Archive for April, 2008
If I Were Able To Use Photoshop…
Posted on April 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Hillary Clinton, Teddy Roosevelt, Washington Nationals | Leave a Comment
I would turn this
HILLARY AS TEDDY ROOSEVELT?
into a cross between these two pictures
ala that creepy TNR cover.
But instead I have no idea how to do that, so I’m stuck telling you what my joke would have been.
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Even FOX Ain’t Buying Their Bullshit
Posted on April 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, DNC, FOX News, RNC | Leave a Comment
Greg Sargent reports that FOX is engaging in traitorous comforting of the enemy:
A Democratic National Committee spokesperson confirms to me that the DNC, somewhat puckishly, asked Fox News if the network would run its ad attacking McCain over his 100-years Iraq talk — and that Fox has agreed.
The reason this is amusing is that [...]
The Economy Is Not As Sucky As You Think It Is, You Whiny Chicken Little
Posted on April 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under GDP growth, economy | Leave a Comment
0.6% GDP growth in the first quarter of 2008! In your face, recession doomsayers!
All we hear about is how the Republicans have ruined our economy and we’re all going to be feeling the squeeze as production continues to grind to a halt. It’s a bit hard to buy that negativity when the economy is growing [...]
Heartbreaking Photo Of The Day
Posted on April 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Iraq war | Leave a Comment
A cropped version of this AP photo was on the front page of today’s Washington Post.
According to the caption, our missiles killed this boy. But that fact is neither here nor there. Regardless of direct responsibility for pulling the proverbial trigger, our war of choice is unquestionably responsible for killing this boy.
The war continues, and [...]
20 Games Of Mediocrity: 2-2
Posted on April 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Ryan Zimmerman, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
Another win. More importantly, the Nats looked better last night than they had in any of the previous three games I attended. I was a bit worried when they failed to cash in on any of their several baserunners in the first and second innings, but the third inning back-to-back Zimmy/Johnson home runs made up [...]
Obama vs. Wright Continues To The Detriment Of Everyone But Wright
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Barack Obama, Reverend Wright | 1 Comment
I think this should clear matters up for anyone uncertain of how Barack Obama feels about his former pastor.
“I have been a member of Trinity Church since 1992. I have known Rev. Wright for almost 20 years,” he said at a news conference in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. “The person I saw yesterday is not the [...]
Fighting For Influence
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Netroots | Leave a Comment
Barack Obama went on FOX News this past Sunday, and the bigshots of the netroots were none too pleased.
Matt Stoller admits the real problem:
All of us have endorsed Obama, and have criticized him over this, but the reality is that there was no communications with anyone about the decision-making or process that led to him [...]
A Moment For Young Voters
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2004 presidential election, 2008 presidential election, John McCain, party identification, polls, young voters | Leave a Comment
Pew has a chart you’ll likely be seeing a lot over the course of the next day or two:
That’s a twenty-five point gap in favor of the Democrats.
Mori Dinauer looks at the 2004 election results and does a rough calculation of how they might have changed if the youth party identification gap had been as [...]
Free Ice Cream Day
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Ben & Jerry's, ice cream | 1 Comment
DCist reminds us that today is that most magical day, Ben & Jerry’s annual Free Cone Day. I’m heading to the baseball game tonight… Too bad there isn’t a B&J’s there. I guess I’ll stop by the location in the Old Post Office during lunch.
By the way, DCist adds the following:
Although all the classic flavors [...]
Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Elizabeth Edwards, John Edwards, North Carolina primary | Leave a Comment
(Part eleven in an ongoing series)
A John Edwards endorsement.
I like the former VP nominee a lot. I like his wife just as much. But the Edwardses had their chance for a meaningful endorsement and they let it slip by them. Neither is a superdelegate, so if they wanted their opinions to matter, they should have [...]
