Just kidding. Don’t. Seriously. Unfortunately the Republicans torpedoed the bailout package, no thanks to John McCain, and Wall Street panicked. Obama took the chance to look presidential and project calm; McCain, shockingly, stooped to insults. Stand by.
OMG RUN ON THE BANKS
September 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Asides · Author - Ames · Politics
TexasDarlin & PUMAs: Still Alive & Lyin’
September 29th, 2008 · 4 Comments
Back when the Democratic National Convention began, “TexasDarlin” of the newly restyled (and now ghastlier) “tdblog” promised that the site would change drastically depending on the outcome of the DNC. The implicit assertion was that, if Obama was still the nominee after a while, she’d continue lying for Hillary, despite Bill & Hillary’s explicit request [...]
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McCain’s War on the Media, and the New York Times Picks a Side
September 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Fox News was the first (now-)mainstream media outlet to adopt a partisan viewpoint as a business model: from the perspective of hard numbers, by pandering to that portion of America that prefers to digest its news pre-spun, Fox succeeded beyond its wildest dreams. “Find a need and fill” at its finest, perhaps - even to [...]
Tags: Author - Ames · Culture · Politics
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