New flava in ya ear!
The Alchemist feat. Snoop Dogg, Pusha T, and Jadakiss.
Lose Your Life.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Oh Word?
FILE UNDER: Politics: So Fucking Disco!
"I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion. And I think if you believe in historic Christianity, you have to confront the fact. And, frank -- for that matter, if you believe in the historic version of Islam or the historic version of Judaism, you have to confront the reality that these secular extremists are determined to impose on you acceptance of a series of values that are antithetical, they're the opposite, of what you're taught in Sunday school...I think -- I think when the left -- when the radicals lost the vote in California, they are determined to impose their will on this country no matter what the popular opinion, no matter what the law of the land."-Newt Gingrich
Talk amongst yourselves.
MEDIA MATTERS: Gingrich: "[T]here is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us"
"I think there is a gay and secular fascism in this country that wants to impose its will on the rest of us, is prepared to use violence, to use harassment. I think it is prepared to use the government if it can get control of it. I think that it is a very dangerous threat to anybody who believes in traditional religion. And I think if you believe in historic Christianity, you have to confront the fact. And, frank -- for that matter, if you believe in the historic version of Islam or the historic version of Judaism, you have to confront the reality that these secular extremists are determined to impose on you acceptance of a series of values that are antithetical, they're the opposite, of what you're taught in Sunday school...I think -- I think when the left -- when the radicals lost the vote in California, they are determined to impose their will on this country no matter what the popular opinion, no matter what the law of the land."-Newt Gingrich
Talk amongst yourselves.
For Your Consideration.
FILE UNDER: Words/Riddle Me This?/Politics: So Fucking Disco!
Will the 2008 G.O.P. go the way of the 1936 G.O.P., which didn’t reclaim the White House until 1952? Even factoring in the Democrats’ time-honored propensity for self-immolation, it’s not beyond reason. The Republicans are in serious denial. A few heretics excepted, they hope to blame all their woes on their unpopular president, the inept McCain campaign and their party’s latent greed for budget-busting earmarks.
The trouble is far more fundamental than that. The G.O.P. ran out of steam and ideas well before George W. Bush took office and Tom DeLay ran amok, and it is now more representative of 20th-century South Africa during apartheid than 21st-century America. The proof is in the vanilla pudding. When David Letterman said that the 10 G.O.P. presidential candidates at an early debate looked like “guys waiting to tee off at a restricted country club,” he was the first to correctly call the election.
On Nov. 4, that’s roughly the sole constituency that remained loyal to the party — minus its wealthiest slice, a previously solid G.O.P. stronghold that turned blue this year (in a whopping swing of 34 percentage points). The Republicans lost every region of the country by double digits except the South, which they won by less than double digits (9 points). They took the South only because McCain, who ran roughly even with Obama among whites in every other region, won Southern whites by 38 percentage points.
Those occasional counties that tilted more Republican in 2008 tended to be not only the least diverse, but also the most rural, least educated and slowest-growing in population. McCain-Palin did score a landslide among white evangelical Christians, though even in that demographic Obama shaved the G.O.P. margin by seven percentage points from 2004.
The Republicans did this to themselves, yet a convenient amnesia can be found in conservatives’ post-Election Day soul searching. There’s endless hand-wringing about Bush and McCain blunders and Abramoff-Stevens corruption, but there’s barely any mention of the nasty cultural brawls that defined the G.O.P. campaign narrative this year as the party clung bitterly once more to its 40-year-old “Southern strategy.”
NEW YORK TIMES: The Moose Stops Here
Will the 2008 G.O.P. go the way of the 1936 G.O.P., which didn’t reclaim the White House until 1952? Even factoring in the Democrats’ time-honored propensity for self-immolation, it’s not beyond reason. The Republicans are in serious denial. A few heretics excepted, they hope to blame all their woes on their unpopular president, the inept McCain campaign and their party’s latent greed for budget-busting earmarks.
The trouble is far more fundamental than that. The G.O.P. ran out of steam and ideas well before George W. Bush took office and Tom DeLay ran amok, and it is now more representative of 20th-century South Africa during apartheid than 21st-century America. The proof is in the vanilla pudding. When David Letterman said that the 10 G.O.P. presidential candidates at an early debate looked like “guys waiting to tee off at a restricted country club,” he was the first to correctly call the election.
On Nov. 4, that’s roughly the sole constituency that remained loyal to the party — minus its wealthiest slice, a previously solid G.O.P. stronghold that turned blue this year (in a whopping swing of 34 percentage points). The Republicans lost every region of the country by double digits except the South, which they won by less than double digits (9 points). They took the South only because McCain, who ran roughly even with Obama among whites in every other region, won Southern whites by 38 percentage points.
Those occasional counties that tilted more Republican in 2008 tended to be not only the least diverse, but also the most rural, least educated and slowest-growing in population. McCain-Palin did score a landslide among white evangelical Christians, though even in that demographic Obama shaved the G.O.P. margin by seven percentage points from 2004.
The Republicans did this to themselves, yet a convenient amnesia can be found in conservatives’ post-Election Day soul searching. There’s endless hand-wringing about Bush and McCain blunders and Abramoff-Stevens corruption, but there’s barely any mention of the nasty cultural brawls that defined the G.O.P. campaign narrative this year as the party clung bitterly once more to its 40-year-old “Southern strategy.”
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008
SUNDAY! SUNDAY! SUNDAY!
Watch this!
FILE UNDER: Coming Attractions!
-Swoon- You know, it's been so long since I have seen Barack seem so cool and well rested. [Wonder what sparked such a change in his demeanor?] I almost forgot how cool he sounds when he's not on the stump or fielding questions at a press conference. Hopefully "The Cool" will also be present during his "fireside chats":
THE HUFFINGTON POST: Obama's Transparent Presidency: Weekly YouTube Addresses
FILE UNDER: Coming Attractions!
-Swoon- You know, it's been so long since I have seen Barack seem so cool and well rested. [Wonder what sparked such a change in his demeanor?] I almost forgot how cool he sounds when he's not on the stump or fielding questions at a press conference. Hopefully "The Cool" will also be present during his "fireside chats":
For Your Considertation.
FILE UNDER: Words/A Moment of Clarity/One Pure Thought.
"In his speech at the Democratic convention four years ago, Barack Obama memorably challenged the myth that holding a book is “acting white.” Now that he’s been elected president, he might actually be able to do something about it.
Black students are too often scorned by their peers as “thinking they’re white” for making A’s, and many let their grades slip in order to have black friends. Some educators and academics dismiss it as an unimportant thing to focus on when addressing black-student achievement. Some sociologists have even claimed that the whole “acting white” notion is a myth by showing that black students who make good grades also say that they are popular. But as Harvard economist Roland Fryer puts it, “Asking teenagers whether they’re popular is like asking them if they’re having sex.” Fryer’s work has shown that black students do in fact have fewer social connections the higher their grades, to a much greater extent than white students..."
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: Revenge of the Black Nerd: Finally, an end to the myth that being bookish means you’re “acting white.”
"In his speech at the Democratic convention four years ago, Barack Obama memorably challenged the myth that holding a book is “acting white.” Now that he’s been elected president, he might actually be able to do something about it.
Black students are too often scorned by their peers as “thinking they’re white” for making A’s, and many let their grades slip in order to have black friends. Some educators and academics dismiss it as an unimportant thing to focus on when addressing black-student achievement. Some sociologists have even claimed that the whole “acting white” notion is a myth by showing that black students who make good grades also say that they are popular. But as Harvard economist Roland Fryer puts it, “Asking teenagers whether they’re popular is like asking them if they’re having sex.” Fryer’s work has shown that black students do in fact have fewer social connections the higher their grades, to a much greater extent than white students..."
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Big Ups T-Pain!
Knocks.
For thinking about us well sequenced album loving brothas out there, and placing these two jams back to back on this here album right here:
That's what's up!
"No Shit, Sherlock!"
Not today.
"A growing number of professionals are saying "no, thanks" to prospective employers asking them to change jobs.
Spooked by the shaky economy, 46% of U.S. middle managers polled in mid-September said switching employers in the current environment is risky, according to a survey by Accenture Ltd. Just 13% of respondents said they were actively looking for a new job, down from 30% the last time Accenture conducted a similar survey in 2005."
A Moment of Clarity.
"Eat, drink, and be merry -- someone will bail you out.
After the humiliation of haggling over bailouts, there comes the post-bailout party. Staff of supposedly ailing companies are living it up on more than a prayer.
See where and how they celebrated government money and keeping their jobs."
Sign 'O' the Times.
Et tu, USPS?
No disrespect to all my people on the grind, doing the damn thing with United States Postal Service, but you know we're in trouble when a program/system as flawed and fucked up as the USPS falls further down the rabbit hole.
Boss Man.
"Don't ask me if I write rhymes, I WRITE CHECKS!"
Life got you down? Stuck in a rut because of the Economy? Currently unemployed, qualified, and hungry for the next big thing? Well I, and by I I mean Barack Obama, may have a job for you.
The Wall Street Journal reports:
"President-elect Barack Obama will be the country's next commander-in-chief. He could also be your next boss.
At the start of every new president's term, roughly 7,000 government jobs open up nationwide and abroad. Some are reserved for top officials and corporate leaders, but the majority of the positions are typically up for grabs.
The jobs, referred to as politically appointed or noncareer positions, span all levels and are in a range of fields, such as accounting, communications, law, engineering, technology, social services and education. They pay annual salaries ranging from $30,000 for low-level positions to $175,000 for the most senior jobs, plus health care and other benefits. Political experience isn't a prerequisite, nor is having campaigned for the incoming president.
There is a catch: The positions last only for the duration of the president's tenure.
If your interest is still piqued, now is the time to start your search. On Wednesday, the U.S. government announced which positions will become available and where they'll be located, in a print publication called the Plum Book. You can find a free online version at gpoaccess.gov. The positions are projected to be filled throughout the first year of the new administration, and will range from jobs such as director of accounting services for the Department of Defense to deputy manager of cleanup for the Department of Energy.
You can fill out a general application online now at change.gov, a site that offers news and events about the set-up of the Obama administration. You'll receive instructions via email at a later date on how to provide details about specific jobs that interest you."
So don't delay, apply today!
EXCLUSIVE!
And now an excerpt from tomorrow's Good Morning America Interview with William Ayers.
CHRIS CUOMO: Good morning Mr. Ayers. Thanks for being with us.
WILLIAM AYERS: My pleasure Chris, thanks for having me. And please, call me Bill.
CHRIS CUOMO: Sure thing Bill. So, you know Barack Obama?
WILLIAM AYERS a.k.a "BILL": Actually Chris, I knew him. It's been a while since I've last seen him actually.
CHRIS CUOMO: Oh. Hmm. [Shuffles through his notes] -10 seconds of awkward silence- [Looks at notes, then back up at Bill] So Bill tell me, Domestic Terrorism and You: friend or foe to the Obama campaign?
WILLIAM AYERS a.k.a. "BILL": Huh?
CHRIS CUOMO: I'm sorry, what?
-Awkward silence stare down-
CHRIS CUOMO: [looks into camera] My exclusive one on one interview with William Ayers continues after this.
-Cut to commercial-
ABC NEWS: 'GMA' Exclusive Interview With William Ayers
CHRIS CUOMO: Good morning Mr. Ayers. Thanks for being with us.
WILLIAM AYERS: My pleasure Chris, thanks for having me. And please, call me Bill.
CHRIS CUOMO: Sure thing Bill. So, you know Barack Obama?
WILLIAM AYERS a.k.a "BILL": Actually Chris, I knew him. It's been a while since I've last seen him actually.
CHRIS CUOMO: Oh. Hmm. [Shuffles through his notes] -10 seconds of awkward silence- [Looks at notes, then back up at Bill] So Bill tell me, Domestic Terrorism and You: friend or foe to the Obama campaign?
WILLIAM AYERS a.k.a. "BILL": Huh?
CHRIS CUOMO: I'm sorry, what?
-Awkward silence stare down-
CHRIS CUOMO: [looks into camera] My exclusive one on one interview with William Ayers continues after this.
-Cut to commercial-
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
SAAAYYY WHAAATTT!
FILE UNDER: New flava in MY ear!
"I've been watching you watching me, and I know you want it."
THIS JUST IN: Jim Jones is coming to Broadway! I repeat, JIM JONES IS COMING TO BROADWAY! SOHH reports:
"...Jim Jones has plans to use one more medium to tell his story. This November, the Harlem rapper will star in a one-man play, entitled Hip-Hop Monologues, in Manhattan's theater district..."
Speechless.
SOHH: Exclusive: SOHH Exclusive: Jim Jones "Crashes" W/ Brooke Shields & Dennis Hopper, Plans NYC Theatrical Debut
"I've been watching you watching me, and I know you want it."
THIS JUST IN: Jim Jones is coming to Broadway! I repeat, JIM JONES IS COMING TO BROADWAY! SOHH reports:
"...Jim Jones has plans to use one more medium to tell his story. This November, the Harlem rapper will star in a one-man play, entitled Hip-Hop Monologues, in Manhattan's theater district..."
Speechless.
"Get Yourself Some Ackrite!"
You can deal with this:
But this is where it's at:
Nate Silver over at 538.com reports:
"...the notion that Prop 8 passed because of the Obama turnout surge is silly. Exit polls suggest that first-time voters -- the vast majority of whom were driven to turn out by Obama (he won 83 percent [!] of their votes) -- voted against Prop 8 by a 62-38 margin. More experienced voters voted for the measure 56-44, however, providing for its passage.
