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Out short but not-so-sweet C-U-N-T for female dickishness again goes to the Minnesota lunatic whose name is not Norm Coleman, Michelle Bachmann. Rep. Bachmann out-Palins herself again for her fantasy over the swine flu , which somehow she must connect with a left-wing conspiracy. Witness the crazy... Now mind you, that little old swine flu she's talking about was from 1976 , when Gerald Ford was in office. But let's not us get the facts in the way of her rabid Republican talking points . So, Michelle, you win this week's Cee U next Tuesday award. You should know where you can stick it by now.

So the latest disease outbreak of the week is the swine flu, which has already claimed at least 149 lives in Mexico , as well as 42 documented cases in the United States. The virus, which is easily spread and attacks not just the old or weak, but young and virile, has for now essentially put Mexico on quarantine. There's a real fear that the flu will spread and get worse. But who would've known that? When House Appropriations Committee chairman David Obey, the Wisconsin Democrat who has long championed investment in pandemic preparation, included roughly $900 million for that purpose in this year's emergency stimulus bill, he was ridiculed by conservative operatives and congressional Republicans. Obey and other advocates for the spending argued, correctly, that a pandemic hitting in the midst of an economic downturn could turn a recession into something far worse -- with workers ordered to remain in their homes, workplaces shuttered to avoid the spread of disease, transp...

Hey everyone, I'm enjoying the great weather in my part of the woods, and it's time for my tunes for the week. This week Lady GaGa spends a second week on top, while Taylor Swift (pictured above) has two songs in my top-10, something Beyonce had done last. The best moves come from songs by Deadmau5, Nadia Ali, and Kid Cudi, while former big hits by Incubus, Enrique Iglesias, Kings Of Leon, and Shontelle drop out. Link-O-Rama is still in full effect, so you can click on the name of any artist to go to their website. Right click and you can use another tab or window. Happy Birthday, Dad! This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Poker Face - Lady GaGa (1) 2. The Fear - Lily Allen (2) 3. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (3) 4. Sober - Pink (4) 5. Use Somebody - Kings of Leon (6) 6. Love Story - Taylor Swift (8) 7. Not Meant To Be - Theory Of A Deadman (11) ...

Tonight's DSS is by the Magic System , a band that hails from the Western African nation of the Ivory Coast. Their style of music is called Zouglou , a dance music sung in French and local languages. They team up with Algerian singer Khaled, who is arguably the most popular artist of the Rai genre, which is a form of Algerian folk music, who has spread a great progressive message in the Islamic world extolling freedom for women and more democracy. Their collaboration is "Meme Pas Fatigue"(Not Even Tired), and it's the biggest song in France right now... Right now, the only place I can find easily to get "Meme Pas Fatigue" is by ordering the CD Single from Amazon France by clicking here ...

Aah, so many choices. But the top gun right now is the cheerleader for torture, Dickbag Cheney. For your unwillingness to go away into the sunset, possibly knowing you may in some way be held somewhat accountable for your actions, you get this week's Douchebag award. And while we're at it, can you just admit that the waterboarding/walling/insect thing/whatever had nothing to do with getting information. You just liked the idea of causing pain to a horrible man (that Khalid Mohammed guy) who had done horrible things, and deserves the worst imprisonment that the Geneva Convention could provide, until he dies and goes to hell, where if you are religious , you know he will answer to a higher authority. In doing that, as well as the same with others who did not do the same, ended up turning them into victims in the eyes of the world. And stop with the lying that these "released memos", which in fact were put out under Freedom Of Information Act lawsuit, had nothing reveali...

Liz Cheney is a fucking cunt. Which is understandable since she is the diseased spawn of Dickbag Cheney, Lord of the Underworld, himself. To be able to make Noron O'Donnell seem like the voice of reason, you need to fucking get off the TV, or get put on trial, just like your father. If you think it isn't torture, you smug little twat, why don't you let us dunk you in water for awhile? Then you can give your opinion on whether it's torture. Otherwise, fuck off.

Robert Smith of the Cure turned 50 yesterday. Jesus fucking Christ.

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Tonight's DSS is by Swedish singer Måns Zelmerlöw (that's a lot of extraneous vowel accessories!). He finished fifth on Sweden's Idol show, and at the Melodifestivalen pre- Eurovision contest he made fourth. The song has now gone on to make #2 on his homeland chart. Here's "Hope and Glory"...

This week's C-U-N-T of the week, for achievement in female douchebaggery to rivals the predomininantly male dickish realm, is someone who "lost" their other contest this week. It's Miss California USA Carrie Prejean, who finally found a way to outshadow Scottish homebody-songbird Susan Boyle in the internet meme race. At the Miss USA show , hosted in Las Vegas, Prejean was one of the five finalists. All five were asked questions by the celebrity judges, questions dealing with universal health care and bank bailouts - things I wouldn't imagine being asked at one of these. When it came to her turn, the question picked was blogger Perez Hilton's: After Vermont being the fourth state to legalize gay marriages do you think every other state should follow suit - why or why not. Her answer started out as the blonde ditzy "It's nice to live in a world where you can choose to have same-sex or opposite sex marriage." Opposite sex? What the fuck? And fuck...

