that news conference

i saw that obama was talking on tv the other day. the room was noisy so i couldn't quite hear, but i'm guessing he didn't say "i've signed legislation declaring isis illegal and we begin bombing in five minutes".

random pun of the day

i'd like to start a band that plays muzak versions of mariachi songs and call it...

iowahawk

via twitter:

Curious; what was the Congressional vote tally on this Iraq invasion?

If ISIS captures the Yazidis, I hope they won't waterboard them or put underpants on their heads and stuff. That would be wrong.

I wonder if Thomas Jefferson and George Carlin ever argue about who gets fake-quoted the most.

Israel builds bomb shelters for its kids; Hamas uses kids as bomb shelters.

he also links to the sadly-necessary israelhasbeenrocketfreefor.com

Cow. Horn.

Not since Andy Warhol has there been such a surreally humorous and perfect summary of pop culture.

missing inaction

both harvey and i were gone last week, but his (niece's) excuse is funnier than mine