AllahPundit brought us this mp3 of a song by a group called Evolution Control Committe (ECC), which samples what seems like hundreds of Dan Rather soundbytes as well as AC/DC's "Back in Black". I thought, "You could make an awesome video to fit with this", but then I discovered someone already had, and it was on YouTube.

Note: There is clearly an anti-Bush administration tone throughout the video, but it's not overwhelming. Let's put it this way, I'd rather watch the video than read the NY Times. At least they they showed Clinton & Gore over the words "low ethics", but negativity towards President Bush and the administration pops up a number of times.

 

***UPDATE***
Today's Vent with Michelle Malkin is a round-up of all things Katrina. I agree with most of Michelle's points, however I still think Brown/FEMA take too much heat for this, because the situation wouldn't have been as unmanagable had there been compitent local and state leadership. Because they refused to issue a mandatory evacuation, and follow their own plans, FEMA was left to clean up an unimaginable mess. Note how Jeb Bush is constantly in front of the cameras and issuing evacuations days before storms approach, and he evacuated the Keys days before the current storm. More of my unpolitically correct look back at "Katrina" here.

 

A little Monday morning immaturity for those of you bored at your offices. Let me add a disclaimer by saying that I know it's crappily produced (buy me some software and teach me to use it) and that it's really dumb... Perhaps someone with the time and the resources can use this to inspire them to create something much better, but until then you'll have to live with this:

 

If you haven't seen President Bush's performance at the White House Correspondent's dinner, I've got the video here. He and his impersonator were hilarious, I think we can all agree. Though I think with better writers it could have been even funnier, but it was definitely still great.

Sadly we couldn't say the same for the usually funny Stephen Colbert. As I said in this post, not only was he out of line at an event that is supposed to be "all in good fun", he was just not funny. Also, like I said, it isn't a partisan thing that he wasn't funny, it was a humor thing. He just simply had poorly written jokes. I don't recommend wasting this much time, but if you care to see Colbert totally bomb, the performance can be viewed in the three segments at YouTube (1, 2, and 3.)

Of course that's all old news now, but what continues to shock me, is how the left has made him their new mascot. There are countless message boards all over the internet filled up with "Colbert has huge balls", "my hero", etc. etc. etc. You can find them if you're looking, but I'd rather not send them any traffic, but rest assured they're out there. Now, I expected liberals to be pleased with Colbert insulting the President, just a few feet away... but I never thought they would be treat him like a God (yes some of them are even calling him that.) It's just insane how all of these (clearly mostly college kids) are falling all over themselves to worship him for being such a disrespectful and unfunny puke.

The most surprising thing of all, though, is that people thought he was funny. HE WAS NOT FUNNY! Yes, he usually is... Even on Strangers with Candy if you've ever caught that very strange show. But I don't know who wrote these jokes, but it was just terrible. Not to mention, I can't say as I've seen someone get through a joke and realize they told it wrong and have to retell it... That was just embarassing.

But back to the worshippers, which is why I am writing this post. Like I said, I'd rather not link to the dozens of message boards I've seen (though I'm sure it's really in the thousands), but I do want to link you to the most idiotic site on the net - the newly launched Thank You Stephen Colbert. This ridiculous site currently boasts over 34,000 comments "thanking" Colbert (I guess for being unfunny and out of line?). What a pointless and idiotic site. I just can't even put in to words how pathetic and just... stupid this thing is. How about you 34k libs put down the bong and get out to vote next time, instead of making a Colbert worship blog that exists for no reason, other than to thank him for that pathetic display he put on at the Correspondent's dinner.

Hands down, Thank You Stephen Colbert wins this week's Moonbat Award.

 

Newly appointed White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten has said that the administration plans to get their "mojo" back. Too.... many..... Austin Powers jokes.... can't decide..... Oh well, enjoy this photoshop (click for full size):

WASHINGTON (AP) -- It's time for the White House to go on offense and "get our mojo back." Josh Bolten said Sunday in his first interview since taking over as the president's chief of staff.

