The Foolish Inconsistencies of John McCain’s Latest Negative Ad
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics | 1 Comment »John McCain's new ad is, at best, strange. It's trying at the same time to portray Obama as: A shallow and inexperienced pop-star with no clue, yet alone a plan (hey, he's like Brittney!) A nefarious liberal with all the tax-raising plans ...
But Would You Want to Have a Beer With Him?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Update: some corrections by a former student Too interesting for the Volk? At a formal institution, Barack Obama was a loose presence, joking with students about their romantic prospects, using first names, referring to case law one moment and The Godfather the ...
A Case in Point
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »A far more likely explanation for the reduction in violence: Sectarian fighting led to Sunni emigrations into adjacent countries and to Sunnis and Shias abandoning mixed neighborhoods in favor of homogeneous ones guarded by local militias. These population shifts ...
Obama, the Surge, a Witch!, and the Media’s Superstitious Relationship to Causality
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Here's a new meme: Bush-Like, Obama can't admit he's wrong. He's stubborn. But far from being Bush-Like, what that stubbornness means in this case is a refusal to give in to lack of nuance, especially when it comes to the troop surge in Iraq. ...
Why I’ll Believe it When I See It
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Obama should sweat, according to Greg Palast: In swing-state Colorado, the Republican Secretary of State conducted the biggest purge of voters in history, dumping a fifth of all registrations. Guess their color. In swing-state Florida, the state is ...
W. — A Fantastic Trailer
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "W. — A Fantastic Trailer", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/w-a-fantastic-trailer/" });
Running While Sibling
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »And now, for some right-wing fodder: BARACK Obama’s half-brother has been helping to promote cheap Chinese exports in a low-profile business career while the Democratic senator has been winning worldwide fame in his race for the White House.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Running While ...
Help Me O-bam-a, you’re my only ….
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Let's hope it's for real: PRINCETON, NJ -- Barack Obama now leads John McCain among national registered voters by a 49% to 40% margin in Gallup Poll Daily tracking conducted July 24-26. Gallup Daily: ...
The McCampaign
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This kind of nastiness always baffles me: When you think about the stunningly dishonest ad John McCain is running, falsely accusing Barack Obama of not meeting with troops during his trip abroad and falsely accusing Obama of some scheme to deny ...
The Inhuman Farce of Guantanamo
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »A touching and beautiful account by Mahvish Khan -- I'm glad there are Americans like her: Mousovi is a physician from the Afghan city of Gardez, where he was arrested by U.S. troops 2 1/2 years ago. He tells us that ...
Frank Rich - How Obama Became Acting President - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »IT almost seems like a gag worthy of Borat: A smooth-talking rookie senator with an exotic name passes himself off as the incumbent American president to credulous foreigners. But to dismiss Barack Obamas magical mystery tour through ...
Microphone Picks Up Private Conversation Between Obama and British Leader
Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This speaks for itself: That's exactly right," Obama said. "And the truth is that we've got a bunch of smart people, I think, who know ten times more than we do about the specifics of the topics. And so ...
Charles Van Doren’s Quiz Show — The New Yorker
Saturday, July 26th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »This is a must-read (available only in the print edition of The New Yorker) -- bittersweet and beautifully written: Personal History: All the Answers: Reporting & Essays: The New YorkerSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Charles Van Doren’s Quiz Show — The New ...
Wanted, Erect or Supine: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Wanted, Erect or Supine: The Prosecution of George W. Bush for Murder", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/wanted-erect-or-supine-the-prosecution-of-george-w-bush-for-murder/" });
Steve McQueen’s Bullit Car Chase — Mapped
Friday, July 25th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »No talking, complete stoicism; only the car engines are bothered. Mapped: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Steve McQueen’s Bullit Car Chase — Mapped", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/steve-mcqueens-bullit-car-chase-mapped/" });
Obama in Berlin
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Watch live: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Obama in Berlin", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/obama-in-berlin/" });
A Graphic Way to Lose
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »It's the senile dementia demographic: SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "A Graphic Way to Lose", url: "http://www.ketchupandcaviar.com/politics/a-graphic-way-to-lose/" });
Obama Haus
Thursday, July 24th, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »Extraordinary: But here’s what the Republicans and even some moderate voices are missing: this campaign poster isn’t evidence of a “messiah” complex; it pays homage to a pivotal era in graphic design history: the German Bauhaus movement during ...
Vanity Fair Confuses Satire and Caricature
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics | No Comments »You would think Vanity Fair, of all magazines, would have staff that understand the difference between satirizing paranoia about a politician and caricturing that politician. I was going to write about that fact, but Daniel Larison did it for me: There is ...
iPhone 3G Reception Problems — And 8 Other Reasons I didn’t Upgrade to the iPhone 3G
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008 Posted in Politics, iphone | No Comments »I didn't upgrade from my current iPhone to the 3G after testing a store model and noticing that my Edge connection was significantly faster for Web surfing. After seeing comparison videos on the Web showing the 3G as having 2-3 times the ...
