No controversy tonight. Garland was brilliant, the middle of the order produced, they got runners into scoring positions and runners in scoring position across the plate, and the defense was top notch. This might be the most complete game the Sox have played in the post-season. The starting pitching for the Sox has been spectacular. [...]
Archive for October 14th, 2005
Quills Award?
Posted in Writing on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
If an award is handed out in a forest, but there is no one there to hear the acceptance speech, will NBC finally admit that this was stupid fscking idea? But the Quills can hardly claim a broad mandate with readers. According to comScore Networks Inc., which tracks the Internet, the Quills site attracted so [...]
George W. Bush: Coward
Posted in Media, Politics on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
So it seems that Bush staged his little teleconference with soldiers: A handpicked group of U.S. troops told President George W. Bush on Thursday they believed the Iraqi people were eager to vote in a weekend referendum on an Iraqi constitution. In a carefully scripted event, Bush spoke to 10 U.S. troops and an Iraqi [...]
White Working Class Trending Democratic?
Posted in Culture, Politics on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
Chris Bowers of MyDD has an interesting post arguing that white, working class voters are more Democratic now than they have been at anytime in the last half century. In other words, the narrative that the Democrats are losing white working class voters on cultural issues is false. He makes a compelling case, looking at [...]
Park Service Management Loyalty Tests Imposed by Bush & Norton
Posted in Church & State, Culture, Environment, General, Politics, Religion on October 14, 2005 | 3 Comments »
The Federal Park Service is staffed almost exclusively by civil service (“G-schedule”) employees – staff members chosen for having appropriate skills and background. There are political-appointee positions that are exempt from civil service rules in every federal organization, usually near the top, but the rank and file through upper management are generally civil service, precisely [...]
It's All Right Ma (I'm Only Dreaming)
Posted in Culture, General on October 14, 2005 | 1 Comment »
I had a very strange dream last night. A whole bunch of people were gathered in my tiny studio apartment. Bob Dylan was there, sitting on the floor. I was playing the guitar and singing (neither of which I can actually do) “Blowin’ In the Wind”. Everyone was silent, feeling the meaning of the words [...]
An Ode to Tom DeLay
Posted in Satire on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
Mad Kane has another good one up today.
The Corruption of Mr. Smith
Posted in Politics on October 14, 2005 | Comments Off
Digby has a must read post: After reading this laughable pile of offal by Richard Cohen today (who, as usual, writes precisely the wrong thing at precisely the wrong time)I’m more convinced than ever that something very sick has happened to our politics. Andrea Mitchell said on Hardball last night: “Chris, we should point out [...]
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