Wonkette
- While most segments of the global economy fare poorly in a widespread recession, others flourish — for example, the human trafficking sector. [CNN]
- Investigators say they’re getting closer to figuring out what made that Air France flight crash over the Atlantic, but they have yet to find the black boxes and most of the bodies and almost certainly won’t get all the debris from the plane. [AFP]
- How serious is the nuclear situation in North Korea? So serious that Russia and China have finally expressed “concern” about it. [AP]
- Detentions, beatings, rumored assassinations by car bombing — that’s what’s going on in Iran this week. [Guardian]
- Matt Drudge is keeping them honest! ABC swears they will not just be broadcasting propaganda from the Obama administration when they film a special on healthcare reform from within the White House. [New York Daily News]
- Because this is a day ending in “y,” President Obama will unveil some new initiative or other, this one aimed at overhauling financial regulations to enable better government oversight and consumer protections. [Washington Post]
Human trafficking! Free Market Win! Ron Paul!
According to Joe Klein, Iranians can read his blog but probably not Wonkette (”most blogs except those, like this one, that are associated with a mainstream media outlet, are filtered by the government”). How will the people triumph without our advice and encouragement? Go Moussavi!
I knew that ABC story hyped by Drudge was going to be big when it was announced with three flashing sirens, that Fangoria/Monster dripping 48-point font, a klaxon sounding, and a computerized voice that said “intruder alert”.
I will watch ABC news from the White House only if, in the background, the President stalks and kills live flies.
NPR this morning played a clip of John McCain saying the Iranian people should not be subject to four more years of Ahmadinejad and the radical clerics, so he not only want to get rid of the election results, but also the entire system of government. Three cheers for revolution!
Humpback: So he’s going to kill Jake Tapper live on TV? Fuck yeah!
A club here in the Twin Cities recently came to light, the “Minnesota Nice Guys Club.” Needless to say, it was an escort service for professional-type johns. That’s the way we roll with “Minnesota nice” up here.
“I am deeply concerned and disappointed with ABC’s astonishing decision to exclude opposing voices on this critical issue,” RNC Chief of Staff Ken McKay
Was Ken McKay against the fairness doctrine before he was for it? Flip-flopper!!
“Detentions, beatings, rumored assassinations by car bombing.”
This is also how LA celebrates a Lakers win.
Conan needs to tell a Willow/Bristol joke, couldn’t hurt.
better government oversight
Will there be wedgies?
I think that’s supposed to be “fare” poorly, Ms. Harvard Smartypants.
Barry White Zombie:
Yeah! Cause what uninsured/underinsured US Americans need to hear is they’ll keep getting what they get and like it.
Humpback: “It’s a game of wits… first you hate him, then you respect him, then you kill him.”
Captain Justice: Now be fare.
Will Barry stop working so hard. He’s making everyone but Palin look bad.
Hey;
anyone know of any job openings for someone wiht a background in forensic accounting? In the Washington or Northern virginia area?
It’s for a friend who is also a capable compliance officer for stock trading firms, and has worked for the SEC.
Captain Justice: You won’t like her when she’s mad.
Captain Justice: Thank you. Fucking homophones.
WestEdEd: HEY MAN THIS ISN’T CRAIGSLIST.
I fucked a homophone this one time..
Good news for people who love bad news.
Get Greenspan on the phone, I want to hear again how Wall Street will serve the country best by self-regulating itself.
Or better yet, let’s dig up Reagan’s corpse and move what’s left of his lips while someone reads that “Government is not the solution, government is the problem” crap.
x111e7thst: I did too, but he said he was “bilabial.”
Mild Midwesterner: Pure Left Coast awesomeness, dawgs.
WadISay: Hot dish and a hummer…mmm, nice!
Well, it’s nice to see that the Russians and the Chinese finally read their newspapers!