Oops Heard ‘Round the World
Texas governor Rick Perry hopes to be US president in 2012, but finds that goal in jeopardy after he can’t recall the third agency of government he would eliminate if he gets there.
Politics
Sarah Palin Gets Letterbombed on Facebook
For about an hour, Sarah Palin’s Facebook page had a KEEP FEAR ALIVE “letterbomb”. A group of people orchestrated this together. Not sure if they will be attending John Stewart and Stephen Colbert’s rallies in Washington, DC today, but it sounds like they’re from that side of the camp. I guess they tried the same thing with Glenn Beck, but his page administrator’s removed it after 1 minute.
Remember the George W. Bush miserable failure Googlebombs? Slightly different, but I just wanted to say Googlebomb.
Nothing Says Dominance Like Russian Inflatable Military Weapons
Russia is really on the cutting-edge with inflatable military vehicles. Not sure who approved this, but they do look fairly real for blow-up weapons. They also trick enemy radar and thermal imaging technology. Too bad anyone with a pair of fucking binoculars can debunk this one.
Maybe they can use these in the next Bourne Identity movie. James Bond? Why not… Nothing like the protagonist in some fierce battle with fairground weaponry.
Rich Iott Ohio GOP Candidate Dressed as 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking Nazi
What a weird-ass mid-term election season it’s been. Christine O’Donnell has entertained us with her witchcraft dabbling and evolution comments, and now we have photos of Rich Iott dressed up a Nazi! Rich Iott is a Republican/Tea Party candidate running for US Congress out of Ohio’s 9th district. He was part of a war-reenactment group called Wiking, who dedicate their time to re-creating activities of the 5th SS Panzer Division Wiking. The Atlantic posted this story with the following comments from Iott himself: