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John McCain Trades Straight Talk for Unadulterated Fantasy

I believe you're just engaging in a knee-jerk reaction caused by the sight of the name McCain. A political philosophy based on "Republicans suck" may satisfy you emotionally, but it's not going to win the election. Of course Democrats would rather be right than successful.

Did you read the piece? McCain has basically promised world peace and a solution to all domestic problems. Obama can't seem to set his sights any higher than the usual Democratic policy-wonkery and no real resolution of anything (just like Clinton and Carter). Whose vision do you think is more appealing? posted 05/17/2008 at 22:08:09

I always knew McCain was smart, but now I realize he's brilliant. Isn't he telling people exactly what they want to hear? How is this different from what Ronald Reagan did -- and he was elected by a landslide. Never mind that he never actually delivered on any of his promises.

Please keep in mind the words of H.L. Mencken: Nobody ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American people.

Meanwhile, Obama's "audacity of hope" sounds like pretty lukewarm stuff. posted 05/16/2008 at 16:16:20

"American Idol" Viewers Disappearing - Like Syesha's Chances

Syesha is a survivor. They keep trying to get rid of her, and it keeps not happening... posted 05/13/2008 at 21:07:41

Hmm, you seem to know an awful lot about this show that you hate... posted 05/13/2008 at 21:06:55

Robert Rauschenberg, Titan of American Art, Is Dead at 82

The greatest American artist of all time. If not him, then who? posted 05/13/2008 at 14:50:30

Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty Jokes His Wife Won't Have Sex With Him

And yet you read it anyway... posted 05/12/2008 at 22:29:40

The Bipartisanship Scam

Umm, are we living in the same universe? I live in the one where the Democrats don't even have a majority in the Senate. And it takes at least 60 votes to do anything meaningful. Not to mention that most of the laws you mention were passed in the last Congress, where the Democratics had an even smaller minority. What doesn't scream bipartisanship about that? Opinion polls don't run the country last time I checked... posted 05/12/2008 at 17:45:57

AP: Ex-Manager Says OJ Simpson Confessed

Duh, how can he commit perjury when he didn't even testify? All he did was put on a pair of gloves!

Anyway, we only have this guy's word for it. If he gets busted or sued, all he has to say is, "I lied in the book." posted 05/11/2008 at 20:43:54

Truth Alert: McCain's Freudian Slip is Showing (and Very Telling)

You'd think he'd be distancing himself from Bush, now that he has the nomination sewed up. I thought that's what he was doing when he made his remarks about Katrina, but apparently not. Or does he think people want more of the same for the next 8 years? posted 05/09/2008 at 23:47:02

Will Obama Win Enough White Votes to Beat McCain?

But the turnout among African Americans eligible to vote was only 56% in 2004 -- white turnout was 60%. Don't you think a lot of black voters will show up to vote for the first black candidate, who would have stayed home if it was Hillary? posted 05/10/2008 at 01:57:41

Rush Limbaugh: 'Operation Chaos' A Success In Extending Nomination

This is possibly the most ridiculous of the many idiotic responses I've read here. Illegal to switch political parties? Give me a f***in break! posted 05/06/2008 at 20:55:31

Umm... what law is it that's being broken here? posted 05/06/2008 at 20:54:07

What John McCain Told Me, and What it Says About How Far He's Fallen

... does this have ANYTHING to do with my post? posted 05/06/2008 at 02:26:26

Presidential elections aren't about issues, they're about personality. And McCain still has a personality that's very appealing to Americans. After 8 years of a president who comes across like an immature fratboy with a thin veneer of Texas redneck, what could be more soothing than "grandpa" (as even Arianna calls him)?

Who cares if he gets Sunni and Shia mixed up? So do most voters, and anyway that's what national security advisers and secretaries of State are for -- the small stuff. We all know older guys have memory lapses. Or do you think maybe Ronald Reagan wasn't a hit at the box office -- oops, I mean voting booth. posted 05/05/2008 at 23:41:40

The Specter of 1988

Did Michael Dukakis really lose because he looked dumb with his head sticking out of a tank? Shouldn't be that hard to find out -- just ask people if that's why they voted for Bush (I). Probably a bit late at this point.

It's just easier for the media to deal with these superficial symbols than with the often complicated reality on the ground. What happens if there's more than one reason why people vote for or against a candidate?

