It’s all about the money folks. If you’re an Obama hater, you have something to look forward to. If you’re an Obama supporter, enjoy the ride while it lasts and take heart that I’m sure he will anoint a successor. So, why is the “One” going to be One and Done?  Simple: Obama isn’t prospering under the Obama Administration.
Believe it or not, Obama is already missing the days of George Bush.  Okay, maybe you and I didn’t prosper under GWB, but he sure did. In Bill Clinton’s last year in …

America is in decline. It’s not because of the economy. It’s not because of health care reform. And it’s not because of our current or former President. It’s because we’ve abandoned hats.
No, I’m not talking baseball hats. Americans still wear baseball style hats, but Hip Hop has sort of killed the nostalgic cool factor. I am referring to the power hats that used to define world leaders. Hats like this:
Do you think Kaiser Wilhelm would have made Kaiser without a hat like this? Of course not! This hat SCREAMS head …

He may be the new Leader of the Free World. He may be the “change” candidate. He may be the first black President. But Obama will always be an inferior world leader until he gets one of these. Some people judge their leaders by policies, fiscal responsibility, or the ability establish consensus. I judge them on headwear. And judging by the link above, King Adulyadej of Thailand has to be the most powerful leader of them all. I’ve got to get one of those!
Carry on, Citizens!

The Chinese government blasted the new Guns N Roses album, calling it “an attack on the Chinese nation” according to the AP. Gee, I thought it was just an attack on the ears. Axl, really?  It took you 14 years to release that mess? Luckily, I was able to preview it without buying it. If I had purchased it, I would have taped over the hole and used it as a coaster.
I haven’t been this disappointed in an album since Van Halen III. Industry experts say that Chinese Democracy by …

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I’m surprised that the 2 campaigns have done so well in online fundraising, yet still don’t quite get the concept of permission marketing. (See Seth Godin for more info on this concept.)
Baseball fans have to endure interruption marketing between innings. But, they expect to see beer commercials and promos for the latest shows on Fox. They tolerate it in exchange for a free couch seat for the Fall Classic.
What they don’t expect, and thus haven’t given permission, is to endure campaign commercials. Even worse, Obama is going to delay game …

I am officially calling shenanigans on the Obama Campaign.  I’m asking all baseball fans to unite to defeat the menace that is Barack Obama.  I don’t care about his policies, his associations, or his complete lack of experience. What I do care about, and every American should join me in this, is his willingness to defame an American institution.  Of course, I’m talking about the World Series.
Barack Obama has accumulated more campaign money than any other Presidential candidate in history. It’s obscene enough that this money isn’t going to agencies …

Why? That’s about all I can muster after this story broke. A North Carolina high school student has legally changed her name to cutoutdissection.com. It seems that the former Jennifer has issues with animal dissection in science class. I suppose I can respect that, but changing your name to a web address?  Isn’t that a little extreme?
After thinking about the long-term ramifications of her decision, I’ve come up with some other domain names she should snap up quickly and redirect to herself:
IAmTotallyUnDateable.com
MyJobProspectsJustEvaporated.net
WhyDontIGetInvitedToParties.org
HaventLaughedInSixYears.com
IHopePetaHasAHealthPlan.org
Feel free to add some of your ideas!
Carry on, …

Today’s post is a follow-up to our story from March 4, 2008. In that post, we reported on the retirement of Nepal’s Living Goddess (she was 11).  Apparently, the career of a living deity is pretty brief in Nepal (think dog years).
So today, the government declared a new Living Goddess. The new Maoist government sidestepped 239 years of silly -err I mean serious tradition by naming the Kumari instead of letting the high priest of the monarchy do it. Government apologists might argue that there technically is no monarchy anymore, …

I really thought I was going to miss Al Gore running for President. Over the years he has given so much comedic material to people like me that I thought there would be nothing to write about. However, Obama vs. Clinton got snarky, the DNC flirted with a cat fight, and John McCain throws everybody a curve ball by selecting Palin. Yet, Gore remained the champ for campaign kookiness. Or as George Costanza once said, “please, a little respect. For I am Costanza, Lord of the Idiots.”
But moments later in …