"What the change does provide is an opportunity for the White House to step back, refresh, re-energize at a time when we're 5 1/2 years into an administration - normally a slow point, a low point, in many administrations - and a chance for us to get our mojo back, to go back more on the offensive and to get people within the White House to look at our operations, re-energize them for the next six months up through the election, the next 1,000 days through the end of this president's term," Bolten said.

More from the AP...

********THIS JUST IN***********

We're getting reports in that the President has in fact recovered his mojo.... what?... yes... yes we can now confirm that, President Bush has his mojo back. Yeah baby!

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Last night I mentioned the White House Correspondent's annual dinner event, and it's odd guest list. Well, it turned out to be a less funny event than I've seen in the past, but President Bush's "speech" was pretty funny, so I thought I'd share the video.

Steve Bridges who makes a living by getting made up to look like the President, and impersonating him at various events and on television, stood next to the President, at his own podium and sort of played the role of the president's "brain" or "conscience". Basically when he spoke, it is supposedly what the President is really thinking, but then the real President Bush would speak and it would be much friendlier to the audience and his words would be screwed up, etc. Definitely worth a watch.

[NOTE FROM RIGHTWINGED.COM: Due to high site traffic, I've taken the direct video off of my site, and am now embedding version I found on iFilm.

I think my favorite line was:

... continue to spread our agenda globally, and around the world, as well as internationally

Stephen Colbert totally bombed during his portion of the show. And I don't just say that as a conservative who didn't like jokes at the President's expense. In fact I love jokes about his "Bushisms" and when cleverly written, even some jokes about policy can be funny to.

Colbert's performance was just extremely weak, and as I said he totally bombed. I don't base this on my reaction to the jokes... I base it on the dead silence for roughly 90% of his monologue, in a room full of liberals. Setting aside the fact that he had hardly any funny jokes, he also did go a little too far in his "jokes" in trashing the President who was seated only a few feet away. It just got worse and worse. The funniest part was probably when he pointed out Plame and Wilson (again, huh?) in the audience and then faked concern for "outting" her.

Anyway, I was shocked at Colbert's performance. Usually the guest entertainer is the best part, but I just can't believe how unbelievably bad he was, when he's usually pretty funny. I may dig through and find the one or two funny (or maybe just odd) moments later if folks express any interest, but it would be total waste to post the entire thing because it was just that bad.

Editor & Publisher has more on Colbert's performance, noting the President's obvious displeasure (not that visible on C-SPAN). While E&P provides a quick rundown of Colbert's material, it fails to mention how painfully unfunny it was.

***UPDATE***
(Should've known) Hot Air also has highlights from the Bush segment and the Colbert segment. If you are interested in seeing if my review is on point or not, check it out... but remember - I warned you. Do remember though, that these are only a few highlights. You'd have to see the entire thing to understand how truly terrible it was. Hot Air anticipates C-SPAN posting the video on their site, and then you'd be able to check out the entire thing.

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***UPDATE***
See video of President Bush's performance, alongside his impersonator at the White House Correspondent's dinner here.

If you're familiar with the White House Correspondent's Association dinners, you know that they're usually fun events where celebrities, journalists, and Washington politicians come together.... and zing eachother!!! It's usually all in good fun, even though many of those teasing the President truly do hate him. It is truly some of the funniest television you'll see (usually).

This year's dinner seems a little different... While I think Stephen Colbert, of Comedy Central's The Colbert Report, will probably be a great and funny host, I'm iffy on some of the other guests. Who, you ask? Well here are a few that are set to be in attendance:

AP via SignOnSanDiego.com

Others on the guest list included rapper-actor Ludacris, whose real name is Chris Bridges; James Denton, the hunky plumber on “Desperate Housewives” on ABC; “Dancing With the Stars” winner Drew Lachey; New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin; tennis player Anna Kournikova; and Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

Well it's more than a little annoying that thug rapper Ludacris will be attending. I guess the first, most obvious question, is why? Who inviting this clown? We know his songs promote everything that is wrong with this country, so of all places to put this thug, why at a White House dinner!? I suppose he wouldn't be "true to da game" if he didn't "pimp" in Washington, considering he does have a song called "Pimpin' All Over The World". Or maybe he's there to treat the audience to a special performance of another of his hits, "Get The F*** Back".

