Let me start by saying I have no great love and only grudging respect for MMFA, but….

The photos depict New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg with yellowed teeth, “his nose and chin widened, and his ears made to protrude further,” according to a statement today by Media Matters for America. The other image, of Times television editor Steven Reddicliffe, with similar yellow teeth, as well as “dark circles … under his eyes, and his hairline has been moved back,” according to the Media Matters statement.

… damn they are useful to have around. Sometimes.

Neither Steinberg nor Reddicliffe were reachable for comment Wednesday. But Times Culture Editor Sam Sifton called the Fox photo work “disgusting,” and the criticism of the paper’s reporting “a specious and meritless claim.”

“This was a hit piece by Fox News. It is beneath comment.”

Beneath comment. I’ve been not saying that (or anything else) for years about FoxNews.

Fuck ‘em.

as there ever been a more fitting way to remember a President?

“Most politicians tend to be narcissistic and egomaniacs,” said Brian McConnell, an organizer who regularly suits up as Uncle Sam to solicit signatures. “So it is important for satirists to help define their history rather than letting them define their own history.”

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“You got a bunch of guys drunk who came up with an idea,” Mr. Epstein said, “and want to put on the ballot as a big joke without regard to the city’s governance or cost.”

Just doo it!!!!

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Asked by MSNBC host Dan Abrams if the committee would go far as having Rove arrested, Wasserman said it would.

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A milestone of sorts was reached earlier this year, when Obama, the Illinois senator whose revolutionary online fundraising has overwhelmed Clinton, filed an electronic fundraising report so large it could not be processed by popular basic spreadsheet applications like Microsoft Excel 2003 and Lotus 1-2-3. Politico link

Russia - Bringing the funny back to politics

LiveLeak.com - Activists Release Flying Penises At Garry Kasparov Political Rally.

BBC NEWS | Europe | Cat and mouse blamed for blackout

Really, I was back 2 days ago, but it wasn’t until the Verizon repair-guy left (15 minutes ago) that I was back online.

Often, people complain about customer service as given by the monopolies (or those companies we are contractually obligated to deal with for extended periods of time) that we have to deal with in our lives.

Know what? The Verizon DSL tech I spoke with on Mon night was knowledgeable, and the repair tech they sent today was efficient.

Any one out there have something worth complaining about?

Someone will be spending more time with their family very soon.

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Statistics suggest that more than 80%-85% of all e-mail is spam or junk and more than 100 billion spam messages are sent every day.

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