Captions Outrageous! [The Forecast Calls for Snow Edition]

The above photo comes to us from REUTERS/Jim Young via Yahoo!

Not to keep picking on the White House, but let's face it, the newswires are littered with Bush Administration photos, and this one looks to be loaded with possibilities (heck, puns alone ought to account for at least 15-20 captions), so what's a guy like me with a contest to run supposed to do?

This contest will last approximately one week. This week, the contest will be either a little short OR a little long depending on when I can find the time to judge it properly, so I would suggest getting your entries in by Thursday, if you can.

Good luck!

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I not only like to host photo caption contests, I like to play them, too! Be certain to check out the latest contests at these great blogs...

Outside the Beltway, Where Mr. Right got a special mention last week.
WILLisms
Random Numbers, Where Mr. Right was runner-up last week.
GOP and the City
GOP and College
The Gone Rick Motel, Where Mr. Right placed 3rd last week.
OTB Gone Hollywood
Blogs 4 Bauer
Wizbang!

Still ongoing from last week...

Sine Qua Non Pundit

Side note: Charles, are you really quitting as your banner would seem to indicate? Say it isn't so!

And don't forget to check out the best caption blog in the business (where your suggestions are always welcome in the comments section, and can, if good enough, get promoted to the front page)...

Caption This!

And fear not, the mysterious substitute hosts are doing a bang-up job in spite of the real V the K's prolonged absence!

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MOST RECENT CAPTION CONTEST WINNERS:

Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition
A Bush in the Hand Edition
Wouldn't You Give a Hand to a Friend Edition

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Thanks for the link!

Castle Argghhh!

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UPDATE 5/6:

This contest is now closed...

WINNERS ARE POSTED HERE!

New contest is HERE!

Thank you all for playing!

Captions Outrageous! Winners [Wouldn't You Give a Hand to a Friend Edition]

Announcing the winners of the 41st ever Right Place Photo Caption Contest!

Thank you to one and all who participated!

Presenting the top 20 captions for this picture from REUTERS/Jason Reed via Yahoo!



#20: "Yes, Dick, you've told me several times how you could kill Jack Bauer with your bare hands. Now come along, it's time to take your medicine."

Buckley F. Williams


#19: "Rummy... I think you'd look pretty good in about a C-cup."

GOP and College


#18: "It's best not to look when Helen Thomas puts the 'moon' into Moonbat, Don."

walrus


#17: "C'mon, Don, you're gonna have to shove your hand up my a** farther than that to get the battery changed on my pacemaker."

Rodney Dill


#16: "You say, 'I serve at the pleasure of the President', and I'll try not to move my lips."

Greg Finnegan


#15: "You take those six generals on a hunting trip, OK?"

Doc


#14: "Ya know, Donald, I always wanted to be a hand model."

radio free fred


#13: "Leave the gun, take the cannolis."

walrus


#12: Vice President Cheney shows Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld the 'Napoleon pose,' "That'll impress those generals."

T.M.


#11: "No, Don, 'W' told me to show YOU the door."

Greg Finnegan


#10: Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld begins to frisk Vice President Cheney for shotguns prior to the Cabinet meeting.

D. Carter


#9: Before heading to the press conference, Dick Cheney gives Secretary Rumsfeld the "Nipple Rub o' Confidence."

Hoodlumman


#8: "Look, Don, I'm Vice President, and I'll lead. Now, on the downbeat..."

walrus


#7: "My invisible friend? I thought this was your invisible friend."

spacemonkey


#6: The ingenious Rumsfeld Security Gate, which looks exactly like its namesake, scares away everyone but savvy insiders, like Vice President Dick Cheney.

D. Carter


#5: "It wasn't a day after I shook hands with Clinton that this rash set in. You have to wonder where that man's hands have been..."

Rob B.


#4: Cheney had a difficult time getting his new "Tickle-Me-Rummy" doll to laugh.

Bob


#3: "You don't know the half of it, Don! My advisors have now restricted me to killing quail with my bare hands!"

D. Carter


#2: "Okay, Rummy, I will give you 20 paces, then I start shooting."

The Man


And the winning entry for this Caption Contest...


#1: "Nothing to see here, Don, just another 'hunting' accident. They'll clear away Gregory later."

walrus


BONUS!

He's baaaaaaaack!!! Fresh from his road trip to the NASCAR event in Phoenix last weekend, Chris has given us one of his highly coveted Photoshop entries this week...



Bravo! Bravo!