The rest of that partial guest list seems relatively harmless though, but I promised more guests to be outraged about, and more guests I shall deliver:

Expected to join ABC were former Ambassador Joseph Wilson and his wife, Valerie Plame, the CIA officer at the heart of a leak investigation that has reached deep into the White House.

WHAT!? I don't know if this is a great idea for Covert Plame be out in the open after someone "leaked" her name. United States security has been jeapardized, and Plames life is in danger!!! We all know the real story, but seriously, why would these two losers be there and why would they want to be there? Why would they want to be at an event where the evil administration who "outed" Plame is going to be yuckin' it up and having a good time? This is just the weirdest thing I've ever heard of... I may more on this strange twist later, but it's starting right now and I also have some other things to attend to.

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This is hilarious. The vicious and whiney David Gregory, who really made a name for himself when he threw a fit because he wasn't the first to know about Dick Cheney's hunting accident, got zinged by the President today. As usual, instead of asking any real or important questions, Gregory tries to "get" the President by antagonizing him about recent administration changes. Bush, clearly annoyed by the constant "get Bush" attitude/questions, zings Gregory in a brief exchange. Expose the Left has the video.

PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you for your penetrating question. Plus, I am not going to hire you, if that is what you’re suggesting.

GREGORY:I was not suggesting that.

PRESIDENT BUSH: I would, except you can’t pass the background check.

Watch the video

 

I don't remember what I was even looking for earlier, but I landed on this Forbes article that I had to bookmark so I could post on it later.... which is now.

The Forbes piece discusses the wealth of Democrats who, at the time, were running for the Democratic nomination to run for President. It talks about the multi-millionaires Kerry and Edwards, etc. but none of that was new or interesting to me. No what I found interesting (and by interesting I mean hilarious) is that Dennis Kucinich's net worth might be as low as $2000!!!

The only announced White House contender on Capitol Hill who has reported a lower net worth than Gephardt, a former minority leader in the House of Representatives, is Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, who puts his at between $2,000 to $32,000.

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(Helen Thomas and David Gregory's heads obtained from screen captures at Expose the Left)
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I threw that together last night after we'd all heard Fox News confirm that Tony Snow would in fact be taking the job, and just as was reported, the President welcomed Tony to the team this morning. HotAir has a highlight video clip from the President's brief statements. See Flopping Aces, The Political Pit Bull, or Expose the Left for a full clip of the 4 and a half minute event.

Naturally, this is the subject of much buzz around the blogosphere. I'll try to stay away from rabid lefty blogs in this round-up because... who cares, right? I mean, all they are saying is "Ah-ha! We told you Fox News was just a Bush propaganda machine". Take your pick, this is really about all they have to say. What's really annoyingis they are ignoring the fact that Tony Snow isn't FNC's "evening news" guy. He's a pundit, a commentator, and a known former President George H.W. Bush speech writer!!! Idiot lefties treat this like it's been kept secret or something.

So like I said, it would be a waste to link you to all the cliche posts at the lefty blogs, but you do have to check out today's vicious DNC press release (h/t California Conservative).

"The American people should get ready for another Snow job from the Bush White House. Tony Snow represents more of the same, not the fresh start the Administration needed," said Democratic National Committee Communications Director Karen Finney. "This is an interdepartmental move from one part of the conservative infrastructure to another that allows a darling of the right-wing to deliver the same misleading message, cherry-picked information and spin to the American people. Josh Bolten's plan for re-energizing the White House called for more happy talk and a better PR campaign for the same failed policies. Snow's track record of delivering misleading rhetoric is a perfect fit for this Administration that refuses to change and has a problem telling the truth."

Hey Dems, is this the DNC that you want representing you? I suppose next they'll be urging raising taxes on snow blowers?! (rimshot please) [insert equally lame jokes that use "snow balls", "snow showers", "snow man", "snow plow", etc. here]

***UPDATE***
As I mentioned earlier, the main dig that liberals across the blogosphere have been trying to take at Snow is the played out and predictable "Fox News is already the mouth piece for the Bush administration" line. As I said, Snow isn't the "evening news man", he's a commentator/pundit, and he's already been a speech writer for the former President George H.W. Bush.

