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Archive for May, 2008

They Used To Call Ronald Reagan An Appeaser Too

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 17th, 2008. Filed under History

Glenn Greenwald reminds us that, twenty years ago, the conservative right was calling their hero an appeaser:
This is the same exact insult, grounded in the same war-cheerleading mentality, that was hurled by the extreme Far Right at Ronald Reagan in the 1980s because he sought to negotiate with that decade’s Evil Empire. Conservative Caucus Chair […]

It’s Not Easy Being Hillary

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 17th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Hillary Clinton, Politics

While Barack Obama concentrates on John McCain, Hillary continues her increasingly lonely crusade:
JUNCTION CITY, Ore. — On the day Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was endorsed by the governor of North Carolina, a supporter gave her a three-foot-long balloon replica of herself, complete with blond hair, black pantsuit and wide pink smile, which Mrs. Clinton promptly […]

Mike Huckabee Idiocy Update

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 17th, 2008. Filed under 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Mike Huckabee, Politics

Not surprisingly, Mike Huckabee’s stupid joke about Barack Obama being shot at is all over the news this morning:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, was known for his sense of humor on the presidential campaign trail, but on Friday he startled listeners with his latest improvisation, an imagined gun pointed at Senator […]

Friday Videos, Part IV

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Friday Night Videos, Videos

Please remain standing for our National Anthem

Friday Night Video, Part III

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Friday Night Videos, Videos

It’s just a love song from a different point of view

Friday Videos, Part II

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Friday Night Videos, Videos

I like mine with lettuce and tomato,
Heinz Fifty-seven and French fried potatoes.
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer.
Well, good God Almighty, which way do I steer

Friday Videos, Part I

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Friday Night Videos, Videos

Fins to the left, Fins to the right

Mike Huckabee Is An Idiot

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, In The News, Mike Huckabee

Man, I never though a minister would go there:
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Republican Mike Huckabee responded to an offstage noise during his speech to the National Rifle Association by suggesting it was Barack Obama diving to the floor because someone had aimed a gun at him.
Hearing a loud noise and interrupting his speech, Huckabee said: […]

Now This Could Only Happen To A Guy Like Me

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Frank Sinatra, Music, Videos

And only happen in a town like this……

Come Check Out The Fireworks

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 16th, 2008. Filed under Blogging, Gay Marriage, Individual Liberty

I’ve gotten myself into a lovely little exchange prompted by the California gay marriage decision over at Leslie Carbone’s blog.
I think I’ve held my own quite nicely, if I must say.

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