No Trees, Shrubs, Grasses, or Dirt Were Hurt in the Making of This Ensemble:

Osama Bin Ladin, Environmental Activist

Bin Laden blasts US for climate change

(Editor's note-- according to the WaPo article, it's for "global warning" as well...)

For Holden Caulfield fans, be it for many years or several days, wondering why you haven't seen him on celluloid yet:

(click for larger image; courtesy of "Awards Daily"...)

Manipulating the Brochure

Should we be surprised that Republicans planted a black woman and an Asian-looking man in the Biden/Pelosi spots behind their man McDonnell?

Live From Richmond

Were we the only ones to find it amusing that the Republican response came live from the old Confederate capital in Richmond, VA?

"We Don't Quit. I Don't Quit."

Unfortunately, he was merely referring to his cigarette habit.

Fact Check Request

... will we really see all troops out of Iraq come August?

The Ghost of Dubya

Didja notice: Obama's now pronouncing the word "terrorists" just like his predecessor did.

SOTU

... so close to "STFU."

SCOTUS

... no comment.

"Not True"...

this SOTU's "You Lie!"?

Cheap Shot at Supreme Court--

after all, the poor fogies in the black robes aren't allowed by the Constitution to show any form of emotion.

Fact-Check

Obama said spending freeze & commission would not be a Washington gimmick-- did not specify he was talking about DC.

Climate Change (or No Climate Change)

Obama scores w/ his Climate Change comments: hard to argue that energy efficiency isn't a good idea regardless of your opinion of the former. Hard to argue with that.

Ah, Biden!

Yes, t'was a joy to have Msr. Biden in the luke-warm seat to the president's left, flashing his pearly whites & then hiding them when appropriate, blocking the view of the audience with his bald spot, taking shots during the applause cutaways...

"I Could Really Go for a Scotch Right Now..."

One of many thought bubbles we imagined appearing above Biden's head.

So Close, and Yet So Far

Sad it takes an earthquake to draw attention to Haiti's other problems, much like Katrina to N'awlins...

Actions Should Speak Louder Than Words

... especially if the words are true.

If you will:

Harry Reid's original statement:

Obama could win the White House because he was a “light-skinned” African-American “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”

(from Politico)

Harry Reid's statement in more up-to-date parlance:

"Obama stood a better chance to win than Tracy Morgan."

He is the New Black, after all.

A Match Made in We Don't Know Where (But We Wouldn't Want to Visit)

Sarah Palin joins Fox News.

El Commandante, Indeed

According to the Daily Beast, "a Cuban official named “Ramon” claimed that Fidel Castro slept with an astonishing (though mathematically questionable) 35,000 women."

Scorecard (Indeed)

(Editor's note-- Please excuse us as we put all journalistic integrity aside and turn once again to the Daily Beast)

Fidel: 35,000

Wilt the Stilt: 20,000

Warren Beatty: 12,775

Umberto Billo, a hotel porter at the Venetian (hometown of Casanova) in Las Vegas: 8,000

Charlie Sheen: 5,000 (Two and a half men, indeed!)

Gene Simmons (aka Chaim Witz/Gene Klein): 4,600

Ron Jeremy: 4-5,000 (this we believe)

Hugh Hefner: "Thousands"

Jack Nicholson: 2,000

Eric Clapton: 1,000 (not bad for a guy with no chin!)

Magic Johnson: 1,000 (well, they do say the chances are one in a thousand...)

Public Statement to Our Readership:

Henceforth, we shall refer to the "Underpants Bom(b)er" as the "Unitbom(b)er."

We Have a Winner!

As far as the "Underpants Bom(b)er" goes, no surprise here-- it's the Daily Show.

"By Yemen"

"So even if the bomb works, there's going to be 72 very disappointed virgins."

"I, too, have a tendency to ignore messages from Nigerian bankers who wish to help me."

See it herre.