Category: The 2008 Horse Race
The Delivery Presents — Palin, Progressives, and Programs that Died Too Soon
Episode 81 is in the can, and while I won’t claim it’s the best show of the crop, I can claim it has a lot on which you can chew. I talked a bit about Sarah Palin and why we conservatives really can’t waste time on her until she decided what it is she wants [...]
The Politico’s Anti-Palin Hackery Could Backfire
Let’s say that you are a prominent public figure. Let’s also say that for the past five days media figures and national politicians have been accusing you of complicity in a horrifying mass murder. Let’s also say that the accusations have absolutely no basis whatever, but none of those media figures (most of whom purport [...]
I Think I Can Understand Why the Television Had to Die
The right-wing blogs are abuzz about this story out of the cheese and football Heaven that is Wisconsin. Like most Americans, Steven Cowan has been perplexed by Bristol Palin’s curious ability to keep advancing in TV’s “Dancing with the Stars” competition. However, unlike other viewers, Cowan, 67, allegedly became so enraged by Palin’s success that [...]
It’s Sarah’s World. We’re Just Living In It.
Whether you agree with Sarah Palin’s politics or not (and I admit that I’m lukewarm on her as a politician), you can not deny that she is a political and cultural force. For the past two years, she has waged a mostly victorious battle with a sitting President using little more than a Facebook page, [...]
Olbermann: I’m So Righteous, Joe Biden Even Came to Me for Help
If you had an anger management problem, to whom would you turn for help? I, like most ordinary sane people, would look for someone who had mastered calmness, who could turn an insult into a biting humorous retort, and who could diffuse a tense situation with calmness and confidence. In other words, most of us [...]
She’s Laughing at the Superior Intellect!
You know, it’s possible to be so convinced of your own superior intelligence that you can be easily goaded into making stupid mistakes. Call it The Khan Principle, after that genetically-engineered mastermind who let an aging starship captain bait him into disaster. Now, Markos Moulitsas is no lab-grown super being, but he does have just [...]
Joe Biden, Borscht Belt Smash Hit!
I’m not going to say that this election season, and the boatloads of horrible poll numbers, have gotten to Democrats, but Joe Biden does seem a bit brittle here, doesn’t he? Vice President Biden jokingly expressed his frustration toward Republicans on Tuesday, accusing them of having insincere concerns about the budget deficit. Biden jokingly said [...]
That’s What You Said