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Friday, May 27, 2005
Wingnut Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK), who is also an MD, gives a regular annual lecture on sexually transmitted diseases for young Congressional aides. The WaPo has the gory details: Coburn, a conservative, Bible-quoting Republican from Oklahoma, tried his best to put the newbies at ease; his staffers called the lecture "Revenge of the STDs" after the "Star Wars" movie, gave out fliers featuring Yoda and C-3PO saying "Oh, how dreadful!" and played campy horror music from "The Phantom Menace" as people filed in. In the back they served pizza and sodas. This was my favorite part:
Thanks to Max for the pointer.
Thursday, May 26, 2005
From The American Street: Compare this:
with this:
Amazingly, no one pays attention when GWB inadvertently speaks the truth, as he did here. Want to bet that he doesn't use this line again?
Monday, May 23, 2005
The Rude Pundit reminds us: Remember: Hogan's Heroes were guilty.
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