Yes, She's Running for Reelection

Try Crest White Strips, you stupid moron
Olympia WA. Nov 1 2010. Patty Murray, arguably the stupidest person in the USA today, is running for reelection to the Senate in Washington State.

Murray has been elected three times to the U.S. Senate and is seeking a fourth term. This just shows you that while Murray may be a complete idiot, the people who vote for her are even dumber.

In December 2002, while speaking to students at Colombia River High School in Vancouver Murray made a number of remarks about Osama bin Laden, as she attempted to explain why the US had such problems winning hearts and minds in the Muslim world, and how bin Laden had garnered support among some in the Middle East.


Among other things, she had stated that bin Laden has:  




"been out in these countries for decades, building schools, building roads, building infrastructure, building daycare facilities, building health care facilities, and the people are extremely grateful. He's made their lives better. We have not done that." 

Yes, it's true. This total idiot thought that Osama bin Laden was building schools, hospitals and day care facilities... so that Taliban women could drop their kids off on their way to their jobs.

If Murray had any brains at all she would have known that Taliban women are not permitted to leave the house, let alone have jobs and need day care facilities. No one else can find any evidence of bin Laden doing all these humanitarian activities.

Odds are Ms. Murray confused bin Laden, the global terrorist, with Mother Teresa, Nobel Prize winner and currently en route to Sainthood. She currently has one miracle on her record when she cured a woman's stomach tumor. A second miracle is required for her to proceed to canonization.

A simple mistake? Did Murray confuse the global terrorist with the woman who spent her whole life serving the poor and the lepers? Or, is she really this stupid?

Odds are, the voters in Washington will reelect her.
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President Obama Asks New Black Panthers to serve as Poll Watchers

Washington DC, Nov 1, 2010. President Obama announced today that he was requesting that the New Black Panthers assist  as poll watchers for tomorrow's Congressional Elections.

"It is vital that these elections are allowed to proceed fairly and democratically, and without any interference from those Tea Bagging Thugs like Sarah Palin, Glen Beck, or Sean Hannity," the President told reporters gathered on the White House lawn today.

"To keep this election honest I am requesting that the New Black Panthers dispatch poll watchers to assure that there will be no tampering by Jeb Bush, Katherine Harris, or the U.S. Supreme Court, like there was in the 2000 election," he said.

"The New Black Panthers, or Citizens Militia as I prefer to call them, will have full authority to administer swift justice whenever they discover any improprieties and suspicious behavior,"  the President said.


"We have had reports of dangerous activities by white hate groups like the Tea Baggers, The Republican Party, and Fox News," the President went on to say, "and the New Black Panthers have my full faith and confidence in their ability to keep this election honest."


A spokesperson for ACORN, Moeisha Williams-Rodgers told us "criminals like Glen Beck and Sarah Palin must be prevented from disrupting our democratic process."
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Terror Plot Thwarted

Washington DC. Oct 31, 2010. When Tim Geitner got to work on preparing the 2011 Federal Budget (which was due over a month ago) he noticed that the Treasury Department was dangerously low on red toner needed for the project.

He ordered 12 red toner cartridges from the lowest cost vendor, Achmed's Toner For Less, a Federally certified minority vendor headquartered in Yemen. Achmed's is a well known and reliable vendor that is often used by this administration.



However, you can imagine his shock and surprise when Mr. Geitner heard that the shippment was being held by postal inspectors when a bomb sniffing dog began howling and pointing to the package at the DC Central Postal Depot.


And to further compound the problem two of the twelve packages had been redirected to various Synagogues in the Chicago area.

After analysis by the FBI Crime Lab, preliminary tests indicated the packages contained the powerful industrial explosive PETN, the same chemical used in the Christmas attack, U.S. officials said. The tests had not been confirmed.



President Barack Obama called the coordinated pre-election attacks a "credible terrorist threat," and U.S. officials said they were increasingly confident that al-Qaida's Yemen branch, the group responsible for the failed Detroit airliner bombing last Christmas, was responsible.



