It’d be funnier if the Republicans weren’t really going to steal and deny votes again this election, like they always do. They’ve already started by attempting some incredibly underhanded manuevers with people whose houses have been foreclosed in battleground states, and that’s only the beginning. When you go vote on Nov. 4th (if for some reason you’re not a normal absentee ballot voter), go early, bring all your proper identification, and observe all the rules. We can’t let them pull another Florida on us.
In case you had any trouble following along with her rambling run-on sentences last night, here’s her basic formula. Don’t make me post the transcripts.
Anyone who knows me in person knows that I’ve been talking about this for a while. As a media studies major, it’s hilarious to watch how predictable the media has become, on both sides. Every time you think it can’t get any worse, an agency like Fox News stoops to new mindblowingly low levels of journalistic integrity. They literally write the headlines they want to see and then just report them, regardless of what actually happened. It’s often said that “history is written by the victor,” and while that will always be true, we now have another form of manipulation blending the lines between fact and fiction.
If I can dictate what happens tomorrow, I don’t have to do anything today. I just make it so. Scary.
By the way, the hour of The Daily Show and The Colbert Report is by far the best thing on television. If you’re not watching these programs on a nightly basis, you’re missing out on the smartest humor out there. I pity the fool.
Even though it’s sarcastic, I just didn’t feel right typing “don’t vote” in the title. Get out there and help make a difference. Washington State people: like they mentioned in this video, some states, including ours, end voter registration on the 4th. THAT’S SATURDAY.
Wow. At this point, every moronic, bumbling, “college kid who didn’t do the reading” answer Palin gives is actually getting scarier and scarier. This person just isn’t informed enough about issues to be a 72 year old, 4 time cancer survivor (who won’t release his full medical records) heartbeat away from being the president. I mean, are you serious? Really? Her as the leader of the free world? This is a joke…right?
The debate tomorrow will be interesting, but the talking points and headlines from the right wing have already been written. Her expectations are so low that as long as she doesn’t pass out on stage, people will claim she did a great job. Also, regardless of how Biden performs, he’ll be called a sexist or condescending. We already know it’s coming, so watch for that spin right after the debate. So predictable.
In truth, if they stick to the issues, it will be clear than Palin (and McCain) is nothing more than empty rhetoric, without any real policies or plans to improve the country. She’ll throw around buzzwords like “reform” and “maverick” and pepper her answers with references to America’s greatness and how to keep us safe from terrorism. Ironically, one of her main attack points will be that Biden has been in Washington too long and she’s the ‘new blood.’ Sadly, he running mate is John McCain. Every attack with that line of thinking could easily be applied to her own presidential candidate, which I hope the pundits will point out after the debate. After all, we are talking about the American public here. We need things to be laid out explicitly for them to understand what they are watching, preferably with a shiny diagram or two.
The bottom line is that this is a ‘change’ election. When the country goes through a hard time, the party in power gets voted out and the other one gets its shot. McCain was running as the ‘experience’ candidate while Barack was the ‘change’ candidate. Once they realized that they would lose this battle all day, every day, McCain’s camp went with Palin and tried to morph into a ‘change’ campaign. They aren’t, but it’s a cute effort, and you’ll see this moronic hypocrisy on display tomorrow night. Don’t you just love our political process?
Gotta love that ‘related videos’ feature on YouTube, right? As long as we’re posting up recent Chris Rock videos, here’s his appearance on Bill Maher’s Real Time after last night’s debate. He reuses a few of the jokes from Larry King, but there’s still some great new stuff in there. Chris is always hilarious and on point as well.
Everyone’s asking where Sarah Palin is after this debate (answer: stowed safely away in Area 51), but I want to know where Dave Chappelle is. I would love to hear his take on all this.
This happened a few days ago, but I missed it live and just spotted it on the net. Absolutely brilliant. There are a ton of classic quotes in here but I really like that line about the Presidency being run like a radio station contest. I agree completely.
The only part my animal activist self would have changed was the Palin hunting joke about “why is Michael Vick in jail?” I think hunting for sport should be illegal (it’s…pointless), so I’d welcome anyone who kills some animal for fun going to jail. I thought the Bible said “thou shall not kill.” Did they change it when I wasn’t looking and add “…humans?” Anyway, part two below:
(hahahaha @ Couric’s ice grill like “you are setting us back with every word you utter”)
Wow. Tell ’em why you mad, son. Old white guy ether is the best.
It’s been fascinating to watch how quickly the Palin effect turned negative, and rightly so. Regardless of what side of the policy debates you fall on, she’s clearly an awful VP candidate and was solely picked to try to throw a wrinkle into the race. From day one, even the other Republicans were salty about this and now that the initial “OMG HE PICKED A WOMAN” buzz has died, she’s killing McCain’s campaign every time she opens her mouth.
LOL @ that answer in the Couric interview. Paul Krugman hit it on the head: it sounded like a college freshman who showed up to class without doing any of the reading. “Totally incoherent.”
The scariest part about all this is that McCain’s entire mantra of “Country First” was drop-kicked out the window by making this selection. They knew the only chance they had in the election was to play the gender wildcard, and it shows how reckless a campaign he’s running. This is a 72 year old, four time cancer survivor…and he picked THIS? [Nappy Roots] Aw hell naw [/Nappy].
In case you missed this from last night, Dave pwns McCain after canceling his appearance. It’s definitely fine to cancel, but their camp said he would be immediately flying back to Washington DC to work on the economic crisis. In actuality, he stayed in NYC for an interview and another appearance, and left later that evening. LOL @ getting busted lying by a talk show host. I love that Letterman and The View have called out some of the buffoonery more than the mainstream news media.
Don’t make me post Palin’s atrocious performance in the Katie Couric interview. Dear God.
