'Best of TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
Reader Link
W - the Lost Years
George W. Bush like you've never seen him before!!! (a short comedy)
Vacant lot, west Texas, 1978.
After 30 hours of partying,
the press rehearsal resumes…
Weekly Link
Humor Gazette
John Kerry
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) -- Excessive wordiness may distract people from
fully understanding your mixed messages. Future job prospects may hinge on your
ability to expose a well-liked adversary's pathological dishonesty. Be decisive.
George W. Bush
CANCER (June 21-July 22) -- Refuse to let facts and common sense intrude on your
vision of what is right. Affecting a tough persona helps you compensate for
feelings of intellectual inadequacy. Don't be distracted by rising death tolls.
Stay the course.
Recommended Reading
Presidential Cockfight
Reader Link
The Monster Slash
GREAT Flash Movie with Redone Monster Mash
from Mark
Another Bumpersticker
Paul Berenson
Another Side of the News
Former CIA Director George Tenet now says the Iraq War was wrong. A platoon of soldiers in Iraq refused to drive trucks loaded with fuel, possibly contaminated, up a very dangerous road. The soldiers complained that the trucks they were supposed to drive were not sufficiently armored. Support for our troops George Bush style!!
Pat Robertson now claims Bush told him in March, 2003 that there would be no US casualties in Iraq. The ex Marine had a lot of doubts. The White House is calling him a liar. A new Pew Research poll shows that 24% of white Evangelical Christians say the Iraq War was wrong, and 22% say they will vote for Kerry!!!
Speaking of polls, are the recent ones showing a close election really a corporate media smoke screen so that if voting machines are rigged, we will accept the results?!!?
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Link from Bruce
'He Just Doesn't Get It'
Purple Gene Reviews
Mail from That Mad Cat JD
Purple Genes' review of that Mad Cat JD's review of Purple Genes' review of the movies "Che" and the "Sluggers' Wife":
Purple Gene (BRO):
You are truly the JESUS OF CINEMATIC REVIEW!
You are allowing your brain cells to be CRUCIFIED for the SINS OF THE CINEMATIC WORLD!
PURPLE GENE SAVES our eyes from FILM HELL!
Save us from the iniquitous, reprobate, vicious wicked film experience!
May the blood of your eyeballs help us find our way to the HEAVEN OF FILM experience!
Blessed be the GODFATHER...PURPLE GENE!
And...Holy shit ...this is really good!
that Mad Cat JD.
Purple Gene gives that Mad Cat JD 9 "thank you Jesus's" out of 10 for not really kissing my ass more.
Hey JD....."FUCK BUSH"
Purple Gene
Thanks, guys!
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Sunny but cooler than usual.
Endorses Kerry
Jesse Ventura
Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura has officially endorsed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry.
The announcement was made during a 30-minute news conference at the State Office Building. The former Minnesota Governor was there, but did not make any comments.
Just days ago, Ventura had said that he did not plan to support Kerry or President Bush this election year.
Jesse Ventura
South by Southwest Music and Media Conference
Robert Plant
Former Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will deliver the keynote address at the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin on March 17.
He will also perform during the conference, marking his first shows in the United States since his opening slot on the Who's summer 2002 tour. Next year will also bring reissues of Plant's solo catalog via Rhino/Atlantic.
His 1994 "MTV Unplugged" performance with Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page will be issued on CD and DVD Tuesday via Rhino.
Robert Plant
Finds Missing Lyrics
Bono
A long-lost briefcase full of notes and lyrics that were intended for the 1981 U2 album "October" has been returned, 23 years after it was stolen at a Portland concert.
U2 frontman Bono made the announcement Wednesday during an appearance before the World Affairs Council of Oregon, saying the returned notes were "an act of grace."
Bono had to rewrite the "October" lyrics in the studio, and band members called it their worst recording experience. Though the record was generally well-received, it didn't earn the praise of the band's debut album, "Boy," or third album, "War."
Bono
Settlement Sought in Case
O'Really
Lawyers for Fox News Channel commentator Bill O'Reilly and a female co-worker who has accused him of sexual harassment are in negotiations to settle their dispute out of court, sources familiar with the case said on Friday.
