Seeking to top the absurdity of hiring Perez Hilton to judge a beauty pageant, Miss America goes for the gold:

The Miss America Organization (MAO) announced today that Rush Limbaugh has been named as one of the national judges for the 2010 Miss America Pageant…

“We are thrilled to have Rush join us for our pageant this year,” said MAO President and CEO, Art McMaster. “He will bring a thrilling new dimension to the competition and we know that the 2010 Miss America Pageant will be filled with new twists and exciting opportunities with him as one of our national judges.”

We can only pray that one of the exciting opportunities doesn’t involve a cigar.

HOT OFF THE PRESS!! RUSH LIMBAUGH !! [GretaWire/Fox News]

ORLY: Is it safe?

PATIENT: You’re talking to me?

ORLY: Is it safe?

PATIENT: Is what safe?

ORLY: Is it safe?

Read more »

We’re not sure what we did to deserve Dancing With The Stars clips today, but since we couldn’t avoid them, we’re not letting your eyes go unseared.

Health Policy Analyst and known moron Sarah Palin has posted written testimony to the New York State Senate Aging (Euthanasia) Committee, and continues to insist that death panels are not imaginary.  Of course, she has gone through the work of reading relevant legislation and extensively footnoted her statement, because intellectual rigor is what she is known for:

A great deal of attention was given to my use of the phrase “death panel” in discussing such rationing.[7] Despite repeated attempts by many in the media to dismiss this phrase as a “myth”, its accuracy has been vindicated.

Read more »

Remember Cindy Sheehan?  She was Joe the Plumber before Joe the Plumber, way back in 2005, when it was kind of a novelty for some unschooled nobody to get national attention by following the president around acting like a douche.

Anyway, she’s going to Martha’s Vineyard, for the beaches, and the publicity.  According to Sheehan, “We need to give the president the moral backbone he needs”  Well, I’m sure that sending a stalkery attention whore after him and his vacationing family will do the trick.  Of course, since it’s slow news August, this will likely corner the media market for the “unhinged asshole” story of the week.  Joe Plumber, New Hampshire Gun Nut Guy, Arizona Assault Rifle Guy, and Sarah Palin will be very envious.  But, to be safe, Sheehan should probably come armed with an IED, just to ensure she gets on the TV. Since the most visible nutcases are right wingers these days, she’s going to have to do something to appeal to that sentiment. As the Washington Examiner points out, “even the left wing of the Democratic party seems unconcerned with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan these days.” Yes, let’s talk about birth certificates, Nazi Islamosocialist health care Death Tribunals, and assault rifles instead.

Peace Activist Sheehan Targets Obama’s Vacation [The Christian Science Monitor]

Abolish the IRS! Your vote will be counted! Well, after we collect 99 cents.

IRS Vote [via Sully]

As promised on the previous thread: a post about programs on the teevee that have no place in an advanced society.  My nomination:

Dateline NBC.  Seriously.  NBC is an honest-to-goodness news gathering organization.  And yet they devote two hours of primetime every week to fluff pieces.  Waste of time — as is CBS’s 48 Hours: Mystery and ABC’s 20/20.  Times are tough, people.  Hard news or GTFO.

Your suggestions for ejection from U.S. American television most welcome.