CNN compares the SNL Couric/Palin interview with the real interview.
Newsweek: Fareed Zakaria: Palin Is Ready? Please.
“McCain says that he always puts country first. In this important case, that is simply not true.”
Salon: The Sarah Palin pity party
“Everyone seems to be oozing sympathy for the fumbling vice-presidential nominee. Please. Cry me a freaking river.”
Salon: McCain, the [...]
The saddest part is that they the real interview was just like this. They even used some of Palin’s real responses. Pathetically amusing.
Read more »»This new ad reminds me of the Onion News Network report on Diebold leaking the results of the election early. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Read more »»Even though John McCain has already won the debate he is putting the country first tonight and going through with it anyway. What a patriot!
The Commission on Presidential Debates has the official rules & debate format.
FINAL THOUGHTS: While many of the pundits on various channels were quick to anoint John McCain the winner, [...]
Damn, McCain will be so phenomenal at tonight’s first presidential debate that his campaign has already started advertising that he won.
Read more »»But the purpose of this blog entry is not to discuss politics (a subject banned from the blog). Nor is it to discuss Creationism versus the theory of evolution (that way lurks an endless loop). It is to discuss the gradual decay of our sense of irony and instinct for satire, and our growing credulity.(0)
David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign
David Letterman was quite perturbed by the fact that John McCain lied to him when the Arizona senator canceled his appearance at the last minute. Keith Olbermann ended up filling in. What really set Letterman off was that instead of rushing back to Washington like he [...]
Dear Jesus, please protect Sarah Palin from witchcraft and reporters.
AP: Palin once blessed to be free from ‘witchcraft’
Read more »»ABC has Ugly Betty and the two-hour premiere of Grey’s Anatomy. Life on Mars, based on the BBC show of the same name premieres in a few weeks. It is described as such: “A modern police detective wakes from a coma to find himself working as a cop in 1973, and must readjust [...]
Read more »»In light of the financial crisis, John McCain just announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign. He has also asked Barack Obama to postpone Friday night’s debate.
It sounds to me like McCain is trying to stop the bleeding, not the economy’s but his own struggling campaign. It’s a risky ploy [...]
Phil Hartman would have been 60 today. Watch him play President Bill Clinton on SNL and Bill McNeal on Newsradio.
Read more »»Wednesday night doesn’t look like much now but in a few weeks it will look a lot better.
ABC has yet another hour of Dancing with the Stars (that’s five hours total for those counting) followed by a two-hour David Blaine extravaganza. ABC’s real Wednesday night lineup of Pushing Daisies — last season’s best new [...]
Dennis Kucinich on the economic crisis:
“The double standard is stunning: their profits are their profits, but their losses are our losses.”
CNN: Ron Paul Commentary: Bailouts will lead to rough economic ride
The former GOP Presidential candidate and the only one who did not endorse John McCain seems to understand the economy better than McCain and Obama.
Real [...]
Q. Why would God create such an absurd creature as a moose?(2)
A. In charity, we must observe that the moose probably does not seem absurd to itself.
Bacon goes great with sweetness: pancakes and bacon, French toast and bacon, ice cream and bacon. So, why not cinnamon rolls and bacon? The perfect mix of sweetness and saltiness. Crispness and gooeyness. Deliciousness and baconness. Just look at those swirls of pure bacon delight.
Bacon Today has all the details [...]
In the past, Tuesday nights have generally been one of the better nights of TV. In the past…
ABC has Opportunity Knocks, a new game show in which family members are asked trivia questions about one another, followed by another two hours of Dancing with the Stars. Eli Stone, ABC’s obligatory God talking to [...]
Politico: McCain camp criticism rife with errors
The McCain campaign held a conference call to ask reporters to stop calling him a liar and proceeded to lie during conference call.
CNN: Palin’s town charged women for rape exams
I’ve said this before but I’ll say it again: Sarah Palin will be a step back for [...]
The official start of the new TV season begins tonight, although many shows premiered weeks ago, including the best new show of the season: HBO’s True Blood. There’s really nothing exciting about Monday night.
ABC has two hours of Dancing with the Stars followed by Boston Legal.
CBS premieres what is slowly [...]