“OF COURSE, WE’LL ALSO HAVE TO THROW IN A COUPLE OF BILLION DOLLARS, TO COMPENSATE THE ABORIGINAL TRIBES FOR THE COST OF TRYING TO CIVILIZE THESE AIG SAVAGES.”

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Lisa Casey with AIG’s latest Ad Campaign.

Meg White at BuzzFlash: AIG Bonuses are Not the Real Problem: We Need to Fire the Bastards.

Dan Kurtzman with the complete roundup of Bailout Jokes.

Samantha’s Bee Money Honey Bee, at One Good Move.

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BLOGWORTHIES:

The Rich Get Richer, via Lisa Casey.

Meg White at BuzzFlash on more dreck from Glenn Beck.

“AS THE PUBLISHER OF THE NOW-DEFUNCT WEEKLY WISTFULLY SAID: ‘WE WERE HOPING TO STICK AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO REPORT ON THE ARMAGEDDON, NOT BE ITS LEADING INDICATOR.”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Bill Maher on Rush the Racist, at One Good Move.

Madkane’s Go Away Already, Bushie Spinmeisters!

Entertainment Supreme, at BartCopE.

Juan Cole on the latest developments in Pakistan.

“THE PROBLEM IS, THEY FEEL THAT EVEN IF THEY PICK A FINAL FOUR OF ALL NO. 16 SEEDS, THE GOVERNMENT WILL JUST STEP IN AGAIN TO MAKE UP THEIR LOSSES.” 

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BuzzFlash’s Mark Karlin: Wal-Mart, Wall Street and W: Three W’s That Sank the American Economy and Boosted China.

Lisa Casey with The Masterbaiter.

Madkane’s Ode To Ari Fleischer.

Dan Kurtzman with The Week in Political Cartoons.

“THEY ACTUALLY CONSIDERED COMBINING THE BUSINESS AND OBITUARIES, BUT THEY ULTIMATELY FIGURED WE’RE ALL BETTER OFF LAUGHING OURSELVES TO DEATH.”

Here’s the real story, from the horse’s mouth.

“SO HERE’S THE DEAL: I’LL BE DOING THE SERIOUS COMMENTARY, CRAMER WILL PLAY THE COURT JESTER, AND … WELL, I GUESS NOTHING WILL REALLY CHANGE AFTER ALL.”

“YOU’RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, JON. FOR NOW ON, MY SHOW, MAD MONEY, WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING WARNING: WATCHING CNBC MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR WEALTH.”

Story here.

“I’M PREPARED TO ASSIST THE WARDEN WITH HIS OWN PERSONAL FINANCES, MANAGE THE PRISON’S BOOKS AND RECORDS, AND COLLECT ALL THE MONEY FOR THE INMATES’ MARCH MADNESS POOL. ”

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BLOGWORTHIES:

Chad Rubel at BuzzFlash on Meghan McCain: New young face, but no new ideas.

Madkane: GOP Can’t Walk and Chew Gum in Arguing Obama  Can’t Walk and Chew Gum.

Bush’s Preemptive Failure, at All Hat No Cattle.

Norm Jenson with Colbert’s The Word – Rand Illusion.

Juan Cole on the gathering storm in Pakistan.

“MR. FLEISCHER, SIR … HOW DO YOU DEFEND AN ADMINISTRATION THAT LIED US INTO WAR, TORTURED, WRECKED THE ECONOMY, AND POLITICIZED SCIENCE AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT?”

“PRESIDENT OBAMA SHOULD THANK PRESIDENT BUSH FOR DOING SO MUCH DAMAGE TO THIS COUNTRY, THAT EVEN THE TERRORISTS FELT THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT WORTH DESTROYING.”