random ramblings

“If Obama loses it will spark the second American Civil War....”
— Erica Jong Tells Italians...

Oct 31st

“Governor Palin and I don’t agree on a lot of things, mostly...”
— Former Obama Speechwriter...

Oct 31st

“I don’t really buy it. I’m inclined to think this HRC...”
— via sds Oh, don’t get...

Oct 30th

needtherapy: But I promise to throw a silly dog picture or...

Oct 30th

Watch

jeffmiller: Do we know enough about John McCain? Larry Craig: “The bad boy, Bill Clinton -...

Oct 30th

Ok, I’ll admit it: when I am working alone, particularly doing manual labor like I have been...

Oct 30th

“Imagine a statute which, in the name of deterrence, provides...”
— Prof. Charles Nesson of...

Oct 30th

“YOUNG EINSTEIN Though it’s hard to begrudge a movie...”
— 10 Most Biographically...

Oct 30th

My results.  Regarding the post by sds, earlier: sds: My...

Oct 30th

What Should Be Off-Limits?

jeffmiller: Drudge is pushing a story about Obama’s aunt living in a slum in Boston: Zeituni...

Oct 30th

Tito the Builder

Oct 30th

“Also, the past advantage of college graduates in the job...”
— America’s Most Overrated...

Oct 29th

“[Regarding the link below] Regimes and groups hostile to...”
— (via muppetpants) Op-Ed...

Oct 29th

Bob Barr On Two-Party System: "Waaah! Waaah!"

Oct 29th

“Yet the endorsement of Mr. McCain by a Qaeda-affiliated Web...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The...

Oct 29th

“Was America ready for a black baseball player in the 40s?...”
— Chris Rock speaking on the...

Oct 29th

sds: johnbrissenden: lonelysandwich: iStockphoto Guide...

Oct 29th

“For example, according to Ryan Lizza of the liberal New...”
— Is Obama Secretly Sensible?...

Oct 29th

Let me get this straight

notthatkindagay: theregoeseasyrider: Under the 14th Amendment, newly convicted felon Ted Stevens...

Oct 29th

Sorry, Senator. Let's Salvage What We Can

Oct 29th

The phone rang.

Caller: Hello, this is John from Clean Water Action. If the election were held today, who would you support, Barack Obama or John McCain?
Me: Barack Obama.
Caller: Is that definite, somewhat definite-
Me: Well, that depends on why the election as being held today. If one party was monkeying around, changing the date this close to the election, I'd be pretty pissed. But otherwise very definite.

Oct 29th

“Yet the endorsement of Mr. McCain by a Qaeda-affiliated Web...”
— Op-Ed Columnist - The...

Oct 29th

Go vote.

squashed: If you have a chance to vote early, you should do it. The more people who vote early, the...

Oct 29th

By Andrew Sullivan: The Top Ten Reasons...

Oct 29th

jeffmiller: Saw it here and took the test. I got all 5...

Oct 29th

Watch

The undecided voter.

Oct 28th

Watch

A roundup of late night comedians making fun of Republicans. I post it because Leno’s first...

Oct 28th

“Whoever said “Violence never solved anything”...”
— Twitter / William Shatner:...

Oct 27th

“They bear us children, they risk their lives to give us...”
— ‘Sarah Dude’...

Oct 27th

us08: via jonehrlich Sports Nuts and Loud Mouthed Women?...

Oct 27th

Obama vs. McCain: It's About Your Money -...

Oct 27th

“For the McCain team goals are less relevant, since a...”
— Vote for the Party, Not the...

Oct 27th

“Barack Obama is very popular overseas. Gallup polled...”
— Latest Late Night Jokes -...

Oct 27th

“First, with the candidacy of Sen. Hillary Clinton, who won...”
— Palin deserves our respect |...

Oct 27th

White people shouldn't be allowed to vote |...

Oct 27th

“Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the...”
— McCain guarantees victory -...

