I got the date correct; sometimes, I'm smarter than the average bear. :D
The NRA's idea of Valentine's Day heaven...
Let's look back on past Valentine's Days! On February 14, 1929, the St. Valentine's Day Massacre took place in a Chicago garage as seven rivals of Al Capone's gang were gunned down. The above ad must have been prominently featured near by!
On this date in 1912, Arizona became the 48th state of the Union. Headless torsos began showing up in the desert the very next day! ;D
Mayor Putz is 70 today, and since my stomach's still acting up as of typing this, THE cake will not be featured because I don't think my tummy could take it, and I'm not 100% sure he's deserving of it, anyway - maybe 70% deserving. ;D
Finally, for a birthday of someone not deserving of THE cake at all, Simon Pegg is 42 today. His most recent movie is shooting up my list of all - time favorites. :D
Let's Countdown!
#5 "Mitter Homecoming" AKA "Michigan Maulers" - Mittens is behind in MI & increasingly behind Man on Dog in national polls. Maybe, Mittens should try strapping Man on Dog on the roof of his car. ;D Mittens was in the "Show Me Your Papers" state last night? Since he's floundering in MI, me thinks he should be spending more time there, but he might not have such a welcoming audience with "let Detroit go bankrupt" memo. He actually had the cojones to further trash the auto bailout IN A DETROIT NEWSPAPER OP - ED. Wow, is he truly that clueless? Mittens is beginning to tank with "independent" voters, too. Newt's in CA trying to raise money. CA, huh?! :D Craig Crawford gets MENSA duty. The "cultural conservatives" just love their Man on Dog. If Mittens barely squeaks by in MI, that might be a sign of losing the "inevitable" or "best chance to beat Obama" game. Man on Dog's supporters are much more enthusiastic about supporting him than Mittens' supporters are of him. Craig NAILED it; the GOBP is pi$$ed the auto bailout worked. Nate Silver is in studio to number crunch. Has anyone asked Man on Dog about his role in tipping off Senator Loverboy of the coming $hit storm with his former campaign worker that he "did the dirty deed" with MULTIPLE TIMES? Keith asked what Mittens' "base" is. Mittens' base is the 1%.
#4 "Help Wanted" AKA "Widening the Net" - This economic $hit storm has hit the poor & middle class the hardest. What damn 1% said the rich have suffered the most the last few years?! However, confidence in the economy is rising. Professor Jeffrey Sachs hopes the confidence level isn't a mirage. What happens in Europe could play a role, and he thinks Dems & the GOBP isn't quite so ready to go to the economic edge again. Well, I'm not sure I'd say that about the GOBP. Poverty levels have risen at a horribly dramatic rate. Caps on "discretionary programs" are going to continue, and Professor Sachs isn't thrilled about that.
"Time Marches On!" - An Olympic swimmer gave his girlfriend an engagement ring when she gave him his medal - AAAaaaaWWWwwwww! A couple anchors from Norway had an interesting eye chart to discuss. :) A little girl tried to nail down the whole belly button existence question. She probably has more knowledge about "the birds & the bees" than a lot of MENSA members do!
#3 "IBad" AKA "The Dark Side" - Apple has granted the FLA access to its factories in China. Some human rights supporters still aren't satisfied because of the appearance of a conflict of interest. Taren Stinebrickner Kauffman gets to shed light on the horrid conditions in China, and she's not happy with the FLA involvement, either. Apple won't be obligated to follow any advice the FLA offers? Then, why the spark bother?! A lot of other companies have similar issues, but Apple is the most visible & the largest. People who buy Apple products are largely supportive of workers' rights, so if Apple doesn't clean house, it could begin to affect their bottom line.
WPITW - We've got a banner night with a couple "usual suspects"! :) BillO said that Whitney Houston wanted to kill herself. NICE! Archie Wilson, tea bagger, accused his Dem opponent of cheating on his wife. The aforementioned tea bagger was caught trading drugs for sex in a trashy hotel. The Scum Andrew Breitbart has a new film coming out & wasn't so warm and fuzzy on teh Twitter. It's kind of ironic that the pre - NRA bat$hitter Charleston Heston was featured in the mash up; he was still pretty damn progressive at the time of the original Planet of the Apes.
#1 "Love Campaign" AKA "Take My Wife" - I really DO NOT want to know what Newt has up his sleeve for Valentine's Day! My stomach's feeling sort of normal after a couple days, damn it. He also charged people to be blessed with his presence at a country club this morning. All MENSA members are ready to prosecute "obscene pornography." Michael Musto gets this duty?! YES!! They even want to ban porn in hotels. Keith, not to nit - pick, but Newt brought up the open marriage thing with wife #2. Oh Keith, now you're making me of thinking of the Bat$hit Bachmann couple???!!! AUGH!!