Savvy marketing is a key component to thousands of political campaigns in a fierce election year. Generic presentations of scripted performances are often showcased in purchased television and radio ads, not to mention the superfluous amount of campaign literature and signs citizens are bombarded with around election time. Finding the appropriate way to reach your core audience may often be difficult for some candidates and could cost him or her a valuable win in the end.
Several weeks ago I was logging into my MySpace account, ready to delete the latest round of webcam whores attempting to “be my friend,” only to forward me to a website requesting my credit card number. However, among the skank hos was a gentleman with a name that simply said “Joe.” He looked like an average-type (Average Joe?) fella who probably didn’t have anything to sell to me, so I clicked on his profile. I soon learned that this gentleman is Joe Zilcosky and he’s a Democrat primarying in the 4th Representative District on Sept. 12. Yes…THAT 4th District with Gerald Brady and Loretta Walsh attempting to beat the shit out of each other. Poor Joe Zilcosky is stuck in the middle of that shitstorm.
The difference between Walsh and Brady and Zilcosky is that Joe may be on to something. In a little under a month, he’s already made more than 600 “friends,” many of whom, presumably, are in his district. And, because this is a primary election in which no one so few people actually vote, he may have a distinct and canny advantage over his primary opponents.
According to the information provided on Joe’s page, he’s a graduate of Columbia University and he majored in economics. He’s worked for my anti-payola homeboy Eliot Spitzer and has suffered (gladly?) through a volunteering stint on both of Gov. Ruth Ann Minner’s campaigns. He says he’s using MySpace as an inexpensive means to better the representation of in his age group. As well, he says because voter turnout in primary elections tends to be so low, it would be great for as many “twenty-somethings” and “thirty-somethings” to come out and vote.
He specifically outlines some of his ideas on his MySpace page, some of which include:
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY
As your Fourth District House Representative, I will lead Delaware into the forefront of the alternative energy issue. This investment in our future will create jobs, lower our electric bills, and help the environment. Alternative energy can no longer be ignored and there is no reason why Delaware should not be a leader in these future technologies. A small example of a technology we could be using: Windmills being set up 10 miles off the coast of Massachusetts (beyond the horizon line and therefore out of view from the beach) will be able to power over 150,000 homes each. An item like this will not only pay for itself overtime and lower our electric bills, but will also add revenue for the state.
SCHOOLS
The state should put together a committee of younger teachers to advise the government on ways to improve Delaware students’ test scores and keep younger teachers in Delaware Public Schools. Also, full-day kindergarten and after-school day care should be provided for working parents who cannot afford alternatives. Not only will this be great for students, but it will allow many struggling families get off welfare.
EXPAND RECYCLING
Make recycling statewide. By expanding recycling, we will be able to put off the much needed and expensive expansion of the current dump near the port of Wilmington. Also, the current pilot program in Wilmington actually pays people to recycle. These two items alone will make the additional costs of recycling help pay for itself. If helping the environment, is not a good enough reason.
Sounds good to me…all except the last part. As a little bit of sidebar commentary, Candidate Zilcosky may want to check up on that whole recycling thing. While he’s correct that the program pays people to recycle, the city has sacrificed bi-weekly regular trash pickups to replace the second pick-up with this recycling program. I’ve heard several complaints this summer from some uppity mofos — many of whom, I suppose, would be in Zilcosky’s district — who are extremely critical of the city’s decision to pick up the shit they throw out once a week. Earlier in the summer, on 4th Street, some irate residents dumped their garbage in a pile and scrawled “Dump City Bitch” (assuming they would have used proper grammar, I bet it should have read “Dump city, bitch!”) on the side of a building. The recycling program is hardly a success when a) too few residents are taking advantage of it and b) the city is only picking up the regular, smelly shit once a week.
Aside from that, I think Zilcosky’s on to something here. MySpace has been written off as not being able to handle serious business (aside from handling the promotional duties for Top 40 recording artists and unsigned indie bands). Perhaps this form of campaigning will be seen as viable source for vote-getting in the future. Political marketing is tough. Getting votes these days is even tougher.
