probably very similar to the most viewed wonkette tags blowvember

BREAKING: Conservatives Harbor Secret Gayness

These are the most viewed topic pages on Conservapedia, which Phyllis’ Schlafly’s son created in response to Wikipedia’s “liberal bias” (source: Wikipedia’s “Conservapedia” entry). As you can imagine, we got about 800 tips for this — 800 glorious tips, that is. [Conservapedia]

11:23 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
BY JIM NEWELL
75 views, 5 comments

Who needs Pat Robertson when you have Chuck Norris, a guitar and a dream overthrows

Huckabee Rides Martial Arts, Wrestling Endorsements to Gains in Iowa

A new Washington Post-ABC News poll shows Mike Huckabee closing in on Mitt Romney in the race for the affections of Iowans. Huckabee has been spending money and time in Iowa like a true fan of corn and pork since his strong showing in the Iowa straw poll last summer. more »

11:06 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
BY ANONYMOUS LOBBYIST
91 views, 5 comments

the war on paultards

Paultards Seize USA Today!

... People on the road and in hotels for Thanksgiving tomorrow are sure to check out USA Today en masse, because that’s just what you do when you’re on the road. As they happily skim through the usual 50-word pieces about new breast cancer research (and 10 billion accompanying pie charts), a full page ad of unusual arrogance, misplaced enthusiasm and opaque references to our Founding Fathers will get in their way. That’s right: The Paultard virus has somehow affected the printing presses of USA Today and will insert a full-page ad (PDF) into tomorrow’s edition. Discuss.

10:49 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
BY JIM NEWELL
133 views, 13 comments

Latest by Nick Farr: Allright, time to attack this shit POINT by MOTHERFUCKING POINT: * "We, the founding fathers, warned of the dangers of foreign entanglements..." Only ONE of the founding fathers warned of such a danger. Washington warned against it in his farewell speech. more »

important videos

Alan Colmes Not An Alligator, Loves Willow!


Hannity & Colmes: The Double Date. Need we say more? Yes? OK, well in the latest installment from the good people at Slingshot Nation, political pundit Sean Hannity lures his colleague Alan Colmes into a double date, only to show his true colors as a rude friend and general cock-block. But a pep-talk from a fellow blue dog gives Alan the confidence he never knew he had. Starring Chris Matthews and featuring a Back to the Future sequence!

10:26 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
BY JOHN CLARKE JR.
42 views, Comment

pfoo.jpg plate debate

POOFTER WINS!!!

David Phillips, license plate rights activist and onetime Larry Craig boy toy, won his battle against the Virginia DMV and can proudly continue cruising the streets of Arlington with his POOFTER plates. “VA DMV called this morning to back down,” Phillips told our Condi correspondent Peter Huestis. “I had sent their generic plates back last week directly to the head of the DMV with a very strong letter regarding First Amendment rights. The new manager for Special Plates called to acknowledge receipt of the substitute plates and to orally declare the issue closed. As I told my office mate, don’t fuck with a queen over 40 — you will not win.” more »

10:02 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
BY JOHN CLARKE JR.
681 views, 22 comments

Latest by Strangefellow: Thank God. I can sleep easily tonight. more »

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Maybe Everyone Got Tired Of Building Bombs And Shooting At Each Other? Oh, Sorry. Wrong Species.

FROM JEZEBEL.COM: Happy Thanksgiving! Don't be jealous now, but both Megan and I are blogging from our childhood homes! And our parents have similar conservation habits regarding the thermostat. How "green" of them, right? So yeah, it's sort of a glass-90%-empty today in the headlines. more »

10:00 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
678 views, 21 comments

Your crazy Mike Huckabee endorsement of the day: “Republican Mike Huckabee on Thursday gained the endorsement of conservative activist Donald Wildmon, who has led national boycotts against corporations over social policies and once accused Mighty Mouse of teaching children to snort cocaine.” [AP/Yahoo]

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Daily Briefing

Someone Left A Cake Out In The Rain

  • The Supreme Court has a thing for guns. [NYT]
  • Thanks to Bush’s bad habit of appointing horrible to people to important positions, no one can actually go out of town for the holidays. [NYT]
  • And thanks to the all the presidential candidates’ bad habit of relentlessly running for president, they’re all going to have Thanksgiving by themselves. [Politico]
  • Democrats are irrelevant in the race replace Chuck Hagel in the Senate. Well done, chums! [The Hill]
  • Mike Huckabee will president, we swear to God. [WP]
  • In Obama’s coke admission, the president sees something he can get behind. [LAT]
  • For Petraeus, how to balance some reality with all his bullshit. [WSJ]
  • That Jack Murtha is just hell bent on being a real sour sport. [WT]

9:06 AM ON WED NOV 21 2007
137 views, 7 comments

Latest by IowaFarmBoy: @Nick Farr: No, we have surprisingly few Italian models here in Iowa to test our knowledge on. more »

Rumors On The Internets

Pimp My Primary

  • The whole immigration thing is just a ruse, we’re actually just moments away from one North America government. [WorldNet Daily]
  • You see, candidates should be excluded from debates based on their positions on the issues and whether or not conservative bloggers think they are absurd. [Hot Air]
  • Iran and Syria’s unstoppable nuclear tag team will power cookie shops and puppy factories all over the Middle East. [Headline Junky]
  • If getting your legs blown off has prevented you from serving in Iraq a second time, please send back that money we paid you. Thanks. [TPMmuckraker]
  • Clinton’s lead in New Hampshire in slipping, so now she’s ahead by only dozens of points. [Political Wire]

9:28 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
206 views, 9 comments

Latest by Laura Ingalls Wildest: On the veterans bonus guarantee, the bill to change the DOD policy has 219 co-sponsors. I come from the conservative state of Virginia, which I thought would support its veterans. However, I see that these folks have not more »

If you point 2 fingers, that's 8 pointing back at you. my crush

Gallic Confusion

My dear, large-nosed Gaul, I know it must be so confusing for you. On the one hand, you are praised for being more appropriately American and, on the other hand, derided for being against darker-skinned foreigners taking jobs from your countrymen. Pay them no mind, my sweet. I know there is at least one foreigner you would let into your heart and that of France. [NY Sun, NY Times]

5:45 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY ANONYMOUS LOBBYIST
484 views, 32 comments

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Buzzed, Cooked and Done!