Mohammed Farouk Ridahl, spokesman for Achmed's Toner for Less told this reporter "We know nothing about this. Obviously these packages have been tampered with by Jews who are trying to make us look bad, and trying to make us lose a valuable customer. Achmed's has never had a problem like this before, so it seems very suspicious to us."Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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TOTUS Down For Maintenance! Vice TOTUS Takes Over!

Washington DC, Oct 31, 2010. The Teleprompter of the USA (TOTUS) is going down for routine maintenance work next Wednesday, immediately following the Congressional elections on Tuesday.


Since President Obama cannot communicate without the TOTUS, the Vice TOTUS has been sworn in to provide continuity of government.


The Vice TOTUS is a Mirror Image SP-220 Pro Speech Series Teleprompter with 20" LCD Monitor, that costs around $5,500. This model is known for reliability but has had problems with occasionally saying some very stupid things. 

VTOTUS


Most people don't realize that it was the Vice TOTUS and not the TOTUS who prompted President Obama to make the claim that the USA "has 57 states."  That incident occurred during the 2008 election campaign, when the President Obama's primary teleprompter, also a Mirror Image SP-220, was taking a much deserved vacation.


The Vice TOTUS is an older model that he purchased from Joe Biden, that is known to have several known "lapse in judgement" bugs in it. In fact this was the machine that coined the "Finally, we have an African-American who is bright articulate and clean" statement that Joe Biden had to apologize for.Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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More metal from around the world

Another Purgatory with a female vocalist - this time from Thailand



From Sri Lanka - Funeral in Heaven



And Funeral in Heaven talking about the Metal scene in Kandy



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Who says vegans have to be fluffy?

Nothing to do with Halloween, this post. While my taste in metal is rooted in the NWOBHM of thirty years ago I have a soft spot for Arch Enemy. When I first heard this song I had no idea it was a female vocalist - until I saw the official video on a cable music channel.Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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Bela Lugosi's Dead

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TODAY'S QUIZ:

See if you can identify Michelle Obama in the photo below. This quiz is especially difficult because you cannot see their faces in the photo.


One of these three ladies is Michelle Obama, First Lady of the USA.
One of these three ladies is Princess Letizia of Spain,
And one is Carla Bruni, First Lady of France.


Which one is Michelle Obama? 
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Democrats Throw Lavish Haloween Fundraiser Celebrating Anticipated Victory

Speaker Pelosi D-CA
Washington DC. Oct 31, 2010. All the Democrat Party stars turned out tonight for a gala fundraising costume ball celebrating their anticipated victory in Tuesday's congressional elections.

The Democrat leaders all came in costume for the event, and were surprisingly good spirits in light of recent poll numbers for the election.

moment when Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi realized they were both wearing the same costume, but tempers eased once and aide told Clinton that Pelosi had forgotten to get a costume for the event, and was just wearing her normal attire.

Rep Barney Frank D-MA

Sec. of State Clinton D-NY

President Obama D-Kenya
Senate Majority Leader Reid wore a very convincing Chewbaca costume, portraying a Star Wars character. Congressman Barney Frank came dressed as legendary singer Kate Smith, and even sang his own version of God Bless America to the delight of everyone in attendance.  
President Obama came wearing a "Joker" costume from the Batman comic book, television series, and films.
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Times Square, 2010

A quick survey of Times Square at night.












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Cheap Minnesota Golden Gophers vs. Northeastern State Basketball Tickets

Hey Gophers basketball fans!  The Minnesota Golden Gophers are fresh off their third consecutive 20-win season for the first time in school history and they're ready to enter the 2010-11 season with high hopes.  Head coach Tubby Smith is entering his fourth season in Minneapolis and will look to compete for the program's first Big Ten title since 1982.  The Gophers will play the first of two exhibition games on Tuesday, November 2nd at Williams Arena as they host Northeastern State at 7pm.  Ticket King currently has a very nice selection of Gophers vs. Northeastern State tickets starting at just $7.50 each for lower level seating.  We also carry parking passes for the Maroon lot located across the street from Williams Arena.  If you would like to attend the exhibition game or any of the games this season, check out our site and give us a call today!  GO GOPHERS!Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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An apocryphal tale for Halloween

From the About Urban Legends newsletter. Utter pish of course but still funny!