I thought about all of that for a minute earlier and realized that we didn't hear an outcry from these people when CNN's Paul Begala and James Carville were hired on to the Kerry campaign as "unpaid advisors". Where were all the cries of media partisanship from these liberals then? Even the right didn't cry partisanship, but rightly complained about a conflict of interests, when CNN kept them on the air. Bill O'Reilly nailed it at the time:

So now we find out that CNN commentators James Carville and Paul Begala have signed on with the Kerry campaign as unpaid advisors. Traditionally, that would mean they would have to take a leave of absence from CNN or any news organization which employed them because journalistic ethics (oxymoron?) dictate that news organizations remain totally separate from political campaigns. But since we live in strange times, CNN says it will keep the guys on the air.

In the wake of the vicious attacks on Fox News for allegedly being "GOP TV," I expected the media to brutally dismember CNN and the new boys on John Kerry's bus. But instead it's been the silence of the lambs from the press. Can you say media bias?

Read more, as Bill further blasts the media for their hyporisy, and CNN's lack of "equal time".

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I just had to share this hilarious photo I received in an email from my friend and former roommate Ox, entitled "Arkansas Redneck Tornado Shelter.

 

I can only assume that the outrage over the name of a Ben & Jerry's flavor, that prompted a formal apology, came from liberals. How else could one be so stupidly over sensitive as to cry like a baby over an ice cream flavor name, if they weren't a lefty?

Full Reuters story below:

DUBLIN (Reuters) - Ice cream makers Ben & Jerry's have apologised for causing offence by calling a new flavour "Black & Tan" -- the nickname of a notoriously violent British militia that operated during Ireland's war of independence.

The ice cream, available only in the United States, is based on an ale and stout drink of the same name.

"Any reference on our part to the British Army unit was absolutely unintentional and no ill-will was ever intended," said a Ben & Jerry's spokesman.

"Ben & Jerry's was built on the philosophies of peace and love," he added.

The Black and Tans, so-called because of their two-tone uniforms, were recruited in the early 1920s to bolster the ranks of the police force in Ireland as anti-British sentiment grew.

They quickly gained a reputation for brutality and mention of the militia still arouses strong feelings in Ireland.

"I can't believe that Ben & Jerry's would be so insensitive to call an ice cream such a name and to launch it as a celebration of Irishness ... it's an insult!" wrote one blogger on www.junkfoodblog.com.

"I hope they don't try to launch it here in Ireland or I imagine they'll lose a lot of their fans."

Ben & Jerry's, a unit of Anglo-Dutch consumer goods giant Unilever, prides itself on its commitment to friendly business. Its mission statement includes a pledge to show "a deep respect for human beings inside and outside our company and for the communities in which they live."

So even though it is clearly innocently named a bunch of whiney babies forced an apology out of Ben & Jerry's (hippies who I'm not often in defense of).

There are rumors that some obese apes are working on a harassment lawsuit against Ben & Jerry's for another flavor name, Chunky Monkey. The apes claim that this insensitivity has led to countless eating disorders among all species of monkeys and apes.

Seriously though, I think everyone just needs to grab a tube of Sensodyne and temper down the sensitivity. What next, will Crayola have to change the names of all of the basic colors in their boxes of crayons?

 

How many of you have ever had some pictures developed, only to find a picture of yourself with your eyes closed and laughed "it looks like I was sleeping", when in fact the picture just happened to capture you in a blink? I think we've all done this at least once or twice, but apparently it's unacceptable for Vice President Dick Cheney and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Checking out the Drudge Report (part of a daily routine), I see a headline that reads: DID CHENEY FALL ASLEEP DURING HU VISIT?. Following the link takes you to a short slideshow from ABC News. But Drudge is using a different photo, this AP photo from Yahoo! News (I've also included their caption):

Vice President Dick Cheney and various members of the Bush administration, including Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, center, listen as President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao hold a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

No mention there of a "sleeping Cheney" (that comes in on the ABC slideshow, as we'll discuss shortly). But look at Cheney here... It's tough to tell if his eyes are closed, or if he's looking down at his notes. Also, would he be stupid enough to not know there were cameras there, and that no one would have nudged him to stand up with the rest of the crowd? I think we can assume that because of his known health issues, he might be advised to stay seated when possible. Of course he could also be in the process of slowly standing up, who knows? These are just guesses, but to assume he's sleeping is to assume that he and everyone else in the room is unaware of cameras.

