Texas, believe it or not, is about to get dumber.
Yeah, I know, I wasn’t sure they could sink any lower either, but Traitor Rick has turned down federal dollars for Texas’ schools.
Keep ’em stupid and they’ll keep voting Republican. Seems to have worked so far.
The World Food Program has plans to feed two million people in Haiti so do what you can to help them out.
Here are 10 really sobering facts about the conditions on the ground there.
Kudos to Ned for passing along this story on the need for cash, and not whatever old blankets you want to get rid of. This is a humanitarian crisis, not a yard sale. Leave your clutter where it is and out of the way of those trying to save lives.
The Center for International Disaster Information seconds this notion.
Charity Navigator is hosting some good advice on how best to send assistance and through what agencies.
Comedy Central video link
Remember once upon a time where Rush Limjob became an expert on the Caribbean, thus allowing himself the ability to accuse the president of favoring one race over another like he did this morning.
Yeah, that’s right. It was trips like this one, where he loads a Gulfstream up with conservative TV and radio types and gets nailed with a fistful of Viagra when he went to the Dominican Republic, presumably to have sex with young boys.
Sobbering images of yet another massive tragedy.
I love this article for a couple reasons. Here’s the part that makes me nod, then makes me laugh.
In the case of the Underpants Bomber, by collectively losing our shit and inflating a minor fracas out of proportion — by acting as though this was a major bloody attack and subsequently acquiescing to full body scans and further violations of our civil liberties, we’re handing al-Qaeda an easy victory. The attempt was a failure, but the overreaction in its aftermath turned it into an easy win for al-Qaeda.
Good job, Republicans. Good job, Fox News.
Speaking of which, it didn’t take long for Fox Nation to run a banner headline equating the failed Underpants Bomber incident with the earthquake in Haiti.
“Pres. Obama Reacts to Haiti Earthquake Faster Than Christmas Bomber”
Not surprisingly, Rush Limbaugh said the same thing on his Wednesday radio broadcast.
The implication of Limbaugh and the Fox Nation headline is that the President should have reacted more quickly to the relatively very minor Underpants Bomber than to a catastrophic earthquake that might’ve killed upwards of 500,000 people. In this case, they’re amplifying a failed incendiary device to a level more significant than a massive loss of life in one of the world’s most destructive natural disasters. (emphasis mine)
Of course the President is going to react more quickly to a disaster like the earthquake in Haiti than he is to a Junior Qaeda with an exploding taint (who, by the way, didn’t kill anyone).
And then, of course, this truth:
It never ceases to amaze me how a faction of allegedly tough-talking conservatives can be so easily frightened by a kid with exploding underpants who couldn’t even do it right. Listening to Republicans for the last several weeks, you’d think Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a steroid-pumped, 12-foot-tall transforming robot with ICBMs strapped to his gigantic unit. In reality, this guy was the Steve-O of terrorists — only, Steve-O was usually successful when attempting to blow up his jockeys.
The bulk of our nation would not exist if not for Haitians fighting for their freedom from slavery.
Racist bigots like Pat Robertson and his ilk should appreciate this fact, not trying to cast a bunch of people as satanists. If Talibangelicals were capable of shame, they should be feeling it now.
I mean, Conan O’Brien is funny, but who knew he was such a class act?
From his statement concerning his worries about the legacy of The Tonight Show and in not screwing over Jimmy Fallon, who took over his old show:
For 60 years, the “Tonight Show” has aired immediately following the late local news. I sincerely believe that delaying the “Tonight Show” into the next day to accommodate another comedy program will seriously damage what I consider to be the greatest franchise in the history of broadcasting. The “Tonight Show” at 12:05 simply isn’t the “Tonight Show.” Also, if I accept this move I will be knocking the “Late Night” show, which I inherited from David Letterman and passed on to Jimmy Fallon, out of its long-held time slot. That would hurt the other NBC franchise that I love, and it would be unfair to Jimmy.So it has come to this: I cannot express in words how much I enjoy hosting this program and what an enormous personal disappointment it is for me to consider losing it. My staff and I have worked unbelievably hard, and we are very proud of our contribution to the legacy of “The Tonight Show.” But I cannot participate in what I honestly believe is its destruction. Some people will make the argument that with DVRs and the Internet, a time slot doesn’t matter. But with the “Tonight Show,” I believe nothing could matter more.
Why is it him that is the only guy worried about the legacy of one of NBC’s biggest shows? Shouldn’t the execs worry?
I mean, hell, I get Leno. He doesn’t give a shit for anyone but himself. If successful, he’ll have managed to screw over NBC, the show, David Letterman, Conan, and even Howard Stern for all the bits he stole from him. What a piece of crap.
Here’s Conan’s monologue whole episode from last night.
And Letterman’s two cents from the whole debacle:
Also, a good article from NPR on the subject.