Oct 27th

Watch

un: Vlad & Boris “Song For Sarah” I really like the song. Doggone it, you bet-cha, say it...

Oct 27th

“There has been significant coverage this election cycle...”
— Obama Poised to Win and Make...

Oct 27th

“In this climate, people tend to be maniacally opposed to the...”
— Obama’s messianic...

Oct 27th

The following is a quote from Michael S. Malone’s recent column Media’s Presidential...

Oct 27th

“Sure, it sounds good, but what the heck does it mean? It...”
— In response to the quote:...

Oct 24th

“A few months from now, I will become an American citizen....”
— via Mark (my magnificent...

Oct 24th

“Today’s economic crisis, like every other in our...”
— Charles Krauthammer - McCain...

Oct 24th

“Is getting people to vote for Barack Obama so important that...”
— Would the Last Honest Reporter...

Oct 23rd

Why Ayers Could Hurt Obama

Oct 23rd

Watch

Eh, kinda funny.

Oct 23rd

Watch

hilker: sds: Barney Frank: “There needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending, and I...

Oct 23rd

hilker: soupsoup: complicatedshoes:craytonc:The Right to...

Oct 23rd

Email I just received...

sds: muppetpants: cupcakesandcouture: In a local restaurant my server had on a “Obama 08” tie,...

Oct 22nd

One Heartbeat Away

jeffmiller: From The New Republic, October 2001: It’s a bright early October morning on Capitol...

Oct 22nd

“You hear this all the time from conservatives: Obama might...”
— Could Obama Lose Even After He...

Oct 22nd

Cracked Up

Oct 22nd

“In 2006, the latest year for which we have Census data, 220...”
— Obama and the Tax Tipping...

Oct 22nd

dloosely: Ben Smith: Drudge and National Review’s Campaign Spot — with a measure of conscious...

Oct 22nd

obamaporn: this isn’t happiness.™ - Peter Nidzgorski, X818 ...

Oct 22nd

via 30 Reasons 30 graphic design artists come up with...

Oct 22nd

via 30 Reasons 30 graphic design artists come up with...

Oct 22nd

Complaint #289

whitewhine: “I donated to Obama like three weeks ago and I still haven’t gotten my car magnet!”  ...

Oct 22nd

Rashida Jones - Wikipedia, the free...

Oct 21st

Watch

needtherapy: Ann Althouse has found a celebrity endorsement she likes. I posted this mostly for...

Oct 21st

An Examination of Obama’s Use of Hidden...

Oct 21st

reactorboy: gkojaxlabo: phac: JENNIE SMASH! ...

Oct 21st

An Examination of Obama’s Use of Hidden...

Oct 21st

Lee vs. Stone

southpol: Peter Suderman: I sometimes think of Spike Lee and Oliver Stone as some of Hollywood’s...

Oct 21st

“In a way, the GOP’s problems are precisely why McCain...”
— Borger: A divided GOP hurts...

Oct 21st

“This week, independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader...”
— Latest Late Night Jokes -...

Oct 21st

Watch

jeffmiller: There’s been a lot of ugly stuff filmed outside of rallies this year.  Here’s something...

Oct 21st

ABC News: You've Got Mail ... and an STD

Oct 21st

An Examination of Obama’s Use of Hidden...

Oct 21st

THE BIG FEED

Oct 21st

“Pelosi - Obama - Reid: The Axis of Taxes”
— Kerry’s answer to the ‘boxers...

Oct 21st

I was talking with my father-in-law the other day about politics, and in the course of our...

Oct 20th

fun and interactive!

Oct 20th

And then there’s this job ad: I need a set of twins for a photo shoot we are doing November...

Oct 20th

The latest in my series of bad job advertisements.

Oct 20th

“Colin Powell says that the Republican party has drifted too...”
— Jay Nordlinger (via...

Oct 20th

Palin Impersonator

Oct 20th

Watch

Sarah Palin on SNL - The Opening.

