Archive for January, 2010

 Barry Unfortunate 

AFP via TPM reports that the awesome power of social media is being mobilized by Indonesians unhappy with Jakarta’s statue commemorating Barack Obama’s childhood there.  And proud Americans are joining the fun!

An Indonesian Facebook group has 55,000 members, while their English language clones make do with  2000.
The magic of social media is that […]

Remembering Reagan Right    

The Reagan Legacy Project has an exciting new look, and new worlds to conquer.
Gearing up for the late president’s 99th birthday has seen a flurry of activity from Projectors, who seek to plaster Reagan’s name, face, or scared relics over as much American real estate as they can grab.  In their […]

The Pants Send A Signal As Well
One time teen sensation Britney Spears marks the California Winter Solstice as she does always this time of year: displaying herself in a “Dick” t-shirt.
Spears proudly wore the same quasi-opinionated garment a year ago, exciting spirited discussion of what she could possibly know about Watergate and other crimes.
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Oh, It’s Never Over
The Presidential Cryptologists at Flatsigned Press have pulled another one from the grave, recruiting the late Richard Nixon to hype a collection of Watergate recordings on cassette tapes, somehow missing the 8-track era entirely.
We last enjoyed Flatsigned’s antics when they surfaced something Kennedy conspiracy-ish allegedly signed by the also dead […]

There’s Something About A Train 
 
 
 For the Presidential Transport Complete-ist, exciting news from the plains of Texas.
MTH Electric Trains has launched a series of HO model trains commemorating an obscure tribute to former President H.W. Bush.
In 2005 the Union Pacific Railroad appears to have had time and rolling stock on its hands, so the company […]