Now, it's true that if new voters had voted against Prop 8 at the same rates that they voted for Obama, the measure probably would have failed. But that does not mean that the new voters were harmful on balance -- they were helpful on balance. If California's electorate had been the same as it was in 2004, Prop 8 would have passed by a wider margin.
Furthermore, it would be premature to say that new Latino and black voters were responsible for Prop 8's passage. Latinos aged 18-29 (not strictly the same as 'new' voters, but the closest available proxy) voted against Prop 8 by a 59-41 margin. These figures are not available for young black voters, but it would surprise me if their votes weren't fairly close to the 50-50 mark.
At the end of the day, Prop 8's passage was more a generational matter than a racial one. If nobody over the age of 65 had voted, Prop 8 would have failed by a point or two. It appears that the generational splits may be larger within minority communities than among whites, although the data on this is sketchy..."
Again, Mr. O'Reilly, get yourself some Ackrite!
FIVETHIRTYEIGHT: Prop 8 Myths
But this is where it's at:
Nate Silver over at 538.com reports:
"...the notion that Prop 8 passed because of the Obama turnout surge is silly. Exit polls suggest that first-time voters -- the vast majority of whom were driven to turn out by Obama (he won 83 percent [!] of their votes) -- voted against Prop 8 by a 62-38 margin. More experienced voters voted for the measure 56-44, however, providing for its passage.
Now, it's true that if new voters had voted against Prop 8 at the same rates that they voted for Obama, the measure probably would have failed. But that does not mean that the new voters were harmful on balance -- they were helpful on balance. If California's electorate had been the same as it was in 2004, Prop 8 would have passed by a wider margin.
Furthermore, it would be premature to say that new Latino and black voters were responsible for Prop 8's passage. Latinos aged 18-29 (not strictly the same as 'new' voters, but the closest available proxy) voted against Prop 8 by a 59-41 margin. These figures are not available for young black voters, but it would surprise me if their votes weren't fairly close to the 50-50 mark.
At the end of the day, Prop 8's passage was more a generational matter than a racial one. If nobody over the age of 65 had voted, Prop 8 would have failed by a point or two. It appears that the generational splits may be larger within minority communities than among whites, although the data on this is sketchy..."
Again, Mr. O'Reilly, get yourself some Ackrite!
Tiny Toon Adventures.
Joel McHale stopped by Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night to discuss all things Palin. And he, like she at many stops on the campaign trail, brought along an adorable little "accessory". Watch:
Straight Talk Express.
FILE UNDER: REAL TALK: The Hang Me Up To Dry Edition/Words/POLITICS: So Fucking Disco!
I just can't get enough!
Sarah Palin! The media! Answers! Explanations(?)!
Day 8.
"In the week since the election, Mr. McCain's campaign team has leaked some nasty stuff about Sarah Palin. These leaks are personal, and they speak more to the character of Mr. McCain and the leakers than they do to Mrs. Palin. So it will be telling if Mr. McCain stands up for his partner and says how offended he has been by what some of his staffers have done to her...We are asked to believe that Mrs. Palin was not ready for a national campaign. On what evidence from any part of this election are we to conclude that anyone on the McCain campaign team was ready for a national campaign?...Let's remember too that the only time Mr. McCain surged ahead -- in the polls, in the volunteers, in the mojo -- was when he picked Mrs. Palin. Before that he and his staff had been flying solo, and they were losing. When the contest returned to the top of the ticket, as presidential campaigns inevitably do, Mr. McCain and his team drove their lead into the ground..."
WALL STREET JOURNAL: McCain Owes Sarah Some Straight Talk
I just can't get enough!
Sarah Palin! The media! Answers! Explanations(?)!
Day 8.
"In the week since the election, Mr. McCain's campaign team has leaked some nasty stuff about Sarah Palin. These leaks are personal, and they speak more to the character of Mr. McCain and the leakers than they do to Mrs. Palin. So it will be telling if Mr. McCain stands up for his partner and says how offended he has been by what some of his staffers have done to her...We are asked to believe that Mrs. Palin was not ready for a national campaign. On what evidence from any part of this election are we to conclude that anyone on the McCain campaign team was ready for a national campaign?...Let's remember too that the only time Mr. McCain surged ahead -- in the polls, in the volunteers, in the mojo -- was when he picked Mrs. Palin. Before that he and his staff had been flying solo, and they were losing. When the contest returned to the top of the ticket, as presidential campaigns inevitably do, Mr. McCain and his team drove their lead into the ground..."
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
That was then...
FILE UNDER: One Pure Thought/A Moment of Clarity/Oh Word?
This is my now.
CNN reports:
The president said he wishes he had not spoken in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner he declared an end to major combat operations in Iraq on May 1, 2003. The now-infamous moment occurred aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln only a month after U.S. troops in Iraq were deployed.
"They had a sign that said 'Mission Accomplished.' It was a sign aimed at the sailors on the ship but it conveyed a broader knowledge. To some it said well Bush thinks the war in Iraq is over when I didn't think that but nonetheless it conveyed the wrong message," he said.
CNN POLITICAL TICKER: Bush names his regrets, praises Obama
This is my now.
CNN reports:
The president said he wishes he had not spoken in front of a "Mission Accomplished" banner he declared an end to major combat operations in Iraq on May 1, 2003. The now-infamous moment occurred aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln only a month after U.S. troops in Iraq were deployed.
"They had a sign that said 'Mission Accomplished.' It was a sign aimed at the sailors on the ship but it conveyed a broader knowledge. To some it said well Bush thinks the war in Iraq is over when I didn't think that but nonetheless it conveyed the wrong message," he said.
All About Eve.
FILE UNDER: Words/POLITICS: So Fucking Disco!
"Yeah you like it, don't front!"
"There a lot of things one can say about Sarah Palin, but this one cannot be disputed: by one measure, at least, she is true to her word. Sarah Palin is not going anywhere...More important, though, than Palin's own self-redemption crusade is the national media's continued interest in her. And who can blame them? Like Barack Obama, Palin is a bundle of contradictions and seeming non sequiturs -- a bundle that represents the tensions in play in the lives of many Americans. In Obama, the tensions of race, culture and the structure of the modern, blended family were all brought into play. In Palin, as Katha Pollitt has sagely written, is the irony of the ambitious and talented woman who embraces a conservative, truly right-wing, worldview. As Lauer interviewed her in her Wasilla kitchen, it may have been the governor herself who made the casserole, but her hunky, blue-collar husband held the baby with utter comfort, patting him nonchalantly as if this is something he does every day (because it is)..."
THE HUFFINGTON POST: Adele Stan: Palin on Today: Not Goin' Anywhere
"Yeah you like it, don't front!"
