Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson (R-SC).

Also, you need to know 14 things about our DOTD. They’re listed here.

As of 8:47 a.m. Eastern, Barack Obama will have kept us safe longer than George W. Bush and Dick Cheney.

Cheney: ‘I’m Very Proud of What We Did’ [WaPo, August 30]

All the Vice President’s Men [Stinque]

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Our Oz correspondent recommends the following two stories, with the proviso that you don’t confuse them.

In the first story, Australian jockeys are upset over new rules that limit the amount of pain and suffering encouragement they can provide their dogmeat noble steeds down the stretch. Jockey union spokesmidget Paul Innes explains:

“To burden them now with counting how many times they have used their whip, have they got another whip, have they used their whip, is unsafe and [there are] dangers to flow from that,” he said.

Even worse is the introduction of a padded whip, which isn’t nearly as fun.

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Lindsey forgot who owns his ass for a second:

John Stossel to Fox News.

Remember John Stossel?  He brings the stupid like very few can.

Grocery insurance? That might be the stupidest thing ever.

But wait, there’s more:

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Typical conservative – when confronted, he shits himself:

This is rich:

Mike Duvall now seems to be denying having affairs with the two women he was caught bragging about sleeping with.

His statement:

Assemblyman Duvall Denies Reports that He Had Affair

I want to make it clear that my decision to resign is in no way an admission that I had an affair or affairs. My offense was engaging in inappropriate story-telling and I regret my language and choice of words. The resulting media coverage was proving to be an unneeded distraction to my colleagues and I resigned in the hope that my decision would allow them to return to the business of the state.

He throws in details on her underwear, her age, and her birthday and expects to be taken seriously?  Seriously?

What a tool.

Duvall Denies “Reports That He Had an Affair” [TPM]