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On Politico’s main page today they had a story entitled, “Economy Hurts Book Parties.”
I thought to myself, “WTF does that mean?” So of course I had to check it out.
What I saw was a crappy video about a small party celebrating author Matt Continetti’s new book, “The Persecution of Sarah Palin.”

It looked like it was [...]

I shot this using the new Kodak Zi8. I had some problems with the audio (my RadioShack mic stopped started to crap out while I was filming), so I apologize for the sound quality.
Enjoy!!!
The Joe Wex Dog Recreation Space at Peter’s Park in the South End, Boston:


 
 

When I was on Politico.com and saw that a republican congressman, Rep. Thaddeus McCotter (R-Mich.), broke a Guinness World Record for shredding the gnar (playing guitar) I had to make a comment about it.



A picture from Politico.com of McCotter playing the axe.

Back in March McCotter played at a benefit concert for the Michigan's auto industry at AJ’s Music Cafe in Ferndale, Michigan that lasted 288 hours. That's 12 days!!! The record was for the longest concert by multiple artists.

Dr. Zaius and the Bright Eyes, McCotter's brother's band, helped McCotter rock out. And no, McCotter's brother isn't actually Dr. Zaius and his back up band isn't Bright Eyes.

But HEY! If you don't believe me that McCotter shred, check out his YouTube page: RepMcCotter YouTube

And here are some videos of McCotter jamming out at the benefit concert that broke the world record (all on his youtube page).



He also plays in a group called the "Second Amendments" (wtf?) who are, according to his Youtube page, "a bipartisan Rock/Country Band made up of 5 members of Congress. Collin Peterson (D-MN), Thad McCotter (R-MI), Dave Weldon (R-FL), Jon Porter (R-NV), and Kenny Hulshof (R-MO)." (wtf?!?!!?!) I have to see these guys when come play at the Paradise this winter.
Here's a video of them playing a benefit concert for Farm Aid:


It reminds me of my high school when the the science teachers formed a band playing Beatles covers and performing them at school functions.

I kinda wish now his brother was actually Dr. Zaius...





But congrats to you McCotter on your world record! You really do know how to rock out over there on capital hill! \m/

Since the begining of the semester, every couple of weeks I see the crazy LaRouche supporters up and down Commonwealth Ave. holding signs and handing out pamphlets with a picture of President Obama with a Hitler mustache. First off, I think that picture is disgusting. Comparing our president to Hitler? What was that thing called???...oh yeah, the Holocaust.

Comparisons like this keep popping up all over the place. When I was on Politico.com today I saw a headline that said, "GOP Tweets clip of Hitler praising Pelosi." Of course I had to click it to see what it was about.

Apparently the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) tweeted (yes they have a twitter) this Tuesday morning`: "Funny Video: Moonbattery: Hitler Reacts to ObamaCare Maneuvers." The video is a clip from the the 2004 movie "Der Untergang," which depicts the final days of World War II and Hitler's life. In the clip, according to the fake subtles, Hitler praises Nancy Pelosi for sharing his views of health care reform and for not caring about the American people.



This and all the other Hitler comparisons are in bad taste. They're not even clever or funny.

Yeah, we get it, if Hitler = bad and Obama = bad then that means Obama = Hitler...or something stupid like that. HAHA!!! SO FUNNY!!!

I think the GOP are the only people who find Carlos Mencia funny.

So, of course, because if they didn't they would look like even bigger assholes, the NRCC apologized:

(From Politico.com)

UPDATE: NRCC spokesman John Randall says they have pulled down the Tweet and offered a mea culpa:

"We saw the video this morning and thought, like other parodies, that it was funny," Randall just told me. "In 20-20 hindsight, we realized it was in poor taste and pulled it down... I don't want anyone to think we're comparing Democrats to Nazis and to Hitler."

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These are the only people that can make comparing people to Nazis funny.

Apparently I'm middle-aged, British and know everything about blogging and media.

I should drop out of school now...great!

Senator Tom Coburn’s (R-Okla.) chief of staff Michael Schwartz (no relation!!!) said (quoting a friend) that "All pornography is homosexual pornography, because all pornography turns your sexual drive inwards," last Saturday at the Values Voter Summit in Washington.

That is absolutely absurd. Looks like someone hasn't read this Psychology Today article or used Yahoo! Answers before. Or maybe he should read this marie claire feature story?

You know what? I know what it is. He is probably obsessed with porn and is trying to cover his tracks.

Great job! This will throw everybody off!!!

Here is the original Politico article.

And here's a video of Michael Schwartz (no relation of course) saying that porn makes you gay: