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I’ve clearly been busy (or just negligent). I’ve got a few projects I’m working on, (you know, projects like cleaning my living room and putting together Magic the Gathering decks)…
So until I get back into a writing groove, enjoy this:
Just finished watching The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’s interview with Jim Cramer from last evening. It was beautiful. Full show, both edited and unedited available below.
I think we’re at a strange crossroads when it comes to our news media. As “mainstream” organizations drop left and right, many have been wondering who would be the muckrakers of the future. Who will reveal corporate or political misdoings? I kind of doubt it’ll be asshole bloggers like me.
I think part of the reasons the news organizations failed was they didn’t fulfill their obligation to the public. While I’m long divorced from network television, when I do find time to watch the news, it’s pathetic. It’s violent, quick, and there’s no analysis. People jump through hoops and deep fry stimulus bills and repeat the words pork and earmarks until everyone turns off the TV and begins their daily walk to the food bank. (Unless you’re already homeless, then perhaps you sleep right outside.)
Somehow Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have managed to really stand up for the people. Their role as comedians gives them room to be truthful, and call out people when they are wrong. I’m in awe.
I still look fondly upon Colbert’s speech/roast at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner. At a time when everyone else was ignoring the fact that this country was going down fast, he had the cojones to insult the president and the lame-duck media all in one sitting. I remember telling my roommates at the time (a bunch of smelly drunks and a ChiMo) that I was sure he’d die in his sleep of a heart attack.
He didn’t.
And here we are, a little over two years later, and we’ve fallen out of the frying pan and into Abu Ghraib. The deregulation of markets (which began in the Clinton years) has led to a global collapse. And yet who in the media is really taking a look at how the hell we got here?
Two men, and a depressing woman named Amy Goodman.
Here’s the entire unedited video of the Stewart vs. Kramer, as well as the full show courtesy of Hulu And for good measure, I threw in Colbert’s speech.
Short and sweet, and totally off Huffington Post.
Bobby Jindal, potential GOP candidate for the 2012 election gave a long, slow, tedious and patronizing speech to his constituents on the need for less government and no bureaocracies.
I don’t know what’s more salient: that he talks to his constituents like they are five year olds (”Mommy and Daddy are against big government, because it’s bad!”) or that he’s a spot on ringer for Kenneth Parcell from TV’s 30 Rock.
If Jindal makes it to the finals four years from now, here’s hoping we get some spot on parody from Tina Fey and Jack McBrayer. After all, wasn’t Palin gonna try again?
Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy
I was trolling through the international craigslist men seeking men sections today (no judging!) and noticed some pretty amazing trends.
A) Anywhere there is Internet, there are gay men looking to hook up over it.
B) This one college student is apparently travelling to London, Thailand, Hong Kong and New Zealand. Wow I’m jealous.
C) Some people are really freaking creepy. I’m not sure if it’s ethical to air someone’s sex ad, but this one made me laugh like a helium-filled little girl. Posted in Mexico’s “Chico Busca Chico” section.
Move to USA and be my Boyfriend - 26 (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA)
Fecha: 2009-02-20, 1:53AM CSTHi. My name is Brandon. I am 26 years old and I live in Salt Lake City, Utah in the United States.
I am very attracted to Mexican guys.
I wish to find a Mexican guy that is willing to move to the United States, be my boyfriend and eventually get married in one of the states that allows two men to marry one another.You must:
be between the ages of 18 and 26
be able to speak english
be able to help me learn spanish
be gay, attracted to men, not women
be willing to become a United States citizen
be willing to obtain work in the United States
be willing to pursue your dreams (ex: school, career)
be willing to eventually marry a man (me)
be faithful (be with me and only me, have a faithful and committed relationship)
be drug and disease freeIf you are interested, shoot me an email and lets begin to talk and get to know each other.
Include your first name, age, a picture, tell me about your dreams (career and school, future dreams).
Talk to you soon!!!
Brandon
- Localización: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
- NO se puede contactar al anunciante con servicios o intereses comerciales
First watch the video and freak yourself out:
Pop Corn téléphone portable micro-ondes
Uploaded by sassiere
Before you flush your iPhone down the toilet, here’s the truth:
“In a microwave oven, energy excites the water inside popcorn kernels until it turns into highly pressurized gas, causing the kernels to pop. If mobile phones emitted that much energy, the water in the fingers of people holding them would heat up.”
My best guess is the video is part of some new viral marketing campaign. Maybe Orville Redenbacher is developing mobile-pop?
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In my never-ending search for gainful employment, I stumbled across a job that requested I write an “apology to a fictional game community that was not able to log in to their game for 24 hours due to a server outage”.
As such, I sent them this. Too subtle?
To all of our fans:
Let me take this opportunity to apologize for the recent downtime of our hit MMORPG, Harry’s Ice Rink Extravaganza: Mice Everywhere.
We here at Company Name know how much our community of casual gamers loves H.I.R.E: M.E. We share in your enthusiasm and are dedicated to providing the best online games at the highest quality of service.
Unfortunately, during a recent patch, two of the H.I.R.E: M.E. servers went down and we were unable to restore them for over 24 hours.
In order to address this problem in the future, Company Name is installing two additional servers to support the growing demand for H.I.R.E: M.E. We hope the additional hardware will prevent any future shortages.
Once again, our apologies go out to all who were frustrated by the delay. Company Name is dedicated to providing the best possible online experience for all users, and we look forward to seeing you online.
Devin Glaser
Community Coordinator
Company Name
Sorry, I know I’ve taken to posting silly audio snippets, but sometimes I can’t help myself. These kids are so entertaining.
For those of you who were heartbroken to learn that Christian Bale is actually a total dick, here’s a refreshing new take:
The US Government has defalcated more than anyone could imagine.
I skipped this year’s Superbowl, as I’ve never been one to take an interest in watching sports. Or eating nacho dip and drinking Bud Light.
But apparently this year I missed out. Viewers in Tucson, Arizona were given a brief intermission from the normal ball-play shortly after “Larry Fitzgerald’s heroic comeback(ish) touchdown for the Cardinals” (reports i.gizmodo… I’m not even going to try to report on the actual football).
The video feed cut directly to the Club Jenna channel, and showed porn star Evan Stone bouncing his junk back and forth across his thighs like a game of pong.
Comcast has yet to give a concrete reason for the err, although their poor Call Center employees are likely never going to hear the end of it.
Anyone wishing to experience the blooper themselves can catch a video on http://i.gizmodo.com/5144199/comcast-tucson-airs-graphic-porn-during-super-bowl-nsfw
To Saddleback:
“Saddlebacking: sad•dle•back•ing \?sa-d?l-?ba-ki?\ vb [fr. Saddleback Church] (2009): the phenomenon of Christian teens engaging in unprotected anal sex in order to preserve their virginities
After attending the Purity Ball, Heather and Bill saddlebacked all night because she’s saving herself for marriage. Unfortunately her parents found out because they got santorum all over the sheets.”