Police arrested Patrick Lawrence, a 22-year-old white male, resident of Dacula, GA, in a pumpkin patch at 11:38 p.m. Friday. Lawrence will be charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, public indecency, and public intoxication at the Gwinnett County courthouse on Monday.

The suspect allegedly stated that as he was passing a pumpkin patch, he decided to stop. "You know, a pumpkin is soft and squishy inside, and there was no one around here for miles. At least I thought there wasn't," he stated in a phone interview from the jail.

Lawrence went on to state that he pulled over to the side of the road, picked out a pumpkin that he felt was appropriate to his purposes, cut a hole in it, and proceeded to satisfy his alleged "need." "I guess I was just really into it, you know?" he commented with evident embarrassment.

In the process, Lawrence apparently failed to notice the Gwinnett County police car approaching and was unaware of his audience until officer Brenda Taylor approached him. "It was an unusual situation, that's for sure," said officer Taylor. "I walked up to (Lawrence) and he's...just working away at this pumpkin."

Taylor went on to describe what happened when she approached Lawrence. "I just went up and said, 'Excuse me sir, but do you realize that you are screwing a pumpkin?' He got real surprised, as you'd expect, and then looked me straight in the face and said, "A pumpkin? Damn...is it midnight already?"

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The sacred heart chicken nugget simulacrum

Yours for jut $10k on ebay

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Barney Frank Introduces Bill for Gays In the Millinery

Frank modeling one of his designs
Boston MA Oct. 30, 2010. Congressman Barney Frank D-MA, has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to permit gays in the millinery industry.


While there is no formal ban on allowing gay people to work in the hat making industry, Congressman Franks says this bill will be needed to encourage more gay people to enter this profession.


"I noticed that very few hat designers were gay" Congressman Frank told us. "And this seemed pretty queer to me, since almost 100% of all fashion designers are gay people, so I thought we needed new legislation to remedy this situation."


Frank's bill, H.R. 1411 would provide grant money from the Federal Stimulus Fund for any gay person who wanted to start a hat making business. "These will be interest free loans that will be forgiven once the business hires at least three other gay people." Frank told us. "This will accomplish two main goals. It will create new jobs while also getting more gay people into this vital industry."



Hats were always a big part of gay culture
A federal subsidy of $900 per hat should guarantee that these new businesses will be successful.  The bill caps total stimulus funds for the project at $1.2 Billion, which Frank calls "a small price to pay."


"It's really shocking when you see how many hats are imported," Frank went on to say. "This is one industry we need to bring back to America."


Congressman Frank's bill has the full backing of President Obama and House Speaker Pelosi and is expected to become law without any debate on the floor of the House. "We will introduce the bill at 9 AM on Sunday, when most Republican law makers are busy at church," Pelosi told the Spin Cycle.
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Duchess of Cornwall unhurt by kitten

catsA few days ago the Telegraph ran a story with the headline Duchess of Cornwall Mauled by Kitten. Okay the mauled was in inverted commas but still I thought I would read of some hideous injury meted out by a spitting bundle of feline aggression

Sadly it appears that all that happened was Lucy, an eight-week-old tabby, dug its claws into Camilla's jacket and refused to let go.

The incident took place during a visit to the Battersea Dog’s Home.
When the royal walked into a socialising area for the cats and saw four kittens she said ''Ah sweet, is this the whole family here?'' and began mothering them and picked them up.

