Monthly Archives: March 2008

Lou Dobbs: “Cotton — ermm — Politicians!”

Watch this. Then come back. Okay, so here’s what Lou Dobbs, Joe Scarborough, Pat Buchanan and way too many white Americans don’t get: when Senator Obama urged a discussion about race in his Philadelphia Address, that DID NOT mean that … Continue reading

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President Booed At Nationals Game

But damn, he can bring some heat. Too bad he sucks at everything else. UPDATE: From the comments: “did you see where the ball wound up? As in everything else he does, President Shithead’s emphasis was on force, not accuracy.” … Continue reading

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Morning Awesome

Finally saw Into The Wild over the weekend. Definitely awesome. Chris McCandless went to my high school — he was a senior when I was a freshman. Share

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Andrea Mitchell Needs To Address This

Mitchell was just on the Chris Matthews Show wagging her finger at Senator Obama, insisting that he hasn’t sufficiently addressed the Reverend Wright situation. Are you kidding me? Here’s what I think: why hasn’t Andrea Mitchell sufficiently addressed her marriage … Continue reading

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Morning Awesome

Is it possible to cringe, scowl and smile at the same time? Share

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Turn Off Your Lights Tonight

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Wal-Mart Needs Cash

They don’t really. In actuality, Wal-Mart has made a $107 billion this year alone. So why are they suing a brain damaged woman for $470,000 — an amount that will send the woman into bankruptcy? Wal-Mart is trying to leech … Continue reading

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Eschacon

So… Damn. Even though I prepaid for today, I have to skip Eschacon. Long, long story, but I’m behind on the book and I need to catch up today from now until whenever. TRex has an initial report here, though. … Continue reading

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The War Has Largely Ended

Headlines: Fighting continues unabated in Basra Across Iraq, battles erupt with Mahdi Army 123 Iraqis, 3 US Contractors Killed; 191 Iraqis Wounded Thousands in Baghdad Protest Basra Assault Growing clashes with US troops in Iraq Baghdad’s Green Zone attacked for … Continue reading

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The Tide Is Turning

I made the following video for my Huffington Post item this week (without the permission of Roger Waters). Go here for the back story. (bumped) Share

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President Clinton Is Here

The Clinton campaign for the Republican nomination is in town and the former president will be speaking at Albright College today. I wonder if he’ll say anything crazy. Share

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A Bosnia Vet Calls Hillary A LIAR

This is long, but I think it bears printing in full. It’s a letter from Tammi Hetherington a veteran, a woman who was a soldier on the tarmac the day Hillary Clinton walked safely to greet a little girl. I’m … Continue reading

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