VIDEO: Sarah Palin accidentally slams Fox with "lamestream media" label

By GottaLaff

Thank you profusely, Heather (at Crooks and Liars) for this tasty morsel:



Oh, this is too delicious.Who else could be as blatantly idiotic as OpenWide McFootInMouth?

This was one of her biggest ClusterFoxes ever:


OpenWide finally got something right: Faux is synonymous with "lamestream media".

Hey ClusterFoxers, how does it feel to get blasted by your favorite new spokesDeeJay?

VIDEO: Cook defends fried chicken choice for Black History Month menu

By GottaLaff



I previously wrote a piece about a controversial menu honoring Black History Month that was posted at the NBC commissary.

There have been valid arguments for both sides of this story. However, I think Leslie Calhoun, the chef, wins the day on this one.

And now, thanks to GrrrlRomeo, we have a wonderful video that explains Ms. Calhoun's decisions, in her own words.

There's more here, follow the link:

One person who doesn't understand how offense could be taken: Chef Leslie Calhoun. It was her decision to select the menu items and create the sign. TheGrio caught up with her minutes after the tweet fiasco erupted and she seemed genuinely upset by the whole thing. Calhoun is an African-American and employee of Flick, a catering service that runs the NBC commissary. She said that for the last eight years she's been seeking approval from Flick management for a special Black History Month menu, and had finally been told that every Thursday for the month of February, she could serve whatever she chose. [...]

This isn't the first time this year that fried chicken and collard greens on a menu have created a stir. Last month, Denver Public Schools experienced a backlash after announcing they would serve fried chicken and collard greens in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

It's good to have both sides aired. Fair and balanced and all that, right?

Oh no they di-in't!

By GottaLaff
UPDATE HERE. Video of the chef that clears a lot of things up.

What better way to celebrate Black History Month than by serving up a steaming plateful of stereotype?

NBCU employee Questlove is bringing it to the attention of his 1 million plus Twitter followers.

Ooops.

Questlove, the band leader and drummer for The Roots (the house band on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon) tweeted this picture from the NBC Commissary at 30 Rock, with the comment: “Hmm HR?”

Oh, but don't worry your pretty little head about it:


Apparently, not everyone was offended by it. They're just apologizing to those of us who were.

Oh sorry. Apologized for anyone who was offended. Not only are they insensitive, they're illiterate, too.

Good thing they removed it before only a million of us saw it. Whew! Close call.

Brought to you by the very same group that makes Al Franken a little jittery.

UPDATE: The apology came from someone who has a grand total of 9 followers on Twitter. I'm guessing it won't be too effective.

H/t: Misha 1234, Raine 1967

GOP official to Gramm-pa McCain: "This is the biggest dumbass stunt I have ever seen."

By GottaLaff

So Gramm-pa McCain announces his campaign is pulling out of Michigan and oops! He gets a very vocal member of his own party steamed.

And now another episode of Republicans Eating Their Own:

"If you are going to end visits to the state by McCain/Palin, do it," Emmet County GOP Chairman Jack Waldvogel replied, copying a list of Michigan Republicans. "Just don't formally announce that you are 'pulling out' of Michigan, and then come back two days later asking the base core of support to 'keep working.' What a slap in the face to all the thousands of people who have been energized by the addition of Sarah Palin to the ticket. I've been involved in County Party politics and organization for 40 years, and this is the biggest dumbass stunt I have ever seen."

"He has given up on our State? What a total and complete crock of crap," Waldvogel added. "Again, I think McCain owes the Republicans and the People of Michigan a HUGE APOLOGY. SOON!...How on earth are we to get people to work for McCain here, when he has already, publicly, in the media, given up on Michigan? We feel abandoned, we are disappointed, and we are heartsick to know that we aren't important enough for him to fight for."

Shallow Thought: Alienating one's own party is not a good idea one month before election day.

Gramm-pa McCain's brother says N. Virginia = 'Communist country'

By GottaLaff

Many feet in many mouths today, yes? This is Brother Joe's idea of a joke:

Joe McCain, speaking at an event in support of his brother, called two Democratic-leaning areas in Northern Virginia "communist country," according to a report on The Washington Post's Web site.

"I've lived here for at least 10 years and before that about every third duty I was in either Arlington or Alexandria, up in communist country," Joe McCain said at an event in Loudon County, Va. [...]

"This was Joe McCain's unsuccessful attempt at humor," said McCain campaign spokeswoman Gail Gitcho. "John McCain and Sarah Palin are committed to winning the support of voters in Northern Virginia and understand the region's importance to victory statewide."

By the way, here's what Obama said earlier today in North Carolina in response to the smears from Grammp's camp:

"We're not gonna let 'em hoodwink ya. Or bamboozle ya. [laughs] We're not gonna let 'em run the okey-doke on ya."

GObama! You betcha.