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Moe Lane One of the happiest/silliest tidbits getting linked around the blogosphere has been taken down from its original site (apparently too much traffic), but via In Search of the Miraculous there’s a link (and a request on that site [Fluxblog] to download, not stream it or link directly to it from elsewhere) to a site with … Read more
Some early morning food for thought (from Siorta, via Kos, h/t wilfred): "Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, and eliminate labor laws and farm programs, you would not hear of that party again in our political history. There is a tiny splinter group, of course, that believes you can do … Read more
Because I really Do try to be a good host – For a pachyderm.
The relevant paragraph: On November 2, the entire civilised world will be praying, praying Bush loses. And Sod’s law dictates he’ll probably win, thereby disproving the existence of God once and for all. The world will endure four more years of idiocy, arrogance and unwarranted bloodshed, with no benevolent deity to watch over and save … Read more
Via Outside the Beltway we see this interesting rumor: Analysis: Clinton eyes U.N. post WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has set his sights on becoming U.N. secretary-general. A Clinton insider and a senior U.N. source have told United Press International the 56-year-old former president would like to be named leader … Read more
While I as a Mets fan of course applaud the loss of the Yankees last night (you have to couch it in those terms, you understand), I am more concerned with a possible problem: Cards Beat Astros 6-4 to Force NLCS Game 7. Ladies and gentlemen, I am afraid that I must be rather harsh, … Read more
Because Going Postal was quite good. As usual. This is a nonpolitical open thread.
I’m of two minds on this one. On the one hand, Pat Buchanan’s unlooked-for and generally undesired endorsement of President George W Bush’s re-election is personally distasteful to me. I’m one of the pro-Israel, pro-immigration, pro-globalization, fairly liberal-on-social-issues voting bloc that the Republicans kicked old Pat out to make room for, you see: I presume … Read more
I just watched the Crossfire clip. Constant Reader liberal japonicus [Oopsie edited out] was right: the transcript doesn’t do it justice. What comes across in print as being plausibly silly shows up in the flesh as something less amused and a whole lot more irate. Hell, my mostly apolitical fiancee only listened to the clip … Read more
You may also talk about cows. Or ninja. Or Elvis. But not ninja cows with arcane sideburns; we have standards, here.
Which will probably devolve soon enough into a discussion of the recent Hollywood mini-revival of Happened A Really Long Time Ago movies, but, hey, I tried.
…because when the term comes up twice in five minutes and on two different threads, it’s probably time for an open thread.
As has been mentioned in comments, Christopher Reeve has passed away. I respected his determination to overcome his injuries, and I am saddened that he was not able to do so. I presume that he would have wanted well-wishers to contribute to his foundation, so I’ve linked.
This is a gripe-and-moan session about the perfidies of Maryland local government; bear that in mind when deciding to click through.
[UPDATE] I have been informed, by people whose word I personally trust, that GOTV volunteers do not troll registration forms for voter information. My sense of personal oppression by the world has been thus lessened proportionately.
The way that Reuters managed to write an article about blogs and their effect on the campaign (“Blogs Abuzz with Gossip in Caustic U.S. Campaign”) without ever actually mentioning a single one by name. Except for Salon, which I wouldn’t say really counts as a blog, per se. No, really, this one was like a … Read more
While I am not blind to the problem mentioned here and here or here, right now what we have going on is sporadic anti-Republican and/or anti-Bush violence being done by a bunch of unconnected yahoos with no further connection except for the fact that they all made the decision to surrender to fear (and hate, … Read more
…because we listen to the requests and needs of our valued cus… ah, readers here at Obsidian Wings. Because we care. And because it’s fall, which has always been the time of year in my family when pies are baked. As a loyal member of the Pax Gibletsia I say, let us have recipes for … Read more
1). No slam dunk. Neither Kerry nor Bush screwed up especially, except in that they were both a little slow to hit really hard, at least by the hyper-vendetta standards of the blogosphere. I would’ve drilled down on Bush’s evasion of the Putin question, myself – and I’m voting for the guy in November. Likewise, … Read more
Complex and tricky negotiations are taking place even as we speak for your Humble Essayist to be able to liveblog the debates – but I cannot promise anything, so here’s an open thread to comment in anyway.
