Stuff for Monday.

I knew something was up with this 16 yr old that traveled to Baghdad. A commenter even said something at the time. I guess the news is just now getting it together.

Redstate gives us the whole picture on the Chris Matthews stir up:

In case you missed it (and for your sake, I hope that you did, because that means you've been avoiding some unsavory locations on the web), there was quite a controversy last week in the left blogosphere when Chris Matthews said this about Osama bin Laden on Hardball:

Matthews: "I mean he sounds like an over the top Michael Moore here, if not a Michael Moore."

You can see the lefties (who will all tell you, with a straight face, that Michael Moore does not represent them) get outraged (outraged, I say!) here and here and here. The uproar was so great that 2004 Democrat Presidential nominee John Kerry stepped in to defend Michael Moore (please remember that Michael Moore does not represent the modern Democrat party, and no one is saying that he does).

Bad news for Michael Moore's many defenders: Chris Matthews was not the first person to compare Osama's rhetoric to Michael Moore's. It turns out that Michael Moore beat him to the punch. From Michael Moore's website message for 11/1/04 (Election Day Eve):

"I know it’s gotta be rough for you right now. Hey, we’ve all been there. “You’re fired” are two horrible words when put together in that order. Bin Laden surfacing this weekend to remind the American people of your total and complete failure to capture him was a cruel trick or treat. But there he was. 3,000 people were killed and he’s laughing in your face. Why did you stop our Special Forces from going after him? Why did you forget about bin Laden on the DAY AFTER 9/11 and tell your terrorism czar to concentrate on Iraq instead?

There he was, OBL, all tan and rested and on videotape (hey, did you get the feeling that he had a bootleg of my movie? Are there DVD players in those caves in Afghanistan?) "

As Mark Coffey says, I think it's about time Michael Moore apologizes to himself. It makes a lot more sense than demanding that Chris Matthews apologize for saying the exact same thing about Michael Moore that he said about himself (let's be honest, bragged about himself) just over a year ago.

UPDATE: More lefty outrage! Michael Moore's clever and witty response! More here and here - I could go on and on - they are planning one of their ridiculous "flood their email inboxes and voicemail with profanity" campaings as we speak, I'm sure... all over something Michael Moore himself bragged about. Priceless.

And if you think that is a sad commentary on the Democratic Party, Powerline has this:

John Kerry is posting on the Daily Kos. Keep that in mind next time someone tells you that the Kos Kidz are just a bunch of unemployed teenagers, and not the heart and soul of the Democratic Party.

So, to cheer you up after all that depressing news, Here is the Political Teen with the video of SNL making fun of the trio of the camera hogs and pandering fools; Jesse Jackson, Hillary Clinton, and Ray Nagin. It is hilarious! Trust me. via Michelle