Posted by Mike Matthews in First State Filth at 10:31 PM PDT
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Left: US House Candidate Karen Hartley-Nagle and Nancy Willing
Lemme tell ya something! Delaware incumbents and pre-primary endorsed candidates had better hold tight! Because I hung out with a FIERCE group of intelligent mofos last night! A lovely picnic sponsored by US House Candidate Karen Hartley-Nagle and Democrat 6th District State Representative Candidate Michael Dore was held last night at Fox Point State Park in North Wilmington for candidates waging war for the coming primary on Sept. 12. I was a bit skeptical at first. The picnic, scheduled from 4-7 pm had little attendance in the first hour. I first attributed this to the shitty, overcast weather (thankfully, a drop of rain never fell). Later, though, I figured it was because people hadn’t yet gotten off of work. I would estimate that the event saw about 40-50 people drop in and out during the three hours. And it was fun.
Right: Tyler Nixon and some kind lady. Tyler’s earning votes the old fashioned way.
Over FREE hamburgers and hot dogs (and soft drinks, though there was no vodka, unfortunately), residents could come and speak with several candidates willing to hear their concerns. Or, in the case of myself, just to take a few pictures and harass them about how we can go about sending a hearty “fuck you!” to the two Delaware parties who have contented themselves with endorsing candidates prior to the outcome of the primary election.
Let me expound on that last sentence, OK? You see, the two major parties in Delaware have declared who they’ll be running in the general election WEEKS before the primary election. Anyone else have a problem with this? Clearly thwarting the Democratic ideals upon which the country was founded, the two parties in Delaware have basically told any citizen who wishes to run against their hand-picked candidates in the primary can piss off. Still don’t see the problem? Essentially, the party leaderships are acting as foolish oligarchs on behalf of the thousands of voters who’ve aligned themselves politically with either party. So, over cigars and champagne, back-room talks are held at Democrat and Republican headquarters in their quest for the perfect candidate that can advance the organization’s agenda. It’s shady and it’s despicable. I applaud any candidate who has the balls to go up against the arrogance of party leadership in this small state.
Left: Dana Garrett and Nancy Willing ready to take over the world with their nasty breed of lefty philosophy!
Enough of that public service announcement. Back to the gossip! I’m such a wallflower that I refused to join the party until someone I knew arrived, so I entertained myself in the car by listening to the superb new record by Bob Dylan, Modern Times (four-and-a-half stars from allmusic.com!). Once I saw a familiar face, that of Nancy Willing, I decided it was safe to join in the fun. Nancy and I chatted for a little bit and enjoyed the first of a few hamburgers and hot dogs. We gossiped about 1st Senate Democrat Candidate Charles Potter and had pleasant conversations with US House Candidate Karen Hartley-Nagle and 1st Senate Republican Candidate Tyler Nixon. Karen shared some ideas with us about what she’ll do in the House should she take useless Mike Castle’s seat from him, while Tyler talked about some of his campaigning and working to get votes around the 1st District in Wilmington. Especially for Tyler, a primary election for a state senate seat can really come down to those last few votes. Having as many people on his side as possible will help him in the primary against his Republican-(pre-primary)-endorsed challenger Greg Chambers.
Right: Apologies to Christine O’Donnell for this shiteous photo. Dana needs no excuses.
Finally, the giant arrived Dana Garrett joined us along with his professional-style digital camera. He was ready for some fun and some burgers. Several minutes before he arrived, though, the guest of honor showed up. As many of you know, Republican Christine O’Donnell is a rock star national political commentator who jumped into the US Senate race at the eleventh hour on filing day on July 28. I got to speak with Christine, her campaign manager ChristinA, and several of her family members and friends throughout the evening. I even had a thoughtful discussion about abortion with this beautiful social conservative with nary a raised voice from either of us. Apparently, Christine O’Donnell is just as confused with business-as-usual party politics within the Republican elites. Such BS has been well-chronicled in the case of Tyler Nixon over at Dana’s Delaware Watch. O’Donnell will be primarying Republican Temple Law Professor Jan Ting (who’s already received the party’s endorsement) and pilot Mike Protack (who seems to spend most of his day calling into WDEL). Christine was very engaging and the fact that she brought a carload of her family was pretty cool How often do you see candidates show up to these shindigs with mom and dad? As she mentions on her handy-dandy list of talking points (entitled her “Deal with Delaware“), she will “always vote…in support of families.” I guess we can believe her. Her campaign manager was cute, too.
