Party affiliations aside, if this doesn’t sum up the November 2008 election, I don’t know what will.

All the blessings in the world to Tom Tomorrow for summing it all up for us.

Billo the Clown the gift that keeps on giving…

Send O’Reilly Back to School

By now, you’ve heard about this . . .

The first and most important point to make about this cover is that both the Obama and McCain campaigns reacted swiftly, calling it “tasteless and offensive” among other things.

But as for the message of the picture? The cover goes with a story on the inside of the magazine called “The Politics of Fear”. If that line would have run on the cover, then the message of the satirical art would be rather clear. As it is, a random person passing a newsstand might not get the joke, and therein lies the problem.

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One of the greatest stand-up comedians of all time, George Carlin, died yesterday of heart failure. Here’s a great example of why he was so brilliant:

This week, the Florida Bar has requested anti-video game attorney Jack Thompson’s disbarment, finding him guilty of 27 counts of misconduct. Mr. Thompson prepared a written objection to the ruling and requested to read it aloud to Judge Dava Tunis and the courtroom, but was sagely blocked from doing so. When silenced, Mr. Thompson stormed directly out of the courtroom, appearing quite enraged. Our ace Shotgun Reviews photographers were on the scene and were fortunate enough to snag a shot of Mr. Thompson as he was leaving the courthouse.

Don’t always update The Reverend’s Show like I should, mainly because the day job keeps me busier than ever, along with Newsarama responsibilities. But I was due, so here you go.

On a recent appearance on NBC’s The Today Show, Jenna Bush discussed her impending wedding. Among her observations regarding being the daughter of the president, she said, “I’m not that glamorous.”

No shit.

That was painful to watch, and I blame neither candidate for it, really, the Republican OR the Democrat.
The less people see of that performance by ABC News, the better.

Chelsea Clinton again blew a chance to respond to a question that would make her mother seem like a stronger candidate. Once again, she was confronted with a question about her mother’s public handling of the Lewinsky affair, and once again, she muffed it.

There was an opportunity here for the Clinton campaign to be forthcoming. There was an opprotunity here to attack that lingering issue head-on.

Let me make one thing clear: I don’t think that a president’s sex life is our business. I don’t care. I honestly, 100% don’t give a shit. I’m less worried about where the president spends his night than whether or not he’ll put down a children’s book and take care of business.

The original question turned not on how Hillary felt, but on how the situation made her look weak by her lack of response. This is a sensible question. He didn’t ask if Hillary cried, he didn’t ask how long Bill slept on the couch, and he didn’t ask if Monica did something Hillary wouldn’t do. He asked about the public reaction to an issue that the whole country discussed for over a year.

Chelsea could have said, “I think that my mother has proven herself often enough since then.”

She could have said, “My mother left that behind and became a U.S. Senator. I’d say she handled it fine.”

She could have said, “I fail to understand the substance of the question, because my mother is one of the final two Democratic candidates for the highest office in the land.”

Instead, she fell back on “None of your business.” Not once, but twice.

So much for trying to restore honesty and transparency to the White House.

One More Thing: Before I get the usual garbage from both sides, my political take this time around is pretty even: all of our choices kinda suck.

Full Disclaimer: I am a former soldier and an Iraq War veteran.

In watching CNN Headline News this morning, I saw Robin Meade report the new U.S. death toll in Iraq: 4000. In addition, at least 80,000 Iraqis have died, and that’s to say nothing of the 4.5 million, MILLION that have either been forced out of their homes or even the country. Now, don’t get me wrong, Saddam Hussein was a ruthless, vicious, waste of humanity. He genuinely needed to be taken down (though not like this, but that’s a whole different discussion). When oh when will we step up and acknowledge that this just isn’t going well? The worst stat Robin put out there? Last year, 2007, was the BLOODIEST for the U.S., with the death toll hitting over 900 during that year alone.

But hey, the surge is working…

The Obama camp sure doesn’t seem happy with the fact that Hillary and company have dredged up this photo.

Our take? If the man wants to cosplay Captain Nemo from The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, then that’s his private business.

Senator Obama, you’re amazing.

Mike Huckabee wants you to know that all the votes should be counted! He doesn’t want the United States to be like the Soviet Union!

That would be awesome . . . if Huckabee hadn’t insisted on Gore dropping recount efforts in 2000.

Today’s internet lesson, kids: Once this shit goes up, it stays around FOREVER.

Wow.

This has been a really strange campaign. First Ann Coulter said she’d campaign for Hillary if McCain got the Republican nomination. From what I’ve heard, this is akin to a fundie Christian saying that she is MORE EVIL THAN SATAN.

Now, that aside, I just discovered this little piece of news:
THE GREATFUL DEAD ARE REUNITING.
FOR OBAMA.

That. is. amazing.

Presidential candidates have begun using B-rated action heroes to support their campaigns. Normally no one would think to mess with the wrath of Chuck Norris, with his roundhouse kicks and other cheesy karate moves along with the never ending jokes, it is no wonder that Republican candidate Governor Mike Huckabee has him by his side. With the plan to secure the border using Chick Norris, who knows this may be a good idea from Governor Huckabee. It has to be better then President Bush’s plan of sweeping it under the rug and hoping American’s do not notice the extra twelve million new neighbors we receive.

Arizona Senator John McCain is now being supported by Sylvester Stallone. Perhaps this collaboration could be a positive political action because of their similarities. Both McCain and Stallone’s character Rambo fought the bad guys of Vietnam, granted Rambo is still stuck there and making another last resort movie. Another resemblance that the two share is the ongoing debate that they are too old to being doing their job. Stallone 62 may need to throw in the towel first, before he makes another Rocky. Surely McCain could make it another four years.