Shortly after this photograph was taken, the gentleman on the right was offered the Republican nomination for vice president. He turned it down to go run Lehman Brothers instead. Thanks to Brian for sending this along.

…which is why they are so obsessed with these matters of grave national importance. Thanks to Wonkette Operative Brian for bringing this to our attention.
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Watching Michelle Obama’s speech last night, you might have been struck by how deeply shameful it is that such an obviously smart and decent person must repeatedly assure the public of her patriotism so that a nation of suspicious and resentful idiots don’t think she’s planning to bomb their local scrapbooking club with a Socialist Black Muslim Virus. Or you might have looked at her dress and thought, well, whatever the fuck Leslie Sanchez was thinking. [CNN]

Did you once star in a movie or on teevee, or possibly both? Do you have the sort of rippling muscles that only come from hard work, dedication, hours of staring at fetishistic “men’s fitness” magazines, and steroids? Did your brutal antics once entertain millions of mouth-breathing mulleted Neanderthals during the 1980s? Then we want to hear about who you endorse for President in 2008! MORE »