This election's being described as historical because there's a
candidate who's half black and a candidate who's at least half woman. It should
also be described as historical because we get to have a legitimate president
for the first time in eight years, but nobody's pushing that inconvenient truth,
perhaps because they know the next president isn't going to be particularly
legitimate either. (I don't remember any massive retooling of the election
system in the last eight years, do you?) But it'll sure look legitimate. They're
going to pretend right on down the wire that the votes counted have anything
whatsoever to do with the votes submitted.
I've decided I'm voting for Ralph Nader just because everyone thinks it's
so wrong, after all, he's the bastard who gave Bush the votes in Florida, right?
Bullshit. That election was fixed. There was nothing Ralph Nader, Al Gore,
George Jetson, or Yahweh could have done to prevent George W. Bush from stealing
the presidency of the United States in 2000. Nader wasn't the spoiler, he
was the patsy.
There is only one power behind the Democratic and Republican parties and
that's the way they want to keep it. Their entire demonic plot depends upon the
two party system. If you wanted to turn the population against a three, four,
five, or infinite party system, how would you do it? By demonizing Ralph Nader
as the party pooper who threw the 2000 election to Bush. How convenient for
everyone to forget that they recounted all the votes in Florida, even though the
Supreme Court made sure it wasn't official, and GORE WON. Nader had absolutely
nothing to do with the real outcome of the 2000 election.
Like the perps of 9/11, if you're smart enough to pull off such a massive
con, you're smart enough to arrange it so someone else gets blamed. It's totally
naive for anyone to think it was an accident that before the recount, in
the FICTIONAL election results, Nader got precisely the amount of votes that
would have put Gore in office. Wise up. Those election results were tabulated
the week before the election to deliver the message they conveyed; Don't vote
for third party candidates. It's become stuck as common knowledge, an urban
myth, that Nader was the spoiler, not the voting machines.
Fuck those assholes. I'm throwing away my vote for a third party candidate,
probably Nader, but I'm still holding out hope for the Kucinich/Paul ticket. In
any case, if you want a third party system, vote for anyone but the Democrat or
Republican.
"If you don't eat yer meat, you can't have any pudding. How can you have
any pudding if you don't eat yer meat?"
Jim Hightower: OUR LEADER SPEAKS (jimhightower.com)
It would be nice to think that your president is in touch with reality - or at least in shouting distance of the real world where the rest of us reside.
Ben Hoyle: We are, literally, stereotypical (entertainment.timesonline.co.uk)
The British buy books by television personalities, Americans are obsessed with self-improvement, French choices are more highbrow, the Germans like holidays while the Japanese have more eclectic tastes. If it were not for Harry Potter, the survey by Amazon of global reading tastes would look like a very lazy exercise in national stereotyping.
Sarah Warn: HI, I'M BUFFY SUMMERS, AND THIS IS MY LOVER SATSU (afterellen.com)
In the 12th issue of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 comic book series, released this week, it was revealed that Buffy slept with a woman ((Thanks to the dozens of AE readers who wrote in to alert me to this news!). You should definitely check out the whole issue - it's a good one! - but for you impatient types, here are the relevant panels, in which Buffy wakes up in bed with a fellow slayer named Satsu who had recently confessed her love for Buffy:...
Laughing with Andrea Meyerson (curvemag.com)
Andrea Meyerson is the filmmaker behind all three Laughing Matters films. Her new docucomedy of Kate Clinton's 25th anniversary tour made us laugh so hard we had to sit down for a chat.
zEN mAN (observing that the New York Governor's need to fuck the perky prostitute named Kristen may cost him his job....it is refreshing to me to see a good old healthy democratic sex scandal...as opposed to your typical Republican creep diddling little boys or toe tapping in toilets.....will we get to see Kristen on Larry King? oooooh the titillation)
Sally said:
On The Addam's Family, Pugsley's pet Octopus was named "A" or Aristotle. His sister
Wednesday had a pet spider who answered to the handle of, Homer. Since this Spider was named long before Mr Simpson of TV/movie fame, we can only assume that the Addams children were influenced by famous Geeks - I'm sorry, that should be, "Greeks..."
PS Hey Vic, who'd have thunk that your Mom would own a, "Lucky" BINGO shirt thanks to GWB :?