The playful kitten was held against the Duchess' chest then began disappearing behind her neck and as Camilla tried to prise Lucy free she dug her claws in prompting the royal to say ''I think she's attached to my collar''.

Gah! No screams and not a drop of blood to be had. Damn I feel cheated! Ah well If a cat can look at a king it can surely stick its claws into a duchess!Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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CNN Launches "CNN Newshotties"

Atlanta GA, Oct. 30, 2010. After many years of taking a back seat to FoxNews, CNN is finally fighting back!



The Cable News Network (CNN) will launch their own version of Fox's News Babes starting Jan. 1, 2011. And they have recruited some of the heaviest hitters in TV news casting to fill out their bench.


CNN will load up on sexy and sultry news casting babes to tip the scales back in their favor.


The CNN NewsNewshotties will feature some very talented and popular media stars. The initial group will be comprised of Whoopi Goldberg, Lynne Stewart, Rosie O'Donnel,. Andrea Dworkin, Janet Nepalitano, Helen Thomas, Sonia Sotomayer and Janet Reno.


Negotiations are still underway to get Barbra Streisand and Chelsea Clinton for the new team, and "money is no object" according to CNN  Director of Programming Janelle Rodriguez. Superstar Chistianne Amanpour is scheduled to join the team in the early spring after she completes her current assignment.


It was no small feat coaxing leftwing media superstar Helen Thomas out of retirement for this gig.

Ms. Thomas, who is widely regarded as the most attractive liberal woman in the media today, will anchor the group, and draw in millions of new viewers.


CNN wanted to cover all the bases with this move, so they made sure they signed up Rosie O'Donnell to lure in lesbian, gay and transgender viewers.


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What Won't You Do?

by Jo Robertson



When I was a young mother, I visited my sister in northern Virginia. We stopped at a gas station to fill up and she asked if I would do the honors. I did so, got back in the car, and said, "I can show you how to fill up the tank if you don't know how."



My sister is very petite. She's barely five feet tall, but incredibly independent and rather ferocious when she wants to be.



She looked hard at me and said, "Oh, Jo, I know how to fill up the gas tank. I just like to maintain the illusion that I don't, so my husband will do it for me."



Now, there's not a truly deceptive bone in my sis's body, so I -- a true California independent woman -- was amazed at her subterfuge. She claimed she had no intention of ever putting gas in her -- or any other -- car.
There were plenty of other meaningful chores to occupy her time. She's also one of the most efficiently aggressive housekeepers I've ever known, always has a well-balanced hot meal on the table (even though there are only the two of them now and no longer the four children she raised), and maintains a well-stocked food supply in her larder and freezer, lest we should be attacked by aliens and be without water and other necessities at some point in the future.


I began thinking about the things I refuse to do or conveniently allow Dr. Big to do. Here's my list:



1. Yard work -- I see no redeeming quality about ploughing my fingers into Mother Nature's bosom to dig up weeds or in pushing a lawn mower around our massive backyard. I don't like to sweat unless it's on the treadmill.



2. Change a light bulb -- Any idiot can perform this menial task, but I've learned well from my big sis and convinced Dr. Big that (a) I'm too short or (b) I'm too dim-witted to change a light bulb. However, he seems rather to enjoy this little job.


3. Run the vacuum cleaner -- This is Dr. Big's own fault. I warned him when he bought that big-ass 200 pound vacuum that I would not push it around my deep piled carpet.



4. Open the mail -- Unless the mail is addressed directly to me in someone's handwriting, I figure it's junk and belongs where all junk goes.


5. Write letters in long hand -- God made email for a good reason.


On the other hand, I love to do these things:
1. Change the paper towel dowel or toilet paper dowel with surprising regularity -- This is a very good thing because Dr. Big seems anatomically incapable of doing either.



2. Iron -- There's something very soothing about ironing although I seldom do it any more. Many of you have agreed with me on this.


