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The Illustrated Tea Party Dictionary [Teabonics]

Ever wondered what ‘Real America’ means? Or how precisely Sarah Palin defines communism and fascism? Look no further. Using misspelled Tea Party placards, from this excellent Flickr gallery , we’ve compiled the first comprehensive dictionary for this new dialect. Here are 26 key words (and their associated misspelled placards, click for the full illiterate glory) that are now charged with the fevered, dog-whistling undertones of Fox News and the new right. ( Further suggestions for the Illustrated Tea Party Dictionary are welcomed in the comments or by email . ) ACORN: is a sinister organization which operates from a network of underground lairs to undermine democracy, and freedom through various nefarious means like getting poor people to vote. They were rightfully revealed as being… nice to very white people who try and trick them by Tea Party hero James O’Keefe. America, the real America, Americans: this is code for white, conservative people who dwell within 49 of the 50 United States (Hawaii is suspicious), but preferably away from the coasts. Especially the east coast. America, the real America and Americans all love guns and God and hate abortion. Activities such as shooting things are American. Activities such as helping other people to do anything are un-American. Birth Certificate: this is a code phrase often applied to the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, and is meant to indicate that he is not really American and cannot prove that he is by showing his birth certificate. The phrase continues to be used despite conclusive evidence that the President was born in Hawaii (see America, the real America, Americans). Border, Borders: the borders define the edges of America, but not of the real America which is a more nebulous concept. It is at these borders that ‘illegals’ get into America and undermine America by working extraordinarily hard with no help at all from the Government or their neighbors, who all hate them. Communism: is used to define any plan or program, usually put in place by the government, that has any aspirations to help the poor. The word ‘red’ and the phrase ‘redistribution of wealth’ are also regularly applied. All are meant to imply that the ordinary business of a capitalist government, to provide the things that the free market does not, is sinister and evil. Draws on mythology created in the 1950s and 1960s. Constitution, Constitutional: the constitution is a document that must be used to define and defend only right-wing actions. Anything liberal or progressive is ‘unconstitutional’, no matter how desperate the logic used to arrive at this conclusion. Torture, for example, is constitutional though ‘cruel and unusual punishment’, is specifically forbidden in the document. But the rescue of the financial sector was unconstitutional. English: the Tea Party does not like immigrants with their filthy foreign ways and their unintelligible gibbering in their filthy foreign tongues. They want everyone to follow their example and echo the peerless use of language that figureheads like Sarah Palin demonstrate. Fascism: any decision that does not agree with a right-wing perspective, approved by democratically elected lawmakers in various arms of Government and signed into law by the democratically elected President, is Fascism. Obama is thus Hitler. Both men were apparently known for their moderate views and hosting of Seders. Freedom: is defined as the rights of any individual to do anything, without government interference, as long as those things do not include falling in love with a member of one’s own gender, or deciding to get an abortion. Government, big Government, takeover by: the Government, like ACORN, is a sinister organization with secret aims to enslave all Americans by providing them with cheap, easy-to-access healthcare, helping students get reasonable loans and many other such disgusting ploys. Hope: is a universally bad thing, used to lure people into voting for a communist government that will eventually enslave them. Kenya: is a mysterious place where monsters roam, and devilish people plot to put one of their own into the White House and thus take over the world. It is a little like Mordor. But with black people in. Liar: anyone who does not completely agree with the Tea Party, and produces ‘evidence’ of their contrary views, is a liar. Mainstream Media: like ACORN and the Government, the Mainstream Media is a nefarious cabal who, unbeknownst to most of the nation, meet in smoky dens to deliberately play down conservative ideas and promote liberal ones by using ‘journalism’ and ‘objectivity’. Fox News , Rush Limbaugh and a select few others eschew these tools and are safely above the conspiracy. Marriage, Sanctity of: any mention of this phrase is code for ‘I don’t know what’s right, but I know that gay people freak me out and and make me feel funny, and it just ain’t right and it shouldn’t be allowed’. Maverick: anyone who has read Ayn Rand and studiously applies Conservative dogma and ideology to any situation by rote, however ludicrous the results in the real world, is a maverick. ObamaCare: is the evil tool by which Government, the Mainstream Media and ACORN will take over the country and turn it into a filthy, foreign place like Europe where people have access to medical care even if they cannot afford it and are almost never pushed into abject poverty by the misfortune of getting sick. Patriotic: any American, preferably a Real American, who supports all wars, decries all foreigners and attempts to help the poor, even if poor themselves, is patriotic. Politicians: are tools of the Government, ACORN and the Mainstream Media. Many of them are in on the conspiracy to take over America, and subjugate the Real America. Some Mavericks like Eric Cantor, Jim DeMint and John Boehner are fighting this conspiracy with the raw power of idiocy. Plumber, Joe the: code for any American who works in an average, blue-collar job and earns an average living doing so. Unless that American is swarthy of skin, in which case it does not. Responsibility: means spending whatever you like, screwing everyone you can over and refusing to perform even the meanest kindness towards anyone that is not you. Socialism, Socialised: a sinister political system in which any consideration at all is given to anyone except the wealthiest and most privileged in society. Taxes: are an evil system of control used to pay for evil things like police forces, the army, street lighting and roads. Thus tax is a tool to help the Government, ACORN and the Mainstream Media turn America socialist or communist. Wealth: definition here definition here definition here definition here definition here definition here Your, You’re: a totally arbitrary, communist, socialist, fascist distinction that is used to help hope-mongering, gay, liberal elites without birth certificates, Politicians, the Government, ACORN and the Mainstream Media take wealth, taxes and freedom and responsibility away from mavericks, Joe the Plumber, Patriots, America and the Real America and away to some post-ObamaCare Kenya.

