The financial meltdown has led to a flurry of interesting articles about Congress, the house, the ineffective presidency and the two campaigns. I am going to try and throw a few links up here, as I find new and interesting articles and perspectives that seem to transcend the conventional wisdom of the MSM.
Politico has some great insider tidbits about John Boener, R, of OHIO. Link.
I have also been finding good stuff about Palin and CBS in Howard Kurtz's Media Notes column, and I discovered a great political website that has definitive, daily updates on the polling done in battleground states. Fivethirtyeight.com.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
VP Sweepstakes - the Veepstakes
So, at this point, so close to the nominating conventions...I am interested in the political calculus that goes on in selecting a VP candidate, vetting him or her, keeping the pick secret, and rolling the pick out. I am almost more interested in the whole process than I am interested in any particular choice.
My money is on 1) Obama / Biden and 2) McCain / Lieberman. We should learn of the pick in the next few days!
For details in how the campaigns are manipulating media interest in this process, check out this column by Chris Cizzilla of the Washington Post.
My money is on 1) Obama / Biden and 2) McCain / Lieberman. We should learn of the pick in the next few days!
For details in how the campaigns are manipulating media interest in this process, check out this column by Chris Cizzilla of the Washington Post.
Sunday, August 17, 2008
Not surprisingly...Daily Show is trusted source for the news.
From the NY Times:
"...the Comedy Central program — which is not above using silly sight gags and sophomoric sex jokes to get a laugh — has earned a devoted following that regards the broadcast as both the smartest, funniest show on television and a provocative and substantive source of news. “The Daily Show” resonates not only because it is wickedly funny but also because its keen sense of the absurd is perfectly attuned to an era in which cognitive dissonance has become a national epidemic. Indeed, Mr. Stewart’s frequent exclamation “Are you insane?!” seems a fitting refrain for a post-M*A*S*H, post-“Catch-22” reality, where the surreal and outrageous have become commonplace — an era kicked off by the wacko 2000 election standoff in Florida, rocked by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and haunted by the fallout of a costly war waged on the premise of weapons of mass destruction that did not exist."
The whole article is here.
"...the Comedy Central program — which is not above using silly sight gags and sophomoric sex jokes to get a laugh — has earned a devoted following that regards the broadcast as both the smartest, funniest show on television and a provocative and substantive source of news. “The Daily Show” resonates not only because it is wickedly funny but also because its keen sense of the absurd is perfectly attuned to an era in which cognitive dissonance has become a national epidemic. Indeed, Mr. Stewart’s frequent exclamation “Are you insane?!” seems a fitting refrain for a post-M*A*S*H, post-“Catch-22” reality, where the surreal and outrageous have become commonplace — an era kicked off by the wacko 2000 election standoff in Florida, rocked by the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 and haunted by the fallout of a costly war waged on the premise of weapons of mass destruction that did not exist."
The whole article is here.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
USC gets jock itch...really!!!
This is the first time I have heard this. Tailback Joe McKnight and receiver Travon Patterson were sufficiently afflicted to spend Wednesday's practice on the sideline.
"It burns," Patterson said.
Hints toward's McCain's Choice
So there are hints at McCain's choice of a VP. My money is on Lieberman, who seems happy to betray the Democratic Party right in the middle of a presidential election.
Football Articles Worth Reading
The Ducks do 2-a-days. And this Oregon State kid surely deserves his scholly.
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