"There a lot of things one can say about Sarah Palin, but this one cannot be disputed: by one measure, at least, she is true to her word. Sarah Palin is not going anywhere...More important, though, than Palin's own self-redemption crusade is the national media's continued interest in her. And who can blame them? Like Barack Obama, Palin is a bundle of contradictions and seeming non sequiturs -- a bundle that represents the tensions in play in the lives of many Americans. In Obama, the tensions of race, culture and the structure of the modern, blended family were all brought into play. In Palin, as Katha Pollitt has sagely written, is the irony of the ambitious and talented woman who embraces a conservative, truly right-wing, worldview. As Lauer interviewed her in her Wasilla kitchen, it may have been the governor herself who made the casserole, but her hunky, blue-collar husband held the baby with utter comfort, patting him nonchalantly as if this is something he does every day (because it is)..."
Monday, November 10, 2008
Riddle Me This?
Barack Obama's White House: Promise of a New Day or Uncle Tom's Cabin? Let's ask Ralph Nader.
FILE UNDER: POLITICS and AMERICA: Now that we've found love, what are we gonna do with it?
Damn, Shepard Smith has once again, done the damn thing. How you like them apples Mr. Nader?
FILE UNDER: POLITICS and AMERICA: Now that we've found love, what are we gonna do with it?
Damn, Shepard Smith has once again, done the damn thing. How you like them apples Mr. Nader?
Flashing Lights.
President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush host President-elect Barack Obama and his wife Michelle at the White House, Monday, November 10, 2008.
Yes, yes, take it in, yes, take it all in. You good? Great. Now can we please talk about how good Michelle Obama is looking in that dress. I mean, my momma raised me better than this, but at the same time, she also didn't raise no fool, so I had to speak on it.
Pic spotted over at the
Puppy love.
FILE UNDER: Words/A Moment of Clarity/POLITICS and AMERICA: Now that we've found love, what are we gonna do with it?
"...this was a good Democratic year, but it is still a center-right country. Conservatives and the Republican Party will have a real chance for a comeback — unless the skills of the new president turn what was primarily an anti-Bush vote into the basis for a new liberal governing era.
Those were my thoughts when, a few minutes into his victory speech, just after midnight, Obama told his daughters, “And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.”
I gulped.
Not out of my deep affection for dogs, fond of them though I am. But because while we’ve all known that Obama is a very skillful politician, he hasn’t until now been a particularly empathetic one. Competence plus warmth is a pretty potent combination. Suddenly visions of the two great modern realigning presidents — Franklin Roosevelt (with his Scottish terrier Fala) and Ronald Reagan (with his Cavalier King Charles spaniel Rex) — flashed before my eyes. Maybe a realignment could be coming.
Obama was, naturally, asked about the promised-but-not-yet-purchased puppy at his press conference Friday. (If one were being churlish, one might say that it was typical of a liberal to promise the dog before delivering it. A results-oriented conservative would simply have shown up with the puppy without the advance hype.)
Obama commented wryly that the canine question had “generated more interest on our Web site than just about anything.” He continued:
“We have two criteria that have to be reconciled. One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic. There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic. On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog, but, obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. So — so whether we’re going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household.”
Here, in a few sentences, Obama did the following: He deepened his bond with every dog lover in America. He identified with every household that’s tried to figure out what kind of dog to get. He touched every parent with a kid allergic to pets. He showed compassion by preferring a dog from a shelter. And he demonstrated a dry and slightly politically incorrect wit by commenting that “a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.”
Not bad. It could be a tough four or eight years for conservatives."
NEW YORK TIMES: G.O.P. Dog Days?
"...this was a good Democratic year, but it is still a center-right country. Conservatives and the Republican Party will have a real chance for a comeback — unless the skills of the new president turn what was primarily an anti-Bush vote into the basis for a new liberal governing era.
Those were my thoughts when, a few minutes into his victory speech, just after midnight, Obama told his daughters, “And you have earned the new puppy that’s coming with us to the new White House.”
I gulped.
Not out of my deep affection for dogs, fond of them though I am. But because while we’ve all known that Obama is a very skillful politician, he hasn’t until now been a particularly empathetic one. Competence plus warmth is a pretty potent combination. Suddenly visions of the two great modern realigning presidents — Franklin Roosevelt (with his Scottish terrier Fala) and Ronald Reagan (with his Cavalier King Charles spaniel Rex) — flashed before my eyes. Maybe a realignment could be coming.
Obama was, naturally, asked about the promised-but-not-yet-purchased puppy at his press conference Friday. (If one were being churlish, one might say that it was typical of a liberal to promise the dog before delivering it. A results-oriented conservative would simply have shown up with the puppy without the advance hype.)
Obama commented wryly that the canine question had “generated more interest on our Web site than just about anything.” He continued:
“We have two criteria that have to be reconciled. One is that Malia is allergic, so it has to be hypoallergenic. There are a number of breeds that are hypoallergenic. On the other hand, our preference would be to get a shelter dog, but, obviously, a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me. So — so whether we’re going to be able to balance those two things, I think, is a pressing issue on the Obama household.”
Here, in a few sentences, Obama did the following: He deepened his bond with every dog lover in America. He identified with every household that’s tried to figure out what kind of dog to get. He touched every parent with a kid allergic to pets. He showed compassion by preferring a dog from a shelter. And he demonstrated a dry and slightly politically incorrect wit by commenting that “a lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.”
Not bad. It could be a tough four or eight years for conservatives."
14:59.
FILE UNDER: Words/POLITICS and AMERICA: Now that we've found love, what are we gonna do with it?
"Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children.
Palin also said she loved her time in the national spotlight and won't rule out a run for president or vice president in 2012..."
McCLATCHY WASHINGTON BUREAU: Palin's own words: 'Amazing we did as well as we did'
"Gov. Sarah Palin blames the Bush administration for the failure of the McCain-Palin ticket, thinks people need to move on from the so-called "Troopergate" controversy and has no regrets about state per diem for time spent at her home in Wasilla or state-funded travel for her children.
Palin also said she loved her time in the national spotlight and won't rule out a run for president or vice president in 2012..."
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Saturday, November 08, 2008
Get me so excited!
"BRITNEY SPEARS has never been a shrinking violet and her latest album Circus takes her bravado to startling new heights..."
Friday, November 07, 2008
This is how we do it.
Yes it is Mario. You don't even know...
Now if you visit this blog often, you know that old school jams are more often than not posted under the "Old School Funk for the True Funk Soldiers" headline. But sometimes old school joints are so good, so well put together, so classic to a brotha, [see Montell Jordan's This is how we do it] that all I can do is marvel at their goodness as they boldly play on and show us how's it done. This jam, presented below, is one such example.
