Albert Castiglia
“Bad Year Blues”

I love this guy…….

Rachel Maddow, the Air America radio host and perma-filler-in-er at MSNBC, is at last getting her own show on the network. The well-liked (by NBC News staffers) and well-received (by MSNBC viewers) commentator will take over the 9pm slot — a pretty hefty change, given that we’re only weeks away from the election. This means, of course, that Hamptons playboy Dan Abrams is losing his show Verdict. None of this is entirely surprising to insiders, nor Jossip readers — MSNBC chief Phil Griffin hinted Maddow getting her own show was a near inevitability, and we’ve been regularly covering her ascent at the network.

Though removed from primetime, Abrams, however, isn’t going far: He remains NBC News’ chief legal correspondent, and is expected to continue appearing on the network.

But the real matter at hand is now how well Maddow’s show will do, but how well Keith Olbermann’s Countdown will do without her. Certainly, Olbermann carries his own weight at the network. But Maddow, as an omnipresent guest and sometime fill-in anchor, has lent her expertise to Olbermann’s crusade against the Bush administration and John McCain. It’s likely that, with her own show to handle, she will have little to no time to appear on Olbermann’s program, nor anywhere else but daytime.

Source: Jossip.com

From The Dish Rag:

Did Hillary Clinton get some face filling done?

According to Gawker, it looks as if Hillary Clinton visited a New York plastic surgeon and got some injectable fillers for a more youthful appearance.

Oh, puh-leeze. I’m sure she has. And so what?

Can we talk about Republican presumptive nominee John McCain’s smooooth as silk forehead, as seen on Saturday night’s interview with minister Rick Warren at Saddleback Church.

I’m sorry, but that old guy looks as if he took Paris Hilton’s description of him (”wrinkly white-haired guy”) to heart.

According to a UCLA dermatologist who treats celebrities, “John McCain now looks like he’s had a lot of Botox to paralyze his frown and worry lines on his forehead. I’d also say that he’s had some laser treatments to lessen the broken capillaries and diminish age spots.”

I’m willing to bet that McCain may not even know he’s had Botox. My theory is that his freeze-dried wife, Cindy McCain, has been secretly sedating poor John for years and injecting him with her very own forehead-muscle paralyzing Botox stash. She looks like the kinda gal who might do just that.

What do you think? Has McCain had some ‘help” with his appearance? And does it matter?

An AP typo in an article about vice presidential picks calls Lieberman a prick. I’d say that’s no typo, they got it right!!

His top contenders are said to include Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Less traditional choices mentioned include former Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge, an abortion-rights supporter, and Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential prick in 2000 who now is an independent.

Who’s to say there won’t be a whacked out teacher. Who’s to say a whacko won’t get the gun from the teacher. This is some crazy shit………

WHEN teachers return for a new school term in the tiny Texas farming town of Harrold, they may be packing more than books and pens. To defend students from any gun-toting maniacs, they can also carry loaded pistols into the classroom.

The remote rural community has appalled gun-control advocates by becoming America’s first to allow teachers to bear concealed firearms.

Harrold’s school board maintains that the move is necessary because the town is 40 kilometres from the nearest sheriff’s office, making it hard to get swift help in an emergency. Also, its location, just metres from a major highway, makes it a potential target for armed maniacs.

“We are 30 minutes from law enforcement,” said Harrold’s school superintendent, David Thweatt. “How long do you think it would take to kill all 150 of us? It would be a bloodbath.”

Selected teachers are to be trained in crisis management. Mr Thweatt said: “When you have good guys with guns, the bad guys do less damage.”

More at The Age

H/T to Scottie for this post and a belated happy birthday to you!!

Would someone PLEASE take out their checkbook and write away Hillary’s debt already?!!

These people have money shooting out of their asses, but others feel Obama must cheapen and jeopardize his campaign just so Hillary can make back some of the money she willfully threw away on her failed presidential run.

Now how STUPID is that? I can see this occurring from within the republican party. Those people are great at spreading their ill-gotten gains amongst themselves. I guess I expect too much from the democratic party.

If these people really gave a damn about their constituents, shouldn’t they be raising money for the poor and unfortunate amongst us? Or am I asking too much from our supposed public servants?

Although Fay didn’t make it to hurricane status, hold on tight to those bloomers anyway, QuestionGirl!

Hurricane warnings dropped after Fay makes landfall

NAPLES, Florida (CNN) — Forecasters dropped hurricane warnings as Tropical Storm Fay failed to strengthen before making landfall in southwestern Florida early Tuesday.

Fay came ashore at Cape Romano just south of Marco Island, but never reached the 74-mph (119-kph) threshold necessary for hurricane status, the National Hurricane Center said.

The storm came ashore Sunday night in western Cuba and then again Monday afternoon over Key West. [...]

A tropical storm warning wraps around the bottom of the Florida Peninsula from Longboat Key on the Gulf Coast to Flagler Beach on the east. The Florida Keys from Ocean Reef to the west end of the Seven Mile Bridge also are included in the warning.

TBone Walker
“Stormy Monday”

Appropriate for this day in South Florida

The REAL John McCain is a multi-millionaire who owns ten luxurious homes. The REAL John McCain backs President Bush’s tax cuts for big corporations. The REAL John McCain empathizes only with the interests of our nation’s wealthy minority, not its money-strapped majority. But far too many are buying into McCain’s deceit, so we created this video to educate the public about the REAL McCain.

From Brave New Films

Ha!! Gotta love when an interview doesn’t go the way Fox expects it to. This 12 year old and her aunt place blame for the Georgia/Russia conflict with Georgia.

Source: Informed Comment