tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43757141821398284322024-03-18T21:59:24.148-05:00Meat the PressA savory forum where pundits, policymakers, writers and filmmakers collide with the flavorful hamhocks of justice.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-77971611339415759522009-04-05T15:50:00.009-05:002009-04-05T22:53:32.135-05:00Sunday Showdown: Kim Jong-il, or Kim Dak-gui?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7KV6C237JhmNIlpL1vZCfDjPfOztD3QxxGBAO_n5W0PTphPY4AmHszfEtfriKaHDBaqwTCG5bmkEj-vIiX8dsv8mu7LMxkNl43L24WQFXmTw5b0evkrAPqHlsfjy48uYOPUp6jR5Zrxe/s1600-h/Kim-Jong-Il-R+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 315px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj7KV6C237JhmNIlpL1vZCfDjPfOztD3QxxGBAO_n5W0PTphPY4AmHszfEtfriKaHDBaqwTCG5bmkEj-vIiX8dsv8mu7LMxkNl43L24WQFXmTw5b0evkrAPqHlsfjy48uYOPUp6jR5Zrxe/s400/Kim-Jong-Il-R+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321317412358766146" border="0" /></a><br />Dak-gui is grilled marinated chicken. Koreans chop chickens with little regard to bone. Westerners should not be surprised to taste hunks of beak as well. Surely no one's surprised at bellicosity from a nation lacking basic culinary scruples?<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Meanwhile, at the United Nations...<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ban Ki-moon, or Ban Ki-moonpie?</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33gYfRav5gvlOi1700qjK5Oq4FtfaYZyXMYweHHBjguwWHDlBu_2SUkVylKpP_ictEHbTU-kElL3LwOB6NZbt4gbmDU4CuEepuI_hZxTL-6WMTOrPxBfMT0i1f89WYg_XbpA2Wr1VDBu9/s1600-h/ban+ki+moon+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi33gYfRav5gvlOi1700qjK5Oq4FtfaYZyXMYweHHBjguwWHDlBu_2SUkVylKpP_ictEHbTU-kElL3LwOB6NZbt4gbmDU4CuEepuI_hZxTL-6WMTOrPxBfMT0i1f89WYg_XbpA2Wr1VDBu9/s320/ban+ki+moon+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321420821394477362" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-49481027596382168442009-04-02T18:45:00.017-05:002009-04-05T22:56:01.294-05:00Thursday Thumbs Down<span style="font-size:130%;">This is MTP's first foray into the sports world. Why? It took an issue this close to the heartbone to stir us to action. And, if Keith Olberman can straddle the line between sports and hard news with such grace and aplomb, by gum so can MTP!</span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br />Jay Cutler, or Jay Veal Cutlet?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7skzd_akRF1tEiFC8nKN6fI_Ckm_PmjPUUdJSsuI2VuAKDwNJZpHzSGx6Yy220vOHK_9VMydUfBvWgQwvY6Xz7nIzU1Fb0fFdSZdSEkswGXalT-8ieGd_lU9BBfg6yL0yJMHLYHz3UTHQ/s1600-h/cutletler+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7skzd_akRF1tEiFC8nKN6fI_Ckm_PmjPUUdJSsuI2VuAKDwNJZpHzSGx6Yy220vOHK_9VMydUfBvWgQwvY6Xz7nIzU1Fb0fFdSZdSEkswGXalT-8ieGd_lU9BBfg6yL0yJMHLYHz3UTHQ/s400/cutletler+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320249673628561954" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Jay, MTP was on your side this whole time. Now we're not sure. Pretty weak, dude.</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;">Pat Bowlen, or Rats, Bowl-in?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5qgtBg0pPTguktnBnmoXzaQSM9DV4dfxjAqGQjZbeYA2RdKEepUCuE76SW6n5kK6V4DrZyzgvSLYNVMKJfcjF9pHHCtnsVE3iWU0Zf5eFdgf-2oeaP6kWutnadoLIF2N__3FjvCsb9cJ/s1600-h/bowlinRats.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 285px; height: 355px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp5qgtBg0pPTguktnBnmoXzaQSM9DV4dfxjAqGQjZbeYA2RdKEepUCuE76SW6n5kK6V4DrZyzgvSLYNVMKJfcjF9pHHCtnsVE3iWU0Zf5eFdgf-2oeaP6kWutnadoLIF2N__3FjvCsb9cJ/s400/bowlinRats.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320256049400419618" border="0" /></a>And <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Bowlen">Pat</a>. Kyle Orton? <span style="font-style: italic;">Kyle. Orton</span>. This is not great leadership, buddy. We're already in a dry spell. Pick a bust and they're going to be on you <a href="http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi150536473/">like rats in that movie with Vincent Spano</a>.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-91348563091364252662009-03-26T01:44:00.011-05:002009-03-26T02:11:31.379-05:00Wednesday Friendsday: Hilary Rodham Clinton, or Hilary RodLamb and Mint-ton? Felipe Calderon, or Felipe Carne Asada?<span style="font-family:arial;">Wait just a second, Mrs. Secretary. Americans? Complicit in exacerbating Mexican drug wars? Sounds to MTP like somebody didn't drink her freedom juice this morning.