One of the better R&B songs of the last 10 years, hands down.
Mario.
Let Me Love You.
Now if you visit this blog often, you know that old school jams are more often than not posted under the "Old School Funk for the True Funk Soldiers" headline. But sometimes old school joints are so good, so well put together, so classic to a brotha, [see Montell Jordan's This is how we do it] that all I can do is marvel at their goodness as they boldly play on and show us how's it done. This jam, presented below, is one such example.
One of the better R&B songs of the last 10 years, hands down.
Mario.
Let Me Love You.
[Sucks Teeth].
Shut up.
Quit playin.
[Tilts head, puckers lips, gives lingering side eye]
Cut to Blogpost.
I can't believe it!
DISCOBELLE: T-Pain & Justin Timberlake
Quit playin.
[Tilts head, puckers lips, gives lingering side eye]
Cut to Blogpost.
I can't believe it!
Stuntin is a habit!
BROTHAS AND SISTAHS! I SAY BROTHAS AND SISTAHS! Sit back, relax, and watch as,
Kanye West,
T-Pain,
The [unfortunate] "verbal stylings" of DJ Khaled,
And a Young Jeezy/T.I./Shawty Lo Southern Rap Template and autotune all
Go Hard.
*LINE OF THE MONTH: "I'm a tell ya like Bush told me, FUCK Y'all N***AS I'm out of here!" HA! Straight jokes Kanye. Straight jokes!
Kanye West,
T-Pain,
The [unfortunate] "verbal stylings" of DJ Khaled,
And a Young Jeezy/T.I./Shawty Lo Southern Rap Template and autotune all
Go Hard.
*LINE OF THE MONTH: "I'm a tell ya like Bush told me, FUCK Y'all N***AS I'm out of here!" HA! Straight jokes Kanye. Straight jokes!
Here we go again.
Got a pen and pad handy? Cause Soulja Boy Tell Em is back with a new dancing fad. And who wants to be the odd man out in the crowd who can't get his Bird Walk on?
New flava in ya ear!
Soula Boy!
Bird Walk!
*Funny. Kids want to walk like a bird now? Back in the day when I was young [not a kid anymore, by the way], getting called out for having bird like accoutrements like, say a bird chest if you were a guy, was not the business.
**Also, again, Soulja Boy if you want to go ahead and open up a dance studio, do it! Nobody would mined or be all that surpised by your decision.
Earlier...
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em!
New flava in ya ear!
Soula Boy!
Bird Walk!
*Funny. Kids want to walk like a bird now? Back in the day when I was young [not a kid anymore, by the way], getting called out for having bird like accoutrements like, say a bird chest if you were a guy, was not the business.
**Also, again, Soulja Boy if you want to go ahead and open up a dance studio, do it! Nobody would mined or be all that surpised by your decision.
Earlier...
Thursday, November 06, 2008
STAND UP!
You gotta get up to get down.
Young Jeezy feat. Nas.
RIDDLE ME THIS: Is this my new ringtone?
"A HA! DAAAAAMMMN HOMIE!"
"We fly high. No Lie. You notice!"
Ballin'?
"Get to know me! Get, get to know me!"
WORDS.
"Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama. As a conservative who has been fearful of an Obama victory for the last several months, I'm more than a little surprised at how calm I am with the dreaded result and how stress-free it is to offer genuine felicitations for the historic win.
Part of my tranquil demeanor comes because of the historic significance of the outcome. Our nation just elected an African-American as our next president of the United States. No matter party or ideology, that color-blind advancement in our electoral process has to make all of us proud.
Another reason for my serenity comes by way of my background. I grew up in abject poverty and was homeless a number of times as a child. By the time I was 17 years old, I had moved 34 times with each move coming because of a forced and often ugly eviction.
I mention that because a number of those evictions deposited me in poor, majority black neighborhoods and schools. I've talked and written about it often in the past, but I honestly look back upon those dysfunctional and traumatic years as more of a gift than a burden. I say that because as a white child, poverty and the random destination of those moves brought me face to face with an enduring truth: my young black friends were no different than me. They were just other forgotten and faceless poor children who were desperately trying to escape an existence forced upon them by the accident of birth. Color made no difference to any of us."
THE HUFFINGTON POST: Douglas MacKinnon: Congratulations From a Conservative
"Congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama. As a conservative who has been fearful of an Obama victory for the last several months, I'm more than a little surprised at how calm I am with the dreaded result and how stress-free it is to offer genuine felicitations for the historic win.
Part of my tranquil demeanor comes because of the historic significance of the outcome. Our nation just elected an African-American as our next president of the United States. No matter party or ideology, that color-blind advancement in our electoral process has to make all of us proud.
Another reason for my serenity comes by way of my background. I grew up in abject poverty and was homeless a number of times as a child. By the time I was 17 years old, I had moved 34 times with each move coming because of a forced and often ugly eviction.
I mention that because a number of those evictions deposited me in poor, majority black neighborhoods and schools. I've talked and written about it often in the past, but I honestly look back upon those dysfunctional and traumatic years as more of a gift than a burden. I say that because as a white child, poverty and the random destination of those moves brought me face to face with an enduring truth: my young black friends were no different than me. They were just other forgotten and faceless poor children who were desperately trying to escape an existence forced upon them by the accident of birth. Color made no difference to any of us."
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Robin[ng] Hood[s]: Men in Tights!*
*See what I did there?
New flava in ya ear!
Megapuss.
Adam & Steve.
Shout out toPitchfork.tv for the vid!
New flava in ya ear!
Megapuss.
Adam & Steve.
Shout out to
EXTRA! EXTRA!
We got our paper at the house.
Every single day.
Crack a dawn, sound on the lawn.
THUMP!
There's our paper.
And every morning we got it at the apt.
Up for a shower and some Good Day L.A.
Paper on the doorstep.
Read away.
And then it stopped.
I got away.
I had my Newsweek, my Time, my Vanity Fair.
But no L.A. Times.
Soon I became a part of the grab a paper at the stand and/or kiosk guy.
And certain front pages had to be mine.
The first debate between Obama and McCain,
Sarah and Jo B!
And today's following this, Obama's historic win!
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Last week on the walk to work, I was set to buy another paper.
2 quarters in hand, I was down with the plan, Until, up the block, down the street I look over and see a full paper for the day. I look left, I look right, swipe it up, and then step.
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Today with my stride feeling good on the way to work, I was set to buy another paper.
2 quarters in hand, I was down with the plain, Until, up the block, down the street, I look over and see a full paper for the day. I look left, I look right, swipe it up, and then step.
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Glad I got mine. Thinking of getting a frame. Best of luck to those still on the hunt for this thang that's something big.
NBC: Extra! Extra! We Have No Extras
Every single day.
Crack a dawn, sound on the lawn.
THUMP!
There's our paper.
