Sarah Silverman and the Great Schlep...

Oh my god, have you seen this? Don't miss Sarah Silverman and the Great Schlep....

Get your Great Schlep gear here on CafePress.com.

Here's Sarah Silverman on David Letterman as well...

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Sarah Barracuda Witch Exorcism...

I was listening to Fresh Air this morning, and Terry Gross interviewed Steven Waldman, the co-founder of Belief.net. They mentioned this video of Sarah Palin being exocised of "witches" by a controversial, evangelical Kenyan Pastor named Thomas Munthee. Apparently I missed this growing controversy.

Here's the terrifying witch exorcism video of Sarah Palin and Pastor Thomas Munthee. Speaking in tongues, anyone? Or perhaps a little "laying of hands?"

Here's the Keith Olbermann interview regarding the controversial video.

More Keith Olbermann Countdown here.

More on current witch hunts in Kenya here.

Image: "Examination of a Witch" Thompkins H. Matteson, 1853.

Description: Generally supposed to represent an event in the Salem witch trials, an earlier version of this painting was exhibited by the artist in New York in 1848 with a quotation from John Greenleaf Whittier's book Supernaturalism of New England, 1847: "Mary Fisher, a young girl, was seized upon by Deputy Governor Bellingham in the absence of Governor Endicott, and shamefully stripped for the purpose of ascertaining whether she was a witch, with the Devil's mark upon her." See, "A Study of the Life and Work of the Nineteenth Century Artist Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813-1884), by Harriet Hocter Groeschel, M.A. thesis, Syracuse University, 1985, pp. 37-38. Source: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, MA

Image Soure: Salem Witch Trials.

Go ahead, blame Clinton!

Well, actually, so far I have not heard anyone state that the largest bank failure in U.S. history is actually Bill Clinton's fault... But you never know.

And on that note, I give you this joke that you've probably read before, but you may still enjoy:

Politics 101
A little girl goes to her dad and asks, 'What is Politics?'

Her Dad says, 'Well, let me try to explain it this way: I am the head of the family, so call me The President. Your mother is the administrator of the money, so we call her the Government. We are here to take care of your needs, so we will call you the People. The nanny, we will consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we will call him the Future. Now think about that and see if it makes sense.'

So the little girl goes off to bed thinking about what Dad said. Later that night, she hears her baby brother crying, so she gets up to check on him. She finds that the baby has soiled his diaper. So the little girl goes to her parent's room and finds her mother asleep. Not wanting to wake her, she goes to the nanny's room. Finding the door locked, she peeks in the keyhole and sees her father in bed with the nanny. She gives up and goes back to bed.

The next morning, the little girl says to her father, 'Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now. 'The father says, 'good, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.'

The little girl replies, 'The President is screwing the Working Class while the Government is sound asleep. The People are being ignored and the Future is in deep shit."

Yup, that's right! God bless America!

Welcome Back Black Monday...

Ah, try not to panic, but the Dow just dropped 700 points today....

Here's the quote from the New York Times:

"Stocks fell by nearly 9 percent on Monday — the worst single-day drop in two decades — after the government’s bailout plan, touted by its supporters as a balm for the current market stress, failed to pass the House of Representatives, setting off a fresh wave of anxious selling." Read the full article here.

Retirement savings? Who needs retirement savings anyway? Don't worry, we can all work a few more decades, right?

Image Source: About.com - WPA: unemployed shown at Volunteers of America Soup Kitchen: Washington, D.C. (Circa 1936).

I went to San Francisco this weekend, and all got for you was this new pin.... ;-)

You can get one here on CafePress.

Here's the Paris video again on YouTube. It still cracks me up... So does this.

Get Your Debate Highlights Here:

Get your Presidential debate highlights here on CNN, or here on the New York Times, or here on the Huffington Post... or .... you get the idea.

Polls are showing that Obama won this first debate. Well, yeah, duh??!!

As one of my friends stated: "McCain sounded old, tired and grumpy... He must have missed his nap."

Yes, I'm sure McCain missed a lot of naps this week in his attempt to "fix" the greatest financial debacle in recent American history that he helped create.

And remember, I'm a card-carrying Independent. I am not thrilled with either candidate. I am just much more terrified of the words "President Palin" when and if McCain were to kick the bucket.

