Cheney On 4,000 Dead In Iraq: They Volunteered

Plus: 97% of U.S. troops killed in Iraq died after “Mission Accomplished"...Get the margarita recipe that got us into the war...we wonder what lobbyists did with their $4 billion fees last year...what’s wrong with this picture? There are more predatory lenders in Ohio than Mickey D’s (and people in Ohio really like Big Macs)...while your dog barks at his tennis ball, this dog is praying for his eternal soul...and ladies? If you want to truly be happy, drop the Hero and get with the Zero. It’s Tuesday, March 25 and this is Mic Check. Get your sexy back.

Celebration Excuse

A rock ‘n roll porno, some hoo-hah about “Howl”, and one deadly fashion disaster. Here’s why Mic Check’s flashing the peace sign today.

1634

Say yahoo to Maryland! The first colonists to Maryland found the settlement of St. Mary’s.

1807

Halfway there: the Slave Trade Act becomes law, abolishing the slave trade…but not slavery in the British Empire.

1911

Take a moment of silence if you’re clothed: the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire kills 146 garment workers.

1955

U.S. Customs seizes copies of Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Howl” for saying obscene things about lambs.

1965

Martin Luther King, Jr. successful leads a civil rights march against the Vietnam War the war to completion.

1969

Rock ‘n roll porno: John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Ben-In for Peace during their honeymoon.

Get Cake-alicious

1881: Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer who was dropping beats way before RJD2

1947: Music icon Sir Elton John, who is not threatened by M&Ms

1962: Marcia Cross, the anal-retentive Desperate Housewife you’re glad doesn’t exist

1965: Your favorite Manolo Blahnik-wearing, sex-ay city girl, Sarah Jessica Parker

Daybook

POTUS

Gets a photo op with the 2008 Bassmaster Classic Champion and the 2008 Women’s Bassmaster Tour Champion, meets with King Hamad of Bahrain, speaks at Greek Independence Day celebration, and attends a National Republican Senatorial Committee Reception.

Stumpin’

Governor Howard Dean attends a grassroots rally in Madison, Wisconsin.

Congress

Senate

Still on vaycay.

10:30 a.m.

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee: Field hearing on the rising water level of the Devils Lake basin in North Dakota.
House

Ditto.

12:00 p.m.

House Small Business Committee: Field hearing on “The Impact of the 2006-2007 Drought on Georgia’s Economy.”

TV

Daytime

Oprah: Inside the Lives of Hoarders, Part 1 (R 11/15/07) The View: the original “Willa Wonka” Gene Wilder, Counting Crows Regis & Kelly: Demi Moore, guest co-host Joy Philbin
Ellen: singer Christina Aguilera, third-grade author Alec Greven (R 2/20/08)
Martha: Producers’ Picks Show

Late night

Letterman: Kate Bosworth, comic John Witherspoon, the Raveonettes
Leno: “Office” prankster John Krasinski, Joe Torre, Jose Gonzalez
Ferguson: Thandie Newton, comic Dom Irrera, Bell X1
Conan: physics professor Peter Fisher, medical correspondent Bob Arnot, Eric Lindell
Stewart: “U.S. News and World Report” associate editor Alex Kingsbury (R 3/20/08)
Colbert: segway inventor Dean Kamen (R 3/20/08)

 

Eavesdrop

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Let’s Roll! (Easter Edition)

Who: First Lady Laura Bush, and Megyn Kelly of Fox News

What: Laura Bush kicks off the annual White House easter egg roll and Megyn Kelly waxes rhapsodic about the last roll of the Bush administration.

Why You Should Care: I mean, this is the last photo op for Bush and men in ridiculous bunny costumes. We’re tearing up.

The Audio

  • First Lady Laura Bush, not talking about Chinese food: “President Bush and I with each one of you good luck on the egg roll.”
    Laura Bush, on The Easter Egg Roll — You do not have sufficient permissions to view this object.
  • Megyn Kelly thinks President Bush must “feel a little melancholy.” After all, this is his favorite part of being President.
    Megyn Kelly, on Last Easter Egg Roll Ever — You do not have sufficient permissions to view this object.

Popularity Contest

More popular than Ben Franklin in Paris. (Don’t understand? Get HBO.)

ABC: Cheney Exclusive: On 4,000 Dead in Iraq, He Says They Volunteered

NBC: Pronounced dead, man takes ‘miraculous’ turn

CBS: Medicine’s Cutting Edge: Re-Growing Organs

CNN: FBI: Bodies of kidnapped U.S. contractors found

FOX: Georgia Hiker Fought Her Convicted Killer Before He Tricked Her

REUTERS: “Pay day” loans exacerbate housing crisis

BBC: ‘Praying’ dog at Japanese temple

NYT: A Guide to the French. Handle With Care

WP: Arlington Coach Finds a Surprise in His Luggage

USAT: 5 killed in Iowa City shooting

LAT: Obama’s brilliant bad speech

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