Rumsfeld really stepped in it this time. He compared people who disagree with the policies in Iraq to the fascist Nazi sympathizers during WWII. I personally think it very strange for someone in this administration to play the Nazi card. Aren't they using the same tactics of fear and intimidation to gain support for their cause, just as the Nazi's did? I guess if you count on everyone being ignorant you can call "Nazi" whenever you want. Well here Keith Olbermann gets all up in Rumsfeld's face in response to Rumsykin's little comments. For some reason I was reminded of that movie 'Good Night And Good Luck'.

Bushisms in a montage.

FDA Allows OTC Sales of Plan B

Many social conservatives in and out of Congress have battled to keep the drug from becoming available without a prescription. Some say that could encourage promiscuity...

Yes, they are so right. The first thing people are going to do when they hear that Plan B is to be sold over the counter is to run out and have as much sex as possible so they can use this contraception method, which doesn’t protect against STD’s but does sell for the very reasonable retail price of only $18.99 a pop. Whoo-hoo. Party-time.
So now that the FDA has approved this, women finally have the right not to get pregnant when say… they are raped when their doctor’s office is closed.To me, the contraversy about this is so strange cause we are all bombarded with commercials about erectile dysfunction and emails about penis enlargers. I don’t see the conservatives saying anything about that, but when it’s something that can actually help women, then it's gone too far? So on one end, everyone is yelling: ‘men have sex!!!’ But on the other, it’s: ’but not you girls’. So does that mean they're finally okay with male homosexuality? So yes, now women can finally go out and buy a safe and effective product to prevent unwanted pregnancy after sex from all those artificially erect and enlarged penises. What a strange world.

I think FOXNews has finally gotten accidentally balanced, at least for a moment. Here's a video at Crooks and Liars showing a stand in for little man Colmes shutting down Ann Coulter. And yes, Ann's talking points are still about blaming Bill Clinton for 9/11. Crazy.

Here are some scary stories a little closer to home. It's a series run by the Times Picayune about the struggles at Memorial Hospital in uptown New Orleans before, during and after Katrina. Two nurses and a doctor have been charged with murder after lethal doses of morphine have been found in four of the deceased patients. Those quick to judge may have second thoughts when reading their story. Each day a new part of the series is published.

FOR DEAR LIFE: How hope turned to despair at Memorial Medical Center
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

I missed this one but here it is on Alternet. Very funny.

This is really kind of sad. The president keeps losing his train of thought. Is it because he doesn't even believe what he's is saying anymore and in mid-thought he's catches himself and thinks 'what the hell are you going on about?' Or maybe some nice girl in the crowd showed him a bit of cleavage and his brain just shut down.
Whatever it is, it does remind me of when there were rumors floating around about Ronald Reagan's senility when he was in office. So yeah, kind of sad.

Jill Carroll is the American journalist who was kidnapped in Iraq and later released. If you haven't read her story, you need to:

The Jill Carroll Story, Part 1: The Kidnapping
Jill Carroll's Story, Part 2: A Spy With a Homing Device
Jill Carroll's Story, Part 3: The First Hostage Video
The Jill Carroll Story, Part 4: Mother as Suicide Bomber
The Jill Carroll Story, Part 5: An Insurgency Leader?
Jill Carroll's Story, Part 6: Reciting Koranic Verses
Jill Carroll's Story, Part 7: False Hopes
The Jill Carroll Story, Part 8: A New Enemy
Jill Carroll's Story, Part 9: The Muj Brothers

Scary stuff.

A new catch phrase for Louisiana smoking drivers is going to be: "Quick kids, duck!" That's because a new law has passed making it illegal for a person to smoke in the car when driving with children who are restrained or in booster seats. I wonder if the sentence is less harsh for drivers if the kids aren't restrained. People may opt to let children roll aound freely in the backseats so they can smoke if the fine is smaller.

House Bill 1010 by Rep. Gary Smith, D-Norco, makes it unlawful for a driver or passenger to smoke in a vehicle if a child is in a booster seat or other child-restraint safety devices.
...But Highway Safety Commission Executive Director James Champagne said the state's child safety restraint laws require youths as old as 12 to be buckled up, so the smoking ban would extend to that age group, too.

Okay, then there's this one:

Meanwhile, Baldone's House Bill 985 prohibits motorcycle riders from toting a child younger than 5. Children who meet the age limit must wear safety helmets and be strapped in when on the cycle, the laws says.

In all seriousness, that one is kind of dumb. If a person of any age is strapped to a motorcycle, the only thing you're insuring is that the motorcycle will probably end on top of the person strapped in if there is an accident. Sure, they might not fly off but if the motorcycle is airborne, they will be too. Ouch.

Monsters are real. Don't believe me? Go here.

I think Joe-mentum finally petered out. Lieberman lost the Democrat nomination for his Senate seat. Yay! …well kind of. To show how much of a much he cares about the party and what it stands for (the Iraq War?), he will now be running against the Democrat as an independent. This will in turn divide the Democrat’s votes and possibly give a win to the Republican candidate – unless said Republican is really, really, really bad. I think George Bush will go with an open mouth kiss this time.

If you're like me and watch the Colbert Report religiously, you would have seen last night's show where Stephen Colbert talked about Wikipedia in 'The Word' portion of show. In the segment, he educated the audience about Wikipedia- how you can log in and add "facts" or as he called it "Wikiality". To show how it works, he went online to change some facts about George Washington owning slaves and elephants population growth. Funny thing is- he actually did this. And now Wikipedia has blocked him from the site. The story is here.
Here is the video from the show.