Quote of the Day

22Apr10

‘‘Three years ago, I got angry at the mountain. I climbed it 38 times in two months.’’ — Jure Robic After reading that piece this morning, I will never think about the human body the same way again.

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Bill Kristol Insults Journalists, Pundits, Truth, Media, Out of Work Writers, the Presidential Race…

06Oct08

The New York Times should be ashamed of itself, and as wrong as Bill Kristol normally is on, well, everything, he should know better. Kristol published an op-ed today which describes, disturbingly accurately, a “conversation” with Sarah Palin, which somehow, manages to match up almost word for word with this week’s GOP talking points. Kristol […]

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The Republicans’ Leaky Asses

19Jul08

To have any chance of winning this election, John McCain is going to have to prove he is different from his predecessor GWB. Amazingly, McCain has stayed relatively close in polls (8 points is relatively good when the president has a 28% approval rating). Interestingly, Republicans have long considered themselves champions family values and morals, […]

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Stress of Campaign Causes MoDo to Go Loco (Loca)

21May08

Maureen Dowd has easily my favorite NY Times regular Op-Ed. Much to the chagrin of conservatives, sexists, feminists, and liberal intellectuals, she has been right be about this election from almost the beginning. Frank Rich, arguably now the most famous of the elite media personalities, has basically been pushing a fairy tale in which there […]

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