Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Wednesday, November 19th, 2008
Chuck Norris is an idiot:
On Nov. 4, the pro-gay community obviously was flabbergasted that a state that generally leans left actually voted right when it came to holy matrimony. But that's exactly what happened; the majority of Californians -- red, yellow, black and white -- voted to define the margins ...
Posted in Politics, Social |
Monday, November 17th, 2008
Obama offered her the job, and it looks like she will accept. This is either a very positive action, demonstrating Obama's willingness to work with his former enemies, or a fantastic slap in the face to Clinton.
Posted in Politics |
Tuesday, November 11th, 2008
(Via ziz - source)
Posted in Apple, Politics |
Monday, November 10th, 2008
This list paints an interesting picture of our next President.
He uses an Apple Mac laptop
Macbook Pro? Air? Come on, we need details.
Posted in Apple, Politics |
Thursday, November 6th, 2008
St. Peter unvotes.
Posted in Politics |
Tuesday, November 4th, 2008
This flies in the face of conventional election day fare, which suggests that motivated voters encourage the unmotivated to do the same, but please, don't go vote today.
I am speaking, of course, to the lazy or undecided voters who, upon being pressured by friends and family, would head out to ...
Posted in Politics |
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008
Vying for the coveted "Stupidest Idea on the Internet" award, The Christian Science Monitor suggests that Bush run for Congress after his second term is up.
Posted in Politics |
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008
Tim Bray:
Obama doesn’t have that much of a track record, as the Republicans point out. But we do know two things about him: First, he’s a damn good salesman. Second, he’s an outstanding manager. His built-from-scratch campaign organization went mano a mano with the mighty Clinton machine and won, and is now ...
Posted in Politics |
Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Remind me to never cancel an appearance on David Letterman's show at the last minute. He gets really pissed off.
Posted in Politics, Television, Video |
Saturday, September 13th, 2008
St. Peter on Sarah Palin:
Yet I think she may be something more important, and more American, than a libertarian: an individual. Not some plastic cookie-cutter politician who exists only to curry favor and buy votes, but a real person who thinks and acts for herself.
Her individualism is outweighed by what ...
Posted in Politics |
Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Seven years later, airport security theater is an inconvenient joke, international relations are disconcertingly poor, the dollar is dropping, we're engaged in an expensive and unjust war, and the site of this tragedy remains an empty and ignored hole in the ground. Worst of all, the man responsible continues to ...
Posted in News, Politics |
Thursday, September 4th, 2008
Jon Stewart, turning the mirror on Palin's defenders.
Posted in Politics, Television, Video |
Saturday, August 30th, 2008
In case you missed it (like me), iTunes has a full-video "podcast" of Obama's speech.
Posted in Apple, Politics |
Friday, August 29th, 2008
I picked the ABC News story because of this sentence:
The Republican contender will tap first-term Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska, ABC News reports.
Tee hee.
First-term governor? Clearly she was chosen for her experience.
Posted in Politics |
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
As you may have discovered at 3AM when the Obama camp hurriedly sent a text message announcement to sleeping supporters, Obama has selected his running mate: Joe Biden. From MSNBC:
Barack Obama named Delaware Sen. Joe Biden as his vice presidential running mate early Saturday, balancing his ticket with a seasoned ...
Posted in Politics |