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This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-07T11:15:00.002-05:00

7 November 2008... On The Garlic

This One's For Sarah ...

7 November 2007... On The Garlic

Editor's Note: No Drum-Banging Rabbit Around Here

7 November 2006... On The Garlic

Breaking News! Developing Story! White House Rerunning 2000 Post Election Plans; Bush Unhinged, Huddles With Lawyers And Preps Briefs To Contest Election Results; With GOP Losing House, Tighter Senate, Appeal Will Be Filed; Snow: “What Worked in 2000 Can Work Again”

7 November 2005... On The Garlic

White House Tension Builds As Bush, Cheney Clash Over Ethics Classes

Top Ten Cloves: Other CIA Secret Torture Projects

Top Ten Cloves: Things Disney Should Consider For Mickey Mouse Makeover

2009-11-06T20:45:00.002-05:00

News Item: After Mickey’s Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy

10. High Tech - Tie Mickey Mouse into Twitter, speaking in 140 characters, or less

9. Give Mickey a perpetual tan, like John Boehner

8. Like The Commander Guy, he should have an Ek-A-Lec-Tic Reading List

7. Scandalous - Put PR out he's in Carrie Prejean's home sex tape

6. Lots of security - No matter what the makeover is, Kayne West is likely to pop up,.and step all over it

5. Presidential - Give Mickey "Obama Ears", but downside is he would still have a couple of cab doors

4. Make him over as a a Northwest Pilot - All they have do is let him sleep!

3. For the launch of the makeover, with cellphone cameras, claim Mickey is floating away in a tinfoil weather balloon

2. Have him lose, and gain, weight, just like Oprah

1. Only one way to go - Bruno!

Bonus Links

Judann: Pollack: How Would You Remake Mickey Mouse? ...Disney Giving Corporate Icon a Makeover

Rebecca Tushnet: You blow my mind: Mickey Mouse makeover

Generous King: Disney’s Epic Mickey Mouse Gets Makeover; He Looks Meaner Now, Just A Steamboat Willie Inspired Design That’s All!

Andy McSmith: Mickey Mouse to get a makeover

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-06T20:30:00.002-05:00

6 November 2008... On The Garlic

Joe ... You're Nothing To Us Now!

6 November 2007... On The Garlic

Damn You, Nancy OffTheTable and Stagnant Hoyer!

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard Backstage at Saturday Night Live, With Brian Williams Hosting

6 November 2006... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic - Keith Olbermann Special Comment: Where are the checks, balances?

Top Ten Cloves: Ways James Dobson Will Cure Ted Haggard And Offer "Spiritual Restoration"

Retro Garlic: We Called It, On The Terrorist-Killing Bears!

2009-11-05T22:15:00.002-05:00

Once again, almost unfathomably, life has imitated The Garlic

We've had a handful of these instances, and on Tuesday, yet another.

Bear kills militants in Kashmir

A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.

Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.

The militants had assault rifles but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked.

It is thought to be the first such incident since Muslim separatists took up arms against Indian rule in 1989.

"Police found the remains of pudding ..."

I guess, despite all those terrorist training films, of jumping jacks and jungle gyms, the boys never gathered around the campfire, to read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

They would have know, the bears would be pissed off to find "pudding", instead of porridge.

Michael Stickings, over on The Reaction noted;

Oops. Not a smart move. How can these militants be expected to take over Kashmir if they can't even run their own cave without, you know, getting killed by a bear?

Don't they watch Animal Planet over there?

Anyway, here's the The Retro Part, from late 2006;

Developing Story - Polar Bears Added To Iraq Options ... Bush Administration Wavering On Polar Bears; Considering Employing In Iraq, War Against Terror ...Rove Claims He Also Has “The Science”, Says Bears “Will Do Fine In Desert Heat”

Hilarious Roland Hedley, on Larry King

2009-11-05T22:00:00.002-05:00

This post was intended to go up on Tuesday, but due to a jammin' schedule on the homefront, it fell by the wayside.

We posted him back in April, that being Roland Hedley, Star Journalist

The intrepid reporter stepped out of the pages of Garry Trudeau's 'Doonesbury and opened a Twitter account, that is, frequently, hysterically funny stuff.

