Archive for the ‘politics’ Category
predictions
I almost just wrote this down and taped it to my fridge, but anyone can say they predicted something, what I want is proof, later, that I’m as big an idiot as I claim to be after a few drinks.
So I’ve been playing around with CNN’s electoral vote calculator, spurred on by this post detailing [...]
clearly somebody isn’t supersitious
I imagine atrios is getting some pretty crazy email about this one.
adorable
Just saw this on CNN.com:
I’m sure Mr. “3-way dead heat for 3rd place”’s words come as great consolation to McCain.
debate numero tres
No one’s looking to me for a debate liveblog, but hopefully at some point someone will look at this and agree with me that John McCain isn’t making any fucking sense. It’s actually kind of embarrassing.
Oh well. Nice knowing you John.
whoah
I feel like I can read the rebuttals already, Rolling Stone, bastion of liberalism, owned by an unabashed liberal, preaching to the converted, launches a sprawling hit piece on the man and myth of John McCain. Will anyone pay attention, will anyone even take the time to issue a point-by-point response, or will it simply [...]
Meet me halfway
I’m willing to accept that I’m somewhat sexist if Republicans will grant me that Sarah Palin is a fucking idiot.
funny from Wonkette
I will now begin incorporating this phrase into my arsenal of stolen phrases:
John McCain went to Iowa yesterday and talked to the editorial board of the Des Moines Register (why we don’t know, that paper is very important for about two months every four years and is otherwise just your garden-variety moon colony fishwrapper).
It will [...]
problems
Oh hey everybody,
So you may have noticed that I promised a new podcast a while back (lets look and see exactly when…) July 10th. Wow. Anyway, I haven’t actually laid it down yet, for a variety of reasons, which I will list for you in the handy and popular excuse format here:
Apple de-listed my podcast. [...]
dear god, how can things get any better
Get Your War On, the animated series:
things that need to be repeated
Atrios:
I’ve never quite been able figure out why the image of the burning twin towers is seen by Republicans as something in their favor. In my universe the timeline goes something like this:
Jan 20, 2001 Bush Inaugurated
Jan 25, 2001 Richard Clarke sends Condi Rice memo, warning about al Qaeda. Rice does [...]