Without being said, I’m not a weight watcher. But, couldn’t Aetna have picked a more – how do you say – flattering picture of Magic for their “you’re fat so go to the gym” campaign? I think so.

As seen on the loop bound Chicago station platform…

Religulous – starring Bill Maher – is a humorous documentary…definitely worthwhile. I can’t say I learned all that much – other than the story of Horus (below) – but, it was baffling to see some of the religious nut jobs he came across. I left feeling frustrated that any crack whore religion could end up determining the fate of everybody. Ugh.

The reviews say the movie is offensive to nearly everyone. Not true. Mormons won’t like the film. Catholics won’t mind it as 2 priests from the Vatican are shown surprisingly in a positive manner. In fact, one of the priests is nearly as funny as Maher is throughout the film. All other religions shouldn’t have too much of an issue.

The story of Horus (B.C.) – does it ring a bell?

Horus was born to a virgin with the god Osiris as his father. He was baptized in a river and the person who baptized him was beheaded. Later, he raised a man name Azra from the dead whose name translates into Lazarus. Then, he was betrayed, crucified, and rose from the dead 3 days later and was heralded by two women who revealed this miracle to the world.

Like missing the Obama iPhone App story from yesterday, I don’t know how this one slipped by my radar…

Jesus christ – and I try not to over use the JC bomb – but, did she really just say that the worst thing cheney was part of was a duck hunting accident? Seriously? How about the Valerie Plame CIA leak scandal? Oh my god.

I can assure you that the mccain camp is relieved this Couric segment has concluded. Ouch.

As mentioned by the NY Times here on showcased on Digg yesterday here (I somehow missed the Digg story), the Obama camp recently released a new iPhone App.  My overly bias political viewpoints aside, this campaign knows how to use technology.

Along with my Election 08, WordPress, Pandora, and Facebook App, this is definitely one of my favorite Apps in terms of functionality.  As seen in the screenshots below, it’s is far more advanced than many of the aforementioned Apps I utilize on a daily basis and of course it’s free.  Download the App today!

A few screenshots:

P.S. Yes, I donated…

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432023,00.html

The following quotes from the article are straight out of something you would see from Michael Scott on The Office…

• Kuhn appeared dressed as a character which he called “Smellishis Poon,” with his face painted dark for the event. But Kuhn told FOXNews.com that he was not in blackface, but in “tanface,” and did not intend to offend anyone. “Blackface is shoepolish,” he said. “That’s not what I did. I dressed up to win and because it was so hilarious.” According to the NAACP, he also had suggestive back-up dancers for the talent portion of his performance, which he called the “Red Hot Puntangs.” “We danced to black music. The Weather Girls and Aretha Franklin,” Kuhn told FOXNews.com.
• While he won the award that night for the “most creative talent,” several local residents found the performance to be insulting and racially offensive, the Arkansas City Traveler reported. Kuhn initially defended his actions, saying he originally meant to portray an “over-the-top woman,” and that he didn’t care what people thought.
• Instead, he said, painting his face and portraying a black woman “was the best way to win.” “I had to make it as fun as possible,” he told FOXNews.com. “That was the best way I could think of to make as many people laugh as possible and raise money for this charity” Kuhn added that he was saddened that the event had been “blown so out of proportion,” by the local media and bloggers. “I am the mayor of a small town in Kansas,” Kuhn told FOXNews.com. “We are poor people, but we don’t have poor ways. To paint me as a racist is just not right.”

I personally think Rudy Giuliani looked better dressed in drag – but, you decide…

Burchie, thank you.

Of course – like EVERY media outlet has stated – palin did better than expected.  That’s not saying much.

As seen tonight, her obnoxious folksy sh!t and talking incoherently for literally minutes at a time without answering a question doesn’t work in the continental US. I would be overly embarrassed if I was a politician that has at some point lost to her in a debate.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/02/debate.transcript/index.html

One of many cases in point of sh!t that’s not effective outside of Alaska…

Q: “Governor, you said in July that someone would have to explain to you exactly what it is the vice president does every day.  Now maybe this was just what was going on at the time. But tell us now, looking forward, what it is you think the vice presidency is worth now.”

A: “I’m thankful the Constitution would allow a bit more authority given to the vice president if that vice president so chose to exert it in working with the Senate and making sure that we are supportive of the president’s policies and making sure too that our president understands what our strengths are.”