About the time I finished my discussions with folk, Dore got up and announced the beginning of candidate speeches. Each candidate was allotted three minutes, though most seemed to go well over that time constraint. Talking points and personal stories galore! Here is a list of who appeared. Click on the names for pictures of each candidate that appeared.
Christine O’Donnell
Tyler Nixon
Greg Chambers
Diane Clarke Streett
Karen Hartley-Nagle
Michael Dore
There were several invitees noticeably missing. Some of whom had already been endorsed by their respective party’s headquarters. I believe Dana will be covering that angle of the story later on his site. I will mention that Dore and Hartley-Nagle will be hosting another of these events next Friday from 3-8 pm. More free food will be on hand. I may stop by…
Posted by Mike Matthews in General, First State Filth at 12:46 PM PDT
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Republican Christine O’Donnell is a Delaware treasure. And a complete mystery. With less than two weeks until the primary election, O’Donnell has finally set-up shop with her official campaign webpage. She’s got a hot new glamour shot and some hot talking points to go with it. It seems Candidate O’Donnell will be making the most of these next 13 days by initiating a “Diner Tour” to spread her unmitigated filth! (And what lascivious filth it is!) I don’t know if diner folk will really relate to O’Donnell’s particular brand of extreme social conservatism, but it should be fun watching her interact with chicks who’ve probably had too many many abortions to count and the homosexuals who stop by for a late-night snack at Golden Dove on 13 after some hot cruising action.
Close sources to DWA have informed me that Ms. O’Donnell will be making a cameo appearance at tonight’s extravaganza celebrating who-knows-what. I look forward to engaging Ms. O’Donnell in some serious oral acrobatics. Because she’s a rock star in my book.
Posted by Mike Matthews in First State Filth at 12:08 PM PDT
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Katrina and the Waves was a British one-hit wonder, whose big claim to fame was Walking on Sunshine, the summer anthem that plays incessantly from May through August. Funny how you never hear that song in November or February. I’ll bet you rarely hear it on the Gulf Coast, either, where another Katrina (and her waves) gave new meaning to the phrase one-hit wonder.
I can’t help but remember the awful pictures of the miserable and the dead, the devastation, the homeless pets, and the rooftop rescues. Much blame has been cast, rhetoric spewed, and promises made. What I know, is that I am mad as hell and fed up with the inertia and bureaucratic morass that is the Gulf Coast today. I do not feel that my government has learned any lessons from this and doubt their willingess or ability to help me in the event of any catastrophe, be it natural or man made. You’re doing a heck of a job Brownie.
Posted by Susan in General at 7:33 PM PDT
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The DelDems are ready to beat a bitch and they’ve got a new blog to prove it! Head on over to Blue State Rising, where DelDems Communications Director Alexander Snyder-Mackler is taking the helm of a PR-infused ship trying to spread all the good news about Beau and other Democrat candidates for local and national offices.
The blog says it will feature one candidate from now until election day. The candidate will be allowed to share some things “you might not be able to hear on the radio or read in the newspaper.” In other words, the spin machine will be in overdrive. This week’s featured celebrity candidate is Beau Biden, who’s running against Republican Ferris Wharton for the highly coveted and non-political position as Attorney General.
I think this is a good idea that most political parties and candidates seem to be embracing these days. I bet DelGOP Communications Director Ken Grant is shitting himself for not thinking of this earlier! Precious Priscilla’s probably having a fit!
Posted by Mike Matthews in First State Filth at 9:37 PM PDT
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It’s been 14 long years, but Lindsey Buckingham is finally returning with a new solo album on October 3. I’ve always found something refreshing about Buckingham’s solo projects. Needless to say, I enjoyed his contributions to Fleetwood Mac even if I wasn’t always impressed by the output of that colossal supergroup. I even gave the Mac’s 2003 release Say You Will a fair bit of play, only to find Buckingham’s contributions to be truly worthy of the time and money invested. That album was split between he and Stevie Nicks, with each performing half of the album’s 18 tracks (with backing by bassist John McVie and drummer Mick Fleetwood, of course). In short, I’d wished Buckingham had taken his nine songs and tacked on a few more for a worthy solo release. Either way I’m looking forward to his new album. 1992’s Out of the Cradle was an overlooked masterpiece that barely dented the charts. Seek it out if you can. It’s a really good listen. From allmusic.com:
Unfortunately, Buckingham had never fully established himself in the public mind as a separate entity apart from Fleetwood Mac, so taking eight years between solo albums made Out of the Cradle a tough sell. Which means that, although this is his most listenable solo album, not many people heard it.