Encore! Encore!

Presenting:

Captions Outrageous! [The Forecast Calls for Snow Edition]

Enjoy!


PREVIOUS PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST WINNERS:

Oh, Thank Heaven for 7/11 Edition
Fickle Finger of Fate Edition
Things Are Looking Up Edition
Rage in the Cage Edition
Not So Mellow Fellow in Yellow Edition
The Beards and the Beads Edition
Weapons of Mash Destruction Edition
You're Al I Ever Wanted Edition
His Cup Runneth Over Edition
The Eyes Have It Edition
Jeepers Veepers Edition
Huggermugger Edition
Ear's to You Edition
Heavy Medal Edition
Village of the Damned Edition
White on Rice Edition
Sunny Side Up Edition
Absentee Mallet Edition
French Tickler Edition
In Through the Out Door Edition
Frankenstein Meets Godzilla Edition
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Edition
Spirits of Christmas Present Edition
Dorito Bandito Edition
Shadow of His Former Self Edition
When the Saints Go Mouthing Off Edition
The Face That Sunk 1000 Ships Edition
Surely You Jest Edition
And the Camel They Rode in on Edition
Chucky Squeeze Edition
On Dangerous Ground Edition
Here's Cooking at You Edition
Catch a Falling Star Edition
Iran So Far Away Edition
Weapons of MASS. Obstruction Edition
Censure and Sensibility Edition
Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition
A Bush in the Hand Edition


WAIT! DON'T MISS THE NEWLY UPDATED STANDINGS!...

Here are the overall standings through the first 40 caption contests!!!

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More Biased AP Reporting

In yet another example of the contortions into which the writers for the Associated Press twist themselves in their continuing efforts to paint every occurrance as a George W. Bush signature fiasco, the AP's Lara Jakes Jordan writes today on the Senate report following up on Hurricane Katrina.

WASHINGTON - A Senate inquiry into the government's Hurricane Katrina failures ripped the Bush administration anew Thursday and urged the scrapping of the nation's disaster response agency. But with a new hurricane season just weeks away, senators conceded that few if any of their proposals could become reality in time.

The bipartisan investigation into one of the worst natural disasters in the nation's history singled out President Bush and the White House as appearing indifferent to the devastation until two days after the storm hit.

"Singled out" would seem to indicate that no other organizations or individuals were criticized, a prospect that, given all that went into creating the Katrina aftermath, would seem improbable at best. Sure enough, it was so improbable as to have been contradicted in the next two paragraphs.

It said the Homeland Security Department either misunderstood federal disaster plans or refused to follow them. And it said New Orleans for years had neglected to prepare for large-scale emergencies.

"The suffering that continued in the days and weeks after the storm passed did not happen in a vacuum; instead, it continued longer that it should have because of — and was in some cases exacerbated by — the failure of government at all levels to plan, prepare for and respond aggressively to the storm," concluded the report.

So the report "concluded" that failures of government occurred "at all levels," and yet it also "singled out" President Bush and the White House for criticism. How does Ms. Jordan explain that contradiction? The answer is that she doesn't.

If you can stomach reading this tripe a little longer some clarifying information is distributed in paragraph 18.

Though the new report singles out officials from New Orleans to Washington for blame — and lambastes Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in particular — it gives Bush a mixed review for his performance. It credits the president for declaring an emergency before the hurricane's landfall, but faults him for waiting until two days after it hit to return to Washington and convene top officials to coordinate the federal response.

The report "lambastes Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff in particular?" Then why is the headline "Katrina Report Lambastes White House?"

Is it too much to ask a news organization to refrain from "interpreting" the news ahead of time for its readers?

CAPTION HALL OF GLORY (Thru Contest #40)

Once again, it is time to update The Right Place Photo Caption Contest Hall of Glory...

I have decided that the running point totals for this particular contest will continue through the one year anniversary, or the 52nd week. There will be no update at week 50, as the Grand Champion will be announced following week 52. We will then reset the points and begin anew, allowing everyone a fresh shot at next year's title!

Bragging rights are on the line over the next 12 weeks, with three players having a real shot at taking the top honors, each of them having led during at least one update post so far. Did I mention we now have a new overall leader? As for fourth place... it's totally up for grabs, as are all the rest of the spots in the "Elite" Top 25, which boasts three new members this time, with a fourth just missing the cut on a tie-breaker! So put your thinking caps on, keep playing each week (multiple entries are your best bet) and good luck to everyone. Ladies and gentlemen, start your captions!


