October 2008
17 posts
September 2008
21 posts
“John McCain: Of course not. But, look, I understand this day and age of...”
– Exclusive: McCain, Palin Answer Critics, Katie Couric Asks Palin If She Contradicted McCain On Pakistan And Her Response To GOP Criticism - CBS News
September Madness →
“Isn’t that so true? I know that many times, in my life, while living it, someone...”
– SHOUTS & MURMURS: My Gal: Humor: The New Yorker
Voters Undecided About Biden? - By the Numbers... →
The comments on this blog post arrive at the crux of this argument: is Biden unknown because he is unremarkable, or because our knowledge of the members of the representative branch is so narrow (or at least localized)?
Quick - how many senators can you name? Forget their parties or even their home states, just try to name 51. Can you do it?
“Isn’t that so true? I know that many times, in my life, while living it, someone...”
– SHOUTS & MURMURS: My Gal: Humor: The New Yorker
“DFW: The reason why doing political writing is so hard right now is probably...”
– The Believer - Interview with David Foster Wallace
And then here’s Wallace’s 2000 piece on McCain
Here's to judging a book by its cover →
This is the #1 Amazon.com search result for “Patriots”
I heart the internet: edition 23,408,001 →
You know how people always say that confidence is the sexiest attribute a person can have? Q.E.D., my friends.
The Associated Press: Poll: Obama tops McCain as... →
Tough call. I’m not surprised it’s so close.
McCain would be a pretty enjoyable guy to watch a game with. I’m sure he’s got some good stories and he’s probably more likely to call bullshit when Kornheiser or Phil Simms goes off the rails. Or ask, “Why do they insist on calling it ‘The National Football League’ when they’re trying to emphasize...
NY's Paterson: McCain campaign insinuates race... →
Okay, okay. Maybe it is code for “black,” or “socialist,” or “political militant.” But the Democrats would do better to point out that assailing community organizers is complete hypocrisy coming from the party that gave us the Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives.
The same FBCI that both Obama and McCain support - with McCain calling it one of the...
McCain speech more watched than Obama's, Nielsen... →
These ratings stories pose a few questions to me. Most media (elite media, natch) report the ratings in conjuction with polling data and conclude that the race is a dead heat. I’m not so sure.
First off, does it matter? Does convention viewership have any historical correlation to voter turnout?
Second, viewer interest isn’t created in a vacuum. Weren’t many of those 40MM+...
East Village Radio →
Happy birthday, East Village Radio. The only five year-old worth listening to
