October 2008
September 2008
“Soon after Sarah Palin was elected mayor of the foothill town of Wasilla,...”
– (Via the LA Times)
Call me an elitist if you want, but I think that believing that The Flintstones was a plausible scenario should eliminate you from the presidency.
WatchThe most senseless commercial ever produced
A bunch of people protesting a logging operation get beaten and arrested by cops. As one protester gets hauled away, she yells “Help me” to one of the loggers. He kind of shakes his head and walks away from her.
Later, he’s bailing her out of jail. She walks past him angrily and climbs onto the back of a motorcycle. He gets on...
Very few people know that in college I was a...
Am I the only one who doesn't really care that the...
I know deep down that I should be concerned. I know that more than $1 trillion of assets were just wiped off the face of the earth today. I know that the failure of our top financial institutions will have a ripple effect on the rest of the economy, eventually causing a credit freeze that will prevent the average person from getting so much as a car loan.
But on a purely visceral level, I...
Three Things Meme
lindsayneedscoffee:theengineer:jgh: forwhenifeellikesharing:sarahchristine:robot-heart: elizabethanne: kathlellen: jessicalindsey
What are the last three things you purchased? Edible:
vending machine trail mix
Asian chicken salad
oatmeal with strawberries and brown sugar
Non-edible:
black leather jacket
brown wingtip shoes
$1 Mega Millions lotto ticket
What are the last three songs...
Silence
Jonathan Martin got a McCain source to spill the beans:
The Palin aide, after first noting how “infuriating” it was for CBS to purportedly leak word about the gaffe, revealed that it came in response to a question about Supreme Court decisions. After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases. There was no verbal fumbling with this...
“And the worst may be yet to come for Palin; sources say CBS has two more...”
– Howard Kurtz, writing in the Washington Post
Ben Smith digs up some more details:
A source familiar with CBS News’ plans clarified that this is part of the “Vice Presidential Questions” series with Biden and Palin. The recorded segments are scheduled to air Wednesday and Thursday...
Somebody filled out a wedding registry for... →
I think that the Precious Moments® “Dedicated To God” figurine that they chose is just adorable:
Also, who knew you could get such a wide range of products in camoflauge?
These two crazy kids and their shotgun marriage are gonna be fine, I think.
Seriously, though, the UK Times is reporting that the Palin may be planning a pre-election wedding as a publicity stunt. I’m...
WatchHardcore XXX pornography, made Safe For Work through the magic of cartooning
Good riddance
I have no problem with this kind of killing:
Indiana Father Kills Sex Offender Who Broke Into Home Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — A convicted sex offender died Sunday during a struggle with a father who found the naked man in or near his 17-year-old daughter’s bedroom, police said. Police responding to a call from the city’s northwest side about 3:20 a.m. found 64-year-old Robert...
WatchA trailer for Disney’s new movie based on The Sarah Palin story.
Brilliant.
“There might be a certain utility in not getting overcofident, especially where...”
– Isaac at The New Republic is right that Obama is currently ahead by a pretty comfortable margin.
But I sincerely hope that the media doesn’t start to play up that storyline.
I want Democrats scared shitless that Obama will lose. If people start thinking that Obama will just cruise to...
WatchLast night when I got home I drunkenly watched the first few sketches of SNL. Tina Fey knocked it out of the park again with her uncanny Sarah Palin impression. (Oddly enough, the more I see Fey playing her, the less I think they look alike. But her accent and verbal tics are so dead-on that the looks don’t matter at this point.)
The funniest part of the sketch was Palin’s inane...
“As she eased into her motorcade one man yelled, “I can see Alaska from...”
– Palin at a campaign stop gets heckled mercilessly by Philadelphians.
Was Green Man there?
Debate bounce already?
Gallup Daily Tracking
Obama 49, McCain 44
Rasmussen Daily Tracking
Obama 50, McCain 44
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Obama clearly won the debate
Watching it, I thought Obama was the clear winner.
But don’t just take my word for it:
CBS Poll - Who won the debate?
Obama 39%
McCain 25%
Tie 36%
CNN Poll -Who did the best job?
Obama 51%
McCain 38%
Even if you (charitably) call it a tie, that still makes McCain the loser because this was on foreign policy. This was supposed to be McCain’s turf, and Obama went toe to toe...
Evil thought of the day...
Me to Marcia just now:
“If Kennedy dies just before the election, I think it actually helps Obama, because it will remind people of JFK and Obama also reminds people of JFK.”
Hey, if a drunken car crash couldn’t kill him, I don’t think a brain tumor will either.
Someone dug up video of Sarah Palin in the 1984... →
I’d hit it.
WatchIT’S FRIDAY!