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Kissing Miley Cyrus: Liam Hemsworth Tells All

Miley Cyrus’ first kiss with Liam Hemsworth wasn’t the most tender of moments. It unfolded on camera – in front of an entire crew – during The Last Song . Not that the Australian actor was disappointed when it happened. “We turned up on set the very first day and originally it was just a scene where we were running through the water and splashing and having fun,” he said. All in her first movie acting gig. No wonder Miley’s quitting music . “And halfway through the scene, the director yelled ‘Kiss!’ And we got thrown into a kiss on the boat,” he recalled on Ryan Seacrest’s KISS-FM radio show. While it was “hard not to get close” to his costar while filming in Tybee Island, Ga., “It was good, ’cause, you know, [you] get the first one out of the way.” “We were filming together every day, and hanging out every day,” Liam added. “We really didn’t have any other friends down there, so we just hung with each other.” It also helped that Miley Cyrus’ mother, Tish, whom Liam Hemsworth described as “the boss,” gave a stamp of approval on the budding relationship early. Her dad? Well, Billy Ray another pressing question for Hemsworth, which Seacrest relayed: “How serious is it gonna get?” Hemsworth’s reply was simply: “It’s pretty serious.” Gulp . Recently, the couple stepped out for the first time as a couple on the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of The Last Song , which hits theaters on Wednesday. Hemsworth said he’s still getting used to the media spotlight – not to mention attention that comes with a high-profile girlfriend: “It’s all very new to me,” he said. New and hot. Don’t you think these two make a great couple? Much as we are often critical of Miley, it seems like Liam’s been a good, grounding influence on her.

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Conde Nast and the End of Magazine Jobs [The Future]

The media world—it changes. A few years ago, Conde Nast was a golden castle on the hill, and the internet was a squatter’s hovel/ “artist’s colony” far below. But lo! Now, former Nasties are flooding the internet themselves. In the wake of former House & Garden editor Dominique Browning’s chronicle of her post-layoff descent into egg-obsessed madness John Koblin has taken an informal survey of the former editors of Conde Nast magazines that were shuttered in the Great Magazine Die-Off. Cookie ‘s Pilar Guzman is creating a website. Domino’ s Deborah Needleman is starting a website. Jane ‘s Brandon Holley is already running a website. It’s worth noting what none of these former queens of the magazine world are doing: running a magazine. These are former Conde Nast editors . They should, ostensibly, have their pick of magazine jobs—if not ones quite as prestigious as their last ones, at least somewhere close on a masthead elsewhere. Instead, they’re all fleeing magazines altogether in favor of the web. And many of them are planning to start websites, a pretty brazen gamble even during good economic times. Magazine jobs are no longer secure, lucrative, or abundant enough to even be a viable option for those who would have had a whole buffet of them to choose from not long ago. Internet media jobs are no more secure (trust us!), but the barrier to entry is low. Might as well give it a shot! There’s always the Peace Corps if this doesn’t work out. [ NYO ]

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Adam Lambert to Perform at GLAAD Awards

