Monthly Archives: October 2008

Mental health break: Candidates are teh funnE

Check out these funny clips from the Alfred E. Smith Catholic charity dinner held last night…
First up, John McCain:

Barack Obama:

2008 Presidential Debate III: Liveblogging

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9:00pm
Is Bob Schieffer older than John McCain?
9:05pm
McCain repeats his plan to buy $300 billion worth of home mortgages. He says it hurts everyone if these homes are abandoned, even those who were responsible with their money. Sounds good.
9:10pm
Obama talks very specifically about tax breaks for the middle class and [...]

Special Comment'ette

Olbermann is returning to his Special Comment form of old. He actually kept this one under 20 minutes:

And here is the conclusion for you video haters:
Sen. McCain, your supporters, at your events, are calling Obama a terrorist and traitor and are calling for him to be killed. And yet you keep bringing back these same [...]

Dispatches from the Twilight Zone

The McCain campaign has been a little reality-challenged lately. Here are some fun examples for you kids:
1) Sarah Palin when asked about the Palin-Troopergate report released Friday:
I’m very very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing … any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any [...]

Monday Blogging – 10/13/08

8:00am
<whinefest> I worked more than 10 hours yesterday. Not only that, my car – which two weeks ago required $800 to get running again – started making a weird noise in the rear end when the car is moving. That can’t be good. I know I already need nearly $2000 in other repairs to completely [...]

McCain, you have brought dishonor upon yourself

McCain has been a very bad Klingon.
Right now, our tumbling economy registers as the #1 issue on the minds of Americans by a landslide of nearly 40% percent in every poll. For a number of reasons, McCain’s biggest weakness is the economy. Hell, he’s flatly admitted he doesn’t know much about it.
So unsurprisingly, the McCain [...]

Why we might need more deficit spending

On the 2nd of this month I wrote a short snarky post about the explosion of our national deficit. I still think it was dangerous and stupid to borrow so much money (from China mainly) in a time of economic prosperity to spend on the war in Iraq and tax cuts for the rich. However, [...]

2008 Presidential Debate II: Liveblogging

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9:00pm
Already had a Mai Tai at dinner, so no drinking during the debate… unless it’s required
As with the last couple debates, you should be able to watch it live on MSNBC.com if you’re not near a TV.
9:05pm
And it begins.
9:10pm
Obama begins by stoking the fires of populism against [...]

Death throes of the McCain campaign

Pretend you’re John McCain.
Since Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were effectively nationalized in early September, the economy – not your strongsuit – has been in the spotlight. Combine that with your fanatical support for an unpopular war and our failed president, a dangerous healthcare plan, proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid, an unqualified and prodigious [...]

Monday Blogging – 10/6/08

7:35am
Last night I went to see the Black Keys, so I was a bit too busy having awesome amounts of fun to write a post for today. So instead, you’re getting treated to some equally awesome blogging updates throughout the day and a video of the Black Keys playing on Letterman:

9:20am
You didn’t think your investments [...]