Election 2008

Well, McCain lost in a particularly spectacular manner.
What's more interesting is that Ted Stevens continued with his campaign, despite being indicted on 7 charges. You'd think that his opponent would be quick to pick up on this.
Well, one must congratulate him on a splendid campaign, even though he may very well end up in a place where 'series of tubes' has a different meaning.

Someone saved my life tonight

A study by the University of Illinois is reporting that the Bee Gees song "Staying Alive" should be sung during CPR, because the song's tempo closely matches the normal human heart rhythm, and this will lead to less people dying.
Remember, the choice is between dying and hearing that Goddamn song one more time. Choose wisely.

free-fall

Economy sucks, in case you haven't been paying attention to the news.
For the record, I totally called it. Did anyone listen? Nope. I'm exploiting this one for all its worth anytime I have a hunch about the market.

Personally, I kind of hope that we hit another Great Depression, just so we can complain to our grandkids about how they've got it easy.

the first woman president

Any discussion of Sarah Palin's inadequacy and inexperience has to include the line "She's one 72-year-olds heartbeat away from the presidency". But come on people; you've got to give John McCain a little more credibility than that. If anything, cancer will get him before his heart gives out.

The Debate season

let's be honest, trying to figure out who won a presidential debate like last night's is like trying to figure out which supermarket checkout lane is winning - I don't think it can be done. Obama sounds a little smarmy, McCain looks like he's trying to hold in a massive fart.

The VP debates will be another issue. it seems the McCain Campaign has learned their lesson, and is putting a muzzle on their pitbull.

You have to realize that Palin is just like a pitbull chasing a car. yeah, she might eventually catch it, but that doesn't mean she knows how to drive.

I really like that line because there's a subtle 'women can't drive' joke embedded in there.

random thought of the week

Sarah Palin. no, not the guy from Monty Python.
She might be the first Female vice president, which would be a historic moment, were it not for the fact that Geraldine Ferraro could have done the same thing 24 years ago. Basically, it's the Right's way of saying 'we're only 24 years behind the Democrats'

where does Sarah Palin get off saying that she's a lot like Hillary Clinton? Does she really think women are that stupid?
"hmm. does she share my views on Abortion? no. Does she share my views on Gay Rights? no. does she have a vagina? yes. I think she has my vote."
let's not kid ourselves. A more effective speech would say 'All you lonely guys won't bother to check out my positions on any issues relevant to you, because I have tits.' This would be especially effective because all the guys would hear is "guys, check out my tits"

Ebert and Roeper need not apply

Disaster Movie, the latest installment in the series of increasingly-sucky parody movies, may be the only movie where the review of the movie is contained within the title of the film itself.