Adam Lambert is scheduled to perform at the 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, to be held in Los Angeles on April 17. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has tapped the American Idol runner-up for one of its biggest annual events. Aside from Adam Lambert , many big names will also be on hand. At the ceremony, Wanda Sykes will be presented the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, given to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community. Drew Barrymore will be honored with the Vanguard Award, after portraying the lesbian daughter of a widower (Robert De Niro) in the 2009 film Everybody’s Fine and joining public protests when the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. Other guests and presenters scheduled to attend include the Glee cast, Tom Ford (A Single Man), Eric Dane ( Grey’s Anatomy ), Jason Lewis (Brothers & Sisters), and Sofia Vergara (Modern Family), plus Chaz Bono , and Benjamin Bratt (La Mission). Also appearing will be Clementine Ford (The L Word) and from the reality TV universe, the incredible Countess LuAnn de Lesseps (Real Housewives of New York City). Sounds like an entertaining, attractive roster.

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Smoking Hot Images

When the news has stories about smoking, they show the smoking B-roll! Ben Hoffman's latest song about the news. infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com . added by: Ben_Hoffman

Federal officials thwart militia plot

From NBC's Pete Williams Federal prosecutors say members of a Michigan-based militia planned to kill a local policeman — and then attack the law enforcement officers who gathered in Michigan for the funeral. According to court documents, the plan was to attack law enforcement vehicles during a funeral procession with homemade bombs. Prosecutors say one of the militia members downloaded information about how to build the devices from the Internet and emailed diagrams of them to someone he believed was capable of making them. The militia member directed his son and others to begin gathering the materials requires to make them. Justice Department officials say that nine people — six from Michigan, two from Ohio, and one from Indiana — have been charged in what they say was this plot to attack local police. It's clear that the FBI has had this group under close watch for months, and had the capacity to shut it down whenever investigators believed it was planning to go operational, which is just what happened over the weekend. added by: CaptSutter

Oprah Narrates Snooki’s Mating Habits

After listening to Oprah Winfrey narrate the first installment of the Discovery Channel's “Life,” we want her to provide the voiceover to all of our favorite shows. A long elusive example from this week's infoMania: Oprah narrates Snooki from “The Jersey Shore.” infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://infomaniafacebook.com . added by: Conor_Knighton

Reggie Bush Denies Cheating on Kim Kardashian; Couple Reportedly "Not Over Yet"

Are Kim Kardashian and Reggie Bush not actually broken up – or at least on the cusp of a reconciliation? You bet, according to a source claiming: “It’s not over

A rare day: The Vanguard team all in one room

For the first time in more than two months, this week the entire Vanguard team was in one room at the same time. I had just gotten back from Indonesia and India (see above). Mariana had returned fewer than 24 hours before from Paris after more than six weeks abroad reporting two different stories. Christof's been in the U.S. South and then up in Canada, but returned this weekend. And Kaj had just one day between trips reporting from some of the most high-security prisons in America. There we were, all in some room — and I didn't get a photo. Though a rare occurrence when we're all in production, I swear we were all there together. A couple of highlights from our debriefs: I shared the story of how just moments after shooting this video from the middle of a river of shit, I completely lost it. I'd stupidly decided to make myself a protein shake that day — and used tap water. Despite the fact that I was in India to report on the prevalence of unclean water. Still, as Kaj pointed out to our colleagues conferencing in from San Francisco, I was telling this story while eating lunch: sushi. Mariana's trip to Africa, then Europe, then back to Africa, then back to Europe, was interrupted by not one but two epic luggage fails on the part of Lufthansa — and one very public Twitter campaign to reuinte her with her bags (and tripod). Kaj can't talk about his next piece other than to say that a trip to a high-security prison nearly landed him in contempt of court. And to promise he'll be using Twitter more now. And Christof is back from a very intense round of reporting, painfully without his own camera in hand. It's a story we've been careful to talk too much about — unlike my relentness documenting of every pile of shit in India I filmed — because the subjects were, even for the kind of story Vanguard so often goes after, particularly reluctant to speak with the media. We want to tell you — and show you — as much as we can about the next season of Vanguard, even as we're still in the field or back here in LA piecing the shows together. You tell me — what do you want to know? (Follow the full team at Twitter as we all scatter back across the globle.) added by: Adam_Yamaguchi

Michelle "Bombshell" McGee Still Damning the Haters, Hangers-On in Profanity-Laced Rants

This media spotlight’s only big enough for one of them. And what with Jesse James’ alleged mistresses Nos. 2-4 emerging and jostling for their respective 15 minutes, O.G. Other…

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