Gotcha Media: 05/12/09

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Jesse Ventura Wants to Waterboard Cheney

Ventura didn't mince words on Larry King Live.

"I’ll put it to you this way, you give me a water board, Dick Cheney and one hour, and I’ll have him confess to the Sharon Tate murders."

Evenings with Ms. Elouise

Andy Samberg and Anne Hathaway in the newest MTV Movie Awards "For Your Consideration" promo.

30 Rock: Season Finale Preview

NBC released a two minutes of footage from 30 Rock's season finale this coming Thursday night. Enjoy.

Karl Rove Says Ending Torture Will Aid Terrorist Recruting

Going against common wisdom, Rove says that if the U.S. stops torturing prisoners it will aid terrorist recruiting strategies.

"They can now take these memoranda and go to prospective, you know, recruits and say, This is the worst that the enemy, the United States, would ever do to you, and they’ve even forsworn these things. We can help you, prepare you to deal with these things, but even the enemy is so weak they’re not going to use these techniques on you."

Charlie Crist Announces Bid for Senate in Florida

We'll see how this movie affects his chances.

Michael Steele Apologizes to Mitt Romney

Michael Steele regrets how his anti-Mormon comments have been "interpreted."

"Who needs the Democratic National Committee when you have the Republican National Committee attacking its own?"

MSNBC on Donald Trump's Miss California Decision

David Shuster seems to be taking this a little too seriously.

"Can I vomit right now?"

Liz Cheney vs. Eugene Robinson on Torture

Liz Cheney defended her father in a debate with Eugene Robinson on Morning Joe, at one point comparing Dick Cheney's stance on waterboarding to Al Gore's fight against climate change.

Janeane Garofalo Ambushed by Bill O'Reilly

Janeane Garofalo handles herself quite well in this ambush by Bill O'Reilly's goons.

"What the fuck do I give a shit about what Bill O'Reilly says? Bill O'Reilly should apologize for everything he says everyday."

Kobe and Lebron as Puppets in New Nike Ad

It's just a shame there's no KG puppet.

Michael Steele Thinks Perez Hilton Should Not Be on the Supreme Court

Appearing on Bill Bennett's radio show, Michael Steele says that Perez Hilton "is what an empathetic judge looks like." The implication here is that Obama really wants to appoint Perez Hilton to the Supreme Court. By the transitive property, Obama wants to appoint Satan.

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