Really? REALLY?

The Repugs have had several months to get used to being in the minority and, as anyone can tell you, it is much easier being a critic than being the one who actually has to fix things. So they pick April 15th for their big PROTEST, the rebirth of their party and what do they come up with? TEABAGGING. I love bawdy humor. And I love puns. YOU ARE TEASING ME, GOP! I will hand it over to one of my main ladies, Rachel:



Thank goodness I have been neutered or I'd have to let me testicle humor fly. And no one wants to get hit in the face with THAT.

SEEEEEE, GOP! This is what you make me do!

Hippocracy!

Dahlia Lithwick has a nice piece over on Slate about the latest trend in GOP hypocrisy (it never goes out of style!) They are now whining about Obama judicial nominees, demanding he re-nominate Bush nominees, his nominees aren't being open enough and oh yeah he's politicizing the prooooooooooocess.

I would like to propose a rule change. For each act of hypocrisy, we feed one of you to a hippo. The hippo may suffer a little indigestion but I think it is a sacrifice the hippos would make for us. Hipp-ocracy before Idiocracy!

Sunday Funny!

Ohmydog I have to show you the most awesome thing EVER!

Look!
My friend Alice got my ma ape something VERY FUNNY for her burpday last month. It is a Bobblefoot! Alice--in between searching for the plane that Sarah Palin put on eBay but did not actually sell--located and bought this COLLECTOR'S ITEM that was given out at a St. Paul Saints game.

Congratulations to Senator Larry Craig, your wide stance will truly live in infamy.

UR Doin It Wrong

That could just be the slogan of the GOP, eh? Visitor K gave me a link to this photo:


Oh you elitist liberals with your SPELLING and GRAMMAR.

The Scene in St Paul

Ike went to shout at the Republican'ts who invaded his hometown. He got see Eugene Robinson and he took this picture:

First, I like that the stars on the GOP banner makes it look like the elephant is passing gas. But I don't blame him for having indigestion since the Faux News Tent is attached to the convention like a giant, cancerous tumor. Not unlike in real life.

But this week we've had all bad news so here's some hope-i-ness from Ike.


Why is he smiling? He can't wait to Bark for President Barack!

Questioning Patriotism?

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, given that in 2004 GOP conventioneers--supporting a President and VP with no military experience--mocked veteran John Kerry with fake purple heart bandaids. But the GOP produced a video celebrating patriotism and the service of our soldiers. With no actual soldiers. They were actors.

It was a video that was supposed to elicit soaring patriotism and real emotions about the Pledge of Allegiance. But to do that, it used fake soldiers and a staged military funeral instead of the real thing.

And then there's this. Do you know what this is in the background behind McSame?


That's Walter Reed Middle School.

Who knew the Republican'ts were so good at metaphor?

Curious Image of the Day

From CNN, via Pam's House Blend:



On an unrelated note, here's a story about how the Republicans have made--in the words of Jon Stewart--Minnesota even whiter. And they puzzle over the lack of diversity in their party. I'm sure this has nothin' to do with it.

We Interrupt this Blog...

On Wednesday night in her speech Governor Palin got some (GOP) laughs with the line "What's the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull? Lipstick." Here with a response is my friend Big Red, an inmate at the SPCA.


Dear Governor Palin,

I know pit bulls. Some of my best friends (me) are pit bulls. You, my friend, are no pit bull.

Sincerely,

Big Red
President and Vice President
Pitty Anti-Defamation Society (PADS)

P.S. I do look darn fetching in lipstick.
P.P.S. Please stop smearing pit bulls. We have it tough enough without being compared to Republicans.

Dispatches from St. Paul

moar funny pictures

My friend Annabelle is three and a half and lives in St. Paul. She had the most insightful bit of political punditry I heard today. This is what she wrote me:

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Seriously--far more sensible than Morning Joe on MSNBC today. Our Teevee nearly went out the window.

Annabelle's very smart mom also gave us this link to the NPR Minnesota blog which is a highly recommended read. It has some interesting information on the protests. Ike also has some good pictures and stories.

The NPR blog notes parallels with the '68 Democratic convention, though no one seems to be taking the protestors seriously as anything other than rabble rousers (and the infamous "anarchist" labels--more on the so-called "angry left" later!) But my favorite story was this one about the longest line in town--the one to see The Daily Show on location!

The Daily Show might argue, however, that there's quite a line for men's room at the Minneapolis Airport. Paging Senator Craig!!!

Hypocrites on Parade!

Jon Stewart knows hypocrisy when he sees it!



And this is just funny. And sort of telling.

Happy Labor Day!

It is the first day of the GOP Convention AND Labor Day.

Irony has landed in the Twin Cities.
Have a good one! (Even my friends who live in those places that celebrate labor day in May because they are commie pinkos. Just kidding!)

Trouble in the Twin Cities

Glenn Greenwald is reporting that the police are doing raids on homes where suspected peace protestors are living/staying. The NYT is reporting that they are searching homes and arresting some folks involved in groups such as the "RNC Welcoming Committee" and "Food Not Bombs," perfectly legal organizations organizing protests of the convention:

In the house that had just been raided, those inside described how a team of roughly 25 officers had barged into their homes with masks and black swat gear, holding large semi-automatic rifles, and ordered them to lie on the floor, where they were handcuffed and ordered not to move. The officers refused to state why they were there and, until the very end, refused to show whether they had a search warrant. They were forced to remain on the floor for 45 minutes while the officers took away the laptops, computers, individual journals, and political materials kept in the house. One of the individuals renting the house, an 18-year-old woman, was extremely shaken as she and others described how the officers were deliberately making intimidating statements such as "Do you have Terminator ready?" as they lay on the floor in handcuffs.

Please circulate this story. While several nasty incidents did happen in Denver to keep protesters away from the DNC, here we have SWAT teams pre-emptively acting against protesters. This is not acceptable.

Convention Comedy!

I admit last night I got a little teary eyed seeing Ted Kennedy and then Michele Obama rocked the house and then the Obama girls came out and OWNED that convention. (Seriously, girls, you need a corgador!). But I have to say that this billboard--spotted in St. Paul, home of the GOP Garbage Dump:


Makes me a little excited for their convention or, at least, the Daily Show coverage of it. In particular I can't wait for the return of my third favorite Canadian minx, SAM BEE.

(My favorite Minx? Sophie. Second favorite? Lola. Four favorite? Jason Jones.)