This made me laugh out loud:

And then you read the article, and the Democrats calling for her resignation are some state Senator somewhere and former Lieberman aide Dan Gerstein. This is not a news organization, it is the propaganda wing of the GOP.

In related news, Steve Benen notes that Breitbart’s clowns at Big Government dropped the ball again, and wonders why they don’t have a better fact checking system and states “they never learn.”

The answer, of course, is simple. They don’t care about facts. They care about narratives and spreading propaganda. It doesn’t matter if they have completely made things up, it will be conventional “wisdom” with wingnuts that Bertha Lewis was at the White House. And crazy as that sounds, they are remarkably successful at spreading bullshit and making people believe it- see the ACORN nonsense from this summer, which has now turned out to be absolutely nothing. The last I checked, the beltway stenographers were all upset that they didn’t investigate harder.

Breitbart and Big Government learned, all right. They learned that it doesn’t matter what you make up, if you can get enough people repeating it, you can convince our investigative journalists that it is true. It’s a huge joke and I wouldn’t be surprised to learn every political reporter in the country has been taken by a Nigerian email scam.

What is the general consensus on Babylon A.D.?

Also, here is a new sports thread for you. Both my teams managed to lose today, although I like that Bowden got to go out on top.

I see John’s Broder and I raise him a Bobo. This is so shrill it could have been written by someone in pajamas. He does everything but call people bedwetters. It is genuinely good.

This is from my iPhone so apologies if it is even more screwed up than usual.

I was kind of shocked when I read this:

It came as no surprise to anyone who knows her that Napolitano handled the incident and its aftermath with aplomb. In the years I have known her, she has managed every challenge that has come her way with the same calm command that she showed in this instance. If there is anyone in the administration who embodies President Obama’s preference for quiet competence with “no drama,” it is Janet Napolitano.

I watched as she made the rounds of the morning interview programs on Sunday, laying out what she knew about the would-be terrorist and carefully refusing to speculate about the many matters that were still being investigated. She is being criticized for saying “the system worked,” but her part of the response system did work.

The whole column is little more than a mash note to Janet, but I was shocked to see the portion about the system. Broder is usually more concerned with appearances, and the bipartisan thing to do for him is usually to agree with Republican criticisms of Democrats.

I haven’t been following this too closely, but is anyone else shocked at how unprofessional Craig James has been- he quite clearly leveraged his celebrity at ESPN into forcing Leach out at Tech. Now granted, Leach’s stubbornness most certainly was a factor, but James just seems all over this. Am I misreading this?

I fail to see how anyone could dislike this time of year.

Also, I can not decide what is cuter- Lily barking in her sleep or the way she uses her nose to pick up the comforter to get under the covers.

BTW- her breath is getting worse and I have no idea what to do. Her teeth are not in bad shape and the vet said there was no need to clean them yet, I brush her teeth every other day, and I give her breath mints, but her breath could simply knock a buzzard off a junk pile it is so bad.

Let me take you to the movies. Can I take you to the show

Let me be yours ever truly. Can I make your garden grow

Led Zeppelin. It is good.

From one O-bot, to another- Happy New Year.

You have your orders. Have a Happy New Year. My life depends on it.

Also, since we did not vote on comments of the year this year (some idiot forgot to run the poll), I am using my near dictatorial powers to choose the top three.

The bronze goes to Cbear:

Yeah, this Michael Jackson coverage is way over the top.

You’d think we lost Tim Russert or something.

The silver goes to Beltane:

The modern conservative movement is a glorified quest to reach the absolute zero of humanity. Already, the true believers have largely lost the ability to communicate in standard English. Another turn of the spiral will find them unable to perform simple functions such as driving (traffic signs are kind of communist if you think about it) and preparing food (that lettuce was picked by Mexicans and lord knows what they’ve done to it).

The teabagger protests of the future will feature partially clothed, excrement covered fat people shrieking incomprehensible gibberish. It will be the Woodstock of the damned.

And the comment of the year goes to… Xecky Gilchrist:

Seriously, the Republican nomination race in ‘08 was a metaphorical lineup of oiled posers at Venice Beach flexing for the lunatics passing by.

Honorable mention goes to AKADad for offering this up two hours after Michael Jackson died:

I heard Michael Jackson is to be cremated and have his ashes spread out into sandboxes, so children can still play with him.
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Too soon?

Thanks for playing.

Ten years ago today, you heard this song so much you wanted to kill yourself:

This Chris Matthews quote is a Palinesque work of art:

MATTHEWS: And I think we have got to get serious about catching terrorists, not just catching weapons. I‘m waiting for the terrorist who knows kung fu or something that gets on an airplane without a weapon. God knows what that is going to be like.

Hey, Gerald, happy new year, even under this circumstance.

Yes, Gerald. I hope you and your loved ones have a Happy New Year, even though we live under the grave threat of KUNG FU FIGHTING TERRORISTS!

Kitchen is cleaned, and I have dinner in the crock pot. Making a pork shoulder with sauerkraut for today and tomorrow, and did something a little different this year. Normally I just cook it in the oven, but instead I am using the crock. Also, on a whim, I cut up a couple turnips and put them in, as well as an apple. We’ll see how that works out. Plan to eat it with some mashed potatoes, black eyed peas, beets, and some greens. I’m still debating whether I should dump a hefeweissen beer in the crock pot.

And then the games. Bowl game after bowl game after bowl game, tons of hoops, and I have no work to do today. And then, while the amateurs go out, get sloppy drunk, vomit on each other and then wait for two hours to try to get a cab home, I will slowly ease myself from the la-z-boy into bed. Does it get any better than this?

My only concern is carpal tunnel from the remote.

If you have five bucks to spare, Mother Jones needs some financial help.

Has anyone checked to see if Rush Limbaugh ever promised Saddleback Pastor Rick Warren “a little something, just as a memorial” in his will?

Remember—“Is it irresponsible to speculate?... It would be irresponsible not to.”

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On a happier note, I think it would be blog-appropriate to have a “Hail and Farewell” post sometime over the weekend where people could brag about the animal companions we’ve gained and memorialize the ones we lost during 2009. But if I’m the one responsible, you’ll probably have link your own photos. Just sayin’.... Mr. Cole?

Rumor has it, there is a football game some of you are interested in tonight.

It basically boils down to who do you want to see happy tomorrow- President Nelson or President McCain.