For your pleasure, have a listen to Don’t Look Down, from the above-mentioned 1992 release. The song is a polished piece of pop music most notable because Buckingham plays every instrument. Hope you like.
Posted by Mike Matthews in Music at 9:13 PM PDT
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Oh, wait. That headline should really read “A debate is here.” Yes, bitches, I’m back and I’ve got plenty of filth to share with all of you vagrants. After a week’s vacation on a lake in beautiful Upstate New York (real Upstate New York, not that Albany-Saratoga Springs bullshit you hos are probably thinking), I’m feeling totally refreshed to bring you the best stuff I have to offer. Thanks to Susan for filling in for me.
Anyhow, back to business. While I was gone, it seems Democrat Beau Biden has decided to play nice and agree to a round of debates debate with prosecutor extraordinaire Ferris Wharton. From Delaware2006:
Billing it as a “miracle of miracles”, Ferris Wharton announced today in an email to supporters that Beau Biden has agreed to debate him. The debate will occur Tuesday, October 24 at 8 am. The email did not specify the location.
OK…I’ve got a beef. Maybe I don’t even need to expound on this beef. Maybe it’s just a typo. Do I need to contact party press gurus — Republican Ken Grant and Democrat Alexander Snyder-Mackler — to figure out why in hell this fuckin’ debate has been scheduled two hours after I’ll be going to bed on Tuesday, Oct. 24? What’s up with this shit? 8 am? 8 friggin’ am??? I have my guesses, but I would be interested in hearing from the party reps to see who decided this shit. Or, perhaps it was the nefarious Rick Jensen of WDEL who chose this most inconvenient of times? From the DE2006 post:
The debate will be held at Widener Law School and will be broadcast live on WDEL.
So, the question is out there for random speculation, rumor, or outright lies. Please offer your suggestions here as to WHO decided to hold this (singular?) debate at 8 o’clock in the morning. Anonymous tips are always recommended because they often contain the juiciest, most defamatory bullshit. And those tips are always most appreciated.
(Photo credits: most likely illegally lifted and defaced from each candidate’s campaign website)
Posted by Mike Matthews in First State Filth at 12:02 AM PDT
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There is no doubt that driving in Delaware sucks.
First off, there is the uniquely Delawarean trait of driving in the left lane, for no discernible reason. Second, I-95 is a conduit for other states. A summer Friday on 95 is not for the faint-hearted. I’m not going to mention Routes 202 or 141, lest I break out in hives. Third, we are the home of tax free shopping, and New Jersey has blue laws. While it brings money into the state, this also ensures no break in the traffic, even on weekends. The mere mention of shopping brings me to the engineering nightmare that is Metroform. Metroform would be where route 1 meets 95. Some engineering Dilbert woke up from his coma long enough to think that merging traffic from five different directions into one lane would be a good thing. The resulting parking lot is now being studied by Del Dot to see how improvements can be made. Duh!
Add to this, lack of safe, affordable public transport, McMansions on every available surface, urban sprawl, and the dearth of neighborhood stores.
School starts on Monday. I’m thrilled that my summer commute of 20 minutes to go 8 miles, will now double to 40 minutes.
This is what happens when development goes unchecked and infrastructure is ignored. Happy driving, Delaware!
Posted by Susan in First State Filth at 1:43 PM PDT
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Some Stupidity for a Friday afternoon:
Never again in the halls of Washington, D.C., do I want to have to make explanations that I can’t explain.” –George W. Bush, Portland, Oregon, Oct. 31, 2000
Posted by Susan in General at 2:20 PM PDT
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“Natural gas is hemispheric. I like to call it hemispheric in nature because it is a product that we can find in our neighborhoods.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., Dec. 20, 2000
Hows this quote for noxious emissions? The polar ice cap just melted ten forty two hundred more feet.
