The Garlic

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-21T22:00:00.001-05:00

21 November 2008... On The Garlic

Well, She Could Have Been Shooting Them From A Helicopter ...

Top Ten Cloves: Ways To Tell Your Neighbor Is Being Vetted For An Obama Cabinet Post

21 November 2007... On The Garlic

Happy Holiday ... However You Celebrate it!

21 November 2006... On The Garlic

Breaking News! Fox Bounces The Juice and Brings In The Scooter; OJ Out, Libby In, As Fox Looks To Make Lemonade Out Of Their Lemons; Regan Snares Cheney Aide For “If I Leaked ...” Special; No Hush Money But Donation Made To Defense Fund

21 November 2005... On The Garlic

Murtha Calls For Cheney To Withdraw From Secret Bunker

Top Ten Cloves: Match.com's Reponses To Fraud Charges In Setting Up Fake Dates

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-20T23:45:00.002-05:00

20 November 2008... On The Garlic

The Commander Guy Sees His Future

We're In The Hunt! ... Get Your Vote In For The Garlic!

20 November 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: How The Amazon Kindle Can Effect The Legal World

20 November 2006... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic - New Keith Olbermann Special Comment: Lessons from the Vietnam War

Garlic Special - New Pentagon Theme Song

Top Ten Cloves: Other Things Majority of Republicans Believe ACORN Orchestrated

2009-11-19T21:45:00.003-05:00

News Item: Poll: Majority Of Republicans Think Obama Didn't Actually Win 2008 Election -- ACORN Stole It!

10. Smuggling a baby Barack Obama, out of Kenya, and forging a fake Hawaiian Birth Certificate

9. Sinking of The Maine

8. It was ACORN who gave Senator Larry Craig a wide-stance

7. Katie Couric asking Sarah Palin tough questions, like, "What books or magazines do you read?"

6. Acorn planted Congressmen David Vitter's number in the D.C. Madem's phone book

5. Nixon, taking the United States off the Gold Standard

4. Forced Ted Haggard to seek a Masseuse

3. The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping

2. The Balloon Boy fiasco was really an ACORN Satellite being launched

1. Somehow influenced Bill Belichoke going for it on 4th down

Bonus PartyofNoicans Riffs

Will Bunch-Attytood: The 26 Percent Solution

David Dayen: GOP Fearmongering Succeeds In Casting Doubt On Legitimacy Of The Electoral Process

Digby: Illegitimacy

Spencer Ackerman: A Paucity Of Explanations

Steve M - ACORN: THE OTHER SUPERVILLAINS WITH SUPERPOWERS

Glenn Greenwald: The unconstitutionality of the congressional GOP's ACORN obsession

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-19T21:30:00.002-05:00

19 November 2008... On The Garlic

I'm Leavin' On A Jet Plane ...

Our IDOTW Michele Bachmann Is At It - Again!

Oh, Our Hopes Were High ... Cheney, Gonzales Indicted in Texas

Commander Guy Pisses On Interior Department, Marking His Territory

19 November 2007... On The Garlic

Black Bunting and Chalk Outlines ... It's Weekend at Rudy's

Townsend's Lack of Knowledge On Al Qaeda Gets Her Bounced; Sources Say Can't Be Sure She Would Be Able To Get Iran Info Straight

19 November 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

Ahhh, Mr. Bush, We Need To See You After Class ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

19 November 2005... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

Barry Crimmins: "So Long Obes"

2009-11-18T16:30:00.000-05:00

It was rather sudden, and shocking, to hear the news that star stand-up comic, and television game show host, Ken Ober passed away over the weekend;

Ken Ober dies at 52; host of MTV's 'Remote Control' game show

Ken Ober, ‘Remote Control’ Host, Is Dead at 52

From his Wikipedia page;

He received his break after appearing as a contestant on Star Search.[4] He was most widely known for his role on the MTV game show Remote Control,[5] which he hosted for three seasons, spanning 1987 to 1989, then in reruns for an additional two years. That show also helped launch the careers of Adam Sandler, Denis Leary, and Colin Quinn. Ober was known among '90s and '00s audiences for his hosting jobs on Make Me Laugh,[6] Smush, and the ESPN game show Perfect Match.

