Usually, I post this series on Friday evenings but since I'm worried I may not be able to post later today, I decided to jump the gun. Hopefully, many people who don't tend to hang out on Daily Kos on Friday nights will read this and become regular readers.
For those people, here's the deal: I post a series of news items and tidbits that may have gotten lost in the shuffle of the big stories of the week. None of these warrant a post of their own but they will give you something to talk about over the weekend. I encourage comments so please don't be shy and please tip your server.
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Here in Olympia, WA I'm trying to cope with massive amounts of snow. It's not a heck of a lot by some standards, but it's quite a bit more than we're used to dealing with here. For all the readers here, please post a comment telling me where you are whether you're dealing with crazy weather.
My household is struggling to get by. We're behind on all of our bills and in jeopardy of having our heat being cut off. Our internet has already been terminated. (Don't ask how I'm able to deal with that.)
Lots of stuff going on this week.
In media news, NBC has made an effort to redeem themselves after naming this schmuck moderator of Meet The Press:
by naming Chuck Todd their Chief White House Correspondant! This is great news. Like some people have speculated, I believe this is the first step towards grooming him for greater things in the future.
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Since Get Your War On still seems to be on hiatus, and in keeping with the theme of cable news, I present instead the Cable News Symphony!
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In another topic near and dear to my heart, an article at Slate adds weight to the case I've been making for years that NASCAR needs to come to an end. Ever since I was a child, I knew that NASCAR was a complete waste of time, money and resources, not to mention an unnecessary contributer to climate change. In recent years, I've become a part-time car enthusiast and am embarrassed that the United States' premier car-racing system is the most boring in the world. Robert Weintraub, a NASCAR fan argues that NASCAR should die because of the Auto bailout.
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Moving on to our favorite Governor of Illinois, Gawker has brought the amazing news that Rod Blagojevich used to be obsessed with Richard Nixon!
In 1980, a vacationing Rod Blagojevich camped in front of Richard Nixon's home, with a friend, until the pariah ex-president emerged and this picture was taken. What the hell is wrong with this guy?
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My choice for Airport and Aviation Security Czar, Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic, pointed to this cartoon about Al-Qaeda's cruel intentions:
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What started off as just another account of a rich fucktard making off with a bunch of money and having to give it back turned humorous when it was revealed that the guilty party is my new nominee for "most unfortunate surname in the world" possibly beating out the previous winner.
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The BBC is also reporting of the newest form of sexual deviancy:
Two British doctors investigated the phenomenon after reading of a middle-aged patient who had uncontrollable sneezing fits when he thought of sex. They unearthed evidence, via internet chat rooms, of 17 others - of both sexes - with the same problem.
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Finally, some music. David Bowie on Soul Train. Need I say more?
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Have a great weekend and remember to drink heavily if you're snowed in!