"Talks are ongoing," one source told Reuters.
Another added, "Anytime there is litigation there is always talk. Does that surprise you? Do you think they are going to all this trouble to go to trial?"
O'Really
O'Reilly Hit With Sex Harass Suit - @thesmokinggun.com
Vanishes From White House Website
Iraq Coalition
The "coalition of the willing" in Iraq has vanished -- from the White House Internet site, at any rate.
US resident George W. Bush's list of about 50 countries that openly backed the March 2003 invasion to topple Saddam Hussein was once easily found by following a link from www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/coalition.html.
No more: A visit to the White House web site Friday found that the list has disappeared, and that the link that led to it -- "Who are the coalition members?" -- is gone as well.
Iraq Coalition
Closes After One Night
'Oscar Wilde'
Like the career of its subject, London's latest musical began in a blaze of publicity, set tongues wagging and ended, prematurely, in disgrace.
"Oscar Wilde" opened Tuesday at the 500-seat Shaw Theatre. It closed the next day after receiving excoriating reviews and selling just five tickets for its second performance.
Written, produced and directed by Mike Read, a radio DJ whose fame peaked in the 1980s, "Oscar Wilde" set out, according to its publicity material, to chart Wilde's "tragic descent from idolization to isolation." The script is written entirely in rhyming couplets.
'Oscar Wilde'
Cancels Concert
Bo Diddley
Bluesman Bo Diddley canceled a concert in California because he needs more time to recover from a toe amputation.
Diddley, 75, checked into the North Florida Regional Medical Center about two weeks ago because of a hyperglycemic condition, longtime friend and business partner Scott Free said. Diddley has diabetes and hyperglycemia is often associated with the disease.
Diddley, whose real name is Ellas Bates McDaniel, was hospitalized for a few nights while doctors made sure they wouldn't have to amputate his foot, Free told The Gainesville Sun.
Bo Diddley
Middle Tennessee State
Big Boi
The football team is 2-4 and attendance is down, but Middle Tennessee State is hoping OutKast's Big Boi can save the day. No, the rapper isn't suiting up. Football programs must average 15,000 fans a game to stay in Division I, the NCAA's top level, and the Blue Raiders only averaged about 14,000 its first two home games.
Fans weren't exactly excited about this Saturday's home game in Murfreesboro, 30 miles southeast of Nashville, against equally miserable Idaho (2-5). So Middle Tennessee has scheduled a free Big Boi concert immediately after the game.
On Saturday, no one will be allowed inside the stadium after the game ends, so anyone who wants to attend the concert must watch the game first.
Big Boi
Tries Out Talk Show
Steven Cojocaru
Steven Cojocaru's presence in the world of syndication could be expanding.
The style guru and "Entertainment Tonight" correspondent has shot a pilot for a one-hour talk show featuring his trademark over-the-top dissection of fashion and pop culture trends blended with celebrity interviews.
Halle Berry is said to have been a guest in the pilot. It's unclear exactly when the show is being targeted for debut. The show's producer, Paramount Domestic TV, which also syndicates "Entertainment Tonight," declined comment Thursday.
Steven Cojocaru
MTV Rock Band Show
Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne is more than just the most famous befuddled father in the world.
Before MTV turned his family into household names with the reality series "The Osbournes," he helped invent heavy metal with his band Black Sabbath almost 40 years ago and went on to enjoy a huge solo career. Now, the "Prince of Darkness" is launching a new series on the music cable channel to remind people that he is a rock star first.
"Battle for Ozzfest," premiering on Monday at 10:30 p.m. EDT, pits representatives of eight unsigned hard rock bands from across the United States against each other in a series of challenges designed to give one band the chance to grab a coveted spot on his annual Ozzfest tour next year.
In one episode, the contestants must bite the head off a bat, just as Osbourne once did.
Ozzy Osbourne
Sued in NY Over Toilet Backup
Lenny Kravitz
Four-time Grammy Award winner Lenny Kravitz is being sued for more than $300,000 by an insurance company that claims the rocker let his toilet overflow into a neighbor's apartment, causing "catastrophic water damage."
