Thank you, Lisa Nova, for making us laugh at love... again.

As much as Tina Fey looks like Sarah Palin, I should have realized that, with the proper costuming, You Tube superstar Lisa Nova looks even more so.



Her You Tube channel is going to be mandatory viewing for the next two months.

"Come with us we'll sail the Seas of Cheese."

My latest Amazon order arrived yesterday. At $12.99, it works out to about a quarter per movie. Great stuff.

Hitting my home turf, so to speak

Ah, so she's one of those Conservative Christians (via Crooks and Liars):

Stein says that as mayor, Palin continued to inject religious beliefs into her policy at times. "She asked the library how she could go about banning books," he says, because some voters thought they had inappropriate language in them. "The librarian was aghast." That woman, Mary Ellen Baker, couldn't be reached for comment, but news reports from the time show that Palin had threatened to fire Baker for not giving "full support" to the mayor.

I recall reading somewhere this past weekend an article that described Palin's general appearance as the "Hot Librarian". Well, now we know she's as much related to a real librarian as Rush Limbaugh is to a Peace Corp volunteer.

Bing Crosby: Dangerous Hollywood Liberal

Much thanks to Crooks and Liars for documenting the historical truth of the Pledge of Allegiance. It's nice to see a political point proved through a scene from a Hollywood classic like The Bells of St. Mary's:

Labor Day Quickie

Headline from MSNBC today:


Good call, because we all know what happens when people act like Republicans.

Giancarlo Esposito Quote of the Month: September 2008

It's amazing how well Bob Roberts has aged since it was first made sixteen years ago. Tim Robbins stars as an opportunistic politician who paints himself as a "rebel" against popular culture and clearly draws a line down the middle of the country for a poisonous "Us vs. Them" mentality. Conservatives lap it up, and Roberts is soon on his way to the top.

In the middle of this is Giancarlo's character Bugs Raplin, an independent journalist who's out to expose Roberts. Because Raplin is a bit scruffy looking and shouts out his questions in a manic tone, the Roberts campaign labels him as some sort of fruitcake. Having created the image of Roberts as the Dylan-esque folk singer patriot, the campaign knows that image is everything.

The scruffy looking rabelrousers of today are, of course, political bloggers, and Republicans are quick to insult these intelligent folks who speak truth to power. And just as how geeks have inherited the earth, bloggers will reign supreme in the long game through their dedication. Bugs, it seems, could have written their mantra:

Bugs Raplin: "If you want the truth in this country, you have to seek it out. You must be vigilant, unrelenting, uncompromising. I will get Bob Roberts. I don't need a gun to do it."