Unbelievable, this.  And yet somehow inevitable. One hopes this traumatized fatbody is able to convince John Edwards to argue her case.  Because I’d love to see him bring the jury to tears by channeling the anguished testimony of her excess adipose tissue… **** (h/t Tom Elia) **** update:  SarahW fills in some background that doesn’t appear in the AP story.  If what she says is correct, then perhaps there is

Pandagon’s Jesse Taylor, on what he sees as the Bushies’ attempt to redefine victory in Iraq: Here’s the thing—both sides are right. Bush is still calling for “victory”—it’s just that the standard definition of “victory” has been misapplied so many times that getting Iraqi troops trained and us the hell out is pretty much the only standard that can remain consisten [sic] until it actually happens. Victory was getting the

Dunno. Maybe he got lucky and popped off while safely inside one of those “free speech zones” progressive academics are so very keen on…? (Which, good thing for him, too.  Because otherwise it would off to the hoosgow with the old Godbothering fascist.  After all, Chavez is a minority—which elevates what Robertson said from merely stupid to the far more sinister hate speech…) **** h/t Allah

Tammy the blind date:  “That was a wonderful dinner, Regis, thank you!  So!  What shall we do next?—go for stroll, then maybe a cocktail or two?  My treat…?” “Regis”:  “Whatever.  Just so long as at the end of the night I’m wearing you like a pair of writhing pink earmuffs.  Lobster ain’t cheap, honey.”

To Mark Curtin for the Season 1 box set of Penn & Teller’s “Bullshit.” Great show, great DVD set.  As always, Mark, I very much appreciate the gesture.

For immediate release: Controversial talk show host Michael Graham will be joining the web based conservative radio network RIGHTALK.com as of Monday August 29th. Graham, recently released from WMAL in Washington D.C. over controversial remarks about Islam, will be hosting a daily program at noon eastern called “Michael Graham Unleashed”. “I’m very happy to be joining the RIGHTALK team. Webcasting on the internet frees me to say what needs to