Which is not to say that "issues" determine presidential elections either. Believe it or not, I think it often boils down to likability. Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton -- very likeable. Dubya -- more likeable than Al Gore in 2000. What does it say about John Kerry that he couldn't even appear more likeable in 2004?

And this year -- one guess. "Do you, John McCain, promise to uphold and defend the Constitution..." Get ready for it. posted 05/05/2008 at 18:50:07

"American Idol" Bosses Defend Paula Abdul

She always says "I don't drink! I don't take recreational drugs!". Hmm, well, one person's recreation is another person's day job I guess... posted 05/02/2008 at 16:06:31

Joe Trippi: I Should Have Told Edwards To Stay In Race

Apparently John Edwards is incapable of making his own decisions? Who is this clown? posted 05/01/2008 at 20:55:45

Arianna on Good Morning America Discussing Right is Wrong

Every time Charlie Gibson opens his mouth, I nearly clicked the Stop button. Does anybody pay any attention to this moron? posted 05/01/2008 at 20:53:23

"American Idol" Elimination: Sobbing Songstress Sent Home

Thank God Brooke was finally put out of her misery. I'm trying to remember if she EVER gave a performance that I really liked. Maybe in the audition. She has a small vocal range, no breath control, and an almost unbelievably limited comfort zone for her repertoire. "She's great when she's behind the piano" -- yeah, so was Liberace.

But this has been a really lame season anyway, I can hardly believe I'm still watching. I'm so tired of these "theme shows" I could scream. Let them do what they do best already! posted 05/01/2008 at 21:30:58

DialIdol does NOT say that Syesha was not in the bottom two. They say she was "not predicted to be voted off." That's not the same thing. They're cautious in their statements because they know there's a margin of error. posted 05/01/2008 at 21:27:18

James Frey And Nan Talese: Oprah Duped Us!

He's like one of those guys who sleeps with his wife's sister and then goes on Jerry Springer, and is surprised when he gets ambushed. But Nan Talese should have known better -- she's been around for a while... "Frank Rich isn't here? Wait a minute..." posted 04/30/2008 at 21:55:58

Those who live by the Oprah shall die by the Oprah. They thought she was just great when she was praising his book to the skies.

But there is a valid point here. There's definitely a double standard when it comes to memoirs. Celebrities can get away with telling all the lies they want in their books, while a writer like Frey can have his whole life pretty much ruined.

There's an easy solution for publishers and authors, just use the disclaimer Shelley Winters did in her autobiography. It was something like, "Some of this is my life just as it happened, and some of it is the way I wish it had happened." posted 04/30/2008 at 13:56:02

"American Idol" Trainwreck: Paula Abdul Judges Song Not Sung (VIDEO)

I love it -- I'll bet Kathy Griffin did too... posted 05/01/2008 at 21:40:20

Probing a Political Paradox: Why the Discredited Right Still Sets the Agenda and Dominates the Debate

I'm not sure President McCain will be agreeing that the right wing era is over. Can't wait to see who his first Supreme Court nomination will be...

As for Nixon, does anybody remember that one of McGovern's ideas was to give every household $1000 to relieve the recession? Sound familiar? And he got really slammed for that radical notion. posted 04/29/2008 at 22:38:18

This is the kind of thinking that gave us Ronald Reagan in the first place. Obviously the liberal point of view is the right one, these people on the Right must be crazy or evil if they don't agree with me, therefore I don't have to take them seriously, blah blah blah.

Unfortunately in a democracy you can't just proclaim your correctness and march to the White House, you actually have to convince people you're right.

28% still support Bush? That sounds like a pretty big voting block to me. The Democrats would kill to have a solid base like that, instead of the usual miscellaneous (mis)alliance of special interest groups.

Democratic candidates are so desperate to appeal to the center, they don't know what they stand for anymore. Are we for or against free trade this month? Universal healthcare or some weird variation on the same old crazy quilt? Welfare is good -- no wait, it's bad. Same thing with affirmative action. Pull out of Iraq? Sure -- but only after Goal X, Y, or Z (none of which are achievable) has been achieved.

And over the whole thing looms one name that causes able-bodied Democrats to wake up screaming at 3 a.m. and piss their pajamas -- McGovern. His lopsided defeat (to Nixon!) set the left in this country back 40 or 50 years.

