Lawdy lawdy lawdy outrage all around

Seems like it was a week for wingnuts to get their panties in a wad - liberal radio host Ed Schultz came out and called poor lil' dovish McCain a big bad "warmonger":

The comments in question came Friday evening at an event in North Dakota where Barack Obama also spoke. Radio talk show host Ed Schultz addressed the crowd, during which he criticized McCain's support of the Iraq war and called him a "warmonger." Obama was not present for Schultz's comments and spoke later at the event.

"I hope that in keeping with the spirit of Sen. Obama, that they condemn, that Sen. Obama will condemn such language since it was a part of his campaign," McCain said. "But that kind of language is unnecessary for this campaign. I think its very clear how I feel about war and my experiences with it."

Yeah, Mr. 100-Years-In-Iraq, we've seen how you feel about war:

McCain was asked by an audience member about possible U.S. military action in Iran.

"How many times do we have to prove that these people are blowing up people now, never mind if they get a nuclear weapon. When do we send them an airmail message to Tehran?" a man in the crowd asked.

Yuk yuk yuk, "send them an airmail message"! hur hur hur

Well, given how he feels about war and his experiences with it, how did John McGhandi respond?

Oh, THAT'S RIGHT:

In response, McCain said, "That old, eh, that old Beach Boys song, Bomb Iran" — which elicited laughter from the crowd. McCain then chuckled before briefly singing — to the tune of the chorus of the Beach Boys' classic "Barbara Ann" — "Bomb, bomb, bomb, bomb, anyway, ah ...."

The audience responded with more laughter.

Meanwhile, Absolut Vodka is apologizing to wingnuts for advertising that wasn't even run in the United States:

The campaign, which promotes ideal scenarios under the slogan "In an Absolut World," showed a 1830s-era map when Mexico included California, Texas and other southwestern states. Mexico still resents losing that territory in the 1848 Mexican-American War and the fight for Texas independence.

But the ads, which ran only in Mexico and have since ended, came as the United States builds up its border security amid an emotional debate over illegal immigration from their southern neighbor.

"Emotional debate", my ass - the Malkin went ballistic and decided this was some seekrit code to the waiting hordes of Reconquista:

The advertising firm that created the Absolut Reconquista ad is Teran/TBWA. Teran is based in Mexico City. The company’s website boasts a pretentious statement of philosophy advocating “disruption” as a “tool for change” and “agent of growth.” (Scroll your mouse over the little buttons in the upper-right margin.) The firm advocates “overturning assumptions and prejudices that get in the way of imagining new possibilities and visionary ideas that help create a larger share of the future.”

Translation: The company advocates overturning borders that get in the way of imagining new maps of North America that help Mexico create a larger share of the continent.

OH LAWDY LAWDY LAWDY THE MEXICANS IS COMIN' GET THE SHOTGUN MA! Aieee, run fer the hills, the jute mill done exploded!

Maybe the Malkin should start checking out the back of cereal boxes just in case they're printing seekrit takeover maps as well:

Trochmann also reports on the mysterious black helicopters and ties them to the U.N. takeover plot. In one of his lectures, distributed on a MOM videotape, he uses as evidence a map -- found on the back of a Kix cereal box -- which divides the United States into ten regions, reflecting, he implies, an actual plan to divide and conquer the nation.

And I suppose this Absolut ad is therefore part of the great global warming conspiracy to cure the problem by getting God to drop giant ice cubes in the Mediterranean, then:



Man, the truth is out there!