November 2008
92 posts
“WITH THE presidential campaign clock ticking down, Sen. John McCain has suddenly...”
– An ‘Idiot Wind’ - washingtonpost.com (via wayne-remy)
Dear McCain Supporters: Please Explain Why The... →
wayne-remy:
sraz:
hunsonisgroovy:
(via tucker)
Next time I hear some McCain supporter dithering on about “Obama Zombies,” I’m going to hand them a copy of this.
October 2008
97 posts
“I’m voting for Barack Obama this November for a very simple reason. It is hard...”
– Francis Fukuyama, professor at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, neo-conservative and contributor to the Reagan Doctrine. (via election08) (via rlrr)
The Threat Of Socialism →
rlrr:
From an anti-T.R. letter to the editor of the New York Times in 1908:
Moreover, most of the Rooseveltian policies - the arid land reclamation schemes, the National forests, the leasing of coal and mineral rights, the renting of grazing lands, the construction of the Panama Canal by direct employment, the development of water powers under public ownership and control - are in strict...
A Boy's Life →
“Since he could speak, Brandon, now 8, has insisted that he was meant to be a girl. This summer, his parents decided to let him grow up as one. His case, and a rising number of others like it, illuminates a heated scientific debate about the nature of gender—and raises troubling questions about whether the limits of child indulgence have stretched too far …”
Interesting story on...
Electoral Vote predicted a big win for Kerry Nov... →
jaschu:
livejamie:
Do not get lazy people! No matter what happens, what the polls say, you need to vote.
SERIOUSLY. VOTE. GODDAMN.
Yes, VOTE. Volunteer if you can, too, to call people so they get out and vote, or to drive people to the polls.
“McCain points to Wurzelbacher as an example of the middle-class worker who would...”
– The Associated Press: McCain gains backing of Joe the Plumber (via wayne-remy)
Re: Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab
I was relieved to find yesterday that I have comrades in Celebrity Rehab love. And a great weight has been lifted off my shoulders in being able to share that love with the world. As a friend of mine always says: You’re only as sick as your secrets.
And don’t forget, as Gary Busey tells us: “Sober” stands for “Son of a bitch, everything’s real.” Uh. HUH.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you the...
jmp5329
Its sad the people that have drunk the Obama Marxist Koolaid. Remember the camps of Hitler and the Jews … shades of an Obama Nation? 20 minutes ago from twhirl
UPDATE: Oops, sorry, I spoke too soon. Actually, this is the stupidest tweet of the year, and probably ever:
jmp5329
Barack Obama does NOT support the Constitution put down by the Founding Fathers of this Country....
Just a quick question...
…could someone please confirm that I’m not the only one in the world to actually watch Dr. Drew’s Celebrity Rehab? I mean, watch it intentionally?
I mean, I’m not the only one, right?
Thanks.
Just when you thought the rhetoric couldn't get...
…it does. This from Talking Points Memo:
Feldman Speaks — But Not About Hoax
Bear with me. The intricacies of GOP dirty tricks in Pennsylvania take some unraveling. But this is too rich, and the best part comes at the end.
On Thursday the Pennsylvania GOP sent out an email to 75,000 Jewish voters in the state warning that electing Obama could lead to a second Holocaust, the AP...
“I really am a pessimist. I’ve always felt that fascism is a more natural...”
– Norman Mailer
“An Obama-for-President Party is fun, but I want to have an Obama-Won Party...”
– little girl overheard in Rainbow Grocery, San Francisco, CA (via datn)
Gallup Finds Obama at 74% of the Jewish Vote
Today, the monthly averages of Gallup Poll Daily shows that Jewish voters “now favor Obama over John McCain by more than 3 to 1, 74% to 22%.”
“Though we will only know the final numbers on election night, the trend is clearly in Senator Barack Obama’s direction,” stated Ira N. Forman, Executive Director of the National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC).
“More than...