Posted by Susan in General at 6:38 AM PDT
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From our fearless Vice-Leader:
“I had other priorities in the sixties than military service.” –on his five draft deferments, April 5, 1989
“Go f*ck yourself.” –to Sen. Patrick Leahy, during an angry exchange on the Senate floor about profiteering by Halliburton, June 25, 2004
Too much viagra, Dick??
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 11:31 PM PDT
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I don’t know where he’s gone on his vacation. Wherever it is, I hope he is surrounded by the Swedish Bikini Team, with Helene Keely and Condoleeza Rice hanging on his every word and Anne Coulter massaging his feet. Just in case that’s not the case, here are a few possible destinations:
1) Michael could be rowing the boat ashore.
2) He’s visiting his good friend, Dan Gaffney, and they are both partying on the Girls Gone Wild bus.
3) He’s in Iowa, driving Joe Biden’s campaign bus. Beau is there too.
4) He’s just been elected Mayor of Elsmere.
5) He’s in Michigan, editing Michael Moore’s next movie.
6) He’s attending a weeklong Catholic retreat on the Relevance of Celibacy.
7) He’s at the Ice Pond skating with Johnny Weir.
8) He’s in California, meeting Catherine Zeta Jones, who’s never met a Michael under the age of 80.
9) He’s in Washington, explaining Ass Hat to Mike Castle.
10) He took Ruth Ann to Vermont to meet Ben and Jerry. They want business tips so they can start a new candy company called Mike and Dyke.
Feel free to embellish.
Posted by Susan in Dumb stuff at 9:36 PM PDT
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Tom Cruise’s particular brand of clean-scrubbed, rugged masculinity was a big hit in the 80’s and 90’s. Who could forget his supercilious smirk, while Jack Nicholson bellowed “You can’t handle the truth” in A Few Good Men? Or his effortlessly cool flyboy in Top Gun? And you have to admit, he looked damn good in his underwear in All the Right Moves. I fell for his chiseled good looks, right along with the rest of America, and Nicole Kidman did too.
Then he got really famous, and really rich. He married Nicole, and they adopted two kids. And he started to get self-satisfied. You can see the beginning of this smugness right around the time the first Mission Impossible came out (1996). I’m sure it was there before, but he is an actor after all. And he was cute, he was married to a woman taller than he was, and he was a decent actor. So we overlooked the smugness and went to his movies anyway. Movie watching requires a suspension of belief.
I went with a friend of mine to see Eyes Wide Shut. We hated it. As we were leaving the theatre, she said “Tom and Nicole aren’t happy. Happy couples don’t make movies like that. They’ll be divorced soon.” She was right. Good for Nicole.
Let’s talk about his numerous meltdowns. Scientology induced paranoia aside, what kind of straight man takes out an ad in Variety to proclaim he’s not gay? (Besides Richard Gere, I mean). What sort of nutcase would take a nursing mother to task for use of anti-depressants? I cheered when Brooke kicked his ass over that little contretemps. His little stunt on Oprah’s couch was scary as hell. Since then, whenever I see Tom’s name on a marquee, I groan.
Tom got dumped by Paramount this week for erratic behavior. I’m glad to hear it. I’ll bet Nicole is too. Someone as knowledgeable in psychiatry as Tom should’ve seen that one coming. Who needs the antidepressants now?
Posted by Susan in Dumb stuff at 7:33 PM PDT
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I’m back…but not for long. Be sure to check out Ryan Cormier’s continued coverage of the certifiable idiot that is Dan Gaffney. He’s got even more tasty bits I’m sure you’ll enjoy. And that great picture of a Ken-doll-lookin’ Gaffney and his really hot wife.
According to a WGMD caller, Jared Morris has a small penis. Hmmm…
Posted by Mike Matthews in General, Dumb stuff at 11:48 AM PDT
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“No question that the enemy has tried to spread sectarian violence. They use violence as a tool to do that.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., March 22, 2006
He needs to begin drinking, soon, and in copious amounts. It couldn’t help but improve his speech.
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 6:30 AM PDT
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“Conservation may be a sign of personal virtue but it is not a sufficient basis for a sound, comprehensive energy policy.” –April 30, 2001
“Except for the occasional heart attack, I never felt better.” –June 4, 2003
Here’s hoping he has one soon.
