December 17, 2008 1:58 PM

Heads and tales: Little Hitler gets cake and eats it, too; more

Bridget Johnson

THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO KNOW, TOO: ColoradoPols, posting on the appointment of Ken Salazar as Interior secretary, asks, "But will he wear the hat to Cabinet meetings?" Perhaps I'll ask him that when he drops by the edit board here this week.

A BAD CHOICE FOR NATIVE AMERICANS?: Steven Nielson is concerned about what the Salazar appointment means for tribal rights. (The New Conservative)

AND THEN THERE'S BOB BASLER'S TAKE ON THE APPOINTMENT: I can't stop laughing. Or thinking about "Bonanza." (Oddly Enough)

THE GRINCH WHO STOLE MINNESOTA: Dan Blatt delves into the recount madness and Al Franken. (GayPatriot)

WOULD YOU MAKE A CAKE FOR ADOLF HITLER?: The 3-year-old version with Aryan-fetish parents, that is. Apparently he got his cake and ate it, too, at a party "including several children of mixed race." Who, little Idi Amin Lucas, little Pol Pot Smith and little Janjaweed Jones? (The Associated Press)

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December 16, 2008 11:25 AM

Heads and tales: Selective home delivery in Detroit, more

Bridget Johnson

NOTE TO SCANDAL-PRONE DETROIT POLITICOS: If you're going to do something bad, do it on a Monday. That way nobody will get the news on their front porch on Tuesday. Because nobody in Detroit will get papers. Ahh, the beauty of JOAs... (Editor & Publisher)

HEY, AT LEAST MCCAIN DIDN'T MAKE 'PEARL HARBOR': Kate Beckinsale joins the roster of Hollywood political pundits, yet limits her analysis to, er, the front yard. (What Would Toto Watch?)

AMERICA'S MOST WANTED: The Adam Walsh murder case is being officially closed today, with authorities -- and John Walsh -- pinning the 1981 murder on the late Ottis Toole, boyfriend of serial killer Henry Lee Lucas. (Miami Herald)

MORE WORDS OF WISDOM FROM RUSSIA: "Let he who is without sin throw the first shoe." (Pravda)

GINGRICH VS. THE RNC: Former speaker and pundit extraordinaire says attempts to tie Barack Obama to Rod Blagojevich scandal "a destructive distraction. ... This ad is a terrible signal to be sending about both the goals of the Republican Party in the midst of the nation's troubled economic times and about whether we have actually learned anything from the defeats of 2006 and 2008." Who can argue with the guy? (Huffington Post)

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December 15, 2008 10:58 AM

Heads and tales: Fred Phelps in starring role as Grinch, more

Bridget Johnson

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: "Did you know ... that if Pres. George W. Bush really WERE Hitler, most of his political opponents would be dead by now?" (The People's Cube)

I JUST THOUGHT THERE WAS A BARBER SHORTAGE IN CHICAGO: Psychologists see Blagojevich's 'fro as a sign of narcissistic personality disorder. (Chicago Sun-Times)

HAVE A FRED PHELPS CHRISTMAS: So much for inclusive holiday displays. The Westboro Baptist Church freaks -- you know, the ones who picket soldiers' funerals with their, ahem, opinions on homosexuality -- want to put up their own display about hellish Santa idol worship in Washington state's capitol. (The Daily Gut)

SOLE SEARCHING: Daily Kos diarist is in a mad state of envy over the Iraqi shoe thrower. Next you know, the shoe-thrower will be an honorary Kos contributor.

CHARITY OVER POLITICS: Good points by Jeralyn as our homeless feel the deep freeze worse than anyone. (TalkLeft)

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December 10, 2008 12:38 PM

Heads and tales: Jihad via taekwondo, more

Bridget Johnson

BEST HEADLINE OF THE DAY: "Don't smoke the Kristol Meth," by Sean Paige, who counters the NYT token conservative's assertion that the GOP needs to stop thinking so small-government. (The American Contrarian)

$8.5 TRILLION AND COUNTING: Julian Dunraven itemizes and adds up the bailout total. (Slapstick Politics)

