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Ba Da Ba Ba Baa...

(Photo by Jason Weill).

Taken at the McDonald's on the corner of Madison St. and Minor Ave. in Seattle, WA. Thanks again, Jason.

Eliot Spitzer: "If only."

(Photo by misterbisson).

Reading Between the Lines: Bumper Sticker Edition

1. It says:

(Available here).

It means: I Fuck on the First Date.

2. It says:

(Available here).

It means: Bull Dyke Aboard

DNA Testing Proves Karl Rove a Descendant of Satan

The Center for Ancestral Transparency today released the results of two DNA studies commissioned in mid-2007 regarding the ancestry of Karl Rove, former chief political advisor to President Bush. In a statement posted on its website the Center's lead researcher, Joe Lange, stated: "We can now confirm what many of us have long suspected: Karl Rove is in fact a descendant of Satan.”

Conservative critics of the Center questioned the timing of the release given the recent 60 Minutes report that Rove asked a Republican operative in 2001 to obtain pictures of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman, a Democrat, in a compromising, sexual position with an aide.

Lange in response stated that the timing of the report’s release was coincidental:

“I really don’t understand why conservatives are upset. If anything, the report explains so much. Frankly, I hate Rove a lot less now; he’s just a prisoner of his genes. He didn’t ask to be Satan’s spawn.”

A Rose by Any Other Name Would Smell as Sweet?

Shakespeare wrote: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet." Whether you agree depends on many factors. For example:

1. Meet Virginia ob-gyn Dr. Harry Beaver.

2. God help former Detroit Tiger Rusty Kuntz.

One Way to Say It

Whether you love President Bush, hate him, or are somewhere in between, you have to appreciate the, shall we say, effectiveness of this particular placard.

(Photo by Fred Melmoth).

Single, Most Compelling Reason NOT to Vote for Mike Huckabee

Yeah, it's over the top (below), but Huckabee's recent comments raised my pucker factor to near record levels.

P.S. Yes, it's fake; it's a P.A.R.O.D.Y.

9 'Signs' You Need a Shrink

1. There's what in the where?!

2. "I'm going off the rails on a crazy train..."

Evaluate the 2008 Presidential Candidates: 7 Easy-to-Use Web Tools

We at TheMishMash.com do care about matters other than buying fun stuff, the aberrant and the cheap laugh. We've gotta live and work in these United States too. And, yeah, we DO vote.

(Gratuitous 'Dolt of the Day' reference: "You're a dolt if you don't vote.")

To that end, to help you identify the 2008 presidential candidate most sharing your views, we've gathered seven of the best, and easiest-to-use, web tools for the job.

You'll be better informed.

1. At Politicalbase.com a voter can "build a customized grid of politicians of [his/her] choosing and match them up on specific issues [and can,] alternatively, jump to a specific issue to see more detailed information and stances from various politicians." The site also has a Who Should I Vote For For President in 2008 quiz. Helpful.

2. Not unexpectedly, the New York Times has created a concise Election Guide 2008 with the candidates' positions on the issues of abortion, health care, immigration, Iraq and climate change. There's also information regarding candidate finances . Good, substantive material.

Shallow Man's Guide to the 2008 Republican Presidential Candidates

Presenting TheMishMash.com's SHALLOW MAN'S GUIDE TO THE 2008 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES!

We begin with the Republicans; next week it's the Democrats.

1. Fred Thompson

Thompson's a former actor with a smoking-hot wife. Loved him in Die Hard 2. Played a lot of governmental-ish roles so obviously has the experience to be president. May have been a lawyer or a senator once? Fancies himself just a good 'ole boy from Tennessee but was 'caught with his pants down' when seen at the Iowa State Fair in Gucci loafers.

2. John McCain

A real pistol. Was a POW in Vietnam. Held at the Hanoi Hilton for several years. Tortured and beat. Regularly referred to his captors as gooks--can you really blame him?--but took quite a bit of heat for it. Has an adopted daughter from Bangladesh so is racially very cool. Tough as nails, no-bullshit kind of guy, who may not know though when to stop talking.