Does the name Chuck Purgason ring a bell?  He’s a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Missouri.  Matter of fact, we recently did a post about Chuck and how he looked strikingly similar to that of Lloyd from “Dumb and Dumber”. Well, we’re proud to announce that Chuck has …

Vice President Joe Biden appeared at the West Virginia mining funeral the other day, and decided it was appropriate to take shot at departed coach Rich Rodriguez. [around 2:20] At a funeral? h/t Lazy Hazy via Deadspin’s Tommy Craggs UPDATE: We’ll see your Biden video and raise you one. Politico: …

The resemblance is uncanny. Lloyd from “Dumb and Dumber” Sen. Chuck Purgason h/t Lazy Hazy

This is amazing. Dennis Hong from Cracked has accessed the deepest recesses of his comedic mind to examine the psychology behind posting a status update, and he’s summarized the results in a neat little flowchart. In addition to examining the thought process of your average Facebooker, he’s created a points …

Why are we not surprised by this? According to a local news report, FL Gov. Charlie Crist (R) always travels with his own “fan, just to make sure he doesn’t look sweaty.” As Ben Smith pointed out, “perhaps a reasonable precaution in Florida, where the Senate campaign remains oddly focused …

It’s not the first time she’s said it, nor will it be the last. [ain’t scared] People says that Mikula “loves indulging in girlie accessories like purses” while Maddow claims to “look like a dude.” In strange, but related Rachel Maddow news: Check out the latest Facebook Group dedicated to …

This “candidate” might be on to something … Candidate campaigns to win, not woo voters … Like trying to hit a home run without swinging.  Brilliant. h/t Lazy Hazy

This seems suspect: Just as the healthcare drama in the capitol reaches a grand finale, congressional officials are warning employees to avoid the DRUDGE REPORT! The Senate’s Committee on Environment and Public Works issued an urgent email late Monday claiming the DRUDGE REPORT is ‘responsible for the many viruses popping …

Specter to Sestak: You don’t pay your staff enough money. Senator Arlen Specter’s campaign on Thursday sharply criticized primary opponent Congressman Joe Sestak (D-7) for paying his campaign staff salaries that often amount to less than the minimum wage, and for wide pay disparities between the three siblings that work …

This is priceless and pretty damn creative: [powerball] Gov. Jay Nixon would be forced to gamble for funds to bolster the state’s declining budget under legislation proposed by a few Republican lawmakers. It gets so much better: The bill, proposed by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles County, would deduct $2 …

Is it 1992 again? On April 17, 2008, [Jay] Purcell made a motion that the commission go into closed session. It had two issues to discuss — County Auditor David Ludwig’s repeated use of his office computer to view and print pictures of actress Pamela Anderson and problems with a …

This is fantastic. “You come after me on Facebook? What, are your fourteen? Here’s a status update: Grow the f–k up! Poke me again, and I will write s–t on your wall so obscene your computer will cry. Go back to the tundra, you f–king gimmick!” h/t Lazy Hazy’s SIL …

Restaurateur Michael Landrum is cranking out more Ray’s and more great quotes: “The truth is that rich people suck. Important people suck,” Landrum said. Not all of them, of course, but the “people who define themselves by whether they are wealthy or important. They are the worst to have to …

Everybody has “friends” who are guilty of this: Vaguebooking: An intentionally vague Facebook status update, that prompts friends to ask what’s going on, or is possibly a cry for help. As we’ve said before, if you’re that desperate for someone to take notice of you, join the Boys and Girls …

Robert Bluey, who heads up the online efforts for the Heritage Foundation, is a very well-respected digital media guru in Washington, DC.  He also knows a thing or two about building relationships online.  So it’s no surprise that when Bluey took to the blogosphere to vent about Facebook, people took …