Howie Kurtz, of the WaPo, talked with Trudeau;

"It became a creative challenge unlike any I've ever set for myself," Trudeau says. "Kind of a comedy haiku. It's ridiculously short. The trick is to make it seem tossed-off. Roland rarely thinks about what he writes."

Kurtz also interviewed Hedley, in a gimmicky segment on his CNN Reliable Sources, via Tweets, saved only by the voice reading Hedley's Tweets was none other that Sam Donaldson (a very pointed comic irony, I would say).

Hedley later tweeted;

Headbutted w/ @howardkurtz on CNN. Made him cry like little girl, but still buds. Both pros

Now, Trudeau has put out a book, 'My Shorts R Bunching. Thoughts?: The Tweets of Roland Hedley', so, naturally, there's a barnstorming media tour.

And, Hedley tweeted about being on Larry King;

Larry King now played by elderly actress using motion-capture suit, voice synthesizer. Fascinating. O, this Modern Age!

Taping LKL. Didn't know Larry is just an avatar, that real Larry retired in '02, living quietly in Scottsdale. Hunh.

It made my day.

Zinger of the Week Goes To Joan Walsh!

2009-11-05T21:45:00.000-05:00

We have to heart Joan Walsh today, with her "I heart Dede Scozzafava ...I promised to blog from vacation if Bill Owens won NY23; here's my lazy compromise."

I semi-promised to blog from vacation if Democrat Bill Owens defeated Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, the right-wing carpetbagger backed by jobless Sarah Palin, in the NY-23 race. I did that because, um, I didn't think Owens could possibly win. But he did, and now I've got 20 minutes free before my next hike with Sadie, and here's the best I can do: My Twitter stream from last night, as I watched the returns on MSNBC with Anne Lamott and our three dogs.

Okay, she's solid.

She said, even if halfheartedly, that she would duke Bill Owens, if he won, and she did.

The NY-23 was where a flock of Flying Monkeys, including Mommy Moose, the former leader of the Free Alaska, ganged up on the Republican Scozzafava, because she wasn't deranged enough, backing the Flying Monkey who didn't even live in the district.

And, why does Joan Walsh heart Dede Scozzafaza?

I just want to say one extra thing: It's got to be great to be Dede Scozzafaza today. She gives me hope that moderate Republicans will either come to their senses and take their party back, or more likely, become Democrats.

That will only get a few of the Flying Monkey to throw feces at each other.

The real zinger, the zinger of the week, came at the end of the post, speaking to Ms. Ya Betcha's involvement, and her sterling work record;

See you Monday -- unless there's really big news, like Sarah Palin quits whatever she's currently doing, again.

Whatever happens Joan, when the Flying Monkeys swoop in on you, don't cave-in like Letterman.

Mo Dowd Slaps Down El Jefe de Dittoheads

2009-11-05T21:30:00.002-05:00

We're agnostic when it comes to NYT Columnist Maureen Dowd

Once-in-awhile, she hits a triple, or even less often, a homerun, but, more, it a case of spraying out seeing-eye-singles, and, an occasional ground-rule double.

The other day, however, she had her claws out, and sharpened, taking on the Grand Poohbar of Dittoheads, The Cheeseburger That Sweats (h/t Barry Crimmins) himself, Rush Limbaugh.

She goes on, at some length, of meeting, and having dinner, with the man maggots consider to be a social class above of, and, that means she's a player, of course.

Robert Stein, over on Connecting-The-Dots has a very wry riff on it;

Dowd's Date With Limbaugh

In the annals of sexual politics and odd couples, none could ever match the possibilities of mating Maureen Dowd and Rush Limbaugh, a power pairing that would have made Mary Matalin and James Carville look like America's Sweethearts.

And, of course, she works in again, her sobriquet “The Boy Emperor”, as her "badge of honor" for drawing the ire of Smegma Man.

Yet, she recoups, waiting until the very, very end of the column, to level the slap across Rushbo's portly face;

But on Sunday, he ripped the president for having “an out-of-this-world ego,” for being “very narcissistic,” “immature, inexperienced, in over his head.” (Isn’t immaturity scoring OxyContin from your maid?)

