I have got to be more consistent with this darn comedy Friday bit, otherwise our beloved readers might begin to question my devotion. Alas, now is not the time for lament…

This week’s installment of Comedy Friday brings you a man who is described as a comedian, author and vigilante pundit. His progressive leanings and penchant for skewering Fox News and the Bush Administration make him a cult favorite among the DailyKos crowd (ahem, yours truly included). But limiting him to merely a funny mouthpiece of the left would be quite unfair. Check out his site and make your own conclusions.

It also seems I have some things in common with Mr. Thurston. He hails from my adopted city, Washington D.C. and was educated in philosophy in the great city of Boston (sadly from the lesser college across the Charles from where my philosophical education took place… GO BU). Uhh, I think that’s it, but whatever… on to today’s clip!

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I have to share a few weird-ass links with you before I sign off…

• Tefillin Barbie - That’s right. Barbie has officially one-upped Madonna and Britney with their ridiculous dabbling in Kabbalah. She’s rocking the Orthodoxy.
• Oedipus Bronx - An absolutely fascinating tale of the handover of the Yankee empire to the Steinbrenner kids. This one needs to be expounded on in a future post. Perhaps it will be the topic of an S&P roundtable…
• William F. Buckley v. Gore Vidal - Despite my inherent distaste for nearly every position Buckley took (save for his recent bashing of the Iraq War), he was a brilliant man. I also love seeing Vidal get pissed on. That guy is such a gasbag.

UPDATE: Baratunde has a great post today on canvassing. It’s centered on his support for Obama (which I share), but the information can be used when reaching out to voters for any candidate.