One of the greatest attractions of patriotism— it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what’s more, with a feeling we are profoundly virtuous. — Aldous Huxley “Country First” John McCain: “I am not a perfect vessel.” I’ll see your “Country First” and raise you a …
If the karma fits, you must convict Hall of Fame football player and former Ginsu Knives spokesman O.J. Simpson was found guilty yesterday by a Las Vegas jury of a number of felonies, including armed robbery, guaranteeing that he will spend at least five years in the Big House. The verdict comes exactly 13 years from his acquittal in a …
Palin is “Religulous,” but Maher is “RiDICKulous.” Bill Maher‘s new mooovie, Religulous, is not going to make it on Sarah Palin’s “to do” list this year, or any other. And it’s a shame too, because Sarah Palin, if she had been willing to talk to Maher, would have been just the sort of interview he should have put in the …
1: Steal 2000 and 2004 elections. 2. Appoint proven corporatist attorneys like John Roberts to the Supreme Court. 3. Appoint morons like Michael D. “Brownie” Brown to run critical government agencies like FEMA to prove Reagan’s mantram that government is the problem, not the solution. 4: Start two expensive wars while simultaneously cutting taxes. 5. Deregulate Wall Street. 6. Bail …
Sarah Palin lets a parrot give her talking points now; she’s saving her voice for the debate with Senator Joe Biden. (Not everyone can see the clownface on the candidates; it’s not your fault; blame it on the MSM.) Palin: “As fur foreign policy, you know, I think that I’m prepared and I know that on January twintieth, if we …
At rally yesterday in Jacksonville, FL., Rachel Madow reports that without his trusty sidekick Sarah Barracuda at his side, John McSame was able to fill less than 25% of the arena. She also comments on a rally in Nevada, where a local pol asked the crowd: Is this what 10,000 people look like? Er, probably not. The venue only holds …
Seems like Sarah Palin‘s lipstick joke is becoming something of a joke itself, undergoing a number of remixes and used against her (as in my own blog yesterday). Check out this version by Juan Cole in today’s Salon titled: “What’s the difference between Palin and Muslim fundamentalists? Lipstick” It begins thusly: Sept. 9, 2008 | John McCain announced that he …
