So, I was reading this story last night which says, in part,
…pundits and media commentators are scratching their heads over the lack of direction – indeed, the near schizophrenic judgment – of the McCain campaign.
Well, what’s to scratch your head over? McCain is unbalanced, suffering from both PTSD and an Oedipus complex. Add to that the fact that he was pretty much an asshole to begin with, and it isn’t particularly surprising that both he and his campaign are (to quote Little Feat) “off their rockers, acting crazy.”
The only surprising thing is that the media managed to carry water for McCain for so long. I suppose that as long as he was just crazy old grampa from crazy old Arizona with the rich trophy wife, it was enough slop down his barbecue, and chuckle along with his “maverick” behavior. Now poor crazy John is out there for all to see, and it aint pretty.
I only wish I could believe that he won’t actually get appointed to the Presidency. I know the polls are looking pretty good right now, but the margins in the swing states are still more than within stealable margins. It’s just hard to forget that they have voter suppression in the works on multiple fronts, and there are always those electronic voting machines in their favor, too.
Let’s just hope McCain continues to implode over the next three weeks.
Make-Believe Maverick
I just read this. Maybe this is a ripost. Puts a lot of stuff into one place.
I won’t get into the playoffs but :banana:
OK, I am starting to figure this out.
The link to the whole Guardian UK on the road in America project looks like it is here and it includes everybody including Marc and James Ridgeway.
Meanwhile Marc will be putting separate Maron v. Seder content here or here, editorial and video.
Tongue in cheek emo here. Now try to find any of this at AA
M you could go here or here. Feel free to let me know how that works for you.Thanks, Vern. I’ll check out those links after work.
I read the Rolling Stones article. It’s portrait of McCain is not pretty. He’s a lot like Bush, entitled and irresponsible. A very scary choice for preznit.
morning gang!
life goes on. election day here in canuckistan!
would love to see harper leave, he’s mr corporate shill.
morning bloggies!!! long time no see! :banana: :love:
Quietgirl!!!!!
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Perhaps a little good new: The winter and summer of 2007-8 was the coldest in 20 years and , as a result, Alaska’s glaciers grew.
http://www.adn.com/news/environment/story/555283.html
hey kevin!! *hug*
:love:
i have to come back to the blog….since my new job makes me get up at a ridiculous time of the morning, i need the blog to keep me sane :doh:
and of course…..i missed all of you :nod: :banana: :love:
If you missed Rachel doing a masterful job of taking down David Frum, here’s the video. It’s about 11 minutes long, Frum’s appearance begins at about the 3 minute mark.
Wayne Barrett is a reporter for the Village Voice (lefty NYC newspaper). He has written a new piece on Sarah Palin saying that the contractors who built her house for free are, at lest in part, are the same guys who built the sports center in Wasilla, the same sports center that is still being litigated over a dispute as to whether the town of Wasilla actually owns the land on which the center is built.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS261&q=wayne+barrett+giuliani+village+voice&start=10&sa=N
Barrett has forever endeared himself to me by his investigative reporting about ol’ Rudy, all of which tuned out to be spot on.
Neal Hefti
Arranger for Count Basie and Sinatra who wrote the themes for Batman and The Odd Couple
Neal Hefti, who died on Saturday aged 85, was a composer and arranger whose work played a crucial role in the success of two great jazz orchestras, that of Woody Herman in the mid-1940s and of Count Basie from 1950 onwards; he went on to write award-winning scores for Hollywood films and television shows.
🙁 :gate:
:banana:
http://www.markcrispinmiller.blogspot.com/
Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, whose reformer image took a hit in a report concluding she abused her powers to settle a family score, has skirted state ethics rules before for personal benefit and used her office to help friends and supporters, according to an Associated Press review of records.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081014/ap_on_el_pr/palin_state_ethics
Received a letter today from the McPain campaign asking for emergency contributions, warning about the godless liberals preparing to steal an election. I wrote a response:
Why would I give money to what I consider to be a the most dangerous terrorist organization in the world?
Look in the news. The Republican Party has broken the banks, the healthcare system, the education system, the military, the parks system, the food supply, the court system, the justice system, the FCC, the FDA, the FAA, the SEC. The GOP has stolen millions of retirements, destroyed millions of lives, stolen trillions of dollars. You have assaulted the Constitution and abused the American people for decades. And you broke our international trust, the life blood of any nation. Regulations were put in place to protect the American people and you assholes removed a society’s safeguards. And your candidate says we need more to fix the problems! Are all of you that stupid?
The current Republican Party is the most corrupt in United States history. You have criminals as leaders – Cheney, Bush, Frist, De lay, Stevenson and Gingrich. Your biggest hero was Americans greatest saboteur, that monster Ronald Reagan.
I want to see a gallows erected on the national mall. It would be used to execute the terrorists running our country into the ground – Bush, Cheney, Frist, Boner, Stevenson, Dole, Gates, Ashcroft, Gonzales, Mitchell, Hutchinson, etc. Hundreds of them, criminals all.
You have brought a campaign style to the United States that tears down everything this country stood for before Goldwater and Nixon. You people fed fear and hatred to the masses you attack daily and tell them it is someone else who is to blame. You and your reprehensible surrogates attack the United States from the inside every day and blame others for your treason. You brought in millions of illegals who took their jobs, then blamed the illegals and everyone else for your sabotage.
I have never heard one single Republican acceptable responsibility for the words, actions and crimes committed by you monsters every day. You people are responsible for everything wrong with our country and most of the world and you people refuse to be held accountable. How dare you!
How dare you!
You broke our country. How dare you!
:tommygun: let’s see if this works.
Nope.
NCBlue- great post :jason: :growl: :reaper:
OH MY!
William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain has named to head his presidential transition team, aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/mccain-transition-chief-a_n_134595.html
Sad news about Neil Hefti. :gate:
Every highschool jazz band including Shawnee Mission West played this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMibKxQWRnw&feature=related
Good one, NC
This is AWESOME! I even want to see it.
Fox concludes Larry Flynt’s ‘Palin porno’ is legal
http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Fox_concludes_Larry_Flynts_Palin_porn_1013.html
Holy crap!
Magic at Fenway Park, Just Not for Boston
Network execs will be calling for possible World Series bailout if Supreme Court will not reverse MLB playoff trends.
The Rays were a solid bet.
http://nymag.com/news/features/51170/
re: mad men- more marketing than sales