This may be the most stereotypically American Apparel thing that American Apparel has ever done. A downtown Manhattan outpost now has a trio of mannequins in its window, clad in just translucent white underwear—all of them with a substantial thatch of pubic hair.
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has written a book. Unfortunately, much of that book tries to justify all that lying the Bush administration did to get us into Iraq. Fortunately, she spends some of the book indulging the public's desire to learn about how everyone in the Bush White House was behind closed…
— Or so he writes in his memoir Decision Points. Bush also tells Matt Lauer that "the misery in Louisiana affected me deeply as well," but Kanye declaring he "doesn't care about black people" was still a "disgusting moment."
• A group of feral cats have been left homeless from the construction of the George W. Bush library. Volunteers are transporting the squatting felines to a new site, but it is difficult because "cats don't like to move." •
• Bush's "I can hear you" has been named the top political catchphrase of the decade, according to a company that apparently decides random shit like this. "Global warming" came in second, and "war on terror" was number three.
A CDC study found that rates of teen pregnancy and STDs rose during the Bush years, reversing earlier decreases. Gee, maybe abstinence-only doesn't work? •
Though Obama is considering a repeal of Bush-era regulations that allow health care providers to refuse to give treatment that conflicts with their beliefs, most states have older laws that still safeguard "provider conscience."
In the latest installment of Target: Women, Sarah Haskins takes on the recent spate of advertisements that have a difficult time explaining what body part the featured products are actually for: vaginas.
The Obama administration has taken a step towards rescinding a Bush-era rule that strengthened job protections for doctors and nurses who refuse for moral reasons to perform abortions, citing the policy's ambiguous language. [MSNBC]
After yesterday’s news that the Bush family’s 18-year-old cat India passed away, Islamic militants began posting sarcastic comments on an extremist web site.
Barack Obama is back in Washington, and Washington is all about Barack Obama even as the current President is short-timing the end of his Presidency and shit is going up in flames.
• U.S. Marines are giving dairy cows to widows in Fallujah in hopes that the cows will provide a steady source of income. • A British woman with two wombs is unexpectedly pregnant. •
The latest "Barney Cam" Christmas special starring Dubya's beloved pooch has been released today and it features none other than Michael Phelps! No word on whether it includes biting. Watch the video here. [NBC Sports]
