Breaking News: Costa Rican Legislature Convenes Emergency Session To Ban Limbaugh

Country United In Not Wanting Right Wing Hatemonger; OAS Sends Out Advisory Calling for Similar Action

Even though it may not occur for five-years, Costa Rica is not taking any chances, its' legislature convening in an emergency session today, voting unanimously to ban controversial radio clown Rush Limbaugh from entering the country, or, otherwise establishing "any type of domestic residency," as he has stated he may do.



President Óscar Arias quickly signaled his endorsement of the vote, citing "the protection of our citizens from this drug-addict hatemonger is our utmost concern."

The country's Judiciary branch, the Supreme Court, in an unusual, and non-scheduled session, also voted unanimously, that the bill passed by the legislature is valid, and completely legal and, in strongly worded language, stated it would "not entertain any challenges" to the ruling.

Limbaugh, on his radio program yesterday, continuing to bash the pending healthcare reform package in Congress, vowed, if the bill passes, he will leave the country.

Think Progress has the details;

CALLER: If the health care bill passes, where would you go for health care yourself? And the second part of that is, what would happen to the doctors, do they have to participate in the federal program, or could they opt out of it? [...]

LIMBAUGH: My guess in even in Canada and even in the UK, doctors have opted out. And once they’ve opted, they can’t see anybody Medicare, Medicaid, or what will become the exchanges. They have to have a clientele of private patients that will pay them a retainer and it’ll be a very small practice. I don’t know if that’s been outlawed in the Senate bill. I don’t know. I’ll just tell you this, if this passes and it’s five years from now and all that stuff gets implemented — I am leaving the country. I’ll go to Costa Rica/

In a developing related matter, the Organization of American States (OAS) issued an rare advisory to its' member nations, urging them to adopt, and pass, similar legislation as Costa Rica.

In the advisory, Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza stated it should be "our goal to keep this racist, cheeseburger-that-sweats, wind bag out of our hemisphere."

In a flash survey conducted by The Garlic, over 89% of Limbaugh's Dittoheads contacted believed that "Costa Rica" was a "new, discount department store for Illegal Aliens" and over 65% wanted to know of the closest one in their area.


Bonus Limbaugh Riffs

NFL Singing Rush's Tune?

Jesus, It Sounded Like A Violation of the Rico Act!

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overhead While The Nobel Peace Prize Committee Reviewed Rush Limbaugh's Nomination

This Date ... On The Garlic

9 March 2009... On The Garlic

Say What, There, David Frum?

Start Cutting The Squares For The Office Pool On Geithner Exit?

AEI/Bloomberg/McCain Hack Plays A Little Solitaire

Beyond Repugnant


9 March 2008... On The Garlic

Retro Garlic - What Waters?

Ain't That The Cat's Ass ... Hillary Hits Snooze Alarm On 3AM Ad

The "Admit It, It Crossed Your Mind" Department

The Ignornant Congressman from Iowa

Editor's Note ... Slow Boat To Posting II ... Stuck In Dry Dock


9 March 2007... On The Garlic

Bush To Shift Gears, Use Radio Address To Urge Private Daylight Savings Accounts; No Details Offered; Snow Says "Not A Little Comma In Your Portfolio", While Rove Driving To Build Domestic Legacy

Top Ten Cloves: Ways Scooter Libby May Get A Pardon

The Laura Bush Bummer Bombing-of-the Day; Warning - Bypass this post if you don't want to be discouraged.


9 March 2006... On The Garlic

Faith-Based Offices To Be Part of Bush Private Government

Top Ten Cloves: What Rick Santorum Meant To Say About Not Meeting With Lobbyists


9 March 2005... On The Garlic

Red Sox Sue Colorado Town Over Frozen Body Rights

Boeing Exec Tried To Start Runway Club

Study Shows Clams Not Happy At All

Top Ten Cloves: Dan Rather's Final Anchor Broadcast

This Date ... On The Garlic

8 March 2009... On The Garlic

Breaking! ... Buffet Broke, Sends Chain Letter For Cash


8 March 2007... On The Garlic

Breaking News - White House Bombshell: "VP Could Be In His Last Throes"; Libby Verdict Has Bush, White House Urging Cheney Into Rehab; Sources Claim "Can't Be Trusted He Won't Break"; Iraq Comments "Last Straw" and "Were Not An Enormous Success"


8 March 2006... On The Garlic

South Dakota Not Waiting, Bans All Home Runs

Top Ten Cloves: How Bush’s Domestic Wiretapping Will Be Monitored By Senate


8 March 2005... On The Garlic

Despite Hype, Martha's First Day 'Pretty Average'

Hawk and Weapons Expert Get's Bush Nod for U.N. Post

Top Ten Cloves: How Howard Stringer Will Revive Sony

This Date ... On The Garlic

7 March 2008... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: If Hillary Clinton Is A Monster, The Movies That Would Be Made About Her


7 March 2006... On The Garlic

Vote For The Garlic!


