Let’s see the reactions to this, with the slipper on the other foot: *** Update *** Reading the comments here, it appears the nation at large is filled to the brim with humor critics. My question- how the fuck did Carlos Mencia get a job with all you people and your perfect interpretations of what …
Open Threads
Time Flies
Was working out and listening to the Dead, when it dawned on me that in a few weeks, it will be the anniversary of Brent Mydland’s death. I remember when I found out- I was at gunnery in Germany in Grafenwoehr getting ready for Table VIII, and heard it on the radio. A few days …
Peachtree Road Race
Yes. I am as exhausted as I look.
Senator Helms is Dead
I can’t think of one reason to be sad, so I won’t pretend.
Bananas
This HuffPo piece seems to not really put things into perspective: The co-host of a recent top-dollar fundraiser for Sen. John McCain oversaw the payment of roughly $1.7 million to a Colombian paramilitary group that is today designated a terrorist organization by the United States. Carl H. Lindner Jr., the billionaire Cincinnati businessman, was CEO …
Vindicated
This will raise some eyebrows: The Justice Department announced Friday that it would pay $4.6 million to settle a lawsuit filed by Steven J. Hatfill, a former Army biodefense researcher intensively investigated as a “person of interest” in the deadly anthrax letters of 2001. The settlement, consisting of $2.825 million in cash and an annuity …
Things I Am Not a Fan Of
Cher Dance music (although I do like some) Rainbow flags Drag Shows Decorating Madonna Abercrombie & Fitch The Wizard of Oz Queer as Folk Janet Jackson Wine Coolers South Beach Morrissey The Human Rights Campaign “Manscaping” Rainbow stickers on my car Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (*cringe*) and countless other things… That being said, …