CAPTION HALL OF GLORY (Thru Contest #40)

How the points are awarded:

1st Place = 10 pts
2nd Place = 7 pts
3rd Place = 5 pts
4th or 5th Place = 3 pts
6th Place thru 10th Place = 2 pts
11th Place or Lower = 1 pt
Bonus Award or Special Mention = 1 pt
Photoshop or Other Especially Clever Creative Work Displayed = 5 pts
Photoshop or Other Creative Work Linked to = 1 pt

I also award participation points. Every player, regardless of whether they make the winners' list or not, is given 1 credit for every contest they particpate in. It doesn't matter whether you have submitted 1 caption or 100, each week you play is worth 1 credit. When you accrue 4 credits, you are rewarded 1 point. In other words, you get 1 point for every 4 contests you play in, regardless of any other points you may or may not receive...

Participation in 4 contests = 1 pt

Here is a list of everyone who has earned participation points and the number of contests they have participated in:

9 pts (1):
38 - Rodney Dill

7 pts (3):
30 - D. Carter; spacemonkey
28 - Hoodlumman

6 pts (6):
26 - Maggie; Zsa Zsa
25 - Doc; V the K
24 - Anna; Special Ed

5 pts (4):
22 - the man
21 - Stew
20 - T.M.; Will Franklin

4 pts (10):
19 - SJJ; Steve O
18 - Buckley F. Williams; THIRDWAVEDAVE
17 - charles austin; Damian G.; Windhamite
16 - John Ruberry; McGehee; walrus

3 pts (11):
15 - don; Dr. Phat Tony; I. Ronnie; jimmy b
14 - DaveD
13 - Carl; Chris; Laurence Simon; Pam
12 - LongTabSigO; MFG

2 pts (6):
11 - Bill W.
8 - bullwinkle; Greg Finnegan; ILikeIke; Peter; Sgt. Fluffy

1 pt (26):
7 - Bob; DeanS; GOP and College; Jeanette; McCain; Songbird
6 - Chris Short; Dave Craddock; The Good Lt.; Pluto's Dad; Rob B.
5 - joe-6-pack; Mister Snitch!; Randy; Son of the Godfather
4 - bohemianlikeyou; Brainster; COGirl; Dave E; David McKay; FrauBudgie; Greg; opine6; ScottG; serfer; TC@LeatherPenguin

(By the way, if you are wondering why you, too, should be playing, keep this in mind: in addition to the "winners" posts and points being handed out, many of the listings on my blogroll have come from among the ranks of the caption contest participants, with regular players getting the "Frequent Flyers Club" treatment [i.e., top of the blogroll]. Besides, it's fun!)


VICTIMS LIST

If anyone is curious as to whom we have managed to fold, spindle, mangle and/or mutilate thus far, here is a list of the poor, hapless victims of your rapier wit through the first 40 contests, with our most frequent prey listed first (number of appearances in parentheses). Anonymous by-standers are not included. Keep in mind that more than one celebrity may appear in the same picture:

George W. Bush (4)

Hillary Clinton (3)
Howard Dean (3)
Ted Kennedy (3)
Chuck Schumer (3)

Harry Reid (2)
John Roberts (2)
Cindy Sheehan (2)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Harry Belafonte
Joe Biden
Barbara Boxer
Jimmy Carter
Hugo Chavez
Jacques Chirac
Bill Clinton
Russ Feingold
Dianne Feinstein
Al Franken
Danny Glover
Al Gore
Saddam Hussein
Jesse Jackson
John Kerry
Osama bin Laden
Pat Leahy
Joe Lieberman
John McCain
Cynthia McKinney
John Murtha
Ray Nagin
Barak Obama
Condoleezza Rice
Donald Rumsfeld
Al Sharpton
Ayman al Zawahiri

Other subjects...

Greenpeace
Hippies
Modern Art
PETA
Road Sign
Santa Claus

Hmmm... It seems to me that we still have quite a few folks who are conspicuous by their absence. I wonder how long they can avoid the heat of our spotlight? BWAHAHAHAHA!


Now, without further ado, The Right Place is proud to present, the fourth official update of our infamous Captions Hall of Glory --- or CAP-HOG. Where do you rank?

NOTE: Tie-breaks were applied all the way down the list whenever needed and were as follows (in order):

Top Finish; Times at Top Finish; Second Highest Finish; Times at Second Highest Finish; Each Successive Remaining Ordinal; Times at Each Successive Remaining Ordinal; Times Charted; Times Participated; Week of Most Recent Participation.


