Ét tu, NewsMax?

The War on Christmas continues apace, fellers. Our special forces have infiltrated the NewsMax advertising department and pulled off quite a caper, by secularizing their offensive religious ads and blaspheming Ronald Reagan:

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Even more fiendishly, our special ops somehow managed to mark up all the items in the Reagan Collection to three, and sometimes four, times higher than what even the Franklin Mint charges, thus depriving such important programs as Generation Joshua from some much-needed funding.

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Dear God, Why?

I need to have Powerline blocked from my computer and erased from my memory so that I will never be tempted to read it again.


Above: [umm-num-num-num] [burp] Aaah!

Check this out:

Did You Know that John Ashcroft Can Sing?

Neither did I. But he’s just the warm-up act in this video, which was graciously shared with us and the world by Roger Simon and Pajamas Media.

The headliner in this video is none other than former CIA chief James Woolsey, performing with Jeff “Skunkâ€? Baxter of the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Seriously. He’s not bad, either. If Scott’s double shot of Sinatra this morning wasn’t enough for you, check it out.

Teh video is broken right now (what do you expect, it’s a Pajamas Media Production), which is probably for the best.

[Gavin adds: Alas, it seems to be fixed now. Thanks, Brad — I just popped my eyeballs out with a spoon and stomped on them.]

This is what kills me, though:

The video mentions Orrin Hatch, too, but doesn’t show him performing. That stimulates a dim memory that he, too, can sing. Senator Hatch has been known to read this site from time to time; Senator, I’f you’ve got an MP3 of yourself performing–preferably live!–send it in and we’ll put it up.

I’m convinced that the boys at Powerline are trying to drive me to suicide. There is no other explanation.

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Paranoia Strikes Deep

You can tell a lot about a website’s readership by the type of advertising it attracts. For instance, most of the Daily Kos’ ads (“Help the Planet Go Solar No Risk,” “Win a Sustainability Bicycle Tour!”) seem to be geared toward googly-eyed hippies who haven’t bathed since the advent of the Internet. The lone ad over at Roy Edroso’s place, meanwhile, is aimed at weepy-ass emo-boy losers who think they can use the power of the worldwide web to find their “soul mate.” Color me unsurprised.

And then there’s Newsmax. Ah, Newsmax. The only website in the world where you can regularly find ads as funny as these:

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What sort of products are these ads selling, you ask? Well let’s find out:

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A family friendly, step-by-step, guide to making your home an effective shelter against biological and chemical elements and radioactive fallout. This instructional DVD is a message of hope, peace of mind, and do-ability.

Is it, now? Color me old-fashioned and non-insane, but hearing that terrorists could lob chemical and biological weapons into my home at any time doesn’t sound all that hopeful to me. But credit where due: the word “do-ability” kicks some serious ass. I’m gonna start using it when I’m checking out hot women in bars. As in, “Dude, that chick has a do-ability factor of 20 katrillion (high five, air guitar movements and noises)!”

 

Two-Minute Townhall

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There was a beautiful land called Fuh, and in this land there was a king. And everybody called him the Fuh King.

Shorter Michael Medved: Jews and Christians alike can celebrate Hanukah as a reminder of the importance of maintaining religious purity.

Shorter Rich Galen: I’d like to return Tom DeLay to the manufacturer, because he’s damaged goods.

Shorter Michael Fumento: I’ll never forget the brave Marines and soldiers I met who were killed in Iraq.

Shorter Paul Greenberg: If the Baker-Hamilton Report had been issued in 1943, today we’d all be driving German cars and watching Japanese televisions.

Shorter John Stossel: If you give a poor person $1 million, he’ll buy luxury cars for a lifetime. If you give some poor people jobs making luxury cars for a salary that’s something less than $1 million per year, you’ll be the owner of a luxury car factory.

Shorter Walter Williams: Congress is unlikely to repeal income tax laws and replace them with a national sales tax, but perhaps they would amend the Constitution to severely restrict government spending.

Shorter Ben Shapiro: Mel Gibson says our civilization is doomed because we’ve sacrificed our citizens and our values on an altar of fear, but I believe the exact opposite.

Shorter Kathleen Parker: Dennis Prager, while technically wrong about congressional oaths, is nonetheless correct to warn that such an oath sworn on a Quran would start the ball rolling toward sharia law.

Shorter Michelle Malkin: We can either assume that every foreign-looking person is a terrorist, or we hand over our nuclear arsenal to al-Qaeda. And it doesn’t make me a racist to say that!

Shorter Brent Bozell III: The death of Augusto Pinochet illustrates the primacy of a free market over human rights.

Shorter Tony Blankley: I would vote for Abraham Lincoln’s ghost, if it were legal.

Shorter Austin Bay: I’d like to recommend some books for the war-blogger on your shopping list.

Shorter Jacob Sullum: As a libertarian, I’ve drawn a sharp distinction between drug users and drug dealers.

Shorter Maggie Gallagher: I liked the kissing scenes in Apocolypto.

Shorter William F. Buckley: It’s a pity that history proves the truism of Lord Acton’s epigram, for I’m rather attracted to the notion of a benevolent dictator.

Shorter Herman Cain: Let the Democrats have their Barack Obama; we’ve got Tiger Woods – assuming, of course, that he’s a Republican.

