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Greetings from THE GREAT STATE OF MAINE!
All eyes on Wisconsin today...and I hear there's a little tussle down in Kentucky to keep things interesting. You know the drill...vote early, vote often.
Today's Cheers and Jeers...and a poll that will leave you begging for mercy...starts in the Extended Comments...rightnow.
Cheers and Jeers for Tuesday, February 17, 2004
CHEERS to Iowa redux. Wisconsin becomes showdown state #2 for Howard Dean. If he doesn't upset Kerry juggernaut here...well...I hear the ice fishing on Lake Champlain is great this time of year.
JEERS to red lyrics in blue state songs. "On Wisconsin!" has this curious line: `On, Wisconsin! On, Wisconsin! Champion of the right!' Can we get that changed to "left," please? P.S. Love your cheese.
CHEERS to the Kentucky 6th. If you get tired of Wisconsin, stay tuned for the outcome of this race for a House seat. Democrat Ben Chandler's numbers look good. And Bush's coat tails for rival Alice Forgy Kerr look short.
CHEERS to NBC's TiVo moment. The story on `Nightly News' started with White House ad offensive against Kerry's special interest money. Then---faster than you can utter one of Brokaw's lazy L's---story does a 180, hammering Bush for ob$cene donations from Enron & Friends. Boy, when cabernet shoots out your nose, it hurts.
JEERS to Matt Drudge non-TiVo moment. Kerry intern story blows up in dirt-dredger's face. Golly, Beav'...will we ever be able to trust him again?
CHEERS to end of `gays as freaks' stereotype. Columnist Ellen Goodman pegs it: "When gay rights focused on marriage, it changed the image of homosexual America. Today, the gay poster couples are middle-aged parents with a kid, a golden retriever and a soccer schedule. The "gay agenda" is a wedding." Read the whole thing here: http://www.postwritersgroup.com/archives/good0213.htm
CHEERS to shakeup at MSNBC. Out: Erik Sorenson. In: ABC veteran Rick Kaplan. But don't mess with `Hardball'---Chris Matthews is really getting good.
JEERS to Red Sox fans. Hopes dashed as A-Rod climbs in the sack with the New York Yankees. The Curse of the Bambino continues...
JEERS to `Passion of the Christ' hype. Relax, dudes. It's just a friggin' movie. The characters don't even speak American, and advance word says you'll be barfing nachos in your lap. Two for `Eurotrip,' please.
What are you cheering and jeering about today?
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