Hillary's Song: Apparently she enjoys being a "girl"

I don't know if you've seen Hillary's contest to choose her campaign song. I am a music freak, so I eagerly went over to review the finalists and make my vote.

Color me nonplussed.

Of the 10 songs, several are very "girl" oriented. here are some sample lyrics:

The Temptations' Get Ready: "I never met a girl that makes me feel the way that you do."

KT Tunstall's Suddenly I See: "You can see she's a beautiful girl; she's a beautiful girl"

Smashmouth's (and the Monkees') I'm a Believer: "Then I saw her face, now I'm a believer...I'm in love, I'm a believer"

And so on...

I mean I actually like some of the songs, especially The Police's Every Little Thing She Does is Magic, but campaign songs? For a woman candidate trying to be taken seriously. This is taking her campaign to soften her image a bit too far.

Is this the best they could come up with?

I ended up voting for U2's Beautiful Day because it has a very inspirational sound and chorus...but have you listened very carefully to the lyrics? They're really not all that uplifting...it's about learning to be satisfied with less. "What you don't have, you don't need it now." And it's all trying to buck oneself up after really hard times and betrayal. How to come through the fires to a more peaceful place.

Actually perhaps that's the best metaphor for what we want our next president to be able to do...take the currently horrible, oppressive, depressing environment in America and turn it into a Beautiful Day.

Or, maybe I'm overthinking it all...what do you think?

Bush II; Day 559: Brief vision of a Gore presidency...from Al Gore

OK, if you haven't seen this clip of Al Gore on SNL, you should. (Warning, it will just start playing.)

It's funny. But unfortunately the humor is a little bittersweet, because it does make you think about how different the last five years might have been.

But sometimes it's just funny...like when Gore talks about the anti-hurricane and tornado machine he invented :)

Bush II; Day 538: Yes, I'm in a Humor Mood

I had no idea editorial cartoons had progressed from a square on the editorial page to full-blown animated online cartoons. Must have started with those jib-jab boys.

Anyway, here's the race for 2008 done a la The Wizard of Oz, courtesy of Newsday, the forgotten NYC newspaper.

Enjoy.

Bush II; Day 537: Stephen Colbert

I know you probably have seen this already, but in case you haven't get a load of Stephen Colbert at the national Press Correspondents dinner this past weekend.

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Yes, I recommend watching all 3 parts.

Yes, it is hi-larious.

And I'm sure very awkward for the people in the room. Isn't that half the fun?

Bush II; Day 468: Can't fight the Cheney Hunting Humor

Why fight it? They've let the guy out of the hospital,so everything is okey-dokey.

The latest fun twist:
I, for one, won't object if Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia wants to go hunting with Vice President Cheney again. Perhaps for elephants this time.
Courtesy: health Business Blog

Bush II; Day 381: No exit plan

A common criticism of Dubya in Iraq is that there never was and still is not an exit plan. The military objectives were ill-defined. And now the military is stuck there.

Turns out exit plans just aren't Dubya's strong point in any sector. Check out this video showing how he rushes himself off the stage at a Chinese press conference, only to attempt to rush out a locked door.

Silly wabbit. That's what happens when you don't want to "meet the press."

Bush II; Day 232: Must. Watch. Daily Show.

All I can say is that if you are not watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart you are missing some of the sharpest political commentary out there. Each show delivers moments that make you gasp, laugh and then wonder why the hell the rest of the media isn't showing the same willingness to point out the obvious.

Leave it to Jon to show clips that highlight outright lies that other media folks seem to let slide by.

Leave it to him to skewer not just politicians, but the media and the pundits. And he will call everyone on their Hitler and Nazi references, Democrats and Republican alike.

Leave it to him to put feet to the fire, whether Colin Powell's or Hoard Dean's. And to ask the avoided question a second time in an apologetic manner as though he must have just missed the answer.

And leave it to him to show real outrage. To not let things go by with a blase, "oh I'm being objective, so I can't point out a lie" attitude.

Really. Watch it. Even if you don't have TiVo you should be able to find a time to watch it live. It's only on about ten times a day.

Bush II; Day Eighty-Six: The Republican Dictionary

The Nation started their own Republican Dictionary here, solicited audience submissions and then published the best of the audience submissions here.

