My friend Bismo has pointed out a Web site to me, Falsiness.org, that blows the lid off of the lies of Stephen Colbert’s truthiness. Damn! And I thought I could trust that bastard.
Category: Politics, Religion & Money
Colbert’s
Colbert’s Direct Comments Marvel
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Who else but fanboy Stephen Colbert would open a show with a comic book reference? There was no pass-off segment from The Daily Show tonight, but I often think of that and Colbert’s opening as being the best parts of the show.
Biting Barack At Hillary
Until today I was only vaguely aware of the Hillary 1984 “Vote Different” ad, but my friend Tom got me to watch it. In case you haven’t seen it, and in case it gets pulled from YouTube, I’ll post it here. See the iPod the woman is wearing?
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Tom did a little research and determined the iPod was added by Apple itself, and that version was the basis for the anti-Hillary edit. For comparison, here’s the original Apple Macintosh TV ad, directed by Ridley Scott, shown during the 1984 Super Bowl.
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A Democratic operative named Phil de Vellis claims credit, or blame, for the video. De Vellis has been fired from a company called Blue State Digital, which is on the Obama payroll. Blue State Digital has released a statement.
The ad is an incredibly stupid stunt, because just like the original commercial it goes after the wrong target. The 1984 ad labeled IBM as The Enemy, when it should have been Bill Gates’ face up on the screen. Hillary isn’t the evil enemy. Bush is.
Although Bush and Cheney must leave office in January 2009, it is absolutely critical to the future of the United States that they be replaced with Democrats. For all anybody knows this early in the game, Hillary and Barack may become running mates.
The fake 1984 ad does nothing to further the Democratic cause. It’s counterproductive, and it smacks of a Republican dirty trick. If de Vellis is, in fact, a Democrat, he should get a clue.
The BBC on Iran
Viacom is suing Google for a billion dollars, but a while back the BBC and Google reached an agreement, and here’s an example of the value of that deal — a 90-minute documentary on the next military target of the Bush administration, Iran.
It’s Stephen Colbert Day in Canada, Eh?
Did you know that tomorrow, March 20, is Stephen Colbert Day in the Canadian town of Oshawa (bless you!), near Toronto? You do now!
The Name is Plame. Valerie Plame.
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Valerie Plame Wilson gave sworn testimony yesterday before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. This should answer any lingering questions about Plame’s status as a former covert CIA operative. She is no longer a covert CIA operative, of course, only because her cover was blown by people with security clearance.
I didn’t bother editing this video clip, so it starts and ends somewhat abruptly. I included Georgia Republican Representative Lynn Westmoreland because it’s funny to see that he appears to be a bit smitten by Plame, and also because he made a memorable appearance on The Colbert Report last year.