Wednesday Stuff

I was honestly wondering if anyone would take on ESPN for what they’ve done to the cult of sports celebrity (though I don’t recall the athletes complaining about it, of course), but kudos to Daniel Tosh for doing so here (NSFW); even the legendary K.O. himself has now been reduced to commenting on episodes of flatulence involving Cliff Lee of the Phillies (yep, I’ve done stuff I didn’t want to do to pay the bills too…sometimes I still do)…



…and from the “better late than never” department, I give you this from Joy Reid (nice to replay this video sometime around, oh, say, the summer of 2018, huh? And with a Dem in An Oval Office – wishing, hoping…)…



…and by the way, as you stew over what Cenk says here (NSFW), read this to find out the following towards the end…

"I could argue that we're much safer without Saddam," he added. "And I would argue that the people of Iraq have a better shot at living in a peaceful -- a peaceful state."

A "hypothetical" where Iraqis have "a better shot" at peace is a far cry from democratic nation-building, given recent developments -- the rise of the Islamic State, for one -- that have yet to give way to stability.

But Bush argued that his successor was to blame, because the U.S. failed to maintain a troop presence in the country. He noted that "in 2009 and 2010, the violence in Iraq was settling down. And the democracy, even though it was not perfect -- kind of like ours was initially not perfect -- was beginning to work."

Former Commander Codpiece is wrong as usual, bringing to mind this tune once more.