Image Source: Flickr, Farmington Maine Debate Watch Party.

Are you a McCainiac?

Are you a McCainiac? If so, you might want to purchase this handy dandy t-shirt on Cafe Press.

Speaking of McCainiacism, I enjoyed reading this Time article entitled "Gimmicks-R-Us" about John McCain and the weird chaos he injected into presidential politics yesterday with his request to "postpone" the first Presidential debate on Friday night. Huh??? What the hell was that all about?

Alas, apparently he came to his senses (or what's left of them), and he's backed off his request to postpone the debate tomorrow night. Can you say "wishy washy?"

Here's the best quote from the article:

"McCain suspends his campaign because of financial crisis? Oh please. Given today's poll numbers--even Fox has him dropping--it seems another Hail Mary (like the feckless selection of Palin) to try make McCain seem a statesman, which is difficult given the puerile tenor of his campaign's message operation.

Perhaps, if he's really interested in this financial stuff, McCain should propose that he and Obama change the topic from foreign policy to economics this Friday night--they could even stage the debate in Washington, so they wouldn't have to stray far from the bailout negotiations. I'm sure their fellow members of the Senate won't mind if McCain and Obama spend a few hours enlightening the public on this crucial subject.

Oh, and By the Way : I thought it was fairly gimmicky for the Obama campaign to reach out to McCain to make a joint statement of principles about the bailout, too. (Note to Commenters: I know that Obama's outreach to McCain was done privately, this morning--and I still think it was a bad idea. Obama has the advantage here: he has more credibility on the economy than McCain. If I were Obama, I'd also have some doubts about whether McCain, a career de-regulator, really is philosophically committed to the greater government role that he is suddenly spouting.)"

-- All the above excerpted from Time's "Gimmicks-R-Us."

All this is enough to make a McCainiac out of me... Or maybe not! Yikes!

Sarah Palin on her "Bush Doctrine"

Apparently I'm way behind on my Sarah Palin videos, and need to play catch-up. Have you seen this ABC interview with Sarah Palin in which she has no clue what the Bush Doctrine actually is? Holy crap. This is beyond terrifying. She is merely a walking talking Caribou Barbie controlled by ??????

Great link here also to "Talking Points Memo."

Quote of the Day:
"I'm a Republican, and I love my country... That's why I'm not voting for Palin/McCain."

Matt Damon is not bleeping Sarah Palin...

I just came across this great interview with Matt Damon on YouTube where he bashes Sarah Palin. If Matt Damon wasn't so damn good looking, I might even take him seriously. ;-)

Here's Matt Damon "on" Sarah Palin...

Did you know that "I'm not bleeping Matt Damon" won an Emmy? Yeah, neither did I. Holy cow.
Here's the original video by Sarah Silverman and Matt Damon.

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First Presidential Debate this Friday!

I stole this calendar item from Food for Thought. Kelley Brewer supplied all the dates for the upcoming Presidential and Vice Presidential debates. Thanks, Kelly! Anybody who cares should mark their calendars.

Each debate will begin at 6 p.m. Pacific time.

First presidential debate: This Friday, Sept. 26th, 6:00 p.m.
Location: The University of Mississippi
Moderator: Jim Lehrer, Executive Editor and Anchor,
The News Hour on PBS.

First Vice presidential debate: Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Washington University in St. Louis, MO
Moderator: Gwen Ifill, Senior Correspondent, The News Hour,
and Moderator and Managing Editor of Washington Week.

Note: Marge will be supplying a keg-o-Pango
at her house for this one. ;-)
Email me for directions.

PBS Second presidential debate (town meeting):
Tuesday, Oct. 7th, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Belmont University, Nashville
Moderator: Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News.

Third presidential debate: Wednesday, Oct. 15th, 6:00 p.m.
Location: Hofstra University, NY
Moderator: Bob Schieffer, CBS News Chief Washington Correspondent,
and host of Face the Nation.

More information here on the Commission on Presidential Debates.

Image Source: Google.

Oh my, look what's on Greg's Plate...

Holy cow... I think Greg Pate may have knocked the ball out of the park this time! Good heavens! Goooo Greg!

Image Source: Greg's Plate.

