Entries for Wednesday, September 3, 2008
➠ September 3, 2008
The last week may have been the best seven days of political theatre of my lifetime. Surprises, scandals, and some unforgettable speeches.
Posted to Twitter at 11:35 p.m.
Wonder what odds I can get tonight on Sarah Palin being the Republican nominee in 2012. Regardless of whether they win or lose this year.
Posted to Twitter at 11:12 p.m.
Ok. That “only one candidate has ever really _fought_ for you” line? Fucking GENIUS. And then awkwardly followed. Gah!
Posted to Twitter at 11:06 p.m.
“American sources of resources”. Just a horrible sounding phrase. Who wrote that?! An eight-year-old?
Posted to Twitter at 10:56 p.m.
Cadence aside, this is exactly the speech she needed to make. If I knew nothing about her than what she’s saying now, she may have my vote
Posted to Twitter at 10:52 p.m.
Having a Toby Siegler moment, cursing the poor writing of Palin’s speech. The content is fine — It’s just all a tad clunky.
Posted to Twitter at 10:40 p.m.
My ringtone is now the Bad Horse Chorus. The very best thing in the entire history of everything ever? Possibly.
Posted to Twitter at 2:58 a.m.
Rupert Murdoch acted as peacemaker between Barack Obama and Fox News | guardian.co.uk
Some fascinating details on Rupert Murdoch swinging towards supporting Barack Obama. Murdoch has long been my favourite evil media tycoon — I may hate his right-wing propoganda arms, but I admire the smarts with which he’s conducted his businesses.
Love that on UK Big Brother, when someone says “motherfucker”, they bleep out the “mother”. Yeah, that sums up the absurdity of bleeping.
Posted to Twitter at 1:28 a.m.
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