Monthly Archives: August 2008

I’m watching the press conference about Gustav preparation right now. Jindal has got his shit together, damn. Sounds like they’re doing their damnedest to prevent another Katrina. Let’s hope it’s not too bad. On a purely political level, this had … Continue reading →

There a new political website, called Culture11, one many are calling a ‘right-of-center Salon’ that looks promising. It’s more youth-oriented (by which I do not mean Young-Republican) and it seems to cater more toward thoughtful and intellectual analysis than mere … Continue reading →

Oh, for the love of God…

Commemorating the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, Ted Hearne has just released his acclaimed Katrina Ballads as a digital download on New Amsterdam Records. I highly recommend it. It is one of those rare pieces that manages to be dense … Continue reading →

Such a ballsy pick. And so political. Even I would rather blog about Palin than about Obama’s speech last night. Let’s get this out of the way though: She’s hot. Sorry. Like serious hot librarian MILF hot. I can’t think … Continue reading →

Such a ballsy pick. And so political. Even I would rather blog about Palin than about Obama’s speech last night. Let’s get this out of the way though: She’s hot. Sorry. Like serious hot librarian MILF hot. I can’t think … Continue reading →

Tracks by Silver Jews, Sam Cooke, Dolly Parton, Billy Holliday, Loudon Wainwright, and um… Ted Nugent. Get ‘em while they’re hot! -via Bargainist

Awwwww shit.

I’ll get into the speech a bit more tomorrow, but I’ve been browsing the comments of CNN.com and Foxnews.com and there are a surprising amount of self-described conservatives and Republicans who were moved by the speech, many enough to promise … Continue reading →

I got home last night just in time to catch the speech. Watched by more than 38 million people, it was definitely a speech to remember. It wasn’t as intimate and honest as his race speech, it wasn’t as optimistic … Continue reading →