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Thursday, August 28th, 2008

In advance of the reviews of tonight’s acceptance speech, here are the reviews of Barack Obama’s 2004 convention speech:

Morning Roundup

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

“Ladies and Gentlemen, we take pride in presenting a thoughtful address by Mr. Ronald Reagan:”

  • Notice how at the 2-minute mark of the address Reagan alludes to evolution as a given?
  • Fox aired just 2 minutes of Warner’s keynote speech; about 1 minute more than its viewers wanted.
  •  Did the evil Don Young just barely hold onto his US Senate seat from Alaska?
  • Chuck Todd tells it like it is re: Charlie Crist.
  • Only one real reporter in the bunch.
  • F U, AP.
  • Turns out that an Orlando deputy was screwing the mother with the missing baby.
  • It’s the one-year anniversary of Gonzo hitting the bricks.
  • Any chance Clinton starts his speech tonight with the words, “Fuck all y’all”?

Morning Roundup

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Breaking new ground for campaign tomfuckery, Team McCain impresses with its genuine concern for the plight of Democrat Hillary Clinton:

  • The big Obama assassination plot unravels.
  • Nobody gives a shit about the election today in Orlando.
  • Nobody gives a shit about the election today in Sarasota.
  • Vote today or else.
  • Crazy liberal writer Cockburn: Barr’s my man!
  • The cables are blowing the convention coverage.
  • Pouring Gasolina on the campaign fire.
  • Fla. Chamber: McCain 42 percent, Obama 39 percent in FLA
  • Who better to pimp Michael Moore’s new, opportunistic election guide book than … Michael Moore!

Morning Roundup

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Any chance that one of the 24-hour cable news weasels will get sucker-punched in the gut at this year’s Democratic National Convention?:

Obama Picks Biden

Saturday, August 23rd, 2008

The text message went out at 3:26 a.m. “Barack has chosen Senator Joe Biden to be our VP nominee. Watch the first Obama-Biden rally live at 3 p.m. Eastern on www.barackobama.com. Spread the word.”

We’ll have much more on the Democratic ticket on Monday.

As for that text message, the Obama campaign blew a prime opportunity. By sending the message at 3:26 a.m., they gauranteed that the recipients would almost all be asleep. Had they sent it on Friday, say right before lunch on the east coast, they would have caused a ruckus throughout offices across the country. My guess is that was the original plan, but the campaign didn’t want to knock John “I don’t know how many houses I own” McCain from the headlines.

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Morning Roundup

Thursday, August 21st, 2008

Dubya reportedly has no plans to watch W., but after seeing this trailer for the new Oliver Stone film, you gotta wonder if anybody will have plans to watch this flick:

  • Obama drops veep hints to Time; the conclusion? He will pick somebody.
  • Missing White House e-mails still … missing.
  • Click-through Journalism.
  • Nader wants into the debates; no, that is not an 8-year-old headline.
  • Orlando GOP evangelical rethinks accepting DNC invocation invitation.
  • Pumpkins show was great; Pumpkins show was annoying.
  • South Florida candidate drops out: “”I can’t do the backstabbing shit they do.”
  • Florida goes (more) whacko: record number of perfect scores for legislators on Christian Coalition report card.
  • Partying with Rachel Burgin.
  • Worth the click just for the shot of the latex-clad nun.

Morning Roundup

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

 Remember the good old days, when the presidential campaign used to be nothing but shits and giggles? Way back in Nov. 2007?

The Short List — Tues., Aug. 19

Tuesday, August 19th, 2008

A fitting video of the arrival of Fay, a storm we in the CL Weathercenter 4000 find highly suspect. Stay dry, folks.

And in non-storm news:

The Short List — Mon., Aug. 18

Monday, August 18th, 2008

Today’s feature presentation: Baracky II. (Which somehow uses Rocky III as its inspiration, skipping Rocky II entirely.)

The Short List — Thurs., Aug. 14

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Let’s check in with our friends at Fox News. The first 2:30 of this clip are maddening, but then Alan Colmes (yeah, Colmes, really) flips the script on his conservative cohorts, leading to much stammering, yelling and Sean Hannity’s contention that McCain’s time as a POW gives him a free pass on marital infidelity.