7 March 2005... On The Garlic

Rumsfeld Defends Shooting Italians

Syrian Pullout Hinges on Moving Van Backlog

Top Ten Cloves: Signs The Government Is Screwing with Your Private Retirement Account

You Won't See Me Cry

It's another day off, Garlic Fans, least we go in the opposite direction, and unleash a full-scale, red-faced rant against the smegma that is Liz Cheney.

We already took one shower today.

And, since we alluded to, last evening, the group B-Tribe (or The Barcelona Tribe of Soulsters), we'll turn things over to them for the night (and highly recommend that you explore their music- kick-ass stuff)

Enjoy!

B-Tribe - You won't see me cry

This Date ... On The Garlic

6 March 2009... On The Garlic

Black Coffee


6 March 2008... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons John McCain Was Late Yesterday, To Receive His Endorsement From President Bush


6 March 2007... On The Garlic

The Laura Bush Bummer Bombing-of-the Day

Top Ten Cloves: Things Ann Coulter Would Spend "Coulter Cash" On


6 March 2006... On The Garlic

More Bush Troubles As Rice Backtracks, Corrects Comments, Blames Lincoln Group

The Garlic Nabs 4th Nomination; Koufax Voting Now Open

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard At The Oscars Last Night

Tamally Ma'ak (Always With You)

Sorry Garlic Fans, it was another wall-to-wall day, so no posting tonight.

I had, initially, thought of putting up some B-Tribe (also known as The Barcelona Tribe of Soulsters), when I stumbled on "Wonderful Arabic Chill Out Music" and, bust my buttons, it certainly was just that.

The tune, Tamally Ma'ak (Always With You) is from Amr Diab, which Wikipedia says is "known as the Father of Mediterranean Music. He has created his own style which is often termed "Mediterranean Music" or "Mediterranean Sound", a blend of Western and Arabic rhythms."

Enjoy!

Wonderful Arabic Chill Out Music

This Date ... On The Garlic

5 March 2009... On The Garlic

"You Know, So Many People In The Hospital Here, You Know, Are Sick, Anyway ..."

Something Truly Depressing


5 March 2008... On The Garlic

Best of Day! ... Dennis Perrin

WaPo Consults Ministry of Silly Walks, Backtracks From Obama Conspiracy

Marc Andreessen: An hour and a half with Barack Obama


5 March 2007... On The Garlic

New Feature - The Laura Bush Bummer Bombing-of-the Day; Warning - Bypass this post if you don't want to be discouraged

Don't Worry Tim, The Vice President Still Loves Ya! ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll


5 March 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

My Boy Lollipop

"You'll get up to 2,000 euros ... Do not touch his balls. You need the money. Put on some music, take out the [inaudible], swallow the Viagra, and adelante!"

Oh no, those boys at the Vatican are at it, again ...

Vatican hit by gay sex scandal ...Vatican chorister sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for papal gentleman-in-waiting

The Vatican was today rocked by a sex scandal reaching into Pope Benedict's household after a chorister was sacked for allegedly procuring male prostitutes for a papal gentleman-in-waiting.

Angelo Balducci, a Gentleman of His Holiness, was caught by police on a wiretap allegedly negotiating with Thomas Chinedu Ehiem, a 29-year-old Vatican chorister, over the specific physical details of men he wanted brought to him. Transcripts in the possession of the Guardian suggest that numerous men may have been procured for Balducci, at least one of whom was studying for the priesthood

We can look up the measurements, the square-miles Vatican City sits in, so, it's really well past time that they come out of the, undoubtedly, largest closet on the face of the earth.

I mean, they ship the the big wigs out of the United States, when the scandal of having sex with boys got too hot, and, what's waiting for them when the get there - a choir of dream boys, and people to procure them (no more of that messy business of running a parish).

They give them a veritable menu.

