I'm going to do something on purpose that I know will clench my stomach, raise my blood pressure, and possibly give me nightmares. I am now the 12th person in line at my local library to read Ali Soufan's book The Black Banners; I made that decision after watching the Countdown web extra with Mr. Soufan.
Let's hopefully lighten up the mood with some SPARK. Let the lawsuits begin! I hope the Murdoch boys & Our Miss Brooks get their clocks cleaned in court.
Is anyone's wiener statue missing? ;D Just for $hits & giggles, I'd be tempted to steal this sign, too!
Finally, we'll end with an "AAAAaaaaWWWWwww! Teh cute - it burnz!" moment from the animal kingdom. These almost make me want to get a doggie - almost. ;D
Let's Countdown...
David Shuster's pinch - hitting for Keith tonight because Keith is in sparking L.A. to be on the season premiere of Real Time with Bill Maher - yea, no HBO for me. *&^%$#@! Oh well, I'm sure there will be highlights out the yin - yang!
#5 "Passing Play" AKA "Isn't That Special" - President Obama took his American Jobs Act act on the road to NC today. And, the crowd goes wild! ;D It looks like there's a whole lot of conflicting information about the American Jobs Act, and the approval for President Obama's efforts in the economy continues to decline. However, the CBO has given their blessing to the American Jobs Act. Our Great Orange Satanic leader is here! And, there are splits within the Dems & the GOBP that are going to make any or all of the passage of the American Jobs Act interesting - and not in a good way. Markos pointed out that President Obama's overall numbers have gone up, and those increases coincide with his more aggressive stance over the last week or so. Speaker Sobber is going to try to push his caucus to accept some of the Act. Now, I'd love love LOVE to be a fly on the wall for THAT meeting! Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security are on the chopping block for deficit reduction. Senators Boxer & Sanders came to their defense today. The GOBP won both special elections yesterday - yippee freaking doo. Nate Silver's in studio to talk special elections; these results might not bode too well for President Obama if the political climate doesn't change much over the next year plus. According to Nate, the economy needs to improve, and Governor Secession needs to be the nominee; well, I've predicted half of that equation! :D
#4 "How to Rig an Election" AKA "Rigging the Vote" - The GOBP state legislature & its Governor want to change how their electoral votes get doled out. Instead of all 20 electoral votes going to whomever gets the most votes in a POTUS election, each district is going to dole out their OWN electoral votes. If someone else wins the popular vote, too sparking bad! Ian Millhiser gets PA electoral college duty. He's all over having a discussion about the electoral college, but he doesn't want the piecemeal efforts being garnered in PA. Sadly, what PA is trying would pass Constitutional muster! $HIT! WI & MI are in similar electoral pickles as PA is - states that lean blue but are led by GOBP bat$hitters. This precedent plus all the draconian voter ID laws could make election results pretty meaningless. Some Congress critters don't want this to happen. He REALLY wants a national popular vote connected to the electoral college.
"Time Marches On!" - Pandas!!!!!!! :D AAAaaaaWWWwww! Look at the little panda guy or girl!! Check out all the glasses the waiter at the tea joint in Iran can carry! $HIT!
#3 "Built to Spill" AKA "What Went Wrong" - BP/BS got most of the blame for the Deepwater Horizon disaster last year, AND they may have hid information about a pocket of flammable material from government investigators; any of you surprised about this revelation raise your hand. Hello? Anyone? Buehler?! Bob Cavnar's back!! He agrees 1000% with the Department of Interior report. Man, those pictures still make my stomach clench. Can we PLEASE have some murder or at least negligent homicide charges??!! Recent tar balls are still leftover crap from last year.
#2 "Hacks" - More documents & emails from the News of the World hacking have been uncovered, and Little Jimmy Murdoch is going to appear in front of the parliamentary committee again; PLEASE swear him under oath this time! NewsCorp shareholders are beginning to sue baby sue. And, in another revelation that I'm sure will shock the whole lot of you, our GOBP - "led" House & its oversight committee will not be investigating them. David let Rep. Daryl Issa HAVE IT! :D
#1 "Bad Medicine" AKA "Preventive Scare" - Bat$hit Bachmann doesn't want young women to get HPV vaccinations. As y'all remember, she went on to say this vaccination causes mental retardation; again, if anyone knows about being MENTAL, it's Bat$hit Bachmann. Huh, I seem to recall another GOBP Bat$hit "woman" having issues with scientific research & studies back in 2008! ;D Lizz Winstead is in studio to talk willful ignorance & scare tactics to get votes. Boss Limbaugh's even calling out Bat$hit?! While she was in the state legislature, she didn't make a darn peep about his vaccine. Lizz wants the woman who made this claim to Bat$hit to be found; THAT'S a good idea!