How cool is this?!

(HT: Bat) “Rednecks for Obama” courtesy of Obsidian Wings

Oh, sorry, it’s the Democratic National Convention, 2008. Carry on…

(Cross-posted at Vagabond Scholar)

From tbctbc at DailyKos:

In honor of the fact that every time McCain screws up, the McCain campaign predictably deflects the gaffe by using the fact that he was a POW 40 years ago to silence any criticism…

this is the card that the McCain campaign quietly slips to the media to insure that it will not be covered:

This card may be used as an excuse for:

1. Cheating on your 1st wife, to marry a a younger, richer one
2. Being a major player in the Keating 5 Scandal
3. Stating that you don’t know about economic issues while running for president
4. Being known as being “angry” - to such an extent that fellow Congressmen (from your own party) question your mental stability to be president
5. Repeatedly mistaking “Shiite” for “Sunni” while at the same time claiming to be an expert on foreign policy
6. Running for president while being aligned with George Bush 99% of the time, at the same time that he is the most unpopular president in the history of polling
7. Egging on Russia, and giving unquestionable support for Georgia - at a time when diplomacy could diffuse the situation
8. Not being able to remember the number of homes you own - cause, you know, who can remember something as tough as that?
9. Thinking that someone making $4.9 million a year is still “middle class”
10. Agreeing that the US will only be at its strongest when we reimplement the draft
11. Stating that Americans would not pick lettuce for $50/hour (I WOULD!!)
12. Having your top economic policy advisor state that the US is “a nation of whiners” in a “mental recession” cause most Americans aren’t happy with the current economy
13. “Bomb Bomb Bomb, Bomb bomb Iran”

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First Photo of Fay Damage in Jacksonville Area — Dramatic!

From someecards, via C&L. They’ve got quite a few funny cards, including this one:

It makes me think of this Simpsons exchange:

Marge: Well, most women will tell you that you’re a fool to think you can change a man. But those women are quitters! When I first met your father, he was loud, oafish and rude. But I worked hard and now, he’s a whole different person.

Lisa: Mom?

Marge: (forcefully) He’s a whole different person, Lisa.

Ah, love.

(Cross-posted at Vagabond Scholar)

John McCain’s desktop, from Quiddity at uggabugga:

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Meanwhile, in “The True Story Of Blackazoid,” Jesse Taylor at Pandagon has posted “Obama’s real birth certificate”:
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Inspector Gadget…….

From Yahoo News:

A man claiming to be a police detective tried to get an adult novelty shop to give him free X-rated videos, saying he wanted to make sure the performers weren’t underage, authorities said.

He made three tries within nine days last month and was turned down each time. The store manager called police after the third try.

Authorities said Monday that the man showed a badge and left a business card from the Longmont police “age verification unit.” Cmdr. Tim Lewis said there is no such unit.

“It was inventive on his part, I’ll give him that,” Lewis said.

The business card didn’t have anyone’s name on it, but the store gave officers surveillance video of the man. Police are looking for him.

(By the way, there’s some profanity in a couple of these, if you’re at work or that matters to ya, although I’m guessing - No!)

First up, let’s see this effort by Thers, Watertiger and Dan:

What’s scary is that there are folks out there who think, “that ad told the truth!”
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Guest post from Chicher
But it seems that the elite class of douchebags, the supreme douchebags, the ones with the phones literally reamed into their aural cavities are unaffected by the latest health reports.

From Huffington Post:

A new medical report showing that excessive cell phone use may increase the risk of cancer has sparked widespread fear among the nation’s assholes, prominent assholes confirmed today.

For years, America’s assholes have talked relentlessly on their cell phones — while waiting on supermarket lines, sitting on the bus, or even crossing the street — regardless of the effect their annoying chatter has had on those around them.

But with a new doctor’s warning that cell phone use could pose a serious health risk, many jerks and douchebags are considering changing their ways.

Tracy Klugian, 32, an asshole who works as a realtor in Tallahassee, Florida, said that he and his Bluetooth have been “inseparable” for the past three years, but the new health scare may change that.

“I didn’t think twice about using my cell when it was only annoying other people, but now that it may be harming me, I’m going to have to kiss it goodbye,” he said. “This totally sucks.”

When asked what he will miss most about his cell phone, Mr. Klugian said, “I loved when it would go off in the middle of a movie and wreck the experience for everyone seated around me — that was awesome.”

Davis Logsdon, an anthropologist who studies the behavior of egregious assholes at the University of Minnesota, said that the cell phone scare is only the latest in a series of setbacks for the nation’s douchebags.

“Thanks to rising gas prices, many of them have already had to give up their SUVs — and now this,” Dr. Logsdon said. “All in all, this has been a tough summer for assholes.”

Via Crooks & Liars, “Vanity Fair Parodies New Yorker Cover”.

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I’m loving this!