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Christopher Hitchens came to the ABC election coverage with a big bucket of cold water to throw over those panellists who wanted to take a moment just to enjoy the election result. This wouldn’t have mattered so much had he not misinterpreted Bob Carr’s reaction to the Obama election (I’ll be generous and leave out the adverb “wilfully”) in order to start his wake-up treatment. Continue reading Tony Jones tries not to let Hitchens spoil the buzz Seriously – more hassles with voting machines? Stop it, America. Stop it right now. The best voting machine? A printed ballot and a pencil. God. …and the lying liar who keeps on telling them. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOQn749k6kw] Thanks to outsider222 for the link! I love this story; it combines two of my favourite things – cricket and Obama. Thanks, Guardian. Oh, and they put a pun in the headline. A pun! ABC1 continues its coverage of the US Presidential race with a live broadcast of the final debate. I’m not expecting that this will provide the giggles that the VP debate did, but I’ll be watching. After last night’s episode of Battlestar Galactica (we’re way behind in viewing – “last night’s” was Ep 4 of S2, Resistance) I won’t be surprised if Col. Tigh John McCain declares martial law. Sarah Silverman appeals to those with grandparents in Florida to do their bit for Obama, ‘specially since he’s the last hope for “ending [the US's] reputation as the assholes of the universe”. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgHHX9R4Qtk&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x402061&color2=0x9461ca&border=1] …how excited I felt when I found this: Transcript of Palin, Biden debate I particularly like this line: Palin: “Now, what I’ve done as a governor and as a mayor is (inaudible)…” Or, perhaps, a void is indescribable. And what does this mean? “…we need to be appreciative of John McCain’s call for reform with Fannie Mae, with Freddie Mac, with the mortgage-lenders, too, who were starting to really kind of rear that head of abuse.” (R)ear that head of abuse? Is that what happens when Putin “rears” up and crosses into Alaskan airspace? I think this might be what’s called a Freudian slip: “It’s a toxic mess, really, on Main Street that’s affecting Wall Street.” During the debate, I was confused when I heard this line: “John McCain is right there with an “all of the above” approach to deal with climate change impacts.” Having read through the transcript, and seen that the “all of the above approach” is mentioned three times by Palin, I am not much clearer. I’m guessing, though, that she likes multiple choice tests. There’s more, but to finish: “Oh, yeah, it’s so obvious I’m a Washington outsider.” Please, American voters, keep it that way. “She’s not even black.” [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euu_DMhsXQo] I wish I could stop singing the song… From BBC News: An aide to Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has said he regrets telling a reporter that a terror attack on the US would be “an advantage”. Charlie Black made the comments to a journalist from Fortune magazine. Mr McCain has distanced himself from Mr Black’s comments, saying he “strenuously disagreed” with him. When asked whether a terror attack on US soil would help Mr McCain’s campaign, Mr Black told the magazine: “Certainly it would be a big advantage to him.” In the article, Mr Black also said that the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was an “unfortunate event” that had “helped” Mr McCain’s presidential bid. Improve the web with Nofollow Reciprocity. |
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