Chug a case of Nati and try to forget that the country is about to go down the crapper.
“Somewhere in my attic there is a fading copy of a campus newspaper from 1967—my...”
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I just had a weird moment here. I’m sitting at my desk at work and I literally got a little misty-eyed when I read that.
(Slate via The New Republic)
With 8 hours to go until the debate, John McCain...
I think his ad people may have jumped the gun a little bit:
Hmm.
Premature declarations of victory.
Remind you of anyone else?
“Palin’s recent interviews with Charles Gibson, Sean Hannity, and now Katie...”
– -Kathleen Parker, a conservative columnist for the National Review, not too impressed
This video is pretty ridiculous. I’m reminded of the scene in Billy Madison — we’re now all dumber for having heard that.
Read this transcript and tell me if you’re comfortable with this...
Always Sunny in Philadelphia "Green Man" costumes... →
If I didn’t already have a Halloween costume picked out (not to mention a bit of a beer gut) this would be my costume this year.
Prepping for Halloween
For Halloween last year, I decided to be one of the cops from the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage video.
I thought it worked out pretty well:
The year before that, Kat and I did a joint costume:
I know what you’re thinking: How can one couple be so fucking cool? The answer is hard work, my friends. Hard work.
This year, we’re going back to the joint costume.
Here’s the...
My Tivo Overfloweth...
Tonight:
and:
Plus, this weekend:
WatchSarah Silverman: possibly the funniest woman alive.
Here, she manages to endorse Obama while insulting Obama, McCain, Jews, blacks and old people.
Not bad for a four minute web video.
Her campaign is called “The Great Schlep”. The goal is to get Jewish college kids to go to Florida to convince their grandparents to vote for Obama.
How the other half lives: my trip to a Yankee...
Last week I went to one of the last baseball games ever held in The House That Ruth Built — the 85 year old Yankee Stadium.
But since I am clearly such a high roller, I was able to score a luxury box seat.
I have to say, after my experience I categorically refuse to ever go sit in the loser seats again.
Here’s how it went down:
We went in through the regular gates, and were ushered...
“When police were trying to get fingerprints, police say Cruz moved closer to the...”
– A man in West Virginia was charged with battery for farting on a cop.
I’m going to say it was probably worth it.
(WSAZ via Drudge)
Non-shocking de-closeting: Part Deux
Aiken? Really? I thought this guy was a total pussy hound!
Next you’ll be telling me that Ricky Martin is gay.
AUDIO: Lohan outs herself? (:42 secs)
Lindsay...
OK Cupid Politics Test →
Politically, I’m right about where I thought I was:
Your true political self:
You are a Social Liberal (73% permissive) and an… Economic Moderate (41% permissive) You are best described as a: Democrat You exhibit a very well-developed sense of Right and Wrong and believe in economic fairness.
Meanwhile, I’m dating a Socialist.
Roger Ebert is a Creationist? →
Wow, I just lost a lot of respect for his intellect.
From an article posted to his website:
Q. Was there a Noah, and did he have an Ark?
A. Certainly. There are many unverified reports of a massive wooden vessel on Mount Ararat. The Arc contained eight people, from whom we are all descended. It also contained two of each kind of animal. Since living species were obviously not created through...
“It was our best selling wine before the V.P. announcement.”
– -A wine bar owner in the far-left hell-hole known as San Francisco complaining that nobody is buying a Syrah with a suddenly familiar name:
Do I detect a slightly moosey aftertaste?
(Via Serious Eats)
Why Notre Dame will never be a football powerhouse...
Imagine this: you’re a superstar high school football player. You need some place to cool your heels for two or three years before heading to the NFL. So you’re looking around at colleges.
Would you choose Notre Dame? It has a storied football history with a beautiful campus, a legendary stadium and a dedicated base of alumni and fans; as well as a lucrative TV contract that...
“She’s preaching that she’s this mom of the year and taking that poor...”
– An undecided voter from a panel convened by the St. Petersburg Times. Apparently the Sarah Palin selection is pushing voters who were previously on the fence toward Obama.
I agree. They really were toting around that poor Down Syndrome baby like it was some kind of mascot.
Another choice...
“The problem is I’m going to have a really hard time if we’re both...”
– From the season premiere of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, probably the funniest show on television right now.
Go to their Hulu page and you can watch every episode from the 1st and 2nd seasons and half the episodes of the 3rd season.
The first two episodes of the new season will be...
“It would be a disgrace and a humiliation if Barack Obama does not win… It...”
– One of my all time heroes telling it like it is.
Last year I dragged Kat to see Manhattan at the Film Forum. I had never seen it on the big screen before.
As it turns out, I didn’t see it on a big screen that night either.
The screening at FF featured a screen that was only about 10...