THE CHAMPIONS

GOLD MEDALIST

1) D. Carter (214 pts) 4x WINNER: Weeks 19, 31, 33, 36
[62 Times Charted, 27 Top Fives, 40 Top Tens]

SILVER MEDALIST

2) V the K (170 pts) 6x WINNER: Weeks 16, 17, 23, 30, 38, 39
[53 Times Charted, 19 Top Fives, 36 Top Tens]

BRONZE MEDALIST

3) Rodney Dill (169 pts) 4x WINNER: Weeks 12, 14, 22, 32
[49 Times Charted, 20 Top Fives, 29 Top Tens, 1 Photoshop, 2 Creative Bonuses]

THE ELITE (The rest of the top 25)

4) spacemonkey (65 pts) WINNER: Week 2
[24 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 15 Top Tens]

5) Hoodlumman (59 pts) WINNER: Week 3
[21 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 16 Top Tens]

6) Chris (59 pts)
[1 Time Charted, 1 Top Five, 9 Photoshops]

7) T.M. [aka Giacomo] (55 pts) WINNER: Week 29
[17 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 12 Top Tens]

8) Buckley F. Williams (52 pts) 2x WINNER: Weeks 5, 26
[12 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 10 Top Tens]

9) walrus (52 pts) WINNER: Week 40
[22 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens]
NOTE: BIGGEST GAINER IN RANKINGS SINCE LAST UPDATE!

10) Son of the Godfather (51 pts)
[20 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 14 Top Tens]

11) Doc (50 pts) WINNER: Week 35
[15 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]

12) don (45 pts) 2x WINNER: Weeks 6, 37
[11 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]

13) Special Ed (44 pts)
[14 Times Charted, 6 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]

14) Steve O (43 pts) WINNER: Week 34
[12 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 10 Top Tens]

15) I. Ronnie (43 pts)
[10 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 9 Top Tens, 2 Photoshops]

16) charles austin (39 pts) 2x WINNER: Weeks 4, 25
[8 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 5 Top Tens]

17) Windhamite (35 pts)
[8 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens, 1 Photoshop]

18) the man (35 pts)
[13 Times Charted, 5 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]

19) Maggie (32 pts) WINNER: Week 8
[10 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]

20) McGehee (31 pts)
[13 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 8 Top Tens]

21) Laurence Simon (29 pts)
[7 Times Charted, 4 Top Fives, 7 Top Tens]

22) John Ruberry [aka Marathon Pundit] (27 pts) WINNER: Week 27
[7 Times Charted, 3 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens]

23) THIRDWAVEDAVE (26 pts) WINNER: Week 15
[7 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 6 Top Tens]

24) Will Franklin (26 pts)
[12 Times Charted, 1 Top Five, 6 Top Tens]

25) SJJ (23 pts) WINNER: Week 1
[6 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 4 Top Tens]

BONUS - ALSO AMONG THE ELITE (Missed the cut only by a tie-breaker):

26) Damian G. (23 pts) WINNER: Week 20
[6 Times Charted, 2 Top Fives, 4 Top Tens]

THE CONTENDERS (Minimum of 10 points each)

27) Dr. Phat Tony (22 pts) WINNER: Week 21

28) wg (22 pts)

29) bullwinkle (18 pts)

30) Songbird (18 pts)

31) Edward (17 pts) WINNER: Week 7

32) Bill W. (17 pts) WINNER: Week 9

33) Rob B. (16 pts) WINNER: Week 10

34) Pam (16 pts)

35) ILikeIke (15 pts) WINNER: Week 18

36) Anna (15 pts)

37) Brainster (14 pts) WINNER: Week 13

38) Peter (13 pts)

39) Mike (12 pts) WINNER: Week 11

40) MFG (12 pts)

41) Carl (12 pts)

42) JannyMae (11 pts) WINNER: Week 28

43) DaveD (11 pts)

44) LongTabSigO (11 pts)

45) Zsa Zsa (11 pts)

46) eeoowww (10 pts) WINNER: Week 24

MORE FINE PLAYERS

9 Points

Gerry Owen
Evan

8 Points

Dave Craddock
Stew

7 Points

Sean P
PK
DeanS
Mister Snitch!

