Dead Bigfoot found in Georgia

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The search for Bigfoot, the mythical half-man/half-gorilla beast also known as Sasquatch, may have ended in Georgia.

Or it could just be a hoax that has landed a Clayton County cop in hot water with his boss.

According to a press release issued by "Searching For Bigfoot," a California-based Web site, two men have not only found the corpse of a 7-foot-7, 500-plus pound man-monkey, but they've also
found a tribe of his brethren living at an undisclosed location in the North Georgia mountains.

The men are to appear at a press conference in California with "DNA evidence and photo evidence" on Friday.

And here is the FOX News video.

I don't know if this is a real dead bigfoot or not, but I guess we'll know on Friday.

Update: The bigfoot body was a hoax. A myth fabricated by a couple of redneck hicks in backwoods Georgia. I'm sure those two are card carrying members of the Republican Party.

The New York Times ran this Reuters report:

Results from tests on genetic material from alleged remains of Bigfoot, made public at a news conference in Palo Alto held after the claimed discovery swept the Internet, failed to prove the existence of the mythical half-ape and half-human creature. The story was fueled by a photograph of a hairy heap, bearing a close resemblance to a shaggy full-body gorilla costume, stuffed into a container resembling a refrigerator. One of the two samples of DNA said to prove the existence of the Bigfoot came from a human and the other was 96 percent from an opossum, said Curt Nelson, a scientist at the University of Minnesota who performed the analysis.

McSame Wants to Win in Iraq

McSame doesn't want to leave all that oil and wouldn't mind staying in Iraq indefinitely. That's why I think this week's political cartoon should reflect what isn't very funny, because it's so horribly true.



McSame still eschews the word "timetable".

"Both candidates in this election pledge to end this war and bring our troops home. The great difference is that I intend to win it first," the Republican senator from Arizona told the national convention of Disabled American Veterans.

But there is a wee bit of a problem.

McCain can't be sure veterans will fall in behind him.

And that's not good news for Republicans.

Whatever Karl Rove Says - Think of the Exact Opposite

Karl Rove on Face The Nation.

(CBS) Republican strategist Karl Rove said on Face The Nation Sunday that he expects presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama to choose a running mate based on political calculations, not the person's readiness for the job.

"I think he's going to make an intensely political choice, not a governing choice," Rove said. "He's going to view this through the prism of a candidate, not through the prism of president; that is to say, he's going to pick somebody that he thinks will on the margin help him in a state like Indiana or Missouri or Virginia. He's not going to be thinking big and broad about the responsibilities of president."

So IF McCain picks Joe Lieberman - what does that say about McCain and his VP pick???

That McCain has a very short list indeed of available possibilities for VP on his short-short list? Yeah Lieberman, that's the ticket baby. That will put McCain in a spider-hole of denial for sure.

AND if the "old white-haired guy" croaks, than we get Lieberman for Preznit!

Yes, now we know why Karl Rove opened his big stupid mouth - don't we.

Bush’s Kangaroo Court

The best political cartoon of the week goes to cartoonist, Mr. Mike Luckovich who sums up Bush’s tribunals pretty darn well for this week. It is a very funny illustration that absolutely captures the whole stupidity of the trial of Osama's driver, Salim Hamdan.

It also happens that George Clooney wants to do a movie on the real story of Hamdan's tribunal. This is great news since Clooney has accomplish some superb work in the past with many news worthy documentaries. Anymore, I suppose we need these documentaries since our unresponsive media/press consistently fails to deliver the news with any meanful significance these days.

You can read of George Clooney plans to film the story of Bin Laden's driver in the Observer section of The Guardian.

Update: New York Times had a good news analysis, War Crimes System Is Still on Trial in yesterdays edition of the newspaper.

It was quintessential Guantánamo, where things are rarely what they seem. The Pentagon’s spokesmen, for example, repeat like a mantra that the detention camp delivers “safe and humane” care. But military investigators have documented a history that includes treatment of one detainee who was isolated, deprived of sleep and forced to perform dog tricks.

Another military mantra is that the tribunal is open and transparent. But no one can go to this remote naval station to attend the sessions without military orders. At the tribunal itself, where many seats are empty, journalists are accompanied at all times by military escorts, who stand guard even outside the latrine.

Apparently there are some events that journalist are not supposed to see in Guantanamo!

Illustrator Cat Blogging

Because I don't have a real cat yet.

Not much this week but something to add to Friday Cat Blogging. I'll have time to do a much better cat illustration next week.

I'll make a cool jazz cat playing the sax by the light of the moon.

Until then, Happy Cat Blogging Friday.

Such a Talented Dude

Today I happened upon a talented graphic artist after wandered around on the Internet for a bit. This site showcases my extreme weakness in graphic art talent because this guy, Mr. Dave Lowe is a GREAT artist and he does some very fancy para-normal critters at his Para Abnormal Comics website. I like his latest cartoon with the funny dragon and the unicorns and I think you might like his cartoons as well if you want to check out his site.

If only I had half the talent - oh the money I could make and the places I could go. Oh well, another day, another thin dime. I guess I better not ditch my day job just yet?

An Age Old Problem

Or an Old Age Problem?

Last week the national political cartoon consensus was center around McCain’s attempt to recast Obama as a mindless diva. McCain's campaign strategist, Rick Davis produced a TV ad showcasing Obama as a Hollywood celebrity rather than as a presidential figure. What we saw last week was classic Karl Rove's projectionist campaign tricks that Rick Davis has eagerly employed right out of Rove's old political playbook.

Since I believe that McCain is somewhat envious of Obama’s youthful energy and natural charisma, I'm certain McCain wouldn't mind a little "Diva" attention too, if only he could get it. Remember that fundraising forum at the Phoenix Convention Center in Arizona? The forum had to be cancelled due to non-participation of supporters and was, consequently, an unexpected blow for McCain, who continues to have a rather hard time generating financial backing even among stalwart Republican contributors.

Tom Toles of the Washington Post, showed McCain warming up to Karl Rove campaign tactics, and Ann Telnaes shows Bush's relentless push to reward the all his oil company cronies.