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Ah, we meet again, Detective Spade. Hand over the bird!
First things first: In yesterday's poll, over 70% of Cheers and Jeers readers said they would rather see the T&A of 'Eurotrip' over the blood & guts of 'The Passion of the Christ.' What's really scary is that in some conservative Christian circles, 'Passion' is considered a date movie (keep one seat between you at all times!)
Aaaaaanyway. Today's C&J picks over the carcasses on the Wisconsin battlefield. And that's just for starters. Plus: Another poll that will test your ability to click on one of multiple choices...with a mouse.
Cheers and Jeers begins in the Extended Comments section...rightnow!
From THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE...
Cheers and Jeers for Wednesday, February 18, 2004
CHEERS to Cheeseheads. Voters give Kerry a good scare in Wisconsin, extending the primary season and boiling it down to a two-man race. Two-and-a-quarter if you count Kucinich and Sharpton.
CHEERS to John Edwards. Poised to position himself as upbeat, dashing Aragorn to Kerry's Gandalf. Will enthusiasm and charm win out over wisdom and experience? Advance tickets for Super Tuesday are now on sale at the box office.
JEERS to Deanaholism. Poor third place showing means slow weaning off the hope of real change in America. Our first 12-step meeting starts at 7 in the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot.
JEERS to Botox failure. Did you notice last night? Kerry's bags are back.
CHEERS to Kentucky SMACKDOWN. Democrat Chandler buries Kerr in District 6 landslide. I love it when I can use 'Democrat' and 'Landslide' in the same sentence. A sign of things to come?
CHEERS gay-friendly semicolons. Two judges delay San Francisco same-sex marriage ruling until Friday, one because of a---I love this---"punctuation error." Republicans have some additional punctuation for the judge: " #!@%#@$%&! "
CHEERS to SF mayor Gavin Newsom. He attended Bush's State of the Union speech and realized he had to do something about the blatant bigotry on display, says CBS. The rest is history. P.S.---you look great on-camera. Bigger things ahead?
JEERS to Iraq mess. Convoluted U.S. caucus plan fizzles. New plan: Turn power over to an unelected council of rulers whom the people don't really trust. Hey, it worked for Republicans in 2000.
CHEERS to Ron Reagan, Jr. Coming into his own as an articulate, left-leaning TV commentator. But maybe it's time to replace the ballet slippers with some nice wingtips.
JEERS to double standards. Christians moan and wail about excessive R-rated movie fare...but now they want to take their 10 year-olds to see the nightmarish bloodbath that is "The Passion of the Christ." On the bright side...FREE refills when you buy the Cup of Christ Super Value Combo!
CHEERS to family dinnertime. Federal appeals court upholds do-not-call registry. Now everyone can squabble uninterrupted. Pass the #@$%! Peas.
JEERS to the flu. I'm getting it. Don't get too close to your screen.
CHEERS to Kos for winning two Koufax Awards: `Best Blog Design' and `Best Group Blog.' As part of the group, I'd like to thank the Academy...God...my agent...my delightful co-bloggers and technical support crew who made this all possible...my...No, wait! Stop the music! I've waited my whole life for this! My partner Michael...My dog Molly...Fictitious times! Fictitious President! You really really like me......!