Let's play Celebrity Political Compass!

Remember a few months ago when I showed you the Political Compass, which placed nearly every 2008 presidential candidate on the right half of the ideological spectrum?

Well, this morning I found the following chart, based at least in part on the same concept:


But the interesting thing is where certain celebrities and political figures purportedly fall on that chart. Check this out:


My favorite part here is how Jerry Falwell is right next to Osama bin Laden.

But who's the fascist next to Bill O'Reilly? (No, not Reagan ... the other fascist.) Mussolini? Tito? And Thomas Jefferson between Ted Nugent and the Unabomber? Um, I don't know about that one ...

And what the fuck is Adam Sandler doing on this chart? How incongruous.

Anyway, have some fun with it ... images link to their sources.

PDB blogswarm August 6

On August 6, 2001, Drunky McStagger received his presidential daily briefing (PDB) from aide Harriet Miers (above, in a logo designed by Tengrain). In it, he was warned that Osama bin Laden was poised to strike the United States in a terrorist attack of unprecedented proportions.

The president took no action.

Thirty-six days after the PDB, bin Laden did take action.

Thanks to the efforts of FOBO!* Ripley and Blue Gal, among others, Monday's sixth anniversary of the PDB will be marked by a blogswarm, and Blast Off! will be participating.

In addition, because Blast Off! Radio airs Monday at 12:30 pm Eastern, I'll have the privilege of "audio-blogswarming" the event as well.

Stay tuned, and join the blogswarm. The more voices, the better.

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* Friend of Blast Off!