Our First Geek President

Credit: Ta-Nehisi.

Any post that references Green Lantern, Bruce Campbell, Picard, MST3k, and Boba Fett...

Sarah Palin does TV interview while turkeys are slaughtered in the background.

"Some videos you just have to see to believe. On Thursday, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin appeared in Wasilla in order to pardon a local turkey in anticipation of Thanksgiving. This proved to be a slightly absurd but ultimately unremarkable event. But what came next was positively surreal. After the pardon Palin proceeded to do an interview with a local TV station while the turkeys were being BEHEADED in the background!! Seemingly oblivious to the slaughter going on over her shoulder, she carries on talking for over three minutes! Was no one there to tell her how bad this looked? Watch the video below to see for yourself. Be warned, it's kind of gruesome.

Watch the video."

Maru: The-cat-who-likes-to-get-stuck-in-things

Flickr: Election Night Photo Album

Thanks Ande for sending this to Brook. You can feel the tension and the anticipation. What a beautiful family, what an amazing night.

Heads up; Zogby releasing what Nate Silver calls a likely "Push Poll" tomorrow to discredit Obama voters

PRINCE is "anti-gay"????????

...So here’s how it is: you’ve got the Republicans, and basically they want to live according to this.” He pointed to a Bible. “But there’s the problem of interpretation, and you’ve got some churches, some people, basically doing things and saying it comes from here, but it doesn’t. And then on the opposite end of the spectrum you’ve got blue, you’ve got the Democrats, and they’re, like, ‘You can do whatever you want.’ Gay marriage, whatever. But neither of them is right.”

When asked about his perspective on social issues—gay marriage, abortion—Prince tapped his Bible and said, “God came to earth and saw people sticking it wherever and doing it with whatever, and he just cleared it all out. He was, like, ‘Enough.’ ”

The origins of "meh"

Thanks Ta-Nehisi.

Since the Palin discussion won't go away.........

Under normal circumstances, the VP selection might not have mattered at all, but it was because of what McCain purported to represent and because of his age and health that it took on more significance than most of these selections ever do.