Obama's Joy?
Plus--Maybe we just want to make Hillary suffer a bit.
Now they're starting to come around asking about Mike Huckabee, also of our little town called Hope, our former Republican governor of 10 years. He's a glib Baptist preacher who, because of dissatisfaction with others in the field, is catching a bit of fire as a candidate for president himself. ...
So I tell them that this same Huckabee has a history of ethical shortcomings, taking outside money for speeches from anonymous benefactors and accepting numerous and expensive gifts while in office. I tell them that this same Huckabee was given as governor to lofty rhetoric but not the essential hard work of policy detail. I relate that this same Huckabee can be petulant, huffy and irresponsibly hyperbolic against critics. [E.A]
12:20 A.M.
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"I wrote a piece about race and indie rock that ran in the magazine a couple weeks ago. Perhaps you read it." How full of himself is Sasha Frere-Jones? ... 12:08 A.M.
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Monday, October 29, 2007
Mounting a possibly preemptive bid to become the First Twit Fired by Zell, L.A. Times columnist Tim Rutten decries the "mob rule" of the blogosphere in an article (about the Beauchamp affair) that turns out to be a hideous festival of error, including an important fact Rutten gets wrong at the beginning of his piece and right at the end. ... Patterico prosecutes. ... 11:45 P.M.
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Sorry, E.J.: Rasmussen says the "Dream Act" is a 59%-22% loser with the public. His robo-poll question's wording seems neutral enough:
Should children of illegal immigrants be given legal status if they complete two years of college or military service?
3:17 P.M.
Oxford Town, Red Hook, and Every Other Place Bob Dylan’s Ever Sung About, Mapped
This Is a Blog Post. It Is Not a “Blog.”
Women Struggle with Monogamy More Than Men
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