…Great American was filled with vermin. These particular vermin were wearing blue shirts, typically festooned with a red “C” and including some form of adolescent bear. Roughly 70% of the occupied seats of Great American sported these vermin, such that the crowd as a whole cheered lustily on behalf of the visiting Cubs, rather than […]
Month: September 2008
Mjd makes an excellent point in the thread below that what the hard right really loves about Palin is that she drives “the Left” (this means people who believe in things like a mildly prog
I’m stunned that a concept initially described as “a process for obtaining a desired strategic outcome or effect on the enemy through the synergistic and cumulative application of the full
Oh, sure, it’s been done on American blogs too. But “decent” uber-wanker Nick Cohen gives us the full Republican-ressentiment script. Claim: “On the other, liberal journalists turned [Palin’s] family into an object of sexual disgust: inbred rednecks who had stumbled out of Deliverance.” Omitted: a single name or concrete example. Presumed reason: some Guy With […]
And P.T Barnum. For several weeks the McCain campaign has been running this ad pretty much non-stop in Colorado. Today we got this: COLORADO SPRINGS — The banners, buttons and signs say McCain-Palin
Steve M. says just about all that needs to be said about this piece in the Times, wherein we learn that throughout her adult life, Sarah Palin has been distinguished among other things — wait fo
I’m not a McMegan fan, but this is pretty good:The key point is that when John McCain was called out on his insult to Chelsea Clinton, Hillary Clinton, and Janet Reno, he apologized to Bill Clinton, and not to the people he actually disparaged.
Swaziland: A great event was soon forthcoming — on Saturday, in fact. To prepare for the day — the 40-40 Celebration, so-named to honor the king’s 40th birthday and the nation’s 40th year of i
Q: Ilya asks whether Palin has libertarian tendencies. No. This has been… Admittedly, I do think that it’s fair to say that Palin gives off a “western vibe.” What this vibe see
In an effort not to think about politics, I wasted my day today at Ancestry.com. From father to son: Thomas Farley, b. 1600 Worcester, England (arrived Virginia 1623)John Farley, b. 1648 Charles City, VirginiaJohn Farley, b. 1670 Henrico, VirginiaHenry Farley, b. 1716 Henrico, VirginiaJosiah Farley, b. 1744 Henrico, VirginiaJohn Farley, b. 1770 Bath, VirginiaWilliam Farley, […]
For any of our loyal Delaware listeners, I’ll be appearing on WDEL in about an hour or so (~5:30 EST) to talk about You Know Who.
Some nice cherry-picking from Drudgico.