This young man from Louisiana calls himself “Hurricane Chris.” The Internet tells us that he is famous among children for a rap song called “Halle Berry (She’s Fine),” the lyrics of which praise the actress’ Oscar-winning turn in the film Monster’s Ball. Recently he put on a concert for the Louisiana legislature. Hmm. [Political Derby]

Thursday, March 26: Local DMV rappers, producers and vocalists recreate and redefine the songs off Jay Z’s 1996 debut album, Reasonable Doubt, which helped push the hip-hop powerhouse into the big leagues. 8PM at Expo, $15. [Washington Post] MORE »

“NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2008 as Black Music Month. I encourage all Americans to learn more about the history of black music and to enjoy the great contributions of African-American singers, musicians, and composers. MORE »

On this solemn of most solemn days, one can only marvel at the change in the world today. Did the sun not shine as brightly yesterday? Is not a warm January day lovely? And, yet, somehow everything in the world felt off this morning. Flat. Wrong, even. Oh, it wasn’t Hillary’s upset in New Hampshire, or Ron Paul’s devastating eleventieth-hundred place finish. No, it turns out that Mike Huckabee supporters have murdered music (and maybe decency and good sense). Don’t believe me? I dare you to follow me into the abyss.

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Our sister site Idolator already sorta posted this on Wonkette, but apparently nobody (including your editors) pays any attention to those things. So here, now and forever, is the stupid Fox News video of Republicans mocking black hip hop culture. MORE »

* ABC News chief White House correspondent Martha Raddatz rides dirty with a full clip in her pistola, will put Tony Snow into a coma. [The Swamp]
* U.S. District Court suckers bloggers into covering Scooter Libby trial. [Media Bloggers]
* Like the sun rises in the east, so to shall Al Sharpton run for president. [Wizbang Politics]
* Fred Fielding’s daughter, who worked for Cheney, is definitely hot-for-DC. [TPM Muckracker]
* Bill Nelson thinks Sherrod Brown is a grabastic piece of amphibian shit, makes him drop and do 42. [Hill Blog]
* Louisiana: where racist murders are like cockroaches that survive all manner of natural disasters. [Shakespeare's Sister]

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• George Allen’s campaign is broke, sends memo threatening 50 lashes to any staffer caught deserting their station. [Hotline On Call]

• NRCC held containment meetings while Pagefuckergate was still a twinkle in Brian Ross’s eye. [Talk Left]
• Today is the birthday of former President Warren G. “Original Regulator” Harding, best known for holding the title of “Worst President Ever” from 1921 through 2003. [This Day in Mythstory]
• OMFG! Barack Obama involved in shady deal! Tells crime boss, “I’ll mow your lawn if you mow mine.” [The Volokh Conspiracy]
• Tom DeLay defines torture as, “things Jackie Chan does to bad guys.” [Think Progress]
• New marijuana legislation on the West coast will require that police, “just be cool, man.” [MoJo Blog]
• Not that anyone will care, but all the details on Don “Choke ‘Em If Ya Got ‘Um” Sherwood should be available November 8th . [Political Wire]
• Hell, we’d just as soon vote for this guy as any of the other losers this year. [YouTube]

• John Boehner is going to gouge out John Kerry’s eyes and skullfuck him. [Think Progress]

• Just as soon as he catches up to that rocket car of his. [Zulkey]
• When voters in Florida’s 16th district pull the curtain behind them, the only thing they need to remember is: [Punch Foley for Negron]
• Misses Michelle Malkin’s gone wrestling. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. [Mekong Network]
• Leaked copy of the long rumored homosexual agenda includes, “assume complete control governments” and “be utterly fabulous.” [Stop the ACLU]
• Among soldier patronizing government officials, John Kerry’s killed less babies. [Rising Hegemon]
• Eazy-E dined at the White House with George H. W. Bush and had “a pretty okay time.” [The Corsair]
• Gawker wrote the Julia “I Dated Harold Ford” Allison post so we don’t have to. [Gawker]

• Heard on the Hill: Sen. Hillary Clinton and her staffers felt “snubbed” when Clinton was kept out of the loop concerning a press conference about Democratic efforts to win an increase in the minimum wage. Clinton aide to spokesperson for Sen. Harry Reid: “You suck… How could you do this?” [Roll Call]

• Reliable Source: Valeisha Butterfield, daughter of Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), was briefly engaged to the rapper known as The Game…. Dick Cheney has a deer in his backyard. [WP]
• Rush & Molloy: Celebs turn out for the launch party for The Senator and the Socialite, Lawrence Otis Graham’s new book about Blanche Bruce, the first African-American elected to a full U.S. Senate term… Sen. Joe Biden can live without the presidency: “I’d rather be at home making love to my wife while my children are asleep.” [NYDN]
• Under the Dome: House Majority Leader John Boehner has had many crappy jobs over the years. [The Hill]

* A checklist for the end of the universe — which is happening tonight, in case you haven’t heard. [High Plains Messenger] MORE »