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Or perhaps “childish”?

Posted on Thursday May 29, 2008 at 9:47 pm.

I just don’t understand all the furor over the upcoming DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee meeting. It seems like Clinton supporters are mad at the DNC and the Obama campaign, but the anger seems misplaced.

First, Florida and Michigan Dems voted for the rules that eventually stripped them of their delegates. Second, Clinton agreed to these rules, then agreed not to campaign in the states, implying agreement with the DNC’s actions. They should be just as mad at her, but probably madder at the Dem leadershipi in MI and FL.

There’s a name for people who agree to rules at the outset of a game, but then feign outrage and lobby for change when it becomes clear that the rules benefit their opponent. Well, there are several; take your pick: hypocrite, sore loser, cheat, sower of dissent, three-year-old. Ridiculous.

I’m suspicious

Posted on Thursday May 29, 2008 at 2:09 pm.

Uh… thanks…?

Sounds familiar, eh, Scott?

Posted on Wednesday May 28, 2008 at 4:41 pm.

One more link about this McClellan book thing, and it’s a corker. As linked in a NYT blog article, a Time blogger notices an eerie connection between Richard Clarke and Scott McClellan.

Check out McClellan’s words in 2004, when asked about Clarke’s book:

Well, why, all of a sudden, if he had all these grave concerns, did he not raise these sooner? This is one-and-a-half years after he left the administration. And now, all of a sudden, he’s raising these grave concerns that he claims he had. And I think you have to look at some of the facts. One, he is bringing this up in the heat of a presidential campaign. He has written a book and he certainly wants to go out there and promote that book.

To be honest, I think I’m with 2004-McClellan on this one; now that the initial shock has worn off, this “exposé” comes off as an act of cowardice, crass capitalism, or perhaps the “loyalty above all else” mentality of the administration. If he had these deep-seated objections, now is hardly the time to tell everyone. In every article I read, there’s something that smacks of trend-following; now that reality has shown the administration’s policies to be disastrously wrong and eighty percent of the country recognizes it, what could have been earth-shattering is now a mere footnote in rodentia abandoning a sinking ship.

Lives up to its name?

Posted on Wednesday May 28, 2008 at 10:03 am.

Now this is pretty wild.

CARRIE DASHOW dropped a large dollop of lemon sorbet into a glass of Guinness, stirred, drank and proclaimed that it tasted like a “chocolate shake.”

Nearby, Yuka Yoneda tilted her head back as her boyfriend, Albert Yuen, drizzled Tabasco sauce onto her tongue. She swallowed and considered the flavor: “Doughnut glaze, hot doughnut glaze!”

They were among 40 or so people who were tasting under the influence of a small red berry called miracle fruit…

Last rat off the Titanic

Posted on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 11:26 pm.

Holy moly— McClellan has officially jumped ship.

Get this man on Daily Show (again), and quick.

Philip Philip Philip Philip Philip

Posted on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 10:29 am.

This looks kinda fun, especially the last gag, which at least shows that Glass is a little self-deprecating.

And a friend just pointed out to me a similarity in “feel” between the adaptation of Saramago’s Blindness (excellent book; really looking forward to the film) and M. Night’s The Happening (filmed in Philadelphia!). I kinda see it, but of course, M. Night’s no Nobel-laureate writer, especially as his last few ventures have shown.

“Living vicariously through Reggie”

Posted on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 9:30 am.

For a fluff piece, this one is pretty good.

When Mr. Obama dropped food on his tie while eating in the car between stops, Mr. Love was ready with a Tide pen. He always carries one, along with ballpoint pens, and has turned himself into a walking dispensary of Sharpies, stationery, protein bars, throat lozenges, water, tea, Advil, Tylenol, Purell and emergency Nicorette, not to mention his ever-present iPhone, BlackBerry and Canon Rebel XT digital camera.

Out of Africa, forever

Posted on Tuesday May 27, 2008 at 9:22 am.

Sad.

Makes more sense this way

Posted on Monday May 26, 2008 at 12:04 am.

Just because: The Nietzsche Family Circus.

Closely related: The Dysfunctional Family Circus: “For the last time, Mom, I don’t think PJ likes it in that drawer, and I know you should throw more than just one carrot a week in there!”

“Ok, I’ll behave! Now get my goddamn insulin from the top shelf!”

“They’re late with the phone call! Kill the first hostage so they see we’re serious!”

Clinton: Barack could be Bobby

Posted on Friday May 23, 2008 at 4:39 pm.

I can only think of one subtext of Clinton invoking Bobby Kennedy’s murder (as a reason not to drop out): “Oh, you know, just in case something should happen…”

Talking about Bill, fine, but mentioning RFK borders on just plain sickening.

Update:
Aaaaand, she’s apologized. Though I can’t think of any interpretation in which that could have been acceptable.

Update 2:
It’s six and a half hours later. I watched the video. I’m still flabbergasted. One would have to have zero internal filter (or just be a horrible person) to believe that 1968 is a good example for a long primary season.

Olbermann gets mad about this… understandably. (Again. And again, Kevin pointed out this Olbermann comment. What happens at 1:38 that makes Olbermann flinch?)


She’s dropping out now. She has to. This is absolutely ridiculous, and inexcusable.

Two more videos from Countdown trying to make some sense out of this after the break.

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