Category: 2008 Election

Quote o’ the day

Quote o’ the day

| September 25, 2008 | Reply

With all the high-level talks going on in Washington right now about the great economic crisis and the planned bailout, I found that the following passage from The Lord of the Rings came to mind: So great was the power that Saruman exerted in this last effort that none that stood within hearing were unmoved. […]

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The Gods of the Copybook Headings

The Gods of the Copybook Headings

| September 22, 2008 | 3 Replies

Jerry Pournelle over at his blog has linked to the Rudyard Kipling classic. Written nearly 90 years ago, it is remarkably apt right now, as our financial system threatens to melt down over human greed and stupidity: As I pass through my incarnations in every age and race, I make my proper prostrations to the […]

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The current financial mess explained

The current financial mess explained

| September 21, 2008 | Reply

Sort of: This stick-figure presentation at Google Docs (warning: explicit language) — which we linked to some months back — still remains the best (simple) explanation of just what went wrong in the global (not just US) financial markets. Think Lehman Brothers, Merril Lynch and Bear Stearns (not to mention Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac!) […]

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Palin Email Hacker Admits It

Palin Email Hacker Admits It

| September 21, 2008 | Reply

When the AP published a bundle of her personal information online shortly after her appointment as the Republican VP pick, there were bound to be ramifications. Some of that information helped motivate the delinquent son of a Memphis TN Democrat Congressman to hack Palin’s personal email account. Sadly for this troubled little dweeb he has […]

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Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| September 17, 2008 | Reply

OK, after watching this video, I’m having to really rethink my support for Sarah Palin (and the old guy): Heh. ..bruce w..

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McCain images of the day

McCain images of the day

| September 15, 2008 | Reply

As I noted earlier, I actually like the underlit photograph of John McCain that moonbat photographer Jill Greenberg secretly shot while taking his photograph for the cover of The Atlantic. S. Weasel has now done her own photoshop of the underlit image: It sort of says, “Vote for me or die.” Heh. And here’s an […]

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Video o’ the day

Video o’ the day

| September 15, 2008 | Reply

This has been showing up in various places; I finally watched it and was moved: An observation on the closing song. Back in the summer of 2001, my wife Sandra and I attended the graduation from US Army boot camp (Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri) of our daughter Heather, who had joined the Utah Army National […]

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The discriminating Left

The discriminating Left

| September 13, 2008 | Reply

I’m starting to lose track here, but I think that the Democratic/Left/mainstream media attacks on McCain and Palin are coming close to running the full gamut of classes protected by US civil rights laws (see also here). Let’s see: Race/color Obama’s campaign (and Obama himself) has continually raised race as an issue in this campaign, […]

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Palin (and McCain) images of the day

Palin (and McCain) images of the day

| September 13, 2008 | 1 Reply

[UPDATED 2004 MDT] And here’s a great political cartoon posted over at Gateway Pundit: Finally, I actually really like this photo of John McCain (in an Addams Family sort of way): Apparently, this photo was taken by a (Democratic) photographer in hopes of getting The Atlantic to use it on its cover. [UPDATED 09/14/08 1618 […]

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Speaking of infamy…

Speaking of infamy…

| September 12, 2008 | 2 Replies

…or at least cluelessness, the Obama campaign released (on TV) today an ad that, among other things, mocks McCain for not using e-mail or knowing how to use a computer, presumably because he’s so old (another theme of the ad). Here’s the ad itself (if it’s still up on YouTube): Personally, I think it’s a […]

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