Jim Gerlach Thinks You’re Fat

Jim Gerlach is the U.S. Rep from the 6th District and is up for re-election this fall. Above Average Jane noticed some interesting Google ad placement:

Ads by Google

Jim Gerlach for Congress
Independent Voice for Pennsylvania Help Congressman Gerlach Today!
www.JimGerlachForCongress.com

10 Rules for Stomach Fat
Drop 9 lbs of Stomach Fat every 11 Days by Sticking with the 10 Rules.
FatLoss4Idiots.com/DropStomachFat

Why Your Stomach is Fat
I fought with excess belly fat for years until I found this 1 trick.
www.TruthAboutAbs.com

Strange, strange ad placement. The truth about abs, huh? I wonder if this will have the same success as the 9/11 truth movement.

Which of these things doesn’t belong? [Above Average Jane]

Beating, Thanking A Dead Horse

Oh, just when you thought the news was all Don Imus and Jon Corzine comes the news about two new important bills pending on Capitol Hill. Our Congresspeople have gotten together to propose two Barbaro-related bills.

Well, the first bill doesn’t mention Barbaro at all, but it is a ban on eating horses. (Well, it’s the actual clever workaround of banning eating horses by banning the transportation of horses for slaughter. Same thing.) And, of course, we would never know about this bill at all if not for Barbaro.

Now, I have absolutely no interest ever in eating a horse. First off, I bet they taste like shit. And anybody who wants to eat a non-Barbaro horse is a little off in my book. But I believe every American should have the God-given right to eat whatever animal they want, even bald eagles. (Especially bald eagles! What better way to celebrate freedom than by eating it!)

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Leftovers: Welcome, Our New PR Overlord!

• We’re hearing…. that the Brian Tierney/Bruce Toll/etc. bid to buy the Inquirer and Daily News has gone through, and there’s a press conference at the Inquirer Building at 5 p.m. to officially announce the sale. Staff meeting to follow at 6, but you probably need some sort of special badge or ring or “job” to get in to that one. Update: Here’s a press release. [Yahoo!/McClatchy]

• As mentioned earlier, Dubya himself will be here tomorrow, helping out the campaigns of Jim Gerlach and Mike Fitzpatrick. Tickets are a thousand bucks, so, uh, start saving. [AP/Philly.com]

• Philly businesses got a pep talk today; “You, too, can get the Olympics… if you work together.” Philadelphia promptly ended its bid for the 2016 Olympics. [Inquirer]

• Nick Lachey to The Trentonian: Stay away from me! Trentonian to Nick Lachey: “Popfest headliner Nick Lachey snubbed efforts to talk to him yesterday for a pre-concert interview — that’s despite being splashed across the front of The Trentonian’s GO section last Thursday.” Oh my God, the GO section? That jerk! [Trentonian]