a picture is worth a thousand words

Look who is kissing on Trig..why it’s Bristol and her soon-to-be hubby Levi!

Andrew Berends Needs Our Help

 
My friend Karolyn sent me an email about a New York-based freelance filmmaker and journalist who was working on a film about the oil-producing Delta region in Nigeria. Andrew was Karolyn’s daughter Katherine’s high school class. His mother, Polly, is the author of Whole Parent, Whole Child and is a dear friend of Karolyn’s. [...]

“Sexy Sarah” Fooling Few

The results are starting to come in, and they are not promising for Johnny.
Clearly, Sarah Palin is able to learn the talking points, but why wouldn’t she be able to? She’s a wingtard of the lowest order, perhaps surpassed in her wingnuttery only by such Gopper luminaries as Tom Coburn and John Cornyn. People wanted [...]

Repubs screaming SEXISM is bullshit.

From a NationalJournal writeup:
Meg Whitman, a McCain adviser and the former chief of eBay, told Fox News that she thought the press was pursuing legitimate questions about Palin
*snip*
If Palin takes on the traditional role of No. 2 candidate as attack dog — and she flirted with that role in her speech — it might seem [...]

Reflections on an Emerging Election Process

The 2008 election process reflects good news and bad news, depending on where one stands. Reading about or watching what has happened during recent weeks would leave anyone with the distinct impression that the United States is in a huge transition. Jim VandeHei and David Paul Kuhn at Politico.com (9/2/08), assert that “Palin reignites culture [...]

not letting truth stand up to their fantasies

The inimitable Jon Stewart.

Palin ~ A Bridge to Nowhere

What is it that bothers me so about Palin?
First, it’s the doublespeak. While touting anti abortion, & abstinence, we are asked to respect the family’s privacy on this personal matter, while at the same time Republicans are making laws and stacking the courts with judges who would deny us our ability to make equally personal [...]

Ten Post Round-Up: Superman Edition

By the time you read this post you will either have recovered from the Palin Speech Drinking Game or had enough Pepto to settle your tummy.  Of course, if you are like me, you probably opted for a refreshing rerun of CSI.
For those of you who prefer your Republican/Conservative news in bite-size portions, today’s Ten [...]