There's not hope of health insurance reform happening in the next month, is there? 'Cause it looks like I could use a public option around then.

Look, its not gay to get sucked off by a guy.

Yeah, totally. Like that Onion article, titled something like, "Why Do These Homosexuals Keep Sucking My Cock?"

Dear God, they come in red.

Um... sorry?

JZ, you could sell your little girl and buy those boots. It would be like an O Henry story.

AWESOME.

Curse you, Barb, and your thoughtless footwear linkage. Two minutes ago I didn't know these boots existed, and now I weep that I shall never own them.

Weeps with JZ.

I'm un-exiling myself to say:

Best. Caption. (of the President) Ever.

Best. Caption. (of the President) Ever.

ITA.

That Eagle raid thing is awful. Especially the part about lying on the floor. That just squicks me. OMG. Lying on the FLOOR? Of a grody gay bar? NASTY!!!

I want new boots, but I am very picky about how they fit--they tend to either not fit my calf, or be sized for cankles. WTF? I have shapely legs, I guess! :)

I looked up the Atlanta Eagle raid [link], and I'm baffled that one of the officers allegedly said something about complaints from the neighborhood. The neighbors on that stretch of Ponce consist mostly of hookers and their customers.

The raid at the gay bar in Fort Worth was a)on the anniversary of Stonewall b)started because a cop peering through the fence saw guys in thongs sitting on a picnic table smoking until the owner whispered to one of them who then went inside (I don't need to mention that this place had dancers, right?) c) had patrons arrested (indeed one was slammed to the ground so hard he suffered serious head trauma) because the officers were advanced on sexually.

I had always used "I think my head is going to explode" as hyperbole...until then.

Hee--Gingrich ‘Inadvertently’ Names Porn Company ‘Entrepreneur of The Year’ For Stimulating The Economy

This week, Allison Vivas of Pink Visual received a fax from Newt Gingrich’s American Solutions for Winning the Future (ASWF) group, informing her that she’s been chosen for a 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year award by his Business Defense and Advisory Council. From the letter obtained by ThinkProgress:

Newt would like to arrange a private dinner with you at the historic Capitol Hill Club on the evening of October 7, 2009 in Washington. You’ll dine privately with Newt at this exclusive venue and he’ll take the occasion to present you with your well deserved award and have your photo taken together.

This tremendous honor is a testament to your success in building your business and recognition of the risks you take to create jobs and stimulate the economy. As an award winner, you’ll be on the ground floor as Newt and his Council begin the work to turn this country around. … Newt is looking forward to hearing your ideas on getting the economy moving again and getting your feedback on his plans over dinner.

Pink Visual is a porn DVD superstore — not the type of company you’d expect Gingrich would want stimulating the economy. ThinkProgress contacted Gingrich aide Joe Gaylord, who sent the faxed letter to Vivas, but we didn’t receive a response. An ASWF representative reportedly called Pink Visual this morning saying it had “inadvertently” sent the fax to Vivas and was retracting the honor. Pink Visual’s marketing coordinator Q Boyer didn’t buy the excuse:

“Allison was disappointed to receive a call this morning from an ASWF representative stating that the fax had been sent to her ‘inadvertently,’” Boyer told AVN.com. “We’re not entirely clear on how one ‘inadvertently’ sends a fax to the right person at the correct fax number, so our sense is that this is damage control on the part of a group that is having second thoughts about either recognizing the excellent work of a porn company entrepreneur in light of their own conservative political and social orientation, or having second thoughts about their promotional methodology and communication protocols.”