The Gay News Watch wasn't as demure as the Guardian, as our lead quote showed, on putting out the details;

The scandal now envelops Balducci, a well-known and powerful local figure who is married with two children, who despite all this is said to have taken remarkable risks in setting up sexual liaisons even in Chigi Palace, home of the Italian prime minister, or immediately after a private audience with a cardinal.

In 72 pages of transcribed wiretaps, Ehiem tells Balducci about one possible candidate: "Angelo ... I'll say no more. Two meters (6-foot-7), 97 kilos (250 lbs.), 33 years-old and completely active (top)."

In later calls, Ehiem offered fewer details: "I have a situation in Naples."

"I have a Cuban situation."

"I have a German who just arrived from Germany."

"I have two black guys."

"I have the soccer player."

"I have the dancer from RAI," the Italian TV network.

Some of the young men were seminarians or attended ecclesiastical colleges in Rome. On one occasion, Balducci is heard saying, "He, when does he have to return to the seminary?"

Well, Angelo Balducci, c'mon down, this song is for you!

Take it away, Millie Smalls!

Millie - My boy lollipop 1973




Bonus Vatican Riffs

Top Ten Cloves: Things The Vatican Has Done To Make Good Friday Even Better

Know Thy Pope

Beyond Repugnant

Top Ten Cloves: Possible Problems With Suing God

Vatican Discounts "Bonfire Pope"; Says Flames "Not Hunched Over Enough" ...Late Pontiff's Bend Was Measured "Religiously"; Never Used Contingency "Roller Skate Gloves"

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4 March 2009... On The Garlic

Compared To What


4 March 2008... On The Garlic

She Comes With A Tinfoil Hat, But That's Not So Bad, Is It Mitt? ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll

Editor's Note: Slow Boat To Posting ...


4 March 2005... On The Garlic

Millionaire Flyer Charged With Security Violations

Charity Raises $650G For New Monkey Name

Top Ten Cloves: Things Bill Gates Will Do With His Knighthood

Milonga Del Ángel

Sorry, Garlic Fans, we be workin' it today, and a wee bit too tired to fire up the creative juices, so, rather than force anything, and it being a overcast, gloomy day (some snow a'comin'), we'll give it up to the legendary bandoneonist (not an accordion!), Astor Piazzolla, and his New Tango Sextet, on a monster riff (you really owe it to yourselves to give a listen);

Astor Piazzolla (1921 - 1992) "Milonga Del Ángel"

This Date ... On The Garlic

3 March 2009... On The Garlic

Steele Singing "To Rush With Love"


3 March 2008... On The Garlic

The New Hillary Soundtrack


3 March 2007... On The Garlic

Chopped Garlic: Yeah, What Coulter Said Was Horrible, But Did She Write It?


3 March 2005... On The Garlic

Volkswagen Halts Call For Drivers

Third of Americans Unaware of New Month

Stunning Gaffe By Queen Has England in Uproar

Top Ten Cloves: Other Things WorldCom's Bernie Ebbers Didn't Know

Hmmm ... Radio Quiz Show? ... Movie? ...

Somebody needs to hip the Mayor of Topeka, Kansas, Bill Bunten, that Google has neither, a radio quiz show, nor a movie named after it;

We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Well, We Are — Google, Kansas

Last month, Google announced plans to sell 1 gigabit-per-second fiber optic broadband to consumers. The plan called for it to be rolled out to no fewer than 50,000 homes in the initial test, and maybe as many as 500,000, but didn’t specify where it would be rolled-out. Topeka, Kansas wants in. Bad.

The city’s mayor today signed a proclamation that for the rest of the month, Topeka will be known as “Google, Kansas.” Yes, you’re reading that correctly — Topeka is now “Google.”

And, maybe, show him an atlas, or map, of New Mexico.

Something the good folks of the formerly-named Hot Springs, New Mexico, some 60-years ago, could talk to him about;

Originally named Hot Springs, the city changed its name to Truth or Consequences, the title of a popular NBC radio program. In 1950, Ralph Edwards, the host of the radio quiz show Truth or Consequences announced that he would air the program from the first town that renamed itself after the show. Hot Springs, NM won the honor. Ralph Edwards came to the town during the first weekend of May for the next fifty years. This event was called "Fiesta" and included a beauty contest, a parade, and a stage show. The city still celebrates Fiesta each year on the first weekend of May. The parade generally features area celebrities such as the Hatch Chile Queen. Fiesta also features a dance in Ralph Edwards Park.

