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Thursday, August 28, 2008

Levi's "Onion Peel" ad shows real beauty isn't about makeup or fancy clothes

All you need is pair of Levi's. As long as you're anorexically thin, I guess. Via.

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O.J. Simpson attacked and bloodied by 39-year-old daughter and other news of the day

1. O.J. Simpson was reportedly attacked and bloodied by his 39-year-old daughter Arnelle. In a bit of delicious irony, he declined to press charges for the domestic violence.

2. LA Times editor allows article to mention that robbery suspects were "5'6" - 6'0" tall, 150 –200 pounds – in their early to late 20s" but removes fact that they were African-American. After readers pointed out the obvious missing information, the LA Times said it was just a mistake by an overeager editor. Well, that's sort of what the explanation was.

3. TMZ has video of Beyonce's sister, Solange Knowles, starting an interview by saying she is dissatisfied by the introduction the host gave.

4. Wikileaks intends to auction off limited time exclusive access to three years worth of Hugo Chavez's personal email.

5. Dave Barry reminisces about the time he and a few colleagues went to the 1988 Democratic Convention "protest zone" with boxes on their heads and managed to be covered by the national news.

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Best pro-Barack Obama ad yet uses vintage Mario Bros. graphics

Effective mocking of John McCain's habit of dodging tough questions by mentioning his time as a prisoner of war:

Mario Bros./Presidential Campaign 2008 mashup via.

Meanwhile, Tony Woodlief does an excellent job of summarizing recent campaign events:

The big news this week is that Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are in love. Everyone is cool with it, especially Bill Clinton. This may prove to be a complicated relationship, however, because Obama is actually Jesus Christ. His ascension is scheduled to take place before a live audience tonight in Denver at approximately 8:30 Mountain Daylight Time.

There was some question about whether Obama’s heavenly citizenship will prohibit him from serving as U.S. president, but legal experts concur that since heaven is somewhere “way way up there,” it is technically in U.S. airspace. They note by way of precedent that Dick Cheney did not stop being Vice-President for the 18 consecutive months he spent flying across the country after the 9/11 attacks.

In related news, Obama has selected Joe Biden to be his Vice-President. Biden is a wise statesman from the Senate, and not the mean-spirited, plagiarizing, third-rate legal mind and lifetime politician from Scranton who also goes by that name.

Obama’s team is also expected to include Moses as National Security Advisor, St. Paul as Secretary of State, and Elijah as campaign spokesman.

The Republicans, meanwhile, plan to proceed with their convention next week at an undisclosed IHOP in Canada, where John McCain will lie in state.

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