There's plenty about Ken Ober, his life, and death, out on the World Wide Web.

However, the most moving, the most personal, the most heart-felt post you can find, is from Barry Crimmins, long-time friend of Ken Ober.

So long, Obes

Although he was an expert needler, he knew exactly how not to be a pain in the ass. During a period when I was besieged by people wasting my time by beating around the bush looking for dates, Ken never squandered a moment of my too-busy days. This was just a small part of the reason I so enjoyed his inordinately good company. I don't recall how it started, but early on Ken and I began mockingly calling each other frattish nicknames. This was not out of respect for the ludicrous campus Greek traditions we had scuffed up against in college. No, it was disdain for the dildoic that made him "Obes" and me "Cribs." This gag, which had been fleshed out over eons of sarcasm and enough drinks to swell a rhino's liver, stuck for the duration of our friendship. It personalized it and gave it a special status. While talking this summer we finally acknowledged that we had become what we had resisted since the days at the Ding: long lost frat brothers from the old Grabba Break house in Cambridge.

[snip]

Yesterday, when the horrible news of Ken's death reached me, my first thought was of Bear. As tough as it is for humans to lose Ken, it has to be worse for his dog. I've been assured that Bear is in good hands but I feel so bad for him because as unbelievable as Ken's sudden death is to his family and legions of pals, it's got to be worse for a dog who was man's best friend to one of the best men ever. Poor Bear!

I can't imagine I'll ever get over Ken's ridiculously premature death (he was 52). Ask anyone who knew him (and believe me, there won't be anywhere near six degrees of separation between you and Ken) and they'll tell you that he was such a solid and unswerving friend that it seemed like he would always, always be there. Now that he isn't, those of us who were graced by his magnificent friendship know we cannot ever replace him. What we can do is begin to pay down the debt we owe to humanity for having had Ken Ober in our lives for as long as we did. So if you loved Kenny, track down an old friend today to see how they're doing or maybe stop and encourage that taken-for-granted intern on your staff. Take your dog for an extra long walk and let her or him sneak up on the couch. Don't have a dog? Adopt one. Can't have a dog? Make a donation to a no-kill shelter near you.

Go read the entire post.

And, if you knew "Obes", leave a comment for "Cribs" when you finish reading.

Or, just give "Cribs", a shout-out ...

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-18T16:15:00.001-05:00

18 November 2008... On The Garlic

Al Giordano - "Mr. President-Elect: Judge Abner Mikva Is Right About Sen. Clinton as Secretary of State"

18 November 2007... On The Garlic

Thomas Friedman, Clearly, Is Eating Lead-Painted Toys From His Flat World Economy!

Comics Come Home Xlll Review, From The Optimistic Curmudgeon

18 November 2005... On The Garlic

Cheney Speech Causes DC Police, Homeland Security Grief

Top Ten Cloves: How Bush Administration Is Spinning Use Of White Phosphorus In Iraq

Top Ten Cloves: Things Bill Belichick Was Thinking, Just Before Going For It On 4th Down

2009-11-17T17:30:00.003-05:00

News Item: Bill Belichick enters another elite club

10: Was trying to remember how much change he had in his pocket

9. Thinking that, maybe, he should have jumped into the NY-23 race

8. Feared many will "Unfriend" him on Facebook if he blows the call

7. Instead of coming up with what play to run, was trying to remember the words to the Bon Jovi tune playing in his head

6. Wondering how meddlesome he would be, if Rush Limbaugh owned the Patriots

5. Since he's married now, debated about pointing out, to Tom Brady, the busty cheerleader on the sidelines

4. Was preoccupied with coming up with anagrams of Peyton Manning's name

3. If he blows it, hoping that Sarah Palin's book coming out will bury his gaffe

2. Should have looked at all the films, of the Colts' signal-calling, before the game

1. Not making it puts him in the chute for one of those "Should'a had a V-8" commercials

Bonus Bill Belichoke Riffs

NYT: Colts Pull Off Improbable Win as Patriots’ Gamble Backfires

TSN: Belichick's Decisions Set Him Apart from Other NFL Coaches

Dan Fogarty: Michael Wilbon Leads Charge Against Belichick’s “Arrogant” Play Call

USA Today: Rodney Harrison: 'The worst decision I've ever seen Bill Belichick make'

George Donnelly: Belichick made the right business decision

Monique Walker: Decision by Belichick still one very hot topic

Bonus Bonus!

