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WHAT JON STEWART GOT RIGHT AND WRONG -- AND WHY IT MATTERS TO ALL OF US
For those of you who don't watch Countdown with Keith Olbermann -- and I watch shows of people I agree and shows of people I disagree with, so if you're trying to pin me down based on that, you're probably wrong -- he announced Monday evening that he was suspending his "Worst Persons in the World" segment. It was a kind of response to Jon Stewart's ( Read more... ) -
The Bush Legacy
From: karl@karlrove.com
To: w@whitehouse.gov
Subject: Legacy Points
Mr. President,
Here are a few points you should add to the talking points about your legacy over the next few days.
--Exposed weaknesses in America's intelligence gathering and analysis systems.
--Made the English language richer by adding terms like "decider" and "misunderestimate."
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Bush's Farewell Address
I'm not going to say much about this, because it's the same spin we've been hearing for the last several weeks. "Tough decisions ... protected 'merica ... what economy?"
But I finally figured out the thing about the last few years of Bush vs. the Left that has really disturbed me and contributed, I think, to Bush's unwitting drive to undermine ( Read more... ) -
WTF?
Random thought that occured to me while watching SportsCenter:
I like the American flag hats for July 4 and for 9/11. Part of this is probably because the Cubs are already blue and red, so it's not a big change.
But why are the Blue Jays wearing them? You know, the team from TORONTO??? -
Dispatches from Punta Cana, Day 1
You knew you were in a slightly different part of the world when the pilot came on the radio and told us it would take a few minutes to finish taxiing because, "they're trying to figure out which one of these slots we're going to take." This is, of course, slightly different than the U.S., where a plane has a gate assigned to it before it, you know ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches from Punta Cana, Day 3
Tonight I stood on the edge of the world.
With the water lapping at my feet, I peered up into the sky, and then off into the black distances that led to everywhere else. It was a feeling of incredible peace, like nothing else really mattered then.
Right now, I probably should be working on my story ideas for tomorrow's workshop. I knew this wouldn't ( Read more... ) -
Dispatches from Punta Cana, Day 2 (UPDATED)
Punta Cana is, to a certain extent, a bit like a private colony. At least the part we're on ( Read more... ) -
Don't be a hater -- WARNING: LONG
"The average income there is $18,000 a year, roughly what I'll be paid to perform this show tonight. Why are we making fun of them? 'Crazy Christians,' 'Science Schmience,' 'Bush and the Republicans' are all fair game; it's hypocrisy and power. These guys are just trying to raise their kids." -- Harriet Hayes, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
So, ( Read more... ) -
If the Daily Show ...
... can't do something with this, they ought to be sued for malpractice.
And that, ladies and gents, is why I love history. Connections are the most bizarre when they come over a span of hundreds of years.