And, they got a movie named after them, as well.

Hmmm ...

Well, this ought to help out Google's fledgling Buzz, at least in the Kansas area.

Okay, the Mayor, at least, he's lobbying for something, that super-giga-byte service.

I wonder if Larry and Serge will visit "Google, Kansas", the first week of March, for the next 50-years?

Maybe dance, with the "Google Chile Queen", in Google Park?

But wait, there's more!

This isn't Topeka's first alias;

Humorously, this isn’t the first time Topeka has tried something like this. Apparently, in August 1998, the city has a proclamation to change its name to “ToPikachu” — yes, after the Pokemon character. So this move seems roughly 100 times more sane than that one.

The people of Google, Kansas better start hitting that "I'm Feeling Lucky" bar, for the occupant of the Mayor's office not to be a raving huckster.

Who knows, if she wins the Dancing With The Stars thing, Topeka might wake up, finding itself being called "Kate-Plus-Eight", Kansas.

This Date ... On The Garlic

2 March 2008... On The Garlic

What Else Could It Be? ... WaPo Launches Plan, Push To Elect Hillary!

SNL - We Had To Endure Hillary, But Then Came The Obama Files


2 March 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Rick Santorum Is Joining Fox News


2 March 2006... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Ways White House Will Try To Do Damage Control On Hurricane Video


2 March 2005... On The Garlic

Fiorina, Wolfowitz Head List For World Bank

Day Three of Swank Thank You's; No End In Sight

Nadar In Early Lobby To Take Pope's Seat

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons CBS Colleagues Don't Watch Dan Rather

Top Ten Cloves: Things That Can Happen When Earth Gets Knocked Off Its' Axis

News Item: Chilean quake shifted Earth's axis: NASA scientist

10. Warren Buffett sneaks out his annual report, glossing over his boners

9. Disgraced, election-losing, Jack Abramoff-toadie Ralph Reed starts thinking about running for Congress

8. New York Times fawns over Teabagger

7. Harold Ford bails out of running for Senate (and someone thinks Larry "Kuddles" Kudlow should run)

6. PlayStation 3 goes screwy

5. Rightwing Freakshower Ann Althouse gives President Obama beer-drinking advice

4. Jim Bunning hides in "Senator's Only" elevators, and gives people the middle finger

3. People start putting up "Miss Me Yet" billboards, to honor The Commander Guy

2. A certain new Senator longs to wear his retro pink leather shorts

1. Canada breaks out the Inflatable Beavers

This Date ... On The Garlic

1 March 2009... On The Garlic

La Nevada


1 March 2008... On The Garlic

The Friday Night Bag Job


1 March 2007... On The Garlic

This Just In! White House Applying Katrina Strategy To Med Center Neglect; To Gauge Neglect, Problems, President Set To Fly Over Walter Reed, Bldg. 18 Today; Bush Promising Action, "To Press Face Against Window"; Recommends DOD Follow Katrina Strategy


1 March 2006... On The Garlic

The Garlic Receives Three Nominations For 2005 Koufax Awards


1 March 2005... On The Garlic

American Idol, Clear Channel To Go With All-Beyonce Format

Hershey Splitting Company, Changing Name, New Tag

Top Ten Cloves: Other Things Month of March Could Roar In Like

This Date ... On The Garlic

28 February 2009... On The Garlic

Sweet And Dandy

Good Post Alert: Must Read Al Giordano's "The New and Improved "Us vs. Them" Narrative"


28 February 2008... On The Garlic

Last Nights' Dress Boy Sticks His Neck Out

Sticks and Stones Will Break My Bones ...


28 February 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Surprising Things Found In Newly Discovered Jesus Burial Cave


28 February 2006... On The Garlic

Bush To "Kick Back" For 45-Days; Bush To Tackle First Lady's "To-Do" List During Port Review

Top Law Schools Launch Admissions War

Top Ten Cloves: Last Minute Things President Bush Did Before Leaving For India


28 February 2005... On The Garlic

Bush Launches No Pharmaceutical Company Left Behind; Hundreds To Be Laid Off In FDA Reorg

Sirius To Broadcast NASCAR, Other Major Visual Events

New Ken Burns Follow-Up To Baseball; Spotlight On Steroids

Top Ten Cloves: People Who Wish This Year Was A Leap Year

This Date ... On The Garlic

27 February 2009... On The Garlic

M'm! M'm! Good!

