obama gay and mccain dying!
tuesday is a joke / played on those not quite prepared / the same game again
Monday, March 2, 2009
a wingnut dream come true
not paul newman's secret love letters, not regis' suicidal son, not caylee's grandmother and not the rampaging chimp...
obama gay and mccain dying!
(hat tip rob)
obama gay and mccain dying!
turn me on dead man
i know about five people who will listen to this and feel like they're hearing the missing piece of a musical puzzle we've all been listening to since we were teenagers. for those five people: take the next ten minutes, put your headphones on and be prepared.
the rest of you may enjoy it too, but you'll probably end up shrugging your shoulders saying, "yeah, so what?"
the file is being pulled from sites around the internet (leading experts to suggest it must be authentic) so i hesitate to say anything more than it's a revolutionary recording that finally provides at least some indication of how four lads got from number one to number nine.
the rest of you may enjoy it too, but you'll probably end up shrugging your shoulders saying, "yeah, so what?"
the file is being pulled from sites around the internet (leading experts to suggest it must be authentic) so i hesitate to say anything more than it's a revolutionary recording that finally provides at least some indication of how four lads got from number one to number nine.
damn, stevie wonder!
check out our boy barack jammin' along! check out the white folk jammin' along! check out...everybody else jammin' along! this is my white house y'all!
Sunday, March 1, 2009
what grown-ups do
economist paul krugman has already spoken in fairly positive tones of obama's proposed budget. today, newsday agrees, and says we should all grow up:
"We can argue about the larger role for government that Obama envisions for the nation. And we can argue about whether high earners should pay higher taxes. But by putting his ideas into budgetary black-and-white, Obama has challenged taxpayers to make realistic choices about what they want from government - and then to pay for it.
It's what grown-ups do."
take me to your leader
he's young, he's vibrant, he's incredibly well-spoken, and he's what washington insiders are calling "a new republican."
he has what some would call fairly liberal social views, to a point, but he's a fiscal conservative to his core. above all, his offbeat demeanor and surprising sense of humor make him terrifically appealing to young and old alike. and if the republicans can remake their party in his image, they may not win huge majorities in congress or take back the white house – right away – but they will finally have the beginning of what could be a very healthy, successful return to power.
his name is:
wouldn't every republican like to see a name right here?
there isn't one. the politician described above does not exist.
or does he?
as the grand old party struggles to regain it's footing, it's interesting to see them flail about against the juggernaut that is obama. as they flop around and wave their arms, they keep trying to be obama, or at least appeal to voters the way he does. young – bobby jindal. black – michael steele. appealing – eric cantor. female – sarah palin. hip – hip? zip. republican's are just not hip.
they're not. but they so want to be. they so want some of obama's swagger, and basketball cool. which is their biggest problem. they need to embrace their unhipness and be honest. they need to stop pretending to be all those things they are not, and embrace who they are:
they are nerds.
michael steele and bobby jindal are perfect examples. steele has been running around using urban-suburban hip-hop lingo since he was chosen to chair the rnc, except that's not who he is. you can take one look at the guy and see he's not "street" in any way, shape, or form - he is a giant nerd. so why is he trying to be puff-michael?
bobby jindal is incredibly appealing. really, he is - he's smart, he's well spoken, and in virtually every other speech he's given, he's much, much less of a goober. but last tuesday night he turned on the romper room style, and showed his true nerd colors. pass the pocket protectors and call lady elaine fairchilde.
with obama in the white house, the republicans can't look to a nerd for leadership.
so there's a void. there's a void of clear, honest leadership in the republican party, and when opportunists see a void, they jump in. now we have people like ann coulter, joe the plumber, and - worst of all - rush limbaugh stepping up to fill that void. these people, especially limbaugh, are now the voice of the republican party, much to the dismay of many people in the republican party.
wouldn't we all have much more respect for a smart, charismatic young nerd who, instead of going on the attack for the next four years, simply provided honest, steadfast opposition? someone who didn't use the arts, or fountains in miami, or field mice, or moose in montana (was that a paternity issue?) to make their case, but instead stood up and said "here are the things i disagree with, and here is why."
better yet, wouldn't we rather that nerd stand up and say "here are the things i am for"?
i'm gonna tell you, that nerd is out there.
we just don't know him yet.
he has what some would call fairly liberal social views, to a point, but he's a fiscal conservative to his core. above all, his offbeat demeanor and surprising sense of humor make him terrifically appealing to young and old alike. and if the republicans can remake their party in his image, they may not win huge majorities in congress or take back the white house – right away – but they will finally have the beginning of what could be a very healthy, successful return to power.
his name is:
wouldn't every republican like to see a name right here?
there isn't one. the politician described above does not exist.
or does he?
as the grand old party struggles to regain it's footing, it's interesting to see them flail about against the juggernaut that is obama. as they flop around and wave their arms, they keep trying to be obama, or at least appeal to voters the way he does. young – bobby jindal. black – michael steele. appealing – eric cantor. female – sarah palin. hip – hip? zip. republican's are just not hip.
they're not. but they so want to be. they so want some of obama's swagger, and basketball cool. which is their biggest problem. they need to embrace their unhipness and be honest. they need to stop pretending to be all those things they are not, and embrace who they are:
they are nerds.
michael steele and bobby jindal are perfect examples. steele has been running around using urban-suburban hip-hop lingo since he was chosen to chair the rnc, except that's not who he is. you can take one look at the guy and see he's not "street" in any way, shape, or form - he is a giant nerd. so why is he trying to be puff-michael?
bobby jindal is incredibly appealing. really, he is - he's smart, he's well spoken, and in virtually every other speech he's given, he's much, much less of a goober. but last tuesday night he turned on the romper room style, and showed his true nerd colors. pass the pocket protectors and call lady elaine fairchilde.
with obama in the white house, the republicans can't look to a nerd for leadership.
so there's a void. there's a void of clear, honest leadership in the republican party, and when opportunists see a void, they jump in. now we have people like ann coulter, joe the plumber, and - worst of all - rush limbaugh stepping up to fill that void. these people, especially limbaugh, are now the voice of the republican party, much to the dismay of many people in the republican party.
wouldn't we all have much more respect for a smart, charismatic young nerd who, instead of going on the attack for the next four years, simply provided honest, steadfast opposition? someone who didn't use the arts, or fountains in miami, or field mice, or moose in montana (was that a paternity issue?) to make their case, but instead stood up and said "here are the things i disagree with, and here is why."
better yet, wouldn't we rather that nerd stand up and say "here are the things i am for"?
i'm gonna tell you, that nerd is out there.
we just don't know him yet.
jumped the shark update
- facebook lists of "25 things i don't know about you" i know. if i don't, do i really need to?
- the recession unfortunately, it ain't goin' away anytime soon.
72-year old john mccain has 106,000 followers. enough said.
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