Alarming News: I like Morgan Freeberg. A lot.
American Digest: And I like this from "The Blog That Nobody Reads", because it is -- mostly -- about me. What can I say? I'm on an ego trip today. It won't last.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: We were following a trackback and thinking "hmmm... this is a bloody excellent post!", and then we realized that it was just part III of, well, three...Damn. I wish I'd written those.
Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler: ...I just remembered that I found a new blog a short while ago, House of Eratosthenes, that I really like. I like his common sense approach and his curiosity when it comes to why people believe what they believe rather than just what they believe.
Brutally Honest: Morgan Freeberg is brilliant.
Dr. Melissa Clouthier: Morgan Freeberg at House of Eratosthenes (pftthats a mouthful) honors big boned women in skimpy clothing. The picture there is priceless--keep scrolling down.
Exile in Portales: Via Gerard: Morgan Freeberg, a guy with a lot to say. And he speaks The Truth...and it's fascinating stuff. Worth a read, or three. Or six.
Just Muttering: Two nice pieces at House of Eratosthenes, one about a perhaps unintended effect of the Enron mess, and one on the Gore-y environ-movie.
Mein Blogovault: Make "the Blog that No One Reads" one of your daily reads.
The Virginian: I know this post will offend some people, but the author makes some good points.
Poetic Justice: Cletus! Ah gots a laiv one fer yew...
It will be a repeat of the George Galloway and Christopher Hitchens debate, with Biden appealing to emotion and Palin appealing to reason. Palin’s supporters will give her credit for saying true things; Biden’s supporters will give him credit for his capable cheerleading. Both sides will be right. In other words, there will be no, or few, converts.
Biden will make an attempt to re-do Lloyd Bentsen’s You’re No Jack Kennedy comment, and fail. It’ll be one step forward and three steps back, leaving him with a massive flesh wound. But this will be played down.
Here is your drinking game: Take a sip if either one says “(John McCain/Barack Obama) and I will…” Just that. Make it two sips if “that is why” comes just ahead of this.
The real debate will be all about whose running mate is the new Messiah whose poop doesn’t stink — wonderful and perfect in every way. So if you do play my drinking game, you’ll have to stop it when the room starts spinning around you.
It’s hard to discuss the subprime bailout mess without making some mention of the role “regulation” had in causing it, and infuriatingly, everyone involved has shown a great determination to avoid any mention of this. Therefore, the time spent on the bailout issue will be brief. Most of the language used, on both sides, will have to do with “rising above partisanship” to “do what’s best for the country.”
Fact checkers will be working hard. Palin’s misstatements will be equivalent to that thing about the Bush Doctrine; she’ll be technically right but they’ll raise some quibble with it, ready to list right after the sign-off, that night. Biden’s problems will be big ol’ suckin’ whoppers, like the “FDR on teevee right after the stock market crashed” thing. Those will be inspected…oh…sometime late Friday afternoon when nobody’s paying attention.
Palin has a choice here. She can stick to talking points and make a fool out of herself. In which case, she’ll still win, as far as facts are concerned — because the facts are on her side. But she’ll tick off her base, while the blue-state crowd goes nuts over what a thorough thrashing she got from Biden the Shark. Or…she can talk about conservative policies versus liberal policies, exploring why liberal policies exchange too much freedom and seldom-to-never accomplish what they’re supposed to. If she takes that route, she could stick to examples that are fresh, that have not been discussed, and still be blessed with a target-rich environment. Again: No matter what, there will be few converts at the end of the debate. But this will have a significant effect on the poll results over the weekend, which is probably what matters most to both sides.
Oh, and the late night comedians will be unanimous in declaring Biden the winner.
Update: Gerard likes the picture (as do we). I clipped it a couple weeks ago and have been looking for an excuse to use it. It’s from 50 of the Hottest Chicks Dressed as Wonder Woman and the tip of the hat goess to Miss Cellania.
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I just want to congratulate you for your choice of illustration. You could have just done the illo and the headline and I would have been happy.
- vanderleun | 10/02/2008 @ 12:30