Top Ten Cloves: Things Brett Favre Can Expect On His Return To The Green Bay Packers

Top Ten Cloves: Possible Reasons Peyton Manning Threw Six Interceptions Last Evening

Top Ten Cloves: Ways To Tell Your Next Door Neighbor May Be Conducting Illegal Dogfights

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-17T17:15:00.001-05:00

17 November 2008... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things About The Meeting Today, Between President Elect Obama and John McCain

17 November 2007... On The Garlic

Barry Crimmins Is Rolling ... Snake Eyes!

Kerry Lowers The Boom On Boone ... Or Just Another GOP Smokescreen?

Bonds Indicted ... Let's Have A Barrypalooza!

17 November 2005... On The Garlic

Under Fire, Woodward Offers Reason He Didn't Write Plame Story

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard On President Bush's Trip To China

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-16T20:45:00.001-05:00

16 November 2008... On The Garlic

Vote For The Garlic!

16 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Why Oprah Wasn’t Invited To Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes Wedding

16 November 2005... On The Garlic

White House Not Happy, Puts Out RFP For Revisionist To Spin Blame

Top Ten Cloves: Details of Bob Woodward's Appearance Before CIA Leak Grand Jury

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-15T20:00:00.000-05:00

15 November 2008... On The Garlic

Our Ignorant Dolt of The Week ... Dennis Miller!

Spam-A-Lot ...The Eating Kind!

15 November 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things Markos Moulitsas Will Have To Look Out For When Working With Karl Rove At Newsweek

Oh No, We Have To ... Another "I'm Shocked, Shocked To Find Gambling Going On Here!"

15 November 2006... On The Garlic

Breaking News! New White House Discord Pits Neocons Versus Bush, Baker; Cheney Launches Iran Study Group; Planning To Up Ante, Outgun Baker’s Recommendation; Rumsfeld Installed As Co-Chair; WHIG Moves Into Secret Bunker, As Neocons Draw Line, Choose Sides

Top Ten Cloves: Ways Jack Abramoff Will Gain Favors While In Prison

15 November 2005... On The Garlic

White House Discord, Aides Say, Locks Bush Into Blame/Denial Strategy

News In Brief - Google May Come To Terms With Publishers; Will Digitize Cliff Notes Only

Top Ten Cloves: How NBC Told Martha Stewart She Was Fired

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-14T20:15:00.001-05:00

14 November 2008... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things About Hillary Clinton Becoming Secretary of State

14 November 2007... On The Garlic

There'll Be A Lot Of Dummies Bidding On This One

14 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard During Newly Elected Congressmen and Congresswomen’s Capital Hill Orientation

14 November 2005... On The Garlic

Cheney Lobbies Sony To Keep Controversial Secret, Evasive CD Software

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard At The Federalist Dinner Last Week

Top Ten Cloves: New Jobs Being Considered By Lou Dobbs

2009-11-13T20:00:00.002-05:00

News Item: Lou Dobbs Leaves CNN to Pursue Activist Role

10. Become a Vampire Novelist

9. Front a buy of an NFL team for his buddy, Rushbo

8. Plans on stalking Howard Dean

7. Devote the rest of his life to curing leprosy

6. Launch Moon.Com, and start the franchise for Moon water

5. Become front man for Liz Cheney's group 'Keep America Safe'

4. Devote the rest of his life to digging out President Obama's birth certificate

3. Rumor is Lou off to Taco Bell, to be the straight man for the little dog

2. Team up with Lady Gaga, for a duo act

1. Just go out and build the cotton-pickin' border fence himself!

Bonus Lou Dobbs Riffs

CAP News: Lou Dobbs To Host Immigration Reality Show

Paul Krugman: Lou Dobbs

Will Bunch - Attytood: It's "Taps" for Dobbs

Joe Sudbay: CNN's on-air racist, Lou Dobbs, is gone after tonight's show

Thers - Late Night: Lou Dobbs Likely to Annoy Nation in New Capacity

No Doubt, Lou Dobbs Will Go Absolut-ely Apocalyptic

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-13T19:45:00.002-05:00

13 November 2008... On The Garlic

Autumn Leaves

13 November 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Unexpected Things That Could Happen When You Pray For Rain