6 Points

Estel

5 Points

Lorie Byrd
oregano
dave
Axel Kassel

4 Points

bohemianlikeyou
joe-6-pack
jimmyb
Greg Finnegan
Sgt Fluffy

3 Points

Laer
seanmahair
bill c
Crimsonfisted
Greg Toombs
hatless in hattiesburg
Jeanette
opine6
GOP and College

2 Points

Stephen Johnson
Dane Bramage
GunnNutt
Walter Clark
Darrell
Ken
Ferdinand T. Cat
Mikey
John the Trog
MagicalPat
piercello
Tony M
Emile Zola
DL
Algonquin
Scot [aka liberaltreehugger]
David McKay
TC@LeatherPenguin
Bob
Keith
ScottG

1 Point

BCL
Rurik
Republican Vet
cahmd
MorningSun
radio free fred
McCain
The Good Lt.
Chris Short
Pluto's Dad
Randy
FrauBudgie
Dave E
Greg (1)
serfer
COGirl


Congratulations to one and all, and thank you so much for playing!


All Winning Caption Contest Entries (Thru Contest #40)...

Oh, Thank Heaven for 7/11 Edition
Fickle Finger of Fate Edition
Things Are Looking Up Edition
Rage in the Cage Edition
Not So Mellow Fellow in Yellow Edition
The Beards and the Beads Edition
Weapons of Mash Destruction Edition
You're Al I Ever Wanted Edition
His Cup Runneth Over Edition
The Eyes Have It Edition
Jeepers Veepers Edition
Huggermugger Edition
Ear's to You Edition
Heavy Medal Edition
Village of the Damned Edition
White on Rice Edition
Sunny Side Up Edition
Absentee Mallet Edition
French Tickler Edition
In Through the Out Door Edition
Frankenstein Meets Godzilla Edition
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Edition
Spirits of Christmas Present Edition
Dorito Bandito Edition
Shadow of His Former Self Edition
When the Saints Go Mouthing Off Edition
The Face That Sunk 1000 Ships Edition
Surely You Jest Edition
And the Camel They Rode in on Edition
Chucky Squeeze Edition
On Dangerous Ground Edition
Here's Cooking at You Edition
Catch a Falling Star Edition
Iran So Far Away Edition
Weapons of MASS. Obstruction Edition
Censure and Sensibility Edition
Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition
A Bush in the Hand Edition

Previous CAP-HOG Posts...

Thru Contest #15
Thru Contest #20
Thru Contest #30

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Do you blog? Are you a proud member of the Captions Hall of Glory? Please steal one of these lovely logos for the margin of your blog:

For the code you need to post either icon on your own blog, just click on it and scroll down near the bottom of that post!

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Castle Argghhh!

Captions Outrageous! [Wouldn't You Give a Hand to a Friend Edition]

The above photo comes to us from REUTERS/Jason Reed via Yahoo!

Due to scheduling conflicts next weekend, this contest will likely last a little bit less than a week this time around...

Good luck!

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I not only like to host photo caption contests, I like to play them, too (when I can find the time)! Be certain to check out the latest contests at these great blogs...

Outside the Beltway
WILLisms
Random Numbers
GOP and the City
Sine Qua Non Pundit
The Gone Rick Motel
OTB Gone Hollywood
Blogs 4 Bauer
Wizbang!

And don't forget to check out the best caption blog in the business (where your suggestions are always welcome in the comments section, and can, if good enough, get promoted to the front page)...

Caption This!

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MOST RECENT CAPTION CONTEST WINNERS:

Censure and Sensibility Edition
Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition
A Bush in the Hand Edition

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Now available for immediate theft: Custom blogger buttons with a regularly-updated standings post hyperlink!

For the code you need to post either icon on your own blog, just click on it and scroll down near the bottom of that post!

Buttons designed by the magnificent and all-powerful Hoodlumman of File It Under...!

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Marathon Pundit

This post is proudly featured in...

OTB CAPTION JAM
LUCKY DAWG NEWS

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UPDATE 4/28:

This contest is now closed...

WINNERS ARE POSTED HERE!

New contest is HERE!

Thank you all for playing!

Captions Outrageous! Winners [A Bush in the Hand Edition]

Announcing the winners of the 40th ever Right Place Photo Caption Contest!

Thank you to one and all who participated!

Incidentally, I fully intend to update the current CAPHOG standings this upcoming week, so be sure to check back!

Presenting the top 30 captions for this picture from REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque via Yahoo!



#30: "My hair! It's GONE! NOOO! Daddy said I wasn't gonna go bald! Oh wait... heh. Wrong spot."

