This puppet hates Mexicans

You know this immigration situation in Arizona is a difficult one. A day doesn't go by where Sean or I doesn't hear someone ask "I know that illegal immigration is a problem, but I'm not sure about this Arizona law. Is there something that could explain this to me in an insulting manner... as if I were a stupid child?"

Well, what would you say to a video put up by Arizona Governor Jan Brewer in which a singing frog hand puppet essentially calls you a dumb douche for not getting on board with the "All Mexicans Are Suspects" Law?



Ehhhh. I'd be more convinced if they used a cartoon hippo rapping about sharing. But it'll have to do. I'm sold. No one who could have read the law could possibly be against it.

The financial crisis explained

Did you ever wish you had a better understanding of the financial crisis but thought it was all too dense, wonky, and economicky for you to understand? Don't you think you'd be able to understand it better if a bunch of puppets explained it to you in song? Well thankfully the Dylan Ratigan Show on MSNBC and the Story Pirates heard the pleas of a desperate nation and condensed the crisis down into a couple of songs that a smarmy puppet sings to precocious children.

This is how all news should be explained.

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Late nite Palestinian children's show video dump

I don't want to throw too much of a damper on any puppet/muppet related hopes of peace between Israelis and Palestinians, but we have been reminded of previous failed examples. There is the case of Mickey Farfour here, a Palestinian children's show mascot who was struck down by the Israelis.



Luckily Farfour's struggle against the Zionists was taken up by a giant bee.....who died because the Zionists denied him healthcare for whatever bee related illness he had. Luckily his cause was taken up by a giant rabbit, Assud, who....eats Jews or something.



Will the puppet/muppet/man in shoddy suit based violence never end? I can only hope that Karim and Haneen from Shara’a Simsim learn the lessons of Farfour, that bee thing, and the pink bunny. Because Israel doesn't fuck around with uppity Palestinian puppets, even if they are backed by the Children's Television Workshop.

h/t Jesse

Headline of the day

Can the Muppets Make Friends in Ramallah?

I'm going to guess......no? But if anyone can bridge the Israeli/Palestinian divide it's going to be a felt bird talking about sharing and friendship. I wish them good luck.

I hate the fashion industry

A vest of Kermit dolls. This, along with Animal hand warmers, a Kermit-head scarf, and a Fozzie Bear hat, was among many of the designs of Jean-Charles de Castelbajac's fashion show.

This man creates Kermit vests, is a millionaire, and will die 100 times richer/more respected than you could ever conceive of being. Meditate on that and try not to kill yourself. I'm finding the proposition hard to resist at the moment.

The Beatles break up

Hannity and Colmes split up

Fox News announced that after 12 years, Alan Colmes will be leaving the top-rated "Hannity & Colmes" at the end of the year.

“I approached Bill Shine (FNC’s Senior Vice President of Programming) earlier this year about wanting to move on after 12 years to develop new and challenging ways to contribute to the growth of the network," Colmes said in a statement. "Although it’s bittersweet to leave one of the longest marriages on cable news, I’m proud that both Sean (Hannity) and I remained unharmed after sitting side by side, night after night for so many years.”

Hold those tears dear fans, Colmes isn't dead, he's just moving to a nice farm in the country...where he'll...*sob*...have more space to roam. He's in a better place now...the radio...and he's totally going to get another show, honest. As for Hannity, how will he go on without the Statler to his Waldorf, the Oates to his Hall, the Salacious Crumb to his Jabba the Hutt? What liberal will they force upon Hannity so they can go "We aren't a network of Republican shills, look at ________ on Hannity's show. See!" How about none? It'll just be the Hannity Power Hour from now on, where he's free to traipse around the fevered swamps of the right wing fringes, like how BHO time traveled and killed Vince Foster. It'll basically be the same show, except that there won't be a creepy guy trying to get a word in as Hannity turns beet red and puffs up like a blowfish over something Bill Clinton did.

Fare thee well sweet prince, enjoy the farm, you'll have plenty of space to run.