Joe S (An octopus in New Zealand has learned how to open glass jars and bottles with its tentacles to retrieve food inside.
Source) nailed it with:
A: Aristotle. Octopi are highly intelligent. If they lived as long as humans, instead of two years, there would probably be complex underwater civilizations populated by the eight armed critters.
CBS begins the night with a RERUN'NCIS', followed by a FRESH'Big Brother 9', then a FRESH'Jericho'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg.
On a RERUNCraig (from 2/8/08) are Jessica Alba, Mo'Nique, and Dierks Bentley.
NBC starts the night with a 2-hour FRESH'Biggest Loser', followed by a RERUN'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are America Ferrera, Bob Saget, and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Scheduled on a FRESHConan are John Tesh and Drive-By Truckers.
Scheduled on a FRESHCarson 'The Scab' Daly are Andrew "Dice" Clay and Shooter Jennings.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Just For Laughs', followed by a RERUN'Just For Laughs', then a FRESH'Jim', followed by a RERUN'Jim', then 'Primetime: What Would You Do?'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Naomi Watts, James Blake, and Cobra Starship.
The CW offers the SEASON PREMIERE'Beauty & The Geek', followed by a FRESH'One Tree Hill'.
Faux has a FRESH'American Idol'.
MY has 'Street Patrol', another 'Street Patrol', 'Jail', and another 'Jail'.
AMC offers the movie 'The Godfather', followed by the movie 'The Godfather, Part II'.
BBC -
[12:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep 1 Lanterna;
[1:00 PM] Cash in the Attic - Episode 3;
[2:00 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 6 Ardingly 17;
[2:30 PM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 7 Wetherby 4;
[3:00 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 7;
[3:30 PM] How Clean Is Your House? - Episode 8;
[4:00 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 17;
[4:30 PM] You Are What You Eat - Episode 1;
[5:00 PM] My Family - Ep. 2 Shrink Rap;
[5:30 PM] Coupling - Ep 5 Jane and the Truth Snake;
[6:00 PM] Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares - Ep. 2 Glass House;
[7:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[8:00 PM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 5;
[9:00 PM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 6;
[10:00 PM] BBC World News America;
[11:00 PM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 5;
[12:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 6;
[1:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 5;
[2:00 AM] Last Restaurant Standing - Episode 6;
[3:00 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 11 West Hampstead;
[3:30 AM] Changing Rooms - Ep. 12 Chertsey;
[4:00 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 6 Ardingly 17;
[4:30 AM] Bargain Hunt - Ep. 7 Wetherby 4;
[5:00 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 18 Peltier;
[5:30 AM] Cash in the Attic - Ep. 19 Page;
[6:00 AM] BBC World News. (ALL TIMES EDT)
Bravo has 'Real Housewives', another 'Real Housewives', 'Real Houseswives Of NYC', and another 'Real Housewives Of NYC'.
Comedy Central has 'Scrubs', another 'Scrubs', last night's 'Jon Stewart', last night's 'Colbert Report', 'Futurama', 'South Park', and 'Lewis Black: Red, White & Screwed'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJon Stewart is Grover Norquist.
Scheduled on a FRESHColbert Report is Geraldo Rivera.
FX has the movie '13 Going On 30', followed by the movie 'The Mask Of Zorro', and 'Dirt'.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'The Universe', another 'The Universe', and 'Ax Men'.
IFC -
[07:00 AM] I Heart Huckabees;
[08:50 AM] IFC News Special;
[09:00 AM] Town & Country;
[10:50 AM] Muriel's Wedding;
[12:45 PM] I Heart Huckabees;
[02:35 PM] Town & Country;
[04:25 PM] Muriel's Wedding;
[06:15 PM] Beyond the Sea;
[08:30 PM] The Henry Rollins Show #303: John Waters/The Mars Volta;
[09:00 PM] IFC News: 2008, Uncut;
[09:05 PM] Dancing At Lughnasa;
[10:45 PM] The Rapture;
[12:30 AM] Russian Dolls;
[02:45 AM] Dancing At Lughnasa;
[04:30 AM] The Rapture. (ALL TIMES EST)
SciFi has 'Scary But True', another 'Scary But True', 'Scariest Places On Earth', another 'Scariest Places On Earth', and 'ECW'.
