Where have I heard this before: Expectations were low for the _________, who had skipped the previous debates. One of his own aides said before the debate that expectations were so low, that all ________ had to do was string a few verbs and nouns together, toss out a statistic here and there and the …
Archives for September 2003
Finally, Some Good News From Abroad
This is wonderful news: A single mother facing death by stoning for adultery had her sentence overturned by an Islamic appeals court Thursday in a case that has sparked international outrage. A five-judge panel rejected the sentence against 32-year-old Amina Lawal, saying she was not caught in the act of adultery and she was not …
The Blame Game
Tragically, the NBC Headquarters in Baghdad was the subject of a terrorist attack last night. An explosion just before 7 a.m. local time rocked the al-Aike Hotel in Baghdad, headquarters of NBC News in Baghdad. The bomb was placed about three feet from the outside wall of the hotel in a hut that housed the …
Unbelievable
Now they are asking Grasso to return some of the money they paid him. Idiots.
Who?
The ads are the funniest thing about this debate write-up in the WaPo, and I have taken a screenshot of and edited it so it will fit this space. The article discusses the deplorable debate behavior of all the candidates participating, and then just below the main text we see this: Apparently Dr. Mac and …
Recall Mania
I am against the recall in California- but it is a legitimite constitutional exercise, and clearly the voters of California have some real grievances with the slimebag Davis. Having said that, it appears to me that the Blumenthal wing of the party of Clinton is now firmly in control, for if a republican wins, Democrats …
Primetime Silliness
Flipping back and forth between the West Wing and the California debates, I caught something really funny in the debate. Tom McClintock listed about 18.5 billion in cuts off the top of his head, acknowledging that spending is up 38% while revenues had only increased 25% in recent years. Everyone, even Cruz, noted the deficit …