News from Over Land and Sea(s)

Europe Bearing Us Financial Ill Will “The idea that markets are always right was a mad idea,” French President Nicolas Sarkozy said of our troubles. Though many European countries have been quick to come to our aid, The Economist, an English publication, no less, has pulled no punches with the characterizations it’s made of the [...]

Dedication to the Craft: ‘Boom’ Grows Up

It’s one of the classic Internet videos. One fateful March night in 2005, Ball State freshman Brian Collins anchored the sports desk for the University’s television station, though he had no sportscasting experience. His painful recap of the day in sports, and his signature phrase “Boom goes the dynamite,” became a sensation.

Collins has moved on [...]

Right Wing Response: Weekly Roundup

Though we tend to skew left at Pop and Politics, there’s a whole other world out there that’s reporting the issues quite differently. We’d like to take a look at them every week.
Ann Coulter apparently saw something creepy in a grassroots video supporting Obama—she followed a link to that video with another one to a [...]

Why Sarah Palin Sounds Like Marge Gunderson in Fargo

Politico devoted an article and a video to try and break down Palin’s accent. She was born in Idaho, grew up in Alaska, and went to school in Minnesota. Her accent—to my ears—is a blend of Canadian and Minnesotan, with a dash of Annoyin’.

Amuse Bouche: Your Very Own Nonsensical Sarah Palin Response

Because the hits just keep on coming.

clipped from interviewpalin.com

Q: How will you fix the economy?

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A: The economy and putting it back on the war on terror. And I asked President Karzai, “Is that what you are seeking, also? That strategy that has worked in Iraq [...]

Daily News Round Up: Everybody Is So Cranky In The Morning

On Morning Edition today, John McCain said that he “respectfully disagrees” with factcheck.org over an ad his campaign ran earlier this month about Obama’s “Comprehensive Sex-Ed for Kindergartners” bill. I don’t even know what to say about that.
His campaign also kicked Maureen Dowd off their planes, prompting her to say, “I didn’t think John McCain [...]

Taking Back Rosie the Riveter

Deborah Stokol takes Rosie the Riveter back from the campaigning co-opters.