A primetime gameshow asks the tough question

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Tuesday September 25, 2007 · 6:10 PM PDT

2007/09/25 · 18:10

Sunday September 23rd's episode of "The Power of Ten" ended with a simple question. Drew Carey, a self confessed conservative and libertarian, asks his contestant a simple question. "What percentage of Americans think it is important for the United States to stay in Iraq and finish the job they started?" For those unfamiliar with the game's format, the contestant is supposed to guess, within 20 percentage points, the answer to a poll taken across America. Given the leanings of the Daily Kos readers, It's easy to imagine what this population might guess...but how closely would that guess come to the findings of this game show poll?

the answer after the jump.

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Friday April 27, 2007 · 7:20 AM PDT

2007/04/27 · 07:20

Last night's offering by MSNBC of what was billed as a "Democratic Debate" left me feeling a bit as though i'd been misled. Was this a debate? In what sense could it be considered a debate? True, there were a few moments when a pair of participants squared off and confronted each other... but even that activity was clearly outside of the scope of what the NBC's rulemakers had in mind. It was clear from the outset that the format had been created to avoid such confrontation. It was, to disagree with Joe Biden, a gameshow. It reminded me of Jeopardy played by 8 very well dressed and well rehearsed participants. They each stood at their podia and waited patiently for their questions, hoping to score the most points with their answers. It was an interesting game show, certainly a long one... but was it useful in selecting a Democratic Nominee?

I don't think so....

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Tuesday September 26, 2006 · 8:17 AM PDT

2006/09/26 · 08:17

don't you hate to see the letters "FWD" in your inbox? you know the emails i'm talking about. the ones that come from you aunt sadie about how god has a plan for all of us. the ones that are the equivalent of a "hang in there" poster with an absurdly cute kitten hanging desperately to a branch (yet no one ever thinks "what a cock-sucker that photographer had to be"). i'm talking about those emails that are forwarded by your old college buddy that doesn't have anything worth actually writing you about, feels a little bad about that fact, so decides to forward some piece of crap that he recieved from god-only-knows-where.

they spread around the world faster than the clap through an army barracks.

and every so often one comes along that tells you about the political leanings of your old acquaintance that you could have lived without knowing.

jump with me to read an amazing turd of a letter that ended up in my inbox today. Read More

Clintonian Wisdom

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Friday September 22, 2006 · 7:53 PM PDT

2006/09/22 · 19:53

This evening Keith Olbermann presented his interview with Former President Bill Clinton on MSNBC's Countdown. It was wonderful to see Keith have the opportunity to ask questions from his distinctly realistic point of view (contrasted greatly with the Chris Wallace interview on Fox Sunday). But then it's always a pleasure to listen to Bill Clinton's particular brand of pragmatism. I often have issues with the disciples of Clinton, those that rose to national prominence via his administration, but I've always felt that Clinton himself is an enduring source of wisdom and sense. It's always good to see him present this wisdom and sense... whether we are smart enough to learn from him or not is always up to us.

take a jump with me and see what i learned and how it can make a difference to the way we create unity in the progressive/liberal movement. Read More

The birth of the Fascist Troll

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Thursday September 21, 2006 · 5:53 PM PDT

2006/09/21 · 17:53

I am the king of the Concern Trolls.

I am here to state, for all who care to listen, that I will not belong to any lockstep, ideologically purified, intellectually inflexible, unsympathetic, unfair, or mean spirited political movement.

I will not stand by and watch as a small group attempt to intimidate any and all participants who aren't willing to abandon their morals in the pursuit of democratic victory.

I believe that there is no point in victory if the victors begin to emulate their opponents in order to win

I believe that it does not profit a party to gain the world at the expense of his soul. Read More

One last war...

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Friday June 10, 2005 · 7:35 PM PDT

2005/06/10 · 19:35

let us have one last war. let us have a war between all of those who think war makes sense sometimes and those who think it never does. let us have one final battle on the field of har megiddo. let all those who think that war works, that war achieves anything, that war has a value... let those who think that line up on the eastern side of the open plain. and let those who think that war is hell, that war is an abomination, that war has no use what ever... let those line up on the western side. Read More

Buchanan's talent for unintentional irony

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Friday June 03, 2005 · 8:17 AM PDT

2005/06/03 · 08:17

Pat Buchanan is a constant source of wonder to me. I guess I'm amazed at his ability to say stuff that clearly hasn't passed through a human brain... i mean if he'd thought about what he had to say would he say half the stuff he says? the following can be found on NewsMax

"The only reason Mark Felt is a hero now [is because the person he helped] destroy was Richard Milhous Nixon,"

well... duh. Read More

Ben Stein's Doublespeak

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Thursday June 02, 2005 · 11:34 AM PDT

2005/06/02 · 11:34

Ben Stein was a speechwriter for Richard Nixon so we shouldn't be too surprised when he jumps forward to continue to spin for him when he's in his grave... but the assertions made by old Ben in the American Spectator are nothing short of Orwellian. The emergence of W. Mark Felt as the mysterious Deep Throat, during the era of the 24 hour news cycle, has shifted the paleo-cons into high gear spin mode. Buchanan, Liddy, Colson and now Stein are making the rounds trying to reframe Watergate and the history of the 20th century. Read all about it after the jump... Read More

MTV censors Nine Inch Nails (who returns the favor)

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Saturday May 28, 2005 · 6:18 PM PDT

2005/05/28 · 18:18

Reuters is reporting that Nine Inch Nails has pulled out of the MTV Movie Awards due to the cable channels objections over the band's backdrop... an undoctored image of George W. Bush. clearly viacom continues to feel the icey cold grip of censorship after the nipplegate and memogate. Read More

george and the blustery day

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Tuesday May 10, 2005 · 6:17 AM PDT

2005/05/10 · 06:17

our president shines once again on an international stage. this almost makes puking in someone's lap look forgiveable. thank god we've got him out there campaigning for democracy. (this photo has subsequently been yanked from the ap web site... it should be mentioned that only captions have been added to the image. no other doctoring necessary)

the good old days

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Friday May 06, 2005 · 7:29 PM PDT

2005/05/06 · 19:29

it wasn't that long ago that the GOP wanted us all to return to "the good old days." in their minds they were looking to return to the days before rock and roll, before the birth control pill, and before the damned hippies and their drug crazed ways made fighting the vietnam war such a drag. they used to pine for a simpler time when father knew best, mom was in the kitchen, the boy was reading "tom swift and his ultrasonic cycloplane," and the girl was in a prayer group at the local church.

ahh. those silly republicans.

well, here we are in the 21st century and i can't help but find some common ground with the GOP of old. i find myself longing nostalgically for the good old days myself. but, y'know, i'm not a republican so i find myself longing for a somewhat different time. the times i long for though are not so unusual. I think a broad swath of americans would join me in my longing for them. let's see. Read More

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A primetime gameshow asks the tough question

Debate or Game Show?

a rightwing chain letter

Clintonian Wisdom

The birth of the Fascist Troll

One last war...

Buchanan's talent for unintentional irony

Ben Stein's Doublespeak

MTV censors Nine Inch Nails (who returns the favor)

george and the blustery day

the good old days