And every morning we got it at the apt.
Up for a shower and some Good Day L.A.
Paper on the doorstep.
Read away.
And then it stopped.
I got away.
I had my Newsweek, my Time, my Vanity Fair.
But no L.A. Times.
Soon I became a part of the grab a paper at the stand and/or kiosk guy.
And certain front pages had to be mine.
The first debate between Obama and McCain,
Sarah and Jo B!
And today's following this, Obama's historic win!
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Last week on the walk to work, I was set to buy another paper.
2 quarters in hand, I was down with the plan, Until, up the block, down the street I look over and see a full paper for the day. I look left, I look right, swipe it up, and then step.
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Today with my stride feeling good on the way to work, I was set to buy another paper.
2 quarters in hand, I was down with the plain, Until, up the block, down the street, I look over and see a full paper for the day. I look left, I look right, swipe it up, and then step.
One for the history books, yes indeed!
Glad I got mine. Thinking of getting a frame. Best of luck to those still on the hunt for this thang that's something big.
What the hell is this?
5:49 PM: Bookmarks. Mozilla Firefox.
"Hmm, let's load OnSmash.com's video page.
5:51 PM: Look away. Mutes Television for commercial break. Looks back at the screen and sees the screencap for the video being highlighted at the top of the page and says:
"What the hell is this?"
New flava in ya ear!
Jim Jones feat. Ron Brownz and Juelz Santana.
One Giant Commercial.
Excuse me, I mean, Pop Chamagne.
1 minute and 17 minutes into the track: What the hell is this?... Yeah...I'm checking out.
"Hmm, let's load OnSmash.com's video page.
5:51 PM: Look away. Mutes Television for commercial break. Looks back at the screen and sees the screencap for the video being highlighted at the top of the page and says:
"What the hell is this?"
New flava in ya ear!
Jim Jones feat. Ron Brownz and Juelz Santana.
One Giant Commercial.
Excuse me, I mean, Pop Chamagne.
1 minute and 17 minutes into the track: What the hell is this?... Yeah...I'm checking out.
So Emotional.
"On Comedy Central's election special Tuesday night, Stephen Colbert appeared to tear up after Jon Stewart announced that Barack Obama had won the election...Colbert, for his part, took his glasses on and off and then rubbed his eyes."
Use Somebody.
HE: You get that new Kings of Leon yet?
HIM: Oh most definitely.
HE: Yeah, they slow things down with this one and get soulful. [Folds hand into a fist, closes eyes, and tilts head towards the sky] "You know that I could USE SOMEBODDDAY!"
HIM: Love that song. Hell, I could listen to the lead singer sing the phone book and be alright.
New flava in ya ear.
Kings of Leon.
Use Somebody.
HIM: Oh most definitely.
HE: Yeah, they slow things down with this one and get soulful. [Folds hand into a fist, closes eyes, and tilts head towards the sky] "You know that I could USE SOMEBODDDAY!"
HIM: Love that song. Hell, I could listen to the lead singer sing the phone book and be alright.
New flava in ya ear.
Kings of Leon.
Use Somebody.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
WOW WOW WOW WOW!
FILE UNDER: Y'ALL KNOW WHAT THIS IS!
Promise of a New Day!
You Heard it hear first: Black people will be floating on cloud nine/acting a fool all week. Parties will be off the chain Thurs-Sun of this week. TRUST.
Promise of a New Day!
You Heard it hear first: Black people will be floating on cloud nine/acting a fool all week. Parties will be off the chain Thurs-Sun of this week. TRUST.
Good ass job(?).
FIRST UP: The Words
How to get stuck in a dead-end job when I can rap
When I call my bill collectors they ain't tryin to hear that
Matter fact they askin Dexter when I plan the payback
On that long line of credit that they lent me way back
Way back, way back, at the turn of the century
The notice they sent to me is sayin essentially
If I don't pay that balance off along with a extra fee
Penitentiary or criminal charges
Probably soon to follow if you dare disregard this
And that got me nauseous, and feelin precautious
Cause the fruits of my labor, ain't barin no harvest
At least as a artist cause AT LEAST as a artist
You become whoever when your time get the hardest
But who you 'sposed to call when they all think you garbage
And figured that you washed up, damn they so heartless
Cause when I called the office they act stiffer than starches
And this just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
Cause this just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't, this just ain't
Man... I gotta make my next move my best move
Cause there ain't no food in the fridge SON WHAT YOU DOIN~? !
C'mon son, we can't be, son we can't be out there like that
The hold ain't even tight no more, no more
Son WHAT'S REALLY GOOD~! Ahh... man
Now I'm in a situation that I can't pacify
So I'm lookin through the papers skimmin through the classifieds
When I see an opportunity that can't pass me by
That I can get the job if I give this class a try
Put my pride to the side, go get a 9 to 5
Cause livin check to check's the only way that I survive
But yo they sorta lied cause the lead's certified
It take more than shirts and ties for the course that they provide
But the course they would provide, a means of employment
Which is basically a job that I'll soon be annoyed with
So this unemployment is now subject to change
Cause I'm on these interviews and I'm runnin my game
And I'm bein interviewed by my government name
And I'm Ollie out the crew that we one and the same
So for now I'm out the game and far away from recordin
Cause they left a message sayin that I start Monday mornin
Damn. I need to stop sleepin' on Consequence...
New flava in ya ear.
Consequence.
Job Song.
P.S. Hmm. Consequence and Kanye are homies right? Cause the swag, flow, and delivery was very Kanye West like. Or is it that Kanye's swag, flow, and delivery is very Consequence like?
How to get stuck in a dead-end job when I can rap
When I call my bill collectors they ain't tryin to hear that
Matter fact they askin Dexter when I plan the payback
On that long line of credit that they lent me way back
Way back, way back, at the turn of the century
The notice they sent to me is sayin essentially
If I don't pay that balance off along with a extra fee
Penitentiary or criminal charges
Probably soon to follow if you dare disregard this
And that got me nauseous, and feelin precautious
Cause the fruits of my labor, ain't barin no harvest
At least as a artist cause AT LEAST as a artist
You become whoever when your time get the hardest
But who you 'sposed to call when they all think you garbage
And figured that you washed up, damn they so heartless
Cause when I called the office they act stiffer than starches
And this just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
Cause this just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't where I'm 'sposed to be
This just ain't, this just ain't
Man... I gotta make my next move my best move
Cause there ain't no food in the fridge SON WHAT YOU DOIN~? !
