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Talking About Foreign Policy? May I See Your Passport, Please?
Sen. John McCain has stated categorically that Sen. Barack Obama should not have the audacity to offer his ideas on foreign policy without first going to the country in question. Like McCain did with his highly publicized stroll down a block in the heavily fortified...more »
Posted on July 18, 2008 6:03 PM
Our Friend John McCain: Funny, I thought Green Bay was in Pittsburgh...Just down the road from Tuzla
As I'm watching Countdown, we get the story of "our friend" John McCain in Pittsburgh answering the question, "What do you think of when you hear "Pittsburgh?" McCain's answer: the Pittsburgh Steelers. McCain goes on to tell his interviewer an...more »
Posted on July 11, 2008 8:25 PM
A Short, Brieft, Terse, Snide Thank You Note to the Reverend Jesse Jackson
Dear Jesse:I hear you have an "issue" with Senator Barack Obama. I hear you think he's "talking down" to black people. I hear you plan to "cut his nuts off."Do that and somebody may bust a cap in yo' azz....more »
Posted on July 9, 2008 9:17 PM
FISA Bill Passes: FISA in Future Will Be Better With Obama
The FISA vote happened today, and Barack Obama voted with the majority on the overall bill, voted for amendments (which failed) to remove the retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies that were pressured by the Bush administration to comply with its illegal...more »
Posted on July 9, 2008 8:12 PM
Josh Marshall: I Love a Good Slavery Joke
On the front page of today's TPM is Josh Marshall: I guess I love a good slavery joke as much as the next guy. So here's a terribly witty Jonah Goldberg column in which he belittles slavery and debt peonage...more »
Posted on July 9, 2008 11:23 AM
The Top Ten Things Really, Really, Really Helpful to John McCain's Campaign
Since the McCain folks have had to walk away from from a terror attack being (with a hat tip to Idiotic) EXCELLENT NEWS FOR JOHN McCAIN!!! wouldn't it be helpful to give them a few more ideas to promote as...more »
Posted on June 23, 2008 7:39 PM
Larry Sinclair: This is EXCELLENT News For Obama!
Larry Sinclair held his press conference at the National Press Club today. To quote Idiotic: This is EXCELLENT News for Obama!!!!You have to read the at least HuffPo's account of the sitcom, but here are at least a couple of...more »
Posted on June 18, 2008 6:17 PM
Yeah, Let's Talk About It: It Wasn't Sexism Then or NOW
I had decided I would not post anything about the "sexism" that supposedly cost Sen. Hillary Clinton the democratic nomination for President. Then I saw Djamo's piece entitled "Can We Talk About It NOW?"My answer: nothing much to talk about....more »
Posted on June 14, 2008 5:04 PM
Gov. Ted Strickland Would Rather Be Cornholing....
Go ahead and laugh... I did and it did me good. Via Ben Smith at Politico come this little gem. Governor Strickland invites you to the first annual Ted Strickland for Governor 2008 Cornhole Tournament Tour. This exciting event will...more »
Posted on June 11, 2008 7:01 PM
Kudos for Clinton... Yep, You Heard Me Right
Sen. Hillary Clinton just delivered the single best speech of her campaign. If only she had done this on Tuesday night, what a powerful message that would have sent. Instead it comes late and with not a little bit of...more »
Posted on June 7, 2008 1:42 PM
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actually the first word that come to mind was tortured logic, but waterboarding isn't "torture". It just "simulates" torture. Like Bush "simulates" a President and McCain "simulates" intelligence.
Posted at July 18, 2008 7:47 PM in response to Talking About Foreign Policy? May I See Your Passport, Please?
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Those were some great limericks...
Posted at July 18, 2008 7:44 PM in response to Talking About Foreign Policy? May I See Your Passport, Please?
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Nixon's first VP: Spiro T. Agnew
Gerald R. Ford's VP: Nelson Rockefeller
Do read the read of the post. It's interesting.
Posted at July 18, 2008 7:39 PM in response to "We believe in Dick": How Richard Nixon chose his first vice president
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So, if 10 years ago I thought one way about something, but over time -- and with similarly shifting public opinion and scientific opinion -- I changed my mind and see where both environmentalists and industrialists need to find common ground, I'm suspect?
If there is a desire to "wean our dependance" on foreign oil -- and coal is one (not the only, but one) means to do it, shouldn't both the environmentalists and coal producers sit at the same table to figure the problem out?
Posted at July 18, 2008 7:24 PM in response to Environmentalist groups criticize Obama's pro-coal industry record
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One might suggest that McCain shove his shtick up ass. We're not that gullible.
As to the media's role in all of this, both of your assertions are true to a certain extent. Stupidity is part of it, as is laziness to really do their job -- to report and report accurately -- and lay off the "analysis" which is nothing more than echo chamber chatter. Willful ignorance is the other part: purposefully deciding to look elsewhere (do I see a flag pin over there?) instead of at the 800 lb gorilla texting away on their Blackberries.
Posted at July 18, 2008 7:15 PM in response to Shecky McCain's 'Straight-Talk' Shtick
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Perhaps it's because Dowd hasn't eaten since 1997, when she was seen scarfing down a double bacon cheeseburger with the works, two large garbage pizzas, 7 chocolate shakes, four Sara Lee cheesecakes, a case of Pringles, 32 bags of Doritos, 4 gallons of Pepsi fountain syrup, no soda, 9 boxes of Count Chocula, 5 of Cap'n Crunch, a large wedge of brie with two bags of pita chips, a couple of Boboli pizza crusts with RaGu spaghetti sauce (downed while hailing a cab), a large pan of lasagna, 4 Rocco DiSpirito Mama's Meatballs subs with extra provolone, 3 two liter bottles of Seven-Up and 3 of Sprite (a test taste to see if she could tell the difference; she couldn't), an assortment of Snickers, Milky Way, PayDay, Mr. Goodbar and Three Musketeers bars, one bag each of Jolly Ranchers, Starlight mints and Starburst chews, 43 Nathan's hotdogs, the contents of a Sabretts push cart, a Boar's head ham, followed by a roast beef and then a smoked turkey. By then she made her way to a deli, where she ordered one of everything on the menu, then to a diner, where she did the same, washed down with a small diet Coke, dropped in to cineplex for box of Jujubees and Junior mints before heading back to the Times offices. Whereupon she vowed to never eat again.
The woman is hungry!
Posted at July 17, 2008 9:03 PM in response to In which Maureen Dowd continues to obsess about Obama's food choices
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I got my copy yesterday. The mailing label covered Michelle's trendy combat boots. I'm not sure if the magazine had come this week, as it does every other week unheralded, without the big fanfare, that I would have gotten "the Politics of Fear" out of the image I saw. There are times, I admit, that I have to flip to TOC to find out that what I guessed the cover to be saying is far from what the cover illustrator intended.
Satire doesn't have to be "ha-ha" funny. Sometimes it should just elicit a smile, a nod of affirmation, perhaps a "that was clever" moment. I didn't get that from this.
Posted at July 17, 2008 8:46 PM in response to The New Yorker arrives at my house and my drivel moves to the TPM cafe
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Rep. Chet Edwards... however, her recommendation didn't get a lot of support.
Posted at July 17, 2008 8:34 PM in response to Pick Hillary - Manage Bill
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On the other hand, had the tale started with "I guess I love a good slavery joke as much as the next guy..." as in "Did you hear the one about the guy who sold his slave "wife" at auction?"
Posted at July 17, 2008 8:30 PM in response to Save the Ha Ha
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no spam please, we're British...
Posted at July 17, 2008 8:17 PM in response to WoW or AoC