My favorites:

ALARMIST, n. Any respected scientist who understands the threat of global warming. (Dave Nold, Berkely, California)

CONVICTION, n. Making decisions before getting the facts, and refusing to change your mind afterward. (Paul Ruschmann, Canton, Michigan)

ECONOMIC RECOVERY, n. When three out of five software engineers who lost their jobs to outsourcing are able to find part-time work at Wal-Mart. (Rob Hotman , Houston, Texas)

FAITH, n. The stubborn belief that God approves of Republican moral values despite the preponderance of textual evidence to the contrary.

Check it out and suggest more if you got 'em.

Bush II; Day Seventy-Two: Why Jon Stewart Rocks

The Administration is still at it...using 9/11 as the excuse, reason, rationale for every little thing. And it works. It seems that only Jon Stewart over at the Daily Show even bothers to point out the rather tenuous links between the topic at hand (in this case...tell us again why we went to war with Iraq, given they have no WMDs?) and 9/11.

Bush Spokesman Scott McWeasel says that "9/11 changed the equation."

Stewart and the gang have revealed the Administration's new equation:

9/11 + x = "Shut the f^%& up!"

where x = anything we say

Wow: Michael Moore in a suit!

I could talk abuot how amazing it is that "Fahrenheit 9/11" won Best Picture in the People's Choice Awars...against Spiderman 2 and Shrek 2 no less.

But instead, check out this video and see Michael Moore in a suit and tie! That's the really amazing story!

UPDATED: Bush II; Day Thirty-Five: Honoring Pearl Harbor Day by Playing Dress-Up

UPDATED:

In all fairness, InstaPundit has done a pretty good job of debunking Cadenhead's critique of Bush wearing the silly jacket here.

I still think he looks like a dork, but that's true pretty much any time.
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OK, I just can't resist.

What is it with this guy and playing dress up? I like the commentary on it Here.

The Sports Superstitions Seal the Deal

I'm telling you...if the Red Sox winning wasn't enough, now we have the Redskins losing!

All the omens are good...even the silly, superstitious ones!

Dubya Can't Catch a Break!

Man, people are cranky with Dubya.

They're making him fix his doctored advertisements and retract his position on civili unions.

And now, he's got to change his campaign song.

Sucks when you pick a song, and it turns out the songwriter hates you, huh?

I'm Telling You: We Got The Momentum, Baby!

The BoSox win it...and it's not even close. No squeaker here, just a clean sweep.

I'm telling you...Massachusetts is on a roll.

Save the Kittens

You may have heard the brou-ha-ha over the latest Bush Cheney ad, which implies we will all be eaten by wolves if we vote for Kerry.

I call it the Little Red Riding Hood argument.

Well, here's a really funny riff on that theme.

I don't know about you...I laughed out loud.

JibJab Does It Again

The boys behind the infamous "This Land Is Your Land" presidential animation clip ave done it again.

Perhaps a little more prurient, and a little less sharp...but with a feel-good 'Go Vote' message.

check it out.

An Unvarnished View of the VP Debate

If you missed the VP debate, this should give you the flavor of it:

Dick Cheney: Darth Vader, or Phantom of the Opera?

Brilliant and hysterical post from the Press Action blog.

I like the line about having a small child for breakfast every morning.

John Kerry on David Letterman

If you missed it, which I did, we can thank the magic of the Internet for delivering to us a clip of John Kerry's Top 10 List on the Letterman show.

The list was Bush's Top 10 Tax Proposals, and here's a clip:

If you like to read, not watch, I've listed them in the extended entry:

10. No estate tax for families with at least two U.S. presidents.

9. The W-2 Form is now the Dubya-2 Form.

8. Under the simplified tax code, your refund check goes directly to Halliburton.

7. The reduced earned income tax credit is so unfair, it just makes me want to tear out my lustrous, finely groomed hair.

