All Done!

For the last presidential election, I waited 2 hours in line on election day to cast a vote for John Kerry...A vote that didn't count, because Texas is so full of slack-jawed, big-haired, gun-toting, church-going simpletons who vote Republican because the church tells them to protest abortion, gay rights, and stem-cell research. But I had to cast that vote. I wanted the world to know that not everyone in Texas is a spandex-wearing retard.

I learned my lesson. This year, I voted early. Now I am free to jog, swim, go horseback riding, rollerskate... everything the Tampax box says I can do. Life is good.

Red State Update: Bill Ayers is a hippie!

Thanks to salon.com for the embed code.

Biologists: Every polar bear in Alaska will be gone by 2050 Sarah Palin: So?

Biologists from the US Geological Survey have warned that if current climate trends continue, every polar bear in Alaska will be gone by 2050. But Gov Palin has no truck with this.

When the Bush administration announced its decision, in May this year, to list the polar bear as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, Palin filed a lawsuit to reverse the decision, insisting it was a "wrong move" to protect polar bears.

Writing in an open-ed piece for the New York Times, she said that these "magnificent, cuddly white bears are doing just fine and don't need our protection. If the ice melts, they'll adapt to living on the land."

Given that polar bears have shown little ability to feed on land, scientists were generally unimpressed by her argument.

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Banksy's "Village Pet Store And Charcoal Grill"

Even though his statements are all too obvious in his art, and his whole "mysterious identity - no pictures please" persona is a tad gimmicky, I've always been a fan of the artist Banksy.

His latest show is part of the Wooster Collective. This time, Banksy has opened an animatronic pet shop in New York's West Village. It highlights our relationship to animals, and it looks pretty fucking cool. Check out the BBC short on the exhibit...

So the artist Banksy has gone mainstream, but it's all good. I'll draw the line, however, if he starts dating Madonna.

SNL: Obama and McCain discuss Joe the Plumber in the final Presidential debate

Not a big fan of the guy who does Obama, but he doe have his speech pattern down pretty well.


Darryl Hammond is spot on as always.

Oh Snap!

Joe Biden was on Leno last night. I didn't catch it because I was watching Letterman handle McCain.

Evidently Joe The Senator said this:

Let me put it this way: I don't know -- the neighborhood I grew up, even the neighborhood I live in now, which is a really nice neighborhood, I don't know many plumbers who are making $250,000 a year and worried about it. We're kind of worried about Joe the fireman, Joe the policeman, Joe the real plumber with a license.

My Friends: It Gets Better

Well we have learned that Joe The Plumber is not all he is cracked out to be.

Now this part is really funny.

Obviously Joe The Plumber does not like to pay high taxes, but according to the Ohio Department of Taxation, he doesn't even pay his taxes.

He currently has an active lien against him for not paying around $2,000 in back taxes. Come on Joe, you make 250K, you can get that out of your couch. Oh, yeah, that was a lie.

Here is the court doc.

Incase it is removed, or overloaded with traffic as this circles the blogosphere, I will cut and paste some of it for you.

LUCAS COUNTY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS J. BERNIE QUILTER, CLERK 700 ADAMS STREET TOLEDO, OHIO

TIME: 1:52:53 PM DATE: 10/16/2008

CASE:

G

-4801

-LN

-200701803-000

TITLE:

S/O VS SAMUEL J WURZELBACHER

JUDGE:

STATUS:

ACTIVE/LIEN

FILING DATE:

1/26/2007

CASE TYPE:

ACV

ACTIVATION OF CASE

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MONETARY AMOUNT:	$1,182.98	DOCKET/PAGE:	DOC 460 PG 303
ORIGINAL COURT:		TAX TYPE:	PERSONAL INCOME TAX
PREVIOUS CASE NUMBER:		STATE OF OHIO NUMBER:

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Suprise:

OK, hold on to your hat.

The man, the legend, Joe The Plumber, is full of shit.

He does not make $250,000

So the entire final debate of the most important election of our time, was wasted on some bald liar who snakes toilets. His name was mentioned more than Iraq, and more than the Economy.

Joe The Plumber is a registered Republican who believed Obama was a socialist before he walked up to him.

Here is my favorite part.

Joe the Plumber is not a licensed plumber.



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So the guy isn't even paying taxes in the first fucking place.

Protesters Arrested at the DNC

"My next body marking will be a forehead tattoo that reads 'This is really gonna look stupid when I'm 60'"

Here is an idea for a fun new party game...

Go here and check out the mug shots of the protesters arrested at the Democratic National Convention. Peruse the gallery and guess if the arestee is a self-proclaimed anarchist or an anti-abortion extremist. Bonus points if you see someone you actually know.