<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>APOLITICUS.COM &#187; Odds and ends</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.apoliticus.com/category/odds-and-ends/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.apoliticus.com</link>
	<description>Political Humor, Lists &#38; More</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 14 May 2010 02:00:29 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>Apoliticus&#8217; Political Shame Meter Poll Mercifully Ends&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/04/apoliticus-political-shame-meter-poll-mercifully-ends/</link>
		<comments>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/04/apoliticus-political-shame-meter-poll-mercifully-ends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 02:49:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Apoliticus Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political Polls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humiliated politicians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[political poll]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shame meter]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.apoliticus.com/?p=3117</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Frankly it was painful to watch. George W Bush, gaffer-in-chief vs Bill Clinton, dress-stainer-in-chief , caught in an endless struggle for number 1. Back and forth, back and forth went the lead. Enough. We decided to end it all for the sake of our sanity.
So according to you all, Bill wins by a slim margin. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_1821" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 325px"><a href="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/clinton-sleeping.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F06%2Fclinton-sleeping.jpg','clinton-sleeping')"><img class="size-full wp-image-1821" title="clinton-sleeping" src="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/plugins/image-shadow/cache/61d724dadc0443e3dc3a6f90588491f7.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2009%2F06%2Fclinton-sleeping.jpg','clinton-sleeping')" alt="" width="315" height="275" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Sweet Dreams</p></div>
<p>Frankly it was painful to watch. George W Bush, gaffer-in-chief vs Bill Clinton, dress-stainer-in-chief , caught in an endless struggle for number 1. Back and forth, back and forth went the lead. Enough. We decided to end it all for the sake of our sanity.</p>
<p>So according to you all, Bill wins by a slim margin. He stands as the most humiliated politician. We are pondering what the award should be, should we ever have the opportunity to present it. Suggestions?</p>
<p>The real answer, by the way, is John Edwards. He has a SEX TAPE for pete&#8217;s sake&#8230;and no, a sex tape is not cool&#8230;what? no, not even for celebrities&#8230;and particularly not for politicians.</p>
<p>Here are the results:<br />
Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/04/apoliticus-political-shame-meter-poll-mercifully-ends/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Blog Roundup #6</title>
		<link>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/02/blog-roundup-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/02/blog-roundup-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 03:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Apoliticus Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.apoliticus.com/?p=2824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Groundhog Day: The Lost Radio Tapes (Gunaxin&#8230;it&#8217;s groundhog day all over again!)
  10 Most Entertaining &#8220;Lost&#8221; Mashups (Comedy.com)
5 Awesomely Low Budget Strip Club Commercials (NextRound.net)
Insane Shit Worn On Lady Gagas Head (Bejacksfriend.com)
Two Russian drivers play the slowest gave of &#8216;Chicken&#8217; EVER (Foundrymusic.com)
How To Set Up An Offshore Bank Account (AskMen.com)
Daily KOS Poll Numbers of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_2828" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 570px"><a href="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/GroundHog_Wakeup-560x315.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2FGroundHog_Wakeup-560x315.jpg','Ground+Hog+day+waking+up')"><img class="size-full wp-image-2828" title="Ground Hog day waking up" src="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/plugins/image-shadow/cache/6c4eaf125a03449fafed1724b49b2d09.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F02%2FGroundHog_Wakeup-560x315.jpg','Ground+Hog+day+waking+up')" alt="" width="560" height="315" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Then put your little hand in mine, there ain&#39;t no hill or mountain we can&#39;t climb... babe...I got you babe...</p></div>