6. Attorney General (John) Ashcroft gets to write off the entire U.S. Constitution.

5. Texas Rangers can take a business loss for trading Sammy Sosa.

4. Eliminate all income taxes; just ask Teresa (Heinz Kerry) to cover the whole damn thing.

3. Cheney can claim Bush as a dependent. [My personal fave]

2. Hundred-dollar penalty if you pronounce it "nuclear" instead of "nucular."

1. George W. Bush gets a deduction for mortgaging our entire future.

Humor: How to pick a local candidate

I was at the gym yesterday, sitting on that inhumane contraption, the recumbent bike.

I have to ask, is "recumbent" really a word? but that's not my point.

The TVs were on, but I didn't have a radio, so I was just watching, not listening.

An ad came on for the Republican guy running against Ira Ruskin for the 21st State Assembly seat. The basic thrust (visually of course) is "Hey, I'm a nice guy who made gajillions and went back to teach high school. Isn't that nice? And I have a kid! BUT because I once made gajillions, I must be a better choice for this race."

Here's the thing, though...dude, you're a gajillionaire? Couldn't you afford some Chap-Stik?

The ad ends with this long close-up of Republican guy talking, and his lips look really, uncomfortably dry.

Maybe it's just me, but if a guy can't take care of his lips, how's he going to take care of his district!?

A Really Creepy Bushism

As a woman, can I just say this creeps me out:

George Bush on Tort Reform:
"Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."

Humor: Albeit Depressing Humor

Brilliant clip from "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart": A George Bush campaign video: Words Speak Louder Than Actions

Humor: New Bush "Ad", Potentially Devestating?

OK, this is pretty funny, and I'm sure we all could use a laugh.

I enjoyed particularly the "Where's Waldo, I mean Dubya?" aspect.

I do wish the ratio of female vs. male ogling opportunities were a little more fair and balanced. But what can I expect? This isn't Fox News.

"Liberal" Media Coverage of the Protesters

Yeah, the NY Times is so liberal.

That's why they run an article about the protests in NYC and make sure to focus on the few ugly incidents.

With tens of thousands of protesters in NYC, there were 11 arrests. ELEVEN.

But I'm glad the NY Times made sure to seek out those stories to focus on, and to not waste one word asking the protesters why they had come to NYC and what they stood for.

I do think I have uncovered why some folks are still Bush supporters after all his "miscalculations."

It's "Mis-speakers for Bush" I think.

Get a load of this one:

"A person came by and used an explicative and stuck his finger in our face," said Deb Etcheson, an alternate delegate from Iowa.

Not an explicative! Gasp!

Perhaps he was just trying to explain to you that Bush is bad for this country and the world!

Humor: A New Scandal Being Kept Under Wraps

Talk about having a need to make up grandiose bullets on your CV!

Dubya, we want answers!

Meanwhile the so-called-liberal-media stands idly by, letting them sweep this one under the rug.

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We Will Leave NO Story Unturned

Want to know what's zipping around the blogosphere today? A Tale of Two Cheeses.

Apparently a year ago John Kerry made the incredible, national-security-threatening mistake of ordering a Cheesesteak in Philadelphia with Swiss cheese instead of the typical (and apparently much more acceptable) Cheese Whiz or Provolone cheese.

Recently Dubya was in Philly and told his audience that he was in Philly because he liked his cheesesteaks with Whiz.

And apparently that's a lie, a LIE I tell you. Apparently he actually orders them with American cheese.

I'm completely serious. This is being written about my many bloggers that I respect and read every day.

And now I'm writing about it.

Gotta be a slow news day right?

No truce falling apart in Najaf.

No Iran threatening a preemptive strike on us.

No new revelations on Abu Ghraib.

Nope, nothing like that.

Just put this in the "sensitive", "F-Bomb", "shove it" file of inconsequential issues we all get sucked into talking about.

Humor: This Will Make You Laugh...until you cry

This is what we have come to.

Bush cannot answer questions off the cuff without driving the audience (I believe mostly press folks) to laugh at him!

And not because he's thrown in some stupid folksy quip. Because he sounds so stupid. Truly. It's humiliating.

It's like the scene in "Reality Bites" where Winona Ryder's character is asked to define "irony." And she says, "Irony? Yes. Hmmm. Irony is when something is ironic." (OK, I might not have that quote exactly right, but you get the picture.)

Listen here

You will laugh, but you will also cover your face in abject despair.