Too bad the Democrats didn't learn the right lessons from it. posted 04/28/2008 at 17:38:55

Carly Smithson's "American Idol" Elimination Blamed On Song Choice

Is it just me or is this a really lame season? There isn't anybody I'm that excited about, except maybe David Cook. I like Syesha -- and she keeps getting better every week -- but obviously she's headed for the bin in the near future. As for Brooke -- somebody please put her out of her misery! She only knows how to do one thing, and she can't even do that without taking a big breath every two notes... posted 04/27/2008 at 20:47:50

The Self-Loathing Liberal Media

Well, the Times had William Safire for years, and he was Nixon's speechwriter, for crying out loud. So this is nothing new. I can't help noticing, though, that the Wall Street Journal doesn't seem to have any "house liberals." posted 04/24/2008 at 15:24:38

Whoopi: "Part Of Me Wants Mccain To Win"

Three words -- Supreme Court appointments. posted 04/23/2008 at 21:36:15

American Idol: The Scripting, Pretaping And Sorority Girls

Only the Times could be surprised by any of this. A warmup man? Audience members told to act excited? Only since the earliest days of radio...

The only thing that surprised me is that they feel they need so many bodyguards inside their own studio. What do they know that we don't?

PS the mosh pit doesn't wave their hands during ballads anymore -- they were blocking the camera (not to mention annoying Simon). posted 04/22/2008 at 15:32:45

Top 10 Celebrity Clinton Supporters

Perez Hilton supports her? That's all I need to know! (Who is he again?) posted 04/21/2008 at 17:08:30

Mitt Romney's Top Ten List For Dropping Out: "There Weren't As Many Osmonds As I Thought"

That's actually pretty funny. My respect for him just went up a notch. Maybe McCain could find him a nice cabinet job... posted 04/17/2008 at 16:02:02

Maria Shriver Talks To Oprah About Being First Lady: "I Cried A Lot... I Still Cry"

Cause people were staring at her in church? posted 04/21/2008 at 01:09:11

She doesn't say, in this clip anyway, what Arnold said to her. Did he say "You don't have to do anything you don't want to do" or "you have to do this for me." Hmm, I think I could guess. And the rumors about him having affairs on the side are nonstop. posted 04/17/2008 at 02:43:30

Azariah Southworth, Popular Christian TV Host, Announces He Is Gay

Well, what is there to say at this point? We just have a whole group of people in this country who call themselves Christians, who make it their business to condemn other people to lives of misery and dishonesty. When are they going to grow up? If he gets fired, it will be the best thing that could happen to him. posted 04/17/2008 at 02:48:28

Wow, I never thought somebody would mention Josquin and Tallis on Huffpo... posted 04/17/2008 at 02:46:19

A Pollster Takes Me to the Cyber-Woodshed on Colombia and the Drug War: I Respond

I think we've all learned something here: Don't mess with Arianna! posted 04/16/2008 at 18:20:50

Jason Beghe, TV And Movie Actor, Films Scientology Rant: "Destructive And A Rip-Off"

If he was dumb enough to fall for them in the first place, why should we pay any attention to what he has to say now? posted 04/16/2008 at 08:31:07

McCain "Family Recipes" Lifted from the Food Network

First of all, with her money she's probably never had to cook a meal in her life. And even if she did -- fish sauce? passion fruit puree? finger bananas? Yeah, right... posted 04/15/2008 at 02:20:22

John McCain Should Go on Vacation, Hillary Clinton is Doing His Job for Him

Sorry, Obama did it to himself this time. The cat is out of the bag -- he *is* a typical smug, Ivy League, Democratic elitist*. The kind Americans just love to vote against. But I guess we're making progress -- who would have predicted that the first black candidate with a real chance at the nomination would have that kind of problem?

*(Not unlike Bill, actually. But he covered it up better -- the Elvis accent helped a lot.) posted 04/14/2008 at 18:24:14

J.K. Rowling Takes On Fan's Harry Potter Book In Court

I think this is a mistake on her part. She should just ignore the whole thing. The idea that this book will cut into her sales is ridiculous... Now she looks like a bully and will probably be, oh, 1% less beloved. posted 04/15/2008 at 03:10:03

NBC Tests Sitcom Boundaries With "MILF Island"

Oh the Times has always been ridiculous when it comes to dirty language. They ran a story the other day about advertisements that deliberately include bleeped obscenties, only the story made no sense because they wouldn't tell us what the obscenities were. I thought this was The Paper of Record? posted 04/15/2008 at 03:16:31

