Posts from ‘November, 2008’

I won’t link to it because it’s about as palatable as three week old road kill on Alligator Alley, but have you seen the “Thank You Sarah Palin” ad that’s supposed to play during football today? Turn away when it comes on if you want to avoid projectile vomiting your Thanksgiving dinner. Thank you Sarah [...]

A coup has taken place. Barack Obama has assumed the presidency before the inaguration. He’s taken ownership of the country’s financial crisis, and is moving at a break-neck speed to assemble his cabinet and implement policy- before he takes the oath of office.
He’s already given more press conferences than George Bush’s entire time in office [...]

266 2/3, is that a big number?  Not typically.  But sometimes…
Citigroup is ditching 52,000 jobs.  Wow! That sucks!  I guess they’ve done everything possible to save as many jobs as they can.  I’m sure of it.  Anything else would be criminal.

Troubled Citigroup Says It Will Keep Naming Deal With Mets
Under the naming-rights agreement, Citi pays [...]

…it’s time for a quiz.
Over 70% of Americans failed this test.
The average score for elected officials is 44%.
The Republic is doomed.

The Big Three, the US automakers Ford, Chrysler and GM are really, merely, the Detroit Three, in that they’ve dropped 20% of their market share since 2000, and are now parked precipitously below the midline at 47%.
As we all know, this past week the CEOs of these companies testified before Congress, collectively asking for a [...]

I’m sorry. I really am. I try and I try to stay away from the trainwreck that is Sarah Palin, but then she does something that just makes me HAVE to look.
I might need a 12 step program.
Anyway, the below video is of her giving an interview at a turkey farm. Funny [...]

Just when you think these CEO scumbags can’t get any more despicable, we learn that the big three auto chiefs each took their own private jets to Washington to beg for your money.
You incompetent bozos want a bailout? Then no more Gulfstreams. From here on out all travel must be by your own crappy cars. [...]

…on the way out!
Buh-bye Ted Stevens.
“Uncle Ted” Stevens, an old-style Senate giant and the chamber’s longest-serving Republican, delivered his swansong address and yielded the floor for the final time Thursday. He was saluted by his colleagues as a staunch friend and teacher.
Larry “Mens room” Craig had some particularly nice things to say:
“Uncle Ted, I’m going [...]

Let’s review the electoral predictions (Obama EVs):
Tito - 403
Mikey - 360
Schmitter - 338
Blondie - 379
Rev. Dick - 385
Hildegard - 392
Brixton - 330
The AP has - finally - called Missouri for McCain. So Mikey get’s the mug!

New Star Trek trailer