Wonkette
- Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, having taken a close look at the election results, says there’s nothing to see here so move it along folks unless you want to get murdered in the streets by pro-government militias. [Los Angeles Times]
- President Obama hoped that expanding healthcare coverage would cost in the neighborhood of a trillion dollars, but instead it is looking more like $1.6 trillion, which is making everybody in government wet their panties in horror and frustration. [Washington Post]
- Rumor has it that North Korea may fire off test missiles in Hawaii’s direction around July 4, just to be dicks. (They wouldn’t actually make it to Hawaii.) [Christian Science Monitor]
- It took a while, but formal fraud charges were finally filed against the mustachioed Texas cricket mogul Allen Stanford and now he’s in FBI custody. [AFP]
- Swine flu has claimed its first Australian victim: a 26-year-old Aboriginal male. [Bloomberg]
- It appears the Basque separatist group ETA is still up to its old tricks. A policeman was recently killed by car bomb in Bilbao, and pretty much the only people who would care to do such a thing are members of ETA. [New York Times]
On the plus side, this may be an opportunity to see whether all that missile-defense money has produced something that can shoot down an actual missile. If the North Koreans object, we can just claim we were launching a satellite. “One in a million shot, doc.”
Let’s see 1 Trillion dollars in unnecessary tax cuts.
15% capital gains tax vs. 25% minimum on income.
Pointless war in Iraq.
$500 Billion wasted on SDI over 20 years.
Yeah, I can see why the Dems would pussy out.
“Herrrow, Hans Brix” has been replaced with:
“Herrow, Mowna Lowa Harrrwaaaweee”
North Korea couldn’t hit the Pacific Ocean if they aimed for it.
choinski:
I’m sure Trey Parker and Matt Stone are strategic targets 1 & 2.
I’ve never understood pro-government militias. Seriously, there’s no cred at all in being pro-government. That’s just lazy.
Better to be murdered by Iranian pro-government militias than to be murdered by the U.S. military. Or the Israelis.
That way, you’re a “Martyr For Freedom,” rather than just a martyr.
Isn’t it great that the Chinese gave up on all that Tinamin Square “freedom” nonsense, and are back to addressing real issues? Like creating a consumer/debt economy, and getting ready to fight resource wars with India?
Those STUPID Iranians!
Sir Allen Stanford is off the street. The august body that oversees cricket in The Imperium Brittanicum breathes a sigh of relief. Wives and girlfriends will be able to attend Timeless Tests free ov the fear of being groped by those hairy knuckled paws.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/cricket/article1862430.ece
x111e7thst: free of (moron)
I for one an OUTRAGED that Obama’s halth care reform plans that would extend health care coverage to 2/3 of the currently uninsured would cost America AS MUCH AS THE BUSH TAX CUTS that greatly favored the richest 1% of households. How irresponsible!
Kim wants to nuke Obama’s homeland. Didn’t anyone tell him he wasn’t born there anyway?
In his first interview since the allegations were raised, a tearful Stanford in April lashed out over being “robbed” of his Forbes magazine title of 405th wealthiest person in the world.
Oh for Chrissakes, MAN UP you big nancy. At this rate, you’re on the fast track to being the buttboy for your new prison roommate, “Meat.”
Knowing how fond you are of both Glen Beck and online petitions, I thought I would direct you to this
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/8/an-open-letter-to-our-nations-leadership
ManchuCandidate: 25 percent minimum on income? You must be counting payroll taxes in that, the federal bottom marginal rate for a single taxpayer is 10 percent if your taxable income (after deductions/exemptions) is less than $8,300 a year, and 15 percent if it’s under $33,950.
Serolf Divad:
No matter how well you dumb down the facts, the GOP minions will never, EVER embrace anything other than the Golden Showers economics and healthcare models.
Give North Korea a break - they just qualified for the finals of the World Cup! Some countries celebrate with dancing in the streets and firecrackers; others nuke the Pacific.
Serolf Divad: Wow. You are on fire! Seriously, though, can we bring back the Logan’s Run Wheel of Regeneration?
Litlebritdifrnt: Thank you. It’s been a while since Wonkette went to WAR!
In all honesty, I’m pretty darn depressed about Khameni’s speech. I was really (naively, idealistically) hoping that things were about to change for the better…now it’s just going to get ugly.
forgracie:
Carousel.
A nuclear exploded Hawaii would be the ultimate 4th of July display. Not so nice for Hawaii or the people downwind of the fallout.
Servo: As the kids these day say: my bad.
Don Juanquete: He’s doing it to cover for the fact that there is no real birth certificate.
I blame the North Korea problem on them eating dogs and cats rather than keeping them as pets. Every US child knows that if you pull on a your pet’s tail often enough they will eventually turn around scratch/bite the shit out of you.
4tehlulz: Exactly. It all makes sense when you realize:
NORTH KOREA IS THE GREATEST EXPORTER OF TELEPROMPTERS IN THE WORLD.
Well, if I had a nuclear device and a means of delivering it, I would definately aim it at Hawaii as revenge for inventing slack string steel guitar music.
Health care fact: Nancy Pelosi’s not limping, she just has her tits tied to her legs.
Not to be the voice of reason or anything, but [i]every[/i] missile North Korea fires, they fire towards Hawaii. It’s that or start a war with China.
Mmmmmm — laser poi.
ManchuCandidate: Don’t forget $260 billion in farm subsidies. Obama tried to lop off just $15 billion from it and got whacked down buy all politicians from the midwest
x111e7thst: Cricket players have WAGS? Thought it was just the soccer players.
Consider, however, that a post nuked Hawaii might be the only way a lot of people can afford their retirement dream home there.