GOP and College


#29: "Look, Mr. Hand, either you give me some better advice, or it's 'Hello, Mr. Twig' again!"

Stew


#28: "I just signed a contract with Playskool, I'm going to be the new Mr. Potato Head."

radio free fred


#27: The President instinctively reached to protect his face as Dick Cheney showed off his Mossberg 835, but at the last second pretended to be scratching his head.

D. Carter


#26: "I'd appreciate a shout out of 'fore' next time."

walrus


#25: "Ladies and gentlemen of the press, under my hand is a head. It sits on top of my shoulders. Your heads are somewhere else."

ScottG


#24: President Bush rips off his mask to reveal that he is, in reality, Gordon Liddy.

D. Carter


#23: "No, Excedrine Headache #17 is when the fools in the press start pushing me to fire Rumsfeld... again!"

Maggie


#22: "No, I'm not looking forward to the next G-8 meeting. I get a splitting headache that starts right here every time I get a whiff of that reeking Chirac."

bullwinkle


#21: "Forget shotguns, don't even give Dick a straw... we were in the White House dining room when he hit me with a spitball!"

Maggie


#20: "I mean, that McKinney woman has hair growin' out all parts of her head, she looks like Don King on Hairoids."

Rodney Dill


#19: Absent a fellow primate, the President is forced to check his scalp for nits by himself.

Damian G.


#18: "I think Cheney's got it easier changing the battery on his pacemaker than I have in changing the battery on my positronic brain."

Rodney Dill


#17: Not to be outdone by Bob Dole, President Bush got a contract as spokesman for Head and Shoulders.

Pam


#16: "I am outside minding my own business at my ranch in Crawford, Texas... and oh my goodness! Surprise!!! Cindy Sheehan and Al Sharpton are lip-locked together! If I could only remove this from my memory!"

Zsa Zsa


#15: "I only bomb who the voices in my head tell me to bomb."

Rodney Dill


#14: "I had that one seared... seared in my memory. Since Kerry talked about it happening to him, I wanted to experience what it felt like."

John Ruberry


#13: "Look, you bunch of jackals, if I fire Rummy, my head will open up right about here... and then the terrorists will win!"

Scot


#12: "...But my brain hurts when I say it, 'NU-CLE-AR'."

Rodney Dill


#11: "...And when I remove this part of my brain, I channel Ted Kennedy!"

walrus


#10: "Eet's naht ah tooomah!"

hatless in hattiesburg


#9: In a moment of sheer brilliance, Karl Rove was able to photoshop out the beercan Dubya was crushing against his head, before the picture was released by the AP.

Rodney Dill


#8: "What's that, Dick? I can't hear you - I think the batteries for my top-secret speech transceiver are goin' dead on me!"

Peter


#7: After a few quick wind-ups, President Bush was ready to field the rest of David Gregory's question.

Hoodlumman


#6: "Damn Superglue!"

Carl


#5: "I, Bush-nac the Magnificent, will devine the answers to your questions before you even ask them."

T.M.


#4: "It came from a jar labelled 'Abby' something... I think it was 'Abby Normal'."

Rodney Dill


#3: "I'm told that when Hillary threw that ashtray, it hit Bill right about here."

T.M.


#2: "And I got this bruise when I failed to recognize Congresswoman McKinney at a White House dinner last week."

D. Carter


And the winning entry for this Caption Contest...


#1: "I'm sorry, Helen, before I can even attempt to answer your question, I gotta turn on the 'Universal Moonbat Translator' device."

walrus


Bravo! Bravo!

Encore! Encore!

Presenting:

Captions Outrageous! [Wouldn't You Give a Hand to a Friend Edition]

Enjoy!


PREVIOUS PHOTO CAPTION CONTEST WINNERS:

Oh, Thank Heaven for 7/11 Edition
Fickle Finger of Fate Edition
Things Are Looking Up Edition
Rage in the Cage Edition
Not So Mellow Fellow in Yellow Edition
The Beards and the Beads Edition
Weapons of Mash Destruction Edition
You're Al I Ever Wanted Edition
His Cup Runneth Over Edition
The Eyes Have It Edition
Jeepers Veepers Edition
Huggermugger Edition
Ear's to You Edition
Heavy Medal Edition
Village of the Damned Edition
White on Rice Edition
Sunny Side Up Edition
Absentee Mallet Edition
French Tickler Edition
In Through the Out Door Edition
Frankenstein Meets Godzilla Edition
Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel Edition
Spirits of Christmas Present Edition
Dorito Bandito Edition
Shadow of His Former Self Edition
When the Saints Go Mouthing Off Edition
The Face That Sunk 1000 Ships Edition
Surely You Jest Edition
And the Camel They Rode in on Edition
Chucky Squeeze Edition
On Dangerous Ground Edition
Here's Cooking at You Edition
Catch a Falling Star Edition
Iran So Far Away Edition
Weapons of MASS. Obstruction Edition
Censure and Sensibility Edition
Big Easy Rider Edition
Acid Reflex Edition
Pride in Prejudice Edition

