Cheap Blogging Crutch 11.7

Val Kilmer Mulls Run For Governor
Oh yes Val Kilmer, the notoriously volatile star of the Doors and one of the bad Batman movies is not only BFF with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, but wants to take over for him when he's done and has received encouragement from Richardson. I don't even know how to respond to this, but I would totally want one of Hollywood's most bizarre actors as my governor. You hear that Jeff Goldblum? Come back to Pittsburgh and unseat Rendell! Brundlegovernor!

How wrong they were
Salon collects up a myriad of quotes and predictions about the election, piles it up, and rubs everyone's nose in it. My favorites? Dick Morris' '05 book "Condi vs. Hillary: The Next Great Presidential Race." now selling for $.20 in the bargain bins. The National Review's K.Lo trying to squash rumors that Obama won PA, then two minutes later having to concede Obama won PA. McCain advisor Charlie Black's November second quote that McCain "...is probably going to win Pennsylvania and Iowa." Or Rush Limbaugh's quote about Obama having been dead in the water since the primaries. Go look through the stupid and pick out your favorite. Remember though, I was right all along. I scrawled 'OBAMA08' into a stone tablet when I was five and it came true.

Rahm Emanuel: Obama's Chief Of Staff
Rahm Emanuel officially agreed to become Hussein X Obama's Chief of Staff. This has already provoked hysterical bitching from right wing commentators saying that Obama reneged on his promise to change the way things work and be bipartisan. He did all this with his first selection. Apparently Obama isn't allowed to hire any Democrats and if he wants to be bipartisan he can't actually want to bring Republicans over to his side or attempt to win any legislative battles with experienced hands who know the players and the terrain. Apparently Obama was supposed to pick some noodle spined lickspittle who would cave in the mere presence of Republicans. His failure to do this means he molested the Statue of Liberty or something. Molested it with a Democratic agenda.

Scientists Turn Tequila into Diamonds
That's right, Mexican scientists have found out a way to create diamond film using 80 proof tequila and heat. This is not a racist joke. No donkeys or sombreros were involved. They hope this will be useful in providing diamond coatings for semiconductors and cutting tools. I'm just mad at this disgraceful wasting of alcohol. Couldn't they use something useless like babies milk or donor blood?

The Department of Defense wants your designs for a collaborative robotic team
That's right, the DOD needs help in designing teams of mechanized horror-bots to track, mutilate, and assimilate fugitive humans. Pack hunting robots specialized for hunting humans. I'm sure this won't result in Skynet going active or possibly...Tek War. You maniacs! You blew it up! Ah, damn you! God damn you all to hell!