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 6:49 AM PDT
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“I would guess, I would surmise that some of the more spectacular bombings are done by al Qaeda suiciders.” –George W. Bush, on violence in Iraq, Washington, D.C., Aug. 21, 2006
“You never know what your history is going to be like until long after you’re gone.” –George W. Bush, Washington, D.C., May 5, 2006
We’ve been at war for years now. Is he ever going to get a clue?
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 6:44 AM PDT
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Sad story. But really, the poor girl is dead and so is her mother, and her remaining family has suffered enough. Is it really necessary to see ten year old pictures of her in the Cowgirl outfit? Just take the Thailand sicko, find out if he did it, and let me know, ‘kay?
In the meantime, give the rest of us a break.
Posted by Susan in General at 11:47 PM PDT
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An elderly woman who has been teaching Sunday School for 54 years was recently fired because she’s female! The letter she received quoted the first epistle to Timothy: “I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.” Can we say GENDER DISCRIMINATION? Surely churches don’t have immunity from being sued — the Catholic Church has suffered tremendous damages in recent years — so SUE THOSE DUMB FUCKS, woman!
What’s even more disgusting is that “[t]he Rev. Timothy LaBouf, who also serves on the Watertown City Council, issued a statement saying his stance against women teaching men in Sunday school would not affect his decisions as a city leader in Watertown, where all five members of the council are men but the city manager who runs the city’s day-to-day operations is a woman,” the article on aol.com states. If you don’t have AOL, you can read the story here.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH PEOPLE ANYMORE? This is an elderly woman who obviously found joy in her work, having done it for 54 years. The letter appears to be sent from that idiot of a reverend’s wife, Kendra LaBouf. I wonder if he’s beaten her into submission! Surely she isn’t THAT stupid — well, obviously she is sending a letter like that? I guess the good ol’ rev didn’t have the balls to do it himself.
WAKE UP, YOU DUMB ASS PEOPLE! We’re in 2006, not back in the year 66 A.D.! Gosh, it never ceases to amaze me how these idiots get elected into office. Okay, strike that. Bush is still in office. Maybe the rev is a card-carrying member of Bushidiots of America.
My heart goes out to that elderly woman who looks to be a sweetheart. I can only imagine how her heart is hurting after receiving such news. I remember the little old ladies from church and how they looked forward to seeing everyone — especially the children - every Sunday. In the end, if there is such thing as a God and Heaven and Hell and a Judgment Day, they will have to answer for that. Chances are they’ve stolen away what that dear woman looked forward to each week.
It’s stupid fucks like these clergy people that leave a very bad taste in my mouth regarding organized religion. If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
Posted by Justin in Dumb stuff, Religion at 5:54 PM PDT
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Did anyone catch the president’s speech this morning? He seemed gratifyingly nervous, with more than his usual amount of stammering. He only mispronounced nuclear twice, a record for him. Of course, the real record would be if he once managed to pronounce it correctly. I didn’t hear stay the course one time, so maybe Rove has taught him a new phrase.
Cornpone spewed the usual line about how he’s not going to pull the troops out of Iraq. The self appointed Bringer of Democracy says “We’re not leaving so long as I’m President.” Okay, I can accept that. Does that mean if we impeach him now, our troops can come home?
What I found most interesting about the speech however, was his justification for sending $230 million to southern Lebanon, which was to rebuild people’s homes and lives and to restore order. Now I’m no politician, but if we’d spent that money on rebuilding The Gulf Coast, wouldn’t that also have supported Democracy, rebuilt lives and restored order?
Just asking a question here, Cowboy. No need to send any of your henchman to wiretap my phone.
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 3:57 PM PDT
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It’s, like, 70 degrees here and totally beautiful. The air is sweet and the company sweeter. I see you’re all taking quite nicely to Susan, so I’ll leave the rabblerousing to her!
Posted by Mike Matthews in Personal at 1:39 PM PDT
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More words of genius, from the dubious Dubya
“I think–tide turning–see, as I remember, I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of–it’s easy to see a tide turn, did I say those words?”
George W. Bush, asked if the tide was turning in Iraq, June 14, 2006
He claims he’s given up drinking. Can we believe him?
Posted by Susan in ODB (Our Dumb Bush) at 6:35 AM PDT
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