Oct 20th

Watch

Sarah Palin on SNL - Weekend Update The opening clip worked in her favor, I think, because it was...

Oct 20th

“Michigan 17, (3) Penn State 46”
— ESPN - Penn State snaps losing...

Oct 19th

“Between 1974 and 2008, household debt grew from $680 billion...”
— What about irresponsible...

Oct 19th

U.S. is desperately in need of a President...

Oct 19th

“When Barack Obama was 6 years old, he was the only foreign...”
— The Temperament Factor: Who’s...

Oct 19th

via www.lucianne.com

Oct 19th

“Tom Brokaw: The screen has been widened in ways I could not...”
— Tom Brokaw: Every Day I Say...

Oct 17th

sds: McCain photoshop contest This was definitely my...

Oct 17th

southpol: Who Knows News? What You Read or View Matters,...

Oct 17th

“Thank God we live in a free country, where you can speak...”
— Jim Geraghty (via...

Oct 17th

boredintheburbs: Arrested Development: The Movie! I don’t...

Oct 17th

Watch

un: hilker: Dennis Quaid Interview on Ellen + Hidden Camera Prank 10/14/08 Part 2 (via jeff) ...

Oct 17th

“Here’s what Obama just said at a fundraiser this morning:...”
— First Read (via southpol) (via...

Oct 17th

Generous Giving : Charitable Giving

Oct 17th

Presidential Character

Oct 17th

Watch

Darrell Hammond as Jesse Jackson: ” In fact, when I ran for president in 1984, the Bradley...

Oct 17th

Watch

Apparently, SNL has expanded on to Thursdays.  (I knew they were doing something, but I thought it...

Oct 17th

hilker: via - the only problem is that neither one knows...

Oct 17th

“A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are...”
— Op-Ed Contributor - Buy...

Oct 17th

“Boys or girls attempting to go to space because they think...”
— Space smells of steak, say...

Oct 17th

Holy Moses!

meltinyourmouth: onemoretimewithfeeling: jackieheartsb: danhacker: I just saw gas for $3.04 a...

Oct 17th

“Fighting rumors on the Internet takes hypervigilance and a...”
— Candidates hit back hard, fast...

Oct 16th

“No arsenal or no weapon in the arsenals of the world is so...”
— Ronald Reagan (via craytonc)...

Oct 16th

Debate

Since everyone else is sharing their thoughts on the debate, I thought I would share mine was well. ...

Oct 16th

“One of Mr. Obama’s gifts is his ability to glide over...”
— Cool Hand Barack - WSJ.com...

Oct 16th

How to Make a Guthook Knife from an Old Saw...

Oct 16th

sds: robot-heart: (via complicatedshoes) YES! I laughed...

Oct 16th

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

Oct 15th

“What Obama knows but doesn’t want to acknowledge is...”
— Power Line - Barack Obama:...

Oct 15th

“The top-earning 25 percent of taxpayers (AGI over $64,702)...”
— The Tax Foundation - Summary...

Oct 15th

shawnblog: (via esvee) Ha.

Oct 15th

20 Ways They Could Make The Debates Actually Worth Watching...

Oct 15th

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green...”
— Doug Larson (via livesophia)

Oct 15th

“Tempers are running way too high. Those who support Obama...”
— Chesler Chronicles » The...

Oct 15th

Celebs Who Lean To The Right

Oct 15th

Watch

My wife came home for lunch today, and we watched an episode of The Office that had this scene, one...

Oct 15th

Listen

sds: onemoretimewithfeeling: Dolly Parton - Shine (Collective Soul cover) Holy cow. Two artists I...

Oct 15th

Celebs Who Lean To The Right

Oct 15th

Watch

randyhaddock: Delia’s Gone - Johnny Cash Manhattan, 1994 I love this song.

Oct 15th

random ramblings: in which Bellatoris makes...

Oct 15th

squashed: Today’s statement by the Authoritarians for...