Humor: Latest Bush Gaffe Has Uncomfortable Ring of Truth

Here's the quote (thank you Air America:

George Bush:

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. Our enemies never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

OK, before anyone gets their shorts in a twist, I am NOT equating BushCo's harmful, divisive and ideologically extreme political policies to the violent, destructive acts of terrorists.

But it's a funny mis-statement, okay? And that was in a speech that was written down for him, not an impromptu statement.

What You Learn Listening to Air America

OK, I hope this is true, because it is really amusing.

This morning I learned on Air America that John Kerry passed '57 bills' in his years in the Senate.

And, as one of the DJs piped up to say...Teresa Heinz Kerry has '57 varieties'!

Coincidence?

Anyway, here's your actual bit of education for the day: The latest Bush slam against Kerry is that he didn't accomplish enough while in Congress. Just to make an apples to apples comparison, Dick Cheney passed a total of 2, that's right TWO bills in his ELEVEN years in Congress.

Who's "undistinguished" now, Dubya?

Humor: More on the Evil Cyborg Theory

This cartoon had better make you laugh out loud, because I refuse to be the only one who finds the evil cyborg angle so amusing!

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Jon Stewart on gay marriage

If you are not recording, TiVo'ing or simply setting your alarm and watching The Daily Show, you are truly missing out.

Arianna called Jon Stewart the "chronicler of our time" when I saw her speak, and she is right on.

He did a brilliant piece on the Federal Marriage Amendment debate on Wednesday night's show (which TiVo allowed me to finally get around to watching tonight.)

The most hysterical part, that I didn't see repeated anywhere else, was Rick Santorum. The guy is seriously crazy anyway, but I really would like to know how his staff let him make the argument that gay marriage would lead to "more children out of wedlock."

Isn't one of the right-wing's big scary bug-a-boos about gay marriage that it can't lead to procreation?

How on earth did this guy manage to string these two thoughts together without his head just exploding?

Stewart theorized that it was some Wonder Twins power activated by gay sex (trust me you had to see it to appreciate it.)

Humor from The New Yorker: %&$# Read This!

This New Yorker piece is a fun little take on the whole Cheney/Leahy Senate Floor altercation.

But it's the final paragraph that makes it masterful social commentary too!

read it here

Great Animated Cartoon on Tom Ridge, Minister of Fear!

Thanks to our own David Cohen for sending this link out. It's funny, but in kind of a painful way:

Check it out here.

Humor: Colin Powell says, "Oh No You Di'n't"

Did you hear the one about Colin Powell and the Village People?

I usually like it when politicians can show they don't take themselves so seriously. My biggest problem with John Ashcroft's self-penned ditty featured in "Fahrenheit 911"? He looked so darn serious and pelased with himself.

But the picture of Colin Powell and anonymous diplomats hamming it up as the Village People, singing "YMCA"?

As a MasterCard ad would say: Priceless.

My favorite one is:

Humor: In My Nitpicky World Anyway

So, the paper this morning had a picture of the note "Condi" passed to Dubya, telling him that Bremer had signed over sovereignty to Iraq.

Apparently Dubya scrawled "Let freedom reign" on the note and passed it back.

Dude, the lyric in "My Country Tis of Thee" is "Let freedom ring" not reign.

Somehow, the fact that "reign" has a rather royal connotation makes it even funnier to me.

But that's just me. Probably.

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Humor: Seriously, are we SURE this guy is off the bottle?

I know I call this humor, but actually it might make you cry.

You gotta read this absolutely incoherent, incomprehensible response to a pretty softball question lobbed Dubya's way.

Found in Arianna's blog entry: here.

I mean honestly, how did this guy ever get elected President?

Oops, oh yeah. I know I'm just a spoilsport quibbler...but he DIDN'T.

Humor: A new kind of no-carb diet

I couldn't resist sharing this. It's just too perfect (even though, as a vegetarian, I am hardly one to go on a no-carb diet.)

The No-Carb Diet for 2004:

NO C-heney
NO A-shcroft
NO R-umsfeld
NO B-ush

And remember, No carbs means: NO RICE! 

Humor: Cause we all need some somtimes

I'm not a regular Boondocks reader, but my sister sent me this one, and I have to say it struck a chord, and should for most folks reading this blog:

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