Sorry to post this shortly after the lunch hour; hopefully I won’t induce any vomiting. Although Hillary Clinton has insisted that she will not be running for the 2012 White House bid (crossing fingers) one of her Chicago-based fans, William DeJean, has spent $3,000 creating the first campaign ad. He states, “In my opinion, we need the Clintons back in the White House to fix this country,” he told FoxNews.com. “I don’t think we’re going in the right direction. I don’t like this administration. I think they’re ruining the Democratic Party.” Well, I think we can all agree on the ‘not going in the right direction’ part, but do people honestly think she’s the solution?
“My ad is expressing what everyone is thinking,” he added. “She has more experience working in and with the White House than most living presidents,” the caption reads. “She is one of the most admired women in our nation’s history. Let’s make sure the president we should have elected in 2008 will be on the ballot in 2012.” Oh, OK, thanks for that William. I actually think that what ‘everyone is thinking’ right now is that you are fairly delusional.
“There’s a lot of buyer’s remorse with Obama,” DeJean said. “I believe Hillary Clinton is the man for the job. If we don’t get Clintons back in the White House, I don’t see a future for this country.”
Well, she certainly would be the “man” for the job.
Do the people on DWTS only like Republicans? Last year they had DeLay, and this year they’ll have Bristol Palin. On top of that, political pundit Ann Coulter and former Bushie Condoleezza Rice were both asked to be on the show.
I don’t have cable, thus I use a galactic antenna thingy to watch three channels, but I would pay good money to watch Nancy Pelosi or Harry Reid dance with various professionals. That way, when they have a stress fracture or sprained ankle, they can test out that awesome health care they’ve been talking about.
Well, apart from all having the same haircut, bad teeth, and a forehead that screams, “pick me for a before and after Botox success poster!,” they’re the three Democrats upon which the Senate balance hinges. Ooooh. We’re shaking in our boots.
POLITICO did a little piece rounding up designers’ opinions on the Oval Office’s new beige look. I think this guy sums it up perfectly:\
Ernesto M. Santalla
Studio Santalla Inc.
“The neutral Obama color scheme, soothing and subdued, allows the occupant to take center stage. To that effect, the design is elegant, well-proportioned and balanced. Blue and gold, traditionally the colors of royalty, are a thing of the past.”
Yep, gold and royalty are a thing of the past. As are wealth, global hegemony, and a respectable hierarchy. America is now just soporific melange of uninspired and undifferentiated underachieving pale. Hail to the chief.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded the GOP nomination to attorney Joe Miller on Tuesday evening, becoming the third senator to lose renomination this cycle.
After a day of tallying outstanding ballots left her with a 1,630-vote deficit, Murkowski told reporters at a press conference outside her Anchorage campaign headquarters that she was dropping her reelection bid.
“I don’t see a scenario where the primary will turn out in my favor. And that is a reality that is before me at this point in time,” Murkowski told reporters.
Miller, who had the backing of former Gov. Sarah Palin, defeated Murkowski in what will likely be remembered as one of the biggest upsets in Alaska’s political history and one of the most stunning defeats of the entire cycle. Not long before the primary, polls showed Murkowski coasting to victory over Miller.
During the glamour and glitz of Sunday’s Emmys, singer Jewel made time for a little light political chatter. She spoke backstage with CNN about fellow Alaskan Sarah Palin and described the former V.P. candidate as “a kind of normal everyday person.” According to Jewel, it’s the normalcy that makes Palin “so riveting.”
In 2008, the singer told the New York Daily News that she admired Palin’s attitude, saying “Alaskan women are very can-do women.” She repeated her sentiments at the Emmys: “I think a lot of Alaskan women are very can-do women. They do it for themselves. They get things done, and I really recognize that in her a lot.” So will Jewel be tuning into the reality show Palin is making for TLC? “Oh, I totally would check it out,” said the singer. “Yeah, you betcha!”
In yo face, Levi! While you’re freezing your ass off in Wasilla tricking unsuspecting idiots into giving you campaign money for your mayor quest, Bristol will be shakin’ it with some sexual pro-dancer. Other confirmed “stars” for the eleventh season (has there really been 11 seasons of this?!) are: Audrina Patridge of Hills fame, singer Brandy, Michael Bolton (barf), Brady Bunch mom Florence Henderson, Dirty Dancer Jennifer Grey, and Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino among several others. I think this actually has potential to be a pretty fun TV show to play a drinking game to: Drink every time the Situation flashes his abs, every time Audrina appears to stare at the ceiling instead of people’s eyes, every time Florence makes a joke about her old age, and every time Michael Bolton attempts to make a swoon face. You’d be guaranteed to be wasted at the end of the show! Anyhow, I’m rooting for Palin; I think she has potential to be a dancing maverick.
