Today's Toon

Save Our Dead Zones!

It's All In Your Head

(paraphrasing) "If you understand the psychology of the Big Mac, then you understand why we believe in god"

Andy Thomson:



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Today's Pix (and a toon)

Your Moment Of Clarity

Lee Camp:



The last I heard today, DMX was ready to sign on, and the promoter was working on the deal.

(CNN) -- Let's get ready to ... mumble.

As in, what now, George Zimmerman?

Seems like the former neighborhood watchman has found yet another way to remain in the public limelight.

This time, he'll be stepping into a boxing ring. Although no contract has been signed, a promoter is negotiating with rapper DMX to fight him, according to the promoter and a rep for DMX.

I wonder what (usually) happens to a doughy-white-boy-wanna-be-tough-guy when he has to put it on the line.



Dude, you just got your ass kicked by Todd Bridges - the guy who couldn't even win a verbal fight with Gary Coleman.

Another Day

...another political phony.  Meet Jason Priest - a Repub (wow, there's a surprise) State Senator in Montana:

From Addicting Info:

Jason Priest, a ‘pro-marriage’, ‘family values’ republican state senator from Montana was arrested on February 1, 2014. The charges included domestic assault and resisting arrest. According to KTVQ.com, out of Billings, Montana, the Senator is accused of using force against his wife, as well as fighting with a police officer.

Yeesh

Angry about being pissed off about being outraged about being manipulated into being irked...

Any wonder why so many people just reject everything and try to walk away from it all?



The New Colossus --Emma Lazarus, 1883

Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame,
With conquering limbs astride from land to land;
Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand
A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame
Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name
Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand
Glows world-wide welcome; her mild eyes command
The air-bridged harbor that twin cities frame.
"Keep, ancient lands, your storied pomp!" cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me,
I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

It's All For Show

I'm with Tommy Jeff on this one.  Mr Jefferson disliked the notion of the Prez delivering a speech to Congress so much that he decided to send it in a letter instead. 112 years later, politicians started to realize the PR value of it all, and of course over the last 100 years, it's been allowed to degenerate into the usual and customary exercise in advertising and media manipulation.

From DecodeDC:

Comic Jesus

You can't make god laugh cuz ya can't surprise him - no such thing as the unexpected with an all-everything god.  He  knows what's going to happen before it happens, and he already knows all the punchlines.  Kinda makes for a lousy audience.

Told Ya

Farmed And Dangerous Promo