Polls show Obama way up in key states →
fuddmain:
election08:
Nate at 538.com offers analysis on some polls out this morning. Big Ten and Quinnipiac both show Obama with big leads in Midwestern and battleground states.
Big Ten shows Obama with double digit leads in Wisconsin (13), Minnesota (19), Michigan (22), Illinois (29), Pennsylvania (11), Ohio (12), and Indiana (11). Indiana?!!
Quinnipiac has Obama up in Ohio (14),...
Freedom’s Curse →
“Swearing is another kind of word magic. People believe, contrary to logic, that certain words can corrupt the moral order—that piss and Shit! and fucking are dangerous in a way that pee and Shoot! and freakin’ are not. This quirk in our psychology lies in the ability of taboo words to activate primitive emotional circuits in the brain …”
“I’m also troubled by, not what Sen. McCain says, but what members of the party...”
– Colin Powell (via azspot) (via asprettyasasong)
Low, “California”
I seem to be...
Why Does Music so Often Divide the Sexes? →
As you might have noodled out from the title of the above article, it purports to discuss why women seem to love some bands or artists while men hate them, and vice versa. Like so many of these sorts of battle between the sexes-type articles, it’s more or less a load of reductionistic rubbish with some quotes from scientists thrown in to make it look and sound credible.
Here’s the...
“Hwær cwom mearg? Hwær cwom mago?
Hwær cwom maþþumgyfa?
Hwær cwom symbla...”
– From “The Wanderer”
Yay for Old English!
(via psychoviolinist)
Old English! Haven’t seen it in years. I did my senior thesis on the Old English riddles, approximately one zillion years ago. Rock on, Psychoviolinist!
Madonna refuses to ever date another Brit... →
hannahcooper:
Madonna says he (Guy) was “typical of emotionally-stunted British men” and refuses to ever date another Brit. The pal said: “Madonna’s convinced British men are light years behind Americans when it comes to emotional honesty and sophistication.”
Uh, wasn’t she married to him for around ten years or so? Guess she’s a wee bit slow on the uptake.
“Hello. I’m calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that...”
– GOP robo-call hits Ayers - Politico.com (click to listen)
Going on in Wisconsin, New Mexico, Virginia, Maine, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania.
(via notthatkindagay)
I’m really rendered speechless.
“McCain’s got a point. Who among us has ever thrown a big party without someone...”
– Swampland. (via thedailywhat) (via shannern) (via wayne-remy)
Nobel Laureates Endorse Obama →
wayne-remy:
esvee:
Link is a pdf letter to the American people.
Well, this finally proves that Obama really is a latte-drinking, pointy-headed elitist, just like the GOP says! That fucker.
Latest Polls →
fuddmain:
frothyparadise:
sparklingpants:
I am so superstitious. I wish people would quit discussing an Obama lead. I panic every time I read this stuff. Not just from a “universe” point of view, but I don’t want Obama’s supporters to get complacent.
You’re not alone. I always want to do something superstitious every time someone talks about this stuff, to ward off the Evil Eye. Any...
Latest Polls →
sparklingpants:
I am so superstitious. I wish people would quit discussing an Obama lead. I panic every time I read this stuff. Not just from a “universe” point of view, but I don’t want Obama’s supporters to get complacent.
You’re not alone. I always want to do something superstitious every time someone talks about this stuff, to ward off the Evil Eye. Any suggestions?
“While I regret this development, I am not in mourning, for I no longer have any...”
– Christopher Buckley, on leaving The National Review (via toldorknown) (via fuddmain)
Entertainment Weekly hosts Oscar Revote. →
adamrc:
EW is asking thousands of Hollywood big shots to revote on the 5 major Oscar categories from the last 25 years. There is no justice if Crash and American Beauty still win best picture.
Or if Tom Hanks still wins for Forrest Gump, or if Roberto Begnini still wins for Life is Beautiful, or if Helen Hunt still wins for As Good as It Gets, or or or…