It gives new meaning to pot, kettle and black.

Ouch!

Dissin' him for being a junkie!

(Can't wait for her and Glenn Beck to go out, at least, for coffee.)

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-05T14:30:00.002-05:00

5 November 2008... On The Garlic

Beam Me Up Scottie!

"We lock and load our ideological ammunition."

Tweety Baits, Rat Catcher Bites

5 November 2007... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic: New Keith Olbermann Special Comment - Kicking Ass and Taking Names!

If The Telecoms Get Amnesty, Will Reporters or Photographers Be Jailed For Reporting It?

Good Post Alert: Shaun Mullen and The Legacy of Paul Tibbets,The Enola Gay & Separating the Warrior From the War

Retro Garlic - Life Imitating The Garlic ... Again!

5 November 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

Speaker Pelosi, Best You Make Like A Hockey Player This Week, And Skate With Your Head Up ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

Editor’s Note - The Nation’s “Bring Democracy Home”

5 November 2005... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

No. 27

2009-11-04T23:51:00.002-05:00

Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wed, November 04, 2009 -- 11:51 PM ET

Yankees Win World Series, Adding to Title Collection

The Yankees humbled the defending champion Philadelphia Phillies, 7-3, in Game 6 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium, capturing their 27th title and their first since 2000.

Good Satire Alert - Al-Qaeda Announces Move To CD/DVD

2009-11-04T19:45:00.001-05:00

We got hip, recently, to the site 'Cap News', which bills itself as "News satire and parody, covering comedy and humor from politics to sports and health to technology."

For our money, it is sharper, and more sophisticated than 'The Onion', targeting current events daily, versus the latters' "Average Man Shocked To Discover He Has Above-Average Problems"-type stories.

And today, 'Cap News' delivered another howler;

Al-Qaeda Announces Move To CD/DVD

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (CAP) - Following continued complaints of poor audio quality and amateurish video, al Qaeda has announced a deal with Sony Corp. to begin distributing its terrorist messages in the CD/DVD format.

"We're proud to announce this strategic initiative with one of the world's leading terrorist organizations," Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer said in a prepared statement. "We understand the extreme importance of communication in their industry and the explosive risks of failure and are prepared to meet those head on."

Go to 'Cap News' to check out the full piece, as well as others.

And, we recommend signing up for their daily email.

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-04T19:30:00.001-05:00

4 November 2008... On The Garlic

Oh, Happy Day!

Cheney Fluffer Hayes Blows Into CNN

4 November 2007... On The Garlic

"According To Our Records" ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

Vote For The Moderate Voice

Was Something In the Air, or Water, Last Week?

A Hearty Thank You To All The Garlic Subscribers!

4 November 2005... On The Garlic

Bush Calls For Color-Coded Pandemic Warning System

Top Ten Cloves: Things Aaron Brown Is Considering Now That He's Been Ousted From CNN

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-03T10:15:00.001-05:00

3 November 2008... On The Garlic

Something's Coming

Retro McKKKain: Town Hall Whining

Blakeman Takes A Victory Lap With His IDOTW Award

Here's To You, Studs Terkel!

Good Post Alert: Media Matters Makes It On Broadway!

3 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Surprising Things Found On “Operation Iraqi Freedom Document Portal” Website

3 November 2005... On The Garlic

Special Sing-Along: Dick, The Magic Vice Prez

Going Gaga

2009-11-02T22:30:00.001-05:00

Well, we're still in our low posting/no posting mode, as tasks on the homefront, and appointments, have piled up, shifting our earlier projection back until tomorrow, or, more likely, Wednesday.

We hope ...

However, we do have a couple of "Gaga" moments to report on.

Frist, was the former Court-Appointed-President ((h/t Barry Crimmins)), The Commander Guy, punching the time clock, continuing to work at showing why he is going down in history as the Worst President Ever.

Bush on bin Laden: ‘I guess he is not dead.’