<p><a href="http://podcasts.gunaxin.com/groundhog-day-the-lost-radio-tapes/44190" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fpodcasts.gunaxin.com%2Fgroundhog-day-the-lost-radio-tapes%2F44190','Groundhog+Day%3A+The+Lost+Radio+Tapes')" target="_blank">Groundhog Day: The Lost Radio Tapes</a> (Gunaxin&#8230;it&#8217;s groundhog day all over again!)</p>
<p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong><a href="http://entertainment.comedy.com/2010/02/02/lost-mashups/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fentertainment.comedy.com%2F2010%2F02%2F02%2Flost-mashups%2F','10+Most+Entertaining+%22Lost%22+Mashups')" target="_blank">10 Most Entertaining &#8220;Lost&#8221; Mashups</a> (Comedy.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://nextround.net/2010/01/27/5-awesomely-low-budget-strip-club-commercials/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fnextround.net%2F2010%2F01%2F27%2F5-awesomely-low-budget-strip-club-commercials%2F','5+Awesomely+Low+Budget+Strip+Club+Commercials')" target="_blank">5 Awesomely Low Budget Strip Club Commercials</a> (NextRound.net)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bejacksfriend.com/blog/2010/02/01/things-lady-gaga-could-have-worn-on-her-head-at-the-grammys/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bejacksfriend.com%2Fblog%2F2010%2F02%2F01%2Fthings-lady-gaga-could-have-worn-on-her-head-at-the-grammys%2F','Insane+Shit+Worn+On+Lady+Gagas+Head')" target="_blank">Insane Shit Worn On Lady Gagas Head</a> (Bejacksfriend.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.foundrymusic.com/media/displaymedia.cfm/id/21177/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.foundrymusic.com%2Fmedia%2Fdisplaymedia.cfm%2Fid%2F21177%2F','Two+Russian+drivers+play+the+slowest+gave+of+%22Chicken%22+EVER')" target="_blank">Two Russian drivers play the slowest gave of &#8216;Chicken&#8217; EVER</a> (Foundrymusic.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.askmen.com/money/how_to_250/272_how_to.html" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.askmen.com%2Fmoney%2Fhow_to_250%2F272_how_to.html','How+To+Set+Up+An+Offshore+Bank+Account')" target="_blank">How To Set Up An Offshore Bank Account</a> (AskMen.com)</p>
<p><a href="http://videocafe.crooksandliars.com/heather/daily-kos-poll-numbers-self-identified-rep" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fvideocafe.crooksandliars.com%2Fheather%2Fdaily-kos-poll-numbers-self-identified-rep','Daily+KOS+Poll+Numbers+of+Self-Identified+Republicans+%22Nothing+Short+of+Startling%22')" target="_blank">Daily KOS Poll Numbers of Self-Identified Republicans &#8216;Nothing Short of Startling&#8217;</a> (Scary stuff from KOS via our friends at  Crooks and Liars)</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/02/blog-roundup-6/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Weekly Political Buzzword: Palinfreude</title>
		<link>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/01/weekly-political-buzzword-palinfreude/</link>
		<comments>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/01/weekly-political-buzzword-palinfreude/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 02:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Apoliticus Editors</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Political Buzzwords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buzzwords]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sarah Palin]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.apoliticus.com/?p=2756</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[
Function: Noun
The shared enjoyment of a politician&#8217;s blunders and misteps, brought on by the public&#8217;s realization that they have given a politician more credit than they deserve and the resultant need to try and take it the hell back. Accentuated by a politician&#8217;s general tendency towards douchebaggery.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sarah_palin_wink.jpg" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2010%2F01%2Fsarah_palin_wink.jpg','sarah_palin_wink')"><img src="http://www.apoliticus.com/wp-content/plugins/image-shadow/cache/25aaad4ec03b7a247b42de8031dab2cd.jpg" alt="" title="sarah_palin_wink" width="300" height="218" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2759" /></a></p>
<p><strong>Function:</strong> <em>Noun</em><br />
The shared enjoyment of a politician&#8217;s <a href="http://www.apoliticus.com/2008/11/top-5-political-blunders/" onclick="return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.apoliticus.com%2F2008%2F11%2Ftop-5-political-blunders%2F','blunders')">blunders</a> and misteps, brought on by the public&#8217;s realization that they have given a politician more credit than they deserve and the resultant need to try and take it the hell back. Accentuated by a politician&#8217;s general tendency towards douchebaggery.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
			<wfw:commentRss>http://www.apoliticus.com/2010/01/weekly-political-buzzword-palinfreude/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