THE THREE AMIGOS: The Colo. secretary of state hopefuls have been narrowed down to Ken Gordon, Bernie Buescher, and Andrew Romanoff. Seeing as how all three are Dems and I'm a right-leaning indie, I'm going to endorse Romanoff for purely shallow reasons. (Face the State)

AND YOU THOUGHT THE GOLDEN MENORAH BATTLE WAS BAD: The Church of England allows an "alternative" anti-Israel Christmas carol service. (Times of London)

I BET BIBI WOULD BE REALLY SCARED: Lebanon's taekwondo champion learns Hebrew and vows to destroy Israel. (MEMRI)

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF HUMAN RIGHTS: Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and F.W. de Klerk mark the day by issuing a joint declaration naming Bad Boy No. 1 (think more red than the Hallmark Valentine aisle):

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November 24, 2008 11:55 AM

Heads and tales: Matthews takes one last stab at Bush resignation, more

DENVER RALLY AGAINST CALI'S PROP. 8: This Saturday. Square State has the details. I have total faith that you guys can keep it nicer than the Palm Springs brouhaha. Hence the promotional shout-out.

OUR FIRST FEMALE FOUR-STAR GENERAL: How cool is this?? I like what Gen. Dunwoody had to say about her success: that she was raised in a home without glass ceilings. And I love this quote: "Behind every successful woman there is an astonished man." General, we salute you! (AP)

IT'S DEFINITELY NOT MY FAULT: Retail sales fell a record-setting by 2.8 percent last month. No wonder I got all those "let's woo you" free samples at Sephora the other night. (AP)

FIRE, BRIMSTONE, AND CHANGE: Ayatollah Khatami predicts destruction of this and that while decrying the interfaith conference at the U.N. for playing nice with Israel and warning Obama not to be like Bush. "Bush's successor came on the scene with the slogan of change," Khatami said in today's sermon. "The question is what was the source and factor of the slogan?" We'll let you know when we do. (IRNA)

CAJONES CHATTER: Anybody see this Times story on a reported conversation that Nicolas Sarkozy and Vladimir Putin had on Aug. 12?

"'I am going to hang Saakashvili by the balls,' Mr Putin declared.

Mr Sarkozy thought he had misheard. 'Hang him?' -- he asked. 'Why not?' Mr Putin replied. 'The Americans hanged Saddam Hussein.'
Mr Sarkozy, using the familiar tu, tried to reason with him: 'Yes but do you want to end up like [President] Bush?' Mr Putin was briefly lost for words, then said: 'Ah -- you have scored a point there.'"

urged Obama to take lessons from the failed and wrong policies of George W. Bush in the Middle East and adopt correct policy toward the Middle East. ... Obama, 47, became the first US African-American president to ever conquer the White House." Er, here we elect, we don't conquer. That's the difference between us and the mullah madness there. (IRNA)

'OUR LONG CONSERVATIVE NIGHTMARE IS OVER': GayPatriotWest is of the mind that defending Bush wasn't the most fun job in the world, and the election of Obama is strangely liberating because it means GOPs like him can start working on rebuilding the conservative brand again.

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November 4, 2008 3:41 PM

Heads and tales: Colorado bloggers blog with bated breath, more

Bridget Johnson

SEEN ON THE WAY TO WORK: A city worker plucking tons of yard signs from the corner of Speer and Lincoln, then unceremoniously tossing them into his pickup.

VOTE FOR EL PRESIDENTE: Slapstick Politics will be joining CBS-4 blogging of election coverage. Why, you can also catch live blogging here at the Rocky, here at this blog, as those squirrelly little returns start to trickle in!

WAITING ON TONIGHT, COLORADO STYLE: Best Destiny hopes that McCain will challenge voting irregularities before conceding. ColoradoPols is one big swath of open threads. Mile High Delphi predicts Obama, Udall, and depressingly large Dem pickups in the House and Senate (hey, I like balance, OK?). Mount Virtus is literally praying. TalkLeft (hearts) the first exit polls. And I'm still waiting for Square State to come up with an election-night drinking game. Vodkapundit, on the other hand, isn't waiting for imbibing guidance, and opines that Obama has run the dirtiest campaign since Nixon '72.

