Archive for October 2007

The monthlies.

• Don’t Rule Out Biden

  Just when I thought Joe Biden was toast, he pulls me back in. Just because Biden suffered a setback in the reyonthehill primary, it does not mean that he isn’t the most qualified statesmen of the candidates, because he his. “[A stable unified Iraqi government] will not happen in your lifetime. Never before has self-sustaining [...]

• Hillary Discounts Mississippi

  Jake Tapper blogged today about Hillary Clinton ripping on the state of Mississippi, and in particular, the state’s apparent lack of progressive values, and I commented… Maybe Hillary isn’t counting on Mississippi’s 6 electoral votes come November 2008. Jimmy Carter won Mississippi. So did George Wallace. For more information on George Wallace, consult Wikipedia. (It [...]

• Galapagos: IMAX

  Amazing photography but this very quick film is short on specifics that leave the viewer wanting to know more (which is not always a good thing for a quasi-documentary). (Returned 10/27/06.) Rent with Netflix.

• Edwards’ Electability

  I don’t think John Edwards is racist, or that he is running a racist campaign. However, there is some truth to Edwards’ selling point that he is more electable in the red states, because, let’s face it, he is a white male, as compared to a female Hillary Clinton and a black Barack Obama. Edwards [...]

• Values Voters Shun Giuliani, McCain

  It doesn’t surprise me that Mitt Romney and Mike Huckabee tied for first (with 27% each) in the Values Voters Straw Poll. Those two have been preaching all along. What is surprising: Ron Paul finished a strong third (with 15%), and Rudy Giuliani and John McCain received less than 2% apiece. It is clear, as [...]

• 13 Million People Read This Blog

  Now that I think about it, maybe 13 million people are reading this blog. Everyday. And since I have installed several scaling mechanisms on the back-end, I am confident this site can handle such traffic. So why not? Why not 13 million? This calls for a new slogan… reyonthehill, read by 13 million people, everyday. [...]

• Owls, Crabcakes Woo Conservatives

  This is timeless (or maybe priceless; it’s one of the two)… “President Bush spent a crisp fall Saturday gingerly balancing a tiny screech owl on a gloved hand at a wildlife refuge and casting for rockfish on the Chesapeake Bay. And for lunch? Famous Maryland style crabcakes, served up at Vice President Dick Cheney’s waterside [...]

• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events

  A children’s film that will scare the bejesus out of children. Jim Carrey does excellent as always, but the storyline is too forced. (Returned 10/25/06.) Rent with Netflix.

• It’s My Fault, Hayward.

  I’m hoping it will happen at night. Because I know it will happen; it is a definite; it is one of those “known knowns.” If it happens at night, people will be at home with their families. At least most people. The majority of people will not be at work, or a part of rush-hour [...]

• Hillary’s Lobbying Fix

  Jake Tapper blogged yesterday about Hillary Clinton’s supposed luncheon for rural Americans actually being held at the offices of a big business lobbying firm, one that represents a controversial agri-biotech company,* and I commented… This is devastatingly embarrassing to the frontrunner. Being so absent-minded of the real issues to “rural Americans” is evidence of contempt [...]

• Others Should Follow

  The esteemed Joe Klein has asked, by way of Time’s Swampland blog, for a few others in the crowded 2008 field to follow Brownback’s footsteps out the door, specifically republicans Duncan Hunter and Tom Tancredo and democrat Mike Gravel, and I commented… And Dodd, Kucinich, Biden… let’s keep this going.

• Over the Hedge

  Any animated feature not made by Pixar sucks. And this one is no exception. (Returned 10/23/06.) Rent with Netflix.

• Hard Night’s Work

  The spambots worked hard last night; they deserve a raise. Image: Gmail

• Attributing Esspin

  A columnist for the ESPN.com website, Jim Caple, who I assume gets paid, has made the exact same point (and dedicates an entire column to the subject) that I expressed last week, that unnecessary (non-travel) days off in the playoffs is a bad idea. However, it comes without attribution, which apparently only goes one way [...]

• Brownbacked Out

  You’ve probably read this already, or heard this, or even seen this (ah, the information age, even a blog is too slow): Senator Sam Brownback will be dropping out of the already crowded race for the GOP nomination. He probably knew he wasn’t getting anywhere, especially since former Senator Fred Thompson has joined the fray, [...]

• The Break-Up

  A pretty good movie really; this is one of Vince Vaughn’s better films. A realistic outcome, which is much appreciated. (Returned 10/20/06.) Rent with Netflix.

• In the News… the 2008 GOP Nomination.

  - Rudy Giuliani, GOP frontrunner for president, circa 1996: “I’m not the most partisan of Republicans.” Hmm, that’s what I thought, but now he’s claiming to be all crazy and shit. – The ghosts of the 2000 Supreme Court decision continue to haunt… In 2002 [Al Gore] warned that if we invaded Iraq, ‘the resulting [...]

• Lycos

  I’m looking forward to the day when I have the following conversation… Person: Hey, can you email me that information? reyonthehill: No problem. Person: My email is [name] at lycos dot com. reyonthehill: Um, did you say Lycos? Person: I sure did. Let’s just say I’m waiting patiently. Bonus thought: Would I consider this “person” [...]

• The Historical Record of the U.S. Empire

  I listened to the first part of Bush’s press conference on may way into work this morning (oh, to live-blog), his prepared statement — an attack on Congress, the likes I have never seen in my lifetime (even when Clinton was being persecuted for sexual indiscretions) — and a few of the questions (way to [...]

• North Country

  It is nearly official: Charlize Theron is the female Brad Pitt. It is incredibly unfair to be that talented and that good looking. (Returned 10/16/06.) Rent with Netflix.

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