FITS Evening Post: Enzi, Smoochie, Vindaloo & Gnomes

Welcome to this Wednesday’s edition of the FITS Evening Post, which from the looks of it appears to be a little bit worn-down and crooked.

And yes, we can hear all of you who just whispered “that’s what she said.”  Very, very funny.

Anyway, tonight in our semi-regular assemblage of stuff we didn’t have time to write about more extensively, we look at color barriers, big numbers, union goons, tartness, recall elections, Republican talent, Republican hypocrisy, paint drying, gamecocks, tigers, shrimp vindaloo, smooching, certain part of January and Nazi gnomes.

Enjoy …

AMERICA

GOP SWINGS AND MISSES: Jackie Robinson was a courageous, color barrier-breakin’ bad ass on the baseball diamond – a player whose legacy has transcended the game.  He was not, however, a “Republican hero,” as the national GOP is claiming.  He supported several GOP candidates, sure, but as we have seen time and again, that does “not a Republican make.” (read)

DOW ABOVE 10,000: The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed about 10,000 points for the first time since October of 2008 – a “key psychological milestone” for investors.  Meanwhile, the nation’s economy is still dropping jobs like they’re hot. (read)

GOOD FOR ENZI:  Props to U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi for forcing President Barack Obama to withdraw the name of Lorelei Boylan to a top post at the U.S Department of Labor.  Boylan – along with fellow Obama Labor nominee Patricia Smith – was behind the New York program that put union thugs in charge of policing local businesses.  Seriously, people … the commies are trying to take over at every turn. (read)

GOOD STUFF

HABIT-FORMING: The “Shop Tart” writes about her love of Bette Midler songs in the third person – ordinarily an unpardonable sin.  Somehow, though, we’ve seen our way fit to forgive her – perhaps because she consistently finds us the shoes, handbags and accessories we crave at prices we can (occasionally) afford.  Her website has become a “must” for any Columbia, S.C. gal looking to embark on a little “retail therapy.” (read)

SOUTH CAROLINA

PALMETTO RECALL: A former State Senator advocates for recall elections in South Carolina.  Great … we’re all for it.  But what happens if we get Ah-hold?  Or another Lovenator? (read)

DOUBLE TAKE: A few weeks ago, we gratuitously bashed a SCGOP video that sought to portray the party as one big happy multi-racial family – i.e. everything it’s not.  In our bashing, however, we may have neglected to mention that the quality of the video was absolutely magnificent.  In fact, the stellar web work of Lauren Mancke (of Northbound Design) is all over the Palmetto political landscape.  Now … if we can just get her away from South Carolina’s most notorious RINO lobbyist/ consultant, J. Warren Tompkins. (read)

SPEAKING OF:  South Carolina’s most notorious RINO lobbyist/ consultant, J. Warren Tompkins, is pontificating again about “Washington liberals.”  What’s he not pontificating about?  All the homegrown liberal politicians and special interests that he represents … (read)

PAINT IS DRYING SOMEWHERE:  Having trouble sleeping at night?  S.C. Senator Danny Verdin has a new blog called “The Verdin View” that could be just what the doctor ordered.  Seriously, people.  We’ve stared at white paint that was infinitely more interesting than Verdin’s writing.  “I’m sure you’ve noticed the welcome relief that we’ve received from the heat of summer,” Verdin writes in his latest post. “Fall is here.”  Argh.  From there, Danny launches into a gripping recap of the Senate’s Natural Gas Exploration Feasibility Study Committee.  No … really. (read)

SPORTS

CAROLINA-CLEMSON:  They moved the game to Georgia?  What?  Wait a minute … it’s just William Moultrie … one of those crazy spoofer kids over at The Discust … (read)

SHRIMP VINDALOO?: Our buds ad Deadspin have a riotously hilarious piece up on the creepy awkwardness of those who bestow fleeting fame – and the hotness of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy’s girlfriend.  How hot is she?  Vindaloo, anyone? (read)

STAR STUFF

MORE SMOOCHIE: Remember the Hayden Panettiere-Madeline Zima girl-on-girl lip lock we couldn’t get enough of earlier this week?  Apparently NBC can’t get enough of it, either.  The Peacock website features a remix of the kiss (here) as well as a production cut that shows it from several angles (here).  Again, our faith in this nation has been briefly restored.  (read)

IS IT JANUARY YET?: Our friends at The Superficial have a nice item up on Mad Men’s January Jones.  Or at least a certain region of her.  If you’re a straight man – or a woman who went through an experimental phase (and God bless you for that) – you’ll kick yourself if you don’t check this out. (read)

WORLD

NAZI GNOMES: Sieg Heil, little buddies!  A German artist has erected 1,250 Nazi-saluting gnomes as his way of protesting the “lingering fascist tendencies” in his country.  German law prohibits the public display of pretty much anything Nazi-related, but this guy got the green light because he’s flipping the script on those little inanimate goose steppers.(read)

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