Our Endorsements: Paul Ryan Is Mitt Romney's Cary Grant

* Mother Jones' illustrator Zina Saunders draws out Romney's secret crush.

* Saturday Night Live satirizes Romney's compulsion to be the every man, literally.

* Julia Louis-Dreyfus is playing a Veep!

* The Onion radio reports on how the Pentagon gets their missiles.

* The Neighborhood Watch movie marketing team is having to walk on eggshells.

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Legislator Morphs into Terrifying Hoodlum Before Congress' Eyes

This morning while addressing the House, Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) somehow managed to transform himself from a harmless-looking politician in a nicely tailored suit into an unwieldy hoodie-wearing drugged-up urban youth right before the awe-struck eyes of Congress!

Oh my god! I've never seen such a thing! I can't imagine how they felt in the room. I wouldn't be surprised if several of them suffered minor cardiac arrests. I was briefly concerned that this ghetto gangsta would jump through my computer monitor and eat Skittles at me!

Watch for yourself, but be forewarned. It is quite disturbing footage…

Luckily, Rep. Gregg Harper had the wherewithal to keep his shit together long enough to have this thing that used to be Rep. Rush pulled off the floor and — most likely — shot down.

Tags: Bobby Rush, Fashion, House of Representatives, Racism, Trayvon Martin

The Daily Show on Media Coverage of Trayvon Martin's Death

It's comforting to know that there is no story today so grave that our trusted Fourth Branch of Government cannot turn into a circus. I guess that probably explains all the clowns.

Coverage continues with John Oliver and Wyatt Cenac after the jump.

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Tags: CNN, Crime, Dick Cheney, Fashion, Florida, Fox News, George Zimmerman, Geraldo Rivera, Health, John Oliver, Jon Stewart, Judiciary, MSNBC, Racism, The Daily Show, Trayvon Martin, Wyatt Cenac

Geraldo Rivera Blames Trayvon Martin Killing on Trayvon Martin

Until today, one remarkable fact surrounding the killing of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman has been the relative lack of polarization in the surrounding commentary.

Many have argued that perhaps Stand Your Ground laws, which in Florida seem to authorize people to pursue and confront others "to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony," are a bad idea, since we should not base public policy on Death Wish and Dirty Harry. Others argue that those concerned with minorities' rights should not be pushing to give prosecutors even more discretion by limiting self-defense claims. Nearly everyone agrees that the decision by the police chief of Sanford, Florida to temporarily step aside is a good one, especially if "temporarily" is a new synonym for "permanently."

So who will step up to provide a dose of aggressive stupidity? We're in luck, because on this morning's Fox and Friends, Geraldo Rivera explained that guns don't kill people. And armed, racist, self-appointed vigilantes patrolling communities with incompetent police departments sort of kill people. But hoodies definitely kill people…

Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera reacted to the killing of 17-year-old, unarmed Florida resident Trayvon Martin by neighborhood watch member George Zimmerman by claiming, "I think the hoodie is as much responsible for Trayvon Martin's death as George Zimmerman."

Rivera said: "I believe that George Zimmerman, the overzealous neighborhood watch captain should be investigated to the fullest extent of the law and if he is criminally liable, he should be prosecuted" but went on to claim Martin "wore an outfit that allowed someone to respond in this irrational, overzealous way."

I don't want to alarm anyone, but I'm finding Geraldo's mustache "real suspicious."

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Tags: Crime, Florida, Fox News, Geraldo Rivera, Racism, Trayvon Martin