Eight years ago, President Bush asserted with great bravado that al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden would be taken “dead or alive.” “I don’t care, dead or alive — either way,” Bush said at the time. This weekend, while attending a conference of business leaders in New Delhi, India, Bush struck a different tone:

Asked whether al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden could be alive, Bush said “I guess he is not dead.”

He, however, noted that Laden is hiding and “not leading victory parades” or “espousing his cause” on TV.

He expressed confidence that Laden will be brought to justice which “he deserves to be” and it was a matter of time.

There must be a certain level of bliss, for someone that stupid, reveling in their own stupidity.

Maybe we should have this next guy read some of his speeches.

There was a minor buzz on the World Wide Web, over Christopher Walken, appearing on the BBC One program "Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" last week,

College Humor dubbed it "For Halloween Christopher Walken became an impression of himself."

Mahalo said;

The actor, known for his strange inflections and awkward, halting manner of speech, emphasized each individual syllable of the pop song's chorus, rendering it comical and ridiculous when spoken aloud.

What Christopher Walken did was read aloud Lady Gaga's song "Poker Face", as only Christopher Walken can do.

As they say on those sports show, "Let's go to the tape";

Christopher Walken performs Lady Gaga's Poker Face

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-02T22:15:00.001-05:00

2 November 2008... On The Garlic

Everything Must Change

2 November 2007... On The Garlic

"Why The Hell We Listening To A Bunch of Limeys" ... List Junkies, Have At It ... The Telegraph's Top 100 Liberals and Conservatives

2 November 2006... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic - New Keith Olbermann Special Comment: Bush owes troops an apology, not Kerry

2 November 2005... On The Garlic

Leak of CIA Covert Prison System May Affect IPO, Franchising Rights

Top Ten Cloves: Things Said During the Closed Senate Session On Tuesday

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-01T12:30:00.001-05:00

1 November 2008... On The Garlic

Our Ignorant Dolt of the Week ... Elizabeth Dole!

Mommy Moose Gushes, Then Bagged, Like A Five-Pointer!

MY FRIENDS: THE MUSICAL

John Cleese on Olbermann

1 November 2007... On The Garlic

Jeff Gannon Speaks! ... To The Garlic!

Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow ...

1 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Other Ways John Kerry Could Have Claimed President Bush Is Stupid

Chopped Garlic - Bonus Kerry - Bush Cloves

New Month - New and Improved The Garlic

1 November 2005... On The Garlic

With Damage Already Done, Wilson Fears New Cheney Staff

With New War Room, Bush Calls On Wal-Mart To Join Coalition Forces

Top Ten Cloves: How The White House Celebrated Halloween

Happy Halloween!

2009-10-31T20:00:00.001-04:00

Well, it's THAT night, again.

The yearly slog of the calendar when you're supposed to give away tooth-destroying candies to small (and large) costumed children (here, in the Northeast, they're getting a break, it's windy, but balmy, in the low 60's).

Even as a child, I never quite got into this holiday, or event ... Or whatever it is ...

Wikipedia says that ...

Halloween (more traditionally spelled Hallowe'en) is an annual holiday celebrated on October 31. It has roots in the Celtic festival of Samhain and gets its name from being the eve (e'en) of the Western Christian holy day of All Saints (the Eastern Orthodox celebrate All Saints Day in June). It is largely a secular celebration but some have expressed strong feelings about perceived religious overtones ...

The colours black and orange have become associated with the celebrations, perhaps because of the darkness of night and the colour of fire or of pumpkins, and maybe because of the vivid contrast this presents for merchandising. Another association is with the jack-o'-lantern. Halloween activities include trick-or-treating, wearing costumes and attending costume parties, ghost tours, bonfires, visiting haunted attractions, pranks, telling scary stories, and watching horror films.

Ahhh ... "Merchandising" ...

Like there's not enough balls-of-string - electronic, or otherwise - to waste your money on.

Moving along ...

Last year we gave you the funky 'Blues for Dracula' from Philly Joe Jones.

This year we go with the original rappers, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross;

Halloween Spooks Lambert, Hendricks & Ross

You can check out The History of Halloween

And, 'Ben and Jerry's Halloween'

Or, "Trick or treat: Is Halloween another tacky American import or a bit of harmless fun that boosts the economy?"

