Archive for June, 2008

Big Bad John Cornyn

Democrat Rick Noriega deflates Cornyn, who once said he could sympathize with people who kill judges.

GOP Bigot Eruption: Grover Norquist Edition

Like a crack addict, Grover Norquist is one of the figures on the right with power who can’t help themselves.
“Norquist dropped by The Times’ Washington bureau today and, as part of his negative critique of Obama’s liberal stances on economic issues and other matters, he termed the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ‘John Kerry with a [...]

Boy Are We Lucky The Military Got Rid Of This Guy!

What a relief!
Decorated Army Sergeant Darren Manzella has been discharged under the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ law banning lesbian, gay and bisexual Americans from military service, effective June 10. The Iraq war veteran was one of the first openly gay active duty service members to speak with the media while serving inside a war zone. [...]

links for 2008-06-27

Nike Finally Releasing Back to the Future Part II McFly Sneakers, Sort Of
Buying this, but still want the real thing

nuke the fridge
I liked the new Indy movie, but yeah this scene stretched it

Something about a woman with a goofy expression on her face

On the Web, Supporters of McCain Wage An Uphill Battle
Just “do a Google”.

My [...]

Is Brian Williams Right?

He takes Reuters to task for sending out a story about possible life on Mars, saying that the story about selling GM and the Supreme Court 2nd Amendment case is more important.
I’m inclined to disagree with him because cosmically the Mars story is FAR more important. But I’m clearly biased.

CNN.com Called Nelson Mandela “Mandingo”?

What the hell is going on there?

Al Franken’s Problem

In the same poll that shows Sen. Obama with a 17 point lead in Minnesota, Al Franken is 10 points behind Norm Coleman. I’ve never been super wild about the Franken run (I don’t like entertainers and other media folks running for office most of the time), but I’m even less so now. Maybe he [...]

Hugh Hewitt Is Just Such An Idiot

“Hugh Hewitt on OSU-USC football game: “[I]t’s probably the last football game we’ll ever get to see before the United States gets blown up by the Islamists under Obama”“

Head Spin Watch

It will be interesting to watch those conservatives who yesterday decried the “activist” court for their death penalty decision now affirm that the gun decision today is firm and fair.
Heh.
That’s the court, baby.

links for 2008-06-26

Woman Spinning Around On Escalators (VIDEO)

Things I Did Last Night

Owen Fitzgerald and His Descendants
I like a world with Bob Hope comics

True players start the game young

The Reverend McCain
In a world where a Democrat can speak about religion fluently, and the Republican is tongue-tied…

Poll: Bush blamed for poor economy
Republican Recession Watch

Yet Again, With That Double Vision

Study: [...]

Dear God:

I have seen David Brooks on the streets of DC four times now. In the future, should you choose to make me see famous tv news people in real life, please substitute new DC resident Lara Logan of CBS in lieu of any more Brooks.
Thanks,
Oliver
Enclosed is a photo of Lara Logan. You are omnipotent, but [...]

McCain’s Lost Spring

I’ll never understand why McCain spent this past spring, when Obama and Clinton were hammering each other, and did nothing to build his infrastructure.

Doctor No? Doctor No?

That’s how the McCain camp plans to mischaracterize Sen. Obama’s posiiton on energy. Policy aside, this is yet another reference going back multiple decades – back to 1962, specifically.
So far McCain has compared Obama to:
– William Jennings Bryan, a politician from the late 1800s
– Jimmy Carter, president in the late ’70s
– Dr. No, from the [...]

Oh, Religious Right…

… sometimes it really sucks sharing the same planet with you. I don’t understand how allowing gay people the same basic privileges as the rest of us turns the earth on its axis.

Tweaking The Numbers

Like I said …
Barack Obama could make major gains in at least nine states the Democratic ticket lost in 2004 if he can achieve a relatively modest increase in turnout among young and African-American voters, a Tribune analysis of voting data suggests.
That potential helps explain why the Obama campaign chose to forgo federal funding and [...]

Can We Quit Pretending Ralph Nader Has Anything Of Substance To Say?

The shark jumped over 8 years ago, but now he wallows in the racial gutter.

New Orleans, Iowa

Deflating the self reliance triumphalism.

links for 2008-06-25

50 of the Hottest Chicks Dressed as Wonder Woman!

There is almost nothing about this woman that seems real

When We Left Earth

Did any of you catch this miniseries? So awesome, especially if you love space exploration as I do. And Gary Sinise had just the right voice for the narration. As soon as I get a Blu-Ray player I’m ordering this thing.

What especially struck me was just how cool the original astronauts were. Those guys are [...]

Their Brand In Crisis

How bad is the Republican brand, and by extension, John McCain’s brand? Oregon’s Gordon Smith, in one of the most endangered Senate seats, has a new ad touting a purported connection to a presidential candidate…
… Barack Obama.

Sen Obama issued a statement making clear where he stands:
“Barack Obama has a long record of bipartisan accomplishment and [...]