links for 2007-06-27

• Simm's Master based on Blair
  "DOCTOR Who’s creator yesterday admitted the hero timelord’s evil nemesis The Master is partly based on Tony Blair...He added: “There’s an element of satire.”...Mike added "But just a bit."
  
  (tags: doctorwho)
  
• Cocaine-addled driver destroys entire cornfield on run from police -- click for pic
  
  A driver high on cocaine destroyed an entire cornfield attempting to escape from the police. 4 police cars were destroyed before the 35-year-old was arrested after he crashed into a ditch near the village of Dussen in the south of the Netherlands.
  (tags: daily drugs funny humor news)
  
• Rahm's Moment -- I'm not usually a fan of my Rep. Emanuel but this is awesome.
  He "has introduced a bill to delete spending for Cheney's office on the ground that Cheney claims, when convenient, that the vice-president's office is not "an entity within the executive branch."
  
  (tags: RahmEmanuel politics DickCheney dickery)
  
• The Parent Crap: Americans Now Too Stupid To Name Own Children - Gawker
  
  "You don't want your little angel to be like every other Madison in her class. The solution? Baby-naming consultants." God I hate people
  (tags: MikeTheMisantrhope BreedersWhoShouldnt)