In a purely heterosexual sense, that is. Not that any of these would ever be used, but it would be hilarious. My favorites sayings as O'Rourke channels the George W. Bush that we would all like to hear: (1) My opponent, Massachusetts senator John Kerry--or, as I like to think of him, Teddy Kennedy with […]
Friday evening, just hours before the presidential debate, Matt Drudge broke a story on ABC News' double standard for the presidential candidates. Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these are not central to his efforts to win. We have a responsibility to hold both sides accountable to the public […]
Last year, the euroweenies who award the Nobel Peace Prize decided to give it to former U.S. President Jimmy Carter -- not for any work he's done, but as an effort to stick it to President George W. Bush. This year, they've given it to a nutjob who believes that AIDS was created by evil […]
I heard most of the debate on the newsroom TVs as I was working on Saturday's paper. Overall, I thought President Bush did a much better job than last time. I think he's much more comfortable when he can interact with people, instead of just a TV camera. One thing that struck me about the […]
When I saw this, my jaw just dropped. Drudge has a copy of an ABC News memo directing reporters to hold the Bush and Kerry campaigns to different standards of the truth -- Bush to the higher standard; Kerry to the lower. Kerry distorts, takes out of context, and mistakes all the time, but these […]
When voting for president next month, some of you may ask yourselves: What Would Marines Do? The Boston Globe answers this question -- and it's not good news for the hometown war hero. Standing near him in the operations center, Jamie Tyson, a 35-year-old Marine, interrupted. ''I voted for Clinton twice," he said. Tyson, who […]
I watched the Cheney/Edwards debate. Didn't have the energy or inclination to blog about it after working a 12-hour shift -- half of it sitting in a classroom learning all about the wonders of Adobe InDesign. [Looks like a good, powerful program -- as it should for what they're charging for it.] On the debate, […]
Tonight's vice-presidential debate is still more than an hour away, but some people have taken National Review's Jim Gerghaty's advice and used the Democrat Party Web page to send silly e-mails lauding John Edwards' performance in tonight's debate. One individual sent their e-mail off to their local Ohio paper and have already received a profanity-laden […]
Watching the debate several hours after it actually occurs is a great advantage -- I can copy and paste what I want from a transcript, rather then pausing and typing it myself. The big problem with this debate format is that the moderator really can't challenge the answers of either candidate, and with the rule […]
I'll be at work tonight as the debate occurs, so there will be no live-blogging of it here. For those of you who are early risers on the East Coast or insomniacs on the West, I'll have some comments in the wee hours of the morning. Some thoughts on what to look for: For President […]