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Archive for October 24th, 2008

Another one

Gina Gershon does a pretty good impersonation of Sarah Palin – not quite Tina Fey-level, but at least Lisa Nova quality. (“I jus’ wanna say, G-a-w-d Bliss Amur-ka . . . an’ fuck you, Katie Couric!”[wink]) It disturbs me that all the women who can do such good impersonations of Palin are so goddamn hot. [...]

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Cardinal Egan, supremely obnoxious Catholic Archbishop of New York, has an essay up on some Web site, complete with the standard handwringing condescension and heart-tugging photos, declaiming how desperately we need to take control of women’s bodies and impose forced pregnancy as a matter of law and culture. Its contents are typical of this well-worn [...]

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Civic Duty: Done!

I voted today. (So did Kevin — I know, because I saw him there.) It took about an hour. So if something dramatic happens between now and Nov. 4, I’ll have to hope that the electors do their constitutionally-envisioned duty. Not surprisingly, I voted more or less straight-ticket Democrat. This doesn’t matter much, because for [...]

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I wrote once previously about Sheriff Taylor and Li’l Opie, characters from the old Andy Griffith Show who embodied the values of decency, fairness, and support for Constitutional rights that had once been mainstream and are now lost. Well, Sheriff Andy and Opie are back, along with Richie Cunningham and The Fonz, to remind us of [...]

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Friday Game Time

Truth Invaders! They also have a decent summary of the relative truthfulness of the two campaigns; neither campaign is particularly good (Obama “wins” at just 52% truthful), but that doesn’t mean the two campaigns are equally misleading. (via the Fact Check Wire)

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