Or: I'm really screwed, this sucks, you old fart, guess you're just SOL, brown-noser [that one's particularly nasty if you think about it]... posted 04/15/2008 at 03:14:25

Ouch! The Daily Show's Eviscerating "Documentary" About Fox News

They should have stuck with the self-damning clips and not gotten into adolescent stuff like dressing like the Statue of Liberty. I guess this guy wants to be the next Michael Moore... posted 04/11/2008 at 13:30:47

Andrew Sullivan: Bush Administration Officials Will Be 'Indicted For War Crimes'

He's making a flat-out prediction. They WILL be indicted for war crimes. Not they should be. Which is obviously not going to happen, because all three presidential candidates support the war. So there. posted 04/12/2008 at 23:10:46

What a dope Andrew Sullivan is. posted 04/07/2008 at 00:10:28

Dave Deja Vu: Watch Letterman Retell The Same Jokes

LMAO!!! posted 04/05/2008 at 22:59:36

Star Wins 'Whiter Shade of Pale' Appeal

Oh yeah that's a really intelligent comment. posted 04/10/2008 at 21:10:50

I think the biggest shockeroo in this story is that he's still touring with the band. Forty years later and he's still singing the same friggin song? Move on dude... posted 04/04/2008 at 23:38:27

Pregnant Man On Oprah: I Have Intercourse With My Wife

I still say this is the stupidest story ever. She's a woman -- get over it. posted 04/04/2008 at 01:28:38

Jay Leno Apologizes For Gay Remarks

As a gay man I can only say, what's the big friggin deal? We already know American straight men are obsessed with homosexuality. We don't need shrieks of outrage from GLAAD or anybody else to protect us from their remarks.

I frankly prefer it when these straight bozos DON'T censor themselves. Put your prejudices out where we can see them, guys... posted 04/02/2008 at 18:01:58

Hooked on Hillary

Considering we'll be saying "President McCain" next year, I really don't think it matters very much either way. posted 03/30/2008 at 19:49:41

Closing the Message Gap on Iraq: A Responsible Plan to End the War

As for the oil issue -- the vast majority of Iraqi oil is currently being smuggled out on the black market. If oil was our primary concern, don't you think we would have dispatched a few battalions of soldiers to make sure that didn't happen?

As for "declaring victory" -- yes, I thought of that too, when Bush said "mission accomplished." Good going, Dubya, now get the heck out of there! But as stupid as our Prez is, even he realized that that was a no-win proposition for the US. The civil war was going to happen in any case, but as long as we have 140K soldiers there, we can claim that we're doing the best we can. At least no future historian will have any problems illustrating the principle of unintended consequences... posted 04/01/2008 at 17:27:44

Gosh, I would have thought this was an easy one. American voters don't want to "end" wars -- they want to "win" them. They simply do not want to hear that some wars can't be won. Find a way to fix it! We don't care how long we stay there, as long as we don't have to leave with our tails between our legs.

Remember Vietnam? How else can you explain why we stayed there so many years after it was obvious that the outcome was going to be disastrous?

So no, the issue isn't "give us a plan for getting out of Iraq." It's "make us feel better about what's going on there, even if you have to lie." Who can do that better than President McCain? posted 03/31/2008 at 17:03:31

John McCain, Iraq, and the Eyewitness Fallacy

Well, of course they only visit the Green Zone -- the rest of the country is too dangerous for Americans! Shouldn't that tell you something right there, Hillary, Joe, John, etc.?

And now even the Green Zone is under attack again -- not to mention Basra, formerly lauded as a "success story."

What's depressing is the extent to which politicians and journalists are all locked into the same mindset about this "war". It's not a war -- who is the enemy? It's not an occupation -- we're not running the country. So what is it, besides a mess? A "police action" maybe -- but then who are the criminals? posted 03/27/2008 at 14:41:23

'American Idol' Cuts Another Contestant

This shows what can happen when Simon takes a dislike to somebody. You can only withstand that for so long. posted 03/27/2008 at 03:48:42

Militiamen Holding Out in Basra Fighting

Prediction: in the absence of any American military presence, the "Iraqi" "army" will eventually just abandon any attempt to bring Sadr to heel. Official American spokesmen will declare victory, and the various Shiite factions in Basra will come to an understanding on how to divide up the proceeds from oil smuggling (which vastly exceed those from legal exports). Those of you old enough to remember Vietnam should be getting that deja vu feeling along about now... posted 03/26/2008 at 23:31:42

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