A LONG DAY, INDEED: The counter help at Duane Reade try to get Greg Gutfeld to vote for Obama, calling McCain a "f*#@ing lizard." What happened to the days where you could just go in and buy Advil and chewing gum? (The Daily Gut)

SOMEONE HAS TO WATCH 'EM: Dirty Harry is on a live feed of exit poll watching. Didn't know he was that much of a glutton for punishment.

HE SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT THE BLACK PANTHERS: Tim Robbins is turned away from polling place, refuses to fill out provisional place, wails about voter intimidation, etc. Didn't we need a spark of humor today? (TMZ)

By the way, here's the raw footage of the Philadelphia voting security:

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November 3, 2008 12:44 PM

Heads and tales: University of Colorado donates 21-1 to Obama, more

BIZ GROUP SHIFTS TO DEFEATING AMENDMENT 54: Face the State has an internal fundraising memo.

TANCREDO FOR GUV?: Rocky Mountain Right opines that he's not the right guy for 2010.

CLINTON HAD A CRAZY BROTHER, TOO: The Joe McCain 911 call. What can I say -- it took a few days to catch up on my tabloid gossip! (TMZ)

PAGING SECRET SERVICE: A Halloween display in West Hollywood features Sarah Palin hanging by a noose. WeHo denizen GayPatriotWest states the obvious: "Imagine the outrage if a Republican in Orange County had displayed a mannequin of Barack Obama hanging by a noose."

THE 'WHERE'S WALDO' SHOT OF THE WEEKEND: I confess, I wasn't there to watch the Sermon on the Civic Center Park. I was watching ghost stories on the Travel Channel in my PJs. But the steadfast Drunkablogger was there, and has his own entertaining photos.

MEANWHILE, ON THE LEFT: The Square Staters are still all warm and gooey over the appearance of The One.

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October 6, 2008 10:25 AM

Gode morweninge: Web headlines to toast the late risers

Bridget Johnson

FEARFUL HE'LL 'DIE OF METAMUCIL OVERDOSE': Ward Churchill's brother in solidarity, Ben Whitmer, gives up the blogging game with choice words. (The Drunkablog)

I'LL SEE YOUR FIREFIGHTER AND RAISE YOU A TEACHER: The pro and con of 49 by dueling professionals. Has he seen the teacher who came in here for 59? (Mount Virtus)

BAILING OUT THE ANIMAL FARM: Rossputin tackles "progressive Orwellian double-speak" about the bailout.

PROGRESSIVE POLITICKING AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: Text VOTECO to 69866 to get the ProgressNowAction ballot recommendations sent directly to your cell phone. Misdial, and you might get 100 free smileys. (Square State)

BACK OFF FROM THE HEDGEHOG!: Doctors say young kids shouldn't have hamsters, iguanas, turtles, exotic pets because they can get salmonella. How about, kids shouldn't have these delicate little pets because they'll swing them by the tail and feed them Sweet Tarts? Just say no to letting little kids terrorize exotic pets!!

YES, IT WAS REALLY FUNNY: Queen Latifah as Gwen Ifill was inspired casting as SNL spoofed the vice presidential debate.

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September 29, 2008 9:31 AM

Bon dia: A Monday morning of splendiferous Web headlines

Bridget Johnson

POLITICAL HARLEQUIN NOVEL: "The rain pouring down, his jacket off, his white dress-shirt clinging to his body, Barack Obama played to a crowd..." (ABC News)

MY BRACELET IS BETTER THAN YOURS: Remember that back-and-forth during Friday night's debate? Apparently the family of the soldier cited by Obama asked the nominee not to wear the bracelet or use their son's name on the campaign trail. (News Busters)

NO DEAL: Face the State sources say that negotiations between business and union leaders on the ballot initiatives have fallen through.

PAULSON? PAULSON?: Badass Ben Stein takes on the treasury secretary. (New York Times)

IF YOU DIDN'T GET ENOUGH DEBATE BLOGGING: Greg Gutfeld drunkblogged it.

FEY AS PALIN: Dirty Harry writes, "No one is more pained to say this than I am -- but SNL's devastating satire here is fair and funny, and is so because it's based on truth -- a sad truth, but still truth." With this post he wanders into the territory that Kathleen Parker and I have discovered.

