The Short List — Mon., Aug. 27
August 27th, 2007 by Joe Bardi in The Morning Papers
Bedtime for Gonzo!
- New job posting on whitehouse.org: The Bush Administration seeks a new Attorney General. Qualified Applicants must be loyal, secretive and willing to do whatever the president says. Legal knowledge a plus but not required.
- Ex U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers warns a U.K. paper that the U.S. may be headed for a recession. On Bush’s watch? No way!
- A big time fight is brewing between the national Democratic party and the state of Florida over the date of the Florida primary election in 2008. How about we do it next week? At least that would save us all the months of non-stop television ads claiming Obama’s a worthless child and Hillary’s the anti-Christ.
- Who needs some opium? I think I know where you can find some.
- Hulk Hogan’s son body slams his Toyota into a tree in Clearwater, leaving the passenger in critical condition.
- A parrot who thinks he’s a dog gets animal-napped from a Tampa pet store.
- Say it ain’t so Owen Wilson. Say it ain’t so …
- Roger Ebert gives a Disney contract offer “Thumbs down,” then gets litigious over the whole mess. Never fuck with the fat man.
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August 28th, 2007 at 10:09 am
RE: headed for a recession?
I am pretty sure we are in one. the only reason it’s not discussed my the media is the snowball effect it will have on the economy. not that i normally abide by the “if i dont acknowledge it, it must not be true” theory, but you know, all that politicing is pretty distracting.
RE: owen wilson…
i guess butterscotch aint that good after all.
RE: opium
and here we thought afganistan was all about the oil (or kush). can someone say “Air America”
August 29th, 2007 at 11:47 am
“If I don’t acknowledge it, it must not be true” is the entire operating principal of the government in 2007.
Bush’s power animal must be the ostrich.