Stating the obvious.

Keep up the good work, fellas.

[Foxnews via Wonkette]

California it is not…

According to Talking Points Memo, Arkansans are a little nuts:

[O]nly 45% [of Arkansans] say Obama was born in the United States, with a strong 31% saying he was not, and 24% unsure.

That is unbelievable - less than half of a State believes that the President was born in the United States! 

Now that’s something to cry about!

Glen Beck Update:

http://www.reuters.com/article/peopleNews/idUSTRE57C07920090813?rpc=60

picture courtesy of a gonzogeek.wordpress.com via Foxnews

es posible!?!? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWKZIpY7pQ0&feature=player_embedded

What the eff is going on here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA

Tuesday Caption Contest

courtesy of flickr.com

Gargamel Rahm: Ooh, that goody-goody Obama makes me sick!

Azrael (not pictured): Reow-row-row-reowww!

This needs no title.

He’s officially my president now.

Obama Fever.

"I GOTS THE VAPORS! I GOTS THE VAPORS!"

It’s spreading.

Ok, not really. The old bitty was actually trying to hand Barry a letter.  Something about how he needs to protect “mahwage” for the mens and the womens.

[photo: AP via HuffPo]

Stew much?

So meaty...

And this was after Obama said the current helicopter is just fine with him. Hey Johnny, it’s a fiscal responsibility summit, not a screening of Milk.

Relax the sphincter.

[photo: AP]

EDIT: After re-reading my own post, I’ve realized how much it reminds me of this fantastic clip.

Taint misbehavin’…

He’s the first black man to be elected prez.  Surely he can find his way out of some Serbian ABC.

[Time via Wonkette]

EXTRA! EXTRA! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

I hate lifting stories from Wonkette two days a row, but this is just too good. Even more proof that the editors over at CNN.com have absolutely no idea what the hell they are doing. Yeah, the above headline is dumb enough. But wait. I give you…the opening paragraph:

WASHINGTON (CNN) — In January, President-elect Barack Obama and his family will make history, becoming the first African-American first family to move into the White House — a house with a history of slavery. In fact, the legacy of American presidents owning slaves goes all the way back to George Washington.

Great Oden’s Raven!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS???? LIKE, OMG! ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE LATE 1700s????

I really love how they preface that second sentence with “In fact…“. As if at that moment all us heathens collectively lean forward in our barco-loungers, chins-on-fists, ready to be blown away with a badly-needed dose of truth that Howard Zinn wouldn’t touch with a ten-foot pole.

Yeah…even back then. This story is HOT! Crazy, huh? We didn’t believe it ourselves. I mean, in the 1860s, sure. That’s when that whole Civil War thing was goin’ on. Owning slaves was like, pretty commonplace. But the 1700s??? Was slavery technology even invented yet? But we looked into it and we’re pretty certain it’s true. Leave it to the forefathers. Sum smart-ass dudes.

Yeah, brilliant. Sure, the ancient Egyptians created some cool stuff. But nothing like slavery. Americans are so inventive!

Jesus. Could someone buy a copy of A Brief History of Time and ship it down to Atlanta, please. Or maybe some of Doc Brown’s papers on time and space? I don’t think they’ve fully grasped it yet.

[Wonkette]

Belz.

EDIT: Fixed.

Old habits.

As I sit here and watch our new president-elect in his first interview since November 4, I’m once again reminded of once of the reasons he’s a breath of fresh air. When Steve Croft asks him…

“Have you been reading [XYZ]?”

…it doesn’t really matter what the direct object of that question is. Whether it’s Lincoln’s writings on bringing together his cabinet or FDR’s musings on the Great Depression. Because Obama’s answer is simply:

“I have.”

Damn. Refreshing, ain’t it? Conversely, I am also reminded of one of my pet peeves about 44. While he sits there and so eloquently describes the viscous cycle of oil addiction, it’s apparent that he himself hasn’t kicked his own addiction…to a single word. His prefacing of answers to tough questions with “Look…” manages to suck almost all the air out of his arguments. Why? Because since the dawn of time, homo sapiens have regularly used that word to get their questioners ready for some grade-A bull.

When a politician begins an answer with, “Look…”, this is what I actually hear:

Okay. Check it. That question is dicey for me politically and/or I just don’t have a thoughtful answer. You should know better than to ask me such a thing. Frankly, you’re lucky that I’m even here right now. But since I can’t win anything pissing off the media, I’m going to come up with some horseshit to eat up the next 24 seconds. Don’t even think about asking me a follow-up…

I’m not saying that’s what he actually means…it’s just what I hear. He’s been using it since his campagin kicked off and it’s time to retire it from the lexicon.

And now…the dumbest thing ever said by a human being in the history of the world.

Drum roll, please…

Obama thinks he is a good talker, but he is often undisciplined when he speaks. He needs to understand that as President, his words will be scrutinized and will have impact whether he intends it or not. In this regard, President Bush is an excellent model; Obama should take a lesson from his example. Bush never gets sloppy when he is speaking publicly. He chooses his words with care and precision, which is why his style sometimes seems halting. In the eight years he has been President, it is remarkable how few gaffes or verbal blunders he has committed. If Obama doesn’t raise his standards, he will exceed Bush’s total before he is inaugurated.

Emphasis mine. Responsibility for sudden tear in timespace continuum his.

[TPM]

Quote of the day.

From a reader at TPM:

I can’t believe Obama is already sitting down with an unpopular, aggressive world leader without preconditions.

[TPM]