Something's in the air

[clevermanka]

I spent most of last night succumbing to a headache. Yuck. By the time it settled in for the long haul, everything from the nape of my neck, over the cranium, and down to my molars ached. Suck. I think it was the drop in pressure from the weather, but who knows. I think the pain/weather combo also had a lot to do with my not sleeping last night. So today I'm pretty exhausted and headache-hungover. Feeling a bit delicate.

Now on to opinions:

I have mixed feelings about the death penalty. But then there comes along some ultimate dickwad who really, well, let's just say the world is probably better off without him. I know, I know, "judgemental, much?" but come on: Man set for execution wants to die laughing

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas man scheduled to be executed on Tuesday wants to die laughing.

Patrick Knight, 39, has been soliciting jokes on the Internet and plans to tell one of them before receiving a lethal injection, Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman Michelle Lyons said on Monday.

"He says he wants to keep his execution light," she said.

Knight was sentenced to die for the August 1991 murder of his two elderly neighbors in Amarillo, Texas.

If that's not a What The Fuck Is Wrong With People candidate...I mean come on. That just...I don't know what. Something.

In other WTF news, please see The Washington Post for their charming little tale on Dick Cheney, who puts a whole new spin (ar ar ar) on the concept of "Vice President." Vice, indeed. Thanks to gmskarka for the Washington Post link. And thank you, everflame for hooking me up with Jon Stewart's take on Cheney's recent epiphany that he's not a member of the executive branch.

You know, normally, in the good old days, this would have been the wind up for a Fucking Awesome Rant. But I don't know, people. I'm so tired. And my stomach hurts.

Comments

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

Internet issues; I'm having trouble hearing St. Jon's piece, but the quote on the player's help-text is good enough for now:

The federal government has three branches; Dick Cheney is the fourth.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Poo. Hope you get to see it eventually. It's one of his better pieces, IMO.

I choose to have Jon face Cheney in "THE OCTAGON!"

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeebus... This had me laughing out loud.

I think transparently silly carried the day...

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

"It's like the Harlem Globe-Trotters claiming they're part of the Scooby Gang!"

Ahh... I just had to watch it again.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

His overwrought reactions and voice modulations are stellar. I mean, damn. Fucking awesomely funny guy. *crush*

[tessagratton.livejournal.com]

Here's the Cheney clip from last night. (http://www.comedycentral.com/motherload/player.jhtml?ml_video=89061&ml_collection=&ml_gateway=&ml_gateway_id=&ml_comedian=&ml_runtime=&ml_context=show&ml_origin_url=/shows/the_daily_show/videos/most_recent/index.jhtml&ml_playlist=&lnk=&is_large=true)

Cheney is Mythological!

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

"Nine months from now, a baby shall be born... slouching toward Bethlehem... and you shall know him by his cry."

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

My dad caught that guy...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Give your dad a pat on the back for me. That's one asshole who really needs to get the fuck off my planet.

[amjhawk.livejournal.com]

Actually, the story continues. We sold our house in Amarillo to one of the victim's children, I believe. Weird, small world, huh?

But yes, I agree with your sentiment re: that asshole.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Very weird, very small world.

[chronovore.livejournal.com]

That's one asshole who really needs to get the fuck off my planet.

And quit breathing our oxygen.

Wait, are we talking about the murderer or Cheney? I know we're splitting hairs, but...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

=D

[theoneinblue.livejournal.com]

And having seen that blip of Jon Stewart, I suddenly remember how much I miss cable, if only for the Daily Show...and damn, Cheney is one maniacal fuck-up. I'm still trying to figure out how he does the ventriloquism for George W., though - the strings and levers just don't seem to show...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I miss cable, if only for the Daily Show

That's what the Comedy Central website and YouTube are for.