Black Friday, indeed

Were we worried about consumer confidence going into the holiday season?

Wal-Mart shoppers at a Long Island store were so eager to get in and spend their money that they trampled a Wal-mart worker to death as the doors opened Friday morning. Then some complained when authorities closed the store because of the death. (AP)

WTF?

Nutrition

When you're a hard-working journalist like Ben, no dinner is better than a giant measuring cup full of cinnamon Puffins(r).

McDonald's enlists moms to tout health of its food

Sorry, I'm not impressed that "the eggs in Egg McMuffins are real," that fries "are a really good source of fiber," or that "McNuggets contain chicken." (WP) I mean, these all seem like pretty low bars.

History not made

Ted Stevens' brave battle to become the first convicted felon ever elected to the U.S. Senate is over.

A tribute to William Sanderson

Do you know who William Sanderson is? Of course you do!

As J.F Sebastian in Blade Runner:


As E. B. Farnum in Deadwood:

And, most recently, as the sheriff in True Blood.

(And, lest I forget--he was also Larry in Newhart. You know, "I'm Larry, and this is my brother Darryl, and my other brother Darryl.")

Sanderson is one of the unsung heroes of the screen...a really great character actor who labors in semi-obscurity. And a Tennesseean to boot, which makes him extra cool.

I was sad to see that there are no William Sanderson tribute pages on the internet. So it was the least I could do to put up this post in appreciation for his work.

A bit much, Grist

The folks at Grist were too squeamish to include the Keeper or similar items in their review of "eco-minded feminine products"...but not too squeamish to give it this headline!

The Red Vadge of Courage
A review of eco-minded feminine products
By Sarah van Schagen

07 Nov 2008

Rejected headlines:"Enough With All the Hoo-ha" and "Viva la Va-jay-jay."

WOOOOOO! GO AMERICA!!!

*tears*

Reaping the whirlwind

Free Republic poster writes:

• Virginia and Florida Go Obama Landslide Continues...

  11/04/2008 7:46:17 PM PST · by My Favorite Headache

  Title says it all...this is brutal...beyond brutal. Starting to know what it felt like to be Carter in 1980.

Enjoy the next 2 to 8 years, chumps.

Final pre-election post

Knocking on wood continuously for the next 48 hours.
LOLbama courtesy of Jezebel.

Credit where credit is due, or, The Audacity of Bullshit

I'm sure you've already seen this EPIC FAIL on the part of sometime Weekly Standard editor and current McCain campaign spokesman Michael Goldfarb.



Seriously, how does one show up for a live interview on national TV so unprepared? But lost in our guffawing is the gutsiness of Goldfarb's bullshitting maneuver here. Not enough to make up for being a clueless twit, but executed with total, balls-out gumption.

Sanchez: You said [Obama] hangs around with people who are anti-Semitic. You--OK, we've got Khalidi on the table, give me number two. Who's the other anti-Semitic person that he hangs around with that we, quote, "all know about."

Goldfarb: Rick, we all know who number two is.

[Pause.]

Sanchez: WHO? [Pause] Would you tell us?

Goldfarb: No, Rick, I--I think we all know who we're talking about here.

Sanchez: Somebody who's anti-Semitic who he hangs around with?

Goldfarb: Absolutely.

Sanchez: Well SAY IT!

Goldfarb: I think we all know who we're talking about, Rick.