Archive for September 29th, 2008
McCain and the Times are Both Gamblers
And the hits just keep on coming. A front-page story in Sunday’s New York Times detailed John McCain’s extensive ties to the casino lobby and his connections to American Indian tribes and their gaming interests. The 4,600-word article also highlighted McCain’s personal penchant for gambling.
Last week the paper disclosed the mortgage company Freddie Mac had [...]
Amuse Bouche: Sarah Silverman As Political Go-Between
Sarah Silverman attempts to woo grandchildren to participate in a great schlep to their Florida-bound Jewish Nanas in order to help the country get Obama to the White House.
Sarah: you’re hilarious. I love you. But you do crass better than you do politics. And when it comes to schnoz and money-grubbing references, I’m over it. [...]
Happy Birthday Horatio
September 29, 2008: Just taking a brief moment to wish Admiral Horatio Nelson a happy 250th birthday.
Bearing the distinguished titles of viscount, knight, baron, most noble lord, vice admiral, duke and knight grand, I like to think of him as Mr. Trafalgar himself.
His defeat of the French and Spanish fleet during the Napoleonic wars is [...]
Little Britain USA: Class, Culture and Dignity?
Emily Henry takes a look at the new import HBO sketch-comedy series Little Britain USA
Pastors Take Politics Into Their Own Hands
I thought we had a separation of church and state in the United States. Apparently, some ministers overlooked that memo.
This past Sunday, Christian ministers across the country took the laws into their own hands by telling their congregations to vote for John McCain.
According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, at least 33 ministers knew [...]
The Monday Movie Report
This is a sad week for the Movie Report [Ed note-and the first!]. Academy Award-winning actor, philanthropist and race car driver Paul Newman passed away on Friday night. He was 83.
Newman was beloved throughout the world, starring in classic films such as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Cool Hand Luke, Cat on a Hot [...]
Where Have All the Photo Editors Gone?
Word broke that Staci Schwartz, whose talent has illuminated the pages of The Village Voice for the last eight years, was laid off last Thursday so the paper could cut costs and pass her photo editing duties onto the art director.
Since the formidable merger of the two biggest alternative newspaper chains—New Times, which owned 11 [...]
A Different View: Watching the Debate with Local Republicans
While millions of Americans tuned in to watch senators John McCain and Barack Obama face off in their first presidential debate, I headed to a neat little apartment in Marina Del Rey to see how the local Republicans reacted to the debate.
It probably wasn’t your typical Republican debate watch party. For one, the host, Carol [...]
The “R” Word: A Brief History of Race in the Election
Although the talk about race in the current presidential election has been a long time coming, it is now here and in plain view. A September 2008 AP/Yahoo poll confirmed what everyone secretly thought: Race is an issue: “If there was no racial prejudice among voters, Sen. Barack Obama would receive about six percentage [...]
Debate Analysis: You Mean Obama Won?
The first debate is in the can and apparently, I got it all wrong.
The most compelling portion of the event came before it even began, when a haggard John McCain crawled back in front of the press, tail between legs, and said he would come out and play after all, his bluff called by the [...]
Daily News Round Up: Post-Debate Hangover
First, as you probably know, Paul Newman died. This made us verklempt. Secondly, we’re still talking about the bailout, and banks getting bought out. And everyone is still yammering on about the debate. And many people (OK, hardcore liberals) are genuflecting at the altar of Frank Rich for his analysis of McCain’s campaign. Real Clear [...]
Amuse Bouche: Actions Speak Louder Than Words
Dick Morris and the entire Fox News election coverage team could have saved themselves a lot of hot air while bloviating about the sexism rampant in hard-nosed discussions of Sarah Palin throughout her introduction to the American public.
They could have just gone to www.voteforthemilf.com and found out who the real lowlifes are and exposed them [...]
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