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtiqSDaxPNrSRKeVBrN0hXp2R_TZK0XFQoM_1XxL7AjnDBH69rE0GPw35ltQw5OrN5b30mjkjgyrEiavCnMWtQ5Lk06RIcVqVIMhZOgz4iLaKmFKIth7Uz-r0AU7-NiS9w0GsuCvJMXOO/s1600-h/hillary+deron+final.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZtiqSDaxPNrSRKeVBrN0hXp2R_TZK0XFQoM_1XxL7AjnDBH69rE0GPw35ltQw5OrN5b30mjkjgyrEiavCnMWtQ5Lk06RIcVqVIMhZOgz4iLaKmFKIth7Uz-r0AU7-NiS9w0GsuCvJMXOO/s400/hillary+deron+final.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317386274771754002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqEyimPfVzNigbMOfPWEBf6SOsEb5L7fGe8ZztxPNomibOzRMU94fJwd6CemJ_Yfg7yvcqQeH5LNTI0gqra-140iz20yLzKXeQaIpJNN6eRYmOI89oyOTlCleN0YXqvXIMtK9mHRcA5Sik/s1600-h/hillary+deron+final.jpg"><br /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-29775536149483210562009-03-17T19:27:00.007-05:002009-03-17T19:33:24.484-05:00Tuesday Boozeday: Teddy Kennedy, or Teddy Corned Beefedy?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"> "May your drunkenness be, eh, profitable"</span></span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwN1uv8GN8wy9MxXN-Npw8u-Q_T4sUGe9UWE3mdsRJuMXRk9rBiy7w86wZ7F5VqZwEaVW4r8nkOsKgnfVUjwgYk0kFr1Uxz32Ew_d0NRyEcWscO7SFsaJWtSB9LXlhxPPcYG_DCeo3ATO/s1600-h/tedkennedywikipediaimage+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwN1uv8GN8wy9MxXN-Npw8u-Q_T4sUGe9UWE3mdsRJuMXRk9rBiy7w86wZ7F5VqZwEaVW4r8nkOsKgnfVUjwgYk0kFr1Uxz32Ew_d0NRyEcWscO7SFsaJWtSB9LXlhxPPcYG_DCeo3ATO/s320/tedkennedywikipediaimage+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314318529252762802" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-51223507021022801862009-03-16T21:37:00.007-05:002009-03-17T01:09:13.729-05:00YouMeat: Larry King, or Larry Chicken a la King?<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" ><br />It's a topic that won't go away.</span><br /><br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5orz2y9zr0&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/V5orz2y9zr0&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-62069076978512290932009-03-16T21:22:00.012-05:002009-03-26T02:16:53.893-05:00The Monday Meating: YouMeatSome of our more serious readers might feel forsaken about now. Giant bankrupt insurance firms continue in spit in our faces. Kids--our little ones--are texting naked photos of themselves to one another. What is happening? How can we grasp the utter lunacy of our modern age? These are questions MTP knows all of you, dear readers, are asking.<br /><br />We hear you, but we know you expect more than simple answers.<br /><br />That's why MTP created YouMeat. Join us for clips, for links, even for apertifs. All are here. All for you. You might detect in our content a dense, complex mouthfeel. That's our secret ingredient: honesty.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-47170713555485402602009-03-10T01:09:00.017-05:002009-03-13T11:20:03.507-05:00Tuesday Teamwork: A Birthday Retrospective<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >March 10 is MTP's mother's birthday. To mark the occasion, we're posting the two best historical suggestions currently on the books. These two bone bags were in the primes of their sinisterly careers when mom was a bright-eyed girl from Queens. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Imagine.</span></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Strom Thurmond, or Stromboli Thurmond? </span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD37Xr_9vj7leUPFTLLeEpBix5O6RUS4GOxOUJCis0NcsbMkKQ34gTNj08mLKJz6EKE3zCcaPNWZc6CXYdw-YIPiV4dwVC_ubI5PbYxf3Zafbpl3wbEgZ6TRBIHgIrrZZF2mtYqAAcfp40/s1600-h/Stromboli.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD37Xr_9vj7leUPFTLLeEpBix5O6RUS4GOxOUJCis0NcsbMkKQ34gTNj08mLKJz6EKE3zCcaPNWZc6CXYdw-YIPiV4dwVC_ubI5PbYxf3Zafbpl3wbEgZ6TRBIHgIrrZZF2mtYqAAcfp40/s320/Stromboli.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311442072486699298" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br />This old badger turned 100 years old while serving as an honorable Senator of the Palmetto State. Shame he couldn't live see last October. His campaign for president on the Segregationist ticket was just winding down when mom was not but a glint.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >Spiro Agnew, or Spiro AgNew Potatoes?</span><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxuuvItLGu1dbfGqgRhSfE5IXE8l29X4lFEB4ricUBlgDTqgESiiXK-8qJSTti6INoVQR6PyhYR-CPa6KF_Op1i0SgT9svXV1uDl_g0Ekzq74bL-gJ2IXdu5Z6KPkEUE7pTA4gDyBeVAa/s1600-h/SprioAgnewPatatoes.