September 2008
32 posts
“The Palins eloped on Aug. 29, 1988, and their first son, Track, was born eight...”
– Mike:
Why on earth is this appropriate to dig up? Would you run for president or veep if you knew that everything you had ever done before in your life would be dug up like this?
You’re ensuring that no one decent ever runs for president.
Well, I’m flattered you think I have that much...
“In fact, the number of polar bears has risen dramatically over the past 30...”
– Sarah Palin (via goldenfiddle)
Obama's Market Prices - Not Much Change Over The...
fred-wilson:
The contract ID of this contract is: 409933
Why Libertarians should vote for Obama
squashed:
Jeff Miller explained why he thinks Non-Libertarians should vote Libertarian. This post and previous posts contain the standard Libertarian strawman about how Democrats all want equality of outcome and how anybody who knows math would rather have a bigger pie than an evenly distributed pie. Wouldn’t it be better to have a bigger pie than a pie cut into even pieces? That way...
No Interviews Till She's Ready →
squashed:
I don’t understand how the McCain campaign can both insist that their VP pick is qualfied to be President and try to shield her from the press. I know she has some crazy views that won’t play very well with the voters—but the voters weren’t the ones who nominated her. If you can’t talk to the press during a campaign, do you really have a committment to open government?
I know there...
“Sixteen years ago, Bill Clinton’s “vetting” team asked me and other prospective...”
– Robert Reich’s Blog: Vetting
“Three times in recent years, McCain’s catalogs of “objectionable” spending have...”
– Los Angeles Times.
“In 2001, McCain’s list of spending that had been approved without the normal budget scrutiny included a $500,000 earmark for a public transportation project in Wasilla. The Arizona senator targeted $1 million in a 2002 spending bill for an emergency communications center in town...
“The Palins eloped on Aug. 29, 1988, and their first son, Track, was born eight...”
– New York Times, Monday.
Wikipedia had Track’s birthday noted as April 20, 1989, up until around noon today, when it was edited out “as per WP:BLP policy on privacy of personal information.”
Google search results still show it:
The question this begs is obvious: Did Todd and Sarah have a shotgun...
“So what’s going on here? Two things. McCain is just plain angry at us. By the...”
– Angry Amateurs - Swampland - TIME (via wiesen)
“Does Yuval Levin really believe that the truly surreal story and crazy,...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
So stunningly spot on. →
soupsoup:
ilikeyou:aco:amyyy:karion:
Americans have an unhealthy desire to see average people promoted to positions of great authority. No one wants an average neurosurgeon or even an average carpenter, but when it comes time to vest a man or woman with more power and responsibility than any person has held in human history, Americans say they want a regular guy, someone just like...
“Instead - partly out of insane cynicism (did he really believe Hillary’s...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Another reason Bristol Palin's pregnancy may be...
spiegelman:
cajunboy:
“Yeah dude, (Sarah Palin and I) graduated from the same highschool… we were even both Miss Wasilla ;D My little sister is Bristol’s age and they both went to Wasilla high together. She said that little Levi punk is scandalous. He knocked up another girl when they were in the 8th grade at Wasilla middle school.”
— An email from Molly aka “Superwife”, a blogger and...
“A Republican with ties to the campaign said the team assigned to vet Ms. Palin...”
– Elisabeth Bumiller, Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process. Wow. The “vetting” essentially began after McCain offered her the job. He’s a gambler. (via mattlehrer)
Teaching Evolution, Teaching Creationism
incoming:
I have a question for Mike. Let’s say you have a child, let’s say he attends public school. Let’s say the local school board votes to teach creationism in lieu of evolution. Let’s say you don’t have the option of putting your child in private school (you’re poor), or moving to another school district (you care for your morbidly obese wife who can’t leave the house), and you can’t...
Teaching Evolution, Teaching Creationism
I have a question for Mike. Let’s say you have a child, let’s say he attends public school. Let’s say the local school board votes to teach creationism in lieu of evolution. Let’s say you don’t have the option of putting your child in private school (you’re poor), or moving to another school district (you care for your morbidly obese wife who can’t...
“From an Eagle Forum Candidate Questionnaire: Q: Are you offended by the phrase...”
– The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan
Definitely get the sense we’re dealing with the JV squad here.
(via wiesen)
Construction complete
We’ve got a new theme, ladies and gentlemen.
“I hope I am as clear as can be – so in case I’m not, let me repeat: We don’t go...”
– Barack Obama on the McCain campaign’s charge that Obama’s campaign is fueling the liberal blogosphere’s attacks on Palin and her daughter. I don’t know why Obama has to be responsible for every stupid thing said on the left. (via election08)
A theme change
I’m working on an updated theme that shows who wrote what. Apologies if the site gets a little screwy in the short-term.
“Bristol and the young man she will marry…”
– To rebut rumors, Palin says daughter, 17, pregnant | Reuters
I’m assuming she’s marrying this guy because he knocked her up. That’ll be a long and happy marriage.
Re: Before we get to the nitty gritty →
Makes sense. What do you think of this style?
Before we get to the nitty gritty
Mike — great idea, and thanks for getting it off the ground.
Note on presentation: I assume there will be debate, since Mike takes issue with my “ivory tower moral relativism.” Given this, I think we need a way to quote or reference other members’ posts without reblogging the entire thing. Maybe this is effectuated by a simple “re:” in the post title. Maybe a...
Welcome to Incoming
We’re a bunch of wonks. We like to discuss politics at the kitchen table. We argue about the election over beers. We’re those bores in the corner of the bar talking about the latest polls instead of the latest over-hyped indie release.
And we’ve got a thing for Sarah Palin. At least, I do.