August 2008
Satdry sundry thoughts.
I’m already bored of hearing the phrase “one heartbeat away from the Presidency.” I understand the sentiment, and it’s valid (and it scares me too!) but pls come up with a new term pronto, thx.
If you think that all female Hillary supporters were also 100% fully aligned with her policies, you’re sadly mistaken.
Robbie texted me yesterday: “On a scale of one...
Cliche Watch, Day 2.
Falling prey to the “I know Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton” clever reference are Gail Collins in the Times and Van Jones on HuffPo (it’s even his totally original headline!). Developing…
I hate when someone introduces you to a large group of people and one of them has to joke ‘there’s going to be a quiz later on!’
“We’ve never seen anything like this - none of us have - and i can just...”
– Andrea Mitchell just brought tears to my eyes.
Did she just say nuke-u-lar?
Please don’t tell me she pronounced it nuke-u-lar.
More mini-liveblogging.
Theme song: Right Now. Hmm.
Cindy’s hair is down! She looks sooooo much better than when she has it shellacked back. And I am really digging her dress.
Ahhh, awkward moment - the crowd started singing happy birthday. Shouldn’t we not be reminding the country that McCain continues to age before our eyes? Then he gives his daughter, who is strangely dressed in black long sleeves (can...
“Ms. Palin came as a surprise not only to many Republicans and journalists, but...”
– From the Caucus Blog.
God, the image of smirky smarmy aides giggling to themselves over their manufactured Gotcha! moments and now having to scramble to assemble something new is making me very satisfied.
“So no matter what happens in this election next year there will be an old...”
– - brianvan.
Heh. I find this oddly comforting!
Mini liveblogging MSNBC.
Don’t they have other stock photos of Palin besides the one of her looking like a constipated linebacker?
Is this “COUNTRY FIRST” banner a new slogan? Not gonna lie, I like McCain and all but his campaign has been boring me enough that I’m not up to date on the nuances of his tag-lines. What do we think his camaign songs will be? WHAT WILL PALIN’S BE?
Interesting:...
“I know Hillary Clinton, and Sarah Palin is no Hillary Clinton.”
– How many times do you think we’ll hear this one? Just turned on MSNBC and some Florida rep was saying that. Kind of works for both sides, eh?
HA: It’s Debbie Wasserman Schultz. She goes: “Women in this country don’t want to vote for a woman just because of the … parts...
Wyoming, Vermont, and North Dakota.
The only three states with smaller populations than Alaska.
Ramble on Rose: YOUR SOURCE for all the important...
After reading this paragraph I have chosen this man to be my new second-favorite player (behind Gasquet). You should do the same. Note, he’s technically been knocked out of his competition already, but so has Hillary and people don’t seem to be giving up on her!
Tipsarevic, who appears as if he could be the love child of Salma Hayek and Sam Waterston, is a voracious reader who...
“Most of them have never met anyone who’s run an Ironman, let alone lost a leg.”
– The tennis players at the US Open are obviously phenomenal, but nearly as impressive are the ball boys and ball girls. I was marveling yesterday at how impeccably they can throw a one-hopper the length of the court and pluck balls out of the air the way Buffy did in the movie (I never watched the...
David Brooks is getting all Dowdian on us. →
I'm so glad I didn't read Gawker today. →
Miserable.
davidcho:
For the last month or so, I’ve had an ongoing game of Brickbreaker that has been something from another world. I had been updating some of my friends as to my progress, first when I had 30 lives, then when I hit 100,000 points, soon it became old hat and I was just being as careful as I could with my phone to insure that the game would not be lost.
Unfortunately, that all came to an...
“My daughter watches America’s Next Top Model and all those shows. She says...”
– David Brooks shares his sartorial schtick.
It's getting moderately attractive in here, so...
Yale somehow makes the list of Radar’s Best College Parties:
Naked Party: Yale Ivy Leaguers like to do things with a bit of panache, so when Yale throws a naked party, you know it’s going to be one of the classiest affairs around. Usually involving furtive invitations, formal attire (which is later removed), and secret societies, these affairs are anything but your run-of-the-mill...
“Bush has become Reagan except instead of Alzheimer’s it will be revealed...”
– Pareene makes so much sense sometimes. Perfect.
This is what I imagine a bad trip to be like. →
Pass the cheese: in which I calm myself down for a...
“Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations; in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.”
Ahh. That’s better! Carry on.
Diet Caffeine-Free Coke
perpetua:
Matthew: diet caffeine free coke is one of the saddest beverages in the world ditto the Pepsi equiv Chris: basically it is a can that says I DON’T DESERVE PLEASURE Matthew: they should have little thorns on the can Chris: when you pop open the can, instead of hissing, it just sighs heavily if you put the can down on a pile of blank tax returns it will fill them all out for fun and...
“Seriously, is this guy a secret McCain agent or what?”
– The Clintons are reeeally picking up The Hills’ slack when it comes to entertaining yours truly.
Bill The Underminer is baaaaaaack!
Bill Clinton appeared to undermine Sen. Barack Obama again Tuesday. The former president, speaking in Denver, posed a hypothetical question in which he seemed...
(hangs head sheepishly) →
"Don't order the second cheapest wine on the menu....
Carney is giving life advice again. Here are the ones that are speaking the loudest to me right now:
Be generous with second chances. Realizing that you’ve underrated something or someone is more fun than you think.
Happiness is nature’s reward for an animal doing what it was meant to. Figure out what kind of animal you are before you pursue the wrong kind of happiness.
Stop trying to be likable...
“And so the wife ends her day in proper feminine form, tucking in the little...”
– Ann Althouse imitation-liveblogs Michelle Obama’s speech.
Wild n crazy wonks.
Mickey Kaus has an interesting dispatch from an education panel he attended at the DNC:
“Then Cory Booker of Newark attacked teachers unions specifically—and there was applause. In a room of 500 people at the Democratic convention! “The politics are so vicious,” Booker complained, remembering how he’d been told his political career would be over if he kept pushing...
This is actually pretty perfect. →
“(Certainly, having a second-rate career pol as your veep nominee makes way more...”
– BURN!
Nice lil parenthetical zinger from Ross Douthat, who notes that Obama’s choice of Biden (who “looks like Central Casting’s idea of a US Senator”) ”takes the “first, do no harm” principle of running-mate selection nearly all the way to its logical...
johnmurray:
anyone want to start an over/under on what hillary clinton does at the convention tonight? i say she snatches a raven out of the air, breaks its neck on live television, and then drinks its blood. takers?
I’ll take the … over?
I’m scared.
ADDED: Rebloggingrebloggingjulia contributes to the fanfic:
Right before she comes out the lights flicker and then go out...
“Not to be outdone the big wig behind it all, Master P, literally penetrates the...”
– colestryker points me toward more coverage of hip hop cover album art.
Nancy Pelosi does a pretty good Kristin Wiig impression.