C'mon son, we can't be, son we can't be out there like that
The hold ain't even tight no more, no more
Son WHAT'S REALLY GOOD~! Ahh... man
Now I'm in a situation that I can't pacify
So I'm lookin through the papers skimmin through the classifieds
When I see an opportunity that can't pass me by
That I can get the job if I give this class a try
Put my pride to the side, go get a 9 to 5
Cause livin check to check's the only way that I survive
But yo they sorta lied cause the lead's certified
It take more than shirts and ties for the course that they provide
But the course they would provide, a means of employment
Which is basically a job that I'll soon be annoyed with
So this unemployment is now subject to change
Cause I'm on these interviews and I'm runnin my game
And I'm bein interviewed by my government name
And I'm Ollie out the crew that we one and the same
So for now I'm out the game and far away from recordin
Cause they left a message sayin that I start Monday mornin
Damn. I need to stop sleepin' on Consequence...
New flava in ya ear.
Consequence.
Job Song.
P.S. Hmm. Consequence and Kanye are homies right? Cause the swag, flow, and delivery was very Kanye West like. Or is it that Kanye's swag, flow, and delivery is very Consequence like?
Sign 'O' the Times(?).
FILE UNDER: A Quick Peep/The Final Countdown/Old School Funk for the True Funk Soldiers!
Maybe it's because it's Election Day. Maybe I need to get my ass back inside a church at some point. Whatever the reason, when I woke up this morning [and on the walk back to work post lunch] this song presented below in music video form, was in my head. Hell, I even sang the hook at the end with the choir out loud before realizing I was in public, walking down a street sans iPod, Sony Discman, or a giant BoomBox perched on my shoulders. Not a good look son. Not a good look at all. [Though walking down a street in business casual clothes while carrying a giant boombox on my shoulders that's bumping the Space Jam sdrtk is probably an even worse look]
Wow, that was something. You'll have to excuse me, I forgot how "This is our Country!" the music video is in certain parts. It's been a minute.
Maybe it's because it's Election Day. Maybe I need to get my ass back inside a church at some point. Whatever the reason, when I woke up this morning [and on the walk back to work post lunch] this song presented below in music video form, was in my head. Hell, I even sang the hook at the end with the choir out loud before realizing I was in public, walking down a street sans iPod, Sony Discman, or a giant BoomBox perched on my shoulders. Not a good look son. Not a good look at all. [Though walking down a street in business casual clothes while carrying a giant boombox on my shoulders that's bumping the Space Jam sdrtk is probably an even worse look]
Wow, that was something. You'll have to excuse me, I forgot how "This is our Country!" the music video is in certain parts. It's been a minute.
Imagine.
FILE UNDER: Think!/Words/A Moment of Clarity/POLITICS: So Fucking Disco!
RIDDLE HIM THIS, COMRADES: What if, what if, what if, what if, WHAT IF Obama had done what McCain did this election?
RIDDLE HIM THIS, COMRADES: What if, what if, what if, what if, WHAT IF Obama had done what McCain did this election?
Monday, November 03, 2008
[Junior] High School Musical.
This morning, I stopped and asked myself, "Hmm. Wonder how Lil Mama's Voice of the Young People is doing on the charts? Don't know why, just did. Wonder if I'll be looking out for this young cat they call Scooter Smiff [We kids these days] in the next 6 months or so with this Scooter Smiff fella.
New flava in ya ear!
Scooter Smiff feat. Chris Brown.
Scooter Smiff.
New flava in ya ear!
Scooter Smiff feat. Chris Brown.
Scooter Smiff.
Big Ups Annie and Samantha Woods!
FILE UNDER: POLITICS: So Fucking Disco!
Bout it! Bout it!
Every now and then I rock this abstract symbol of change dog tag around my neck in support of Barack Obama's campaign. Said necklace was given to me upon my return from St. Louis over Labor Day Weekend, a return that coincided with the end of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. A convention attended by the two ladies you see presented above, who I am lucky enough to know, and have received a few post convention goodies from upon my return. [Including that "abstract symbol of change" dog tag necklace.]
You see, more times than not, I am reminded of how small this world can be. I have two roommates from Santa Cruz. One of the two informed us all of how we would have two houseguests for the weekend, needing a place to hang and crash on during their stop in Los Angeles on this, their 'Roadtrip to the DNC!' Little did I know, that these two girls would be two of the most enthusiastic, kind-hearted, and generous grass roots campaigners I would come to meet and read about throughout this long, arduous road to the White House. Getting attention as two attractive young women in a perfectly and fully stickered Obama Volvo [that took damn near four hrs to cover, precisely] is not hard, but it's easy to discount, and that's the last thing one should do when evaluating the time, energy, and effort these two put into this election season. From getting the word out by talking face to face and person to person to offering up some fine stenciled t-shirts with only the finest of fine bottles of Spray Paint as a means of fundraising, these two walked the walk and talked the talk. And as the smoke clears and this election season draws to a close, it sure feels good to sit back, relax, and reflect on the good times and causes for celebration, right?
JALOPNIK: The Best And Worst McCain Vs. Obama Get-Out-The-Votemobiles
Bout it! Bout it!
Every now and then I rock this abstract symbol of change dog tag around my neck in support of Barack Obama's campaign. Said necklace was given to me upon my return from St. Louis over Labor Day Weekend, a return that coincided with the end of the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado. A convention attended by the two ladies you see presented above, who I am lucky enough to know, and have received a few post convention goodies from upon my return. [Including that "abstract symbol of change" dog tag necklace.]
You see, more times than not, I am reminded of how small this world can be. I have two roommates from Santa Cruz. One of the two informed us all of how we would have two houseguests for the weekend, needing a place to hang and crash on during their stop in Los Angeles on this, their 'Roadtrip to the DNC!' Little did I know, that these two girls would be two of the most enthusiastic, kind-hearted, and generous grass roots campaigners I would come to meet and read about throughout this long, arduous road to the White House. Getting attention as two attractive young women in a perfectly and fully stickered Obama Volvo [that took damn near four hrs to cover, precisely] is not hard, but it's easy to discount, and that's the last thing one should do when evaluating the time, energy, and effort these two put into this election season. From getting the word out by talking face to face and person to person to offering up some fine stenciled t-shirts with only the finest of fine bottles of Spray Paint as a means of fundraising, these two walked the walk and talked the talk. And as the smoke clears and this election season draws to a close, it sure feels good to sit back, relax, and reflect on the good times and causes for celebration, right?
Don't look back in anger!
FILE UNDER: Oh Word?/POLITICS: So Fucking Disco!/Words.
No, look ahead...
"...But if he [McCain] doesn’t [win], the coulda-shoulda-wouldas will be withering and ceaseless, with Palin’s role in the defeat the subject of a furious interpretive battle between her detractors and defenders.
The contours of that battle and its outcome will be of more than academic interest. They will be central to the coming struggle for the soul of the Republican Party and to Palin’s future. Here in deep-blue Gotham, many people assume that her destiny is sealed: a one-way ticket back to Wasilla. But the truth is that Palin is likely to be a significant player on the national stage for years to come. As a galvanizing, maybe polarizing, figure in the conservative movement. As a folk hero on the talk-radio–Fox News right. And possibly, possibly, as the GOP front-runner in 2012.
