October 2008
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do your own debate prep…
New Years Eve every night no more...
Last night Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World in Orlando closed. For years there was nothing for adults to do at Disney World after the parks closed, then in 1989 Pleasure Island opened. It was like a sanitized version of Bourbon Street as you could carry your beverage between clubs and into the street. Mannequins Dance Club, 8Trax (previously Cage and Videopolis), The Adventurers Club, Comedy...
The Great Schlep →
Sarah Silverman wants to get out the vote
New solution to financial problems
30 ministers around the nation plan to push the issue of a federal law that prohibits them from endorsing candidates from the pulpit.
“The pastors plan to send copies of their sermons to the Internal Revenue Service to instigate some type of legal action.”
I say bravo, let’s start taxing the churches… starting with real estate taxes. That should get rid of the deficit in...
WatchTina Fey as Palin again on SNL (by the way much of the dialogue was directly from the actual Couric interview… sometimes you can’t write anything better than the real words)
WatchWatched this TED talk on the plane today about mushrooms… and it fascinated me, enjoy.
WatchTriumph the Insult Comic Dog visits the David Blaine hanging stunt for Conan.
Feel the Whoo hoo!™
Seems the CEO of Washington Mutual has been on the job for only a few weeks… he is entitled to more than $13 million in severance and bonuses if replaced.
Ok, last post about this debate. Biden was everywhere after the debate last night discussing it with any network that would have him… where was Palin?
Watching the debate last night and clips afterward I was struck by how awkward McCain was. He did not look at Obama - at all. I’m sorry, eye contact is kind of a basic human skill. And the condescending tone really got to me and while I’m sure the goal was to say how experienced he was I can’t imagine invoking Reagan era names and a 35 year friendship with Kissinger could...
1984 Miss Alaska Sarah Heath clip →
I am thankful that a clip like this does not exist for Cheney.
“WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (UPI) — Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry...”
– source here
WatchThe travel answer makes me sick… asked why she only got a passport last year she tries to call anyone who travels elite and that she has learned about the world from books.
Misdirection
Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Dish has a thought from a anonymous poster…is the suspend the campaign/Letterman diss an orchestrated play to get the news cycle focus away from the unreal Palin/Couric interview (previous post)? Think about it - what have you seen on the news this morning - clips from Letterman or clips from this train wreck of an interview?
Grew a Pair
Watching Matt Lauer this morning interview McCain spokesman and he obviously took Amy Poehler’s advice as Hillary in the Palin sketch and “grew a pair”. He asked actual questions and followups - things like why is he rushing back since he has not voted since April. She claims that he cancelled Letterman because it was not a time for humor… then why did he lie to Letterman...
McCain suggests delaying debates...
…so that he can focus on the financial crisis. Now keep these stats in mind:
McCain has not voted in the Senate since April 8th. Since March, he has missed 109 of the last 110 votes.
It might be me but don’t you think we can get along without him acting important now.
“Since Sarah Palin was selected for the vice-presidential nomination, Mahmoud...”
– Andrew Sullivan, The Atlantic
McCain blows off Letterman →
Dave has been very political lately, and now he is pissed!
Casablanca precursor to current financial mess
Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds?
Captain Renault: I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! (a croupier hands Renault a pile of money)
Croupier: Your winnings, sir.
Captain Renault: Oh, thank you very much.
Captain Renault: Everybody out at once!
WatchDaily Show on the case
Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude. I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you. I am working with Mr. Phil...
12 lies →
We need people in the White House that can fix problems and restore respect to the country. Here is a look at Palin.
WatchRemember the ska band The Toasters (one of our faves)? Turns out the drummer’s name is John McCain, and he’s not only voting for Obama, he looks like him - Jeanne Moos talks to him.
“I want to be done playing this lady on November 5th”
– Tina Fey backstage at the Emmy’s when asked about playing Sarah Palin.
“Every effects house bids against every other effects house for the live-action...”
– Excerpt from the latest entry in the TAG blog
“Can anyone point to any discussion of what the implications are for having the...”
– Excerpt from this Salon article
Bailout "trust us"?
Interesting article about how the $700 billion bailout asks that we give the administration amazing power with little oversight… given their track record, are we sure about this?
Excellent analysis of new Microsoft Ads →
All the Way →
Pearl Jam’s song for the Cubs is now available
The Eyes Have It
Bill Maher mentioned in a comedic way the amount that John McCain blinks. Funny because I recently was researching “tells” and found this:
Ever become suddenly aware of your eyes blinking?
When your eyes are blinking more than 30x per minute – you are under excessive ‘stress’. Of course you are not ‘counting’ blinks-per-minute – but you instinctive know when it is out-of-sync.
When...
“We have cry baby capitalism… when the times are good they’re...”
– last quote from Naomi Klein. In a show of capitalism I just Amazon one-clicked her book. :-)
“The reason this bubble was allowed to inflate was not because the American...”
– More from Naomi Klein on Bill Maher. How is it that I watch hours of news coverage of this event and learn more on a comedy show?
“The disaster is far from over, they’ve actually just relocated the...”
– Author Naomi Klein (The Shock Doctrine) on Real Time with Bill Maher. Her book suggests that you need a disaster to rationalize pushing through very unpopular policies.