Category Archives: The Election That Will Never End

The Last Debate

Posted on Wednesday, October 15, 2008 by Keith

I’m live tweeting the debate. I will of course be drinking.

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My Brain, No Longer on Fire

Posted on Wednesday, October 8, 2008 by Keith

Woke up this morning with a ridiculous headache. Guess that’s what I get taking a shot every time McCain said, “My friends.” I kid! I didn’t watch the debates last night because then Elvira would be scooping what was left … Continue reading →

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Bread and Circus Will Kill Us All

Posted on Tuesday, September 30, 2008 by Keith

McCain as the Joker: Take your pick of suitable pulp narratives: Wall Street as wild west gambling saloon or corrupt urban jungle, there has been no shortage of loose-cannon melodrama in the name of Restoring Order, none of it remotely … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts On the Shock Doctrine

Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 by Keith

Wednesday night we went to hear Naomi Klein talk about her book, The Shock Doctrine: the Rise of Disaster Capitalism. I haven’t had the time to properly digest everything she talked about but some initial thoughts: She did a remarkable … Continue reading →

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In a Post LHC World, Anything Can Happen

Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 by Keith

You may have noticed this week that the world was not destroyed. While this tends to happen on a fairly regular basis, this week the world didn’t blow up in spite of unfounded concern about the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). … Continue reading →

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Seriously?

Posted on Monday, September 8, 2008 by Keith

Librarians for Palin? Are you high? She threatened to fire one of us for not doing her bidding and you think this is the sort of person who deserves to be a heartbeat away from the presidency? When that heartbeat … Continue reading →

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A Hand in Our Future

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by Keith

Obama’s Speech – This right here is the point of it all: America, we are better than these last eight years. We are a better country than this. If you’re looking for a difference between Democrats and Republicans, this is … Continue reading →

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But Ours Go To Eleven

Posted on Friday, August 29, 2008 by Keith

So, McCain chose a member of Monty Python’s Flying Circus as his running mate. How… apt. This means we are one step closer to having a real life Ministry of Silly Walks, though being the US, we’ll call it a … Continue reading →

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Cake or Death. Oh, and We’re All Out of Cake.

Posted on Tuesday, August 19, 2008 by Keith

Fafnir explains exactly why I can’t get excited by the Veepstakes: an old rich white guy who likes to bomb brown people a rich old white guy who likes to bomb brown people an elderly gentleman of the Caucasian persuasion … Continue reading →

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President Frat Boy Has Senioritis

Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2008 by Keith

If you thought George W. Bush was an asshole before…: The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.” He … Continue reading →

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