That Palin in the final days of the campaign was already looking toward the next election cycle was glaringly evident—not least in some quarters inside McCain-land, where it caused no small degree of consternation. Her public (via Bill Kristol) challenging of McCain for not bringing up Barack Obama’s association with Jeremiah Wright, her objection to the campaign’s withdrawal from Michigan, her insistence on giving policy speeches during the home stretch, her loud and off-message effort to defend herself regarding her $150,000 wardrobe splurge: All of it seemed focused more on playing to the base or repairing her reputation than on helping McCain to win.
For a candidate whose public image has taken the battering that Palin’s has in the past two months, focusing on the post-election horizon seems both natural and drenched in chutzpah. But Palin surely knows that many prominent figures in the conservative movement—from Morton Blackwell to Brent Bozell—see in her the potential to emerge in time as a next-generation, XX-chromosome Ronald Reagan. Indeed, on November 5, an assemblage of the movement’s leaders will take place at a private weekend home in rural Virginia to begin discussing a way forward for the GOP in the age of Obama (if he wins, that is), with Palin’s role high on the agenda."
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: 2012? You Betcha!: And she’ll be a stronger candidate than you think. Does Sarah Palin have Reagan potential?
No, look ahead...
"...But if he [McCain] doesn’t [win], the coulda-shoulda-wouldas will be withering and ceaseless, with Palin’s role in the defeat the subject of a furious interpretive battle between her detractors and defenders.
The contours of that battle and its outcome will be of more than academic interest. They will be central to the coming struggle for the soul of the Republican Party and to Palin’s future. Here in deep-blue Gotham, many people assume that her destiny is sealed: a one-way ticket back to Wasilla. But the truth is that Palin is likely to be a significant player on the national stage for years to come. As a galvanizing, maybe polarizing, figure in the conservative movement. As a folk hero on the talk-radio–Fox News right. And possibly, possibly, as the GOP front-runner in 2012.
That Palin in the final days of the campaign was already looking toward the next election cycle was glaringly evident—not least in some quarters inside McCain-land, where it caused no small degree of consternation. Her public (via Bill Kristol) challenging of McCain for not bringing up Barack Obama’s association with Jeremiah Wright, her objection to the campaign’s withdrawal from Michigan, her insistence on giving policy speeches during the home stretch, her loud and off-message effort to defend herself regarding her $150,000 wardrobe splurge: All of it seemed focused more on playing to the base or repairing her reputation than on helping McCain to win.
For a candidate whose public image has taken the battering that Palin’s has in the past two months, focusing on the post-election horizon seems both natural and drenched in chutzpah. But Palin surely knows that many prominent figures in the conservative movement—from Morton Blackwell to Brent Bozell—see in her the potential to emerge in time as a next-generation, XX-chromosome Ronald Reagan. Indeed, on November 5, an assemblage of the movement’s leaders will take place at a private weekend home in rural Virginia to begin discussing a way forward for the GOP in the age of Obama (if he wins, that is), with Palin’s role high on the agenda."
My Kind of People.
FILE UNDER: A Quick Peep!/One Pure Thought!
This Grand Old Panic segment taken from The Rachel Maddow show in Mid-October highlighted some of the many reasons why I adore this woman and her fine, fine program. She's witty, warm, educated, informed, and most importantly, respectful and tolerant of other's opinions, even if they differ from her own. She truly deserves any and all [positive] attention that comes her way!
NEW YORK MAGAZINE: The Dr. Maddow Show
This Grand Old Panic segment taken from The Rachel Maddow show in Mid-October highlighted some of the many reasons why I adore this woman and her fine, fine program. She's witty, warm, educated, informed, and most importantly, respectful and tolerant of other's opinions, even if they differ from her own. She truly deserves any and all [positive] attention that comes her way!
Words.
FILE UNDER: The Final Countdown.
"...we hope for a McCain-Palin victory, for the sake of the country. And also for the pleasure of seeing the dejection of the mainstream media, the incredulity of the leftwing triumphalists, and the humiliation of the pathetically opportunistic "conservatives" who've been desperately clambering on board the Obama juggernaut. We're proud to stay off that juggernaut. We're proud, in our modest way, to stand with John McCain and Sarah Palin against it.
An Obama-Biden administration--working with a Democratic Congress--would mean a more debilitating nanny state at home and a weaker nation facing our enemies abroad. We, of course, have confidence that the nation would survive such an interlude, and we would even hope that a President Obama might adjust course from the path he's advertised, especially in foreign policy. But the risk of real damage is great, especially when compared with the prospect of a tough-minded center-right McCain-Palin administration that could lead the country sensibly through these difficult times..."
THE WEEKLY STANDARD: McCain Versus the Juggernaut by William Kristol
"...we hope for a McCain-Palin victory, for the sake of the country. And also for the pleasure of seeing the dejection of the mainstream media, the incredulity of the leftwing triumphalists, and the humiliation of the pathetically opportunistic "conservatives" who've been desperately clambering on board the Obama juggernaut. We're proud to stay off that juggernaut. We're proud, in our modest way, to stand with John McCain and Sarah Palin against it.
An Obama-Biden administration--working with a Democratic Congress--would mean a more debilitating nanny state at home and a weaker nation facing our enemies abroad. We, of course, have confidence that the nation would survive such an interlude, and we would even hope that a President Obama might adjust course from the path he's advertised, especially in foreign policy. But the risk of real damage is great, especially when compared with the prospect of a tough-minded center-right McCain-Palin administration that could lead the country sensibly through these difficult times..."
Ba da ba ba ba...
"Damn girl, don't hurt em!"
Sunday, November 02, 2008
"These are the days of our lives..."
(Of our lives, of our lives, of our lives...)
So you won't be lonely...
I expanded my online "empire" this weekend and got a twitter account. Feel free to follow my mundane travails and/or watch me act a fool. That is all.
So you won't be lonely...
I expanded my online "empire" this weekend and got a twitter account. Feel free to follow my mundane travails and/or watch me act a fool. That is all.
Wanna get away?...
FILE UNDER: The Final Countdown.
Spoiler Alert!: Skip to the end to see what made number one!
Oh Word?
FILE UNDER: A Moment of Clarity/The Final Countdown.
What, me worry?
THE WASHINGTON POST: 'My Heart and My Values Didn't Change': In Bush, Loyalists See a Good and Steadfast Man Who Has Gotten a Bad Rap
What, me worry?
Saturday, November 01, 2008
HA!
FILE UNDER: PRIMARIES: Out of the Races & Onto the Tracks!/Oh Word?
JEZEBEL: Palin Gets Punk'd By Canadian Prank Callers
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