Sundance -
[05:00 AM] Mademoiselle and the Doctor;
[06:30 AM] L'Avventura;
[09:00 AM] Episode 6;
[09:30 AM] Drive;
[10:00 AM] Chapter 3. A striking coincidence;
[11:00 AM] Chapter 4. A prosecution trickery;
[12:00 PM] Avenue Montaigne;
[01:55 PM] The Motorcycle Diaries;
[04:05 PM] Monsoon Wedding;
[06:00 PM] Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snow Patrol & Madeleine Peyroux;
[07:00 PM] Avenue Montaigne;
[09:00 PM] Episode 6;
[09:35 PM] We Feed the World;
[11:20 PM] Drive;
[12:00 AM] Ma Mere;
[02:00 AM] The Dead Girl;
[03:45 AM] Aruba;
[04:00 AM] Episode 3;
[05:00 AM] Seamless. (ALL TIMES EST)
Actor Michael J. Fox and his wife Tracy Pollan pose backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, Monday, March 10, 2008, in New York.
Photo by Evan Agostini
Old Dominion University/City of Norfolk (ONFilm) Festival
Danny Glover
Danny Glover will be given a lifetime achievement award during a film festival in Norfolk.
The second annual Old Dominion University/City of Norfolk (ONFilm) Festival will be held on the ODU campus and city venues from March 29 through April 5.
The theme is "Reel Politics" and the festival will include free screenings of films examining subjects from Cold War politics to the politics of gender.
Old Dominion said that Glover, an advocate for social rights, will receive his award during a closing gala on April 5 at the Granby Theater.
Model Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber attend the 6th annual John Varvatos Stuart House Benefit in West Hollywood, California March 9, 2008. Stuart House is a program of the Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and serves the special needs of child victims of sexual abuse.
Photo by Mario Anzuoni
After being surrounded by the dramatic heavyweight stars of the Oscars, Jon Stewart will play host again, this time amid a bevy of comedians.
Stewart will host the second biannual "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education" on April 13 at the Beacon Theater in New York. The show will air live on Comedy Central (8 p.m. EST).
The night will feature standup routines, sketches and short films from a gluttony of comic talent, including Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Conan O'Brien, Stephen Colbert, Sarah Silverman and Amy Poehler.
It's the second such benefit and was organized in part due to Robert Smigel, whose son, Daniel, is autistic. Smigel's most famous character, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, will also be attendance.
The bow tie is out at MNGOP. David Gregory is replacing Tucker Carlson (R-Highest Bidder) as host of a one-hour show each evening.
The news network is making a handful of changes to respond to heavy political interest. Gregory's new show is called "Race for the White House" and will be on each weekday at 6 p.m. starting next Monday.
A message on a postcard from Ernest Hemingway to his father foreshadows the life-changing experiences that would become the foundation for one of the author's most beloved stories, "A Farewell to Arms."
The words on the postcard, dated June 9, 1918, are simple, yet ominous. Hemingway would be shot a month later while serving as an ambulance driver during World War I in Italy. "Everything lovely. We go to the front tomorrow," he wrote. "We've been treated like kings."
The handwritten postcard is part of a collection of 100 telegrams, letters and other correspondence from Hemingway acquired by the Penn State University Libraries from the author's nephew, Ernest Hemingway Mainland. Some of the material is on display at the university's Paterno Library.
The items represent the last known sizable collection of Hemingway letters still in private hands, said William Joyce, head of the Special Collections Library. Neither the university nor Mainland disclosed terms of the acquisition.
Pop star Britney Spears, embroiled in a bitter custody dispute with her ex-husband and legal battle for control of her assets, plans to take time out from her personal troubles to return to prime-time television.
Spears, 26, will appear as a guest star on an upcoming episode of the CBS sitcom "How I Met Your Mother," a network spokeswoman said on Monday. No details of her role or an air date were immediately disclosed by CBS.
A source close to the show said the episode would be taped this week and likely air on March 24, adding that Spears took part in a "table read" rehearsal for the segment on Monday.
The show would mark Spears' first role in a prime-time TV series since a March 2006 guest spot on the NBC comedy "Will & Grace," in which she played a Christian conservative talk show host opposite series regular Sean Hayes.
In an attempt to give moral and ethical behavior more significance to current times, the Vatican has recently announced seven new deadly sins, published in an issue of the L'Osservatore Romano, the Vatican's official newspaper.
