I was just moaning to friends that Bataman sucks, is totally full of itself, and seems to be parroting Bush's favorite messaging on terror. I guess someone at WSJ agrees.

There seems to me no question that the Batman film "The Dark Knight," currently breaking every box office record in history, is at some level a paean of praise to the fortitude and moral courage that has been shown by George W. Bush in this time of terror and war.

Like W, Batman is vilified and despised for confronting terrorists in the only terms they understand. Like W, Batman sometimes has to push the boundaries of civil rights to deal with an emergency, certain that he will re-establish those boundaries when the emergency is past.

And like W, Batman understands that there is no moral equivalence between a free society -- in which people sometimes make the wrong choices -- and a criminal sect bent on destruction. The former must be cherished even in its moments of folly; the latter must be hounded to the gates of Hell. "The Dark Knight," then, is a conservative movie about the war on terror. And like another such film, last year's "300," "The Dark Knight" is making a fortune depicting the values and necessities that the Bush administration cannot seem to articulate for beans.

Shhhh...Grandpa McCain will make it all better.

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This video is absolutely amazing, and massively frightening. A European friend keeps telling me to support Clinton, because the country isn't ready for a black president -- especially with the middle-name of, "Hussein." He may very well be right, but I say force the racists to the surface and let's see who wins. Either way, we deserve what we get.

You know Hill, it is damn sad that this has become the base of your supporters. Congrats! Looks like your years of pandering to war hawks and backwards moralists has really paid off. They have completely forgot you are a woman and a liberal. Mission Accomplished.

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This is a great spoof on the Bill O'Reilly meltdown video, but the throw-away bit is actually the funniest as Colbert reports some hometown news:

At this pet store, it really is a dog eat dog world.

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If only I saw this anti-smoking PSA when I was younger, I wouldn't be a chain smoking hooligan.



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not that there isn't enough evidence to show Bill O'Reilly is a jackass on the Factor, but this clip from his days at Inside Edition is pretty hi-larious.


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Bill O'Reilly Goes Nuts!

or you just happy to see me?

Boys have a Godstick and girls have a Shame Cave.

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This is what happens when you let religious nuts merge church and state.

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Great music to run from snipers to, Hill. They mention his "state-level" experience in the video. Always reminds me of that others Illinois "state-level" dude who turned out to be such a shitty President -- Lincoln.

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