Archive for June, 2008
Obama on The War on Drugs
The War on Drugs has cost taxpayers $500 billion since 1973. Nearly 500,000 people are behind bars on drug charges today, yet drugs are as available as ever. Do you plan to continue the War on Drugs, or will you make some significant change in course?
Anybody who sees the devastating impact of the drug trade [...]
Political Trivia of the Day
Which U.S. President said the following:
“We can not have free government without elections; and if the rebellion could force us to forego, or postpone a national election, it might fairly claim to have already conquered and ruined us.”
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Obama’s Going East
Europe and the Middle East: BRACE YOURSELVES FOR OBAMA-MANIA!
Though a date wasn’t given (Obama’s campaign says later this summer), Barack Obama released a statement saying:
“This trip will be an important opportunity for me to assess the situation in countries that are critical to American national security, and to consult with some of our closest friends and [...]
They Look Kind Of Cute
The two Prime Ministers were looking quite the cute couple in Moscow today.
Ukraine’s PM Yulia Tymoshenko visited Russia’s Vladimir Putin to work-out some economic and military problemas between the two nations.
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The Devil Wears Prada - Not The Pope!
For almost two years there have been rumors that Pope Benedict’s swankin red shoes were made for him by Prada. Naturally since Prada is from Italy and the Vatican is in Italy so who else could have designed them?
The Osservatore Romano has decided to let us in on the skinny of Our Father’s footwear:
“Naturally [...]
Danish Royals in Berlin
The first official outing since their wedding!
Prince Joachim and Princess Marie stand in front of the Reichstag building during their visit to Germany.
She’s so pretty.
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Ben Affleck Is Shining The Light On Congo
Since George Clooney’s got Darfur, Madonna has Malawi, and Oprah’s claimed the school girls of South Africa, it only makes sense that Ben Affleck should represent the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Remind me why we have the UN again?
The Oscar-winning actor turned activist has visited the country three times in the past year and traveled to refugee camps, [...]
Quote of the Dumb
“I thought we are long past the age where we could consider pictures as not lying. It’s very, very easy for anyone to stage-manage a demonstration and a violent one at that.”
Asked about images of burned bodies, he responded, “We have not burned bodies. We have dead bodies of war veterans.”
-George Charamba, a Mugabe spokesman [...]
Douche of the Day
What’d he do to deserve a day of douchery?
NOTHING
What’d he say that was so douchey?
NADA
and that is why South African President Thabo Mbeki is our Douche of the Day.
As a series of unfortunate events continue to unfold next door, Mbeki continues to kiss Mugabe’s ass by refusing to condemn his actions and now by planning [...]
They Passed It
Mexicans welcomed $400 million in anti-narcotics so-called assistance today, Friday, in that sketchy bill we were dishing about a bit back.
Though they did trim off $100 million from Señor Bush’s request, the wingnuts on Washington passed the blunt bill last night.
Good old Calderón has already let the dogs out. Tens of thousands of soldiers were sent throughout the [...]
