old Sunday morning is called now. Here’s a brief summary (I’m leaving out the parts where Cokie Roberts sounds reasonable because I don’t believe they’re real): DONALDSON: People who work for the president understand or should understand their …
USA v. Canada Hockey Open Thread
My God. If Barry Melrose and Liberace were to mate, the spawn would look like Don Cherry just did a moment ago.