13 November 2006... On The Garlic

Breaking News! Iraq Study Group: Iraq Do-Over To Come Before 2008 Race and Vote; Baker-Hamilton To Say “Start Over”; Reinstall Saddam And Retake Country, This Time With Plans; First Step Is To Reconstruct Baghdad To Pre-2003 Invasion Look; “Maintain a public front of “victory in Iraq”

Chopped Garlic: Retro Bolton

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-12T23:00:00.002-05:00

12 November 2008... On The Garlic

Morning Joke Follow-Up ... Let's Roll The Dice ... Seven! ... We Got A Winner!

YES THEY CAN! ... Yes Men Strike Again!

12 November 2007... On The Garlic

Jeff Gannon's Still Copying-and-Pasting!

Top Ten Cloves: Possible Reasons Peyton Manning Threw Six Interceptions Last Evening

12 November 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

Of Things Said, and Just What Type Of Math Are You Using There, Mr. Rove? ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

Okay Vanna, Let's Turn Them All Over And See What We Have ... The Garlic's Election Endorsements

12 November 2005... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves 12 November 2005

Happy Veterans Day ... At Some Point

2009-11-11T22:45:00.001-05:00

Wouldn't it have been major kick-ass today, Veterans Day, for President Obama to deal out a little of the "Change We Can Believe In" stuff, show some audacity, put a little shine on that Nobel Prize, and use the day to announce - not hedge, not double-talk - that he will not escalate troops in Flintstoneville (aka Afghanistan).

Maybe, even do it as a stake-in-the-ground, a benchmark, of the beginning of the dismantling, money-bag-by-money-bag, the Military Industrial Complex.

Now, that would be a Veterans Day to shoot off fireworks, one to celebrate, unabashedly.

And, hey, with two breaking stories tonight, a guy can dream;

U.S. ambassador dissents on Afghan troop increase ...Strongly worded cables urge a pause until Kabul government shifts course

AP: Obama Rejects All Afghanistan War Options

We'll have to wait, and see.

Or, we will have to come around again next year, and bemoan the sentiments of two gifted, exceptional writers (both you should bookmark, and/or, RSS follow), this year;

Juan Cole, over on Informed Comment;

The most patriotic way to honor future veterans of foreign wars is not to create any unnecessarily.

And, Barry Crimmins;

This country would rather create veterans than care for them

Crimmins also has a powerful essay up today - Drone Destroyed, Pentagon Dodges Bullet - on the execution of DC Sniper John Muhammad, a veteran;

Muhammad died reviled and despised, just as the USA itself is reviled and despised in so many lands where the murder of innocents seems to Americans, who even bother to consider such such things, as nothing more than a necessary byproduct of the efficient infliction of a long-range plan. Nevertheless, the plan is both crazy and doomed to failure. It drains our country of vital resources urgently needed to sustain life. It mass produces righteously indignant enemies all over the globe. It visits brutality upon our own people as we exist as, and among, those who have lived to almost never talk about it.

And so Mr. Muhammad was put to death as the perfectly secret embodiment of what Veterans Day is not allowed to represent. His soul rotted away after he had participated in the infliction of violence upon nearly defenseless people. When he came home, he saw no reason to abandon what he had learned as a soldier.

And, digressing for a moment, Joe Sudbay, on AmericaBlog, rings in on the Death Penalty;

As with any execution, there's been extensive discussion about the pros and cons of the death penalty. To me, that is not the act of a truly civilized society. An article in today's Washington Post looked at the death penalty's "'closure' myth":

Stanford University psychiatrist David Spiegel believes that the theory that executions provide closure is "naive, unfounded, pop-psychology." Contrary to expectations, Spiegel says, witnessing executions not only fails to provide closure but also often causes symptoms of acute stress. "Witnessing trauma," he says, "is not far removed from experiencing it."

