Here’s a fun new “open thread” thing we will do, which will simultaneously tackle the Problem of coming up with an “open thread” deal and the other Problem of how your Wonkette editors need to whore their free-lance stuff, so that you will read it, and then Wonkette’s free-lance editors will be all, “THX 4 DA PAGEVIEWZ” and your editors will be all, “No, thank you, for the paychecks,” and then everybody will have sex, with a trash robot. MORE »

OKAY NOW IT IS TIME FOR THE REAL BLOGGIES: We don’t even know what that other Weblog Awards thing is about, other than you should keep voting for us, because why not? But the real true authentic Weblog Awards Thing is back, and accepting nominations for all your favorite categories of websites such as “Best Mexican Blog” and “Best Blog About Trig Palin’s Birth Records.” MORE »

We know precisely two things about Kathy Griffin, which makes us a Resident Expert on this lady around these parts: number one, she is a COMEDIENNE, and number two, she dated some portly rich guy. What does this have to do with her glorious New Year’s Eve show with Anderson Cooper? Nothing! Just, they cut to commercial break and Kathy’s mic was still on and she shouted a funny insult at some hapless cocksucker, literally.

Citizens, do you think that important legislative things happen in the capital of your state, for example the passing of laws? You are right, sort of! Sometimes laws do get passed, but it’s only because our elected representatives need something to do in the 30-45 minutes of the day they aren’t chasing skirts and fondling ripe man-flesh. After the jump, an up-to-the-minute thumbnail history of all the foul misdeeds and sexy hijinks our state leaders engage in when they’re supposed to be reading that bill about the toll roads. MORE »

Year after year, shirts remain a popular form of clothing. Nobody knows how long this “fad” will last, so why not stock up on Wonkette T-shirts right now, today? They’re on SALE! MORE »