Rabbit...rabbit...RABBIT! :D
Thank you all for the fan damntastic debut last night {smooches to all y'all here}. Seriously, it is so SO appreciated.
I can believe with 99.99999% certainty that Bat$hit Bachmann won't get covered tonight, but this image makes me laugh, so here it is!
LOVE IT! :D
On to "this day in history"... On this date in 1946, a press conference announcing the first electronic digital computer, ENIAC, was held at the University of Pennsylvania. And, it immediately began FUBARring hence the creation of the first I - T guy 5 minutes later - HA!
On this date in 2004, Janet Jackson's famous "wardrobe malfunction" occurred at Super Bowl XXVIII. 'Nuff said...
Clark Gable was born on this date in 1901. All I got to say about that is hubba, hubba, hubba, hubba, and HUBBA!
And, John Vernon died on this date in 2005. Who is John Vernon? THIS is John Vernon! :D
It's time for SPARK! I can honestly say I've never heard of this potential drug side effect during any of those insufferable commercials. Larry Craig, Mark Foley, etc. are thinking to themselves, "Why the hell didn't I think of that?!" If you or anyone you know are making any of these bets for the Super Bowl, YOU have a problem! Finally, according to "reliable sources," if Bretty Favre ever decides to do more with his "gentleman's area" than text picturs of it & decides to get to know a pregnant woman "in the Biblical sense," he won't have to worry about this happening because of the size of said "gentleman's area." ;D HA!
On with The Rachel Maddow Show!
"What Happens Next in Egypt?" AKA "Egypt Sunrise" - President Obama wants an "orderly transition" to begin in Egypt now? Huh...wish he'd been that forceful with the public option, the tax cut extension deal, etc. Mr. Mubarak did say today that he wouldn't run for re - election again in September. What's preventing him from changing his mind? Crowd estimates at marches today vary from 250K to 2 million. And, these protests have little to nothing to do with religion. Look at the protestors giving flowers to the military dudes! Well, THAT begs the playing of THIS song which will depress the hell outta me in a bittersweet way.
{sigh} OK, back to the Egypt stuff already in progress. Just about everyplace there is closed. There are actually pro - Mubarak people out, too. He's 83 years old?! DAMN! What would this country do if an 83 - year - old wanted to be POTUS? Not bloody likely. Some shots were fired in a crowd after Mubarak's speech - supposedly the army firing into the air. There's the dude from Tunisia who's no longer in charge there; THAT speech went over well, too. ;D Richard Engel is in Cairo. Does that boy EVER get to go the spark home?! Pro - Mubarak forces might be picking fights with protests. Oh good... *&^%$#@! Protestors are on edge & nervous, so things could get ugly fast. An English teacher is running the protests?! YES!! :D Cell phones are back in service. Richard thinks the protestors would accept nearly anyone in a care - taker government capacity should Mubarak scram - even the not - so - nice VP! Richard thought Mubarak's body language was very aggressive. Mr. Mubarak said today he's staying in Egypt 'til he dies.
"The Plots Thicken" - Mr. Mubarak also insisted today that police forces would not vacate protest areas. He called the protestors a criminal mob; state TV is helping, too. Army uniforms have been stolen; they asked that people not go out wearing their uniforms. OK, that's good & muddled. Some looters have police ID cards? Convenient! Again, this could get very ugly very quickly. Friday will be the next big protest day after prayers. Sharif Abdel Kouddous is back tonight & is still in Cairo. Tahir Square is like a carnival?! Uh...O...K...
"Stranger Than Fiction" - Some politicos here are using what's going on in Egypt to further their own agendas; file that under "No $hit, Sherlock!" AUGH! Did I really need to see GWB tonight?! GOBPers thought a budget surplus necessitated tax cuts; now, they think deficits are a reason for tax cuts. John Bolton wants us to bomb Iran. Uh, what's going on in Egypt has to do with bomb - bomb - bomb - bomb bombing Iran how, Mr. Recess Appointment?! Some GOBP in Congress are using Egypt to call for drilling, baby, drilling. Here's Lonesome Rhodes! What's going on in Egypt is the beginning of the end because China will take over countries!
Hey! She brought up the ChristWire thing! Do we have Maddow lurkers here already?! ;D
OK, I have to bring out a Keith Olbermann/Lonesome Rhodes paranoia classic here; comedic deities DEMAND it.
"Gun Fix" - Mayor Michael Bloomberg is ready to tackle gun interests; he sent peeps to a show near Tucson to show just how damn easy it is for ANYONE to get their paws on packin' heat. And, there's video! Wow... *&^%$#@! Dealers were willing to sell their $hit to people they knew couldn't pass a background check.
The NRA will spew anti - Bloomberg spewage in 5...4...3...2... Mayor Bloomberg wants President Obama to direct states & appropriate agencies to submit information to appropriate data bases concerning those who have no business being able to buy a gun - like the guy who nearly killed Rep. Giffords & did kill 6 people. President Obama's scheduled to give a gun speech, at least according to Mayor Bloomberg.
"Revolution for Our Future" - Egypt stuff...again. Largely, a review of what was in the top segment with Richard Engel.