3. Bake -- Bread, cakes, cookies, candy, pies, love, love, love baking, not so much with the regular cooking.






4. Clean toilets -- mainly because dirty ones gross me out.



5. Write -- Seriously, I can spend hours and hours on writing a book when the going is fluid and smooth and comes out of my brain and fingers like a gift from God. Shiver.



What about you? What's on your refuse-to-do list?
What chores do you get husband, brother, father, or son to do for you?
What household chores do you enjoy doing? Any weird hobbies or pasttimes?
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Former Governor offers vote.... for a price!

"That's right.... money talks!

Chicago, IL, October 29, 2010. Rod Blagojevich, former Democrat Governor of Illinois has offered his vote in the upcoming Congressional Elections for a price.

"This will be a very close and a very important election, and if anyone wants my vote they can have it by winning it at my auction on ebay," the former Governor told us.

"Sure, I'm a liberal Democrat, but if the Republicans make the top bid... then they get my vote. This is just business after all. Nothing personal here."

The former Governor has the auction listed with a "buy it now" price of $1 million for his vote, but says he doesn't think anyone will go that high for his vote.

"I just put that out there in case one side or the other got desperate, but I do expect to get at lest five figures for my vote," he said. "If they want my vote, let them pay for it."

In this day and age when so many Democrats have abandoned Capitalism, it is refreshing to see that one Democrat still believes in the time tested value of having free and open markets.

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Photo Hunt - Dark

The theme for the week's Photo Hunt is dark. This photo may have blurred but does it reveal the darkness that lies beneath...Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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Crunch time: Heavy Hitters Throw Support to Democrats

Reid and Pelosi with popular terrorist endorser
Washington DC. Oct 29, 2010. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid D-NV and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi D-CA presented a series of well respected celebrities to a joint session of Congress today who are endorsing the Democrats in next Tuesday's Congressional elections.


One by one they paraded out various actors, celebrities, and internationally known statesmen who all agree that America's best interest would be served if the Democrats retain super majorities in both houses of Congress.


"We have to do this when an election is this close" Majority Leader Reid said. "It's time to call in all the chips we are owed," Speaker Pelosi added.

Ed Asner, Political Savant
Among the dozens of endorsers present were show biz celebrities Ed Asner, Mike Farell, Cher, Julia Roberts, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Barbara Streisand, Joy Behar, Harry Belafonte, and of course George Clooney.


The event was capped off by a performance by the Dixie Chicks who sang their new hit song "Only A Dope Wouldn't Vote for Hope."


Also present were various foreign dignitaries who fully support the current Democrat Administration and it's efforts to "take America down a notch."



Two more high spirited Democrat Party supporters
Among them were Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez, Kim Jong il, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. 


"These are long time friends and political allies," Majority Leader Reid said. "We cherish their continued support and appreciate their endorsements. These are good people who know what's best for us," Speaker Pelosi added.


Also attending the gala event following the Special Session of Congress were representatives from the media. 


Dan Rather, former news anchor for CBS, told us "I have proof that Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter all  dodged the draft, and even if my proof is forged, I still stand by my story."
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Friday giveaway!

Today's giveaway is from Penelope's, a wonderful Chicago-based boutique. They're offering one lucky reader a $200 gift certificate. They carry pieces by Built by Wendy, A.P.C. Sessun, Rachel Comey, and other amazing lines, so you could get some really fabulous pieces. (I'd go for this adorable dress and some "very tight" jeans:)

For a chance to win, please visit Penelope's and leave a comment below. A winner will be chosen at random on Monday. Good luck! xo

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Two pretty things

This agate locket.
This woven wrap.

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Van Gogh tilt-shift

Have you guys ever seen tilt-shift photography? By playing with depth of field, it makes real cities look like miniature models (see examples here and here). Well, Serena Malyon, an art student, used Photoshop to give the same effect to Van Gogh paintings. Aren't these beautiful? See more here.Source URL: http://extravagancedeplumes.blogspot.com/2010/10/
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