Here we are in Norwalk, Connecticut, for this latest August Racism Movie. Rep. Jim Himes was giving a health care town hall Wednesday night to a slightly more “pro-reform” crowd of dirty fucking hippies. Of course, the “anti-reform” folks were louder and constantly shouting mean things without permission to speak. This is the pretty standard scenario by now — a national town hall equilibrium of sorts, arrived at just as the summer nears its close. BUT HERE IS A NEW TWIST: some Peruvian-born bishop now living in Stamford asks Himes his question in Spanish, because Himes speaks Spanish! This is when the DEAFENING RACISM kicks in. Enjoy! [My Left Nutmeg]

One or more of you commenter people have linked to an article about crying sex person Mark Sanford in an Argentinian newspaper, La Nación. “Argentina” is very proud to have had an American slave state leader come to its big city and sex its women! Maybe? It’s hard to tell, because we do not speak Spanish. The Internet does, though, and has translated for us some of the article’s comments. Are the Argentinian Internet’s commenters as erudite as the “Real American” commenters? Perhaps even more! MORE »

George W. Bush, remember that guy? Liked to dance with foreign leaders and start wars a lot? He’s so much more likable now that he’s not running the country! For example, back in the day if he’d had the temerity to visit a local elementary school we would probably have said something snide like, “Oh great you remember what happened the last time he read a book to childrens,” but now we can just write about how darling it all was. MORE »

Oh no, some sort of 9/11 is happening in downtown D.C. today: “Authorities have closed portions of two downtown Washington streets as they investigate the discovery of several containers carrying an unknown substance. D.C. fire department spokesman Alan Etter says the containers were found on a sidewalk midday Thursday at the corner of 15th and I streets. Hazmat crews are working to determine what is inside the containers and who put them there.” The “air around the containers tested negative,” so it’s probably just urine. As far as who put them there, well: “A Spanish-language bible appears to be resting on top one of the containers.” The Bush Administration is expected to bomb a random brown country by nightfall. [WJLA]

Apparently this is a Chilean performer whose other dancing-in-wigs videos have already made the rounds. Don’t be thrown off by the uncanny likeness to the senator from New York — this little impostor’s got much better legs than the actual Hillary. [YouTube via BoingBoing]

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Foreigners, probably illegal immigrants, have obviously broken into Matt Drudge’s stately Florida home, taken him hostage, and assumed control of his popular news website. Expect Mark Halperin to be penning La Nota by the end of the week. MORE »

It’s official: The United States is now Mexican. Lou Dobbs was last seen throwing himself under a taco truck. Mmmm, tacos …. MORE »

Maryland continues to be the source of some of the greatest candidates running for office this year and incredibly racially awkward public appearance. The Baltimore Sun brings us the tale of three people vying to lose the Democratic nomination for Senate. Our personal favorite is Allan Lichtman, college professor. We’re not sure what his field is, but after reading about his appearance before a group of Spanish-speaking auto mechanics, we can safely conclude that it’s not linguistics. MORE »

• Reliable Source: First Daughter Barbara Bush is headed for the Big Apple… Laura Bush hosts a luncheon for Senate wives, where they were serenaded by the cast of the Tony-winning “Jersey Boys.” [WP]

• Heard on the Hill: Several senators who support affording special protection to the English language have Spanish-language websites… Dick Cheney is missing today’s official photo session for the 109th Senate. [Roll Call]
• Page Six: Jon Corzine more interested in his dinner date than in N.J. political history. [NYP]

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