The revision of the list comes after 1,500 years, with Vatican officials explaining that the new items address a global "secular" society bent on the concerns in the age of globalization. The sins are said to be an address to the "decreasing sense of sin" in the modern world.
Monsignor Gianfranco Girotti, head of the Apostolic Penitentiary, named the new mortal sins to be (1)genetic modification; (2) human experimentations, (3) polluting the environment; (4) social injustice; (5) causing poverty; (6) financial gluttony; and (7) taking drugs.
Girotti also recognized the growing problems of abortion, pedophilia, and a widespread habit of "making do without God."
Close up image shows a pair of entangled fibers that make up a microfiber nanogenerator in this undated handout photo. U.S. scientists have developed a microfiber fabric that generates its own electricity, making enough current to recharge a cell phone or ensure that a small MP3 music player never runs out of power. If made into a shirt, the fabric could harness power from its wearer simply walking around or even from a slight breeze, they reported on Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Photo by Gary Meek/
"Girls Gone Wild" founder Joe Francis is being released from a Nevada jail so he can return to Florida to face charges related to the filming of underage girls.
His lawyer told a federal judge in Reno that Francis will travel to the East Coast on Tuesday and appear in a Panama City, Fla., courtroom on Wednesday day to resolve charges from the 2003 filming of girls during spring break.
Francis has been jailed since last year in Nevada, where he faces federal tax evasion charges.
During a brief hearing Monday before U.S. Magistrate Robert McQuaid, defense lawyer Fred Atcheson gave the court a $1.5 million cashier's check to cover Francis' bail on tax evasion charges.
News Corp Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch (R-Evil Incarnate) said he has become "more pessimistic" in the past month about the U.S. economy as an advertising slowdown in local television and newspaper markets whips across the media industry.
Murdoch's remarks are the strongest public acknowledgment of an imminent advertising recession among big media leaders and contrasts with remarks made by companies such as Viacom Inc CEO Philippe Dauman, who said threats of a recession have yet to show any impact on finances so far.
Media mogul Murdoch, who controls the MySpace Internet social network, Dow Jones & Co, and Sky Italia, said revenue at his local TV stations are 5 percent behind expectations. At the recently acquired Dow Jones & Co, which publishes the flagship Wall Street Journal newspaper, he expected at least another down year.
Corrine Bayraktaroglu adds another knitted section to the 'Knit Knot Tree' on Xenia Ave. in Yellow Springs, Ohio on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. The art project in this southwest Ohio village, already known for its artistic flavor and offbeat art, has become a conversation piece and even a photo op.
Photo by Skip Peterson
Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, the two male members of pop quartet ABBA, have settled a long-running legal dispute with a Swedish playwright over credits for a musical that was once Broadway-bound.
In a joint statement on Monday, Andersson, Ulvaeus and playwright Carl-Johan Seth said they would end a legal wrangle over who received credit as author of the musical "Kristina from Duvemala," a story about a 19th-century poor Swedish family.
The musical debuted in Swedish city Malmo in 1995, but before it was due to open in Stockholm a few years later the three began to fight over who received credit for the story.
The wreck of a British warship sunk by the Germans during World War Two, killing more than 100 men, has been discovered on the bottom of a deep fjord in the north of Norway, the Norwegian Navy said.
HMS Hunter went down on April 10, 1940, in the Ofot fjord outside of the Arctic port of Narvik during the first of two battles between the British and the Nazis, during which several other ships were sunk and never seen again in the deep inlet.
HMS Hunter, an H-class destroyer, sank after taking hits from German forces, leading it to collide with another British vessel, HMS Hotspur.
Supply of iron ore, which was transported to the ice-free port of Narvik from Kiruna in Sweden was the direct cause of the battles. Both sides wanted to secure its iron supply, used to produce steel, while denying it to the enemy.
Four Australian Corroboree Frogs sit on a zoo keeper's hand at Taronga Zoo in Sydney March 10, 2008. Australian zoos have joined world zoos in a conservation strategy for The Year of the Frog 2008, to help avert the increase in frog extinctions across the globe. The Corroboree Frog is one of Australia's most endangered species, with fewer than 200 of the frogs existing in the wild.
Photo by Mick Tsikas
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