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Author - Bob Cesca
We're A Very Weird Nation
This article on NOLA.com caught my eye. The headline: Offshore drilling ban could be a blow to Louisiana economy And the key quote: "It's bad enough that we have an oil spill to deal with and the...
Superhero Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal is really good at jumping into and out of helicopters. He can also talk about the oil spill without choking on his own tongue. Amazing! By the way, anyone care to find out how much...
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Smashing Pumpkins - "Bullet with Butterfly Wings"
Unbelievable Photo
This is 100 percent real. Tropical Storm Agatha swept through Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. The above photograph was released by the president of Guatemala. It's a gigantic crater left in the...
Lack of Government is the Problem
The other day, I tweeted: You know who I blame in part for the oil spill? Everyone who bought into "government is the problem" and "era of big government is over." Much of this oil spill tragedy, say...
Douche Quote of the Day
"There's no one who wants this over more than I do. I would like my life back." Tony Hayward Sorry, no. You can't have your life back until we get our Gulf of Mexico back. And that will take decades...
Spongebob Oil Pants
By artist Mike Mitchell:
Slippery Bastards
BP is denying the existence of the underwater oil plumes. VENICE, La. — Disputing scientists' claims of large oil plumes suspended underwater in the Gulf of Mexico, BP PLC's chief executive on Sunday...
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The Smashing Pumpkins theme week rolls on with - "Tarantula" (AOL Sessions)
Safe, Clean Nuclear Power
The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vermont has been leaking radioactive Tritium. In fact, "100 times the federal Environmental Protection Agency's safety limit for that substance in drinking...
Katrina Is Neither A Metaphor Nor A Meme
I'm watching This Week as the panelists discuss whether the oil spill is "Obama's Katrina." Frank Rich wrote a piece this morning about whether this is "Obama's Katrina." It's a line of discussion...
Morning Awesome
Our Smashing Pumpkins theme week begins with - "Tonight, Tonight" All YouTube versions of Smashing Pumpkins videos aren't available for embedding thanks to the idiots at EMI and Warner Bros. who...
Wingnut Jihad
High Pitch Mark Levin is a classy lady. After that happened, McGinniss—who is hoping to finish his local research for the book by Labor Day—became the target of fury from Palin fans. After radio host...
The Next Big Idea
Here's what BP is going to try next. If the top kill fails, BP would cut off the damaged riser from which the oil is leaking and cap it with a containment valve that's already resting on the seafloor...
Junk Shot Failed. Oil Still Leaking.
I was feeling really optimistic when the PBS ticker stopped. Not any more. They tried the big junk shot -- pumping various sporting goods into blowout preventer -- but that failed. The technician...
Great. They Found Another Giant Oil Plume.
This new one is off to the northwest and it's evidently moving towards land. And, of course, there's no way any booms can stop it. The other plume to the east is six miles wide and 3,200 feet tall...
The Banners are Back
As you've probably noticed, for the last month or so, I removed most of the ads from the site due to weird malware attaching itself to the banners somehow. But after some R&D at Banter Media, we...
Criminal Investigation of BP
Via Intoxination: A team of top federal prosecutors and investigators has taken the first steps toward a formal criminal investigation into oil giant BP's actions before and after the drilling rig...
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MST3K Saturday - "Manos The Hands of Fate" For your Memorial Day weekend traveling. Be nice to Torgo.