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Archive for May, 2010

Mark Sanford Visits Argentine Lover, No Need To Hike Appalachian Trail

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, May 13th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Mark Sanford, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

In a word, pathetic:
Gov. Mark Sanford said Wednesday he spent last weekend in Florida with his Argentine lover, seeing if their relationship could be “restarted.”
Sanford discussed the trip – first reported Sunday by an anonymous e-mailer to the Gawker Web site – because he said he thought the public should know that he always was [...]

What Happened The Year You Were Born ?

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, May 13th, 2010. Filed under Blogging, Humor

A little Friday Fun, a day early:

In 1968, A Loaf of Bread Cost 22 Cents

Lyndon B. Johnson is president of the US
North Koreans seize USS Pueblo and 83 man crew in the Sea of Japan
Communist troops attack Saigon and 30 province capitals in the “Tet Offensive”
Martin Luther King is assassinated in Memphis, TN
Senator Robert F. [...]

Damn, I Love Modern Technology

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under In The News

Introducing, the super Wonderbra:
Ladies, it is news to make your cups runneth over.
A bra that promises to boost cleavage by two sizes is coming to the high street.
It will arrive just in time for this autumn’s revival of Fifties fashions, which require that curvaceous silhouette.
Unlike other push-up bras, which usually just squeeze the breasts together, [...]

Danica McKellar: Not Just Winnie Cooper Anymore

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under Celebrities

Definitely not:
Danica McKellar has taken her clothes off for Maxim. More here. The former ‘Wonder Years’ star and author/mathematician is now in her second trimester of pregnancy so she must have done this shoot a few months ago.
“I’ve always been really cautious about guys who have a Winnie Cooper fantasy, and I’m [...]

Laura Bush Comes Out In Support Of Gay Marriage And Abortion Rights

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under George W Bush, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

From last night’s Larry King:

“[W]hen couples are committed to each other and love each other..they ought to have the same sort of rights that everyone has”

Tea Party Fund Raiser: Sarah Palin Lookalike Stripper Contest

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

No, really, I’m not kidding:
We don’t really get the whole Sarah Palin fetish that’s popped up on the national scene since she first joined the McCain ticket in the last election, but if the whole math-teacher look gets you off, you’ll now have a tough decision to make come May 12: Not [...]

Ken Cuccinelli Endorses Keith Fimian In VA-11 GOP Primary

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, 2010 VA-11 Race, Elections, Keith Fimian, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Politics

With just under a month to go until the voting, Virginia’s Attorney General has come out for Keith Fimian in the 11th CD:
Today, I am proud to endorse Keith Fimian for Congress. Keith’s experience and record of creating jobs here in Northern Virginia makes him an ideal candidate to face off against Gerry [...]

Six Days From Election Day, Rand Paul Is Coasting To Victory

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

The final poll of the GOP Senate primary race from Kentucky television station WHAS shows Rand Paul coasting to what looks like an overwhelming victory over Trey Greyson:
It’s the Senate race the entire nation is watching — as Trey Grayson — the choice of some of the biggest names in the Republican party is trying [...]

Arlen Specter Forgets He’s Not A Republican Anymore

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Democrats, Elections, Humor, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Oops:
PITTSBURGH – The first time Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) slipped up here Tuesday night at the Allegheny County Democratic Committee’s Jefferson-Jackson Dinner, most in the audience pretended not to notice.
But at the end of his remarks when Specter again thanked the “the Allegheny County Republicans” for their endorsement, many couldn’t help but laugh nervously and [...]

Eric Cantor Offers Up The GOP’s Latest Phony Budget-Cutting Gimmick

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, May 12th, 2010. Filed under Economics, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Virginia Congressman, and House Minority Whip, Eric Cantor has a piece up at Big Government that allegedly constitutes the latest “cut Big Government” plan from the GOP:
Two weeks ago, I wrote on BigGovernment that the GOP Today is much different than the party was a few years back. I was glad that my post [...]

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