Monthly Archives: December 2008

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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Cable News Hackery

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 8:52 am by Bob Cesca

I didn’t see much of the morning cable news shows, but apparently there was a higher than usual concentration of hackery and intellectual violence. From Leigh in the comments: …over at CNN this morning, they replayed a “report” that Ed … Continue reading →

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Super Stupid

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 8:03 am by Bob Cesca

MSNBC lower-third graphic just now: “GOP Warns About Overspending” The Republicans are silly and stupid. To repeat: federal spending is the only way out of this thing, and history has proved it. But this Republican Party — the party that … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on 12/30/2008 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Awesome Cycling Crash of the Year: Frank Schleck falls off a ledge in the Tour of Switzerland. “Dit is een drama!” Share

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The George Washington Talking Point

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 8:38 pm by Bob Cesca

Condoleezza Rice yesterday: “I mean, for goodness’ sakes, good historians are still writing books about George Washington.” President Bush has been grappled onto this delusional line for some time now. Too bad it’s ridiculous. No-one is debating the popularity or … Continue reading →

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Prime Time Thread

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 6:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Open thread for documenting the constant variety of cable news hackery, and whatever you want to discuss herein. Tonight! Remember when President Bush — seven years into his presidency — mispronounced the names of both Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert … Continue reading →

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WWOD? (About Obama?)

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 4:31 pm by admin

by Lee Stranahan I really loved David Quigg’s take on the Rick Warren controversy. He’s brings up some great points (like that Obama mentioned Rich Warren in his 2006 book The Audacity Of Hope) and includes this zinger that shows … Continue reading →

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Victory!

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 4:26 pm by Bob Cesca

I can’t imagine why the Bush foreign policy has been an epic failure. Condoleezza Rice in January, 2006 on the Palestinian elections: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also put on a brave face, saying “we still have every reason for … Continue reading →

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Our Stupid Governors

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 11:41 am by Bob Cesca

Krugman’s (again) column this week discusses the 50 “Hoovers” who are determined to cut spending despite the recession. This passage caught my attention: These state-level cutbacks range from small acts of cruelty to giant acts of panic — from cuts … Continue reading →

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Vindicated by History

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 8:27 am by Bob Cesca

Condoleezza Rice and Laura Bush were on television this weekend telling us that history will vindicate the president. The legacy project at work. Unfortunately, this isn’t impossible. History has obfuscated a lot of really awful things. How often is “genocide” … Continue reading →

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Bipartisanship

Posted on 12/29/2008 at 7:30 am by Bob Cesca

Krugman has a good point here about how bipartisanship won’t fix the economy. Despite the campaign rhetoric, I never really thought the president-elect was suggesting congressional bipartisanship — in that he would somehow attempt to seek a middle way and … Continue reading →

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