Oct 15th

Hi Bellatoris, I just wanted to say that I enjoy reading your tumbelog for the different opinion...

Oct 15th

davereed: whatson:ckck: Central Park Reservoir, Sunday...

Oct 15th

“Oh yes, I’m sure that the people calling Obama a terrorist...”
— This is for the best. - What...

Oct 14th

“Chief Executive magazine’s most recent polling of 751...”
— Job Creators Prefer McCain...

Oct 14th

bunkercomplex: Office pumpkin templates Freaking A.

Oct 14th

“What if John McCain were a former president of the Harvard...”
— How Racism Works, by Kelvin...

Oct 14th

John McCain Sucks

Oct 14th

Barack Obama For President

Oct 14th

Etsy :: paulypants :: Obama Inspired Limited Edition...

Oct 14th

ACORN handles fraudulent or suspicious registrations as is required by law: by flagging them and...

Oct 14th

'Iron Man 2': Terrence Howard's out, Don...

Oct 14th

“The one thing I’ve learned from Unfollow Friday is that...”
— ben wasser I’ve known and...

Oct 14th

Voter Fraud Tuesday

sds: I have commented a few times on voter fraud, and in reviewing those posts I found this one...

Oct 14th

dloosely: bellatoris: dloosely: What is it going to take to get people to understand that...

Oct 14th

un: I think McCain is a Washington bureaucrat despite my...

Oct 14th

Firefox Dominance

Of the visits to my Tumblr that have been tracked, 73.38% of visitors have been using some version...

Oct 14th

“[Ultimate Frisbee:] When you first see the sport being...”
— #110 Frisbee Sports...

Oct 14th

southpol: at optimisto Do not relent. Along with this...

Oct 14th

dloosely: complicatedshoes: I guess if someone really wanted to know about the mountain of...

Oct 14th

Power Line: Six reasons to fear that Obama...

Oct 14th

“A worst case scenario? The worst thing about the coming...”
— Power Line

Oct 14th

“Egg Donation is a great way to help loving couples or...”
— Egg Donors Needed! The latest...

Oct 14th

hilker: iAnesthesia: Case Logs: my buddy billy is doing...

Oct 14th

“Happy (Almost) Birthday! This year, raise money from your...”
— This from Facebook.  What...

Oct 14th

“Very frankly, Dana, I don’t give a damn about an old...”
— Washington Wire -...

Oct 14th

Watch

jeffmiller: ACORN’s Dispicable Efforts Continue to Pollute Democracy (via AcissejAcissej123) ...

Oct 14th

“We had some good news this morning from the Fed and the...”
— CNNMoney.com Market Report -...

Oct 13th

Try as I might, I can’t seem to be able to change the text color of my Disqus comments so that...

Oct 13th

“Other questions that ought to be raised include what...”
— Questioning Obama | The Trail...

Oct 13th

hilker: boredintheburbs: Happy Columbus Day!

Oct 13th

sds: natface: mariahnotcarey: yasmary: Oh kids. ...

Oct 13th

Plenty

squashed: As the United States, as a nation, has gotten richer, we’ve lost track of the concept of...

Oct 13th

“Ace: I agree with Andrew Sullivan: Full disclosure. Let’s...”
— Did Obama Have an Affair with...

Oct 13th

Government expansion

squashed: jeffmiller quoted Ilya Somin: “I fear that the conjunction of an Obama victory, a...

Oct 13th

Tumblr - new theme, now with comments.  Yay.

Oct 10th

The Claremont Institute - Announcing the 2008...

Oct 10th

Victor Davis Hanson - What is Wisdom?

Oct 10th

“Sarah Palin says, ‘You know, I was in second grade...”
— AMERICAblog News| A great...

Oct 10th

“Voters say Barack Obama beat John McCain in Tuesday night’s...”
— Rasmussen Reports™: The most...

Oct 10th

Two people have started following me in the last two days.  I guess that’s what happens when I...

