Sacha Baron Choen, aka Admiral General Aladeen, congratulates Francois Hollande on defeating Sarkozy , whom he refers to as “a midget.” Not that it matters, The Dictator is more of a DSK guy. Obviously. I love how Cohen continues to try and blur the lines between real life and his movie in the name of promotion. [via buzzfeed ]
On last night's Jimmy Fallon and noted with little commentary. I'd like to think in an alternate universe where John McCain became president he too would slow jam the news with Jimmy Fallon. Politics aside, how does Mitt Romney watch this and think he's got a flying chance in hell of winning in November? [via stereogum ]
I'm something of a fan of terrible political tunes, and the more terrible both they and the subject are, the better. Which is why it's a delight to discover this: Believe it or not, this song is actually up for purchase on iTunes. The band are called First Love; the track is called Game On (Song For Rick Santorum) which would be enough on its own. The guy batting at the bongo drums is clearly so far detached from reality he probably thinks he's on a Girls Gone Wild video, which gives [...]
In which, the presumptive GOP nomination gets his Eminem on. Absolutely brilliant work by Hugh Atkin . I forget where I came across this, but I'm going to assume it was Ernie and crew over at Shortform Blog .
The Obama Poster Project is a series of posters and T-shirts inspired by the movies and POTUS to raise funds for Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Cloxboy ’s tribute to Wes Anderson's The Life Aquatic is just one of three posters revealed to date. The other two are takes on Captain America and 2001: A Space Odyssey . More than the posters, I kind of adore the Obama/Zissou beanie, which is orange and features an aquatic take on the famed Obama logo. If you understood that sentence, it probably means you've already donated to Obama's re-election [...]
Can't get enough of Andrew Bird's latest, Break It Yourself. A solid bounce-back from 20092s good-but-sorta-underwhelming Noble Beast. Pick it up if you haven't already. Danse Carribe Eerily similar intro on this joint by The Elected: Greetings In Braille • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • Digg • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS
Quick question: If you're Rick Santorum , GOP presidential hopeful, and your name doubles as a meaning for "the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex," is it wise to make a campaign commercial where a fake-Mitt Romney wields a machine gun firing rounds of Santorum? Related: Rick Santorum Wants Your Sex Life to Be 'Special'
Adolf Sauerland, mayor of Duisburg at the time of the Love Parade disaster in 2010, has been recalled in a special vote . Sauerland has repeatedly refused to take any form of responsibility for the poor planning at the event, at which 21 people were crushed to death. An attempt to unseat him from within the city council failed; instead, it took a poll of the full electorate of the city to get rid of him. -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch
Here's the first full trailer for HBO's Game Change - Jay Roach’s small screen adaptation of John Heilemann and Mark Halperin’s book about John McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. The political drama stars Ed Harris as John McCain, Julianne Moore as Sarah Palin, and Woody Harrelson as campaign strategist Steve Schmidt. It'll air March 10th, at 9p.m. on HBO. Even played by Julianne Moore, I still want to punch Sarah Palin in the face. You betcha! What a strange fucking moment we'll remember the Sarah Palin-era in American politics. It still makes no sense, despite [...]
Last Thursday, Badass Digest's Devin Faraci made the observation that the GOP debates have lasted longer that the television runs for Freaks & Geeks, Firefly, and Arrested Development . It was a pretty funny and clever observation. Is it a coincidence, or suspicious that Mediate's Philip Bump then made the same observation without crediting Faraci the next day? I get that there's very little original content on the Internet, but best practice dictates giving a shout-out to the place you find content or the place that inspires a [...]
GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney finally released his tax returns for 2010 and 2011. It's not remotely surprising that he paid an effective tax rate of just 14% on $43 million dollars because all of that income was from capital gains. It's also not surprising that he has bank accounts in Switzerland and the Cayman Islands, places that are nothing but tax shelters for the wealthy. The tax code is not his fault. That he paid just 14% in taxes speaks to how broken the tax system is in America and less about what kind [...]
President Obama was at Harlem's Apollo Theater and briefly broke into a rendition of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together." He covers the tune admirably and I wish he did so for a bit longer. It's pretty clear that Obama is just cool. He has a way about him and it's going to be impossible for Mittens to knock him off in November. Sorry, even with an economy in the shitter, it's just not going to happen. Romney looks wooden and awful next to the other Republican candidates. Next to Obama, he looks like a clumsy middle school [...]
Stephen Colbert's Super PAC, Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow , has released its first ad to air in South Carolina going after Mitt "The Ripper" Romney. It's nicely narrated by Jon Lithgow. Even though this is partly in jest, it's pretty brilliant. Imagine if this commercial came from the Ron Paul camp? [via SFB ]
Today's your lucky day! Although Friday the 13th is known to be a day of unfortunate accidents, faux pas, and all around unhappy occurrences that we chalk up to "bad luck," as any gambler knows, luck can turn on a dime. Gathered here in this video roundup are songs that we hope will change your luck today. So have a happy day, everyone, and remember, 13th or otherwise, it's still Friday! Danzig - Thirteen Johnny Cash - Thirteen [...]
"Wit suggests an agile mind, which is useful for a president who needs to cut through complex subjects, rally people to a cause, or break the tension in negotiations. Given the polarization in Washington at the moment, perhaps wit is required more than ever." - Joan Dickerson , astutely observing that none of the Republican presidential candidates are funny. It's not that you need to be funny to be a politicians, far from it, but humor helps cut through the white noise, the constant hum that voters eventual tune out over time.
Kelly Clarkson appears to have switched sides, announcing that she loves Ron Paul . And then, after discovering that it wasn't a popular idea, trying to sort-of-half-endorse him: "I do not support racism. I support gay rights, straight rights, women's rights, men's rights, white/black/purple/orange rights. I like Ron Paul because he believes in less government and letting the people (all of us) make the decisions and mold our country. That is all. Out of all of the Republican nominees, he's my favorite." Aw, yes - who cares about the racism and the homophobia [...]
Death Songs – Death SongsDownload “Water in the Eyes of Man” The Decemberists – The King is DeadDownload “Down by the Water” The Decemberists – Long Live the King [EP] Delay Trees – Delay TreesDownload “Cassette 2012” and “About Brothers”...
We all love lists, and we all love sarcasm. Though, I think its important to reflect upon the last year of music, I'm going to do so through the use of a list. It was a fantastic year full of awesome albums, and I'm going to count down a bunch of my favorites, and give you something to listen to while reading. 35. The Elected - Bury Me in My Rings The Elected - Go For The Throat Blake Sennett (Rilo Kiley), made his way back into music with [...]
And the appropriate response to his answer is of course: Has the Cain Train official run off the tracks? How is it that we take this guy, Bachmann and Perry as serious candidates for the president, but someone like Ron Paul is completely marginalized? Sometimes the GOP voter base just baffles me.
Suzanna Andrews profiles Elizabeth Warren for Vanity Fair : Born and raised in Oklahoma, Elizabeth Herring spent most of her early life performing all the good-girl Stations of the Cross. She won the Betty Crocker competitions, married for the first time at 19, had two children before she was 30, and was once a registered Republican. She was the youngest of four children and the only daughter. Her father worked as a janitor, and her mother brought in extra money working in the catalogue-order department at Sears. Warren would recall her mother hesitating to take her [...]
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