The Political Krampus - Sacred Clown

These fine gentlemen(?) are part of a group of protesters in Wisconsin called the Sacred Clowns. According to their website-

Yep. Some of our clowns definitely take inspiration from Krampus –“the henchmen of Saint Nick” thing you find in the Austrian, German and Swiss Alps. We live in Wisconsin, a bastion of German heritage, and we see those clowns as something we lost– something we want back! But this is global. We love love love the Japanese Namahage and the Native American Heyokas too! We embrace them all.

I love protesters that are willing to harness the whimsical and symbolic to their message rather than being preachy or antagonistic. I'd love to start a group of these guys down here.

I Have No Idea What You're Talking About, So Here's A Picture Of Colonel Sanders And Alice Cooper.

Found on This Is Not Porn.

The George W Bush Presidential Library Will Be Awesome.

Indeed.

From Gawker.

Bomb Squad Sent To Diffuse... A Box Full Of Kittens.

From Gizmodo.

Flirting With A Westboro Baptist Church Man.

Awesome.

Joe The Plumber Steps In To Support Teabagger Pro-Puppy Mill Lobbying.

Yeah, you heard that right. Human cartoon character well-past his 15 minutes Joe The Plumber is the new "celebrity" face of a Missouri Tea Bagger pro-puppy mill lobbying movement. The movement seeks to strike down a bill which will attempt to eliminate the 3,000 brutal puppy mills in the state.

It's like the dude is just seeking to align himself with the most repellent movements he can put his name on. Hey, I've got a wardrobe suggestion for Joe The Plumber-



Or, you know, you could just go back to your farm and resume whittling. Just go the fuck away.

Rich Cronin Interview On Howard Stern

Glenn Shadix Discussing His "Ex-Gay" Shock Therapy As A Teenager.

Glenn Shadix, known for his role as Otho in Beetlejuice, discussing the "Ex-Gay" shock therapy he experienced as a teenager. Brutal stuff.

Shadix passed away Tuesday, September 7th.

The Democrats Must Be Taken Out Of Power Because... Wharblgarbl... Child Molesters.

Seriously, let me know if you can make a lick of sense out of what's going on in this Free Republic thread.

Glenn Beck Launches News Site.

Glenn Beck just launched his own news website, entitled The Blaze, which went live yesterday.

Also, apparently Beckerheads practice "Leave No Trace". Wouldn't have imagined the overlap in philosophy.

Fred Savage Isn't Dead.

Apparently during the Emmy's "In Memoriam" montage they accidentally included a pic of Fred Savage instead of Corey Haim. Or a pic of Corey Haim that looked like Fred Savage. I dunno. Didn't watch.

But there's always Jay Pinkerton's old comic where he does horrible things to Fred Savage. Enjoy.

Tim Heidecker "Live" At The Glenn Beck "Restoring Honor" Rally.

Tim Heidecker (of Tom Goes To The Mayor and Awesome Show) has been tweeting the events he sees live from the Glenn Beck rally, and it truly appears to be as historic and iconic an event as Beck claimed it would be.

Glenn Beck, Drawn By John Kricfalusi

You can find more of his recent caricatures here at his blog, including a truly inspired Simon Cowell and a quite creepy Palin.

Ann Coulter Used To Be Pretty Cute, In A Dorky Way.

I've seen this pic thrown around on the internet a bit, with various commentary. One thing nobody has pointed out is how absolutely adorable she is. I mean, those cheeks, that turtleneck, that cute little bob haircut, she's in the fencing club for godsakes...

I think I'm totally developing a crush on Ann Coulter, circa 1980 or so. I would totally have invited her out so we could sit across from each other in beanbag chairs, eating french fries and listening to Voices by Hall And Oates with a pair of giant headphones apiece. Her kiss would have been on my list, if you know what I mean.

Well, if I hadn't been like 3 years old when this pic was taken, that is.

19th Amendment, Was It The Beginning Of The End For America?

From the brain-geniouses at Free Republic.

"It is sad but true that women are natural liberals. It seems that they have to assure that they have the government and/or a man to look after their needs. It is a bunch of hooey that women wanted equal rights. They wanted extra rights."

There’s a reason why the Dems are called “the mommy party” and the Republicans “the daddy party.”

Dear FOX News, Mr. Rogers Wasn't Evil...

FOX News, I hope you choke on a bag of dicks in hell. In some misguided quest to promote some cynically awful worldview and make a stodgy, feeble jab at the inherent "entitlement issues" that have been a facet of youth culture as long as there has ever even been such a thing as youth culture, you're gonna ignorantly drag through the mud the name of a performer that devoted the entirety of his decades-long career to making the world a better place.

I wound up devoting a few afternoon's research into Fred Rogers for my file sharing article on Cracked, and found a wealth of examples of his selflessness and devotion to making the world of entertainment and the larger world around it a better place.

You even make a jab about him being dead. You totally did. Stay classy; you awful, venom-drooling reptilian creatures.

It's hardly the first or last time I'll say this, but fuck you.

Love, ralF23.

Mental Floss' 15 Reasons Mr. Rogers Was The Best Neighbor Ever.
A lovely interview with Mr. Roger's Neighborhood's Betty Aberlain.

IT'S NOT ON GROUND ZERO AND IT'S NOT JUST A MOSQUE. PLEASE TO SHUT THE FUCK UP.

Thanks to Balloon Juice for this awesomely succinct image.

Here's a a post from 30 Mosques in 30 days which takes you inside and lets you see how benign and boring the place really is. Like any church, no matter what the silly name and no matter how big a hyperbole vomiting dickweed people want to be about it.

"Craigslist Killer" Commits Suicide In Jail.

Philip Markoff, the alleged "Craigslist Killer" who was accused of killing a masseuse he met on Craigslist, was pronounced dead at 10:15 AM this morning, after being found alone in his cell suffocated with a plastic bag.

Huffington Post
People Magazine

Tila Tequila Assaulted By Juggalos At Their Tribal Gathering.

TMZ picked up some photos earlier today of Tila Tequila after her appearance at the Gathering Of The Juggalos, where she was apparently pelted with rocks and feces by the crowd.

ProTip: Don't look at the comments section for that article if you retain any faith in humanity.

As much as I tend to resent people who become famous and wealthy without displaying any sort of talent, this is bullshit. And Tila Tequila is pretty awful, too.

Seriously tho, they gave similar treatment to Andrew W K a few years ago. Except he handled it pretty awesomely:

Snooki Tries To Trademark Dumbass Name, Is Rejected Because Of Cartoon Cat.

US Patent and Trademark officials turned down Snooki's request to trademark the nickname, citing potential confusion with the main character from the children's book Adventures Of Snooky Under The Sea.

Read more about it at The Smoking Gun.