Yahoo provides a second photo. This one he really seems to be looking over some papers, but it's so far away and taken at an angle that it's a total guess by anyone. Again, no mention of "sleeping" here.

Vice President Dick Cheney reads documents while President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao, unseen, hold a press availability in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington Thursday, April 20, 2006. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Now, back to the ABC News link from Drudge... The first image and caption follow:

Vice President Dick Cheney says he was looking at his notes, not sleeping, during a briefing by President Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao in Hu's first Oval Office visit.
(Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

Of course at first glance, he would appear to be catching some zs. But gain, first you have to wonder if he would be that stupid, knowing that there were cameras there, particularly knowing that the media is even interested in things like Presidential potty breaks. I think Cheney's a little smarter than that. In fact, I'm not so sure this is even during the briefing. Notice in the first picture (from Yahoo!) that administration folks are standing and listening attentively, but in this photo, someone (Rumsfeld?) is leaning back against a table with his head down. Not sure what is going on, but the next photo shows Condi sitting so one can only guess that these two photos were taken a few minutes before or after the AP photos (via Yahoo!) I think the one thing we can be certain of is that due to the caption and headline on the page, this is an example of the media trying to create news rather than report it.

On to the final photo, as I mentioned it's Condoleezza Rice, in her own "is she sleeping?" shot.

Either Hu was a less-than-charismatic speaker or he was speaking to a very drowsy crowd. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice looks a little sleepy here.
(Tim Sloan/AFP/Getty Images)

This picture sort of mixes everything up because Cheney was seated by himself in the others, but he's clearly looking at his notes with Condi seated right next to him, supposedly looking sleepy herself. This photo of a clearly awake Cheney, looks to me like a cleverly snapped shot of Condi briefly looking down. But like I said, either way, this all seems to be another case of the media trying to make rather than report the news.

Who knows though, maybe the briefing was just that boring and they were both taking a snooze? I think they're smart enough to know better, but you can make up your own minds.

 

Have you heard about the DEA agent who shot himself in the foot when demonstrating gun safety before a group of young children? Apparently the video has been out on the internet for a while, but I hadn't seen it or heard of this story until they mentioned it on Fox & Friends this morning.

The Firearms Coalition has the video (click on "gun safety lesson" link). Right before DEA agent, and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player, Lee Paige shoots himself in the foot he says:

This is a glock .40. 50 Cent, Too Short, all of 'em talk about glock .40s, okay? I'm the only one in this room professional enough, that I know of, who carries a glock .40. I'm the onl... (((BANG)))

Everyone in the room is clearly shaken up. At least he does make sure everyone else is okay, but then tries to proceed with the lesson. He insists that his helpers (or whoever they are) bring him another gun. Finally a woman starts to and the terrified students all start to panic and shout and yell at them to "put it down!"

The video is hilarious, except when you see how scared everyone in the room is and this clown wants to continue playing with guns.

Apparently this happened over two years ago, but because the video has been out Paige is complaining that he can no longer work undercover, so he's suing the DEA!

A DEA agent who accidentally shot himself in the foot while demonstrating gun safety to school children is suing the agency, saying video of the incident has made him the joke of the Internet.

Paige "is the target of jokes, derision, ridicule and disparaging comments" because of the publicity, according to the lawsuit, which seeks an unspecified amount.

Paige, a former player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said he can't work undercover anymore because of the tape.

"Yesterday I walk into a salon and a young lady made mention to me I was the person that shot myself on TV," Paige told NBC. "It is something I can't get away from."

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Link to the Firearms Coalition's home page.

 

I think the Japanese cartoons featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger probably beat this out, but this German music video from David Hasselhoff is still one of the funniest and strangest things I've ever seen.

">Watch it now via Planet Vids. If I didn't know how weird the entertainment industry is in other parts of the world, I would think this was a joke. Of course this has nothing to do with politics, but I had to share this with as many people as possible.