My highly scientific survey has determined that listening to the GOP convention on NPR has a thousand times fewer irritating windbags getting in the way of interesting discussion among delegates and ordinary voters. Public radio doesn’t have the commercial drive to constantly be PUNCHY! and IN YOUR FACE! so I find myself thinking more than when the same topic is covered by a commercial shouter.
One thing that just popped into my mind: after fifteen minutes of talk about Joe Lieberman I have the unshakeable feeling that I’ve seen this movie before. From now until forever whenever I see Sarah “soul mate” Palin my mind’s eye will flash to Anne Hathaway’s (to my knowledge) one nude scene. He made a commitment to please the powers that be but you can tell that his heart is somewhere else.
Jake
I guess we should assume this means Joe blows.
gil mann
Yeah, but NPR has Mark Halperin on a lot, so there’s always a trade-off. He’s convinced Obama’s gonna win—guess I’d better stop putting off filling out this passport application
What, the boob shot in Brokeback? Pfft. You need to see Havoc, m’man. Or at least certain parts of it. You want I should send you a list of the relevant time-stamps?
Jon H
Wait, Joe Lieberman had an affair with a conman who dressed up like a Catholic Priest?
Conservatively Liberal
Yes, but it sure is fun watching them try to make a cake out of the pile that Palin is. They are avoiding the questions asked and instead they are responding with all of the spin they can.
What is really sad is that they all sound exactly the same, no variance. They have their script and they are sticking to it and you can tell some of them are not happy about it but they have their marching orders.
Welcome to the Grand Illusion!
AnneLaurie
Speaking of “I wish I could quit you”, Charles Gibson’s coverage of the convention included shots of Tom DeLay being snuck into the highest-ticket lobbyists’ party, laughing & puffing a fat cigar as Smashmout played and a steady stream of Republican worthies jostled to shake the Hammer’s hand again. Is it just selection bias that every self-proclaimed “young conservative” looks like Baby Huey’s evil twin?
ed
I am truly excited. If McCain can intuit a “soulmate” from one brief meeting, I know he too will be able to look into Russian leader’s eyes and see their soul. Oh, McDreamy, you are indeed the (next) Anointed One!
ed
I am truly excited. If McCain can intuit a “soulmate” from one brief meeting, I know he too will be able to look into Russian leaders’ eyes and see their soul. Oh, McDreamy, you are indeed the (next) Anointed One!
Dreggas
Sarah Palin – member of the Hagee wing of the republican party
Part 1
Part 2
Justin
Au Contraire, Mon Frere,
Check out Havoc, starring Anne Hathaway.
Horrible movie. Great Nudity.
jo6pac
Make sure you save a picture of her and the family because their already gone they just haven’t been told yet.
jo6pac
Everything is on schedule, please move along.
Jay
Speaking of NPR, Mara Liasson, on Brit Hume’s show tonight, tried to say “proactively” but said “prophylactively”.
JL
so sarah is hiding practicing a prepared speech and they are flying levi down to show that he is a family member. I think I’ll pass on the convention and watch tennis.
Adolphus
I hate WordPress. I posted the Havoc reference an hour or so ago but got booted. DRATS!
As I recall Ann Hathaway had to have sex with a gang member(s?)as some sort of initiation ritual to join.
Comparison to modern politics just make themselves.
btw: I thought the movie was pretty good, not great, but good.
Some Guy
OK, the military tributes are getting to be pretty obnoxious. All the respect to the Medal of Honor winners, not saying anything against them. But the politics of it are over the to top shameless.
This is so inartful. And now McCain’s fellow POWs. They might as well chant POW for a couple of hours.
It is like W does not exist, that the military has not been strained to the limit under Republican rule, or that military personnel have been donating to Obama by a much greater margin.
Again, not dissing the soldiers, just saying this is just so blatant a pander.
gil mann
John Irving was going to write that exact same scene, but then he was like nah, even I’m not that ham-handed.
Narcissus
On the MSNBC feed someone keeps screaming when its comes time for the applause and it sounds like Sloth from the Goonies.
gil mann
It was her and her friend. She got cold feet but her friend stayed and did both guys. She got pretty naked though, I’m not saying she wasn’t naked.
I can lend you a copy. You want DVD or VHS? EP or SP?
What? Why is everybody staring? C’mon, I’m just kidding, you guys.
I don’t really lend it out.
gil mann
I’m only this annoying because I assume WordPress’ll take care of it.
zuzu's petals
I am only watching bits and pieces, and only on MSNBC streaming video.
I refuse to help their TV numbers. Evidently they know if you’ve watched via cable or satelite or TiVo.
I still can’t sit through much of it, though. Fred Thompson’s bit about Palin made me want to barf. Showbiz over substance…depressing how often it works, though.
zuzu's petals
Well, at least the latter is a real word.
Pet peeve.
Brian
When has Anne Hathaway done a nude scene? Seriously, she is one of my all time favorites. She’s classy and a good actress. She also looks like a Democrat, if what I’ve seen is any indication. I’ve been a fan of hers since “Get Real” on Fox.
cain
Er because she is a democrat? I believe they had a shot of her at the democratic convention.
cain
Rome Again
I didn’t say this yesterday, but now that you allude to it, I guess it’s safe:
When they said Palin was properly vetted yesterday, and pictures of McCain eyeing her ass were all over the net, all I could think of was “yeah, on the couch”.