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihxuuvItLGu1dbfGqgRhSfE5IXE8l29X4lFEB4ricUBlgDTqgESiiXK-8qJSTti6INoVQR6PyhYR-CPa6KF_Op1i0SgT9svXV1uDl_g0Ekzq74bL-gJ2IXdu5Z6KPkEUE7pTA4gDyBeVAa/s320/SprioAgnewPatatoes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311443420739565938" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Ah, the 39th vice president. What would things be like today if the patriarch of the Agnew clan hadn't changed the surname from Anagnostopoulos upon migrating stateside? The world will never know. Also, who knew Spiro was a relatively moderate Maryland governor before taking all those bribes and castigating journalists over Vietnam. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br />Mama, happy birthday. There's a depression on so MTP is not sending flowers. </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" >(CREDITS to MPM and MAU)</span>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-87194894635728239612009-03-06T18:40:00.011-06:002009-03-07T21:14:20.049-06:00Friday Fakakta: Nancy Pelosi, or Nancy Pierogi?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCfYzCSPAQRsHav67LsssAqEpYzWM0OE7Wf63LiiGgvUpGc-fNXuqma6oovIxMZIGQvxPNjykZ93bTHBLs0b0-l19Fd5wNJNvLcnViQ5NrFsXrl4dVT5LEYoh0FxvmFOf6360KJxck-n6/s1600-h/pelosi+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCfYzCSPAQRsHav67LsssAqEpYzWM0OE7Wf63LiiGgvUpGc-fNXuqma6oovIxMZIGQvxPNjykZ93bTHBLs0b0-l19Fd5wNJNvLcnViQ5NrFsXrl4dVT5LEYoh0FxvmFOf6360KJxck-n6/s400/pelosi+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310239735497032786" border="0" /></a>Don't play dumb, Nance. "Earmarks? What earmarks?" Don't pretend your hands are tied or feign that you're really "changing the culture of Washington. " Milk the power and pass the damn omnibus. (Thanks MAU)El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-53809898494085904422009-03-05T19:18:00.011-06:002009-03-07T21:15:09.476-06:00Thursday Thoroughly Exausted: Keith Olberman, or Keith Olber-easy, man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTGoXJzSxNSngCGqgOLMz6l6vy5uGqTm9Y7r_H2Jl3NqmekOtAL6N6wkZLqhTExCztukh0rs-udiVdmJQ6XTMEgLzyVCkv3hXWhCusVHZO25vZUYEb382G336hpYxjJT_jpIk4gQutKav/s1600-h/Keith+Olberman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTGoXJzSxNSngCGqgOLMz6l6vy5uGqTm9Y7r_H2Jl3NqmekOtAL6N6wkZLqhTExCztukh0rs-udiVdmJQ6XTMEgLzyVCkv3hXWhCusVHZO25vZUYEb382G336hpYxjJT_jpIk4gQutKav/s400/Keith+Olberman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309879131484706034" border="0" /></a>I think it's just that MTP doesn't care about the Republican National Committee right now. Will we ever? Perhaps. But these are lean times, Keith. We got the message and that's why we voted for the other guy. Even MTP would be embarrassed to cover Michael Steele for 25 minutes. You know what MTP said when we grew weary? We said, "Oh, <span style="font-style: italic;">Jumanji's </span>on!" Jumanji, Keith. MTP has only so many half hours to peruse the tube these days. Jumanji.<br /><br />MTP's point, Keith, is that clearly you would be derelict not to diligently pursue justice. But please focus your hunts on bigger bucks than Michael Steeles, por favor.<br /><br />P.S.<br />You aren't Edward R. Murrow<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br />P.P.S.<br />If you're going to do it, at least do it right--<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Steele, or Michael Steelhead Trout Fillet?</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF1dFIS8b0RFRKKs9fDCM_7FKuVUTZQUVWSv6XixgsAIjRAg7RGKWPSFpIJcvLUL427116CxxvqYmcid22nFOzEsUFIMF5d0Q5P8ooOVN8j9eVAWzOWRfkG24jk96ab_DXtEDUSAPFCli/s1600-h/michael+steele.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJF1dFIS8b0RFRKKs9fDCM_7FKuVUTZQUVWSv6XixgsAIjRAg7RGKWPSFpIJcvLUL427116CxxvqYmcid22nFOzEsUFIMF5d0Q5P8ooOVN8j9eVAWzOWRfkG24jk96ab_DXtEDUSAPFCli/s320/michael+steele.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310649288970271378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-3602579669148818732009-03-04T17:33:00.014-06:002009-03-04T17:56:27.954-06:00Wednesday White Men<span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >MTP has featured a disproportionate number of black men of late. Time to get back to our (white) bread and butter. </span><span style="font-size:180%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:180%;" >Rush Limbaugh, or Rush Limburger and Onion Sandwich? </span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6gUgVwiTSQeQiBF6JqoTcQwV0FSGa6Jt_C1icrof1jgqyP3pZ8cPONFWRlM9jtmeEdIhVQVPbaHQkp7PhGB3ONpX-m3hSeSZWV07RUpYT9uGKpbjmn353sPHHqZ2PNGqOdsEZVazZ9Yv/s1600-h/rush+limberger+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6gUgVwiTSQeQiBF6JqoTcQwV0FSGa6Jt_C1icrof1jgqyP3pZ8cPONFWRlM9jtmeEdIhVQVPbaHQkp7PhGB3ONpX-m3hSeSZWV07RUpYT9uGKpbjmn353sPHHqZ2PNGqOdsEZVazZ9Yv/s320/rush+limberger+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309480405918228930" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">This the head of the Republican Party? I hope tastier hor'dourves are on the way. MTP still prefers Rush radio to Air America. </span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Gates, or Robert <a href="http://www.gatesbbq.com/">Gates BBQ</a>?