OMG, did you guys realize that we actually have a real vice president right now? I guess he is just filling in for the moment while we wait for Northwoods Karen Walker to ascend to the throne. Anyhoo, this dude is in someplace called Georgia and he recently said this:

The United States is at Georgia’s side, Cheney said, “as you work to overcome an invasion of your sovereign territory and an illegitimate, unilateral attempt to change your country’s borders by force, that has been universally condemned by the free world.”

Oh my gosh, that sounds horrible! Good thing we have Dickie on the job, because otherwise I am not sure anyone would have noticed as they rush out to buy their National Inquirers.

Cheney slams Russia for war against Georgia [AP]

When you get bored tonight watching old white people getting even older, hop on over to Think Progress and watch this fabulous video of Queen Dyke Rachel Maddow breaking down the whole Sarah Palin thing in a more rational and concise way than has been done on any network thus far (thus of course consigning it to some crazy librul blog). I swear she makes me what to get out my Indigo Girls CDs and join a softball league.

Maddow on Palin: ‘It is becoming less likely by the hour that she will be McCain’s nominee’ [Think Progress]

Just in case you haven’t been paying attention, this week was a big one for AIDS humor. The first guffaw came courtesy of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane at the Television Critics Association summer press tour, who made the most of getting to be on stage a little while after everyone’s favorite evil genius/war criminal turned political commentator, Karl Rove:

First came Rove, who, with new Fox News colleague Chris Wallace, sought to defend the appropriateness of his hiring as an election-season commentator after he recently refused to testify to the House Judiciary Committee. “It is not between me and Congress; I have not asserted any personal privilege,” Rove said. “It’s between the White house and Congress.” A few hours later came MacFarlane, who fell back on the quintessentially good taste we’ve come to expect:

“Is this where Karl Rove sat? Because I don’t want to get AIDS.

All and all I would say this is pretty hilarious, and I would have to give it two snaps. Although you know he was totally wracking his brain before he went out trying to thing of the perfect thing to say (I do the same thing). To his credit he pulled it off. The second joke is a bit more…subtle.

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My first thought when I saw this picture was “OMG, I love her hair natural!” Is that bad? Discuss.

Obama Campaign slams New Yorker cover [The Swamp]

Helping organize a large summer street festival is not exactly the most funnest job in the world. You are surrounded by tons of hot shirtless guys enjoying a drink or twelve, and yet your loser ass is running around with a walkie talkie in one hand and a cell phone in the other because someone misplaced a small child (um, HELLO, they’re called leashes) or because some drunk lesbian is lying face down in the street passed out in a pile or her own vomit and may be dead (she wasn’t). At the end of a successful event sometimes you get a raise, which is nice. But sometimes, oh sweet fucking jesus sometimes, you get an unexpected gift. And no I am not referring to the chance encounter with Chicago Bureau (my first meeting with a Cynic!), but something even more cynically delicious. An actual email that came to my work account on Monday, after the jump.

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