In Which I Scream For A Moment
Posted on April 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 democratic primary, Barack Obama, Reverend Wright, the media | Leave a Comment
FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS HOLY WHY ARE WE STILL TALKING ABOUT REVEREND WRIGHT NO ONE BELIEVES THAT BARACK OBAMA SHARES HIS EXTREME AND OFFENSIVE VIEWS SO WHY IS HE RELEVANT TO ANYONE JUST SHUT UP NOW PLEASE AGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
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Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Grand Theft Auto IV, Mario Kart, Things I Don't Care About, video games | Leave a Comment
(Part ten in an ongoing series)
Grand Theft Auto IV.
The series has never appealed to me. Of course, in the past the games have always been designed exclusively for the current iteration of Playstation, and I’ve never owned a Playstation, so that’s a contributing factor. But I have played one or two of them on occasion [...]
Refrigerator Buzzing
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Coachella, Prince, Radiohead, music | Leave a Comment
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I think Creep has to be just about the last Radiohead song I would expect Prince to cover. If Prince genuinely likes Radiohead, wouldn’t you expect him to like their more unusual stuff? And if he was just trying to play a big arena [...]
South Park Looks A Bit More Prescient
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Miley Cyrus, celebrities | Leave a Comment
Thank goodness Miley Cyrus did the right thing following her racy photo shoot. I expect 15 year-olds megastar billionaires to exercise significantly better judgment than she showed in allowing herself to be photographed while not wearing a shirt. (Albeit fully covered. Not that the photos aren’t still a bit creepy, but in all fairness, we [...]
Truck Convoys Make Me Hum “The Ants Go Marching”
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under economy, oil, truck drivers | Leave a Comment
Bad traffic this morning? The truckers weren’t helping.
A convoy of several hundred trucks was en route to Washington this morning to stage a protest at the Capitol over high fuel prices.
The truckers plan to arrive via the Capital Beltway and the Frederick Douglass Bridge, drive a circuit around the Mall and then park at RFK [...]
A Comic Strip Of Suckiness And A Half-Panel Of Brilliance
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Get Fuzzy, Prickly City, comic strips | Leave a Comment
Prickly City skips over Alanis-irony and goes straight to not having any clue whatsoever of what irony actually means:
“Meta”, sure. “Ironic”, not at all.
At least Get Fuzzy made me laugh. Not so much the punchline, which was alright but not great, but the very first image:
Ha! I’m not sure why it’s funny, but it is.
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Tony Zirkle Is Far Crazier And Far Scarier Than I Initially Gave Him Credit For
Posted on April 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Nazis, Tony Zirkle, anti-Semitism, pornography | Leave a Comment
Remember that congressional candidate who didn’t know that the guys wearing swastikas and celebrating Hitler’s birthday were neo-Nazis? Well, it gets worse. It gets much, much worse.
I’ve been getting a flood of e-mails and phone calls, some of which include death threats, about my attempt to raise awareness of how the great porn dragon inspires [...]
20 Games Of Mediocrity: 1-2
Posted on April 26, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Aaron Boone, Manny Acta, Washington Nationals, baseball | Leave a Comment
A win! A win! A walk-off home run, no less.
It wasn’t always pretty, but it was infinitely better than the blowout I saw the last time I went to Nationals Park. Odalis Perez gave us a six inning, two run quality start. Ryan Zimmerman showed the batting eye he was lacking for most of April [...]
The Great Leap Forward Should Go Over Well In Salisbury
Posted on April 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Maryland | Leave a Comment
Carol sends me what may well be my favorite press release ever released by a state governor. Maryland’s Governor Martin O’Malley and Lt. Governor Anthony Brown proudly announced the 2008 “Maryland Capital for A Day” Program, in which eight cities around the state will serve as the state’s capital for a day.
Um, OK. [...]
I Can’t Wait For His Take On Iron Man Next Week
Posted on April 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Stephen Hunter, movies | 1 Comment
I always look forward to Stephen Hunter’s reviews of certain-to-be-crap movies, but he outdoes himself with his pan of Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay.
Much has been written about Camp X-Ray, and it certainly doesn’t need me to defend it, but “Harold & Kumar’s” evocation of it left me shocked, shocked. Whatever its thousands [...]
