Another happy Sunday to you, and happy August.
BP is about to try and seal its well using a “static kill…” meanwhile, nobody can find any oil. That’s because they doused it with dispersants, and it’s at the bottom of the sea, which BP says is OK.
For your daily dose of infuration: a CNN spot asks, “Was the BP spill overblown?,” preceded by a BP ad saying everything will be okay. They’re trolling for controversy. It worked on me. I’m a sucker.
Robert Gates joins the tide of administration officials lamely condemning the WikiLeaks documents.
…and the Dutch get the hell uit of Afghanistan.
In perhaps not unrelated news, the US gives up on trying to win over Afghan civilians and concentrate on “targeted killings.”
Businessmen in the United Arab Emirates will have to put down those CrackBerries… ’cause they’re getting banned.
Ron Wyden takes a break from his sheltered New York lifestyle to come get shocked by the sight of a 15-year-old prostitute in Portland. Good on ya, Ron.
And on this day in 1981, MTV made its debut with this video:
I knew there was a reason that song had been in my head all week (aside from the fact that I’m replaying Grand Theft Auto Vice City).
Dearest Stefan,
Please don’t steal ideas from Jack Bogdanski anymore. I’m tired of anyone that gives that curmudgeon validation. Ron Wyden is neither from New York nor does he represent New York. At least attribute your terms to him if you’re going to steal them. It’s bad enough half the fun posts here are videos from The Daily What without giving them credit.