Shorter Debra J. Saunders: Here’s some more theories to cast doubt on global warming. For example, Dr. Fred Singer says…

Shorter David Limbaugh: It would be more realistic and sane if our foreign policy was conducted from the perspective that evil exists in the world and that it must be eliminated entirely, rather than to accept that other countries sometimes act in self-interest.

 

‘Father, son do battle over war’

I spotted something in today’s Lifestyle section that sounded vaguely familiar:

DEAR ABBY: My problem is an interesting one. I am the president of a country I’ll call “The Untitled Tapes of Harmonica.” Our troops are currently fighting a war in another country, called “Iran.” Things aren’t going so well right now but, like most Harmonicans, my administration wants to succeed in Iran because we understand success in Iran would help protect the Untitled Tapes in the long run. Our goal is clear: a democratic and peaceful Iran that represents all Iranis.

But my real problem is with my father, who used to be president of the Untitled Tapes and also served as commander-in-chief during a previous war in Iran. For most of my presidency, my father has been very supportive of me and has treated me like an adult – and I appreciate that. Recently, however, he has begun telling me how I should run the war in Iran, among other things. He even went so far as to tell some of his friends to issue this report with all sorts of recommendations about the war, which I found very embarrassing. They even suggested that I withdraw the troops!

Abby, I don’t feel this should be my dad’s or his friends’ decision to make. They’ve already had their chance to have a war in Iran, and now I’m the president. They would not listen to me if the tables were turned, believe me. I am doubly upset because now the media thinks I should take their advice. I am a grown man, and I feel I should tell my father and his friends nicely, “I appreciate your advice, but please realize this is still my decision to make.”

Am I being unreasonable? I’m afraid that if I do what they say, my father and his friends will be a constant interference. — DISRESPECTED IN D.C.

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Jim Rutz Tuesday

Since Brad stole Mark Noonan from my plasma-field wingnut containment device, I’m swiping Jim Rutz from his.

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Above: plasma-field wingnut containment device

When last we encountered Jim, he was telling a bracing and faith-affirming story about Christian missionaries in Kiambu, Kenya who saved the city from an evil sorceress. Before that, it was demons haunting a Guatemalan village, and before that it was something about evangelical Christians bringing their dead relatives back to life.

So it’s good to see that Jim has at last forsworn superstition and has turned instead to science:

A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals
Posted: December 12, 2006
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Mark Noonan: ¡Ay, Caramba!

Dear Gavin,

Because of you, I am now addicted to reading Mark Noonan. Goddamn you. Goddamn you to hell.

[Gavin adds: That photo… Every time I see that dark-browed, Cushing-coiffed Hammer Films visage staring out at me, I hear this coming from his laptop.]

I mean, just look at what he wrote today:

More of That Iraqi Military the MSM Pretends Doesn’t Exist

We don’t get a lot of these reports in the MSM – and the reason for this is because if the MSM started reporting on the increasingly effective Iraqi security forces, then they might have to admit that we’re doing some good work in Iraq and that would just knock the bottom out of the MSM worldview.

In case you were wondering, Noonan’s exclusive “scoop” that the MSM won’t touch is a press release from the Operation Iraqi Freedom website, which bills itself as the “Official Website of Multi-National Force- Iraq.” Other stories on the page include “Coalition forces wound 1 suspected terrorist, capture 8 others,” “Iraqi Army gain NCOs and new medical facilities,” and “Iraqi Freedom Day.” The website also offers up some fun “freedom facts” such as “Women comprise 25% of the Iraqi Parliament, which is the highest proportion in the Arab world and one of the largest percentages worldwide.” Neat-o.

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Drunk On Teh Funny

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From Monday’s Indianapolis Star:

Mallard Fillmore Creator Arrested For DUI

Hoosier Edward Bruce Tinsley, creator of the conservative comic strip Mallard Fillmore, was arrested in Columbus Dec. 4 and charged with operating a vehicle under the influence — his second alcohol-related arrest in less than four months, according to the Bartholomew County Sheriff’s Department.

Tinsley, 48, who lives in Columbus, had a blood-alcohol level of 0.14 — almost twice the level at which an Indiana driver is considered intoxicated. He posted $755 bond.

On Aug. 26, Tinsley was arrested for public intoxication, according to the sheriff’s department.

Mallard Fillmore, about a conservative duck, appears in almost 400 newspapers nationwide, including The Indianapolis Star.

Chris Muir remains at large.

 

Also

Roy Erdoso Edroso* is gobshite hilarious. He’s the only person with the skillz to make Dr. Mrs. Ole Perfesser entertaining. God bless ‘im.

*I hate it when I suck. Forgive me, Roy!

 

Swankpocalypse Now

Today, Pastor Swank writes about the differences between Christian and Muslim conceptions of the apocalypse. The gist of the column is, our apocalypse makes sense because we’re us, but the Muslims’ is crazy because they’re them. Let’s check it out:


Above: Pastor Swank, a.k.a., the Fifth Horseman.

‘APOCALYPSE’ VARIES WORLDWIDE
By J. Grant Swank, Jr.

“Apocalypse” is defined differently globally.

Christians who believe the Bible as divine revelation hold that End Times will grow increasingly sinful, natural calamities will increase, tribulation against believers will engulf the planet, and the political Anti-Christ will rule alongside the religious False Prophet. Armageddon will climax their rule with the return of Christ who will win the battle to establish His millennial peace.

Am I the only one who gets all hot and bothered when Pastor Swank talks about “climaxing?”

…OK, apparently I am. Jerks.

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