Redding BLM-Gate, Round 1

In the words of Bill Shakespeare, "something stinks" in the state of the Redding Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).

And it's been stinky for a long, long time. And no one in the local media ever picked up the story. Why?

Some of you may have heard about the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission decision that was recently issued in favor of Traci Hallstrom, an employee at the Bureau of Land Management Redding Field Office. If you're interested, here's the link to Hallstrom's EEOC decision 550-2006-00227X. It's a fascinating read. There is more than three years of information to wade through, and it's one hell of a story.

But this is only the beginning, and the whistle continues to blow. Stay tuned for more.

For the record, Traci Hallstrom was just interviewed by the Los Angeles Times and the Huffington Post, among other media. Apparently folks outside the Redding bubble decided her EEOC case had relevancy.

Inside the bubble, silence continues. Interesting. Very interesting..... Something definitely stinks in the state of the BLM Redding Field Office.

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Reward offered in news-rack thefts....

I haven't blogged in a few days because I've been too busy stuffing the mattress with all the remaining cash and gold bouillon I can get my hands on.... ;-)

But this headline in the Wretched Flashlight did catch my eye yesterday morning:

Reward offered in news-rack thefts
Friday, September 19, 2008

"The Record Searchlight is offering a $250 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people who are breaking into newspaper racks in the Burney and Round Mountain areas.

If you have any information about the thefts, please contact Circulation Director Robbie Parham at 225-8281."

Our View: What???? Why would anyone want to break into a newspaper rack to steal copies of the Wretched Flashlight? Or maybe they're stealing the newspaper racks to sell as scrap metal??

Well, here's how I recommend the Record Searchlight catch the wig-wearing thieves....

Also, here's a brilliant short film entitled "Newspaper Thief" that might assist in the investigation...

Newspaper thief video, continued.... Warning: Think twice before taking your neighbors newspaper in the age of YouTube.

Last but not least, has anyone been tracking the whereabouts of the elusive Philbert, the Masked Blogger? Does he live anywhere near Round Mountain?

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News from Outside the Bubble: AIG Bail-out...

Well, I thought the news of the FEDERAL $85 BILLION DOLLAR BAIL-OUT of AIG would be on the front page of the Wretched Sexlight today. Alas, apparently I am wrong.

In case you haven't noticed, the global economy is wobbling on the edge of a dark abyss... But why the hell would we want to discuss that on the front page of the local newspaper?? Apparently we're not actually connected to the global economy in Shasta County. (Silas, this is a fib - a joke - as in I'm joking.)

Instead, we get this blog entry from Bruce Ross entitled "Booster Club Makes a Splash." Yikes! H-E-L-P!?

For those of you interested in the future of the global economy and your personal financial future, read here for news from outside the bubble:

New York Times

San Francisco Chronicle

The Economist

The Wall Street Journal

The London Times

South China Morning Post (MY favorite hometown newspaper)

Now, please, whatever you do, don't run to the bank and empty your bank account. That would be a very, very bad thing to do today....

In Other Make Believe News...

I just found this on Philbert's blog... It's a link to the Talon News, which is running a Pampoon for President. Philbert, you're killing me!

Full "pretend story" below:

September 15, 2008

PUDDLEBY-ON-THE-MARSH:

The Pushmi-Pullyu, famous two-headed animal from Dr. Doolittle, has filed a defamation lawsuit against the McCain campaign by their extensive use of "Push-polling."

"Push-polling, or 'push-pulling' is confusing consumers by its similarity to 'pushmi-pullyu'" said Dr. Doolittle, acting as an interpreter for the Janus-like antelope. "We believe that all this bad press will damage our reputation as a unique creature."

Though push-polling is not always legal, it is being done on behalf of John McCain in Florida, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan. Ironically, McCain was the victim of this push-poll question from George McBush in 2000:
"Would you be more likely or less likely to vote for John McCain for president if you knew he had fathered an illegitimate black child?"

Our View:
Oh my god, can they say that in blogland? Wait, oh my god, can I say "Oh My God" in blog land????

Image Source: Dr. Dolittle.

Sarah Palin "Invented" Tina Fey....

