Hugs and Kisses

Here's a great quote from Bill Clinton today on the campaign trail regarding Hillary's relationship with Senator McCain:

“She and John McCain are very close,” he said. “They always laugh that if they wound up being the nominees of their party, it would be the most civilized election in American history and they’re afraid they’d put the voters to sleep because they like and respect each other.”

Read the whole article here.

Chicken Phobia

I'm unsure whether this is highly entertaining or insanely cruel.

Hershey Shelves Cocaine Look-Alike Candy

The Hershey Co. is halting production of Ice Breakers Pacs in response to criticism that the mints look too much like illegal street drugs, the company's president and chief executive officer said Thursday. ...

"Some community and law-enforcement leaders have expressed concern" about the shape of pouch and the Xylitol sweetener inside, and about the possibility of the mints being mistaken for illegal substances, West said.

"We are sensitive to these viewpoints and thus have made the decision that we will no longer manufacture Ice Breakers Pacs," he said.

This is amazing. I can just imagine the one marketing dude who sat through every meeting giggling to himself. Read more about it here.

On a similar note, Vice Magazine has published an oral history of the infamous Kokie's bar in Brooklyn, where patrons would buy cocaine in the back and snort it behind a curtained corner. I'd heard of its existence through friends but always assumed it was hyperbole. Apparently not. Anyhow, it's a highly entertaining read.

Best Jewish Comedy Since Seinfeld?

You Gotta Do What You Gotta Do

My dream of an Obama presidency is growing dimmer by the hour. Like Obama, I'm undergoing something of a Clinton education in smear and distort politics. From today's Wall Street Journal:

One of our favorite Bill Clinton anecdotes involves a confrontation he had with Bob Dole in the Oval Office after the 1996 election. Mr. Dole protested Mr. Clinton's attack ads claiming the Republican wanted to harm Medicare, but the President merely smiled that Bubba grin and said, "You gotta do what you gotta do."