</span> (Thanks MPM)</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutQf8QZLjFuxkIXZTWH9g9kKKfrzeJL9uwWx9Yp-0vW8KkKFKInLjlTERP-wHMu7xuZgKz-MJuoSY48ir3SqfZjiUAfMKDczeA6hVBr5aKB1J5H3fKTil2sbKhtTLdUnnnvBd5YdGbjZz/s1600-h/Robert_Gatesbbq+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiutQf8QZLjFuxkIXZTWH9g9kKKfrzeJL9uwWx9Yp-0vW8KkKFKInLjlTERP-wHMu7xuZgKz-MJuoSY48ir3SqfZjiUAfMKDczeA6hVBr5aKB1J5H3fKTil2sbKhtTLdUnnnvBd5YdGbjZz/s320/Robert_Gatesbbq+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482012680404642" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />The press can take photos of war dead and we're pulling out of Iraq? MTP isn't holding its breath. Something big is going to happen.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Larry Summers, or Larry Summer Sausage?</span></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CgY80i02CzxnEuDnEow5cElot-OYlPt92mLMc2FnLGsValbL44gK2ZwCsuzxY4dDTbhj3MllzMSlSJaaPkQOePOtIdK5I66wYMfMAr5lpTRLzcmklPXd5p0-Tc60NoQFpiQLVgo1jsRy/s1600-h/summerssausage.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CgY80i02CzxnEuDnEow5cElot-OYlPt92mLMc2FnLGsValbL44gK2ZwCsuzxY4dDTbhj3MllzMSlSJaaPkQOePOtIdK5I66wYMfMAr5lpTRLzcmklPXd5p0-Tc60NoQFpiQLVgo1jsRy/s320/summerssausage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309482988541176690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /><br />Ahem... While MTP finds your views on the <a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2005/01/17/summers_remarks_on_women_draw_fire/">intelligence of women</a> hilarious, you give direct council to the prez on economic issues. Make MIT proud and fix this shit already. </span>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-24538663976536685882009-02-20T01:00:00.012-06:002009-02-26T21:37:04.622-06:00Friday Filet: Black History Month, or Blackened Catfishtory Month?<span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Debate rages over the utility of Black History Month now that the president and attorney general are differently colored. MTP takes a historical look at those who made this possible. We report, you decide. </span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6FjnchwepJt5PRIkIMypy1ow7Uc2veIo3HIhbF4sr1C7_OoMCJVNc-3rfjPlIJnAWL_V7WvCM1xvtbhE50icIGMq6umyK9bwLQOa4lv9RZCvGAR62b4w_9YcY2KrJ0vfIyhWwnLktPAl/s1600-h/blackened+catfish.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr6FjnchwepJt5PRIkIMypy1ow7Uc2veIo3HIhbF4sr1C7_OoMCJVNc-3rfjPlIJnAWL_V7WvCM1xvtbhE50icIGMq6umyK9bwLQOa4lv9RZCvGAR62b4w_9YcY2KrJ0vfIyhWwnLktPAl/s200/blackened+catfish.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307311411215554002" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Booker T. Washington, or Booker T-Bone Washington? </span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-ZJOPWc4OzFYJYcP_Fsy1IWTLBfwshBx8caDD8nFGHv2IJgSRuOd7ZiLHru1PBg8BAiq1Ri3RqgpcX9D0YwtjjGyTcHfIXLK1DdngWIYFaMTSZE3iHjgMN00GWuFQvOWvXTj0J7fF9XH/s1600-h/booker+t-bone+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 246px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB-ZJOPWc4OzFYJYcP_Fsy1IWTLBfwshBx8caDD8nFGHv2IJgSRuOd7ZiLHru1PBg8BAiq1Ri3RqgpcX9D0YwtjjGyTcHfIXLK1DdngWIYFaMTSZE3iHjgMN00GWuFQvOWvXTj0J7fF9XH/s320/booker+t-bone+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307315160343800562" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" ><br />W.E.B. Du Bois, or W.E.B. au Jus?</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl5_NluN_wUyhA7VF9edwwx2aU0h3_wSDKKXJLSsVCJ53OSudiM_AWHMojRTg9jjPJG6h_DwKClZmrf7myf9sW1o9ixnhY_HkR1x5wXdfrGV2NZZnwa6HxGgWJL49luZ3iFQ9CAIt34Rg/s1600-h/W.E.B.+Au+Jus+copy.jpg"> </a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSABUwpr9O7USoyoboaygD7Bz5tjosYgGVscSFwgNnDzDzuSzkEQ1YftzQJ2x7LKN-1q9lKI-7Py67MDKJXXuVHUPnJyYEmK0id1ONW2wIkW2nLMB5U6i9Spdme3E-wy00hslTbtuXLWq/s1600-h/W.E.B.+Au+Jus+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSABUwpr9O7USoyoboaygD7Bz5tjosYgGVscSFwgNnDzDzuSzkEQ1YftzQJ2x7LKN-1q9lKI-7Py67MDKJXXuVHUPnJyYEmK0id1ONW2wIkW2nLMB5U6i9Spdme3E-wy00hslTbtuXLWq/s320/W.E.B.