Today seems to be a pretty light day for "this day in history," so, without further delay...
There is a music theme to the 2 events which I'll note. Paul McCartney (my least favorite Beatle) is 67 today. Paul always strikes me as a bit of a prima donna; I'm more of a John or George gal! And, no, I don't count Wings - yuck!
On this date in 1948, Columbia Records unveiled its new long-playing, 33 1/3 rpm phonograph record & inadvertently provided a lovely surface for the putting together of a certain kind of "cigarette." If there's anyone here who doesn't remember actual record albums, go to your room & get off my lawn! :D
Let's Countdown!
#5 "Ballots, Bullets, and Blood" AKA "Million Man March" AKA "The Plan for Iran" AKA "Uprising in Iran" AKA "Intone Deaf" - Thousands – perhaps hundreds of thousands – gathered in the square named for the Ayatollah Khomeini to mourn those who have died so far since the protests began. The event even got the attention of the Iranian state media. Now, some of the religious leaders & President Holocaust Denier are trying to look like Miss Congeniality. It’s a little too late for that, fellas. The GOP is still itching at the White House for not doing enough to support the protesters. Hell, they’re just sore we’re not bombing ‘em back to the Stone Age. Rep. Eric Cantor is one of the primary itchers; well, hell, he’s more than welcome to go to Tehran & stand with those protestors with the distinct possibility of getting killed. Put your money where your pie – hole is! Richard Engel’s back! The crowds now seem to be working to be as non – violent as they can; they’re not even shouting slogans anymore. Tomorrow in Iran could be a big day. We may all know by the time we get up what Iran’s supreme religious leader had to say & the result of his words. I GOT RICHARD WOLFFE AGAIN TONIGHT! :D And, he’s donned in purple – esque again. {insert drool here}. "My man" is telling the GOP to "...engage with their brains..."?! Sweet honey, they haz the reptile brains; if they so engage, bombs will be falling – talk about yer bomb – bomb Iran.
#4 "It’s Erie" AKA "Speech Impediments" - GWB reared his ugly rear last night in Erie, PA. I guess he got tired of DICK stealing all his thunder. He’s trying to convince us that HE really was POTUS for those 8 years. Here’s how GWB ‘splained the My Pet Goat "pause" on 9/11:
I realized that we were in crisis, and the first thing I do in any crisis...is calm. If you’re President, and all of a sudden the whole world is watching you, and you get up and do something precipitously, frighten children, storm out, that kind of movement will cascade through a society.
OK, you CANNOT tell me that someone didn’t have to make sure GWB used a big word like "precipitously" correctly! Mr. President, if you were just pausing dramatically to create tension & suspense in the story, you can be honest about it. You can also be honest & tell us you were $hitting a brick, too. Now, GWB doesn’t want Gitmo closed, even though he said himself he wanted it closed. Oh Keith, I’m having horrible flashbacks; MAKE IT STOP! In this whole discussion between Keith & Chris Hayes, I can’t believe neither of them mentioned the anthrax attacks after 9/11 in disputing the whole "GWB Kept Us Safe" memo. I don’t imagine the family and friends of the people who died or the people who had to get tested because of exposure felt very safe!
** A guy in Brooklyn has been impersonating his dead mother for 6 years to get her Social Security checks. Paging Mr. Hitchcock & Dr. Freud?! OK, what the f*ck’s a nettle – other than what was shown in the segment?! A bar in Spain is offering free booze to patrons who come up with the most creative insults to the bar staff. Um...just a thought, and bear in mind I’m not a career criminal nor do I desire to be one, but one would think that if you wanted to successfully pull off a crime that involved a degree of stealth, you would not dye your hair bright red. Am I right? **
#3 "Boss Limbaugh" AKA "Gutter Limbaugh" AKA "Judging Sotomayor" - Boss Limbaugh compared Judge Sotomayor to a cleaning lady. 1...2...3...CLASSY – even by his standards. And, Keith, he will NEVER be fired. His sponsors must somehow be convinced they will lose revenue by continuing to sponsor him. It’s all about the money, honey; you should know that by now. Hey A$$hole! Most judges are "...an all – boys club..." – kind of like you & your ilk! Judge Sotomayor’s still making the rounds in DC. There are GOP women’s groups?! Are you f*ckin’ kidding me??!! Oh for f*ck’s sake, Grandma Gov. TurkeyLover is probably their hero. Did y’all notice what wasn’t in the lower right – hand corner?! :D
WPITW – A staffer of a TN state Senator will receive no punishment whatsoever for her portrayal of President Obama in an email. TurdBlossom is *itching about ABC’s special about healthcare reform. Did TurdBlossom happen to voice this grip on FAUX News – the GWB propaganda wing?! By golly, he WAS on FAUX News when he said it! Charles Krauthammer misquoted what President Obama said about FAUX News.
#1 "WTF!?! Moment" AKA "Don’t Call Me Liz!" - OK, I’ve never heard of these emails; I guess I’m a little out of the loop. All right Keith, you did you get to dress in drag?! Hey! Keith brought out his Dana Perino voice for the dramatics! Did y’all see the date in the email where Elizabeth Becton went totally ape $hit?! IT WAS MY BIRTHDAY – WEDNESDAY, MAY 27! HA!! Ms. Becton needs to take her Midol. Good golly, I bet she has the road rage BAD. O...M...F*CKIN’...G... the person kept apologizing, and she just wouldn’t let it the f*ck go. Man, I wish I had the time on my hands to obsess over every time someone slightly screwed up my actual name; I’d never get anything done! Nominate Keith Olbermann for a Tony or an Oscar next year {insert standing "o" here}!