EuroTravesty

Today was a dark day in European history – Ireland finished last in the Eurovision Song Contest ….. out of 26 countries ….. with this epic tune.

They got five points, just 276 fewer than the winners, Denmark.

Their only votes came from Cyprus (2), Sweden (2) and the UK (1) – nothing from Greece, for example, which Ireland will remember next time there’s a European Union vote on bailing them out.

This is the musical equivalent of the fall of the Roman Empire, because Ireland have won more Eurovision Song Contests than any other country in the entire, total and complete history of Europe.

What’s gone wrong? Democracy, that’s what. Before the break up of the Soviet Union, everything was fine, Ireland kept winning, but then about 95,000 new Eastern European countries won independence, got to enter the Eurovision Song Contest, didn’t like Ireland’s music, gave them no votes, and that was that.

So tonight I say: “Mr. Gorbachev, put that wall back up.”

afternoon all

Yep, the White House covered up the visit of Johnny Depp (and Tim Burton) 🙄

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President Barack Obama hosts a ceremony honoring the 2011 NBA basketball champions Dallas Mavericks at the White House, January 9

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, right

Dallas Mavericks captain Dirk Nowitzki

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‘rebuilding together’

First lady Michelle Obama greets Army Sgt. Johnny Agbi with Jill Biden during a Joining Forces initiative event in Washington. Sears, Rebuilding Together and volunteers will complete the retrofit on Sgt. Agbi’s home to make it wheelchair accessible. Sgt. Agbi was injured while serving in Afghanistan

First lady Michelle Obama paints in the home of Army Sgt. Johnny Agbi

common ground with jon stewart!

BWD mentioned this video in her morning mishmash at The Only Adult In The Room – I usually avoid Stewart, but this was sublime.