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Hey all! Actor212 here, and it's my last day of guest-blogging Mike's Round Up. I want to thank John, Nicole, Blue Gal and the rest of the crew here for making me welcome and helping me get this thing right for you, and of course, you for reading my pieces. I've had a blast. You guys have made it feel like the old days...
And a special thank you to Mike for tossing me the keys. Thanks, Mike!

Let's get right to this, then...

- Quick administrative note: The Pepper Farm tells us that Rick Santorum is scheduled to pay a visit to the University of Virginia on Monday, so if you're in the area, stop by and give him our regards. Bring a dog. Redjalapeno hopes the work load will lift enough that a report can be posted of this event. Sounds like fun!

- Bush is Hitler? No! Try Vlad The Impaler.

- James Wolcott on the right wing views of torture. Believe it or not, someone thinks we DON'T torture enough! Wolcott's always a hoot...which I suppose is in its own right "torture" to right wingers.

- Ho-hum...another terror alert...and just in time for Christmas! To periphrase Thers, maybe we could start a rumour that Al Qaeda will give a pass to any store that says Happy Holidays. I wonder if that would get the Keyboard Kommandos off their butts and standing a post?

- Nevermind Republicans, aren't Americans supposed to be moral? Badtux compares Iraq to My Lai, and wonders where the outrage went.

- Over at Bill's Big Rant, Bill asks, "Will the Presidential power grab end in 2009?"

- Now here's a room with a view that would make me pause: Lydia Cornell talks to Elizabeth Kucinich.

It is my great honor and great pleasure to introduce next week's guest blogger here. A woman who's blog is a go-to for any progressive, a woman of great renown, not only in Blogtopia (thanks, Skippy!), but in the real world.

Ladies and gentleman, please welcome Shakespeare's Sister!

Please mail all Round Up tips to shakespeares_sister at comcast spot net

OK, as Percy Dovetonsils would say "That's thirty, as they say in the biz, and that means it's time for me to leave...

...oh, Bruce, you know I like my martinis chilled!"

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pol's picture

Ho-hum…another terror alert…and just in time for Christmas! To periphrase Thers, maybe we could start a rumour that Al Qaeda will give a pass to any store that says Happy Holidays. I wonder if that would get the Keyboard Kommandos off their butts and standing a post?

I think we should start an advertising campaign: Stand up for America! Defy al Qaeda and shop this holiday season!

rasta's picture

the jury is still out on the comparisons between hitler-bush. don't be too willing to think 2008 will end the rule of king george

Preacher Boob's picture

How 'bout that 'Rocky' Anderson, straight-talking, anti-Bush mayor of Salt Lake City?

If you haven't heard his speech, Google him. Well worth it.

Blue Buddha's picture

pol @ 1:

Ho-hum…another terror alert…and just in time for Christmas! To periphrase Thers, maybe we could start a rumour that Al Qaeda will give a pass to any store that says Happy Holidays. I wonder if that would get the Keyboard Kommandos off their butts and standing a post?

I think we should start an advertising campaign: Stand up for America! Defy al Qaeda and shop this holiday season!

Umm... they won't buy it unless you say CHRISTmas season.

Blue Buddha's picture

Wow... there are quite a bit more similarities between Bush and Vlad than Bush and Hitler. The only thing that's missing is Bush hasn't tortured/impaled terror "suspects" on the WH front lawn (yet).

jr's picture

James Wolcott rocks

Joementum's picture

jr @ 6:

James Wolcott rocks

I made the mistake of following the link to Dershowitz's op-ed. He's still harping on the "ticking time bomb" rationalization for torture. This from a guy who made a career of helping rich assholes escape justice in murder cases!

iraqconcilable's picture

Preacher Boob @ 3:

How 'bout that 'Rocky' Anderson, straight-talking, anti-Bush mayor of Salt Lake City?

If you haven't heard his speech, Google him. Well worth it.

BRAVO ! Anderson in 2012 ! Rock-ee, Rock-ee, Rock-ee !

jurassicpork's picture

Disarm Bush (Warning: graphic images.)

Connecticut Man1's picture

Blue Buddha @ 5:

Wow... there are quite a bit more similarities between Bush and Vlad than Bush and Hitler. The only thing that's missing is Bush hasn't tortured/impaled terror "suspects" on the WH front lawn (yet).

Do you know this for certain? I have seen no reports saying that bush hasn't done this on the White House lawn (yet). I believe that the non-reports regarding this not happening would qualify it as a genuine source for a headline at internet sources of wingnutia like Malkin, Hot Air and Newsmax.

howie in seattle's picture

thanks for the Percy Dovetonsils reference. I almost forgot all about him!

lea-p's picture

Ha ha ha! Percy Dovetonsils! I bet not too many people here know who that was! He was one of my very favorite artists. (Nicole, you must be over 55, eh?)

Che's Lounge's picture

Nice job Carl.

Batocchio's picture

Nice job!

Frederick's picture

Good run you've had here this week, Carl. (and thanks for the linkage yesterday)

Preacher Boob's picture

I didn't think Santorum existed anymore...except, perhaps, in his own mind.

actor212's picture

lea-p @ 12:

Ha ha ha! Percy Dovetonsils! I bet not too many people here know who that was! He was one of my very favorite artists. (Nicole, you must be over 55, eh?)

Not Nicole, and no, I'm not over 55. The local PBS station, from time to time, re-ran some old kineoscopes when I was a kid, and somewhere in a dank basement, I have an LP of his greatest hits.

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