I missed the Tina Fey and Amy Poehlin skit on Saturday Night Live this weekend. If you missed it as well, here it is. Needless to say, it's brilliant. In the words of Silas Lyons, "I too can't keep my eyes off Sarah Palin," oops, I mean Tina Fey.

As it turns out, Sarah Palin thought the SNL skit "was quite funny, particularly because she once dressed up as Tina Fey for Halloween," her spokesperson Tracey Schmitt said, according to CBS News.

Note to Silas Lyons: The photo above is a FIB, and is meant to remain a FIB. Most of us are smart enough to know that. And if the Record Searchlight wasn't such a piece of crap, we would not have to rely on FIBs and would enjoy a real newspaper with our coffee every morning, thank you very much.

D.O.A.N. Fashion Exclusive: Get your Sarah Palin "God Bless America" bikini here and here.

Cyrus T. Pylon, Editor-In-Cheese

Who needs Monty Python when we have Philbert? Thanks, Philbert. You just made my day. No wonder you were fired.

For the record, Philbert the Fibber's fib is based on Silas Lyons Sunday, September 14th editorial. I glanced at Silas Lyons editorial on Sunday morning, but did not have the strength to read it. My stomach was already turning at the headline. I got the gist of it. So I wrapped some fish with it instead and felt much better.

But what struck me the most when I finally read his editorial just now is that Bruce Ross actually wrote that editorial, not Silas Lyons. At least that's my fib, and I'm sticking to it. ;-)

And remember, Silas Lyons "can't look away" from Sarah Palin (See his 9/5/08 blog). Hey, wait a minute, is Silas Lyons allowed to say that about the next potential Vice President of the United States? Does Silas Lyons really have a crush on Sarah Palin or is that really a sexist comment about an uppity woman?

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Don't Text and Drive: A moment of silence

Let's take a moment of silence for the families of loved ones who were lost in this horrific train accident in Simi Valley yesterday. What a tragedy....

Why did this happen? Why???

Good New York Times article here.

More from AP News here.

Photos here: LA Daily News, MyCapture.com.

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Carrier pigeons on strike, newspaper "very delayed"

Looks like Shingletown and Weaverville are going to have a "very delayed" newspaper today, as opposed to just plain old "delayed."

Darn, those pesky carrier pigeons. They were probably demanding a livable wage, and got fired by Silas Lyons and Shanna Cannon.

Or maybe they got outsourced to Outer Mongolia, and/or replaced by monkeys?

Maybe they should switch to FedEx?

Check out this cartoon as well. ;-)

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Where for art thou, Tim Hearden?

I am beginning to wonder if Tim Hearden is also on "indefinite leave" from the Redding.com blogosphere. There's no one home on his blog, and he's no longer listed as one of the Redding.com bloggers. In addition, there aren't any bloggers listed on Red Bluff.com.

Anyone got the inside scoop on where Tim Hearden's blog went?

Or maybe you're like me and you're enjoying his blog silence?

Was Tim Hearden's blog outsourced to outer Mongolia by the Wretched Flashlight? Or perhaps he was replaced by a blog-monkey-in-training?

Speaking of Blog Monkey's, you really need to check out this rude, boorish and 6th grade Blog Monkey video on YouTube. You can subscribe to Blog Monkey here. It beats the hell out of Tim Hearden's lame blog any day.

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Slogan-o-the-Year: "Because she's a woman..."

Yup, here it is again. Cindy McCain says the media is picking on Sarah Palin "because she is a woman."

Cindy McCain believes the American media is being sexist towards Sarah Palin.

Here's her quote: "It's outlandish... the media has decided to treat her differently, because, I believe, because she's a woman."

Now, I'm a woman, and I'm picking on Sarah Palin because I truly believe she is wholly unfit to be Vice President of the United States. Folks, do you realize John McCain is 72 years old??? Do you truly want a hockey mom from Alaska representing the United States of America? H-E-L-L-O???

Personally, I have nothing against Sarah Palin and her family. I just want them to stay in Alaska, that's all. In fact, maybe the Palin family could just agree to secede from the nation?

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My, what big hands you have!

I peeked at the Record Sex-light as I was eating lunch. I had to turn the page as fast as I could because there was an extremely depressing picture on the front page. And that's when I noticed the gigantic add for Marc Beauchamp's new version of his old blog called "Not Business as Usual." And a few thoughts crossed my mind, such as, "dang, when did Marc get a grey beard... I guess I haven't seen him for a long time." And, then I thought, "dang, nice leather chair" and "cool typewriter."

