Monday, November 24, 2008
Are any of my readers old enough to remember when some banks gave out a free toaster when you opened up a new account? From White Rabbit Cult.
Monday, November 24, 2008
An article in the Huffington Post declares: Obama’s Election Marks The End Of Irony It points to an article in the NY Times: Irony Is Dead. Again. Yeah, Right. Famed ironist Joan Didion laments that the US in the era of Obama has become an “irony-free zone” where hope “is now in”. But I am […]
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The Obama Pre-Presidency “It’s Vice President-elect Joe Biden’s birthday today. And Barack Obama bought him 12 cupcakes for his birthday, which is a smart gift to give Biden because when his mouth is full of cupcakes he can’t say anything stupid.” -Craig Ferguson “Yesterday was a nice day. Barack Obama’s daughters Malia and Sasha made […]
Saturday, November 22, 2008
© Lisa Benson I actually find this cartoon a bit stupid (even though it made me laugh). First, how many people is Obama going to find for his administration who haven’t worked in the Clinton administration? Second, isn’t complaining about this like the “guilt by association” that we found so disgusting when it was used […]
Saturday, November 22, 2008
According to a Gallup Poll released yesterday that asked Republicans and Republican-leaning independents who they wanted to see nominated for president in 2012, the number one pick was Sarah Palin. Just thinking about Palin as president makes my eyes wobble. Of course, such polls are meaningless — polls just a year ago showed that most […]
Saturday, November 22, 2008
The Bailout Continues “The three big domestic automakers are now saying they are working jointly on a new hybrid car. It runs on a combination of state and federal bailout money.” -Jay Leno “The three C.E.O.s made a huge mistake today. You may have seen this — they each flew to Washington in their own […]
Saturday, November 22, 2008
© Tony Auth And the response:
Friday, November 21, 2008
The Center for Media and Democracy presents a startling indictment of TV news stations, who use video segments produced by PR firms for corporate clients and present them as their own news stories: A station in New York showed — as news — a video produced for a drug company that touted their new supplement […]
Friday, November 21, 2008
Wondering why counting votes in close elections takes so long? Wondering why Missouri only finalized their presidential vote yesterday? Minnesota Public Radio has an excellent article about the difficulties inherent in counting votes. The law in Minnesota says that a vote should count if the “intent of the voter” can be determined, but this is […]
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sarah Palin goes to a turkey farm for the annual pardoning of the turkey, but then gives an interview while turkeys are slaughtered right behind her (apparently with her knowledge):
Friday, November 21, 2008
Sarah Palin “Cold here in New York City today, so cold that Sarah Palin spent $150,000 on mittens.” -David Letterman “President-elect Obama met with former political rival John McCain. Did you see that? They got together. … And both men said it was a relief to put their differences aside, sit down, and really make […]
