Monthly Archives: June 2008
Community Standards
Obscenity has been legally defined as that which violates “community standards.” But how we figure out what community standards are has never really been explained. So instead we just end up conceding to whoever the loudest whiners are; and the loudest whiners are always the superstitious guilt-ridden religious groups who hate their own bodies and [...]
Goth Music Circa 1968
Of course nobody called it goth back then. He was just one of many weirdos. But if you put that guy, Peter Murphy, Siouxie, and Andrew Eldritch into a room and locked the door, only one would emerge alive, and it wouldn’t be Peter Murphy.
My Ten Dollars
Uh oh. My ten dollars is in big trouble if the Tribune Review is to be believed.
Shades of Dukakis, Obama up 15
In May of 1988 after all of the Democratic primaries ended presumptive nominee Michael Dukakis enjoyed a 54 to 38 percent lead over then Ronald Reagan wing man George H.W. Bush.
H.W. went on [...]
Teamwork
I have no idea why in June of 2008, a Democratic Party controlled House would vote to give George W. Bush the power to unilaterally grant immunity retroactively if he choses to any party should he see fit to direct them to break the law and spy on U.S. citizens.
There is no clause in the [...]
Nastygram
The Obama campaign got a nastygram from the six leaders of the six main press companies. Here are some exerpts.
There are many ways in a campaign to control your message and conduct private meetings that do not involve deceiving the press corps. Last night, the press corps traveling with Senator Obama was misled, and was [...]
The Reasons We Went To War
Obama released the list of his National Security Working Group. Here they are.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
Senator David Boren, former Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Secretary of State Warren Christopher
Greg Craig, former director of the State Department Office of Policy Planning
Secretary of the Navy Richard Danzig
Representative Lee Hamilton, former Chairman of the House [...]
Ridiculous Landslide
I should probably take back my offer of a bet on whether Obama will win by 100 electoral votes or more. In fact, I do. He just might do it. Landslides of that nature aren’t exactly unprecedented. I think we’re just used to Democrats either losing or just barely winning that the idea of a [...]
Basically, It’s A Google
I think he’s trying to describe some process involving computers, but seeing as he can’t use a computer, it comes out all dumb sounding, and then people laugh at him.
Veep Backwards Is Peev
I like the way that electoral-vote.com analyzes potential vice presidential picks based largely on what state they’re from, and how fivethirtyeight.com lays out why what state a vice president is from is probably irrelevant. I think that they should just get all the potential candidates to sit in a circle around a soda bottle and [...]
