The wonderful Lewis Black had a good rant on The Daily Show Last night (go here and then click on “Fundamentalists”). After showing a clip of fundamentalist Christian James Dobson denouncing the GOP for not being strong enough on certain core issues, Black said,
In other words, “You’re my brother, Fredo, and I love you, but never take sides against Focus on the Family again.”
The actor who plays Tony Soprano has his own ideas on how to finish the Iraq war:
Speaking Monday night from the National Museum of American History for the Washington premiere of the HBO documentary “Baghdad ER,” James Gandolfini said President Bush should “reinstate the draft, send 500,000 troops and finish it.”
“I’d go,” he told a Hill source. “I’m too old and fat, but I’d drive a truck.”
“The American people haven’t had to sacrifice anything,” he added.
We here at ROTM would like to see Bush study the idea of a wiseguy brigade. Hell, it worked great during the Bay of Pigs…
(Via Wonkette)
“Lemme just say ‘dis: Dick Cheney fuh President… udda f*ckin’ una-voyce.”**
-Tony Soprano, episode 75
**Translation: “Let me just say this: Dick Cheney for President… of the f*cking universe.”
From yesterday’s Daily Muck:
Tom DeLay Gets The Best Representation Money Can Buy
Former majority leader Rep. Tom DeLay (R-TX) has shelled out $1.3 million in legal fees in less than two years. He has four different firms helping him face money laundering charges in Texas, and federal investigators in D.C. They’ve received $400,000 from DeLay this year alone. Thankfully, he still has friends to pick up the tab, including Bob Perry, the main money man for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, and R.J. Reynolds Tobacco.
That reminds us of poor Uncle Junior’s legal-financial struggles. Remember in the beginning of Season 4, when he still had his marbles, Junior pleaded with Tony to cut him in on a larger piece of the action as the legal bills from his RICO trial mounted. The HBO website describes the scene:
Tony still meets with Junior in Dr. Schreck’s office and lately the old boss’ main preoccupation - aside from flirting shamelessly with Schreck’s comely new nurse - is his growing stack of legal bills. Junior’s trial is fast approaching and by his estimate, it’s going to cost a million dollars to keep from spending the rest of his life in an orange jumpsuit. “We need to change our arrangement,” he tells his nephew. But Tony has a different take on the situation. Junior’s financial problems are of his own making, and Tony’s advice to his uncle is to reorganize and “get your shy running right.”
Fortunately for Delay, he can use his campaign contributions to pay for his legal fees (which is why he didn’t drop out of the race until recently). Junior had no such luck. Tony was kind enough to buy a piece of property from Junior– though he didn’t tell him that the property value was about to skyrocket because of unrelated development.
We’ll never forget Uncle Joon screaming about how he was being nickel-and-dimed by his legal team and their “goddamn Lexis fees!” Junior estimated the cost of his case at around a million. Delay has already surpassed that. And since he can no longer fill his coffers with campaign money to be used on a legal defense, he’d better get his shy running straight. ‘Cos you know Delay’s running a shy…
