Archive for July, 2008
South Park Analogies
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, South Park, race, television, the media | Leave a Comment
I want to be very clear on this first part: I’m not at all comparing McCain and Obama, or their campaigns, to Stan and Token. HOWEVER, reading the media’s latest mind-numbing discussions about “the race card” after I got home from work, a very clear image of Cartman in the following clip burst into my [...]
Phrases I Wish We Could Ban
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under language annoyances | Leave a Comment
(Or: Another Meaningless Declaration From Andrew)
I hate the phrase “race card“. It’s one of the most meaningless and moronic phrases in the English language. If anyone uses it (excepting intentionally ironic uses or uses in which that person is directly quoting and disagreeing with someone else who uttered it first), there is a 99.99% chance [...]
It Must Be The End Of The Month…
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, campaign fundraising | Leave a Comment
…Because I’ve already received three Democratic fundraising emails this morning to go with the two from yesterday.
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Jake Tapper Aces McCain’s Nonsense
Posted on July 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John McCain, celebrities | 2 Comments
I’ll just quote in full “The Elitist Celebrity Quiz“:
Which presidential candidate hosted Saturday Night Live (hint — the musical guests were The White Stripes)?
Which one had cameos on “24” and “Wedding Crashers“?
Whose wife secretly got her pilot’s license and owns a jet?
Who is pals with Warren Beatty?
Whose daughter is friends with Heidi from MTV’s The [...]
Ideas I Love
Posted on July 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under National Airport | Leave a Comment
Brilliant suggestion by Kos.
Note: I remain unclear on whether National “belongs” to DC or Virginia (it’s in Arlington but I think it might somehow be Washington’s but I’m really not sure…?). Either way, the name was definitely imposed by Congress and not chosen by the local governments.
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Hip And Relevant
Posted on July 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John McCain, campaign ads, celebrities | Leave a Comment
I’m growing tired of repeatedly writing posts about John McCain being old and/or crazy. Fortunately, his latest ad allows me to be relatively complimentary for a change.
Britney Spears and Paris Hilton were both popular within the past ten years. Nice work, Team McCain! You do have some sense of modern American culture.
Of course, the two [...]
Brownback Tells The Chinese How It’s Done In Democracies
Posted on July 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Olympics, Sam Brownback, domestic spying | Leave a Comment
My Favorite Senator has done little in recent months to merit the title, but today he’s back in a big way. Here’s Senator Brownback displaying a McCainian lack of self-awareness as he castigates China for failing to respect the privacy of foreigners visiting the country for the Olympics. Awesome.
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Memo To Barack Obama
Posted on July 30, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Dana Milbank, presidential presumption, race | Leave a Comment
Look, Senator, you really need to stop being so damned uppity. You’re even making guys like Dana Milbank uncomfortable. Look how he starts his latest column:
Barack Obama has long been his party’s presumptive nominee. Now he’s becoming its presumptuous nominee.
You can’t get any more blunt than that. And Milbank is not another stodgy old Richard [...]
Quick Additional VP Thought
Posted on July 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, running mates | Leave a Comment
Remember last week when the McCain camp intentionally let slip rumors of an impending VP announcement? The theory behind an impending pick went something like this: The second week of August features the Olympics, and by the time the Olympics are over, we’re almost into the Democratic convention. Then there’s hardly any time between the [...]
Now I’m Convinced
Posted on July 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Tim Kaine, gay marriage, running mates | Leave a Comment
Kathy G responds to the Tim Kaine speculation by pointing not only to his questionable record on choice, but to his abysmal record on gay marriage. The Virginia governor does not merely oppose gay marriage in the wishy-washy way we expect of Democrats trying to avoid a fight; he actively opposes civil unions and supported [...]
Trying To Find Out About Kaine And Abortion
Posted on July 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Tim Kaine, abortion, reproductive rights, running mates | Leave a Comment
First, a huge disclaimer: While reporters are seeing a lot of evidence pointing to Tim Kaine as Obama’s VP pick, I strongly doubt the senator has made his final choice yet (as do most of the reporters in question). I suspect 3-5 names are legitimately still in contention for Obama and the people he has [...]
How Did I Miss This?
Posted on July 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Elvis Costello, music | Leave a Comment
Elvis Costello and the Imposters released an album in May. It features collaborations with Jenny Lewis, who I absolutely love. The critical response suggests it is a healthy addition to Elvis’s catalog of later rock albums, “much in the vein of his relative comeback album When I Was Cruel and at times even Blood and [...]
John McCain Is A Dirty Fucking Hippie
Posted on July 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 Olympics, 2008 presidential election, China, John McCain, Tibet | Leave a Comment
Not only did John McCain meet with the Dalai Lama last week, now he’s saying he would skip the Olympics due to China’s occupation of Tibet. No wonder the Christian fundies don’t trust McCain; the candidate is clearly a New Age-y Buddhist type.
Why don’t you go hug a tree with MCA, dirtball.
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Uh-Oh
Posted on July 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, Tim Kaine, reproductive rights, running mates | Leave a Comment
I spent all day reading about how Tim Kaine was at the top of Obama’s shortlist. I didn’t particularly care; I’ve never liked Kaine much, but I’ve never disliked him either; he’s just as good as most of Obama’s options (aside from a handful of choices I would really like).
But is the Virginia governor really [...]
Hmm, The Original Title I Used No Longer Made Sense After I Rewrote The Post…
Posted on July 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, John McCain, race | Leave a Comment
Marc Ambinder flags “a statement released in John McCain’s name by his campaign”, noting that the candidate’s budget plan remains rather unhindered by reality. I, on the other hand, am merely offended by Grandpa John’s presumption:
I have an unmatched record in fighting wasteful earmarks and unnecessary spending in the U.S. Senate and I have the [...]
Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on July 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Things I Don't Care About, W, movies | Leave a Comment
(Part twenty-two in an ongoing series)
Oliver Stone’s take on President Douchebag.
But in case you care, the trailer came out this weekend:
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Partying Like It’s 1999
Posted on July 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections | Leave a Comment
100 days! Woooo! The countdown is on.
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Things I Don’t Care About
Posted on July 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under Brett Favre, Things I Don't Care About, football | Leave a Comment
(Part twenty-one in an ongoing series)
An NFL quarterback nearly as old as John McCain who has spent the entirety of the decade deciding whether or not he’s going to finally retire for realsies this time.
Oh, wait, I forgot: He’s white the greatest athlete in the history of histories. In that case, carry on, sports-industrial complex.
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Nothing Is Private For A Presidential Candidate
Posted on July 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, religion | Leave a Comment
Some asshole actually took the prayer note Barack Obama left in the Wailing Wall and gave it to a newspaper. The newspaper, an Israeli paper I’ve never heard of named Maariv, then published the note for all to read. How fucked up is that?
And, for all the conspiracy theorists out there: No, the note was [...]
Carol’s Critter Corner: Fewer Exclamation Points Edition
Posted on July 25, 2008 by Carol- Filed Under Carol's Critter Corner | 1 Comment
Remember the housecat who adopted the baby red panda? Sadly, the cat’s motherly efforts were in vain: the panda has died.
In other sad news (best to get it all out of the way at once, I think), hundreds of dead baby penguins have been washing up on Rio de Janeiro beaches. Possible causes include overfishing, [...]
