August 20, 2009

16 Sep, 2026

Quote du Jour

August 20, 2009August 20, 2009 Buck Banks

If she had a political strategy in mind, I would think she would have an organized sequence of writings and thoughts to pass on. These appear to be more spur of the moment — reacting to issues of the day rather than embodying any broad political strategy.

— GOP fundraiser Fred Malek, quoted by CBS News, on Sarah Palin’s Facebook postings.

Bidding Starts for Nude Video Session with Levi Johnston

August 20, 2009September 7, 2009 Jon Ponder

On Monday, we noted that Levi Johnston, the grandbaby-daddy of Facebook blogger Sarah Palin, told an interviewer that he would be open to posing nude but “it depends on the money, man … It’s gotta be right for that.”

Well, the first publicly announced offer is in, and, while it sounds intriguing, it’s probably an on-camera sex act too far for Levi. And even if not, his advisers will likely suggest he reject it or at least encourage the bidders to sharpen their pencil quite a bit.

The offer comes from Bait & Tackle, a wryly named gay porn company in Las Vegas that produces the website StraightCollegeMen.com. They have taken the peremptory step of launching a new site called LeviNaked.com (SFW), where they posted their offer to Johnston in an open letter:

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Day: August 20, 2009

Quote du Jour

If she had a political strategy in mind, I would think she would have an organized sequence of writings and thoughts to pass on. These appear to be more spur of the moment — reacting to issues of the day rather than embodying any broad political strategy.

— GOP fundraiser Fred Malek, quoted by CBS News, on Sarah Palin’s Facebook postings.

Bidding Starts for Nude Video Session with Levi Johnston

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“They’ve invested heavily in AI labs. They’ve invested heavily in data centers. So, the first family has a financial stake in this industry, and as a result, the president of the United States is compromised.”

— “Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) on Monday said President Trump will likely not heed calls from technology leaders to implement guardrails on the development of artificial intelligence because of his family’s investments in the industry,” NewsNation reports.

— Jane Haman

“We’re working through some political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the end state. They just have a crazy election, and that makes them a little irrational in certain regards.”

— Jared Kushner, quoted by CBS News, on the lack of progress in Gaza.

Numerati

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.

$184 million

50%

38%

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