Bill Maher New Rules- Bullying isn't a Masculine Virtue

Courtesy of the YouTube page:  

Maher was spurred on by conservatives piling on President Obama for saying he wouldn't let his hypothetical son play football because of how dangerous it is, because apparently "any critique of our holy religion football is blasphemy... and brain injuries are fun." 

Maher trashed all the "non-serving chicken hawks [who] see themselves as the tough guys" when really, he said, they have all the bluster of a "blogger in his bathrobe." He said Republicans have gone from Teddy Roosevelt's "speak softly and carry a big stick" to Chris Christie's "speak loudly and be a big dick." 

He said, "Bullying isn't a masculine virtue, standing up to bullies is," and mocked the idea that having second thoughts about sending troops into war is somehow a bad thing.

Here was one of my favorite parts which Maher said right after he mentioned how fun brain injuries are:

" That's what makes a Terry Bradshaw such a character. And a Sarah Palin interview so entertaining."

Did President Obama turn the Oval Office into a man cave? Oh, I would TOTALLY do that!

"Like what you see Mitt? Good, now get out!"

Courtesy of the New Republic:  

On Thursday, Barack Obama invited Mitt Romney to the White House for lunch. The two shared white turkey chili and repaired to President Obama's man cave, formerly known as the Oval Office, for photo ops. 

The transformation of the room became complete when, sometime in the past year, the president swapped out the fussy beige floral couches that formerly sat in the room for the possibly-velour tan behemoths you see before you. Though our sourcing is spotty on this, we suspect this is the only place Michelle would let the president put the furniture from his bachelor apartment. Or else they were the gift of an enthusiastic Ohio State fraternity, obtained during President Obama’s campaign travels in the state. The throw pillows, one can only assume, came free with a year's subscription to Sports Illustrated. The coffee table looks familiar: I could swear it's from the free section of Craigslist. 

The couches simply make form follow function: the room is the most important bro-out zone in the nation. 

Oh yeah, you can almost smell the testosterone.

And here I thought the President could not impress me any more. Turning the Oval Office into the world's most famous man cave? That is the shit!

Let me confess to a little something here.

The house that I currently live in was ONLY purchased after the builder and my ex-wife lured me into the deal with the promise of an addition not in the original plans, that addition has now become the Lair of Loquacious Liberalism. In other words MY man cave.

This is where I spend the vast majority of my waking hours. Where I think, where I dream, where I blog, and where I ponder the vastness of the universe. (It's also where I watch bad Netflix movies and shuffle through piles of purposeless paperwork, but that part is somewhat less inspiring.)

The wife is gone, the kids have grown up, but the Lair remains.

Every man needs one, and I am glad to see that the President has his. From such a carefully crafted command center he will accomplish great things.

It looks like Todd Palin may have bitten off more than he can chew with his new reality show.

"I'm a little sore."

The above is a picture of Todd doing his best to appear manly for his new reality show. However the brief interview he did with Zap2it, does not do much to reinforce that image:  

"I'm a little sore," Palin tells Zap2it, calling in from his Arizona home, hours before flying back to Alaska to return to commercial fishing. 

Asked what he did for the show -- which just finished filming -- Palin says, "You name it, jumping out of helicopters, running, rappelling walls, shooting all kinds of weapons. It was just insane."

Palin followed that up by exclaiming "It was very scary and loud, I really just want my mommy!"  (Okay I MIGHT have made that last part up.)

Still you have to admit that even the apprehensive way in which Todd is holding that weapon is still a hell of lot more manly than his FIRST promotional pictures from the series.

Todd Palin action doll coming soon to a toy store near you. Mom jeans sold separately.

Gee I have NO idea why the Grizzled Mama would find this embarrassing?