Siento

2009-10-31T12:30:00.001-04:00

Yes, a muy grande siento, for our missing-in-action this past week.

No, we didn't fall off the face of the planet, but, rather, we were inundated with tasks, for both The Aunt, and myself, on the homefront, that cut deeply into computer time, as well as leaving one tired, and very uncreative in the evening.

We're hoping to get a few posts up today, and use that to build back into a groove.

In the meantime, we'll let the great Hector Lavoe take it away!

HECTOR LAVOE - SIENTO

Visit the Hector Lavoe Website

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-31T12:15:00.002-04:00

31 October 2008... On The Garlic

Good Post Alert: Barry Crimmins with "Eat Jim Crow!"

Hey Palin, I'll See You Your First Amendment Rights, and Raise You Our Eighth!

McKKKain-Palin, In Reverse

Happy Halloween!

31 October 2007... On The Garlic

Bush Grindhouse Launches "We Want Angel Back" Approach Over Telcom Amnesty

Retro, Retro ... U.S. Foreign Policy Spikes Upward - Karen Hughes Resigning!

Justice Served ... Now It's A Wait For The Karma

31 October 2006... On The Garlic

Developing Story: New White House Policy Causing Feet-In-Mouth; Bush Stumping Causes Panic, Chaos: Cheney Claims Said “Duncan”, Not “Dunking”; President’s Use of “Just Say No” Confusing; FBI, and DEA Staff Stretched Thin, Chasing Down Rally Attendees

31 October 2005... On The Garlic

Cheney Reportedly Takes Blame For Libby Charges; "Didn't Set Up Fall Guy", Says Disheartened VP; Hopes There's Time 'To Fix This".

White House Sets Mark With No Terror Alert During Indictments; Libby's Bad News Passes Without Fear Package; Homeland Security Looks Into Missed Opportunity

Top Ten Cloves: How President Bush Spent His Weekend At Camp David

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-30T23:30:00.001-04:00

30 October 2008... On The Garlic

Save This Snapshot!

30 October 2007... On The Garlic

Rummy On The Run? ... Let's Give Him Some Chase Music!

Left Off Medal of Freedom Recipient List, Libby Said To Be "Crushed"; Cheney Said To Be Furious, Threatens To Expose Shadow Presidency If Pardon Doesn't Come Through

All You New Iraq Diplomats, Don't Forget To Pack Your Brooms

30 October 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things Lynne Cheney Didn’t Get To Tell Wolf Blitzer About Her New Book

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-29T21:30:00.001-04:00

29 October 2008... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Possible Surprising Things Barack Obama Will Do With His Paid Infomercial This Evening

29 October 2007... On The Garlic

PBS's Lehrer Admits Brooks "Body Language" Skills "Creeps Me Out"; Reveals Uncomfortable With Columnist "Staring At Me" On-Set; Alludes "Toe-Tapping" Also Involved

Is Diane Feinstein Drinking From Joe Lieberman's Cup?

Don Nottebart ... Now, This Is An Obit With Some Ooomph!

29 October 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Ugliness Please ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

29 October 2005... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

Top Ten Cloves: Possible Things That Distracted Northwest Pilots

2009-10-28T19:45:00.001-04:00

News Item: Licenses of 2 Northwest pilots who overshot airport are revoked

10. Got knocked out when heard former Court-Appointed President Bush is now Motivational Speaker

9. Were watching trailers on their laptops for new Amelia Earhart movie

8. Got stumped, trying to figure out what Sarah Palin's new company is

7. Took turns acting out Air Trans commercials

6. They were arguing about Brett Favre

5. On the phone with Richard Henne, pitching new hoax, starring two real pilots

4. Pouring through Ancestry.Com, seeing if related to Ahmed Wali Karzai, to make claim to some of his money

3. Without telling company, pilots were testing new Google Turn-by-Turn Android application, and, well ...

2. Got frightened - Lost their nerve, to buzz the Mall of America

1. Ran into problems installing Windows 7

Bonus Links

Randy James: Northwest's Wayward Flight: Sleeping Pilots?