And then I noticed his hands, his BIG hands on the laptop keyboard. And something just doesn't look right. So, check out page 2 of the Record Searchlight today (Monday, September 8th, 2008). Are those really Marc's big hands? Or are they fake?

Greg Pate, I throw this "hand" bone over to you and Philbert to finish off because I'm really bad at scanning. Hint, hint... ;-)

Seriously, Marc, it's a nice add. I just hope you're finally going to be get paid the big bucks that you deserve by Scripps Howard (??). Oh wait, I'm sorry, those guys are all out of big bucks (or so they say).

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Six Random Obsessions

It seems that the word "obsessed" and "obsession" are getting tossed around rather frequently on Redding blogs these days. Here are Six Random Obsessions from the Redding blogosphere:

1. Here's Christy Lochrie, a self-unemployed reporter being "obsessed" with Large Marge, and hunting her down over the internet again (can you say cyber-stalking?).

2. Here's Large Marge "obsessed" with her First Amendment blogging rights, as usual.

3. Here's Marc Beauchamp obsessed with the new dancers at Johnny's. (Just kidding, Marc!)

4. Here's Philbert, who is obsessed with his fear of Thom G. No wonder Philbert "ran from the Record Searchlight building" a few weeks ago.

5. Here's Still Married obsessed with Philbert, who's still afraid of Thom G. (Hey, doesn't that sound like the title of a potential book, or t-shirt: "Who's Afraid of Thom G?) Hey Philbert, can you get right on that?

6. And here's Silas Lyons on Bruce Ross stating that Ross is "obsessed" with statistics. How dull!?

Well, apparently we're all one big happy, obsessed family around these parts.

Got any of your own local obsessions to share? Please let me know.

And of course, outside of Planet Redding, there's also Victoria's Secret "Supermodel Obsessions" and "Hair Obsessed" here.

Don't forget to enjoy your healthy obsessions today! Cheers!

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How to get that Barracuda look...

This just in from over yonder on The Huffington Post:

"When a woman wants to be taken seriously she can go down one of two routes: she can read the Economist from cover to cover, inject a little environmental hand-wringing into her dinner party repertoire and take a vow never, ever to mention designer footwear in public. Or, she can tie her hair up and don a pair of glasses."

Find out how you too can get your Sarah Barracuda makeover. Here's the whole scoop here on the The Daily Telegraph.

More styles here: Vintage Updo's.

Heart to McCain/Palin: Back off on "Barracuda"

I caught the tail end of this story on NPR yesterday... I could not believe my ears. Here's the story from the Boston Globe:

"The rock group Heart has sent a message to John McCain and Sarah "Barracuda'' Palin: quit playing our 1977 hit ''Barracuda.''

Soon after the presidential nominee finished his acceptance speech late Thursday and running-mate Palin joined him on the Republican National Convention stage in St. Paul, the sound system pumped the throbbing introductory guitar licks to "Barracuda.''

It seemed the cleverest musical choice of both conventions. Heart's Ann and Nancy Wilson, like Alaska Governor Palin, are outspoken products of the Pacific Northwest, and the sisters's tune also could refer to Palin's Dazed-and-Confused-Era nickname of Sarah Barracuda, given for her intense high-school basketball play.

But the Wilsons condemned the usage then and earlier in the convention, adding that Universal Music Publishing and Sony BMG have sent a cease-and-desist notice to the McCain-Palin campaign, according to CNN.

UPDATE Friday morning:
Here's a statement by Ann and Nancy Wilson from EW.com:

"Sarah Palin's views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song 'Barracuda' no longer be used to promote her image. The song 'Barracuda' was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, particularly for women. (The 'barracuda' represented the business.) While Heart did not and would not authorize the use of their song at the RNC, there's irony in Republican strategists' choice to make use of it there."

No word so far on whether the tune would be dropped from the GOP playlist. "If the real thing don't do the trick,'' Ann Wilson sang in "Barracuda,'' "You better make up something quick.''

