• Barack Obama reminded everyone that Iran is not the Soviet Union. I haven't bothered watching the whole speech but I know from the left-leaning blogs that he pointed out that the Soviet Union had thousands of nukes and Iran has none and yet the Soviet Union and the U.S. managed to avert nuclear holocaust that one time Dana Perino forgot about, and I know from the Zionists he said some maybe unfortunate things that do not reflect the acknowledgment that, you know, the only problem with that whole thing is the line of argument whereby some of those weapons are still around but the Soviet Union is not, and if you make vacuum cleaners or dog food you might really hate Wal-Mart but at least they pay you on time. [NYT]
  
• "They say in the stock market, 'Buy into a business that's doing so well an idiot could run it, because sooner or later, one will..." Warren Buffett on preferring Obama over McCain. [Breitbart]
  
• Terribly sexist? Don't get me wrong, Geraldine, I heart hyperbole, but... [NYT]
  
• Hey Kosher Hooters!! [Weekly Standard]
  

• America's nicest ex-Klansman just endorsed Obama. Does this mean he was part of the 28% of his state that voted for the black in the primary? Unclear. He says he's into Obama for his Christianity... which the right wing blogosphere gets idiotically "secular liberal hypocrisy watch" about to which we can only say "Oh jesus christ." [Wonkette]
• Bill Kristol is bad at Google. [Wonkette]

Earlier: Shocker: The Men At Hooters Are Kind Of Sexist
What Does It Take For A 32A To Get Hired At Hooters?

Also, defending a woman's honor frequently? Like the Times of London writer Arion McNicoll jokes, "Frequently? Are we talking fisticuffs or pistols at dawn? I am embarrassed to confess that I fall into the lily-livered 66 per cent, who would rather shuffle off quietly than take matters outside when my lady's virtue is at issue." In college I had a boyfriend try to start a shoving match at the campus bar with a hockey player who was hitting on me in a really gross manner. Part of me was secretly titillated that he was willing to get the crap beat out of him by a Neanderthal on my behalf. The other part of me just wanted to get the fuck out of there and avoid a messy, possibly-violent conflict. So basically I thought he was being an asshole but I loved him for it. Sigh.

Chivalry Is Dead, Long Live Chivalry[Times of London]

An event company has a bachelor party package offering groups hotel rooms in Nottingham to see "the world-famous Hooters girls," followed by VIP entry to a lap-dancing club.

Although there are Hooters restaurants in 39 US states, Asia, Canada, the Caribbean, Mexico and Puerto Rico, there's something about Great Britain that seems different. It's the home of the Queen, of Shakespeare and Clive Owen! Yes, it also produced the trainwreck known as Jordan, but at least the US can't be blamed. One can only hope that the Brits realize for many Americans, it is deeply embarrassing that their country will be infested with scantily clad women holding Buffalo wings.

As for Julie Bindel's trip to the Nottingham Hooters, she found her waitress complained of an issue that knows no boundaries or borders: "Most men comment on the 'lovely jugs' when I carry pitchers to their tables," she says. "I just wish they would come up with something original."

'It's More Like A Strip Club Than A Restaurant' [Guardian]

Related: Have you ever actually seen a kid wearing one of those "Hung Like A Fifth Grader" toddler tees? Just wondering.

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Janae, NYC Hooters employee: Okay, well, there are some different questions here. Are you asking about the New York City Hooters or any other one? [Me: Uh, both?] Okay, well at any other Hooters, you need really big boobs. Really big. But in New York you don't need to. They don't care what you look like here. And you're pretty! I bet they would make you head Hooters girl, even though you have small boobs. Seriously, the only requirements to work here are be really peppy and, uh, be a girl.

Jasmine, NYC Hooters employee: You have to be really good at multi-tasking. You know, doing lots of different things at the same time? And you have to always be happy. When they're hiring, they're looking for girls who are good on their feet. There is no certain look. I know people say you have to look a certain way, but it's not true. Look around — all the girls here look different.

Jessica, Toledo, OH: Miss January: Oh you just have to be really personable! It's so much fun working at Hooters — really! Because at most jobs, if you're a waitress, you're just doing one thing. But here you're being a waitress and you're interacting with the table. The only trick is to just go out there and have fun, definitely. You're totally cute - I bet they would hire you right away. By the way, this is my first time in New York and tomorrow I want to go shopping; I'm looking for cheap bags. Where do you go for those? Somebody told me Chinatown?

Briane, Newnan, GA: Miss June: I've been working at Hooters for 4 years and this is my 3rd year in the calendar. The only trick is to go in and just start working hard — you just have to get used to how hard the work is, because you have to worry about so many things at once and entertain your tables. You have to have fun with customers and work. But like seriously, can I give you some advice? Don't let people make you feel bad about yourself because you work at Hooters. If you enjoy it, you enjoy. And when you start working here, there are people that are going to give you some pretty funny looks when they ask you what you do and you tell them. Don't let other people put you down. And I really do enjoy! And I have a full schedule to go back to next week — I have so many shifts next week because I am missing some this week to promote the calendar. But I'm not planning on leaving anytime soon; I'm working my way through college. Oh and can I give you one other piece of advice to tell girls? When you're getting dressed, either show leg or show cleavage. Not both. Don't show both if you want to look classy.

Becky, Nashville, TN: Miss October: Just come in and apply! That's really all you have to do if you want to work at Hooters. Apply and be confident. Oh, and put your makeup on. It's really not that hard.

Shawna, St. Petersberg, Fl: Miss April: You just need to get the application and then go and start trying out for the calendar right away! And keep trying to be in the calendar! Even if you don't make it at first, you eventually will.

Jennifer, Ft. Myers, Fl: Miss September: Expect to have lots of fun, lots of opportunities, and make lots of new friends! They're looking for the all-American cheerleader. You know, like the girl next door? You have to have that look to work here. You need to look like a cheerleader. And you totally do.

This kind of globalization isn't complete without the requisite corporate brainwashing. "I like Hooters," said one waitress in an interview with ABC News. "It's very happy. It is enthusiastic and energetic. I love Hooters." You can almost hear the panic in her voice, imagining the kind of shame speaking out against orange short-shorts would bring upon her family.

Anyway, in Beijing, "Hooters" simply means "owl," but that doesn't mean the message gets lost. In fact, the point of the Alabama-based restaurant seems to be universal:

When one Hooters patron was asked whether he preferred the food or the waitstaff, he answered, "The girls better than the food."

Globalization Gone Wild: Hooters Opens in China [ABC News]