Archive for July 2004

The monthlies.

• Faction of Savages

  Michael Savage, esteemed radio commentator for the right, spoke his mind on his July 28th show regarding the upcoming election. (This is coming from a man who had San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge in the background of his most recent bookjacket.) “You know something; I’m voting for Bush, I just made up my mind. There’s [...]

• Political Conventions 101

  There is something about political conventions that make me sick. It’s not the speakers – they are there speaking their minds and trying to influence American politics, and the democrats this year have an excellent series of high-profile talented speakers. It’s the idiots in the crowd. I always end up asking myself, “I’m supposed to [...]

• George W. Bush Quiz – 10th Hundred Days

  1. What do engineering experts believe was the likely purpose of the two trailers whose discovery inspired George W. Bush to announce that portable biological-weapons labs—“weapons of mass destruction”—had been found in Iraq? (a) They were used to transport dozens of Saddam Hussein look-alikes around the country. (b) They were used as “dubbing dens” for [...]

• Walt Disney vs. the Hollywood Communists, Part 3

  During the Red Scare brought on by Senator Joseph McCarthy, Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), of which Richard Nixon was a member, on October 24, 1947. The following is an exchange between Disney and committee chairman J. Parnell Smith. Mr. SMITH: What is your personal opinion of the Communist Party, [...]

• Walt Disney vs. the Hollywood Communists, Part 2

  During the Red Scare brought on by Senator Joseph McCarthy, Walt Disney testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), of which Richard Nixon was a member, on October 24, 1947. The following is an exchange between Disney and committee chairman J. Parnell Smith. Mr. SMITH: Do you recall having had any conversations with Mr. [...]

• Bush Wins On Terror, Straight Up

  Imagine a terrorist attack in the months leading up to the election. The people will get behind there president, and keep him in office. We are at war and this is no time to switch leadership. Imagine there is not a terrorist attack in the next few months. The people will believe that GW has [...]

• Mr. President? About your future memoirs…

  Bush was easily flustered and confused by this unanticipated question concerning his as-of-now unwritten memoirs. “Q: Thank you — I was wondering, there’s a lot of talk right now about memoirs being written with the former President. After you are elected in 2004, what will your memoirs say about you, what will the title be, [...]

• Fox Off the Cuff

  Fox News has been made the subject of a new documentary, titled “Outfoxed,” which examines the fair and balanced approach of the top-rated cable news network. The film also takes a look at the daily editorial notes John Moody, Senior Vice President for News, had written to the news staff. On the 9/11 Commission, March [...]

• Bill Clinton Interview with Salon.com

  The Salon Interview: Bill Clinton By Joe Conason At several points in “My Life,” Bill Clinton chastises himself appropriately for the reckless selfishness and dishonesty of his affair with Monica Lewinsky. He writes that he was disgusted by his own misconduct and appalled by the consequences to his family, friends, his country and his reputation. [...]

• The Nightmare Is Over (Yesterday)

  Waking up, my girlfriend drills me,” John Kerry picked a running mate… guess who it is.” “I have no idea.” “Guess,” she continued to tease as she sees the bottom line continue to scroll the latest and usually inane news. All I could think of was the worst possibility: that Dick Gephardt was Kerry’s choice, [...]