Spiegel has concluded that "true closure is achieved only through extensive grief work." This process requires families to acknowledge and bear their loss as well as to put it into perspective. It necessitates a network of support systems: counselors who will sit with, listen to and work with survivors; work environments flexible enough to accommodate counseling sessions and the down time that is a natural result of grief and stress; and victim assistance programs that make sure those things happen.

It just seems craven for politicians to promise "closure" from the death penalty when it's not true. It also seems barbaric.

It was "craven" and "barbaric" for The Commander Guy to launch two wars like he didn't know whether to piss, or wind his wrist watch, thereby, producing hundreds-of-thousands of new veterans, to be used as props in jingoistic parades, and file footage to run in the background of two idiot-talking-heads, arguing about more war.

It sure would be nice for Obama to show some cojones with his upcoming decision.

Maybe, just maybe, we can next year, or, in the immediate future Veterans Days, count, and herald, the number of veterans (and Gold Star Mothers) we didn't produce.

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-11T22:30:00.001-05:00

11 November 2008... On The Garlic

Good Post Alert - Sunday Reading - Young Man with a Gift: Connor Gifford is a unique historian

To A Happy, and Peaceful, Veterans Day

11 November 2007... On The Garlic

Dick Cheney's Not Darth Vader ... He's Harry Caul!

Something Rudy II ... Endorsements, Plugs, Unplugs and An Accolade (of sorts)

In The Glass-Half-Full Thing, Good News, Foreign Diplomats, You Now Have Choices ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

11 November 2005... On The Garlic

Happy Veterans Day!

Today's Ignorant Dolt - Pat Robertson

2009-11-10T22:30:00.002-05:00

In some way, we have to thank the certifiable loony tune head of the 700 Club.

With the week we've had, struggling to get time to read, let alone post, searching everywhere for some mojo, he hands us, virtually gift-wrapped, his (official, see the Bonus Links) induction into The Garlic roster of Ignorant Dolts.

Now, with the Right Wing Freak Show all but calling for "open season" on Muslim hunting, following the Fort Hood shooting, Mr. 700 Club polished up his orange vest and Elmer Fudd cap;

Pat Robertson on Ft. Hood: Islam is ‘not a religion’ and Muslims should be treated like ‘some fascist group.’

On his 700 Club TV show yesterday, Pat Robertson claimed that Islam is “not a religion,” but “a violent political system bent on the overthrow of the governments of the world and world domination”:

ROBERTSON: That is the ultimate aim. And they talk about infidels and all this, but the truth is that’s what the game is. So you are dealing with not a religion. You’re dealing with a political system. And I think we should treat it as such and treat its adherences as such as we would members of the Communist Party or members of some fascist group. Well, it’s a tragedy. Our hearts go out to the families who suffered. But those in the Army should be held on account for the fact they let this man loose.

Hmmm ...

I wonder if Robertson would include the "political system" in this country, that shoots doctors who perform abortions?

Should we treat them with "adherences" as members of Communist or fascist groups?

MediaMatters has the video that welcomes the 700 Club chieftain onto the roster of Ignorant Dolts.

Eli, over on Firedoglake, helps us on on the PR front, hailing Robertson as a "xenophobic ignoramus."

While Melissa, over on Shakesville thinks Robertson may be on to something;

Being an atheist, I'm more than happy to treat every religion as its own political ideology. Let's start with charging a religious organization the same taxes that, say, a feminist blog gets charged for doing business.

Somehow, I'm guessing P-Rob won't be on board with that idea, once it includes him.

P-Rob (we like that), drop by anytime to pick up your inglorious Ignorant Dolt Crown and Sceptre

Bonus Links

(Editor Note: As we referenced above, this will be Robertson's "official" Ignorant Dolt induction, for, as you will see below, he's had a hall pass, and visa, that has been continually renewed.)

