The NRA Crowd Didn't Laugh

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Friday May 16, 2008 · 2:25 PM PDT

2008/05/16 · 14:25

Right now one of the top main page articles (from smintheus) and the top diary (from Steve Singiser) are about Mike Huckabee's off-the-cuff bad joke when talking to the NRA.

Slam Huckabee if you need to for "hate speech"; if that's what gets your adrenaline pumping, go to town. Personally I think the joke wasn't evil, just dumb.

Both the article and diary have as one of their foundations an entirely faulty premise though -- that the crowd laughed at the joke.

They didn't. The joke died a miserable, lonely death.

Evidence below the fold.

Anton Sirius

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Monday May 05, 2008 · 6:56 AM PDT

2008/05/05 · 06:56

OK, on the one hand this is so monumentally insignificant in the grand scheme of things that it's laughable.

On the other hand, it completely typifies the campaign that Clinton has run, and perfectly encapsulates why I don't trust her as far as I could throw her, and would never vote for her.

Anton Sirius

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Tuesday April 22, 2008 · 9:45 PM PDT

2008/04/22 · 21:45

You'd think that would be self-evident, but apparently it isn't.

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One plus one equals...

59 votes Vote Now!

One plus one equals...

Two

10 votes

Whatever number boosts Hillary's chances

23 votes

One united numeral, not a blue numeral and a red numeral

8 votes

TWO, GODDAMMIT!!!!!11111

18 votes

The Comedy Stylings of John McCain

Anton Sirius

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Tuesday April 15, 2008 · 7:45 AM PDT

2008/04/15 · 07:45

In his speech today, just broadcast on CNN, McCain let loose some real zingers.

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As a comedian, John McCain reminds you of...

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As a comedian, John McCain reminds you of...

Rodney Dangerfield, without the self-awareness

2 votes

Jackie Mason, without the Judaism

4 votes

Jeff Foxworthy, without the moustache

1 vote

Larry the Cable Guy, without the catchphrases

3 votes

Andrew Dice Clay, without the profanity

4 votes

Gallagher, without the watermelon

13 votes

Hollywood Mount Rushmore

Anton Sirius

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Sunday April 06, 2008 · 9:49 AM PDT

2008/04/06 · 09:49

I come neither to bury Charlton Heston, nor to praise him, but merely to have some fun at the expense of his hyperbolic press agent.

Upon Heston's death publicist Michael Levine was quoted as saying, "If Hollywood had a Mt. Rushmore, Heston's face would be on it." Which begs the question: if Heston's face is on there, who the heck are the other three?

I think the "right-wing Hollywood version of Mount Rushmore" is pretty easy to populate. Heston, Ronald Reagan, John Wayne and Walt Disney spring to mind immediately, although you could make strong arguments for more recent figures such as Schwarzenegger and John Milius.

A "left-wing Hollywood version of Mount Rushmore", however, might be a little more interesting to debate...

Who would you put on your personal "Hollywood Mount Rushmore"?

Why James Carville Makes the Big Bucks

Anton Sirius

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Monday March 24, 2008 · 3:51 PM PDT

2008/03/24 · 15:51

A quick chronology:

- Hillary steps into a pile of something unpleasant with her Bosnia "misspeakings".

- Gov. Richardson endorses Obama on Good Friday.

- Over the weekend, before the next week's media cycle has really congealed, Carville makes an outrageous statement referencing Judas and his thirty pieces of silver when commenting on Richardson's decision.

Which "story" dominates CNN's Monday afternoon and early evening coverage? Do you really need to ask?

And when Carville says in his defense that his comments about Richardson had their intended effect, do you really need to ask what that effect was?

The Clinton campaign needed to blunt the impact of her Bosnian brain cramp, and Carville stepped up. Good job, Jimmy.

Daily Snark: The Shape of Things to Come

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Saturday November 06, 2004 · 8:28 AM PST

2004/11/06 · 08:28

Greil Marcus gives us a preview of Bush's obit, from 2018.

