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It just doesn’t get any better than this:

Al Roker: I Sharted Myself At the White House

When you undergo gastric bypass surgery, NEVER TRUST A FART — and Al Roker learned that lesson the hard way … at the White House.

Roker — who got his stomach stapled in March 2002 — shared his most embarrassing moment on “Dateline” last night, saying he was covering an event at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave a month after his operation … when he felt the urge to let one rip.

Roker said, “I probably went off and ate something I wasn’t supposed to. And as I’m walking to the press room, [I'm thinking] well, I gotta pass a little gas here. I’m walking by myself. Who’s gonna know? Only a little something extra came out. I pooped my pants.”

Roker said he beelined for the restroom to dump his underwear in the trash — and proceeded to go commando the rest of the day.

The lesson: watch what you eat. The other lesson: carry spare underpants.

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Hard to believe they call television a “vast wasteland”. Next up will be Chris Matthews telling us how he jizzed in his pants when he visited the Oval Office.

NBC should be changed to “TMI”.

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I sense a new Taylor Swift hit coming soon

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Taylor Swift And Harry Styles Break Up After Blowout In The BVI

After Taylor Swift, 23, and One Direction boy bander Harry Styles, 18, shared a kiss on New Year’s Eve in New York City following Swift’s Times Square performance, the couple jetted off for a romantic holiday in Virgin Gorda — but not everything went according to plan.

The couple arrived at Virgin Gorda — the third largest of the British Virgin Islands known for its “yacht clubs, quiet coves, safe anchorages and luxury resorts and villas” — on Tuesday, Jan. 1, and even posed for photos with fans at the local CocoMaya restaurant

But on Friday, Jan. 4, Swift caught the first flight out of Virgin Gorda and headed back to the states after getting into a heated argument with Styles that ended the two-month relationship, according to a source close to One Direction.

Styles, meanwhile, island-hopped over to Richard Branson’s private Necker Island as soon as Swift departed.

“Richard Branson heard Harry was staying nearby so invited him to come check out Necker,” the source tells Business Insider. “So when Taylor left for the states, Harry went to Branson’s island for the day to let off some steam.”

While Styles only stayed on Necker Island for a short while and later returned to Virgin Gorda solo, a source says “he did plenty of partying and was definitely enjoying himself while hanging out with guests. He returned to Virgin Gorda in the early morning hours looking like he had a raucous night.”

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I hear that Justin Bieber is available again.

(This is an open thread)

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Weimar Economics

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Paul Krugman:

Be Ready To Mint That Coin

Should President Obama be willing to print a $1 trillion platinum coin if Republicans try to force America into default? Yes, absolutely. He will, after all, be faced with a choice between two alternatives: one that’s silly but benign, the other that’s equally silly but both vile and disastrous. The decision should be obvious.

For those new to this, here’s the story. First of all, we have the weird and destructive institution of the debt ceiling; this lets Congress approve tax and spending bills that imply a large budget deficit — tax and spending bills the president is legally required to implement — and then lets Congress refuse to grant the president authority to borrow, preventing him from carrying out his legal duties and provoking a possibly catastrophic default.

And Republicans are openly threatening to use that potential for catastrophe to blackmail the president into implementing policies they can’t pass through normal constitutional processes.

Enter the platinum coin. There’s a legal loophole allowing the Treasury to mint platinum coins in any denomination the secretary chooses. Yes, it was intended to allow commemorative collector’s items — but that’s not what the letter of the law says. And by minting a $1 trillion coin, then depositing it at the Fed, the Treasury could acquire enough cash to sidestep the debt ceiling — while doing no economic harm at all.

So why not?

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Why not?

How about because it’s completely insane? It’s the equivalent of saying “I’m not broke, I still have some checks left.” It’s also a violation of the principle of checks and balances. Remember when liberals had a conscience?

My respect for economists has dropped considerably the past few years and my respect for Paul Krugman has gone past zero and is in negative numbers now.

Just when you think Democrats can’t get any stupider they go and prove you wrong.

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Mondays Suck Open Thread

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I feel like a hibernating bear. When I am in charge I will issue an executive order making every Monday a holiday.

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