The Rise "n" Shine Thread For 12/17/09: He Who Disagrees With Himself Lies To Himself

Amazing how a presidency changes a candidate:

Simply amazing.

If you didn't know by now, Tom Friedman is a nutcase.

Ha....they finally realized Colbert makes fun of them!


Additional Deliveries:
Though I have been on video game sabatical for the longest, here is the Top 10 video games anticipated for next year.

Yeah, this is certainly not suppose to happen at all (and at least they have gotten to Twitter):

Forget those forged letters, and fake rallies. This week, we've been digging into it what may be the latest tool in the astroturf toolbox: incentivized online advertising.

That's when internet users are induced to take political action, on behalf of a lobbying group, through websites or online ads that offer rewards -- airline miles, free trips, even a gift card to Hooters. The problem with the tactic is clear: when members of Congress get an email from a voter on an issue of public concern, they assume it's an expression of authentic grassroots passion. If the sender was in fact incentivized by the chance to win a free plasma TV, that assumption doesn't bear out.

Then again, against those who hate meaningful reform, this is suppose to happen for them.

I really forgot how bad some of these remakes were. Some of them were just beyound brutal.

To be fair, they can also ruin the world too.

And this was a fun interview yesterday,where Shakira scored for me. She didn't even make it as awkward as I first heard it was from the excerpts: