Maureen Dowd is on vacation- let’s keep it this way. Dahlia Lithwick is more than capable.
Archives for 2004
Rodney Alexander
When I first heardabout the Rodney Alexander bit, along with thinking it was a pretty shitty thing to do, I also had to admire the creativity of the approach. I wondered where on earth someone would get such an idea.
Not surprisingly, Alexander apparently got the idea from the Democrats, who tried the same thing in Georgia in 2000. Read the whole story.
Strange Business Models
You remember this Monty Python sketch, don’t you:
Albatross Woman: Albatross! Albatross! Albatross! You’re not supposed to be smoking that! Albatross! Don’t take them!
Audience member: What flavor is it? What flavor is it?
Albatross Woman: Seagullsickle! Pelican-bonbon! Albatross!
Man with hat: Could I have… Could I have two ice creams, please?
Albatross Woman: I haven’t got any ice creams, I just got this albatross!
Retailer Toys R Us Inc. slammed by intense competition from discounters such as Wal-Mart, may sell its toy business and focus on its fast-growing Babies R Us unit, the company said Wednesday.
Toys R Us, whose shares fell 6 percent on the news but later recovered, said it plans to separate the ownership of its two businesses and is looking at many ways to accomplish this, including a spin-off of Babies R Us.
(Via Drudge)
Great Site
You almost have to look twice to realize this website is a parody of liberals.
(via the Corner)
Christmas in Cambodia
This was bound to happen- from a recent email:
The Night Before Christmas (Cambodian Version)
‘Twas the night before Christmas and we were afloat
Somewhere in Cambodia in our little boat.
While the river was lightened by rockets red glare
No one but the President knew we were there.The crew was all nestled deep down in their bunks,
While the Spook and I watched the sampans and junks.
Our mission was secret, so secret in fact,
No one else would remember it when we got back.When out on the water there arose such a clatter
I leaped down from the bridge to see what was the matter.
The incoming friendly was starting to flash
And I knew that the ARVN
Karl Rover, Master of the Universe
One thing the democrats are really good at is creating bogeyman. they always manage to walk in lock step when creating the latest bogeyman, and now that Lee Atwater is dead, Newt Gingrich is retired, and Tom Delay and Rick Santorum have not beeen in session for a couple of weeks, it appears that it is Karl Rove’s turn to be the evil behind the scenes genius:
I just saw a preview of a study that finds the Swift Boat ads quite effective among independents in raising doubts about John Kerry’s war record. And that suggests that Karl Rove will want to send more money toward the group running the ad.
I guess Karl Rove was ehind the Kerry campaign running a platform based solely on Kerry’s Vietnam record.
And I guess it was Karl Rove who made all the embellishments about Cambodia.
And of course it was Karl Rove who put this commercial together.
Man, is he good, or what?
Alexander
I wrote about the democrats funny reaction to Rodney Alexander’s last minute party switch yesterday, but I have to admit, this sure would be a fitting punishment.