+Au+Jus+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307313066512261746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >Martin Luther King Jr., or Martin Luther King Whopper Jr.?</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >(MTP credits MPM for this gem)</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_byffe1TKFDkvzl7XPzhTlEFDmaFjohWZKJZ7pQVZSYSSIu45xNqgoPO8PZNyOBwOGtitfU-Sz5Qkj6kpqGSUA1GnCPmo1aCLkvZV3v-WBmA2Xkz3fnG_wwG-JnFv4vb_vUzlZ_E7O4Nh/s1600-h/Martin+Luther+King+Whopper+Jr+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_byffe1TKFDkvzl7XPzhTlEFDmaFjohWZKJZ7pQVZSYSSIu45xNqgoPO8PZNyOBwOGtitfU-Sz5Qkj6kpqGSUA1GnCPmo1aCLkvZV3v-WBmA2Xkz3fnG_wwG-JnFv4vb_vUzlZ_E7O4Nh/s320/Martin+Luther+King+Whopper+Jr+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307313801502439986" border="0" /></a><br /></div>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-49733317863324892712009-02-16T23:55:00.020-06:002009-02-22T18:13:03.377-06:00Prez Day Props: George Washington, or Geef Wellington?<div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrKGfbDe_PNJUB69hDtiUl-TLabRddk2AtRNJcZw8siTkdoWj9K70Be-E59UPONl3nvCG8cueE5ZGS4ySDLD9Wy9ou2xDOnYacd5e3BXyoCS4Tz8fSHmSwuzHAPOqnNtaucYiTd5faO53/s1600-h/george+wellington.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWrKGfbDe_PNJUB69hDtiUl-TLabRddk2AtRNJcZw8siTkdoWj9K70Be-E59UPONl3nvCG8cueE5ZGS4ySDLD9Wy9ou2xDOnYacd5e3BXyoCS4Tz8fSHmSwuzHAPOqnNtaucYiTd5faO53/s400/george+wellington.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303646201058243842" border="0" /></a>Legend has it that a patriotic chef renamed this traditionally French meat pocket after the eponymous Duke. Well, you know what we took, England? I think you do, and it sure as Elkhart, Indiana wasn't the metric system. At least we're still friends with benefits.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Now for the inverse happy ending--<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtRpfuIckqIti7sv9LH0qgXinyrpKfDQwGHZrcnvldtf56gdqvPz2Gsp0snbgkOr1OCPCNnP2dwNgpTYnYudHt-n6nMnvh7mQtmqUZrMr7w-3nnLr3r4GAzNhPV-Srvcbbu-LlA-9iPZJ/s1600-h/Untitled-1+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPtRpfuIckqIti7sv9LH0qgXinyrpKfDQwGHZrcnvldtf56gdqvPz2Gsp0snbgkOr1OCPCNnP2dwNgpTYnYudHt-n6nMnvh7mQtmqUZrMr7w-3nnLr3r4GAzNhPV-Srvcbbu-LlA-9iPZJ/s320/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303651296886422754" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-77722247798566576182009-02-04T17:38:00.007-06:002009-02-04T18:35:48.716-06:00Wednesday Waffle: Barack Obama, or Turok the Dinosaur Hunter Obama?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbEGuCgzN7b2s7pCUsKryZGL6zRwOnMFhpbhUt6vNz4Yws9QjOZQRYqgrR3u3xGPWw3DGw5AY2vI3vgNKJsx6aljyZStvOitd_BOZpyHr4kRE6T8neGu_7OlZxr4iEbNjoiAoN0kI1TwF/s1600-h/barack+copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbEGuCgzN7b2s7pCUsKryZGL6zRwOnMFhpbhUt6vNz4Yws9QjOZQRYqgrR3u3xGPWw3DGw5AY2vI3vgNKJsx6aljyZStvOitd_BOZpyHr4kRE6T8neGu_7OlZxr4iEbNjoiAoN0kI1TwF/s320/barack+copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299102624126575794" border="0" /></a><br />Look, it's not that MTP doesn't appreciate everything. It's just... <span style="font-style: italic;">ethics reform</span>... maybe you bit off more than you can chew. How about this--you tell David Plouffe to quit with the emails, and all MTP will do is send you to bed without any supper. You've got some scary monsters to tag and bag, after all.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-33849484446250681422009-02-02T23:16:00.006-06:002009-02-02T23:23:20.842-06:00Monday Mitzvah: Rahm Emanuel, or Rahmschnitzel Emanuel?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk8c_rsc8RryAP3_wnbdEYRKOaGArPE91otd2xYu2bOpUULSpK-PqUMCGcdY_u50jTkpmcXtArDEkwaPk0w4djI0etO3nJRkkV2FdTJDsrfl6pwMtsVvqPHse7Fg1tsUh7VPIDy5aw1O6/s1600-h/schnitzel.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxk8c_rsc8RryAP3_wnbdEYRKOaGArPE91otd2xYu2bOpUULSpK-PqUMCGcdY_u50jTkpmcXtArDEkwaPk0w4djI0etO3nJRkkV2FdTJDsrfl6pwMtsVvqPHse7Fg1tsUh7VPIDy5aw1O6/s320/schnitzel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298436756417964642" border="0" /></a>A Republican to head Commerce?<br />These are powerful strokes from a chief of staff.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-44805743394296173812009-01-30T21:02:00.004-06:002009-01-30T21:26:55.804-06:00Friday Fajita, numero dos: Alan Greenspan, or Alan BaconExplosionSpan?