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Archive for September, 2008

Palin Succeeds Brilliantly At Failing To Say Anything

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

So Sarah Palin is finally talking to the media, is she? Sure, I suppose so. The real question now: Is she actually saying anything? Well, if generic stock answers are what ... Read more..

Electoral College tie scenarios – CNN.com

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | 1 Comment »

CNN has posted a map of potential tie scenarios in which Obama and McCain each receive 269 electoral votes. What they don't seem to explain is what would happen if ... Read more..

Letterman on McCain, because McCain’s not on Letterman

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News, Television, US, YouTube | No Comments »

As you probably already know, yesterday John McCain cancelled his appearance on David Letterman's CBS late night talk show, claiming that he had to rush back to Washington because the ... Read more..

The Subprime Mortgage Primer

Thursday, September 25th, 2008 Posted in Banking, Financial, General | No Comments »

The Subprime Mortgage Primer. Everything you wanted to know about the sub-prime mortgage crisis (or, okay, like, some of the stuff you wanted to know). In stick figures. Read more..

TPM Election Central | Talking Points Memo | Obama Rejects McCain’s Call For Suspension Of Debate; Says He Was Blindsided

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

Talking Points Memo: Obama Rejects McCain's Call For Suspension Of Debate; Says He Was Blindsided. My favorite line:"Obviously if it turns out that we need to be in Washington, we've both ... Read more..

McCain suspends campaign – but why?

Wednesday, September 24th, 2008 Posted in Editorial, Election 2008, Financial, General, Law & Politics, News, US | 16 Comments »

Make no mistake: John McCain is NOT suspending his campaign simply because the economy is about to go bust. If his only concern was about the economy, he would be ... Read more..

PETA says “The Breast is Best” – to BEN & JERRY’S

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Dining, Environment, General, Health & Wellness | No Comments »

Oh. My. Gawd. No, but seriously. OHMYGAWD. PETA Urges Ben & Jerry's To Use Human Milk. Ew. Not only that, but EW. In all seriousness, though, if PETA discourages the ... Read more..

New dad Clay Aiken comes out of closet – CNN.com

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Arts & Entertainment, General, Music | No Comments »

In a recent People Magazine interview, Clay Aiken confirmed that he is indeed gay. I have exactly one word in response: DUH. But congrats to Aiken for finally being open and ... Read more..

Tony Perkins: If Prop 8 is defeated, the next step — Christians will be jailed

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Election 2008, General, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

Pam's House Blend:: Tony Perkins: If Prop 8 is defeated, the next step -- Christians will be jailed. Guess the Yes-on-8-er/Haters are getting desperate. Does anybody really believe this bullsh*t? Read more..

Palin to meet with Karzai in New York

Saturday, September 20th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

Could somebody please tell Sarah Palin that the vice-presidency is not a final exam that you can just cram for in a couple of months and then suddenly be prepared? ... Read more..

Op-Ed Columnist – McCain’s Radical Agenda – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Patient's Rights | No Comments »

Op-Ed Columnist - McCain’s Radical Agenda - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com. Of note: The whole idea of the McCain plan is to get families out of employer-paid health coverage and into the health ... Read more..

This is Your Nation on White Privilege | Red Room

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

This is Your Nation on White Privilege | Red Room. My favorite: "White privilege is when you can get pregnant at seventeen like Bristol Palin and everyone is quick to insist ... Read more..

Sarah Palin Installed a Tanning Bed at the Governor’s Mansion

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

People jumped all over John Edwards when he spent a couple hundred bucks on a haircut, calling him everything from an out-of-touch elitist to a faggot. Yet, the GOVERNOR of ... Read more..

Noun, verb, POW.

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Computers, Editorial, Election 2008, General, Technology | No Comments »

You might remember Jay Leno's recent interview with John McCain, in which Leno asked him how many houses he owns, and he answered that he lived in a prison ... Read more..

McCain’s campaign = LIES.

Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, YouTube | No Comments »

YouTube - John McCain's ads are LIES. Here's the video proof.. Read more..

You can put lipstick on a pig, and it’ll still make a better VP than Palin…

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

Did Obama really call Sarah Palin a pig? Hell no. If you believe that lie being bandied about by conservative whack jobs, you might as well go buy a bottle ... Read more..

The RNC’s Police State – Does this not bother anybody?

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News, US, YouTube | No Comments »

If you think we're not headed toward a police state with no constitutional rights... you NEED to watch this: Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Read more..

McCain can’t tell us about Palin’s experience – BECAUSE SHE HAS NONE.

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, YouTube | No Comments »

"And I can see Russia from my house!" (I Read more..

Chatsworth Metrolink Collision – Placing Blame Already???

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Editorial, General, News, US | No Comments »

I have been enthralled with this Metrolink collision, as it happened in Chatsworth, which is in my "native homeland," the San Fernando Valley (and I've taken the train out of ... Read more..

Once Elected, Palin Hired Friends and Lashed Foes – NYTimes.com

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, News, US | No Comments »

If you're hoping for change in the years to come and this doesn't scare the hell out of you, I don't know what will... The woman is E-V-I-L. Read more..

Live, from New York, it’s…

Sunday, September 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, US | No Comments »

Oh, how I was waiting for this!! (Also available at NBC.com.) Read more..

John McCain says, “LOOK OVER THERE!”

Friday, September 12th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, YouTube | No Comments »

YouTube - John McCain stumbles on Palin's National Security Experience. Read more..

The Raw Story | Whistleblower breaks 15-year silence to allege McCain hid wife’s drug abuse

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News, US | No Comments »

The Raw Story reports: Whistleblower breaks 15-year silence to allege McCain hid wife's drug abuse. More here. I can just imagine the response from the McCain spin machine: "Drug use/abuse is ... Read more..

Newsflash: Ann Coulter says something stupid. Wait a minute… that’s nothing new.

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Blogs, Environment, General | No Comments »

"Hurricane Gustav came and went without a hitch. What a difference a Republican governor makes!" Yeah... he huffed and he puffed and blew that storm away... he just blew and blew ... Read more..

Eric Schmeltzer: Palin’s Wasilla To Rape Victims: Bring Your Checkbook

Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

Eric Schmeltzer: Palin's Wasilla To Rape Victims: Bring Your Checkbook. Well, she DOES like to cut "unnecessary spending"... except of course when it involves multi-million dollar sporting complexes... Read more..