I don't know if Horatio was channeling James Lipton last night when he offered the world this abortion of a sentence:I will hazard to say that negative album reviews may be the most inherently hilarious form of English prose in which it is possible to express oneself.
Meet Minister Hashim Nzinga, Chief of Staff of the New Black Panther Party. The Political Teen (a fantastic site, btw) has video of quite possibly the most mis-informed person this side of Camp Casey. I'm surprised this guy can organize a Black Panther Happy Hour.
Did you know that Planned Parenthood is giving out contraceptives and "reproductive health services" to evacuees? This is truly remarkable. So as 13sides man on the street, I had to go find out the reaction of some of the refugees to this news."There was a 25 foot hole. We’ve suggested that it [the levee] may have been blown up so that the water would destroy the black part of town."
"There is a class of colored people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs. Partly because they want sympathy, and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs."

Trev Alberts has really pissed me off. Not happy taking sloppy seconds from Kirk Herbstreit and Lee Corso (that, or the fact he had to work with Mark May), Trev decided he didn't want to show up for work anymore, so ESPN fired him. Then ESPN replaced him with vaudevillian performer and snake-oil salesman Lou Holtz. Now, every week, we will be forced to hear why "Shteve Shpurrier and the Gamecocksh will win thish week."
And now the greatest thing you will see on TV this week: Senator Mary Landrieu not "pointing fingers" on Fox yesterday. When asked why Mayor Nagin didn't use the buses to evacuate people before Katrina made landfall, Senator Landrieu responded by saying, "Those buses were underwater!" Also, you can see her dodging questions about her pork spending, as well as not "pointing fingers" at Gov. Blanco for not allowing the National Guard into New Orleans until Friday of the first week. Please do yourself a favor and watch. (Courtesy of The Political Teen)
The average score for Republicans in the House was 63 percent. For House Democrats, the average was 11 percent. The entire House had an average of 39 percent. Each category is worse than the previous year: For 2003, Republicans had an average of 72 percent, Democrats had an average of 17 percent, and the entire House rated 46 percent.
In the Senate, the average for Republicans was 63 percent. For Senate Democrats, the average was 16 percent. The entire Senate averaged at 40 percent. Each category rated lower than the previous year: In 2003, Republicans rated 70 percent, Democrats rated 19 percent, and the entire Senate rated 45 percent.
In 2005, Senator Robert C. Byrd managed to claw $399 million in pork for West Virginia, or $220 for every single resident, using his privileged position as ranking chairman of the Appropriations Committee. After he secured $97 million in fiscal 1999, Byrd became the first person in CAGW's Congressional Pig Book history to obtain more than $1 billion in pork for his state.
"We must ... come to terms with the ugly truth that skin color, age and economics played a deadly role in who survived and who did not," Dean said.I can probably think of a few more important things probably determined your survival....like personal responsibilty....or not relying on the government for your livelihood....or the ability to swim....and owning a handgun probably helped too.
The 13sides staff has uncovered the answer to the $64,000 question. In a move that is being described as swift and decisive, North Tulsa U-haul and Tool Rental sales associate Tammy Mezersmith has been promoted to assistant manager by President Bush. Tammy has had an excellent 4 week run renting wood chippers and 24' moving trucks."When the satellite channels reported on the scope of the terrifying destruction in America [caused by] this wind, I was reminded of the words of [Prophet Muhammad]: 'The wind sends torment to one group of people, and sends mercy to others.' I do not think — and only Allah [really] knows — that this wind, which completely wiped out American cities in these days, is a wind of mercy and blessing. It is almost certain that this is a wind of torment and evil that Allah has sent to this American empire.- Muhammad Yousef Al-Mlaifi, director of the Kuwaiti Ministry of Endowment's research center