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvPneZyhDjr55UovDLcUNovj8gXQ0UDjupBRfrJwsvxMJ1MLmHWoN6pp1CyHvNtpKcP7PKiQn-VWWw9Y4LmbLK8k_swzKUsztDrvcUSQNixdE9YL0i1jISbcKpVl_JlFeA6A5-Ll9ju0O/s1600-h/alan+greenspan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 142px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjvPneZyhDjr55UovDLcUNovj8gXQ0UDjupBRfrJwsvxMJ1MLmHWoN6pp1CyHvNtpKcP7PKiQn-VWWw9Y4LmbLK8k_swzKUsztDrvcUSQNixdE9YL0i1jISbcKpVl_JlFeA6A5-Ll9ju0O/s200/alan+greenspan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297293993994826322" border="0" /></a><br />Right now there are two phenomena dominating the Web. Firstly, the global economic meltdown, financial peril, record unemployment, blah blah. The second is a <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/lifestyles/food/1406005,bacon-explosion-013009.article">recipe for the bacon sausage loaf</a>. This recipe is so noteworthy that it remained <span style="font-style: italic;">The Times'</span> "most emailed" story for days and was picked up by hundreds upon hundreds of dailies. Thanks Web 2.0! Not that I don't appreciate the masterminds who innovated the bacon lattice.<br /><br />You know who else gets it? The Maestro.<br /><br />Though tough to pin this nightmare on a single soul, Greenspan has been criticized for not cooling off the housing bubble with higher rates years ago. Plus he rolled with Ayn Rand in his swinging-musician days. I think we can all agree that this time Atlas got drunk on Alize and passed out poolside.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-1608832636243922652009-01-30T20:29:00.004-06:002009-01-30T20:47:45.462-06:00Friday Fajita, numero uno: Gordon Brown, or Gordon Braunschweiger?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3aRixXBYoaUejLWwxE0VV35ReJwTo9J3onfc_8t35qytLqUCxxE8GNeMKE9sf8CuZCQX6_Y2fUVloiVZraAj8JhJ8AAQmm04fen-4X-cxTTO953E8jsy2ikNnbdJBhGlnvbWOHRqHlVo/s1600-h/Gordon+BrownSchweiger.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 120px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3aRixXBYoaUejLWwxE0VV35ReJwTo9J3onfc_8t35qytLqUCxxE8GNeMKE9sf8CuZCQX6_Y2fUVloiVZraAj8JhJ8AAQmm04fen-4X-cxTTO953E8jsy2ikNnbdJBhGlnvbWOHRqHlVo/s200/Gordon+BrownSchweiger.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297282594921571042" border="0" /></a><br />The Brits are a fiery and fickle lot, and they turned on you in a hurry, Mr. Prime Minister. Your feigned confidence in the spirit of your people is hackneyed: don't dance around this recession because your people don't dance around their distaste for you.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><b>*<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunschweiger">Braunschweiger</a></b> (named after <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Braunschweig_%28city%29" title="Braunschweig (city)" class="mw-redirect">Braunschweig</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>) is a type of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverwurst" title="Liverwurst">liverwurst</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pork" title="Pork">pork</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liver" title="Liver">liver</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sausage" title="Sausage">sausage</a>) which is nearly always smoked.</p> <p>Braunschweiger has a very high amount of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_A" title="Vitamin A">Vitamin A</a>, iron and proteins. The meat has a very soft, spread-like texture and a distinctive spicy liver-based flavor, very similar to the Nordic <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leverpostej" title="Leverpostej">Leverpostej</a>. It is usually used as a spread for toast, but can also be used as a filling for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandwich" title="Sandwich">sandwiches</a>, often paired with stone-ground <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_%28condiment%29" title="Mustard (condiment)">mustard</a>, sliced tomatoes and cheese. There are also a few recipes for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A2t%C3%A9" title="Pâté">pâté</a> and cheese balls which use braunschweiger as a primary ingredient.</p>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-61752971725566072642009-01-29T17:12:00.003-06:002009-01-29T17:19:52.660-06:00It feels good to be backWe at MTP are happy to have resumed our online presence. Especially now, with the American Dream barely afloat on dark and stormy seas, wholly unmoored to the vision set forth by our founding fathers. MTP had some personal issues to deal with for a while, and MTP had to move, but putting that pimento loaf square on that iconic mug of malfeasance was nothing short of blogasmic. In a social justice way.