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09/05/2007
Miss Teen USA South Carolina vs. President Bush
"I told my party's leaders that it is now our duty to put the elections
behind us and work together with the Democrats and independents on the
great issues facing this country." -- President George W. Bush, the day after the Republican party got wiped out in the 2006 midterm elections.
Did anyone ever really believe that even after losing both the House and the Senate, Dubya was going to swallow his pride and engage in a little domestic diplomacy with his Democratic colleagues? Yeah, didn't think so. And now the proof is in the pudding. Yesterday, it was reported that the Prez broke the all-time low for getting his legislation passed in the House of Representatives.
The stats are comical -- an 86% percent failure rate in the House as a whole, and a 94% failure rate with Democrats. To put this in perspective: when Bill Clinton was on the verge of impeachment, he still beat Bush by 12%. And, yes, Bush's numbers are the lowest ever recorded.
So, in honor of Dubya's silky smooth political skills and ingenius strategizing, we reach across the aisle to present you with the following mash-up.
08/31/2007
If Larry Craig Were Gay on "Avenue Q"
When I was sent a link to "If Larry Craig Were Gay," I thought to myself, "Oh, my God, if they used 'If You Were Gay' from Avenue Q, that would be the most awesome thing ever. *sigh* But they won't, and I'll just be sad, and have the song stuck in my head all day, as if to mock me." I've never been so happy to be wrong. This video puts the embattled Idahoan senator and the zany puppet musical together in a way that actually exceeds anything I could have imagined.
For those who have been living under a rock: After pleading guilty to a charge of disorderly conduct in an airport men's room -- that conduct being trying to get friendly with the undercover cop in the next stall -- staunchly anti-gay-rights Senator Larry Craig has been running around like a big closeted gay chicken with its big gay head cut off, saying, "I'm not gay, I'm not gay, I'm not gay, notgaynotgaynotgaynotgaynoooootgaaaaay."
Avenue Q is a show in which puppets sing songs like "It Sucks to Be Me" and "The Internet is for Porn." It also features a character, Nicky, who suspects his roommate Rod is gay. (And that's okay.)
The combined result is genius. And afterwards, you may be in the mood for another song from Avenue Q. It's called "Schadenfreude."
