This post from the Early Returns blog at the Post-Gazette reports on Gov. Rendell’s non-apology for his sexist remarks about Arizona Gov. Napolitano. Great, and I’m glad the PG’s covering it.

However, this more recent post is about Michelle Obama’s wardrobe and how she has a “second chance” to make up for the apparently heinous dress she wore the night of the election, which, Early Returns is eager to remind us, they hated.

Ugh.

Hello, kittens! So I was home sick a little while ago and when I was flipping through the channels on the TV, it was like my childhood was replaying itself right in front of my very eyes, but in ways I could never have foreseen. Like, I saw a Cabbage Patch Kids commercial. THEY STILL MAKE THOSE?! And then I got to E! and guess what – Topanga Freaking Lawrence is hosting a show there! The Dish? Or the Soup? Or something else? Anyway, it was really weird to see Topanga making fun of TV shows and not crusading for the environment or telling Cory what a tool he was being. And then, to top it all off, TRL was on MTV – okay, maybe that’s not that unusual, but the guests were the BACKSTREET BOYS. Seriously, it was like going from age 5 to age 10 to age 14 in just a few flicks of the clicker. I figured these were all signs from god and decided to do a BSB video of the week because I am ashamed to admit I spent more than a few dollars on their albums and paraphrenalia. So, without further ado…

Uh, what is wrong with Brian’s hair in the intro? He keeps moving his hat like he’s trying to scratch his hair without anyone noticing. Brian, get thee some Neutrogena TGel. That stuff works wonders.

What does Nick pull out of the bed? A stuffed mink?

In the silhouette after their transformations, I always thought Brian was wearing a crown of thorns and was like, hmm, that’s sacreligious. But now I see it’s just excessive amounts of hair gel. Wow…sexy.

Am I sexual? If you have to ask, Nick, the answer is probably no.

This song is announcing their return and the release of their album, right? So why are Nick’s questions (Am I original? Am I the only one?) in the first person singular? Grr to bad grammar.

Oh good! A ballroom dance at the haunted mansion tonight! I AM SO THERE.

I spent many teenaged hours memorizing the dance that begins at about 3:49. Sad but true. I thought I’d have the chance to show off my moves at the eighth grade dance. Turns out, not so much. Actually, you know what? That’s probably for the better, in terms of my long-term psychological health.

I always liked Nick the best, but now that I’m older and looking back, he’s kind of whiny and annoying. And whose jersey is that he’s wearing in the beginning part? Now I’m thinking that Kevin is much sexier…