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Wednesday, February 27, 2008 - Posts

  • “Hussein”


    There are two kinds of insults. The first type doesn’t let the insulter deny that he is, in fact, hurling an insult. When Lloyd Bentsen told Dan Quayle, “You're no Jack Kennedy,” that was a deliberate, nonrefundable dis. When Ann Coulter called John Edwards Read More...
  • Demographic Swap


    The night before Super Tuesday Hillary Clinton bought airtime on the Hallmark Channel to have "a national town hall." Emboldened by her mediocre success across the country the next day, she's bought another hour of airtime on Monday night, hours before Read More...
  • He'll Be Here All Week


    A comedian has apparently infiltrated Barack Obama's Fact Check page: Former President Bill Clinton said today: There's a one-minute ad on in Texas telling you how terrible things were in the 90s. [NBC, 2/27/08 LINK ] FACT: No such ad exists. [reality, Read More...
  • The Texas Primary: Don't Mess With It


    It’s fitting that a crazy, mucked-up Democratic primary season like this one comes down to the craziest, muckiest contest of all: Texas. The Lone Star State has never played a large role in a presidential primary—even Bill Clinton himself has said it’s Read More...
  • Decoding the Debate


    Take a deep breath—all of the Democratic debates are over; 20 up, 20 down, and assuming there aren't any more debates going forward, that's the last time we'll see Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton in the same room for a while. Strangely, that’s both a Read More...
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