Robertson To Ballmer: "I've Got Your Back" ...Looking to Strike Deal With Microsoft Chief For Help With Offing Chavez

White House Meets With Robertson; Plan Video Blitz ...Controversial Minister To Produce Al Qaeda-type Videos, Promising Death and Destruction, To Counter Bin Laden's

Robertson May Have, Inadvertently, Caused Hajj Stampede Deaths; Was Working On New Material For Bush Video Blitz, Testing New Curses and Condemnations

Breaking News! Robertson Held For Questioning In Falwell Death ...Threats Against Chavez, Sharon Make 700 Club Founder 'Person of Interest'

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-10T22:15:00.001-05:00

10 November 2008... On The Garlic

Another Legend Gone ... Miriam Makeba

Retro Garlic: It Is Your Dad's PNAC!

Morning Joke Teaches Thousands of Kids To Swear! ... Or: Blame It On The Cheetos, Joe ...

10 November 2007... On The Garlic

Bernie Kerik ... This Is Your Life!

10 November 2006... On The Garlic

Bush Said To Be “Invigorated”. Ready To Tackle Issues; Post Election, Staying With New Policy, Bush Pushes Old Agenda; Says Voters Sounded Mandate to Press Lame Duck Congress To Approve Bolton And Sanction Wiretapping

10 November 2005... On The Garlic

Lobbyist Sought $15M To Introduce Bush To Cheney

Top Ten Cloves: How Oil Company Executives Justified High Prices At Senate Hearing Yesterday

1965 Blackout Anniversary

2009-11-09T22:00:00.002-05:00

Forty-four years ago, this evening, panic swept through the Northeast, beginning around 5:30PM, as what became known as the Great Blackout, began

Power Failure Snarls Northeast; 800,000 Are Caught in Subways Here; Autos Tied Up; City Gropes In Dark

The largest power failure in history blacked out nearly all of New York City, parts of nine Northeastern states and two provinces of southeastern Canada last night. Some 80,000 square miles, in which perhaps 25 million people live and work, were affected.

Imagine something of this scale happening today.

No Twitter ... No Facebook ...

And the Right Wing Freak Show conspiracy theories ...

Asked whether there was any belief that sabotage might have been involved, Bill D. Moyers, the President's Press Secretary, would say only that "all of the resources of the Government" were being invoked in the investigation.

Later Mr. Johnson was advised that utility officials were "pretty well agreed upon the belief that there is substantially no chance of sabotage." Mr. Moyers said one theory was that the failure had been in automatic frequency control equipment.

If it occurred today, obviously, it would be some grand plot of the Obama Administration, to take over the electric grids, and dictate what people can do in their own homes.

Back then, we only got some innocuous UFO reports.

And, no doubt, some Ignorant Dolt of a PartyofNoican would probably use it to seek dissing woman, and ban abortion in this country.

More on Wikipedia - Northeast Blackout of 1965

Or, The Blackout History Project

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-09T21:30:00.001-05:00

9 November 2008... On The Garlic

So Flute

9 November 2007... On The Garlic

Surprise, Surprise! ... Rove Blames - Can You Guess - The Democrats!

Was The Mukasy Vote Part Of That Rovian New Math?

Good Post Alert - Barry Crimmins' "Good stories, told well"

9 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons President Bush Believes GOP Lost The Midterm Elections

9 November 2005... On The Garlic

Chalabi Visit May Signal New Cabal Meeting

Top Ten Cloves: Things Discussed In First Day Of White House Ethics Class

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-08T21:00:00.001-05:00

8 November 2008... On The Garlic

Our Ignorant Dolt of the Week .... Robert Novak

Could This Be The Answer For The Torn GOP?

8 November 2007... On The Garlic

Hot Dog and Hee Haw! ... Guess What We Got Today!

8 November 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things Karl Rove Did As Last Night’s Elections Results Rolled In

8 November 2005... On The Garlic

Breaking News! High Court To Hear Tribunal Case, With Extraordinary Secret Measures Taken

News In Brief - Vatican Sends Warning To High Court Catholic Majority

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard During The Riots In France

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-07T11:15:00.002-05:00

7 November 2008... On The Garlic

This One's For Sarah ...