Still, I have my beer, my popcorn and my Robotic Right-Wing Talking Points ready and at hand, so let the debates begin! Dance, candidates! Dance for Moe Lane! Dance noooowwww…. sorry; was channelling Giblets for a moment, there. Either that, or Flying Dog beer’s stronger than advertised. (Shrug) Heck, I’ve got tomorrow off…
UPDATE: I’ve retreated upstairs. Reactions”
ME: Interesting.
FIANCEE: Dear God, that was pointless.
And there you have it, America.
A WaPo link. Sure, it wasn’t me (I’m quite the inconsequential blogger, these days), and sure, the post was originally a forward from somebody on her own hiatus (who can come back any time she likes), and sure, the author of the article apparently thinks that Obsidian Wings is the name of the blogger, not … Read more
Like Pejmanesque, I heartily approve of these debate rules, although speaking solely in terms of aesthetics I prefer Rule 42 to Rule 98. And I hope to God nobody takes advantage of the final sentence of Rule 2. What bipartisan (which is to say, stuff that’s equally annoying from both sides) rules would you folks … Read more
… the Republicans are getting cocky*, the Democrats really, really need to ‘win’ these debates in order to keep Kerry’s campaign afloat** and starting tomorrow night everybody in the political world will be lining up to tell you what really happened and who really won***. (pause) Oh, yeah: the election is sufficiently convoluted that Howard … Read more
If your next door neighbor has wifi, and you discover this when your fiancee’s new laptop suddenly acquires net access while on your dining room table, what’s the ethical position to take? I’m thinking ‘track down the source and knock on the appropriate door’, myself, but I also want to liveblog the debates (which in … Read more
We’re going to get a visitor tomorrow: Huge Asteroid to Fly Past Earth Wednesday. The largest asteroid ever known to pass near Earth is making a close celestial brush with the planet this week in an event that professional and backyard astronomers are watching closely. The space rock, named Toutatis, will not hit Earth, despite … Read more
– this one, that is – I will just note that there is indeed such a thing as a spectacled bear out there. And all this time I thought that my totem animal was the raccoon… Open thread for personal totem animals and closest anthropomorphic fit. Moe PS: If you’ve got a spare twenty or … Read more
…aside from my generally uneven temper lately, that is – which is likely to become more uneven, alas. I’ve been involved in deep and secret plans for the last month, you see. I’ve been plotting, scheming, conniving, making furtive calls, marshalling my forces, and weaving a web of innuendo and artifice – and it all … Read more
(Packing small bag) I’ll be back.
(Crossposted to Redstate) Polls and me… well, I never much trusted them to begin with, and after the way they failed to map the 2002 Congressional elections I decided to simply ignore any of them that tried to project more than 72 hours in the future. Except for Rasmussen’s daily poll, of course. I dunno … Read more
…what? Oh. The Truth Laid Bear has noted that we’re within 60 days of the election, which means that a lot of 527s can’t spend money on radio and TV ads anymore – but the Internet’s explicitly exempt from that, and there’s certainly still money to burn. I’ve never been one for wanting to offer … Read more
I don’t know if you folks read the WaPo’s Below the Beltway; I may have to start making it a regular peruse, if it’s got stuff like this (link probably required: I’m already registered, and, besides, Mozilla and BugMeNot have an understanding):
[Editor’s note: Mr Weingarten apparently enjoys calling up 1-800 customer complaint lines and asking bizarre questions. Let’s watch.]
It’s happening fast, which suggests that it’s a serious problem. I join with krempasky of Redstate in offering prayers and best wishes for him and his family.
It’s been obvious for the past few days that I am exceptionally grouchy right now, not to say short-tempered; sometimes even rude. What is going on is that I am currently trying to decide whether I actually still enjoy blogging; there is quite a bit of blogger fatigue going on out there right now, and … Read more
September’s promise – three days of transition, and beer, beer, beer, beer, beer. Moe PS: Avoidance of political haiku themes would be good, methinks.
I thought the speech was generally good, although he stumbled over words in places (smart of him to joke about it, though, and that bit about a certain swagger that in TX they call ‘walking’ was easily the funniest line of the speech). I winced at the stuff about gay marriage – it’s where I … Read more
And I’ve been assured by three different people that it really is him. Trust me, it’ll be a pleasant surprise if you don’t know who already.