Giacomo Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly had its world premiere at La Scala in Milan, Italy on this date in 1904. This opera is the only one I'm interested in seeing because the music is absolutely beautiful, and the story is just something else.
And, another "this day in history" is about as much of a 180 - degree turn (whip - lash proportions) as you can get. Paris Hilton is 28 today.
The reason she doesn't get THE cake is because of this video.
Absolutely HI - lar - ious!!
Let's Countdown.
#5 "Stimulus Signed" AKA "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" AKA "Now What?" AKA "Whip Lash" - There’s already been jobs created – WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF PRESIDENT OBAMA SIGNING THE BILL. Gee, I wonder if the Stevie Wonder reference was just a big ‘ol coincidence?! 17,000 more troops & support personnel are heading to Afghanistan. Wow, on one hand, I’m glad forces are FINALLY going where the action really is as far as the whole "war on terror", but where are they coming from? GM wants about $16.5 billion more in bailout coin; Chrysler wants about $5 billion more. Wow... All in all, today wasn’t a bad day’s work for someone in their 4TH WEEK on the POTUS job. Since we’re talking the economic mess here, I think the caption should be updated appropriately – "Now WTF?" That’s just my opinion, though. Shallow comment, but Howard Fineman looks very sharp & distinguished tonight. No members of Congress were at the signing today?! Great... Oh, and GM is cutting jobs, too. Mrs. Eric Cantor’s bank’s bosses got $267,000,000 in bailout money that hubby dear voted for – OOPS! Oh well, I’m sure that little ironic detail doesn’t bother the not – so – honorable Rep AT ALL. Keith, there are no "Robert’s Rules of Order" in Congress; the rule is "I Got Mine; Now Up Yours!" Yea, Eric Cantor "...knows a vacuum..." because HE SUCKS [insert rim shot here]!
#4 "Unpardonable" - Keith, you better take a shower or delouse or something after repeating that GWB was right about anything; that had to be painful. DICK is PI$$ED that GWB didn’t pardon Scooter. I hope GWB still has decent Secret Service protection. We all know what DICK does to his "friends." What does he do to people with which he’s pi$$ed? Gadzooks! Of course, TurdBlossom is saying all the disagreement is much ado about nothing. If TurdBlossom is an expert in anything, it’s NOTHING. Scooter never applied for a pardon. Well, I guess he should get some "credit" for that. Ugh...I think I just upchucked a little.
** OK, that CNN anchor could be forgiven for her first little Freudian slip but 2?! No f*ckin’ way! Talk about sex on the brain! Guys are eating nails in Algeria. No one’s supposed to call the religious right "the religious right" anymore even though the phrase was coined by one Jerry Fallwell. Global sea ice may or may not be shrinking. I think I’ll take the University of Illinois’ word over George Will’s. Oh, did y’all REALLY have to play "Ice Ice Baby" as the fade – out music?! Mr. Ice totally ripped off Queen & David Bowie’s "Under Pressure" there, thank you very much! **
#3 "The Whistleblower" AKA "Palintology" - Bristol Palin should’ve had that birds & bees talk with her mom. Bristol said telling her mom about the pregnancy was worse than the labor. Wow... I can’t even imagine how absolutely petrified Bristol had to be, which made the political pawn her mother made her during the campaign all the more hateful, disgusting, etc. Once again, Grandma Gov. TurkeyLover earns the Mother of the Year Award from the estate of Joan Crawford!
Did y’all see said Grandma hovering over the interview like a vulture? Ugh...
StillBUSHED! "Bailout – Gate" The Treasury Dept. has been sued on a FOIA ground in wanting to know where the first half of the money went. "Torture – Gate" Yoo et al could be disbarred for their torture memos. Cry me a river; Yoo probably will have to be prosecuted before Berkley can fire him. "Torture – Gate Part Deux" A former guard at Gitmo is talking about what he saw & did. Wow, so many people are going to be so hurt for so long. I hope they get the help they need.
WPITW – The CEO of the "Old Actor’s Home" is farming out the services & employees because he claims they’re low on money – or not. Mr. Bull Snort thinks NBC paid the octuplet mom for her interview & said so. "The comedian" is going all biblical & infringing on Pat Robertson’s territory, and Pat don’t like it!
#1 "A – Roid" AKA "A – Nother A – Pology" AKA "The Unnatural" - Lordy, I’m glad I missed this display. Logic would dictate, and I know the introduction of "logic" here could be dangerous, but if you were a professional athlete making a gazillion dollars, wouldn’t you be a little curious and/or concerned about something you were putting in your body – even if it was a cousin giving it to you?! And, A – Rod’s "...taking his medicine..." And, Keith came up with the same question I just brought up; damn, I AM GOOD! A – Rod just needs to go back to boinking Madonna & STFU for a long damn time.