The only candidate worth voting for, as far as I’m concerned, and here’s the video.

Part one:

Part two:

The money quote:

HANNITY: you are then officially running to be the next president of the United States.

GIULIANI: Well. We still have to formally announce and do a few more things. But this is about as close as you get. We did everything you have to do I guess legally then you still have to make a formal announcement and things like that

HANNITY: Are you in it to win it?

GIULANI: Gosh yeah. That’s the only reason to do it. First thing you have to do is say to yourself what can I bring to it, what can I do that’s different and how can i make the country better? how can i improve it? i think the experiences that I’ve had as mayor of New York city, united states attorney, all of them very, very strongly kind of in the executive area where you have to have leadership and organization and focus and having dealt with a city that was really bad shape when I took over and I had to kind of turn around, i think it gives you the background to approach it and feel pretty comfortable that you can make a difference.

Run, Rudy, run.

I have beaten Weird Al Yankovic, as well as Yehudit and Dave. This week’s Haveil Havalim is a Jeopardy quiz, and I won. Ha!

I usually only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials. Yes, really. I’m not interested in sports much these days. But I had things to do yesterday, and missed most of them. Allah didn’t. The good ones are all over on Hot Air, and so is Billy Joel singing the Star Spangled Banner.

Update: And the New York Times analyzes the ads, and proclaims them to have Iraqi subtexts.

More than a dozen spots celebrated violence in an exaggerated, cartoonlike vein that was intended to be humorous, but often came across as cruel or callous.

It amazes me what a Rorschach test these commercials seem to be. And here we thought all they were doing was bringing our attention to the products so we would buy them. And I detect a note of nostalgia here:

During other wars, Madison Avenue has appealed to a yearning for peace. That was expressed in several Super Bowl spots evocative of “Hilltop,” the classic Coca-Cola commercial from 1971, when the Vietnam War divided a world that needed to be taught to sing in perfect harmony.

Coca-Cola borrowed pages from its own playbook with two whimsical spots for Coca-Cola Classic, “Happiness Factory” and “Video Game,” that were as sweet as they were upbeat. The commercials, by Wieden & Kennedy, provided a welcome counterpoint to the martial tone of the evening.

Ah, to be young and innocent again, standing in a field, holding hands, and singing “I’d Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony).” Like the New Seekers did.

The final round of Pickle Tales at Podcast Pickle is up.

I swore an oath before the first round that I’d pull a Terrance and Phillip in the final round, and I stuck by that oath.

So, here’s what you need to do:

1. Listen
2. Register
3. Vote
4. Spread the word

There will be three promos appearing on the 100 Word Stories Podcast feed in the next three days for your amusement.

Thank you for your support so far, and thank you to Phil Rossi for being a more-than-worthy opponent.