Q: “Governor, you mentioned a moment ago the constitution might give the vice president more power than it has in the past. Do you believe as Vice President Cheney does, that the Executive Branch does not hold complete sway over the office of the vice presidency, that it it is also a member of the Legislative Branch?”

A: “Well, our founding fathers were very wise there in allowing through the Constitution much flexibility there in the office of the vice president. And we will do what is best for the American people in tapping into that position and ushering in an agenda that is supportive and cooperative with the president’s agenda in that position. Yeah, so I do agree with him that we have a lot of flexibility in there, and we’ll do what we have to do to administer very appropriately the plans that are needed for this nation. And it is my executive experience that is partly to be attributed to my pick as V.P. with McCain, not only as a governor, but earlier on as a mayor, as an oil and gas regulator, as a business owner. It is those years of experience on an executive level that will be put to good use in the White House also.”

Here’s what we got so far – best to worst debate performances during the general election…

1) Biden
2) Obama #1
3) mccain #1
4) palin

The following is my colleague’s experience with his new Dell PC…

Unpack, plugin, use for a few months, notice a buzzing sound, remove the Fn key (sort of made it better), remove the white plastic layer thing that was under the key (sort of made it better), and finally solve the buzzing problem by wedging a piece of paper from an Orbit chewing gum pack in the keyboard.

Needless to say, we’re both PC converts for life…

http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1qYpENSJmaTaTiLWSUFodScpFTwD93I59R00

So, it looks like the bailout plan MUST be passed.  This is not capitalism.

“Federal regulators on Wednesday extended an unprecedented ban against all short-selling in the shares of more than 800 financial companies, keeping it in place at least until after Congress enacts a massive financial bailout plan.

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the extension of the ban, which was put in on Sept. 18 in a bid to shore up investor confidence in the face of the spiraling market crisis.

The ban, which was to expire Thursday, now will last until the third business day after enactment of the $700 billion financial bailout plan now before Congress. It will end no later than Oct. 17.”

As seen on BccList.com here, maybe sarah simply drew a blank (again) during last night’s Couric interview.

Or, maybe she has short term memory loss.  Don’t bristol (unpregnant) and todd have that stoner look?

Regardless, the following video is from June 2008…

Randy, thank you for the heads up.

As seen on BccList.com here, the Howard Kurtz rumor is sort of true.

But, palin didn’t go completely silent.  Rather, she decided after rambling for awhile to not answer Couric’s question.  Meaning, she couldn’t cite any SPECIFIC Supreme Court decision that she didn’t agree with.  Her response was sort of like what Andrew Halcro mentioned earlier in his article seen on BccList.com here.

Here’s palin’s most recent diarrhea of the mouth episode…

“Couric: Why, in your view, is Roe v. Wade a bad decision?

Palin: I think it should be a states issue not a federal government-mandated, mandating yes or no on such an important issue. I’m, in that sense, a federalist, where I believe that states should have more say in the laws of their lands and individual areas. Now, foundationally, also, though, it’s no secret that I’m pro-life that I believe in a culture of life is very important for this country. Personally that’s what I would like to see, um, further embraced by America.

Couric: Do you think there’s an inherent right to privacy in the Constitution?

Palin: I do. Yeah, I do.

Couric: The cornerstone of Roe v. Wade.

Palin: I do. And I believe that individual states can best handle what the people within the different constituencies in the 50 states would like to see their will ushered in an issue like that.

Couric: What other Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?

Palin: Well, let’s see. There’s, of course in the great history of America there have been rulings, that’s never going to be absolute consensus by every American. And there are those issues, again, like Roe v. Wade, where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So you know, going through the history of America, there would be others but

Couric: Can you think of any?

Palin: Well, I could think of any again, that could be best dealt with on a more local level. Maybe I would take issue with. But, you know, as mayor, and then as governor and even as a vice president, if I’m so privileged to serve, wouldn’t be in a position of changing those things but in supporting the law of the land as it reads today.”

P.S.  Biden didn’t sh!t the bed  when Couric tried her “gotcha journalism” on him during the same segment so that’s good.

fox news never ceases to amaze me…

Digg and Bob Cesca’s blog, thank you.

As originally seen on BccList.com here – well I think he’s losing his mind (again) this time, this time he’s losing his mind (again).

Something about an astronaut – yada, yada…