More signs of the apocalypse...

So, I'm watching Colbert last night and Pat Buchanan is his guest. Aside from plugging some book he's written putting forth some argument about World War II I didn't really understand, Mr. Buchanan made some charming jokes about his constituency in Palm Beach County and went on to say he disagrees with John McCain, that we should meet with our enemies (as McCain loves to mock Obama for), that we should never have gone to Iraq and we should not to go to war in Iran. Is anyone else concerned about the fact that we live in a world where Pat Buchanan is one of the people making sense?

The Glazed Apocalypse

I realize this happened last week, and that makes it past ancient history in today's 12 second news cycle world, but we didn't have the blog then and this was the news piece I felt signaled the arrival of the apocalypse, so give me a little leeway. If you haven't heard already, Dunkin Donuts pulled a Rachael Ray commercial because she was wearing a paisley scarf. Seriously. Michelle Malkin, a right-wing Fox News commentator (that's the nicest possible way I can say that) posted a piece in her blog angrily commenting on Ray's scarf, which she felt resembled an Islamic Keffiyeh and was "hate couture". The foxophiles went crazy, threatening boycotts and inundating Dunkin with protests, until they decided the best thing to do was remove the ad from the air. It's a paisley-freaking-scarf, people!!! I am now convinced that these folks have been depleted of all brain cells not absolutely necessary for basic life functions and typing.