Tancredo dropping out

Damn

Damn, Damn

Damn, Damn, Damn

I'll be sorry to see Tommy go. Honestly. Between him, talking about how illegal immigrants are the root of everything that goes wrong in this country from led being used in children's toys from China to global warming, and Duncan Hunter talking about how when he was 10 years old he and his dad used to go hunting when he was 10 years old with his dad after he got his hunting license when he was 10 years old with his dad. Did I mention Duncan was fond of going hunting with his dad when he was 10?

So good luck Tommy, in what ever illegal immigrant-blaming job you take on next, that is if you decided to stop blaming illegal immigrant as a member of Congress.

Shift Happens

I'm sorry for the lapse in posts to all you faithful reader(s?) of you. It's been a pretty difficult month for me to post, so I apologize.

Anywho, I came across this video today. Give it a shot and watch.



It's always important to keep these things in mind whenever we talk about changing ideals and demographics in the country and world

CNN/YouTube Debate Recap

Tyler over at The Wizard of Glover Park has good post game analysis of smackfest (as CNN is now calling it)

Read. Enjoy

Alf vs. Bill O'Reilly

Yes, you read that correctly



Finally someone who can match wits will Bill O'Reilly...an elaborate sock puppet

Republican Debate Thoughts

So I'm here watching the CNN/YouTube debate...at times restraining myself from throwing something through the television. But (and I will admit this is the first Republican debate I've seen so far) I keep noticing certain characteristics/personalities that come through with the candidates. Here is my observations:

Ron Paul: Angry man but makes concise points

John McCain: He's like the groundhog on Groundhog's Day--He appears every now and then in the debate and makes a point that everyone seems to notice but then falls to the background

Rudy Guilani: He really turned around New York City. I was beginning to think he could go 30 minutes without a 9/11 reference, but the man does not disappoint

Duncan Hunter: He has a father and has been hunting since he was 10. That's about all he's really said

Tom Tancredo: Always playing 6-degrees of illegal aliens. There is nothing this man can't tie back to illegal aliens. I'm waiting for him to link the Kennedy assassinations back

Mitt Romney: Geebus this guy will say anything he thinks will win him support. He won't answer questions directly and when he gets called out, is visibly shaken and on the defensive

Mike Huckabee: Grandpa? Is that you?

Fred Thompson: This man is sooo boring. He's a better actor than real person

Plugs!

Net Neutrality is a subject that is coming up more and more often these days. To see why this is important and how it ties into ugly sweaters, check out the 'Zard's Blog (now how about that for a lead-in).

Sports terminology in politics: Part Deux

This is the second installment in my series on sports terminology used in American politics. Today's term:

"In the Corner"

Origin: Boxing

Meaning: While this has a couple definitions in boxing, the one I am focused on is the team behind the boxer, supporting in the corner--the water guy, the coach, and the guy who cuts to open wounds (the other definition being backed into a corner). In the political world, it is generally used to talk about who publically come out in support of a particular candidate. We learned that Chuck Norris is backing Republican candidate Mike Huckabee. More recently, it was announced that Oprah Winfrey, of Baltimore's WJZ-TV 13 fame, was going to go out on the campaign trail to help support Democratic candidate Barack Obama.

Writer's Strike: Week 4

I'm used to the way DC operates: quick-pased everything and public opinion-poll dependent. Around here, many people can't walk down the street without an opinion poll telling them that 57.4% of Americans want them to walk with their hands in their pockets.

So it's about time that someone finally got around to polling Americans on their opinions on the writer's strike; a strike that is soon going to cripple my ability to procrastinate from grad work.

As I've talked about before, it appears that the writers are winning the PR front on the strike. All the videos and internet media outreach the writers have been doing appear to have helped them sway public opinion. 69% of respondents, according to the poll, believe the writers are being more honest and forthright than the companies.

Also interesting to come out of the poll is that 67% of the respondents believe people will watch less television as a result of the strike. 62% think we'll be watching more reality programs. Please don't make us suffer through 10 more Hilton-based reality programs?