Archive for October, 2008
Happy Halloween
(Deep) Question of the day:
Is the Nightmare Before Christmas a Halloween Movie or a Christmas movie?
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This was in the Washington Post write up the Al Franken-Norm Coleman race.
Nevertheless, after Franken left, Jodi Dickey dismissed his candidacy, saying it was “like Tina Fey running for office.” But then the undecided voter thought a bit more about the state of the country and reconsidered. “Actually, maybe that’s not such a bad [...]
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Tags: Al Franken, Norm Coleman, Ronald Reagan
60s Amnesty
A few weeks ago I remember Atrios joking that every 4 years for eternity he’ll be saying that this election is the last one that will be re-fighting the battles of the 60s.
I’m definitely with him on thinking that both 2004 and 2008 would have seemed like good chances to have an election with not [...]
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Tags: Bill Ayers, John McCain
Can’t Explain It
but I felt compelled to put this video on the blog
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Tags: Dead or Alive, Spin me round
Here’s some I’d quote it but the Associated Press doesn’t want people quoting them in blogs.
Nothing in the article rings false, but it’s study in how not to do analysis. Don’t just alternate between group one (Palin, RNC) lying and sounding false alarms and group two (ACORN, Brennan Center for Justice, Common Cause, a [...]
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Tags: ACORN, AP, Associated Press
ACORN
On a similar note, why should ACORN do anything differently because of Republican criticism? Nothing they could do other then start registering voters likely to be Republicans would actually be enough to get Republicans to stop slandering them.
Let ignore the fact they haven’t done anything wrong in the first place. They could reform their practices, [...]
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Tags: ACORN, Voter Registration
Check It
Just a quick recommendation to check out this post over at Jack & Jill Politics.
Which reminds us that, “When Fascism Comes to America, it will be Wrapped in the American Flag and Carrying a Cross.” as Upton Sinclair warned, which I think is more relevant to America then most of the stuff George Orwell said [...]
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Tags: Jack and Jill Politics
Best. Denial. Ever.
Here’s Wayne Gretzky denying involvement in gambling ring a few years back
“I did nothing wrong, or nothing that has to do with anything along the lines of betting; that never happened … I’ll say it one more time: I didn’t bet, didn’t happen, not going to happen, never will happen, hasn’t happened, not something [...]
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Tags: Wayne Gretzky
Colin Powell Hits a New Low
I remember watching Charlie Rose interview Jeffrey Sachs during the downfall of Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti in 2004. Jeffrey Sachs was advancing the theory, expressed by Aristide to this day, that the Bush Administration facilitated his removal. Charlie Rose wasn’t buying it. Why? Because Colin Powell denied it was true.
Since when was a U.S. [...]
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Tags: Charlie Rose, Colin Powell, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Jeffery Sachs, Ted Stevens
So obviously the point of this tactic by Robert Gibbs is show the absurdity of guilt by association, not to suggest Sean Hannity is an Anti-Semite, but nonetheless I think it’s pretty amusing that Hannity’s response to being called an Anti-Semite is to mention he has let a left wing figure that is also an [...]
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Tags: Robert Gibbs, Sean Hannity
Memo to John McCain:
It’s absurd to be talking about how awesome the 1983 Social Security reforms were, because they were “bipartisan”, when they included tax increases you won’t support to fix the problem now.
Also if the 1983 Social Security compromise was such a great fix why do we still need to fix social security? [...]
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Tags: Entitlement, John McCain, John McCain Social Security Benefits Cut, Presidential Debate, Social Security
She basically says as much in this clip.
If somebody disrespects you by saying they won’t respond to your questions you don’t give up. Ifill is right that Sarah Palin made a choice to ‘blow her off’, and Ifill made a choice to let her. Basically Ifill is saying she [...]
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Tags: Debate, Gwen Ifill, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, Vice Presidential Debates
Meet the Dishonest Press
So it’s clearly more important that Barack Obama is a man of strong character then that Peggy Noonan and William Kristol are people of strong character, but it’s obviously more likely that Peggy Noonan and William Kristol are unfit to discuss the Presidential election, then that Barack Obama is unfit to to be President.
First question [...]
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Tags: Meet the Press, Peggy Noonan, Tom Brokaw, William Kristol
My standing theory is McCain’s healthcare plan is the single biggest unexploited liability in this campaign. John McCain’s healthcare plan would create a huge tax increase on people that get their insurance their jobs. Let me repeat the key part of that: John McCain’s health care plan would create a huge tax increase.
No matter [...]
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Tags: John McCain, John McCain Healthcare plan, John McCain's tax increases
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