[Istanbul, June 28. Image via Getty]

Last night's White House-hosted Congressional luau featured a dunk tank — and, even better, Rahm Emanuel on the hot seat! Gawker's Alex Pareene and I discuss that, fat-bottomed girls, Governor Mark Sanford and Michelle Bachmann's special brand of crazy.

[New York, June 24. Image via Getty]

Today, it's some hot three-way action as Spencer Ackerman pinch-hits for the Huffington Post's Jason Linkins, giving us a chance to discuss White House press conferences, Iranian dissidents, and North Korean nukes.

When I first wrote about Neda on Sunday, it was already clear that she would be made into a symbol. What wasn't clear then, but is now, is that she would also be identified, and humanized.

This morning: South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford has disappeared, protests continue in Iran, Uighurs are in paradise and Republicans continue to have sex. So who better to join me but former Jezeditor Moe Tkacik? The blessed reunion, after the jump.

It's the return of Crappy Hour! Today, the Washington Independent's Spencer "Attackerman" Ackerman rejoins me with an analysis of the situations in Iran, North Korea, and Afghanistan... plus a primer on why I should sleep with Jewish men.

On Saturday, "Neda", a young Iranian woman watching the protests in Tehran, was allegedly shot by a Basij, dying in her father's arms. It was captured on video. Some say she may be the new face of the opposition movement.

• Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has decided the best way to lead the country while thousands of people are protesting the fraudulent elections is to tell them to shut up, accept the results or risk a violent crackdown. [MSNBC]

[Tehran, June 18. Image via Getty]