Today's DSS is by band Rosenstolz , from Berlin, who have their 3rd German top-10 song from their latest album, Die Suche Geht Weiter . I loved their previous single "Gib Mir Sonne", and this follows on that quirky pop vein. The regular video is unembeddable, but you can click here to see it, or check this clip with the audio and (German) lyrics. The song is "Blaue Flecken", or "Blue Spots"... You can pick up a copy of their album Die Suche Geht Weiter at Amazon by clicking here ...

The big news surprise over the weekend is the charge that Democratic Representative Jane Harman of California was secretly taped by the NSA (yes, the guys who were only supposed to be acting on court orders) allegedly attempting to make a quid pro quo deal with an Israeli agent to help to reduce charges of espionage by Israeli officials if they would lobby Speaker Pelosi to get her the chairmanship of the House Intelligence Committee. Harman was recorded saying she would “waddle into” the AIPAC case “if you think it’ll make a difference,” according to two former senior national security officials familiar with the NSA transcript. Wow. That's pretty incriminating stuff. But it supposedly gets worse. These allegations first came out in 2006, but were supposedly not followed for "lack of evidence". Well, now it is accused that weasel-dick ex-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales helped whisk away any hounds at Harman's door, in exchange for her support to defend their ille...

Hey guys, it's a beautiful morning so far, and before I get to outside stuff, it's time for my tunes for the week. This week Lady GaGa puts her second song this year at #1, while Pink (pictured above) moves within the top-5. Former big hits by Keith Urban, Kanye West, Jason Mraz, Leann Rimes, and Mariah Carey drop out, while tunes by Solange, Anberlin, and T.I. make the biggest moves. As usual, Link-O-Rama is in full effect, so you can click on the highlighted name of any artist to go to their website, or rightclick to bring it up in another tab or window. Grilltime! This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Poker Face - Lady GaGa (2) 2. The Fear - Lily Allen (4) 3. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (1) 4. Sober - Pink (5) 5. White Horse - Taylor Swift (6) 6. Use Somebody - Kings Of Leon (13) 7. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback (3) 8. Love Story - T...

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Tonight's DSS is by Scottish singer Calvin Harris . In 2007 he put out I Created Disco , which created a big buzz in the UK with tracks like "Acceptable in the 80's" and "Girls", both of which made the British top-10. After that, he produced two songs on Kylie Minogue 's X album, including the single "In My Arms". He also appeared on the UK rapper Dizzee Rascal 's fab track "Dance Wiv Me". Now his latest, "I'm Not Alone", enters the British chart at #1, and is accompanied by a quite disturbing (but cool) video... You can pre-order a copy of "I'm Not Alone", available April 21st, at Amazon by clicking here ....

Well, yesterday was "tax day", where your US tax return is usually due (though most people put in early to get their refund, and a good chunk who owe file for an extension). It also was " teabagging day ", where the dittoheads, psycho-rightwing freaks and Fox News planned to converge to protest...well....um.... everything . I mean, whatever taxes they're paying now had nothing to do with the current administration, which put through a budget plan actually lowering taxes for everyone except the deliriously rich. But don't stop the know-nothing dickholes in America from getting their hate on. I mean let's get serious. Nobody protested mortgaging our children's future when Bush/Cheney and the Republican cabal sent all those kids to die in Iraq and run up a trillion dollar debt. No, this is about spewing out all the racial and cultural hatred that these brain-damaged cunts weren't allowed to express on national tee-vee during the election, which ap...

You gotta hand it to her, she does have a sense of humor... Lindsay Lohan's eHarmony Profile from Lindsay Lohan

Hey guys, sorry for being a bit late on the list (if it matters, modest me), but my internet connection at work conked out in the middle of the post unsaved. Dammit. Well here it is. This week Kelly Clarkson spends a second week at the summit, while Lily Allen (pictured above) jumps into the top-5. Songs by Kristine W., AmberRose Marie, and Kings Of Leon make the biggest moves, while former big hits by Musiq Soulchild, 3 Doors Down, and the Killers drop off the chart. Link-O-Rama is still in effect, so you can click on the name of any highlighted artist to go to their website (rightclick to use another window or tab). Happy post-hippity-hop! This Week Song/Artist (last week's position in parentheses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. My Life Would Suck Without You - Kelly Clarkson (1) 2. Poker Face - Lady GaGa (2) 3. Gotta Be Somebody - Nickelback (3) 4. The Fear - Lily Allen (8) 5. Sober - Pink (7) 6. White Horse - Taylor...