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Blog break continues.

Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:57:19 -0700

Doing most of my business over at Twitter for the moment. Join me there, don’t you?

"By keeping my mouth shut."

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:47:00 -0700

“By keeping my mouth shut.”

-
The late Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal, asked how he managed to stay in such good shape.

Obama attempts post-debate high-five; McCain, unfamiliar with...

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:15:11 -0700

Obama attempts post-debate high-five; McCain, unfamiliar with the gesture, startles and shies away.

"It used to be easy to recognize patriotism..."

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 09:21:00 -0700

"It used to be easy to recognize patriotism...": “…It looked white.”

Light blogging continues, but I’ll be back soon. (To...

Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:12:00 -0700

Light blogging continues, but I’ll be back soon. (To explain: I recently found out that as an American taxpayer I’m now the part owner of some banks. So I’ve been out shopping for new and appropriate clothes, which you can see me modeling above.)

McCain Staff Memo (not for distribution): Dismissive Obama References Still in Play for Wednesday

Thu, 09 Oct 2008 12:31:00 -0700

1) This guy
2) The O-Man
3) Barry Barry Bo-Barry, Bana-Fana Fo Farry
~~4) That one~~
5) Capt. Happy, here
6) The Bar Mitzvah Boy
7) Stretch
8) The distinguished junior senator from Illinois {w/ eye roll}
9) Fonzworth Bentley
10) Joe Six-Pack… of Perrier! Hah? HAH?
11) Skeeter
12) Mr. “I heart domestic terrorism”
13) The Sepia Sinatra
14) Fakey Fakerson
15) Midge

Cross-posted at HuffPo.

Donna Brazile at The New Yorker Festival.

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:52:39 -0700

Donna Brazile at The New Yorker Festival.

Blog break!

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:26:50 -0700

Everybody dance!

Cinematic Titanic's Frank Conniff on sobriety. (Happy anniversary, Frank.)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 12:16:18 -0700

Cinematic Titanic's Frank Conniff on sobriety. (Happy anniversary, Frank.)

"…The fact that (Palin) might not flub every answer will give the cable news people reason to..."

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:35:54 -0700

“

…The fact that (Palin) might not flub every answer will give the cable news people reason to praise her. She didn’t totally screw it up. She’s awesome! And those zingers! Fun-neee! That’s the kind of crap that’ll send me into a rage. Probably not the debate itself. The ignormus post-debate whole-cloth invention of stupid. That’ll do it.

Buchanan will love her. Hannity will soil his pants. Matthews will compare her to a movie character. Alex Castellanos will punch Paul Begala. Begala will pummel Castellanos with a folding chair. Roland Martin will figure-four-leg-lock Bill Bennett. And Gloria Borger will accidentally swallow a coin.

”

- Bob Cesca’s prediction for Debate Night in America

Your one-stop Sarah Palin shop. (Thanks, TPM.)

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:20:49 -0700

Your one-stop Sarah Palin shop. (Thanks, TPM.)

Video

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:44:55 -0700

Photo: Robyn Lee Ladies and gentlemen, from the pages of A...

Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:17:00 -0700

Photo: Robyn Lee

Ladies and gentlemen, from the pages of A Hamburger Today, it’s the Hamburger Fatty Melt. Why, yes, it is a burger in which the bun halves are themselves grilled cheese sandwiches. (Hilariously exhaustive recipe is here.)

And this is what the Democrats want to take away from us! Vote McCain in ‘08!

"I don’t know that I ever directed him; I cast him. And then I kept my mouth shut."

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:00:14 -0700

“I don’t know that I ever directed him; I cast him. And then I kept my mouth shut.”

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Director Robert Benton on Paul Newman.

McCain holds Iowa economic roundtable in a cargo container,...

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:13:00 -0700

McCain holds Iowa economic roundtable in a cargo container, after which he is sealed up and sent on to Nevada via the Burlington Northern.

You know those iPods that come pre-loaded with the whole U2 catalogue? This is sort of like that, except with British intelligence secrets.

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:20:02 -0700

You know those iPods that come pre-loaded with the whole U2 catalogue? This is sort of like that, except with British intelligence secrets.

Paging Dr. Turing. Dr. Turing, call your office.

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:15:30 -0700

Q: What is your foreign policy experience?

A: I am so proud of his independent and strong decision he has made, what he decided to do and serving for the right reasons and serving something greater than himself and not just let one party try to destroy not only their country, also. They understand the dangers of terrorists having a stronghold in regions of their country, but the world, of violent Islamic terrorists. We don’t have to stand for that. I see the collapse that we’re on, reform of government and these regulatory agencies back on the table. I think that I do not let them come onto our soil and try to kind of grab it all or capture it all and pretend like they have all the all the all the time, I’ll tell you, I still can’t answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day? I think that I just gave you.

From “Interview Sarah Palin,” a site that computer-generates fake answers from Palin’s actual words — answers that are every bit as comprehensible as the ones proffered by the candidate! Via Panopticist.

Hey, who's in charge all up in here?

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 10:08:19 -0700

I admire Rachel Maddow for her wit and humor and also her limitless selection of stylish jackets, but most of all for the rigor and clarity of her thinking. Here she asks what may be the essential question raised by the bailout fiasco: Who’s running the show in the GOP, anyway?

There! That settles it, dontcha know!

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:19:00 -0700

Couric: Gov. Palin, since our last interview, you’ve gotten a lot of flak. Some Republicans have said you’re not prepared; you’re not ready for prime-time. People have questioned your readiness since that interview. And I’m curious…

Palin: Yeah.

Couric: …to hear your reaction.

Palin: Well, not only am I ready but willing and able to serve as Vice President with Sen. McCain if Americans so bless us and privilege us with the opportunity of serving them, ready with my executive experience as a city mayor and manager, as a governor, as a commissioner, a regulator of oil and gas.

From transcript of Couric/Palin interview airing tonight on CBS

Posts may be thin for a while.

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:16:46 -0700

The wifi is spotty here in the safe room, and the enormous stocks of bullets and gold bars I’ve laid in really interfere with the signal.