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As Rahm Emanuel said, never waste a crisis. And that is now playing out with the oil spill in the Gulf Coast. In what is the first political TV advertisement to highlight the oil spill in the Gulf Coast region -- and apparently the first explicit politicization of the accident -- MoveOn.org has a new TV urging President Obama to reinstate the ban on offshore drilling. ("The Ban" video at link)

Tony the Trout is the smartest Sea Kitten in School. Already litter trained at 2 months old Tony went on to double major in neuroscience and environmental studies at Clamford University eventually graduating with honors.

Dear PETA, Thank you for renaming fish as sea kittens. I'm so pleased that you did so because it makes me rethink my vegan diet. I had become a vegan because fish and other edible animals are ugly creatures and I couldn't stand to eat something that was so revolting. But now that fish have been renamed to sea kittens, I don't think that fish are so objectionable any more and I have started eating meat again. And I'm loving every morsel! Could you let me know when you will be releasing a Sea Kitten Recipe book? Someone suggested that...

From the folks who brought you the rousing "Holocaust On Your Plate" campaign, comes a brand new initiative - not nearly as disgusting or morally reprehensible, but just as deliciously inane.The masterminds of PETA (People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals) have decided that the word "fish" must be retired from the American lexicon.From now on, they will refer to those slippery and scaly creatures that swim in the rivers and oceans as "sea kittens."No, really.From their website: People don't seem to like fish. They're slithery and slimy, and they have eyes on either side of their pointy little heads—which...

If you’re going to start a movement to change the name of what’s for dinner, you might want to pick something with a bit more ambiance than “sea kittens.” “Luca Brasi sleeps with the sea kittens” just doesn’t…ahem…hold as much water as does the classic line from my all-time favorite movie, The Godfather. I mean, I understand why PETA wants us to stop eating fish and all.