<br /><br />We're back, baby. We're back.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-60109183961316909412009-01-29T16:45:00.007-06:002009-01-29T17:12:26.489-06:00The Thursday Thrusting: Rod Blagojevich, or Rod, Can you reach my bologna itch?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq1Ie5MG5uAyib3PuKVqXjzQX04OUch5EUQkigLdixZ4T4Qc2xLIhIkk4VjEb4PpCEHRJGXoz31jrk1sCOyfHkvI71m9U9fCx7ey__6Z25dSrwt0-sbIxADjhfprUPD2lsWY0Mg0aWSUy/s1600-h/Rod_Pimento+loaf.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzq1Ie5MG5uAyib3PuKVqXjzQX04OUch5EUQkigLdixZ4T4Qc2xLIhIkk4VjEb4PpCEHRJGXoz31jrk1sCOyfHkvI71m9U9fCx7ey__6Z25dSrwt0-sbIxADjhfprUPD2lsWY0Mg0aWSUy/s400/Rod_Pimento+loaf.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296855187799352930" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Oh, Rod. At least now you'll have plenty of time </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">for jogging. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />(Lesser alternate: Rod bok choi jog bitch)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgZYYbQ0DRJMk2OfmSz50z_GRXujJKpwgdHUb02BZR-juT6a1GJRvNYkm-m7zqBOHHxLqQ6whSrTS_Z8gSGKgKdMP_478ZKPoE46UFAh1DT469yfaffrIUhlY3lbawIoF9MkKRC4CItvm/s1600-h/Rod_choi.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 125px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgZYYbQ0DRJMk2OfmSz50z_GRXujJKpwgdHUb02BZR-juT6a1GJRvNYkm-m7zqBOHHxLqQ6whSrTS_Z8gSGKgKdMP_478ZKPoE46UFAh1DT469yfaffrIUhlY3lbawIoF9MkKRC4CItvm/s200/Rod_choi.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5296857119641902290" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-17524631203616175962008-06-14T17:39:00.005-05:002008-06-14T17:52:14.943-05:00Saturday Sadness: Tim Russet, thank you and goodbye.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8_94N_3MmG5SgQo8bJ2mQ8zbHNHkBEBS4-GgohCzSVUhtHqFu9rrsjXEv8b_XqlEchm84AmjnKeuBUDca3CXAoNV12h2qlJxUYKQQViv16S7SFMQb2pHg_HcWn_3ALu8ef8gF3Pg1IT6/s1600-h/tim_russert_hi.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8_94N_3MmG5SgQo8bJ2mQ8zbHNHkBEBS4-GgohCzSVUhtHqFu9rrsjXEv8b_XqlEchm84AmjnKeuBUDca3CXAoNV12h2qlJxUYKQQViv16S7SFMQb2pHg_HcWn_3ALu8ef8gF3Pg1IT6/s400/tim_russert_hi.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5211873300013008274" /></a><br />You were the meat and potatoes of the American news diet, and you will be missed.<br /><br />You made it a habit to dice complex issues and assemble them into tots of wisdom easily digestible to the American public; you necessarily deep-fried your interviewees when they had it coming to them.<br /><br />Your career in the field of journalism could not be garnished with more respect. <br /><br />Your work has inspired an entire generation. <br /><br />Thank you.El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-48937101307816148122007-11-20T21:21:00.000-06:002007-11-20T21:46:20.732-06:00NPR November: Lakshmi Singh, or That Lamb Korma Packs a Zing!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRlRYKx5TpWPvi7p9tXJZLpd3uaoU9u3kRbH3nT7ECgfDSi4jfuPJzCq5vB3j3EVzGuYDnrc66PZdldd4oSfG2djhOK4Ym-W-4FAcG4NF5KeO5oMKW2rwgF80rX_Qda7A_3p1znsP674I/s1600-h/lakshmi_FINAL.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRlRYKx5TpWPvi7p9tXJZLpd3uaoU9u3kRbH3nT7ECgfDSi4jfuPJzCq5vB3j3EVzGuYDnrc66PZdldd4oSfG2djhOK4Ym-W-4FAcG4NF5KeO5oMKW2rwgF80rX_Qda7A_3p1znsP674I/s400/lakshmi_FINAL.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135131362912200754" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-27233809323949536982007-10-10T00:32:00.000-05:002007-11-20T22:04:05.741-06:00The Tuesday Tarantula: MoveOn.org, or MoveFLAN.org<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOr67xQO5lkdR2B8bFEo8zciLewK3jz19dDIjHng1WJ2wfnSfL2iLflpsM-SyezT8glOjn2OHWCOb46wRqHpW3BET88tGLkkDz0ETr0kwW5cZuOhLVV950jjpU0dWnkKIz9-1v6twk-Oi/s1600-h/moveflan.org.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghOr67xQO5lkdR2B8bFEo8zciLewK3jz19dDIjHng1WJ2wfnSfL2iLflpsM-SyezT8glOjn2OHWCOb46wRqHpW3BET88tGLkkDz0ETr0kwW5cZuOhLVV950jjpU0dWnkKIz9-1v6twk-Oi/s400/moveflan.org.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5135138806090524754" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><BR><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"> If imitation is in fact the sincerest form of flattery, then MoveOn.org puckered up and laid a wet one on the backside of Meat the Press last month when it took out a full-page ad in <i>The New York Times</i> to call attention to General David Patraeus' Iraq progress report before Congress.<br /><br />Many of you surely noticed the ad, or at least the fanfare surrounding it.