Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Politico Wrap-Up
All right, I’ve done a lot a political blah blah blah lately, and it’s time to move on to subjects less inherently funny. So, today: a political wrap-up, tomorrow: all pop culture and no politics.
Saddam Hussein found Guilty – Nov. 5, 2006
I have some strong feelings about this war and it way it is being run (Sayonara Rummy!), but this was a good thing for both countries.
Nancy Pelosi is a funny name.
"They run better elections in Baghdad." - Tony Peraica, Cook County Board president Republican nominee
County commissioner Tony Peraica marched chanting supporters through darkened city streets to the Cook County Clerk's office early Wednesday, after electronic transmission problems delayed final results of the county board president's race.
Shortly after 1 a.m., Peraica incited his supporters to storm the Cook County Administration Building at 69 W. Washington St. and demand the votes be counted. He claimed "the sanctity of the ballots" may have been compromised by unsecured transport of paper ballots and electronic cartridge data to downtown.
"We're not going to let this thing be stolen from us," Peraica said. "This is an absolute outrage." Soon after, dozens of Peraica supporters gathered in the lobby and outside of the building that houses the clerk's office. Chicago police said John Lira, 55, of Chicago was charged with a misdemeanor for damaging property after he broke a freight elevator he was trying to get onto.
Illinois politics… you gotta love it. The radio said the atmosphere was a near riot and that a couple of assaults were reported, but I didn’t find any mention of that in the articles I searched. That Lira cat is a funny story, too. He’s a deaf ex-boxer who allegedly has a long rap sheet (“about” 40 arrests), including a murder charge. Doesn’t he sound like someone who should vote Democrat?
Joe Lieberman is, and always has been, a major dick.
I hope everyone caught the election night Daily Show / Colbert Report crossover. It was the funniest hour on TV that night - and I watched Bill O'Reilly. Trust me, the conversation between the two hosts that led to the line, “It is Bush country,” paid off the entire hour.
Saddam Hussein found Guilty – Nov. 5, 2006
I have some strong feelings about this war and it way it is being run (Sayonara Rummy!), but this was a good thing for both countries.
Nancy Pelosi is a funny name.
"They run better elections in Baghdad." - Tony Peraica, Cook County Board president Republican nominee
County commissioner Tony Peraica marched chanting supporters through darkened city streets to the Cook County Clerk's office early Wednesday, after electronic transmission problems delayed final results of the county board president's race.
Shortly after 1 a.m., Peraica incited his supporters to storm the Cook County Administration Building at 69 W. Washington St. and demand the votes be counted. He claimed "the sanctity of the ballots" may have been compromised by unsecured transport of paper ballots and electronic cartridge data to downtown.
"We're not going to let this thing be stolen from us," Peraica said. "This is an absolute outrage." Soon after, dozens of Peraica supporters gathered in the lobby and outside of the building that houses the clerk's office. Chicago police said John Lira, 55, of Chicago was charged with a misdemeanor for damaging property after he broke a freight elevator he was trying to get onto.
Illinois politics… you gotta love it. The radio said the atmosphere was a near riot and that a couple of assaults were reported, but I didn’t find any mention of that in the articles I searched. That Lira cat is a funny story, too. He’s a deaf ex-boxer who allegedly has a long rap sheet (“about” 40 arrests), including a murder charge. Doesn’t he sound like someone who should vote Democrat?
Joe Lieberman is, and always has been, a major dick.
I hope everyone caught the election night Daily Show / Colbert Report crossover. It was the funniest hour on TV that night - and I watched Bill O'Reilly. Trust me, the conversation between the two hosts that led to the line, “It is Bush country,” paid off the entire hour.
