Bucky Turco

Bush Fucked Up Katrina So Bad That Every Hurricane Carries Political Punch

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:21:56 -0400

With Hurricane Ike headed directly for Houston, Obama might have to cancel his SNL appearance since it would be “inappropriate for the senator to do if it looks in any way like it’s going to be a tragedy.” Had Georgie-boy handled Hurricane Katrina propery, each and every storm to approach the US wouldn’t have to now be treated like an all encompassing vortex. [Politico]

Why Sarah Palin Right Answer On Georgia Is Still Wrong

Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:20:00 -0400

Yesterday, ABC’s “Charlie” Gibson interviewed Alaskan cleric Sarah Palin and asked her how she would respond IF Georgia was granted NATO-nation status and was invaded by the Russians again. The pre-programmed governor said the US would be obligated to protect a member nation, which is technically a correct answer, since under article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty, an attack on one is considered an attack on all—though she could still use some fine tuning in her diplomatic skills when threatening an all out imaginary war with Russia. And while the pundits will give her credit for just being able to actually answer a reporter’s questions—even if she doesn’t have any idea what the Bush Doctrine is—the belief that the United States is automatically bound to war (even if it is willed by Jesus himself) is absurd and in the hypothetical case of Georgia, fundamentally wrong!

While the United States does indeed have a duty to protect and honor its agreement with NATO allies, should it not also have the absolute right to challenge that clause if said nation is the instigator in the first place? With some evidence suggesting the Georgians being partly responsible for provoking the conflict with a murderous incursion of their own into South Ossetia, it does beg the question about how far the US should go in honoring an agreement that could end up undermining our and Europe’s collective security more than improving it. Would Georgia’s stream of nationalism be worth American streams of blood in an all out conflict with Russia? God willing or not, the answer is no and a great reason why that country has no place securing a spot in NATO in the first place—no matter how many lobbyists in the McCain camp champion otherwise.

Elections Sound Even More Ridiculous When Reported By the BBC

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:15:00 -0400

Maybe it’s the accents but American politics sound so funny when the Brits discuss them. Reporting on the presidential elections, a BBC World News journalist noted how Obama has had a rough week after the “unfortunate incident of discussing lipstick on a pig.”

IRS spam from the Department of the Trcasury.

Wed, 07 May 2008 23:33:38 -0400

IRS spam from the Department of the Trcasury.

"Guam is at the center of the political universe.” -Wolf Blitzer, Situation Room, Friday, May..."

Sat, 03 May 2008 17:26:16 -0400

““Guam is at the center of the political universe.” -Wolf Blitzer, Situation Room, Friday, May 2nd.”

ANIMAL is breathing again!

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:39:34 -0400

ANIMAL is breathing again!

Almost there…

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:41:13 -0400

Almost there…

I'm no longer Complex

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:40:00 -0400

I’ve formally discharged all my editorial duties at Complex.com. It’s time to work on my own baby. I came on back in November of ‘06 and since then, website revenue has increased exponentially and traffic has hit record-setting levels. And considering they’ll still be integral in helping sell ads online, I can’t divulge any Marc Ecko secrets just yet! ANIMAL: coming back April 1.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The say the same shit about jury duty.

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:24:18 -0400

Yeah, yeah, yeah. The say the same shit about jury duty.

Web Squatters Register Gov. Spitzer's Hooker Code Name

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:34:00 -0400

Well that didn’t take long. Soon to not-be-governor Eliot Spitzer’s prostitute call sign has officially been registered in all it’s manifestations.

How Not To Get A Quote Starring Baird Jones

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:13:00 -0500

With word of a Baird Jones remembrance party tonight, I figured I’d break out these two photos from the archive that show the notoriously pushy Webster Hall curator in action with his handy voice recorder. During an exhibit for Japanese artists back in 2006, Baird tried to get Jeffrey Deitch to comment on something or other, and as you can see by the gallerist’s body language and shuttered eyes, it wasn’t too successful.

I kind of love that the DMV operates in slow-mo. Violation date:...