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Lucky Dawg News
GOP and College

The Double-Edged Sword

Unsurprising, to say the least:

WASHINGTON - The top Democrat on the House ethics committee agreed Friday to leave the panel to defend his financial conduct and ease the political burden on a party that has made Republican corruption a major campaign theme.

Made it a campaign theme with the aidin' and abettin' of the MSM, that is. So this Democrat is on the ethics committee? Go figure.

Rep. Alan Mollohan, D-W.Va., decided on his own (ed: really?) to step down at least temporarily, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said. His presence on the committee, while under an ethics cloud, would have undermined Democratic accusations that majority Republicans allow a "culture of corruption" in Congress.

Note to Ms. Pelosi - having him step down from the committee doesn't eliminate that "both parties do it" flavor. You've certainly got skeletons, and so does your senate counterpart.

The Wall Street Journal reported two weeks ago that Mollohan steered millions of dollars to nonprofit groups in his district — with much of the money going to organizations run by people who contribute to his campaigns.

Also, a conservative ethics watchdog group, the National Legal and Policy Center, filed a complaint with federal prosecutors this year questioning whether Mollohan correctly reported his assets on financial disclosure forms.

Mollohan has denied any wrongdoing in the appropriations and said his financial disclosures were accurate. He attributed a large increase in assets to a boost in property values.

The MSM will do everything in its power to avoid chasing this story with anything near the ferocity that they tackle every exhalation of Tom DeLay. Still, it seems that the general concensus is likely to be "everyone does it." And, while these investigations have yet to run their course, it certainly seems that everyone does.

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#20: Staring at Cynthia McKinney's posterior, Danny Glover contemplates breaking down to the "Too Much Booty in the Pants" Dance.

Will Franklin


#19: Actor Danny Glover takes a step back as a microphone electrical short causes Rep. McKinney's hair to stand on end... and also makes her speech briefly make some sort of sense.

Hoodlumman


#18: Glover: "I thought this was a convention for the Association of Retired Socialist Entertainers (A.R.S.E.)!"

Pam


#17: Harry Belafonte's new job... Goose McKinney every time she says "racist." The goosing of Glover was just a freebie.

walrus


#16: Cynthia's two Pips shy of a band.

walrus


#15: The Moonbats have implemented a very effective affirmative action program.

D. Carter


#14: Danny Glover contemplates the location that Rep. McKinney has decided to display her Congressional admittance pin.

walrus


#13: McKinney: "...And so I call for the complete eradication of all white, racist, police officer pigs!"

Glover: "What did she just say???"

Belafonte: "She said that false Jews run the Bush Administration, now shut up drink your Kool-Aid."

Damian G.


#12: The weirdest thing of all at the press conference was not all the calls of "racism" (which were expected), but that Harry Belafonte showed up with a second head attached to his right shoulder.

walrus


#11: This is what Condi would look like if she smoked pot, took acid, chugged Night Train and par-tayed with Whitney Houston!

liberaltreehugger


#10: "Cynthia! Don't touch the mic! It's not... (pzzzat)... grounded! Dang, there goes her hair."

V the K


#9: McKinney announces she is taking two experts with her on an up-coming fact-finding trip to Cuba and Venezuela courtesy of the American taxpayer.

Maggie


#8: Harry and Danny were not prepared for Cynthia's combination Chipmunk/Smurfette-sounding rendition of "R-E-S-P-E-C-T".

LongTabSigO


#7: It was a natural mistake. With Glover as the Scarecrow and Belafonte as the Tin Woodsman, they naturally assumed that McKinney, with her new 'do, was auditioning for the role of the Wicked Witch of the South in the all Moonbat version of The Wiz.

Dane Bramage meets Maggie


#6: Danny Glover stands amazed as he watches Harry Belafonte's hair migrate to Cynthia McKinney's head.

walrus


#5: Danny Glover has second thoughts about Lethal Weapon 5 after seeing how badly Chris Rock's surgery went.