Look! ... Up In The Sky! .. It's A Bird! ... It's A Plane! ...It's A $400K Comic Book!


27 February 2008... On The Garlic

The Day After ... Around The Debate-Go-Round


27 February 2007... On The Garlic

Breaking News! Cheney Bound By Terror Policy, Told To Not Come Home!; After Bomb Attempt, White House Tells Cheney To "Stay Away"; Belief "They Will Follow The Vice President Home"; Cheney To Get New Secret Bunker "Somewhere In Iraq"


27 February 2006... On The Garlic

The New Strategy For Winning Olympic Medals; Bush Says Would Be Mistake To Pull Out Olympic Team

Top Ten Cloves: Reasons Dubai Ports World Asked For 45-Day Delay In Taking Over U.S. Ports

This Date ... On The Garlic

26 February 2009... On The Garlic

Too Perfect! ... Jindal Jabberwocky II

Slow Go For Bookwriting Joe

Top Ten Cloves: Ways Rush Limbaugh Can Get Woman Not To Hate Him

This Weeks' Poll - Don't Forget To Vote ... Help Obama Spend Some Money!


28 February 2008... On The Garlic

Yes, Extra Pillows Will Be Needed ...

Top Ten Cloves: If Monica Goodling's Wedding Plays Out Like Her Last Job

The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll February 17 - February 25, 2008 ...With so much confusing talk about them, most people think Superdelegates are ...


26 February 2007... On The Garlic

Minced Garlic - Special Comment by Keith Olbermann: Condi goes too far

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard At The Oscars Last Evening


26 February 2006... On The Garlic

Weekend Special - Sautéed Cloves

This Date ... On The Garlic

25 February 2009... On The Garlic

Bobby, Get Your Gun ...

Jindal Jabberwocky


25 February 2008... On The Garlic

"...And Your Mother Wears Combat Boots!"


25 February 2007... On The Garlic

Cue Fox Promo "If You Don't Laugh, That Must Mean You're Aiding The Terrorists" ... The Results - The Garlic's Weekly Poll


25 February 2005... On The Garlic

Cardinals Stymied, Looking For A New Signal

Suede Magazine Shutting Down

MTV Launches In Africa

Top Ten Cloves: How Martha Stewart Plans To Be Nicer When Released From Prison

This Date ... On The Garlic

24 February 2009... On The Garlic

New Garlic Poll ... If the GOP Governors don't want the Stimulus Money, Obama should ...

Garlic Poll Results ... "But I Thought We Were Getting A Company Car!"

Fat Tuesday! ... Oh, But On The Third Day!


24 February 2008... On The Garlic

Well, It's A Destiny of Sitting at The Presidential Kids Table

There's Sucker's Born Every Minute ...

He's Back! - Nader To The Rescue - Again!

http://puregarlic.blogspot.com/2008/02/ralph-nader-on-garlic_24.html

Editor's Note: Furnace, Snow, and Burnt Out


24 February 2006... On The Garlic

New White House Bombshell As President Confirms It's "My Government"

Top Ten Cloves: Problems With Being A Woman Figure Skater In The Winter Olympics


24 February 2005... On The Garlic

Garlic Extra! - More White House Payola; Thomas the Tank Engine Stumped for Amtrak

O Solo Mio; Venice To Build Subway To Boost Tourism

Bravo Going To The Dogs For More Poker

Top Ten Cloves: How So. Californians Are Coping With The Rain

The Yarn Store Lady

Today, we have another tribute to our late Aunt, Celia Malmberg.

For our local, weekly newspaper - The Cambridge Chronicle - we penned "The Yarn Store Lady", offering a remembrance to the Aunt we were caretaker to, highlighting her buoyant spirit, as opposed to submitting a boilerplate obituary.

Generously, 'The Chronicle' (the oldest, continuously published weekly newspaper in the country) accepted it.

Check out;

Guest commentary: Remembering the Central Square 'Yarn Store Lady’

Barry Crimmins: A Tribute Before a Eulogy

Our Eulogy

This Date ... On The Garlic

23 February 2009... On The Garlic

The Oscars ... "Perfectly awful!"

Leaving Bush Behind

Retro Garlic: Bill Frist's Intern

Corrupt Judge Follow-Up ... Wait, There's More!