The suit, filed in a New York City court and made public on Friday, claims a commode in Kravitz's lavish Manhattan condominium "became blocked, clogged and congested with various materials" on Aug. 1 and that the musician's "negligence and carelessness" were solely to blame.
The Amica Mutual Insurance Company is suing Kravitz to recover $333,850 it says it paid out to the recording artist's neighbor, a former insurance executive, for damage to his home.
Lenny Kravitz
Cast As Wife In 'Pryor Offenses'
Gina Ravera
Gina Ravera will play the wife of the Richard Pryor-inspired character in the Showtime comedy pilot "Pryor Offenses."
The half-hour comedy is an updated take on Pryor's real-life experience as a thirtysomething comedian (Eddie Griffin) on the verge of a career breakthrough who is dealing with a ton of personal issues. Ravera is set to play the wife of Griffin's character. Pryor and his wife, Jennifer Pryor, will serve as executive producers.
Gina Ravera
Cast As Superman
Brandon Routh
A little-known actor has been cast as Superman in a big-budget film slated for 2006, according to Variety magazine.
Brandon Routh, 25, of Norwalk, has appeared in the soap opera "One Life to Live" and just finished his first feature film, "Deadly."
He attended the University of Iowa and has had guest appearances on the television shows "Cold Case," "Gilmore Girls" and "Will and Grace." He also appeared on the third season of MTV's "Undressed."
Brandon Routh
Entertains Troops in Iraq
Wayne Newton
Las Vegas mainstay Wayne Newton, belting out his trademark version of "Danke Schoen," entertained troops during a recent trip to a U.S. base in Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
Newton, along with special guests that included actor Rob Schneider and country singer Neal McCoy, spent nearly three hours at a 1st Cavalry division camp in the capital on Tuesday.
Wayne Newton
2 Accused of Hurling Pies
Ann Coulter
Two men ran onstage and threw custard pies at conservative columnist Ann Coulter as she was giving a speech at the University of Arizona, hitting her in the shoulder, police said.
Ann Coulter
"Al Pieda" Targets Ann Coulter - @thesmokinggun.com
Surprise Stepkid
Gwen Stefani
Gwen Stefani's not only "Just a Girl," but an angry one at that.
The No Doubt star's husband, rocker Gavin Rossdale, may have aged Stefani a few years with the revelation that he's the father of a 15-year-old girl.
Rossdale, frontman for Bush, announced this week that DNA tests have confirmed he is the biological of teenage London model Daisy Lowe.
Stefani, 35, who has voiced her desire to someday have children with Rossdale, is reportedly devastated and infuriated by the news that she's suddenly a stepmom.
Gwen Stefani
Can Promo for Grammys
7 Up
The Grammy Awards are not until Feb. 13, but the ceremony will get a big kickoff Oct. 25 when more than 145 million 7 Up cans roll off the assembly line touting the 47th annual Grammy telecast.
The cans feature artwork from participating musicians of the Grammys' famed gramophone logo. In exchange, 7 Up has made a $60,000 donation to the Grammy Foundation's Signature Schools program. Signature Schools supports music and arts education and recognizes high school music programs nationwide. The cans note that a portion of proceeds go to the foundation.
The collectible cans cross an array of 7 Up brands and feature artwork by Michael McDonald (7 Up), Brian McKnight (Sunkist), Five for Fighting's John Ondrasik (Diet 7 Up), Wynonna Judd (Cherry 7 Up), Dave Koz (Canada Dry Ginger Ale) and Randy Travis (A&W Root Beer). They will be in the market until Dec. 31.
7 Up
Newspaper Endorsments
Daily Tally
It was a big day for resident Bush in E&P's exclusive tally of daily newspaper endorsements, closing his gap with Senator John Kerry by every measure.
Bush gained eight papers today, with Kerry picking up just one. The resident also nabbed two majors, the New York Post and The Washington Times.
He still trails the challenger in the number of papers backing him, by 59-53, and in the circulation of those papers, 9.5 million to 6.4 million.
JOHN KERRY
59 newspapers total
9,530,991 daily circulation
GEORGE W. BUSH
53 newspapers total
6,425,856 daily circulation
For the complete list of newspapers, by state, Daily Tally
