I was watching @midnight from Monday and they showed bits of that Red Cup Guy video I was already sick of and HOLY SHIT he brought a GUN as part of his little performance art piece ( Read more... )

After the speech, the NBC coverage seemed to dwell on the "sixty years ago, couldn't be served in a local restaurant' part. So did NPR for just a moment, but not as long as NBC, who went on to interview a black schoolboy about what this means to him ( Read more... )

The single best thing about today is that it will prove that the suitcase nuke doesn't exist.

What more tempting target could there possibly be than an incoming, popular president, surrounded by millions of Americans packed into a tight space, and a nation that has put a lot of emotional chips into this pot?

There was a headline on Digg: Limbaugh: I Hope Obama Fails. OK, I've been baited ( Read more... )

People today aren't as angry at Nixon as they used to be.

I've been pretending I don't want Obama to win any more than McCain ( Read more... )

When was the last time you looked up, and read a presidential candidate's speech from months ago before bed?

Not since Perot, I'd think. If we had YouTube, he and his charts would have been all over that.

Incidentally, Perot is still around, and still trying to save the country with charts. Thanks for not giving up, Ross ( Read more... )

That "carved B" hoax lady? Probably not part of the campaign. Don't hold this against McCain.

It does kind of reinforce my fear of what crazies will come out of the woodwork if Obama pulls this off, or equivalent crazies on Obama's side if Obama loses with a double-digit lead in the polls.

I just hope I'm not one of them, too.

My one complaint about this election? Not surreal enough. We need middle-aged actors reprising their roles as teenagers.

Twelve more days of this. My brain will melt out my ears.

This is the age of fan service.

So, am I the only person who immediately stops listening to anyone who brings up ACORN, Ayers, or the middle name "Hussein"?

Probably not.

Has the McCain-supporting community at large figured this out yet?