Monthly Archives: October 2008
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, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]