The song seemed a much better fit than several played during the Democratic convention in Denver. After ailing US Senator Ted Kennedy made it to Denver for a pro-Obama speech, the Denver house band played "Still The One,'' the 70s hit from Orleans. (Clearly intended to reflect Kennedy's vigorous effort, it was still risky to evoke any possible reference to ''The One,'' being used as anti-Obama term. After former President Bill Clinton's ringing speech last week, the band struck up the intro to Robert Palmer's 1985 hit, "Addicted to Love.'' C-Span showed a group of delegates dancing to the opening strains and singing along until stopping on the chorus, "Might as well face it/I'm addicted to love.'' [Our view: Um, this was a very bad choice. Someone needs to be fired.]

Comment du Jour: "I think the republicans have found the eighth wonder that is Dan Quale's intellect in a dress."

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Silas Lyons hearts "La Barracuda"

You know, I think there is one person Sarah Palin is probably a lot smarter than: Silas Lyons. However, similar to Silas Lyons, Sarah Palin has a chance at stumbling and bumbling her way to the top of the monkey heap through incompetence. It figures that Silas would dig her. Here's the start of Silas Lyons' love affair with The Barracuda: "What Liberals Really Think of Sarah Palin." Silas Lyons actually says "he can't look away" from Sarah Palin. Give me a break.

Our View: So, since I'm a woman and I played basketball in high school, I should endorse Palin? I think not. For the record, I'm not a registered Democrat. I'm a registered Independent. Which means I get to make fun of both sides, liberally. Besides, my decision is made, and I'm voting for Philbert for Emperor.

Comment du Jour, found on Today's Memoirs:
"What? Being Mayor of a city smaller than Anderson doesn't make you the best choice for president? Surely, you jest!"

McCain Voicemail to Palin Leaked to Press

This just in... Unbelievable: McCain's voicemail to Governor Palin linked to press.

You know, I really thought McCain could do better than this.

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Sarah Palin: Beauty without the brains...

I was going to read Bruce Ross's blog about Sarah Palin's hilarious acceptance speech last night... See Ross's blog "Don't Count Her Out." But the Redding.com link to it is not working. Surprise, surprise.

I wonder how Redding.com manages to generate such fluffy numbers when there are technical difficulties so often?

Maybe they're paying a bunch of monkeys to sit around and comment on Redding.com all day long.... Or wait, maybe people just do that for free?

Our View: If Sarah Palin is not dumped from the Republican ticket, there is no way in hell McCain will be the next President of the United States. McCain needs to dump Palin as fast as he can, and pick a new running mate.

HELP! I'm being sexually harassed by a building!

Hmm... I'm not sure if this was appropriate for Marc Beauchamp to blog about. You be the judge.
Our View: Gee whiz, most people think my mind is in the gutter... Tsk, tsk, Marc. ;-)

Here's Marc's blog entry yesterday:

A tip I could have lived without
Tuesday, September 2, 2008

"Ever had something pointed out to you that you then can't get out of your head (but wish you could)? A friend pointed to the mini dome atop the Shasta College Health Sciences & University Center, as we were driving downtown on Eureka Way, and noted how much it resembled the business end of a certain male body part. Now, every time I see it, I see "it."
Speaking of altered states of viewing, remember this one?" Click here for related image.

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Want to read more weird ideas about alleged "sexual harassment" at the Record Searchlight? Go here to Christy Lochrie's latest blog "Boodica" about Christy Lochrie's interpretation of working at the Record Sexlight, a supposed den of sexual inequity and on-the-job harassment.

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Bring on the chickens....

You know, I've always wondered if Bruce Ross reads this here blog. Rumor has it that a long time ago the management monkeys at the Record Searchlight had somehow blocked access to this blog.

Well, apparently Bruce is reading every word.

Hi, Bruce! Thanks for reading! ;-)

Now, for all you readers out there, don't worry about this little pie throwing episode between Bruce and I, as Bruce and I go way back. Bruce loves a good debate as much as I do, and Bruce and I have debated and argued for years. I'm very good at getting Bruce a little red-faced at times over beers at Carnegie's.

So, here's one more adjective to add to the list of names I'm going to call Bruce Ross this week: "Chicken."

