It’s Governor’s Day on the teevee this week.
Starting off on Press the Meat, it’s that wonderful example of piety, Bobby Jindal, who had the courage to turn down a small fraction ($98 million out of $7.68 billion – about 1.2%, if you’re counting) Louisiana’s share of the stimulus package. That would be the ninety-eight million dollars that would have temporarily extended unemployment benefits to the citizens of Louisiana. He’ll be damned if that commie bastid Obama is gonna force him to help out his people (and, really I’m sure unemployment is no concern in LA, right?). What an tremendous piece of shit this asshole is. Also up, Charlie Crist (who’s at least smart enough to take the whole pile of money when it’s offered), plus Bloomberg’s Al Hunt, NPR’s Michelle Norris, and CNBC’s Becky Quick.
On CBS’s Faze the Nation, it’s HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan (hey, how’d he get on?), NJ Gov Jon Corzine, IN Gov Mitch Daniels, and OH Gov Ted Strickland (I wonder if he’s any relation to Buck, the TX Propane mogul).
On Fux News Sunday, Weaselface Wallace has PA Gov Ed Rendell, MI Gov Jennifer Granholm, SC Gov Mark Sanford, and MN Gov Tim Pawlenty. Plus the usual fuxheads, of course.
No Governor’s Day would be complete without the Governator himself, Ahnuld Schwarzeegger, and the Goebbels network has him. Ten, joining George Snufalufagus at the roundtable are Paul Krugman, NYU economics preofessor Nouriel Roubini, Business Week columnist Suzy Welch, and (of course) George :jerk: Will.
Later, on 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl brings us the debate on lowering the drinking age to 18 :alc: (hey, that’s what it was when I started drinkin’, and look how great I turned out), Lara :hubba: Logan reports on CBS News producer Richard Butler, who was kidnapped and held captive in Basra for three months, and Bob Simon tells us about a Jewish boy found by the Nazis after his family had been killed. They didn’t realize he was Jewish, so they gave him a little uniform and a gun and made him their mascot. Who knew the Nazis were such mensches?
Have a good Sunday.