September 2008
“Palin supported the funding for the project, and kept the federal funds after...”
– Steve Benen, The Washington Monthly
iCal World - Calendar Hosting & Library →
“Now, heavenly Father, we all know You have a great sense of humor and impeccable...”
– MichaelMoore.com : An Open Letter to God, from Michael Moore
"Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted... →
“Protesters here in Minneapolis have been targeted by a series of highly intimidating, sweeping police raids across the city, involving teams of 25-30 officers in riot gear, with semi-automatic…
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Obama, Biden 60 Minutes Interview: Obama Explains Biden Pick, Reacts To Palin (VIDEO)
Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain: Palin a... →
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Someone’s got a crush…!
John McCain, in his first television interview since his shocking vice presidential pick, said that he saw in Sarah Palin “a partner and a soul mate.”
McClatchy Washington Bureau | 08/31/2008 | Palin... →
“I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere,” Palin told the cheering McCain crowd, referring to Ketchikan’s Gravina Island bridge.
But Palin was for the Bridge to Nowhere…
Twitter / John Dickerson: It's not true that... →
It’s not true that McCain first found out about Palin through “People you may know” feature on Facebook.
Media Matters - "Media Matters"; by... →
SOLEDAD O’BRIEN (CNN host): Do you think it matters at all —anyone can jump in on this — that President [Bill] Clinton will notstay for Barack Obama’s speech on Thursday?
TOOBIN: Zero.
O’BRIEN:…
“I told Congress, thanks but no thanks on that bridge to nowhere,” Palin...”
– McClatchy Washington Bureau | 08/31/2008 | Palin flip-flopped on ‘Bridge to Nowhere’ funds
“At least Barack Obama had the good sense not to pick Eliot Spitzer as his...”
– Majikthise : McCain VP pick Sarah Palin’s ethics scandal
Twitter in my life →
I’ve only recently appreciated how much Twitter is a part of my life. A
lot of folks I explain Twitter to say “huh? that seems frivolous”.
That was my reaction, too. But now that Twitter is a daily…
Twitter / alexch: Bought an air conditioner... →
Twitter / alexch: Bought an air conditioner yesterday; today it’s 20 degrees cooler outside. Guess I installed it backwards?: Bought an air conditioner yesterday; today it’s 20 degrees cooler…
Mike_FTW: Yes, Wolf, my main concern IS what... →
Mike_FTW: Yes, Wolf, my main concern IS what effect the hurricane will have on the RNC. Get a new line of work, Mr. Blitzer.
August 2008
Twitter / alexch: Bought an air conditioner... →
Bought an air conditioner yesterday; today it’s 20 degrees cooler outside. Guess I installed it backwards?
“[P]icturing a young, attractive, kooky, female governor from Alaska who has an...”
– FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: Palin: It’s Not Really About Experience
“I’d love to hear some enterprising political reporter who travels with the...”
– Steve Benen
“At first, nerds tend to get more depressed as they get more social. “They...”
– Psychology Today: Field Guide to The Nerd: It’s All Geek to Me
“The audience estimate of 38.3 million means that Mr. Obama’s speech...”
– 38.3MV
Transcript - Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech -... →
“Obama’s overture was viewed by some as genuflection to the party’s natural...”
– Teacher and Apprentice
“I say to all those people out there in our own union and every other union in...”
– Gerald McEntee, president of AFSCME
“At first blush, the idea of putting regular ol’ folks on stage to tell...”
– Steve Benen, The Washington Monthly
“People around the world have always been more impressed by the power of our...”
– The Big Dog
Barack Obama's Keynote Speech, Democratic National... →
Substitute “Barack Obama” for “John Kerry” in this speech and it’s pretty much dead on topical today. In fact, screw it, he should just give this speech again on Thursday.
Excerpt:
If there’s a child on the south side of Chicago who can’t read, that matters to me, even if it’s not my child. If there’s a senior citizen somewhere who...
“He’s turning his war experience — which is incredible — into a...”
– McCain Plays the POW Card Again - The Plank
“Now, having a wife who provides you with a private jet and eight...”
– Conservative Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, on John McCa—, sorry, that is, on John Kerry, May 25, 2004
“Brokaw: pleez divide the party and bash the nominee over vice president
...”
– The Bobblespeak Translations
“It turns out the human body is not affected by magnetic fields; it is affected...”
– Intel cuts electric cords with wireless power system - Yahoo! News
WatchGeek Crush Meltdown: Casey McKinnon and Felicia Day do Rock Band Karaoke to Jonathan Coulton’s Still Alive (thanks Bill)
“Townsfolk are concerned about practical issues with fences. The two sides share...”
– Homeland Security Comes to Vermont
In Obama’s Choice, a ‘Very Personal Decision’ -... →
“Initially, Denzel would be the choice,” Obama said, “But somebody...”
– Political Radar: Man in Black: Obama Stole My Idea
“As is often the case, though, such “abuses” have a long and esteemed...”
– The trouble with literally. - By Jesse Sheidlower
Obama + Biden = Babe Domain
It just occured to me that with all those vowels, OBAMABIDEN would make some pretty cool anagrams. Here are a few I just culled from an online anagram generator: Babe Domain Nabob Media [ Nattering, naturally ] A Bi Abdomen Babe, I’d Moan! Bad Mean Bio [ applies to either ] A Dean Bimbo [ Howard Dean, that is ] Amoeba Bind Adding their first names gives us even more craziness: I Bombed A...
VP Joe Biden: Watch Video Highlights →
“Mitt Romney
Pros: History of rapid flip-flops will neatly counterbalance...”
– Medium Lobster: Your guide to America’s next vice president 