Category Archives: Election

The Result of Fearmongering, Crystallized

This is what happens when you run a campaign based on distortions, lies and fearmongering.  This is what happens when you continually ask “Who IS Barack Obama?”, implying that he’s not “one of us”.  This is what happens when just about every commercial, every stump speech, every FW: FW: Fw: email claims that his opponent “pals […]

Palin Doesn’t Read Newspapers Either

Hoooo boy, the hits just keep comin’: Now, the problem here — I think — is that this entire Couric debacle is setting the bar for Sarah Palin so low, that any performance at Thursday’s debate that is the least bit watchable, without barnburning gaffes, will exceed expectations. And the resulting skewed perception will be: […]

Tina Fey Parodies Sarah Palin… Using Her Exact Words

Being away at a conference this week, I didn’t get a chance to see Tina Fey’s latest parody of Sarah Palin.  But, as CNN points out, this imitation provides twice the hilarity, given that the ridiculous, rambling, untrue words… are from Mrs. Palin herself!  This woman is proving to be a complete Post Turtle (illustration).

McCain Loses His Head

George Will on John McCain’s “Off With His Head!” political philosophy. Excerpt: Conservatives who insist that electing McCain is crucial usually start, and increasingly end, by saying he would make excellent judicial selections. But the more one sees of his impulsive, intensely personal reactions to people and events, the less confidence one has that he […]