Just A Thought (via Daily Kos) If Mark Racicot and the RNC were to cut off funding under two weeks before an election to a black gubernatorial candidate in a predominantly Republican state, do you think Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, or Harry Belafonte and the rest of the race-baiters would sit quietly by? Or would …
Archives for October 2002
Intriguing Sniper Update So much
Intriguing Sniper Update So much for bitching about the coverage- this at least is interesting. Go read it.
I Am Sick and Tired
I Am Sick and Tired of the Sniper Coverage I know it is scary. I know it is awful. If I had my way, I would string him up myself. But will you stop the non-stop hypothesizing and shut up and let the authorities do their damned job? And enough with this damned white van …
The Blind Leading the Stupid
The Blind Leading the Stupid Hesiod reads three different analyses of the Bush/McBride debate, all of which portray McBride unfavorably, ranging from confused to bumbling. He even notes that the papers are hardly right-wing echo chambers, and then states this: I still believe we ought to support McBride, and give him a fighting chance on …
Cynical Ploys- the New Gravitas
Cynical Ploys- the New Gravitas Have you ever noticed how in sync the Democrat party members are? Two years ago, the buzzword was ‘gravitas.’ You could watch television, and not one Democrat could be interviewed without remarking that Bush lacked gravitas. People like Eleanor Holmes Norton and Barbara Lee, individuals who barely understand gravity, were …
Pedantry 101 Apparently, according the
Pedantry 101 Apparently, according the master of maturity, it is juvenile to call a democrat a democrat, and just as bad to call a democrat a member of the Democrat party. Note the puerile use of ‘Democrat party’ in place of the correct usage, ‘Democratic party.’ The reason people call it the Democrat party is …
Lautenberg, Part II I guess
Lautenberg, Part II I guess I am not the only one to wonder what is going on with Lautenberg. I remember watching him speak after McGreevy (sp?) at his coronation speech and thinking he was a little light in his loafers, but I thought nothing of it. Then I saw him on television yesterday, and …