I'm Shocked, Just Shocked. Shocked, I Say
I know this is going to be, well, shocking for many in the liberal community.For months we've been fairly secure in the knowledge that James Dobson wasn't sure he could support McCain. After all, as...
View ArticleKnow Your McCain: Not defending Obama, Attacking McCain
Over the past couple of weeks there have been a few diaries pointing out something obvious: we need to take the fight to John McCain. In one, Clammyc urged us to stop defending Obama and to go on the...
View ArticleThe "Obama is Uppity" Chronicles, July 21 - 27, 2008
In case anyone has forgotten, Obama's a black man. And, in case you've also forgotten, those people ought to know their place.And, in case you've forgotten, the Old Media will continue to remind you...
View ArticleDana Milbank: Class-A Moron
Yes, you read that correctly. I'm calling someone out. OK, he's not a Kossack. But two days in a row of the stupidest columns one could imagine--I just had to http://www.dailykos.com/......
View ArticleThe "Obama is Uppity" Chronicles, July 28 - August 1, 2008
This is the second installment of the "Obama is Uppity" Chronicles. In it I highlight a newspaper column from each day of the past week that uses wingnut dogwhistle language to help remind undecided...
View ArticlePlease Help John McCain!
As you sit around idly sipping your coffee [or latte, for you left-coastians], musing, fulminating, or simply pawing over your morning Kos, please take a few minutes to help John McCain.That's right,...
View ArticleHere's an Ad for You . . .
I was thinking about McCain's recent statements that he needs to get his full night of sleep to be effective.And I was thinking about political ads.And wishing I had the tech skills to make it and...
View ArticleSchool Starts Tomorrow
Tomorrow, some 19,000 college students at my university will begin finding their way towards their classes. Among those will be some 5000 fresh-faced newbies--freshman. Because my college has a program...
View ArticleThe Palin I know and love [much video]
Look, I've been a big follower of Palin's for years. I've seen some amazing work come out of that creative mind.So, before we rush to judgment, let's take a step back, and really examine Palin's body...
View ArticleTeaching Progressive Values—Sept 1 – 5, 2008: The Greeks
I believe that one of the most important things to teach in any class is progressive values of some kind. While this isn’t the exclusive focus of my classes, I believe it important for them to...
View ArticleWhat the h*ll happened to Charles Krauthammer?
Either somebody has kidnapped Charles Krauthammer, gained access to his computer, and is submitting columns on his behalf, or hell has frozen over.Krauthammer's column today seems to have been...
View Article[Updated] All Democrats Would Do Well to Read This (Or, "How 538 Nails It")
Apologies for the long post, I know that's not the current norm. :)Browsing around the tubes this morning, waiting for my 16-month to wake up so we can go grocery shopping, I came across this piece of...
View ArticleMy Teachers
I'm here in Colonial Williamsburg this week, taking a group of 5th grade teachers on a week-long tour of the town. It's part of a teaching American History Grant--federal money designed to get teachers...
View ArticleSo What? McCain's VP Doesn't Know the Bush Doctrine.
OK, so Kossacks and others are all atwitter because McCain's VP pick doesn't know the Bush Doctrine.Of course, we know that the Bush Doctrine states that the US can engage in preemptive war as long as...
View ArticleHere They Come: Swiftboating on the Way
The Washington Post is reporting that the folks who brought you swiftboating are back and set to begin a multimillion dollar campaign designed to attack Obama.Here's the deal:
View ArticleThe SNL Meme [Update x2]
Update: Here's a link to the Couric-Palin spoof. Sorry. Gone already.[Update x2] This one works: HuffPo h/t to rb137OK, so I've just finished watching SNL destroy Palin and McCain in two separate...
View Article"And by the way, take off the Obama shirt"
What a weekend. Five days in the mountains for a great wedding. The site was in the northwest corner of Virginia, near Star Tannery, which is about 50 miles southeast of Winchester. It was great seeing...
View ArticleThe Friday Beer Report
Happy Friday to everyone!! I know this is a political site, with political diaries. But from time to time we have foodies, cat-lovers, dog-folks, and the great garden and birdwatching reports.Because I...
View ArticleThe Friday Beer Report, October 24, 2008
Happy Friday!!Because I teach a class on the history and culture of beer and brewing, I though that I'd do a diary on beer. It might be ongoing, like a few other foodie and garden diaries that I admire...
View ArticleI'm Gay, and I'm Voting for McCain (and other stories)
Talk about the silly season. No matter how much people say in advance "let's not talk politics," it never seems to work. At every social gathering I've been to for the past several week, it seems the...
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