23 February 2006... On The Garlic

Special Sing-Along: Never Can Say Dubai

Top Ten Cloves: Things About Bob Dole Becoming Lobbyist for Dubai Ports World Company


23 February 2005... On The Garlic

Winn-Dixie Files For Bankruptcy; Blames Canine

Supreme Court Takes Oregon Death Case

IOC To Reject NYC; Cites Gates, Loss To Red Sox

Amendment Rider Spares C-SPAN From Indecency Fines

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard at the Red Sox Spring Training

Quote of the Day!

There has been a fair amount of things to riff on, regarding the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Leading off, by having the luger killed, wasn't the most auspicious start of the games.l

All the X-Game-type sports (too bad Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland aren't around - "Hey Gang, let's make up a Winter Olympic Game!).

And, of course,. Canada's zeal to "dominate the world" via scooping up all the medals, leading Dahlia Lithwick to write a most engaging "Might It Possibly Be OK If We Kick Some Ass?"



Another highlight was NBC, and their "Red Mittens Day", or Mary Carillo's "Where-In-The-World-Is-Canada" schtick, going through Royal Mountie training;

Hooray! Mary Carillo! She's back! With a package about the MOUNTIES. Yes yes yes yes yes. YES. Mary explains that to become a mountie is SERIOUS BUSINESS. Mary goes to the "West Point" of the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police for those of you not down with abbreviations) in Regina, Saskatchewan. Heh. She said "Ree-gina." Do you think the citizens of that town ever try to convince everyone to pronounce it differently? It's cold there. Mary is going to find out what it takes to go from cadet to constable. Mary can't march! Mary giggles when the drill sargeant yells at her! This is a fact: The Mounties were formed to deal with the drunks in the Northwest territories in the 19th century. Mary drives a car! Mary runs around with heavy things! Mary learns to handcuff someone! Mary shoots guns! And then they let her wear a Dudley Do-Right costume, which doesn't seem right. MOUNTIES & CARILLO! FTW! You might have had Ice Dancing, Hankinson, but I got the awesomeness. I WIN.

The NYT's Alessandra Stanley called out the jingoism, and more;

At a time when American athletes are amassing record numbers of medals, and NBC is drawing an impressive number of viewers, sports fans couldn’t ask for more fulsome, pro-American coverage — they could ask for a little less. NBC anchors, including those paid by the news division, glom onto the glamour and reflected glory of winsome champions, as per Matt Lauer’s no-boundaries embrace of the skier Lindsey Vonn on “Today” after she won the downhill race. He draped a chocolate gold medal around her neck, gave her flowers (“just because we adore you”) and hugged her tight (“we are so proud of you”) — as if he and Meredith Vieira had spent the last 15 years rising at dawn to drive her to training.

And, we loved Heather Havrilesky's take, on the Men's Figuring Skating;

Lysacek takes to the ice wearing the evil alien villain garb from "Superman." But they're saying that General Zod isn't in the right frame of mind, based on what they saw during his warm-up. And it's true, he does stumble slightly after one jump, but otherwise he nails them, and ends with a double fist pump. (Doesn't General Zod do a double fist pump when he almost reigns victorious in "Superman II"?)

But the "Money" shots, came last evening, with NBC's over-the-top homage to "The Miracle On Ice", the victory of the USA Hockey team, over the Russians, thirty-years ago.

As my brother questioned, if there's anything, anywhere about the "Miracle On Ice", you will surely find Mike Eruzione there, front-and-center, on-camera, prompting my brother to ask "Is this is career, now?"

All this, to, unnecessarily, hype the hockey match last evening of the USA vs.Canada, in the one Winter Olympic game this year, that the Canadians felt entitlement.

Too bad this article came out today, and not before the broadcast;

How Miraculous Was the Miracle?

Not as much as you think.

And, too bad, the Canadian team lost to the youngsters of the USA, sending the entire country to hit themselves over the head with Labatt bottles, before going into a national funk.

But the Quote of the Day, goes to the always entertaining Charles Pierce, of 'The Boston Globe', jotting down some notes, on the Olympic hockey play.

Just so you know, it wasn't just my brother and I, Pierce also was annoyed by the NBC-Miracle-On-Icepalooza;

And I hate to sound like less of an American than I am, but I'm a little Miracle-On-Ice'd out at this point, especially with Al Michaels, who seems to believe that he landed on Omaha Beach or something 30 years ago.

Amen.