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September 22, 2008 4:03 PM

A lazy Monday afternoon of hyper Web headlines

Here's what I've quickly learned about my nocturnal bundle of fur: If I give Chinderella some time each night to run outside of her cage, I get sleep at night because she's tuckered out. Since she gets into everything -- and since I don't let her run with the cats -- a good place for playtime is the master suite, where she runs right down to the bathroom. Unfortunately, it took her about a day to learn to jump up on the counter; in this pic, she's headed right over the NARS lip gloss and headed for the Estee Lauder free gift. (I did replace my toothbrush after her counter expedition, but thankfully they're really clean animals to begin with.)

Anyway, hope everyone had a fun weekend. Now it's all cold, and Chinderella's the only one who's dressed for it. So here's a few headlines to keep you warm and cozy, back in full swing after a hectic DNC week:

DIDDY FREAKS OUT OVER PALIN PICK: Says the rapper to McCain: "No disrespect. I love you. I want you to live to be 110, but things happen. What if, God forbid, you got a running mate, you become president -- Alaska? Alaska? Alaska? Alaska? Come on, man. I don't know if there's any black people in Alaska." (ABC News)

WONDERING ABOUT RNC VIOLENCE?: Gateway Pundit is one of those bloggers in the thick of it.

AND LOCAL EMBEDDED BLOGGER RNC COVERAGE: Slapstick Politics is there, and blogging up a storm!

LOCAL BLOGGING THOUGHTS ON PALIN: Rossputin thinks the advantage may be short-term (and has a lot more thoughts). ColoradoPols commenters are on fire about whether or not she was vetted by the McCain camp. Mount Virtus rounds up everybody else.

SECRETARY OF STATE ANDREW ROMANOFF?: The rumor mill at Face the State discusses the likelihood of the speaker movin' on up.

OBAMA'S SERMON ON THE MOUNT: A speech recap of biblical proportions. (The People's Cube)

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August 21, 2008 10:03 AM

Góðan daginn: A yeehaw-worthy Web roundup

Bridget Johnson

SUPPORT THE TROOPS: Joshua Sharf and others to kick off DNC week in their own way on Sunday. (View From a Height)

OR HANG WITH JIMMY: Carter and other DNC folks to paint over graffiti, dish out grub, etc. (Square State)

HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW: Stylists actually debate whether John McCain is doing a combover. And it's their top story. With the kicker "SCANDAL." Oy vey. (Vanity Fair)

SHIRLEY YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS: David Zucker -- one of the coolest Hollywood people ever -- skewers all that's PC in his new movie. (Pajamas Media)

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR BURQA'D MOTHER: Saudis use counseling to cure their terrorists. (Christian Science Monitor)

Guten morgen: What's shakin' across the Web

Bridget Johnson

'LEFTY LOVE PALACE' -- Face the State welcomes the liberal Sonoran Institute think tank to LoDo with a reminder about 113 making oil companies skedaddle.

'YOU DON'T KNOW UDALL' -- Coloradans for Economic Growth ad talks about money-grubbing, with a big scary white-knuckle-inducing "EXTREMIST GROUPS" emblazoned across the screen. (Rocky Mountain Right)

THAT'S HOT -- Denver heads for the record books. I just drove through the desert to get here, however, so am wholly unimpressed. (Bill Scanlon, RMN)

SANTA CLAUS GOING TO TRIAL -- Bosnian Serb evil guy Radovan Karadzic extradited to The Hague to face multiple genocide counts. (Al-Jazeera)

THE ENDORSEMENT TO END ALL ENDORSEMENTS -- Phil Spector endorses Barack Obama. (L.A. Times)

NOT THE KLEENEX! -- GayPatriotWest takes stock of yesterday's 5.4 earthquake damage. No word on the status of Faye Dunaway's house, which he'll gladly point out to you around the corner from his West Hollywood digs.

WESTERN WALL/WEST WING KERFUFFLE -- James Taranto weighs in on the prayer controversy, musing that "if Obama were really praying to God, he'd have asked for something more earthly: Lord, give me a landslide!" (BOTWT @ WSJ)

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