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Wednesday link dump: The Nanny State of the Crystal Skull

Ghosbusters vodka ban, McCain's "dumb" smear, the history of Jesse Helms, and Vito stays retired

By Alex Pareene

Published May 26, 2010 11:01PM (EDT)

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  • The best thing John McCain has done in literally years was to call his primary opponent, J.D. Hayworth, "dumb." The Hayworth campaign responded forcefully today, with a sternly worded press release in which they misspelled the name "McCain."
  • The Liquor Control Board of Ontario has banned Dan Aykroyd's bizarre crystal skull vodka. Not because it is stupid, but because it is scary. (Libertarians are outraged!)
  • Jesse Helms' FBI files basically prove that he was a total scumbag who was on reliably on the wrong side of history.
  • Sadly, secret family-hiding drunk ex-congressman Vito Fossella will not run for his old seat.

Alex Pareene

Alex Pareene writes about politics for Salon and is the author of "The Rude Guide to Mitt." Email him at apareene@salon.com and follow him on Twitter @pareene

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