7 November 2007... On The Garlic

Editor's Note: No Drum-Banging Rabbit Around Here

7 November 2006... On The Garlic

Breaking News! Developing Story! White House Rerunning 2000 Post Election Plans; Bush Unhinged, Huddles With Lawyers And Preps Briefs To Contest Election Results; With GOP Losing House, Tighter Senate, Appeal Will Be Filed; Snow: “What Worked in 2000 Can Work Again”

7 November 2005... On The Garlic

White House Tension Builds As Bush, Cheney Clash Over Ethics Classes

Top Ten Cloves: Other CIA Secret Torture Projects

Top Ten Cloves: Things Disney Should Consider For Mickey Mouse Makeover

2009-11-06T20:45:00.002-05:00

News Item: After Mickey’s Makeover, Less Mr. Nice Guy

10. High Tech - Tie Mickey Mouse into Twitter, speaking in 140 characters, or less

9. Give Mickey a perpetual tan, like John Boehner

8. Like The Commander Guy, he should have an Ek-A-Lec-Tic Reading List

7. Scandalous - Put PR out he's in Carrie Prejean's home sex tape

6. Lots of security - No matter what the makeover is, Kayne West is likely to pop up,.and step all over it

5. Presidential - Give Mickey "Obama Ears", but downside is he would still have a couple of cab doors

4. Make him over as a a Northwest Pilot - All they have do is let him sleep!

3. For the launch of the makeover, with cellphone cameras, claim Mickey is floating away in a tinfoil weather balloon

2. Have him lose, and gain, weight, just like Oprah

1. Only one way to go - Bruno!

Bonus Links

Judann: Pollack: How Would You Remake Mickey Mouse? ...Disney Giving Corporate Icon a Makeover

Rebecca Tushnet: You blow my mind: Mickey Mouse makeover

Generous King: Disney’s Epic Mickey Mouse Gets Makeover; He Looks Meaner Now, Just A Steamboat Willie Inspired Design That’s All!

Andy McSmith: Mickey Mouse to get a makeover

This Date ... On The Garlic

2009-11-06T20:30:00.002-05:00

6 November 2008... On The Garlic

Joe ... You're Nothing To Us Now!

6 November 2007... On The Garlic

Damn You, Nancy OffTheTable and Stagnant Hoyer!

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard Backstage at Saturday Night Live, With Brian Williams Hosting

6 November 2006... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic - Keith Olbermann Special Comment: Where are the checks, balances?

Top Ten Cloves: Ways James Dobson Will Cure Ted Haggard And Offer "Spiritual Restoration"

Retro Garlic: We Called It, On The Terrorist-Killing Bears!

2009-11-05T22:15:00.002-05:00

Once again, almost unfathomably, life has imitated The Garlic

We've had a handful of these instances, and on Tuesday, yet another.

Bear kills militants in Kashmir

A bear killed two militants after discovering them in its den in Indian-administered Kashmir, police say.

Two other militants escaped, one of them badly wounded, after the attack in Kulgam district, south of Srinagar.

The militants had assault rifles but were taken by surprise - police found the remains of pudding they had made to eat when the bear attacked.

It is thought to be the first such incident since Muslim separatists took up arms against Indian rule in 1989.

"Police found the remains of pudding ..."

I guess, despite all those terrorist training films, of jumping jacks and jungle gyms, the boys never gathered around the campfire, to read "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".

They would have know, the bears would be pissed off to find "pudding", instead of porridge.

Michael Stickings, over on The Reaction noted;

Oops. Not a smart move. How can these militants be expected to take over Kashmir if they can't even run their own cave without, you know, getting killed by a bear?

Don't they watch Animal Planet over there?

Anyway, here's the The Retro Part, from late 2006;

Developing Story - Polar Bears Added To Iraq Options ... Bush Administration Wavering On Polar Bears; Considering Employing In Iraq, War Against Terror ...Rove Claims He Also Has “The Science”, Says Bears “Will Do Fine In Desert Heat”