“FOR NOW ON, IF THE FAT LADY STILL WANTS TO SING AT THE OPERA, SHE’LL SIMPLY HAVE TO SHED AT LEAST 50 POUNDS.”

We certainly don’t need any more immigrants from South of the Border, BUT we will welcome you here if :

You come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs flow.

Story at TPM.

“THIS JUST IN, JUSTICE ANTONIN SCALIA HAS ANNOUNCED HIMSELF AS THE NEW POPE, AND EXPLAINED THAT THE WHITE SMOKE REALLY INDICATES A TOTAL ABOLITION OF ALL LAWS TO PROTECT MINORITY VOTING RIGHTS.”

“IT WAS REALLY RELENTLESS; OUR OWN AMERICAN VIEWERS , ON OUR OWN SOIL, IN CAFES FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO HOUSTON, WERE DROPPING LIKE FLIES FROM THE UTTER STUPIDITY AND MONOTONY OF THESE WORDS …  THAT SEEMED TO JUST DROP LIKE BOMBS OUT OF NOWHERE FROM THE AIRWAVES.”

“I COULD TAKE THE LEGAL PATH AND TRY TO LEGITIMATELY WIN AN ELECTION … OR I COULD TAKE THE ILLEGAL PATH LIKE MY BROTHER, AND GET TO THE WHITE HOUSE WITH THE HELP OF THE SUPREME COURT.”

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Mark Karlin, of Buzzflash at Truthout, on  a National Disgrace: More U.S. Marijuana Arrests Than for Violence.

GOP’s Latest Attempt to Emasculate Obama, at All Hat No Cattle.

“WHILE HE ALSO LOVED BASKETBALL, HE WAS REALLY MORE STIFF THAN MOBILE, BUT HE WAS SOMEWHAT HARD TO MOVE OUT OF THE LOW POST.”

“IT’S VERY NICE, MR. PRESIDENT, BUT DON’T YOU THINK THIS PARTICULAR STATUE SHOULD BE IN THE BACK OF STATUARY HALL.”

“WE’LL BE  PREPARED TO CHAT ALL DAY WITH THE PRESIDENT ABOUT ELIMINATING TAX BREAKS FOR CORPORATIONS AND THE WEALTHY, AS LONG AS WE CAN CUT  THE VITAL LIFE-LINES FOR WORKING PEOPLE AND THE POOR.”

“BY  CUTTING  OUT JUST A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF HOUSE REPUBLICANS, WE CAN SUBSTANTIALLY ELIMINATE THE DEFICIT OF COMMON SENSE AND FAIRNESS, AND FINALLY START TO  REGROW THIS COUNTRY.”

“NEVER MIND BEST PICTURE, THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THE WORST REPUBLICAN PARTY: ARGO FUCK YOURSELF.”