Dan Frommer: Did Laptops Cause Pilots To Fly 100 Miles Too Far?

James Fallows: More on the Minneapolis "overflight"

Kevin Drum: Stop Digging

Michelle Deal-Zimmerman: At lunchtime, act like a pilot and take a "Northwest Nap"

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-28T19:30:00.001-04:00

28 October 2008... On The Garlic

A Fair and Balanced Meltdown

"Hey, Wait A Minute ... We're Not Your Friends!"

Good Post Alert: The Three Ashleys

28 October 2007... On The Garlic

In Dana Perino's World, The Glass Is Always, and Perpetually, Half-Full

What The ...!

Hugs and Smarts

General, Drop Your Draws, The Country Wants To Thank You ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

28 October 2006... On The Garlic

A Personal Note: The End For A True, True, Icon - Red Auerbach

Editor's Note

28 October 2005... On The Garlic

Breaking News! - Libby Indicted, Resigns and At Odds With Cheney Over Defense; VP Holds On To 'Nolo Contendere' In Event Charges Come; Has "No Problem" With Libby Doing Jail Time

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Google Needs A Lobbyist

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-27T15:15:00.001-04:00

27 October 2008... On The Garlic

The Brilliance of Tom Brokaw

Down Goes Stevens! ... Down Goes Stevens!

27 October 2007... On The Garlic

And In The Prediction Department ...

Top Ten Cloves: Things That Are Confusing To People About Taco Bells' "Steal A Base, Steal A Taco" Baseball Promotion

27 October 2005... On The Garlic

Breaking News! - Miers Exit Clears Path To Elevate Cheney To High Court; RNC, Mehlman Taking Control Of White House Agenda; Will Ride Religion in 2006 and 2008

Top Ten Cloves: How Sean McManus Will Change CBS News

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-10-26T17:00:00.002-04:00

26 October 2008... On The Garlic

IDOTW Update ... Blakeman's Paying Off!

26 October 2007... On The Garlic

Wag The FEMA

Public Service Announcement - Dick Cheney Hunting Alert

Barry Crimmins Exclusive! Quick action saves Reagan Library

26 October 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Other Harold Ford Television Ad Commercials Considered By Ken Mehlman and the RNC

26 October 2005... On The Garlic

Buoyed By Iraq Success, White House Examining Writing New U.S. Constitution; Wholesale Changes Seen; Special Prosecutors and Grand Juries Certain To Be Left Out

Top Ten Cloves: The White House Is So Worried About The Indictments That …

Soulful Strut

2009-10-25T21:45:00.002-04:00

Pretty bold title, heh, considering we tanked posting this weekend.

It was a bit busy, here on the Homefront, but it had to do with something else;

Today is our birthday!

So, we decided not to sit at the computer, very much, and indulge in some minor celebration (Thanks, Sisters!), as greetings dribbled in from family and friends.

In that light, we're going to point you to some other voices, on one of the weeks' top (remarkably), stories.

The ridiculous, collectively, panties-getting-in-a-knot reaction to the Obama -Faux News War.

We only touched on it briefly, the other night, with the ignoramus Jake Tapper, but there were truckloads and barges of pixels burned out on this story.

However, there were three that stood out, above the crowd.

Barry Crimmins had people jumping up, and waving at him to weigh in, so Barry, in his best-satirist-in-the-country-mode said "Okay, you want to hear what I have to say ... " with "Look! A shiny balloon!"

Joe Conason, on Salon, steps in to trace the foundation of Faux News lies to the corpulent mouth-breather Roger Ailes, in his "Criticizing Fox News isn't "Nixonian." But Fox News is"

And, Dan Froomkin, over on his new fortress, HuffPo, slaps the mainstream corporate media upside-the-head with a "WTF!" in his "Why Journalists Shouldn't Be Defending Fox News"

For that matter, Frank Rich was pretty much on-the-money today, as well.

As to our title tonight, since it's our B'Day, we wanted to have some music to pump things up, so we turned, as we did earlier this week, to Young Holt Unlimited for that;

Young Holt Unlimited - Soulful Strut

(Astute music fans will know that this was culled from Barbara Acklin's "Am I The Same Girl")