January 2009
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FREE BLAGO! The Soap Opera Concludes...
Sadly, it is now official. The Illinois State Senate has unanimously voted to impeach Governor Rod Blagojevich and remove him from office, effective immediately. Pat Quinn was quickly sworn into office in Springfield following the Senate’s decision, and our pal Blago has lost his job and his security detail tonight, according to the Chicago Tribune. In addition to impeachment and removal...
More on Blago The Great
When the news came out about Governor Blagojevich being arrested for trying to sell President Obama’s Senate seat, I wasn’t surprised because he was clearly a crook and, even before that revelation he already had the lowest approval ratings of any Governor in America and was the target of a possible impeachment by the Illinois Legislature. I figured that he was done for, that...
Blagojevich/Palin 2012
PLEASE! I’m begging for it, just for shits and giggles.
Lil' Wayne Should Not Have A Magazine Column
Dear Weezy,
It has taken me 12 years to warm up to at least one or two of your songs, and I only did so because The Carter III was inexplicably good. Please don’t try to pass yourself off as a Renaissance man. It’s alright if you’re doing this ESPN: The Magazine column because it’s a fun side project, but I’ve seen you on television portraying yourself as some sort...
Sam Adams.....
duplo:
Okay, so here’s my official opinion: Unless the investigation turns up something illegal, Sam should not resign. His personal sexual relatonships don’t have any bearing on his ability to do his job as mayor.
That said, I’m disappointed that he lied. He should have told reporters that his personal life was none of their business if he didn’t want to talk about it. The story still would...
Qaddafi's One-State Solution for Israelis and... →
For a guy who lives in a tent in Libya and was formerly the catalyst of a state sponsor of terrorism, Qaddafi’s New York Times Op-Ed actually makes sense.
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Finally
I don’t know if I’m more excited to see the words “President Obama” or “former President Bush”.
January 20th
After months — if not years — of anticipation, the wait is finally over. All of the excitement, all of the hype, all of the enthusiasm has paid off and culminates on this joyous day of delight, January 20, 2009. Millions of people all over the world have anxiously awaited this day and with good reason — it is on this day of celebration that we can truly appreciate the best of...
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History Company: H.M.S. Resolute Desk →
Listen, my birthday is on January 20th (gifts expected, of course, although I’ll give you a grace period until the end of the month due to the Inauguration excitement). If anyone REALLY loves me, they will spend $12,000 on this exact replica of the H.M.S. Resolute desk that Queen Victoria gave to President Rutherford B. Hayes in 1880. This is the famous desk you see in the Oval Office...
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"The Wrestler"
I know I’m not breaking any news here, but “The Wrestler” is fantastic and Mickey Rourke is tremendous and deserving of any awards that he wins because of it. And, as good as that character is that he plays, nothing is more fascinating than watching him in promotional appearances because he is fucking batshit and I love it. Also, in every interview, Rourke looks like an 18th...
SacBee: The worst Sacramento Kings team ever...to... →
This season’s Kings team is pretty depressing, but I had no idea that they were this bad (of course, I haven’t paid much attention since Game 7 of the 2002 Western Conference Finals). Not even the terrible Kings team of the late-80’s/early-90’s started the season off as badly as the 2008-2009 Kings. And to give you an idea of how bad some of those teams were, please note...
Who Cares?
Since the beginning of 2009 one of the top stories on the website of KCRA (Sacramento’s NBC affiliate and “Where The News Comes First”) has been “2 Babies Tie For Sacramento’s First In 2009”. Seriously — who gives a shit? Sure, maybe the people who are related to those babies or know the parents of those babies? But is it really news? I wonder if those...