When Godless heathens such as yourselves gathered around the holiday table this week, there was much to be thankful for.
And no, I'm not talking about the many wonderful gifts that President Obama has given us.
What I'm talking about is the fact that, in the most important election since the midterm elections, America chose to send an unmistakable message to our North Korean allies:
Nobody puts Baby in a corner!
Morning lineup:
Meet the Press: Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL); Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ); Roundtable: E.J. Dionne (Washington Post), Republican Strategist Ed Gillespie; [#10] Peggy Noonan (Wall Street Journal) and Mayor of Philadelphia Michael Nutter (D).
Face the Nation: Author Edmund Morris ("Colonel Roosevelt"); Author Ron Chernow ("Washington, A Life"); Bob Woodward (Washington Post); Arianna Huffington (Huffington Post).
This Week: Berkshire-Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett; Bill and Melinda Gates (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation); CNN Founder Ted Turner; Hedge Fund Manager Tom Steyer.
Fox News Sunday: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC); Sen. Claire MacCaskill (D-MO); Roundtable: [#17] Bill Kristol (Weekly Standard), Mara Liasson (NPR/FNC), Sociopath Liz Cheney and Juan Williams (Fox News).
State of the Union: Sen. John McCain (R-AZ); Former President George W. Bush (R); Former Gov. Jeb Bush (R-FL); Sen. Byran Dorgan (D-ND); Rep. David Obey (D-WI).
The Chris Matthews Show: John Heilemann (New York Magazine); Norah O'Donnell (MSNBC); Anne Kornblut (Washington Post); Reihan Salam (National Review).
Fareed Zakaria GPS: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen; Ronald Reagan's OMB Director David Stockman.
Evening lineup:
60 Minutes will feature: a report on the Afghan National Police force, and the problems it faces from drug abuse and corruption within (preview); a preview of "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" — the most expensive Broadway musical ever (preview); and, an interview with retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (preview).
On Comedy Central:
Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert were off this week, so there are no new videos to share.
Instead, here's a recent Daily Show segment which offended many people in the city of Bayonne, NJ.
The Daily Show
Monday: TBA
Tuesday: Actor/Author Judah Friedlander ("How to Beat Up Anybody")
Wednesday: TBA
Thursday: Musician Sting
And an exclusive mash-up from the drug-addled mind of Stephen Colbert.
The Colbert Report
Monday: Columnist/Founder of the "It Gets Better" Project Dan Savage
Tuesday: Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack
Wednesday: Former Chancelleor of Washington, DC Public Schools Michelle Rhee
Thursday: Ronald Reagan's Director of OMB David Stockman
Speaking of drug-addled minds:
The editor of Motor Trend magazine took Rush Limbaugh to task for criticizing the magazine's choice of the Chevy Volt as the "Car of the Year".
So, Mr. Limbaugh; you didn’t enjoy your drive of our 2011 Car of the Year, the Chevrolet Volt? Assuming you’ve been anywhere near the biggest automotive technological breakthrough since ... I don’t know, maybe the self-starter, could you even find your way to the front seat? Or are you happy attacking a car that you’ve never even seen in person? [...]
All the shouting from you or from electric car purists on the left can’t distort the fact that the Chevy Volt is, indeed, a technological breakthrough. And it’s more. It’s a technological breakthrough that many American families can use for gas-free daily commutes and well-planned vacation drives. It’s expensive for a Chevy, but many of those families will find the gasoline saved worth it. If you can stop shilling for your favorite political party long enough to go for a drive, you might really enjoy the Chevy Volt. I’m sure GM would be happy to lend you one for the weekend. Just remember: driving and Oxycontin don’t mix.
Elsewhere:
Lying liar Michele Bachmann was called out for her repeated lying by BBC host Emily Maitlis.
MAITLIS: You claimed that President Obama spent $200 million a day on a trip to India. It’s been roundly ridiculed as a quote.
BACHMANN: Actually, I didn’t claim that. I was quoting a newspaper out of India. And I only used that quote–
MAITLIS: Well why would you do that?
BACHMANN: Well number one it came out of the host country in India, a well-respected financial newspaper.
MAITLIS: And you believe that? $200 million dollars a day?
BACHMANN: Well, all I did was I quoted the newspaper. I quoted the newspaper and major national figures in the United States, many in the media had already been using that figure. [...] The reason it was so important was that the president has a two-year history of out of country spending. [...]
MAITLIS: You still believe that it was $200 million dollars a day?
BACHMANN: I didn’t say if I believe it or not. What I said was a I was quoting a newspaper.
Not even Real American Erick Erickson is buying her crap.
However:
Some bullshit artists are more successful than others... at least according to their own telling of the story.
The structure of "Decision Points" ... reveals the essential qualities of the Decider. There are hardly any decision points at all. The path to each decision is so short and irresistible, more like an electric pulse than like a weighing of options, that the reader is hard-pressed to explain what happened. Suddenly, it's over, and there's no looking back. ...
In Bush's telling, the non-decision decision is a constant feature of his Presidential policymaking.
And that's one to grow on.
- Trix