Well done, Speaker Pelosi. You're an inspiration.

@ShaynaLK: He waived his right to appeal after he was convicted.

@ShaynaLK: Except he also plead guilty. And I don't know what the Austrian justice system allows for in that scenario.

@ShaynaLK: I think the trial is over and done, he's locked up for life.

@laetitiae: Well, I wouldn't want anyone voting for Dems just because they're Sour Patch Kid enthusiasts or what-have-you, but if hearing about his kids reminds people of Obama's basic decency and humanity, and they swing Democratic, then I'm all for it.

This is just how I like my celebrity gossip - served up with a heaping side of witty snark! Brava!

Well said.

A Battersea cattery - who writes these captions, Dr. Seuss?

Well, can her apology be as half-assed as the one you put forth?

@coffeeandtv: The hot patootie with the mike and the sax, then the one in the wheelchair. God, he was young.

I never ask for directions, and ain't I a woman?

Just more proof that the Tea Party movement isn't about ideas or taxes or laws or governance but is simply built on the rage stupid white folks feel at losing privilege. Change is scary! Waaaaaah!

I don't know that I'd wear the anal sex one, but those are all very clever.

@Atomic B: You seem to be comfortable making the assumption that their societies have changed - you can either argue for total ignorance or for extrapolating from observed examples, but you can't argue for both.

@Atomic B: Because hunter-gatherer societies still exist.

@RestroomOccupado: I don't think they're saying stupidity is the reason - it's not understanding the basics of the menstrual cycle.

@twisted_martini: I think it's just a promo, for one - but half of Sesame Street content always was sly jokes to keep the parents interested, too. After all, they're the ones who have to turn on the TV and endure it.

@nobodyr: It looked to me like a toothbrush and some dark pancake make-up. But this woman is obviously wildly more skilled with make-up application than I'll ever be. Perhaps it was just wizardry.

@Lorsi: If it would make you so happy not to read anything more, then what the hell are you doing here reading more and posting? Shouldn't you be joyfully ignoring this post?

@LolaLane: Verbatim what I was gonna say.