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The Short List — Wed., June 25

Posted by Joe Bardi on Jun. 25, 2008, at 8:28 am

How stupid are we as a nation? CNN interviews author Rick Shenkman, in this clip posted to YouTube on June 15.

Nick of time: Congress acts to remedy the mortgage crisis.
Alan Greenspan: “We are on the brink.”
A new documentary on Lee Atwater has conservatives crying foul.
The IRS opens an investigation of local firebrand Bill Keller. The preacherman cries “Romney!”
Oh good, Imus is shooting his mouth off again. I had gone months without hearing moronic, racist drivel.
Bet you don’t know how much oil there is in the world. Turns out, no one does.
George Carlin’s final interview, a wide-ranging, bittersweet affair, pops up on the Psychology Today’s website. Plus: HBO plans a Carlin marathon and WBAI looks back at history.
The Mullet drops his cushy ESPN job to become coach the Lightning.

Tags: alan greenspan, Bill-Keller, george carlin, imus, irs, lee atwater, mortgage crisis, tampa-bay-lightning
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The Short List — Tues., June 24

Posted by Joe Bardi on Jun. 24, 2008, at 8:44 am

Greatest toy ever: The Dude (Unemployed) 8-Inch Action Figure.

McCain adviser Charlie Black sees more dead Americans as a quality election strategy.
Outrageous quote of the week: “I think [Obama]’s deliberately distorting the traditional understanding of the bible to fit his own worldview, his own confused theology.” —James Dobson, gay-hating [i.e., probably gay] Christian wackjob and founder of Focus on the Family.
Really? Really? We’re going to talk about how Obama is on the wrong side of the “emotional” Elian Gonzalez issue? Really?
If the Florida state budget is in such dire straights, how can we possibly afford what Time Magazine calls “the $1.75 billion deal to essentially purchase U.S. Sugar”?
Eulogizing George Carlin.
“Kobe, tell me how my ass tastes.”
First it was those spoiled writers. Now, the Screen Actors Guild prepares to go on strike.
R.I.P. Wilbur Hardee.

Tags: Barack-Obama, big sugar, elian gonzalez, Florida, george carlin, james dobson, John-McCain, shaq, the dude, wilbur hardee
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George Carlin: ‘The blue pile!’

Posted by Wayne Garcia on Jun. 23, 2008, at 9:49 am

“And words, you know the seven don’t you? Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits, huh? Those are the heavy seven. Those are the ones that will infect your soul, curve your spine and keep the country from winning the war. Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, and Tits, wow.”

Tags: george carlin, obituary
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The Short List — Mon., June 23

Posted by Joe Bardi on Jun. 23, 2008, at 8:05 am

R.I.P. George Carlin. The brilliant, subversive, hilarious, precedent-setting comedian was 71. In his honor, here is one of Carlin’s all-time classics: Baseball & Football.

Obama in bed with Big Ethanol?
Newsweek has it 51%-36% Obama over McCain.
Tom Brokaw to host Meet The Press through the election.
The Mississippi River appears to be cresting.
Is Bob Barr Nader 2.0?
So far, Amendment 1 has failed to live up to Crist’s hype.
49% think government should regulate in the Internet like TV or radio. In other news, 49% of the population just pooped and need the government to help them wipe.
The Love Guru tanks. You’re welcome.

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Tags: amendment 1, Barack-Obama, bob barr, Crist, george carlin, John-McCain, meet the press, newsweek, the loce guru, tom brokaw
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