January 2009
Would just like to thank every single person he knows for picking the night he’s at a 24hr movie fest, to do something interesting.
The Blago Beat: Bye-bye, Blago →
It is with profound sadness that I announce the departure of Milorad “Rod” R. Blagojevich from the Governor’s Seat of the Great State of Illinois.
Rod Blagojevich served from January 13, 2003 –…
has come to the conclusion that everyone on Yelp is both stupid, and an asshole.
Blago's Greatest Hits (updated) →
For those of you who are having trouble keeping track of Blagoyevich antics, the Chicago Tribune provides a helpful timeline:
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The Blago Beat: "Do you swear to tell the... →
Blago has a great idea. Instead of having to answer difficult questions at his impeachment trial, he’s just going to mosey on in at the last minute, the politician cowboy that he is, and deliver…
Ep. 17 Delay (AKA "Ethan Cheng? We Don't Need No... →
Apologies. As opposed to missing 5 minutes of an episode, you will be sans Episode 17 for a couple of days. Don’t let that worry you, though, as Dear Leader will be popping up with field recordings…
and if Blago had picked Oprah, what woud have... →
So it’s been revealed now that Gov. Rod Blagoyevich considered Oprah for Obama’s vacant Senate seat.
Oprah responds: http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/01/winfrey_responds_to_blagojevic.html
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Tales Of Air Superiority →
From a plaque in front of a plane at the Air Force Museum in Hanoi, Vietnam:
INTERCEPTOR MIG 21 F96 ITS ONE OF THE 22TH HEROIC REGIMENTS PLANE THIS REGIMENT SHOT DOWN 137 US PLANES, THAT WERE…
The Blago Beat: Dec. 9th is Blago's "Pearl Harbor... →
Since the news doesn’t seem to die, it seemed about time to make a title for this subsection of news. “The Blago Beat” works for me.
In today’s Blago Beat: Blago says that Dec. 9th, the day that he…
Blago: The Itch You Can't Scratch →
Breaking news from CNN.
Blago’s lead lawyer, Ed Genson, has resigned, saying:
“I never require a client to do what I say but I do require them to at least listen to what I say. … I wish the…
Blago Ain't Nothin' But A Cowboy, Baby →
Blago’s hittin’ the public relations trail, moseyin’ on down to “Good Mornin’ ‘Merica’” and “Th’View”.
He’s jus’ tryin’ to let everyone know that he’s like a cowboy that everyone’s tryin’ to hang…
The undergrads smell bad. Seriously, I’m not just being a dick, they actually make the entire building smell worse once they show up.
Ep. 16 Technical Difficulties →
Hey folks,
Just to let you know, as of 1:51 PM EST, the episode cuts out with about 5 minutes left. Joe will be doing his best to get a complete version up later this evening (Wed. Jan 21st), but…
Cocking A Snook, Explained →
The BBC explains what this gesture means and what it looks like: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A42130478
I (Joe) forgot to mention on the podcast how I learned of this fantastic term, which is…
2008.01.20: Ep 16: Cocking a Snook at the... →
With their fearless leader Ethan Cheng gone on vacation, Joe, Roni and Alec soldier gamely on to deal with Obama’s inauguration, Bush’s legacy, Gaza’s dueling ceasefires, awkward silences and…
Espresso con panna is the closest i will ever get to religion.
Undergrads go home - the stench of your genetic inferiority makes the eyes water.
Israel’s Public Relations Ineptitude →
I have put a blog entry up over at roniweiss.com continuing my take on the current situation in Gaza, in reference to today’s hit on the UNRWA building.
And, as Ethan said, in his stead, feel…
Ep. 15: Sucks To Be Youkraine →
The Senate bends over for Roland Burris, Obama’s inauguration balances out its anti-gay with some gay, sensitive Putin lets the people freeze, and we chat about what interesting things you’ll find…
Sensitive Putin, Watercolor Edition →
From Foreign Policy Passport:
Hunting, fishing, fighting, kissing babies, Machiavellian political maneuvering, ruling with an iron fist…and painting? Is Vladimir Putin the most complete human of…
Only protracted failure. →
There is no such thing as human progress. The sum total of human knowledge may increase, but the percentage of the population capable of understanding and exploiting that knowledge will always be…
AMERICA…FUCK YEAH!
Corn Lobby Is Giving Me Big Tobacco Vibes →
Since El Presidente’s early political career was largely bankrolled by Big Corn I don’t expect we’ll be hearing too much more about this for awhile but it seems to me like trying…
Burris' Momentum →
Diane Feinstein was the catalyst, or at least the first open sign that Roland Burris might not be rejected from taking over Obama’s seat in the Senate. Since then, a few events have transpired to…
amazed at how…midwestern, Beunos Aires is.
Ep. 14: Land Of Dinkins →
We discuss Israel vs. Palestine in Gaza and in general, our perspectives on the Roland Burris mess before the tide changed on Wednesday, and a crazy Russian professor who made a lot of absurd…
Just had the best Indian food of his life…in Buenos Aires?
Ta-Nehisi, Race, And Proposition 8 →
The Atlantic’s Ta-Nehisi Coates is fired up over a new study revealing that the racial breakdown of the Proposition 8 exit polls – which suggested that black people ostensibly killed gay marriage…
Seriously, how much damn ham and cheese can one nation consume?
Happy New Year →
Two thousand and nine is here, and to celebrate this momentous occasion, we’re… not doing anything. Roni and Alec are off in Argentina, and Joe, David, and I are having all our time sucked up by…