Laurence Simon


#4: Looooo-co! Lo-o-o-o-o-o-co!
Daylight come and mi Prozac gone.

D. Carter


#3: "...And furthermore, so this never happens again, I demand a separate 'Blacks Only' entrance to Congress."

Rodney Dill


#2: "I am NOT a violent woman! And the first person to say I am is going to get cut long, deep and often!"

D. Carter


And the winning entry for this Caption Contest...


#1: Cynthia McKinney holds a press conference to blame her new hairdo on the J-E-W-S.

V the K


BONUS! From the "I Wish I Knew Who to Credit" Dept., a new take on the Three Witches from MacBeth "The Scottish Play":

McKinney: "When shall we three meet again?"

Glover: "In thunder, lightning, or in rain?
When the hurly-burly's done,
When the recount's lost and lost."

Belafonte: "That will be ere the set of sun."

McKinney: "Where the place?"

Glover: "Upon the moor."

Belafonte: "There to meet with Mikey Moore."

McKinney: "I come, Hag Hillary!"

Glover: "Soros calls."

Belafonte: "Anon!"

All: "Fair is foul, and foul is fair:
Doubly so Ward Churchill's hair."

Anonymous
Hatless in Hattiesburg

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I'll Never Live In Vermont

I know that for a fact. Despite the great skiing, picturesque mountains and winding backcountry roads the state is home to some of the most incomprehensible politicians. More of them are speaking up.

RANDOLPH, Vt. — The Democratic State Committee on Saturday voted to urge the U.S. Congress to begin impeachment proceedings against President Bush, but decided against asking the Vermont Legislature to join that call.

Margaret Lucenti, a committee member from Montpelier, said the president had misled the country into war, conducted illegal electronic spying on Americans and violated international torture treaties.

"I would hope that any one of these infractions would bring the administration down... We need to restore accountability in our federal government," she said.

Adoption of the resolution calling for impeachment proceedings makes Vermont's the fifth state Democratic party committee to take such action, following New Mexico, Nevada, North Carolina and Wisconsin, state party officials said.

Let's not go into the "illegal electronic spying on Americans" that even the FISA court judges say is legal. Let's also not get into whether the President "misled the country" into war. I'll save you time - he didn't. The torture question remains open only depending on a) what activities you consider torture, b) whether ununiformed terrorists are covered under such treaties and c) whether any of the activities thus far uncovered (e.g., Abu Ghraib) were actually ordered by the Administration. Let's also dispense with the question of whether that last point - which is really the only open one - is an impeachable offense, given that the motivation is national security. The heck with all that - let's just impeach the guy.

Ah, Vermont.

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#15: "Count Chocula!"
"Frankenberry!"
"Count Chocula!!"
"Frankenberry!!"
"Psst... would you two 'Froot-Loops' knock it off?"

estel


#14: "I can't believe I ate the WHOLE thing."

Carl


#13: Senator McCain begins to feel queasy as ethanol fumes mysteriously fill the room.

D. Carter


#12: Kennedy: "Mine's the big Oldsmobile with the back seat full of Hooters carry-out boxes. There's a shiny new quarter in it for you if you bring it round for me, quick-like."

V the K


#11: "No, the blonde in the third row. Do you think she can swim?"

MFG


#10: From right to left: Obama, Lame-a, Ding-Dong

Rodney Dill


#9: "You're right, Ted! If you look into his ear you can see straight through to the other side!"

D. Carter


#8: "Be ready to run, young Obama. The RINO is a slow but unpredictable beast and may charge if it discovers that the cameras are not on."

estel


#7: MOAB: Mother Of All Belches.

Rodney Dill


#6: McCain makes the mistake of listening to his own rhetoric and is overcome by nausea.

V the K


#5: Senator McCain, sensing Ted Kennedy's presence, moves to protect his wallet.

D. Carter


#4: Ted: (whispering) "His mind is too developed for this subtle Jedi mind-trick, but on his bowels, it does wonders."

Rodney Dill


#3: "You see, Obama, when I turn the invisible knob this way, McCain leans to left. Now keep it a secret."

walrus


#2: "I can't believe I swallowed all of those Democratic talking points. You guys haven't got any Pepto, have you?"

T.M.


And the winning entry for this Caption Contest...


#1: "I warned him that anyone who's ahead of Hillary in the polls should hire a food taster, but did he listen? N-o-o-o-o-o-o!"

V the K


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