Monthly Archives: February 2008
From the “when X does Y” files
Barack Obama is by no means a perfect presidential candidate. Surely, once he secures the nomination, the GOP will dig up all sorts of things they can use to label him ‘dangerous’, ‘reckless’, ‘cowardly’ and ‘inexperienced’. I’m sure he expects … Continue reading
Filed under Media, Obamamania, Politics
NHL trade deadline haikus
Are there two things on this Earth that go together more perfectly than sports commentary and Japanese poetry? Besides, with all the words that we wasted yesterday discussing these trades ad nauseum, I figured I would cut back and improve … Continue reading
Filed under Entertainment, Random Stuff, Sports
A-fucking-men.
I’m not one for penning tiny blog posts to share a single link without, you know, yammering on for several paragraphs about what I think about it … but the following essay in the Washington Post is such an excellent … Continue reading
Filed under Books, Geekdom, Life Lessons, Media, Random Stuff
L’affaire Sundin
It’s not a secret that I don’t like the Toronto Maple Leafs. I’d be perfectly happy to watch them remain in the NHL’s basement for the next couple of decades, or even better, have them strive for but just miss … Continue reading
Filed under Life Lessons, Media, Random Stuff, Rants, Sports
Why are Hillary Clinton’s internet videos so terrible that it hurts my soul?
If you thought political advertising was all the same; just a bunch of catchphrases spouted by white people over a swirling musical score and images of Good People doing Good Thing and having Good Times and Prosperity … … well … Continue reading
Filed under About, Entertainment, Media, Obamamania, Politics, Random Stuff
Sour grapes, sore losers and nyah-nyahs from both sides of the primaries
Yo! People! The race for the President of the United States of America is NOT between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Wake the fuck up! This isn’t the big prize. Keep your eyes on the real fight. The Democratic nomination … Continue reading
Filed under Life Lessons, Obamamania, Politics, Rants
A police officer with a very small penis…
… caught on film being horribly mean to a 14-year-old boy who made the mistake of skateboarding in the wrong place. I’ve known lots of cops in a professional capacity, and dealt with a few others from the wrong side … Continue reading
Filed under Life Lessons, Random Stuff, Rants
The saddest story ever told by local TV news
I work in a small daily newsroom. I’ve spent time in lots of big daily newsrooms. I’ve seen every episode of Ken Finkelman’s ‘The Newsroom’. So I know exactly how it sounded when the producer went to his local news … Continue reading
Filed under Life Lessons, Media, Obamamania, Politics, Rants
Do the primaries have a shootout?
So … if the Democratic primary was a baseball game between, say, the Yankees and the White Sox, it would look something like this: Yankees jump out to a large first inning lead, thanks to absentee balloting, four years of … Continue reading
Filed under Links, Obamamania, Politics, Random Stuff, Sports
Dear America, please do not fuck this up for the rest of the world.
I guess we’ll see what happens tonight. In the meantime, just compare the bent of the two Democratic candidates’ political advertising: Hillary Clinton: Barack Obama: Fear vs. Hope. I just wish I could vote. I’ll go and get drunk instead … Continue reading
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