Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party Presidential Primary, U.S. Politics on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
Whilst he might have all the ethics and integrity of a Jayson Blair, there’s no denying that Matt Drudge is a genius at manipulating the media, either through headline-stealing exclusives, an ability to dictate the narrative of the latest political developments or… simply making shit up.
At the time of writing, it’s not clear which category [...]
Posted in British Politics, Feminisms on February 25, 2008 | No Comments »
In the crucible of political interest groups, you’d probably find ‘Men’s Rights‘ organisations on the same small and pig-ugly fringe as those campaigning for ‘White Civil Rights’. Sure, they might not be as militant, violent or as wired with hate as the rebranded racists who rely on code and innuendo to advance their Jim Crow agendas, [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party Presidential Primary on February 22, 2008 | No Comments »
You’re the front-runner for the Democratic Party’s nominee for President. You’ve racked up 10 primary wins without reply, you’re racking up donations quicker than Live Aid, you’re leading in the opinion polls and your opponent’s best moment in last night’s debate was the bit that sounded somewhat like a concilliatory concession speech. From this position [...]
Posted in Feminisms on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Over at Feministing, Jessica worries about the troublesome portents of dressing another young, troubled celebrity as Marilyn Munroe:
New York Magazine is running a nude photo spread of Lindsay Lohan posing as Marilyn Monroe in the last shoot she would do before she died. And I am appalled. Not because Lohan is pictured nude - to [...]
Posted in Blogger's Digest on February 21, 2008 | No Comments »
What’s the reason for class tensions in this country? Is it our mixed success in tackling child poverty? The growing gap between rich & poor? Or is it because there just aren’t enough fucking grammar schools? According to the Daily Mail, middle class kids are ’snubbing’ their ‘chavvy’ (ie working class) classmates and contributing to rising [...]
Posted in Distractions on February 20, 2008 | No Comments »
Sorry for the lack of posts today, but I’ve got a stack of stuff lined up for tomorrow. As proof that this blog won’t go into liquidation everytime its author gets red-eyed and blue…
A song called “Red Eyed & Blue“
Wilco
Posted in Distractions on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
I’ll be spending most of the day skipping through various northern cities, so I won’t be posting anything more today. Service will hopefully resume tomorrow.
In the mean time, some musical relief:
The Arcade Fire covers The Pixies & Magnetic Fields (h/t: You Ain’t No Picasso)
Aquarium Drunkard looks forward to the upcoming collaboration between M. Ward and [...]
Posted in Barack Obama on February 19, 2008 | No Comments »
Wonkette translates what the Republicans really mean in their ‘main strategic attacks’ should Obama be the Democrats’ nominee for President:
Republican Attack Point:
“His greatest weakness is inexperience. He is not ready to be Commander in Chief. He is not ready to be President.”
Wonkette Analysis:
“He will raise your taxes and then take that tax money and buy [...]
Posted in British Politics, Distractions on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
After three hours on a coach from Sheffield to London, we break down in some soul-destroying depot outside Milton Keynes. After about thirty minutes sat stationary, with most of the passengers either loading up on nicotine or staring impatiently out of the window, the group of lads at the back of the coach finally notice [...]
Posted in Democratic Party Presidential Primary, U.S. Politics on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
P O W E R:
White men hold superdelegate power balance.
What a relief. With all this talk of diversity, I was worried the white male wouldn’t have a voice in this election.
Posted in Barack Obama, Democratic Party Presidential Primary, U.S. Politics on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Down to the bomb shelters, people! Defeat is nigh! Melanie Phillips, that stoic bulwark against militant Islam, wants to know why representatives of Barack Obama & Hillary Clinton were recently spotted having talks with Syrian officials:
What in the world were they doing, in the middle of an American presidential campaign, in a place listed by [...]
Posted in Blogger's Digest on February 18, 2008 | No Comments »
The chief fantasist in the Diana inquest is finally given the chance to give ‘evidence’ voice to the insane theory that a member of the Royal family illegally ordered the secret service to murder the mother of a future King. Once this expensive freak show’s been drawn to a close without the Duke of Edinburgh having [...]
Posted in British Politics, Idiot Hall of Fame on February 17, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s another one from the Pie In The Sky school of social policy: a government health advisory board suggests that smokers should fill out a form and pay the government £10 for the right to smoke:
“You’ve got to get a form, a complex form - the government’s good at complex forms; you have got to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Popmatters reassesses Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot – a masterpiece of sound and song – and asks why it is so commonly viewed as a postmodern classic:
A Google search of the terms “Wilco” and “postmodern”, for example, yields at least a few hundred matches. But why? And what is it supposed to mean? Often, it seems [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, U.S. Politics on February 15, 2008 | No Comments »
Barack Obama officially endorses The Bleeding Heart Show (kind of):
GOP Valentine cards - for people who really want to share the hate love
Obama 08
Update: If that wasn’t enough, Barack Obama made you a mix tape.
(Hat tip: Andrew Sullivan)
