“This is cause for reassessment.” —Herman Cain! on a conference call with senior staff this morning, discussing “this recent firestorm that hit the news yesterday”. [NRO]

Selections from the IMDb “Parents Guide” for the new Muppet movie.

• A female muppet kisses a male muppet.
• A male muppet kisses a chicken muppet.
• A muppet tells another muppet to imagine an audience of humans naked.

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Give me the E-type Jaguar anytime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_djTy3G0pg

[via TurleyBlog]

Our guest columnist is Herman Cain!’s lawyer.

Mr. Cain[!] has been informed today that your television station plans to broadcast a story this evening in which a female will make an accusation that she engaged in a 13-year long physical relationship with Mr. Cain[!]. This is not an accusation of harassment in the workplace — this is not an accusation of an assault — which are subject matters of legitimate inquiry to a political candidate.

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Newt Gingrich: “I think that we need to consider taking more explicit steps to make it expensive to be a drug user. It could be through testing before you get any kind of federal aid. Unemployment compensation, food stamps, you name it.” [Yahoo]

Ten thousand zombies gathered in Mexico City on Saturday to protest the 1% living break the Guinness world record, set by Asbury Park’s 4,093 Undead last year.

[via Raw Story]

“Genesis 17:24. Abraham was 99 years old when the flesh of his foreskin was cut off.”

A scene from The Brick Testament by Brendan Powell Smith, which illustrates Bible tales with Legos. Walmart-owned Sam’s Club pulled ten thousand copies of the book version off its shelves last week, issuing this statement:

“After selling this specific version online and in several club locations, we received numerous concerns from members and parents about the mature content for a perceived children’s book. Sam’s Club made a business decision to discontinue sales of ‘The Brick Bible’.”

But Smith is a step ahead of them — his website includes this warning: “The Bible contains material some may consider morally objectionable and/or inappropriate for children.”