Buzzie and Cookie Krongard, Blackwater’s version of Cain and Abel, dealt their final blows to one another last week. Finally, when the dust settled, Buzzy was forced to leave his advisory board post he just joined due to perceived conflict with brother Cookie, a State Department inspector general who some thought was going easy on the privateering mercenaries. Well, no more worries now! Happy Turkey Day, Blackwater! Brothers, Bad Blood and the Blackwater Tangle {NYT]

5:26 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY JOHN CLARKE JR.
316 views, 14 comments

Latest by OrangeAlert: they were originally nicknamed 'daryl' and 'daryl', but their other brother 'larry' went missing in fallujah. more »

Stats Feed Today's most popular headlines are Pro Wrestling Legend Endorses Huckabee, We Cover It (6,545 views today), If You Can't Covet Your Neighbor's Wife, Is Your Brother's Ok? (3,112) and Hillary Is Nice to a Republican (2,223). Today's most discussed stories are The Easiest Way to Get Health Insurance? Don't Get Cancer. (80 comments), Paultards Leak New Video, Threaten Another Moneybomb (70) and Pro Wrestling Legend Endorses Huckabee, We Cover It (66).

I actually really like this place. And I've been back since Katrina politicians don't like uncomfortable questions

Debate Commission to New Orleans: Meh.

As if you’re not already sick to death of hearing Presidential candidates opine on everything from health care reform to jewelry, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced this week where the 3 debates between the 2 actual candidates will be held next fall. It was widely expected that New Orleans would be one of the choices, in no small part because 7 of the current candidates asked the Commission to choose it. And the Commission totally took that into account by choosing… Oxford, Mississippi, Hempstead, NY and Nashville, TN. Our thoughts on that huge pile of bullshit, and a poll for you, after the jump. more »

5:00 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY ANONYMOUS LOBBYIST
1,577 views, 29 comments

Latest by MelSharpels: @OrangeAlert: This joke was funnier. more »

figure four, they call it ric flair, huckabee supporter

Huckabee Endorser Ric Flair Beats Women

Earlier today we mentioned that professional wrestling icon Ric “The Nature Boy” Flair is endorsing presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee, and the closet ex-wrestling fans sure enjoyed it! It turns out we weren’t telling the whole story, because we found footage of Ric Flair beating up a woman. Sure, it’s in a staged match. But is this the example we want for America’s youth, Ffffffuckabee? Put the kids to bed and watch this shocking footage, after the jump. more »

4:47 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY JIM NEWELL
824 views, 15 comments

Latest by OrangeAlert: i thought it was footage of john bolton at the u.n. until i noticed no staplers were in play. i wonder who's gonna grab the coveted larry the cable guy endorsement. "git 'er done" + set up the polls at wal-mart more »

Jesus, old man, who does this anymore? campaign promises

Candidates Vow To Give Up A Little Power If They Win

Yesterday, John McCain vowed to eliminate the use of signing statements if elected. Forgot what those are? A trip back to a time when President Bush actually signed legislation into law awaits you, after the jump. more »

4:23 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY ANONYMOUS LOBBYIST
809 views, 18 comments

mushbush.jpg Media Matters

Bush White House Never Heard of The Pentagon Papers

News stories are held and spiked for lots of reasons. But all sorts of red flags should go up when the delay—say, um, three years—is coming from the White House. Shame on The New York Times. Politico explains. At White House Behest, NYT Sat On Scoop [Politico]

4:04 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY JOHN CLARKE JR.
540 views, 14 comments

there was another leak... in my pants vicious tell-all memoirs

Scott McClellan Trashes Bush Admin in Memoir

Scott McClellan was the White House press secretary during a tough stretch. Let’s call it the “Golden Age of Lying,” as opposed to the “I Have Feeling Bush Is Lying” (2001-2003) and “Eh, Bush Is Lying Again, Big Whoop” (2005-present) eras that bookended his tenure. McClellan always seemed like a decent guy beneath that shiny veneer of geopolitical sin, and now he’s coming out to exonerate himself. His new memoir, WHAT HAPPENED: Inside the Bush White House and What’s Wrong With Washington, comes out soon, and within it he comments on his role — the administration’s bitch — in Plamegate. He names liar peoples’ names, too — five of them! You can probably guess at least three without thinking. more »

3:43 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
BY JIM NEWELL
4,144 views, 63 comments

Latest by byproxy: @biminitwst: Actually, I have serious doubts that he will survivae. more »

Metro Section

DC Transportation Impervious to Holiday "Delays"

  • I have a feeling that most Congressional staffers would agree with that assessment. [Eavesdrop DC]
  • A little less taxation, still no representation. [ABC7]
  • On the contrary, isn’t Thanksgiving at McDonalds fundamentally American? [The DC Universe]
  • WMATA promises no holiday delays. No, seriously, they promise. [DCist]

3:36 PM ON TUE NOV 20 2007
84 views, 1 comment