Literally, A Web Log

We’re not sure which episode from yesterday to highlight first, but we’ll start with one that we haven’t posted yet on The Caucus. And that’s the outpouring of anger and insults by former President Bill Clinton in talking about his wife’s chief rival, Senator Barack Obama, while at Dartmouth in the late afternoon.

He literally shocked his audience, by criticizing Mr. Obama and his campaign, pointing his finger and raising his already hoarse voice.

Don’t tase me, Bill!

Link: The Caucus: The New York Times Political Blog (Thanks, Ken and Scott)

See also: literally stunned

It’s the groggy, nerve-sizzling season on the trail, and forget the attack ads and last-minute scrapping. Any candidate will attest that the epic fight now is against sleep deprivation, the gaffe-inducing monster that looms over every campaign in its final hours.

“We had 300 people outside, literally freezing to death,” Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton marveled on Tuesday before a crowd in Iowa City. (No deaths were reported, in fact.)

Link (Thanks, Hope!)

Update: based on Senator Clinton’s performance in the Iowa caucuses, maybe her supporters did freeze to death after all.

Britney had a hit with “Toxic,” but now a toxic diet is taking a hit on Britney.

She loves her fast food and keeps Starbucks in business, but are her eating habits creating the bizarre Britney we’ve been seeing? Access Hollywood examines Britney’s toxic diet.

“When you take a look at Britney Spears and her behavior, it’s very frightening,” Dr. Timothy Brantley, a PhD who educates patients on the power of food, told Access. “She’s a person who’s completely addicted to sugar. This is like heroin for a junkie. She’s literally on a roller coaster to hell.”

(Thanks Ruby, Bonni, Jack, and Fandango)

Timmy the Energy Bear!

A brand new concept for the naturally healthy household,‘Timmy’ is a delightful cuddly, soft toy who is literally ‘alive’. Timmy has been developed to re-energise the ‘dead’ atmosphere in centrally heated, indoor rooms – effectively bringing the natural elements from fresh air – inside! Combining gentle magnetic fields in his tummy, with natural daylight energy in the form of photon platinum fabric, Timmy helps to neutralise electrical smog, encouraging restful sleep and general well-being.

Timmy would make an original gift for any child. He comes with a delightful little storyline jigsaw in his box which explains how ‘he was born in the stars and rode to England on a moonbeam’ ….

I know I can never sleep restfully unless the electrical smog has been neutralized by gentle tummy magnets and photon platinum fabric, so I’m buying two of these.

(Thanks, Madeleine, via New Scientist)

From CNN American Morning:

Well, you’ve got to check this one out. It’s a scary video that’s just released. It’s prompting some calls for seat belts on school busses. It shows just how vulnerable kids can be when things go wrong. You see the kids literally being tossed in the air as if they’re on a trampoline. It was after a bus approached a bridge, slammed into the guardrail and then plunged into a ditch below. There you see the video again in slow motion of the kids literally flying around the back of the bus.

(Thanks, Alison)