Mr. Bush's life after his presidency was marked by misfortune. He soon lost interest in his status as the standard-bearer of his party and its chief fundraiser; many believed he had again begun drinking, and in any case he seemed to spend most of his time at private clubs in Houston, where he established residence in 2010 after selling his property in Crawford, Texas. ("At least I won't have to cut that f--- brush again," Mr. Bush was heard to say after his last election.)

Chances are even speaking satirically about the death of God's Chosen Tool has landed us both on some government black list. Yay us!

Popular Vote Total: Huh?

Anton Sirius

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Wednesday November 03, 2004 · 7:52 AM PST

2004/11/03 · 07:52

Let's look at these overall numbers for a minute:

Before the polls closed, based on the overwhelming anecdotal evidence, the pundits were projecting a turnout of 120 million.

Instead, based on the current numbers, we're looking at 113 million.

This makes no sense.

In 2000, there were 209 million people of voting age, and 105 million of them voted -- roughly 50.25%.

Since 2000, the population has increased by about 13 million; and about 16 million kids have been added to the pool of voting-age people.

Based on my quickie napkin calcs, that means the voter turnout -- despite the massive GOTV efforts from both parties -- increased by less than 1%.

Someone please tell me where my math went wrong, because right now this makes no sense whatsoever.

What the Heck EV Prediction: Kerry 360

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Monday November 01, 2004 · 3:56 PM PST

2004/11/01 · 15:56

Yup, I said 360. Full circle, if you will.

To get there Kerry will need not just the usual suspects (Ohio, Florida, New Hampshire, Colorado etc.), but also Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri.

Am I insane? On happy pills?

Nope and nope.

Elections are simply never this close, and when they are, no one sees it coming. Which leads me to think that whatever happens tomorrow, it won't be a nailbiter, the way the CW is assuming.

Republican bravado aside, all the signs pointing to any kind of landslide are pointing Kerry's way: early voting exit polls, expected record turnout levels, usual division of undecideds, even the lack of a 'bin Laden bounce' from the video.

As far as I'm concerned I'm being a bit conservative. I could see a couple of other states (a Dakota and a Carolina, for instance, or maybe Arizona) swinging Kerry's way as well.

But 360 EVs, and the accompanying vote percentage, will do.

KSTP Footage on ABC Nightly News

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Thursday October 28, 2004 · 3:42 PM PDT

2004/10/28 · 15:42

They didn't lead with it, but following a laugh-worthy "there's no way to tell yet who this story has hurt" bit they flashed to a 'breaking development' in the missing explosives story -- which turned out to be the KSTP footage from April 18, 2003.

Included with that was an interview with an expert (didn't catch the name) who said:

The barrels the 101st opened on-camera contained HMX; and
The IAEA-sealed bunkers would only have contained the missing explosives. Otherwise there would have been no need to seal them.

And that, as they say, would seem to be that, unless ABC's expert turns out to be Michael Moore in disguise or something.

That rhythmic sound you hear is Karl Rove banging his head against a wall, over and over and over and over and over...

Debate II: Lost in the Shuffle

Anton Sirius

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Saturday October 09, 2004 · 3:41 PM PDT

2004/10/09 · 15:41

A classic Bush line that seems to have slipped through the cracks came very early in the second debate, in his response to the very first question posed to him. It's been overshadowed by some of Dubya's more egregious clunkers later on; nonetheless, this is one bit of idiocy that shouldn't disappear down ye olde Memory Hole. Read More

Daily Snark: Quien Es Mas Macho?

Anton Sirius

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Monday August 23, 2004 · 12:53 PM PDT

2004/08/23 · 12:53

Here's an amusing thought, following up on all of Josh Marshall's 'bitch-slap' talk:

If you strip away all the issues and scandals and blah blah blah... just about every presidential election of the television era has been won by the more dominant-seeming alpha male. Read More

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Hollywood Mount Rushmore

Why James Carville Makes the Big Bucks

Daily Snark: The Shape of Things to Come

Popular Vote Total: Huh?

What the Heck EV Prediction: Kerry 360

KSTP Footage on ABC Nightly News

Debate II: Lost in the Shuffle

Daily Snark: Quien Es Mas Macho?