Oct 10th

“Price of oil dropped below $90 a barrel today. I guess the...”
— Latest Late Night Jokes -...

Oct 10th

Oh man, this is too good.

Oct 10th

bullshits: Why do taxpayers have to support NPR when they have corporate sponsors (just like every...

Oct 10th

So, It's Come to This

hilker: bullshits: I’m stealing this from Caleb Zahnd who put it out on Facebook. So it’s come...

Oct 10th

“Cashill relates the difficulty Obama experienced in...”
— Power Line I don’t know...

Oct 10th

Overheard at the library: “That bomber in Baghdad, the one that straps a bomb to his body. ...

Oct 10th

dostendorff: I’m posting this from my Mac that - while working, is currently half-taken apart. But...

Oct 10th

2008 Chemistry Nobelist Endorses Obama...

Oct 10th

You know, I was just looking at some different pieces attacking McCain for his flip-flops on...

Oct 10th

needtherapy: via fi + (z) = i {x} 101 Ha.  I was in NYC on...

Oct 10th

“How did I feel about Sen. McCain stating “You probably never...”
— Questioner: ‘I actually did’...

Oct 10th

Radicalism, Socialism, and Obama

jeffmiller: southpol: I don’t see FDR or LBJ as socialists either. I imagine you do … . I do. ...

Oct 10th

Sarah, You're Not One Of Us -- Courant.com

Oct 10th

“One of Mr. Obama’s gifts is his ability to glide over...”
— Cool Hand Barack - WSJ.com

Oct 10th

Obama Admits Bumming Cigarettes on the...

Oct 10th

“Birth control is the best way to prevent unwanted...”
— Study Finds Major Shift in...

Oct 9th

Take the 2008 Candidate Survey

Oct 9th

(via sds) Really, shouldn’t you be working right now?

Oct 9th

Barack Obama and the Politics of...

jeffmiller: Barack Obama loves to talk about how we are “one America,” how he can “bring the...

Oct 9th

“I am particularly concerned about bad policies because...”
— Lee Ohanian, professor of...

Oct 9th

“The Bush administration is considering taking ownership...”
— White House mulls bank...

Oct 9th

“Although the Bush administration calls it a vital weapon...”
— Domestic Spying Program Could...

Oct 9th

“Palin speaks about being Joe Six-Pack when in reality she’s...”
— Dave Zirin (via azspot) -...

Oct 9th

“Closer to home, the Delaware blarney stone also invited...”
— Biden’s Fantasy World

Oct 8th

un: via craytonc:florencio:

Oct 8th

Commentary: Why Ayers case is risky for...

Oct 8th

Young Americans Documentary

Oct 8th

Watch

dostendorff: sds: dostendorff: The Princess Bride - Trivia Challenge (via joewebb1) So, I...

Oct 8th

Oct 7th

Watch

Steve Forbes offers advice on what to do in the stock market’s current situation. An across...

Oct 7th

Watch

I’m sure most everyone has seen the “Palin-Biden debate” from SNL this last...

Oct 7th

And then there’s this: Exciting Opportunity for Female Models Modeling Agency seeking...

Oct 7th

Apparently, I am going to have to start a new Tumblr called “bad employment...

Oct 7th

“At the worst, [Miley Cyrus has] been set on a path that will...”
— Miley Cyrus’s...

Oct 6th

So, thanks to unforeseen circumstances, I am looking for a job at the moment.  Apparently, where I...

Oct 6th

“What did surprise me was a report that said 31 pastors in 22...”
— Tempted by Politics |...

Oct 6th

Election Taxes

Oct 3rd

Weird

sds: complicatedshoes: sds: jeffmiller: Biden showed up for a normal debate. I’m not sure...

Oct 3rd

“i will be a part time bodyguard ad take bullets and fight...”
— Facebook marketplace. ...

Oct 1st

You Decide 2008

Oct 1st