<br /><br />The title?<br /><br />"General Patraeus or General Betray Us"<br /><br />Why, wondered MTP, did such daring surname wordplay ring familiar? Um...Yes, that's right. MTP has been dishing up the same cutting-edge headline mastery since as far back as February. I mean, how much did you pay for that ad? Probably more than it would cost to send over a whole division of those armor reinforced humvees.<br /><br />You could have gotten your point across, skipped the bipartisan furor, and saved a bundle to boot if you just <b><a href="http://www.meatthepress.blogspot.com">LINKED TO OUR BLOG</a></b> instead.<br /><br />We at MTP are not petty people, MoveOn.org. We have wives and children and hobbies and pets. We certainly won't scold you for ripping off our trademark. But we will show you exactly what you let slip away, that beautiful golden ship that sailed without you.<br /><br />Remember: Why buy the cow when you can link to her blog for free?</p>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-68421196245639685822007-09-14T21:07:00.001-05:002007-09-14T21:08:09.710-05:00The Friday Frittata: Wolf Blitzer, or Wolf Strawberry Blintz's?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHAlDZa5yTaLbJ1HkCf1uTewtCm9ePEi1jmOpfxwtva-X4H7bsN7azl-SvWyHULtzRPBk6Syg-dkwWdJEKFmiH9yeyWbTMHsY1F31GTsFG_Ur37LXGnDECRs4KDonTbUzAC9Cs-j1Qbo6/s1600-h/Wolf+Blintzes1.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghHAlDZa5yTaLbJ1HkCf1uTewtCm9ePEi1jmOpfxwtva-X4H7bsN7azl-SvWyHULtzRPBk6Syg-dkwWdJEKFmiH9yeyWbTMHsY1F31GTsFG_Ur37LXGnDECRs4KDonTbUzAC9Cs-j1Qbo6/s400/Wolf+Blintzes1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5110246939148964434" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-66576909932183026152007-06-18T22:11:00.000-05:002007-06-18T22:15:44.863-05:00The Tuesday Tarantula: Stephen Colbert, or Stephen Camembert?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1MpfLRvICkOqc8BBHUyt-WTJU2ywGPcjPlhQENGuKKRsjnEg-tyexBkiTJLc-3obytE9W3PWSL1s_1p-MQrP9O1C1mRZG7wQcTAgXLn3R9QMC_6H31sSko7uYMFwLD5t_i4K4ggXEKol/s1600-h/stephen+camenbert.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK1MpfLRvICkOqc8BBHUyt-WTJU2ywGPcjPlhQENGuKKRsjnEg-tyexBkiTJLc-3obytE9W3PWSL1s_1p-MQrP9O1C1mRZG7wQcTAgXLn3R9QMC_6H31sSko7uYMFwLD5t_i4K4ggXEKol/s320/stephen+camenbert.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077608258527326274" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-89609013969580788782007-04-25T15:44:00.000-05:002007-04-25T15:46:04.854-05:00The Wednesday Introspective: A Meat the Press Tribute: Boris Yeltsin, or Boris Tuna Meltsin?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nzt5EHVQ4axuQZFP5EZ2Nxk_Wh-2FF5WfMzJHQXDGj-BU1UhWSf2VMnjFVBA0crjprl59lod9oPGeBvNneTivtxMXu8fb26i6e45PTIkEm0-bKJ60u1qG_-bH3igy7AqYcuR2xW3hOy_/s1600-h/boris+tuna+meltsin.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5057469820555869538" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nzt5EHVQ4axuQZFP5EZ2Nxk_Wh-2FF5WfMzJHQXDGj-BU1UhWSf2VMnjFVBA0crjprl59lod9oPGeBvNneTivtxMXu8fb26i6e45PTIkEm0-bKJ60u1qG_-bH3igy7AqYcuR2xW3hOy_/s320/boris+tuna+meltsin.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Goodnight, sweet prince. </div><br /><div></div>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4375714182139828432.post-60115674250655654812007-03-21T15:27:00.000-05:002007-03-21T15:42:50.017-05:00The Wednesday Introspective: A Meat the Press Exclusive Interview: Sean Hannity, or Honey Baked HAmmity?MTP - Sean, you're a strong supporter of Christ. What's on your wife cooking up this Easter after church?<br /><br />SH - I'm glad you asked. What I wouldn't give to dive into her 5-flavor slaw, country chive buscuits, silky carrot bisque and - Christ almighty- some of that sweet, sweet ham.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3aiW8CY_nJ1215Z0SxLGv-aHm_GLl8ANoqGOlyNsljkIPEwJFv_YAhp-sLfeLcBGFYx4wM_r16BSYAjv0AzHkwWno4EIaxeFgrhPxEHt2IrIJ4fmv8X0UqQEfiKlpKXNQAYKgztFtuC0/s1600-h/hamity.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3aiW8CY_nJ1215Z0SxLGv-aHm_GLl8ANoqGOlyNsljkIPEwJFv_YAhp-sLfeLcBGFYx4wM_r16BSYAjv0AzHkwWno4EIaxeFgrhPxEHt2IrIJ4fmv8X0UqQEfiKlpKXNQAYKgztFtuC0/s1600-h/hamity.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5044480742932336642" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE3aiW8CY_nJ1215Z0SxLGv-aHm_GLl8ANoqGOlyNsljkIPEwJFv_YAhp-sLfeLcBGFYx4wM_r16BSYAjv0AzHkwWno4EIaxeFgrhPxEHt2IrIJ4fmv8X0UqQEfiKlpKXNQAYKgztFtuC0/s320/hamity.JPG" border="0" /></a>El Bigotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07694289712354107173noreply@blogger.com1