Well gang, we've got plenty of infamy (or notoriety) & some sad events for "this day in history." Sorry! I'll have to rustle up something to balance out the vibes.
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England's King Henry VIII, was beheaded on this date in 1536 after being convicted of adultery (aka not giving 'ol Hank a son).
We also had this little ditty performed on this date in 1962.
In an event in the L...O...N...G list for reasons I have to apologize for my fair state, on this date in 1992, Vice President Dan Quayle criticized the CBS sitcom Murphy Brown because the title character chose to have a child out of wedlock. 'Ol Danny probably just had spelling envy! HA! ;D And, on the same damn day, Mary Jo Buttafuoco was shot and seriously wounded in Massapequa, N.Y., by her husband Joey's teenage lover, Amy Fisher.
OK...enough with the tabloid shtick..."this one" is 64 today.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETE TOWNSEND! SORRY TO SHOUT, BUT THE MAN IS NOTORIOUSLY DEAF! ;D
And, of course, we must address this.
27 days... Here's some more kitties for Mr. Mannity. Kitties are cuter than he deserves, but maybe one of them will cough up a big 'ol hairball on his pathetic a$$.
Let's Countdown!
#5 "No More Apologies" AKA "Steele Trap" AKA "Grand Ol’ Predicament" - Michael Steele can’t quit; every kingdom needs a court jester! And, just exactly who was under that lectern when Mr. Steele said today
This change, my friends, is being delivered in a tea bag, and that’s a wonderful thing.
??!! The RNC may be taking away Mr. Steele’s allowance. The "Democrat Socialist Party" vote is tomorrow; Mr. Steele isn’t crazy about the idea. That means the new name will pass with flying colors. He also said today that the time of GOP apologies is over; I must have blinked & missed the original apology. The Republican Party is going to emerge at the party of "new ideas"?! How the f*ck is THAT gonna happen with their "leaders" being Boss Limbaugh, Newt Gingrich, & Senator McCentury? Mr. Steele also said the "honeymoon is over" with President Obama. How long did that honeymoon last – about a day? Talk about your "slam, bam, thank you ma’am"... New auto emissions standards were announced from President Obama today with some interesting bed fellows standing behind him in support. Oh, of course Keith had to quote some high – minded elite literature in his question about possible GOP response to Mr. Steele threatening to take his ball (or tea bag) & go home. Non – elite me much prefers, "Don’t let the door hit ya’ where the good Lord split ya’!"
#4 "’They are Misleading’" AKA "GOP: Pelosi as Bad as GOP" AKA "Truthless People" - The GOP sent a nasty email comparing Speaker Pelosi’s approval ratings to Newt Gingrich? Gee, I’d be quaking in my boots if I was her. Pete Hoekstra (R) is asking for an investigation into the CIA’s involvement in shooting down a civilian aircraft mistaken for drug smuggling because the CIA may have...wait for it... SCREWED THE F*CK UP! Another Congress critter has pointed out that someone mentioned as being in one of the briefings in one of the declassified documents wasn’t there at all. Gee, for secret agents, their recall skills are akin to Inspector Clouseau. Here’s Jack Rice again! GWB & his peeps bullied the CIA into some sort of self – fulfilling prophecies; I’m sure George Tenet really put up a fight, too – NOT. The term "EIT" was mentioned in 2002 briefings when the term wasn’t OFFICIAL until 2006.
** An 11 – year – old in Utah willingly let a bunch of snails be put on her face. I hope she washed her face real good afterwards! AAAaaaWWWwww...look at the little duckies. How sweet were all those people helping to get the little family to water? And, we have more cute baby aminals! There’s a baby elephant in Belgium. I’ve been up close & personal to a baby elephant; "little" guy (or gal) was a tall as I am! George Will doesn’t think people will bike to work contrary to available evidence otherwise. A guy in NC who tried to rob a bank left a notebook behind with some papers with ID info. And, a kid tried to attempt a robbery with a banana. Well, they ARE a good source of potassium; I guess they have other uses, too! **
#3 "Resilience of Elizabeth Edwards" - I will never EVER forget one of the first times Keith interviewed Elizabeth Edwards back in the 2004 POTUS race. When she mentioned that her family used to get together with their oldest son & watch Keith & Dan Patrick on The Big Show, Keith just about choked up. She had planned to write this book even before dear ‘ol hubby’s shenanigans came to light. Wow, she is a hell of a woman!
StillBUSHED! "Electrocution – Gate" KBR got bonuses for the electrical wiring done in Iraq that electrocuted our soldiers. "Cheney – Gate" Jane Mayer’s book is being read in military education circles. "NOW You Say It – Gate" Karen Hughes now says there was some debate about torture within the White House. She better watch herself, now; DICK & DICK’s spawn will start calling her UnAmerican!
WPITW – The Mannity said GWB INHERITED "the negative impact of 9/11." Mr. Mannity’s using the TurdBlossom time! Tucker Carlson ripped President Obama for not using the word "abortion" the other day in his speech – except President Obama DID use the word the other day. OOPS! Y’all think Mr. Tucker maybe jotted some of his "ideas" down before Sunday? Congress Critter Joe Barton thinks carbon dioxide is harmless because it’s in the sody pop.
#1 "WTF!?! Moment" - Senator John Ensign said,
The detainees get better health care than the average American citizen does.
Well, they do when they’re not being waterboarded & such. And, ain’t his admission just the $hits ‘cause it’s damn true?! The detainees in Gitmo are "Charles Manson times whatever"? Hell, get Charlie down to Gitmo! We obviously can’t handle his incarceration in THIS country! Oh...wait...Charlie’s been in jail in this country for how long? Oh...