Mitchell Bard: After the Underwear Bomber, Republicans Have Shown Their True Color: Weakness

Remember when Republicans portrayed themselves as tough guys? The party of John Wayne? Hard to picture now, right? Ever since an Islamic fundamentalist tried to blow up a flight from Amsterdam to Detroit, Republicans have, as Steve Benen eloquently put it, engaged in a “collective display of pants-wetting.”

The naked politicization of the attempted attack has been both shameful and hypocritical. (Can you imagine what these same Republicans, from Dick Cheney to members of Congress, would have done if Democrats criticized ..read more

Looking back and ahead (The Ironton Tribune)

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At decade’s end, revelers wonder what future holds

By The Associated Press | The Tribune

Published Thursday, December 31, 2009

NEW YORK (AP) — Out with the old and in with the – what?

With the nation at war on two foreign fronts, the economy uncertain, terrorism a threat and environmental catastrophe on the list of possible destinies, a sense of starting fresh remains elusive for many, who wonder what sort of new legacy they can build beginning on Jan. ..read more

Rush Limbaugh , conservative radio host, rushed to Hawaiian hospital with chest pains: report (New York Daily News)

By Dave Goldiner DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER

Originally Published:Wednesday, December 30th 2009, 9:47 PM Updated: Thursday, December 31st 2009, 5:32 AM

Radio loudmouth Rush Limbaugh was reportedly rushed to a Hawaii hospital after suffering chest pains Wednesday night.

Paramedics responded to a call for help at 2:41 p.m. local time at the Kahala Hotel and Resort, a Hawaii TV station reported.

Limbaugh, 58, who has an army of 20 million listeners, was taken to Queen’s Medical Center in serious condition, station KITV said.

Limbaugh’s lawyer, ..read more

Sarah Palin at the Washington Gridiron Club: a harmonic convergence of awfulness – True/Slant

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Sarah Palin showed up at Saturday’s Gridiron Club meeting in Washington, regaling the media elite with a series of one-liners (example: “If the election had turned out differently, I could be the one overseeing the signing of bailout checks, and Vice President Biden could be on the road selling his book, ‘Going Rogaine.’”) In other words, it was awful. In fact, a harmonic convergence of awfulness. Why?

The Gridiron Club is an exclusive coterie of a few dozen Washington ..read more

James Franco set to go live on ‘SNL’ tonight — we can’t wait – Zap2it.com (blog)

James Franco, the “Pineapple Express” actor who considers his stint on ABC’s “General Hospital” “performance art” will truly be performing tonight (Dec. 19) as host of “Saturday Night Live.”We can’t wait to see how Franco– who has recently played a stoner, a Spider-Man’s best friend and a mysterious artist — will fare among the likes of the cast and if he’ll be as memorable as some of the season’s other hosts like Taylor Lautner, Taylor Swift and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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‘A Very Gilly Christmas’ Presented By SNL – Thaindian.com

By Ranjan Bhaduri,Dec.18, (THAINDIAN NEWS) December 17th was a treat for the viewers of the idiot box (read:TV), who were hooked to the Saturday Night Live (or simply SNL). The show went on to feature a special edition called “SNL presents: A very Gilly Christmas”. To host the show, Kristen Wiig was present in full character dressed like a school-going-girl. Her character went on to bite her lip continuously while trying to make mischief all the time. The charter, ..read more

Sarah Palin Upstages William Shatner, Makes Us Like Her – BlackBook Magazine

Last night, William Shatner sat down to read selections from Sarah Palin’s Going Rogue. This marked the second time that The Tonight Show made use of Shatner’s brilliant narrative techniques. Previously he appeared on the show to recite her Tweets. But as with anything involving Palin–who is quickly becoming our generation’s Gloria Vanderbilt (a Palin-esque line of mom jeans to follow?)– and a captive viewing audience, surprises were in store!

And after his eloquent recitation, Shatner and the rest of Conan ..read more

Top 10 Late Night Talk Show Appearances of the Decade – Movieline (blog)

In the first of what will be Movieline’s many investigations into the decade, we inspect the 10 greatest talk show guests of the 2000s. Some of the listed winners were in on the joke, and some were pretty decent jokes themselves. Grow a beard, recall your favorite menu items from prison, and enjoy.

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2009’s Hottest Halloween Costume? Kate Gosselin!

Sarah Palin? So 2008.

This year’s hottest Halloween costume: Kate Gosselin.

A wig resembling her amped up, asymmetrical hairdo is now available online ($14.99; www.buycostumes.com).

See Kate Gosselin’s school photo – and more!

Dubbed the “Eight Is Too Much Adult Wig,” the “sleek and so stylish” hairpiece “will make people think you have eight children,” a product description reads. It’s…

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Sarah Palin Resigns as Alaska Governor

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has announced she will be stepping down from her post as the state’s highest-ranking official on July 26 and will not seek re-election to a second term in 2010.

In a press conference held in her Wasilla, Alaska, hometown Friday, Palin — who has 18 months left in her first term of office — said she would be devoting more time to her family, though political insiders…

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