Maybe their thinking, since the USA won hockey Gold in 1960 (the first miracle), than the big upset in 1980, their putting their fingers on the scale that, since this is 2010, a year ending in "Zero", NBC can trump up their own manufactured miracle despite, no clear favorite, just about anyone in the field (Canada, USA, The Russians, Sweden and Finland) can win the thing.

The next Winter Olympics ending in "Zero" will be 2030, and, should the lads of the USA take it, you can rest assured, Al Michaels, and Mike Eurizone, will be there, in 2030, hyping "The Miracle", once again.

Must See 140-Character TV

Sorry, Garlic Fans, for the lack-of-posting this weekend, as we were, a bit, under-the-weather.

We had this in our crosshairs, despite the disbelieving shaking of our heads.

In the long history of Hollywood (both movies, and television), an overwhelming amount of their product has been based on "material from another source", verses original content.

Theatre, books, magazine articles, foreign movies and television shows (see 'The Office', or, say, "Three Men and A Baby")

You know, something else made money, so we can exploit it, and squeeze something out of it, too.

And, now, we have a new frontier, the New Millennium, the Digital Age;

Twitter user 'Shit My Dad Says' gets CBS deal

Twitter sensation Shit My Dad Says is headed to television.

CBS has picked up a comedy project based on the Twitter account, which has enlisted more than 700,000 followers since launching in August and has made its creator, Justin Halpern, an Internet star.

"Will & Grace" creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick are on board to executive produce and supervise the writing for the multicamera family comedy, which Halpern will co-pen with Patrick Schumacker. Halpern and Schumacker will also co-exec produce the Warner Bros. TV-produced project, which has received a script commitment.

That's right, Twitter will now be foraged, for all sorts of programs, reality shows, and the like, especially if can offer cheap production values, and, of course, the standard exploiting, and humiliation of its' cast.

And, there was this little caveat;

The comedy's title will change if it gets on the air.

The kid should have held out for HBO, or Showtime, to keep the full ambiance in it.



But wait, there's more!

Captain Kirk, William Shatner, has signed on to play the shit-spouting dad.

Halperin's shitmydadsays Twitter account is hysterical, so it's going to be very interesting to see how they build the narrative around it, though, being on the mainstream CBS network, you can see that it will, in all likelihood, fall into the standard sit-com format, with Dad's language cleaned up, naturally.

With Shatner aboard, it could be funny-funny, or it could be dreadful, Mr. Tambourine Man-funny.

Well have to wait to see what Dad says about it.

This Date ... On The Garlic

22 February 2009... On The Garlic

Day Care Update!

Day Care? ... What Day Care?


22 February 2008... On The Garlic

What About On Day Two?


22 February 2007... On The Garlic

Blair and Cheney Sing A Duet: 'Blair, It's Not So Bad Out There'


22 February 2006... On The Garlic

Veto Signing Will Be Fundraiser for Libby; White House, Preparing For Port Showdown, To Run "Veto" Classes For Bush

Top Ten Cloves: Ways Martha Stewart and Donald Trump Can End Their Feud


22 February 2005... On The Garlic

In Memoriam - Hunter S. Thompson

Prez Europe Trip Quashes Holiday Celebrations

Royal Navy Courts Gays

Air Luxenbourg To Hit The Airwaves; Raid Competition's Talent

Top Ten Cloves: Other Problems With Microsoft's Xbox

This Date ... On The Garlic

21 February 2009... On The Garlic

Maybe If They Exorcise The Money, First ....

Happy Birthday Nina Simone!


21 February 2008... On The Garlic

Power To The People! ... Howard Zinn's "Election Madness"

Hillary Clinton's Great Day!


21 February 2007... On The Garlic

Top Ten Cloves: Things Overheard In The Scooter Libby Jury Room


21 February 2006... On The Garlic

Bush, To Stymie Port Critics, May Send Cheney Out For Second Shooting Admission

Top Ten Cloves: Ways U.S. Winter Olympic Team Can Win More Gold Medals


21 February 2005... On The Garlic

Israel To Take New Steps In End To Destroying Palestinian Homes

NASA Dismisses Life On Mars Despite Strong Evidence

Mall of America To Expand, Take Twin Cities by Eminent Domain

ADA Survey Shows 4 Out of 5 Dentists Recommend Not Trusting 4 Out of 5 Dentists

Top Ten Cloves On How Bush Will Screw Up In Europe