Monthly Archives: December 2008

New Years Eve Thread

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 8:14 pm by Bob Cesca

Open thread for blogging about your New Year’s Eve festivities — or whatever you want to talk about. After all these years, I’m still trying to figure out how the whole ball-dropping thing. Share

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Context and the Magic Negro Song

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 8:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Here’s a clip of Bill O’Reilly being deliberately thick about the Saltsman song parody thing. What O’Reilly and, frankly, both of his panelists don’t get is that in addition to the racially stereotypical “Step ‘n Fetch It” voice, the offensive … Continue reading →

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Prime Time Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 6:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Awesome Political Speech of the Year: A More Pefect Union, by Barack Obama Share

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Afternoon Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 2:06 pm by Bob Cesca

Awesome Mini-series of the Year: John Adams Share

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New Huffington Post Column

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 1:42 pm by Bob Cesca

The Most Ridiculous Political Quote of 2008 Enjoy — and don’t forget to Digg it. Share

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More 2008 Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 12:01 pm by Bob Cesca

Awesome Cable News Moment of the Year (possibly of all time): Keith Olbermann announces Barack Obama’s election night victory. Share

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Blog Awards

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 10:30 am by Bob Cesca

Always a bridesmaid, never a whatever. Two of the blogs I contribute to were nominated for blog awards this year: Crooks & Liars and, of course, The Huffington Post. Huzzahs all around! Share

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Heh.

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 8:36 am by Bob Cesca

MSNBC lower-third graphic just now: Blagojevich Senate Pick Burris: “I don’t have any taint” Jeez. How does Burris find shorts that fit? Share

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The Challenge Of 2009

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 6:37 am by admin

by Lee Stranahan Before I plunge into what I think is the nature of the challenge ahead, let me do something I haven’t done yet. Please allow me to introduce myself. Right after the election, I got a call from … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Awesome Song(s) of the Year: It’s a tie! Foo Fighters, Long Road to Ruin (above) Death Cab for Cutie, I Will Possess Your Heart (after the jump) Share

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The End Of Television As We Know It

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 12:18 am by

by Lee Stranahan And I feel fine. In latest example of giant media conglomerates throwing hissy fits at one another, Time Warner Cable subscribers are about to lose Viacom channels like Comedy Central, Nick and MTV. Way to give people … Continue reading →

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Midnight Awesome

Posted on 12/31/2008 at 12:00 am by Bob Cesca

Awesome Stranahan Video of the Year: It’s 3:02 (I’m running out of “awesome” slots for all of the videos I want to post before 01/01/09.) Share

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Answer for BooMan

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 9:21 pm by Bob Cesca

BooMan asks: What exactly is a Magic Negro? According to Wikipedia: The magical negro (sometimes called the mystical negro or magic negro) is a supporting, often mystical stock character in fiction who, by use of special insight or powers, helps … Continue reading →

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Prime Time Thread

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 7:00 pm by Bob Cesca

Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery. And socializing. Tonight! The Blagojevich Taint is back. Share

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Franken Up by 50, Lizard People Sad

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 6:20 pm by Bob Cesca

And the recount is over, minus some haggling over 1,350 absentee ballots. However, Sam Stein reports: Should Franken emerge victorious after the issue of wrongfully rejected absentee ballots is solved, the Coleman campaign has suggested that they will legally appeal … Continue reading →

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What’s John Bolton Up To These Days?

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 5:29 pm by Bob Cesca

Saying batshit crazy things. Like always. Share

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Vote for ‘Doof of the Year’

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 5:07 pm by Bob Cesca

Who is your choice for ‘Doof of the Year 2008′? The nominees are as follows. Feel free to add your own. ( polls) UPDATE: Bumped. Share

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Epic Fail

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 5:06 pm by Bob Cesca

I can’t imagine why President Bush was unable to reach even a tenative accord between Israel and the Palestinians. He couldn’t even nail the photo op. Share

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Afternoon Awesome

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 1:44 pm by Bob Cesca

Awesome TV Series of the Year: Mad Men From the Season 2 finale, Meditations in an Emergency. Share

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Doof Quote of the Day

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 9:13 am by Bob Cesca

It’s only 9:30 a.m. eastern time and we already have a winner. “When I heard about the ["Magic Negro"] story I had to figure out what was going on for myself,” said Mark Ellis, the chairman of the Maine Republican … Continue reading →

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