Archives for October 2005
No Choice
Published on 31 Oct 2005 at 9:43 am.
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In a case of life imitating art, the President has abrogated his constitutiuonal obligation and turned the selection of a Supreme Court justice over to the religious right. The difference is that Arnold Vinick was lying; Bush just gave them the seat. You can almost hear the President whining, “You don’t like Harriet? If you’re […]
Hide and Speak
Published on 31 Oct 2005 at 1:33 am.
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I want to know that I am not being fed lies or propaganda. I want to believe that the source needed to be anonymous because he knew the scoop, and not because he was the pizza delivery guy. But it is becoming more and more exhausting to read the ridiculous new descriptors attached to […]
Enough Chuck
Published on 30 Oct 2005 at 12:19 am.
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Filed under Good Manners, Etcetera, etcetera.
Why is it that in nearly every movie and television series, someone throws up? Am I the only person disgusted by this phenomenon? I haven’t lived a particularly sheltered life, but honestly, I’ve only seen about six people throw up in my entire life. But you can hardly avoid the celluloid spew. And I’m […]
Political Objectives
Published on 29 Oct 2005 at 1:38 pm.
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I’m going to take a step back from the flurry of events and talk about something that’s been bothering me for years. I always thought it was the late, great Lee Atwater* who began the systematic denial of the adjective to the Democratic Party. His playbook, a unique combination of Goebbels and The Hunting […]
Wreckord
Published on 28 Oct 2005 at 10:03 am.
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In an earlier post, Plame Over? I quoted the New York Times predicting that Scooter Libby would be indicted. While other major news outlets covered the Rove story extensively, and discussed a possible Libby indictment, they did not quote the Times prediction on Libby. Not the Washington Post, not NPR, not the LA Times. Even though […]
Plame Over?
Published on 28 Oct 2005 at 1:41 am.
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Damn! It looks like I’m going to lose my bet. The New York Times is reporting that Scooter is going to be indicted. But we are not going to be treated to the sight of Karl Rove being “frog-marched” out of the White House, at least not yet. The Times says: Lawyers in […]
Help Me, I Think I’m Falling
Published on 27 Oct 2005 at 9:36 am.
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Salon included a link to this odd little website, calling it “strangely soothing.” Perhaps a metaphorical response to the theory of intelligent gravity?
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Smoke Bomb
Published on 27 Oct 2005 at 8:27 am.
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Another one bites the dust? Poor Harriet Miers, whom I did not support, is taking one for the Gomer. It’s genuinely stunning how arrogant the far right has become during the last eight years. If Sam Brownback is calling the shots, we should be sterilizing our coathangers. The Democrats (and pro-choice Republicans) had better […]
Trouble on Oiled Waters
Published on 26 Oct 2005 at 9:34 am.
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I went to Satan’s Club yesterday to fill the Buffmobile, and was relieved (relieved!) to pay $2.85 a gallon. I’ve been worried about recent press reports that the credit-sodden consumer was struggling to pay for each tank. Well imagine my surprise at being awakened this morning with the reports of record oil company profits in […]
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The Odd Odds
Published on 26 Oct 2005 at 8:44 am.
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A friend e-mailed this morning asking if there was a Las Vegas line on the indictments. There is, posted by the Daily Kos “Scooter” Libby 8/5 Karl Rove 2/1 Ari Fleischer 5/1 Judith Miller 15/1 Darth Novak […]