Yup, Bruce, I'm calling you a chicken. I'll buy you a pitcher of beer at Carnegie's if you have the guts to actually add a link to Death of a Newspaper on your Redding.com blog. How about a link right after "local bloggers argue...".

Chicken? I'll see you at Carnegie's on Wedsnesday night to buy you a pitcher. ;-)

Get your Deluxe Cock Fighter costume here on CostumeCraze.com.

Speaking of media bias...

Apparently Bruce Ross got a little testy with folks who were posting the Daily Kos link about Sarah Palin's pregnancy rumors. See his blog "Filthy lies are bipartisan." Ha! I think that is hilarious. At least we know where Bruce Ross stands when it comes to media bias (most definitely on the right).

OUR VIEW:
The rumors (aka "filthy lies") on the Daily Kos may have actually forced the hand of Sarah Palin to set the record straight regarding her allegedly 5 month pregnant daughter, Bristol.

What I heard on NPR tonight was that it was the internet rumors of Sarah Palin's alleged 5th pregnancy that forced the truth to surface. And if the Daily Kos had a hand in shedding light on the truth, then more power to the people! Right on!

More food for thought:

Click here for more discussion from The San Francisco Chronicle, which includes my favorite comment of the day:

"The Republican Platform in a nutshell: Pregnant white teenager from small Republican town - family values!!! Pregnant minority teenager from big Democratic city - lack of good parenting! welfare state gone amok! the end of civilization!.What's the McCain/Palin-Saunders position on abstinence-only education, now? The hypocrisy... it burns..."

Here's the scoop from NPR:

The Anchorage Daily News reported on its Web site that it had asked Palin spokesman Bill McAlister about Bristol's pregnancy over the weekend. It said he replied he had "no evidence that Bristol's pregnant."

He said he just found out Monday morning "like everyone else." [DOAN Commentary: Ha! Liar!**]

McCain announced his selection of Palin as his running mate on Friday. The response among social conservatives was enthusiastic, based in part on her self-proclaimed background as a regular "hockey mom" and her strong pro-life, pro-gun views.

Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, in a Michigan news conference, was asked about reports about Palin's daughter's pregnancy. He said the media should back off the story.
Obama told reporters that "people's families are off limits, and people's children are especially off limits." He said it has no bearing on Palin's performance as governor of Alaska or what kind of vice president she would be. Obama denied anyone in his campaign was responsible for spreading rumors about Palin, and added that anyone caught doing so would be fired.

Rallying Around Palin
James Dobson, founder of the conservative religious group Focus on the Family, issued a statement commending the Palins "for not just talking about their pro-life and pro-family values, but living them out even in the midst of trying circumstances."

He added: "Being a Christian does not mean you're perfect. Nor does it mean your children are perfect. But it does mean there is forgiveness and restoration when we confess our imperfections to the Lord."

Reaction among GOP delegates to Palin's daughter's pregnancy was largely supportive.
Mike Knopf, 17, a delegate from Dubuque, Iowa, said the news "reaffirms the Republican strength of family values and great ethics." He said he had "no second thoughts about [Sarah Palin] being on the ticket."

"It shows that they've got normal things going on in their family," added Nancy Riley, a delegate from St. Petersburg, Fla. Rep. Peter King of New York's 3rd Congressional District agreed, saying, "There's not a family in America that doesn't worry about this. It's a different world we live in today, and there are fears like that in every family." [DOAN Commentary: Um, having babies at seventeen is not exactly 'normal' in every American family, nor should it be.]

When asked if McCain should have vetted Palin more thoroughly, King replied, "If I were going to pick, I would still pick her."**

** According to NPR, McCain already knew Sarah Palin's daughter was pregnant when he selected Sarah Palin to be his V.P. running mate. Hence, Bill McAlister might need to pay more attention to Sarah Palins' political career before he lies on the record.**

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Sarah Palin T-shirts are (cashing) in...

It did not take long for the McCain/Palin political machine to realize that if they are going to compete with the likes of Philbert, they better open a CafePress.com store. So, here it is. Get your McCain/Palin gear here. However, unlike Saint Philbert, none of the proceeds will be going to charity. Philbert, you've still got my vote.

Philbert for Emperor! Long live The Emperor!

Image Source: Melanie Morgan Cafepress shoppe.