Monday edition - November 10, 2008

"People are now asking if the Obamas being in the White House will be a return to Camelot. You know like what it was during the Kennedys? As opposed to the last eight years, which is return to the 'Dukes of Hazzard.'" --Jay Leno

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without George W. Bush

• US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,192 AP

• Girl, 13, is Iraq's latest suicide bomber Times Online, UK 

• Iraq twin bombings kill 25 CNN International

• Afghan governor: US military killed 14 Afghan security guards Monsters and Critics.com -
  In Iraq, Muqtada Sadr's followers struggle for relevance Los Angeles Times

• New Iraq pact rules out US troops past 2011 The Associated Press 

• UK Can't Shift Entire Iraq Force to Afghanistan, General Says Bloomberg

As The Stomach Turns

"We feel about Sarah Palin the same way you guys feel about the Queen," said Mike Spalding, chewing tobacco. He quit shaving in 1992, and has a grey beard down to his navel.

How bad must the G.O.P. feel right about now? It portrayed Obama as a socialist, a communist, a Muslin, and a friend of terrorists, and the majority of American voters said, “Y’know, we’re O.K. with that, as long as he’s not a Republican.” - Laugh Lines

Disturbing News

• Toll rises to 93 in Haiti school collapse AFP

• Paloma decimates Cuban homes Bradenton Herald

• Experts say overcrowding behind deadly sub accident CNN

• Police probe slayings in which 8-year-old is charged Chicago Tribune

Secret Hit Squads

The U.S. military has been using a secret order to target suspected al-Qaeda terrorists anywhere in the world since spring 2004, the New York Times said, citing unidentified senior American officials.
 

"Sources from the McCain campaign are starting to talk. And they said today that when they were prepping Sarah Palin for the debates, they found out that she thought Africa was a country, not a continent. Now, to be fair to Sarah Palin, it is hard to see Africa from Alaska." --Conan O'Brien
 

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Joe Scarborough Drops The F-Word This Morning and Admits Drug Use At 1:06

Morning TV Is For Adults Only!

What the ...?

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough apologized Monday to the young viewers in the audience of his "Morning Joe" for dropping an F-bomb.

"This is a show for adults, but I got a lot of people telling me their kids wake up and have breakfast watching with them," Scarborough said.

"I hope you understand, that was a real slip up. I apologize only to you and your children. If you're an adult, get over it."
 

MSNBC to Launch ‘F*cking Joe’ - The Borowitz Report (satire)

Republican-Shenanigans News

• Joe Scarborough: Hoisted on his own sanctimonious petard Salon

• GOP a dying breed in New England AP

• Is Sarah Palin Going Hollywood Already? E! Online

• ASU prof: Palin pick McCain's biggest mistake Arizona Republic

• Republicans Aim to Rebuild After a Bruising Election New York Times

• Police: Hispanic attacked by white NY gang, dies AP

"In fact, starting today, Barack Obama is now going to receive the daily White House intelligence briefing on things like, you know, security and terrorism, stuff like that. It's the same briefing President Bush gets every day, but without the pictures and the color by numbers." --Jay Leno

Ewww

The New Jersey councilman who allegedly urinated on a crowd of concertgoers from the balcony of a Washington, D.C. nightclub swore off booze on Sunday -- two days after he was busted for the embarrassing stunt...

"Rumor is, still a lot of infighting within the McCain campaign, between the Palin people and the McCain people. Now, I don't know if that's true or not, but earlier today, Sarah Palin put McCain's campaign bus on eBay." --Jay Leno
 

Rock-The-Voter News

• Million plus could attend Obama's inauguration San Francisco Chronicle

• Obama win sparks push to end racism in France The Associated Press

• Condoms Trump Abstinence in Obama Global AIDS Policy, Aide Says Bloomberg

• Dems get new crop of military voters MLive.com, MI 

• US Senator Byrd steps down as head of key committee AFP

• Pol Who Peed on Crowd Swears Off Booze NBC Washington

It's so odd: last Tuesday, Bush really did unite the Country. - Grant Gerver

Happy Birthday Marine Corps
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Biz-Tech News

• Oil jumps above $64 on higher stock markets AP

• Qatar oil min says oil price should stay above $70 guardian.co.uk

• Deutsche Post ready to cut jobs, costs in US The Associated Press

• Europe, Asian markets surge on China stimulus plan AP

• Circuit City files for bankruptcy Reuters

• YouTube to post full-length MGM films Reuters

• Google CEO on Obama tech czar job: No thanks Reuters

• Obama-themed malware on the rise CNET News

"The stock market had its worst week in a long time, and that's saying something considering recent history. Not only that, the stores are reporting their worst earnings in the last eight years, unemployment is at a 14-year high, car companies apparently are headed toward extinction. Today in Times Square, the stock ticker just said, 'What the f**k are you looking at?'" --Bill Maher
 

Sarah Spreads The Blame

Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children.

"The rumor is the GOP is blaming Sarah Palin for losing the election. But to be fair, Sarah Palin didn't pick Sarah Palin. Isn't that right?" --Jay Leno
 

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Obama planning US trials for Guantanamo detainees The Associated Press

• Amnesty calls on European states to take Guantanamo men Monsters and Critics.com 

Bagpipes In Basra

Universal Music will release an album of bagpipe music next month, some of it recorded by a British army regiment while serving in Basra.

The label said "Spirit of the Glen: Journey" is the first commercial recording from the frontline of a warzone
 

Go-F**k-Yourself News

• Cheney: Administration to make 'smooth' transition The Associated Press

• Stakes in war on terror remain high, Cheney says Richmond Times Dispatch

Where's the funny in Barack Obama?

That question, which dogged TV humorists throughout the presidential race, has gained new urgency now that Obama is headed for the White House.

His victory last week signaled imminent hardship for comics who lampoon political leaders for a living. The laugh-a-minute 2008 campaign is history, and soon there'll be no President Bush to kick around in comedy sketches or talk-show monologues.
 

"You know, it doesn't matter if McCain or Obama won this election; either way, politicians in general don't give a rip about us." - Joe the Plumber using up his fifteen minutes of fame

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Odd News

• Pilot blinded by stroke is guided safely to ground AP

• Australia bookies hold Obama payout on death fears Reuters

• Michelle Obama's election outfit gets dressing down Reuters

• Music headphones can interfere with heart devices AP

• Monks brawl at Christian holy site in Jerusalem AP

• Chinese emperor's lavish quarters are restored AP

• Thieves caught with 12 pigs in car Reuters

• Car impounded after dog drives away from car wash AP

• U.S. woman found living with three dead siblings Reuters

• Nurse in Times Square war photo reunites with Navy AP

Miss Geico piloted by Marc Granet of St. Petersburg Beach, Florida and Scott Begovich of Jupiter, Florida speeds by sunbathers en route to a Turbine class world title at the Key West World Championship offshore powerboat races in Key West, Florida November 9, 2008. Granet and Begovich averaged 125.88 mph over the 81.4-mile course off the Florida Keys. This was the fastest speed of any of the entries during the week-long world championship in the Florida Keys. Photo/Andy Newman/Florida Keys News Bureau
 

Peace.