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:53:15 -0500

I kind of love that the DMV operates in slow-mo. Violation date: 1-28-08. Hearing date: 8-07-08.

"What’s the difference between the KKK and Arianna Huffington?"

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 21:02:00 -0500

“What’s the difference between the KKK and Arianna Huffington?”

- Bill O’Reilly in regards to rude commenters on the Huffpost’s site. 2-27-08

The skies are no longer safe from the gays

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:00:00 -0500

Just when you thought the only thing gay about flying was the flight attendants, Air New Zealand presents it’s ‘Pink Flight of Fabulosity,’ billed as the “first North American gay-themed flight.” It’s slated to shuttle passengers on nonstop journies between San Francisco and the down under gay capital of Australia to celebrate the 2008 Sydney Mardi Gras. Whee.

Crazy Old Lady Attacks Obama While Human Bobblehead Nods In Approval

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:20:00 -0500

"Murder Baird Jones" Graffiti

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:16:00 -0500

This eerie “contemporary slogan” was scrawled during a recreation of artist Gordon Matta-Clark’s ‘Open House’ installation at the David Zwirner Gallery last March. Related: The New York Times takes a stab at Baird as well.

Photo: Nancy Smith/artloversnewyork

Who Xeroxes Anything Anymore?

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:59:00 -0500

Hillary missed a perfect opportunity to connect with younger voters when she sniped Obama using the wrong jargon with her whole ‘Change You Can Xerox’ line. Today’s lingo would be “copy and paste,” or, as Bill Maher put it: “sampling.”

Artist Rendering of Solar Generating Station Looks Space Age

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 21:23:00 -0500

Although this might look like a terrafarming project on another planet, it’s actually an artist’s rendering (large) of what is slated to be the world’s largest solar plant. Imagine that? Generating power using the sun. The Solana Generating Station—set to operational in 2011—covers approximately 1900 acres, and will be located 70 miles southwest of Phoenix, commonly referred to as Bumblefuck, Arizona. Look at the cool rows of parabolic mirrors.

Was the NYT Afraid of Getting Scooped On Vicki Iseman Story By YouTuber?

Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:17:00 -0500

While Fox News wasted no time in slamming the New York Times for being “opportunistic” and “left leaning” in its decision to publish the long awaited story on blond-loving presidential hopeful John McCain’s alleged ~~affair~~ close relationship with lobbyist Vicki Iseman—who’s bio has miraculously reappeared—I stumbled, accidentally, upon a consistent string of comments by YouTuber EllaLohan that mention, albeit briefly, the alleged impropriety 4 whole weeks before the Gray Lady:

EllaLohan (4 weeks ago)
John McCain plus lobbyist Vicki Iseman equals trouble for Republicans. Just ask the New York Times.

EllaLohan (January 26, 2008 at 10:14 pm)
Ask John McCain about his lobbyist “friend” Vicki Iseman. I dare you…

EllaLohan (1 month ago)
i’ve heard from a bunch of my d.c. friends that mccain is doing special favors for a female lobbyist, who’s returning the favor, if you catch my drift. this is the story that his lawyers are trying to prevent the new york times from writing. he’s a crook just like the rest of the politicians.

News of the NYT investigating McCain was first leaked to Drudge in late December ‘07 and then picked up by Howard Kurtz, but neither detailed who the lobbyist was. Yet here’s ‘Lohan’ dropping McCain-Iseman bombs all over the internets. Unfortunately, the only other clues into the intellectual mind of this EllaLohan character is this completely unrelated comment the mini-deepthroat left about 13th century architecture on a recent video post:

> EllaLohan said on 02-14-08 at 11:32:
It is the Sainte-Chapelle, a 13th Century royal chapel built in Paris under Louis IX

UPDATE: Radar posted similar story, well, 12 hours later.

"What this would do is drag us back to 14th-century medicine.” -Bertha Madras, the Drug..."

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 02:09:00 -0500

““What this would do is drag us back to 14th-century medicine.” -Bertha Madras, the Drug Czar’s Deputy Director when asked about The American College of Physicians’ decision to support medical marijuana.”

- Baltimore Sun