 It's a purple finger news day here in the states. The MSM will spend the day pouring over the third Iraqi election of the year, in all its subtleties and splendour. If you see a purple fingered American or two walking around your town, feel free to tell that person to get a life. ... (No, really I'm happy for the Iraqis. They should get something out of this mess. Of course, we're all hoping that what they don't get is a state that looks just like Iran...)
(Speaking of Iran, its president is really honing his global alienation skills, this time calling the Jewish Holocaust "a myth...")
In other news you won't hear much about today because CNN and MSNBC are doing wall-to-wall coverage of The Happy, Voting Iraqi (and Fox is spending the day on its knees at the presiden't feet):
- Questions have arisen over whether, in addition to abducting a German citizen, spiriting him off to Afghanistan and accusing him of being a terrorist, only to later release him without charges, the U.S. also tried to buy him off...
 - The White House is sort of denying the latest issuance from the mind of Ye Olde-ass Prince of Darkness, Bob Novak, who snapped at a Raleigh luncheon the other day that President Bush surely knows exactly who leaked Valerie Plame's identity to him (Novak) and that ""I'd be amazed if he doesn't." Added TPOD: "So I say, don't bug me. Don't bug (Washington Post reporter) Bob Woodward. Bug the president as to whether he should reveal who the source is." Yeah, and stay off my lawn!!!
- Some GOP House members are steamed over a last-minute gift to the president in the way of language favoring Mr. Bush's guest worker idea shoved into an immigration bill. Someone's being naughty right before Christmahannukwanzika!
- The Pentagon is being subpoenaed for documents related to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Not to worry though. Later today the Lincoln Group will "improve" that headline for international media consumption to read "Pentagon heralded for bringing democracy to the American Gulf Coast..."
- Of course, if that doesn't work out, they could always torture their criti... oh, no wait, they can't... The House has voted 308 to 122 to support John McCain's anti-torture language. Who are those 122 Congresspeople?
- The cursed war on Christmas reaches new lows. Oh, Rudolph! If only I could have saved you from the Jesus-haters who don't understand your relevance to the Christ child...! (actually you WILL here about this today. I'm thinking Chris Jansing -- full bore coverage...)
- Getting around in New York City tomorrow could be a bitch if that transit strike happens ... Get their money right, Bloomberg!
- Hold that Mini Me Christmas order! Fake data questions have arisen over that revolutionary cloning experiment in South Korea...
- Gavin Newsom tries -- and fails -- to look like less of a knee-jerk, P.C. jackass over that silly San Francisco cop video he overreacted to last week... Meanwhile the cop who produced it defends himself... (Hey Gavin, aren't you the guy who basically killed the election for John Kerry and touched off nationwide amendment mania with your lovely marriage stunt? That's what I thought. Now kindly go away...)
- Lance Armstrong will stand trial for defamation after calling an Italian cyclist -- whose testimony makes those doping allegations look a lot more solid -- a liar. Maybe Armstrong's wife could testify as a character witness for him ... oh, that's right, he dumped her for Cheryl Crow... More headlines to come as they devleop... Tags: news, headlines, Iraq, CIA, Bush administration, Bush, Novak, Pentagon, San Francisco, Armstrong |
