Daily Archives: July 30th, 2008 «

 

Wednesday evening humor (OPEN THREAD)

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2008 at 9:06 pm » 3 Comments

The Onion: Al Gore Places Infant Son In Rocket To Escape Dying Planet. Make sure to check out the graphic at the link above. Hilarious! Hat tip: ST reader Sev

 

New McCain ad portrays Obama as a celebrity

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2008 at 8:23 pm » 5 Comments

I rarely post campaign ads, but this one is creating waves, so it’s worth posting: Note the brief images of Paris Hilton and Britney Spears at the beginning as the ad tries to portray Obama as a more a celebrity than presidential candidate.   I think the ad’s pretty on point, but apparently I’m just not “getting it” [...]

 

Wrong, wrong, wrong

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2008 at 6:46 pm » 3 Comments

The Hill’s 50 Most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill list is out for this year, and Fox News’ adorable Brit Hume did not make it. Again.

 

Obama quote of the day (MORE: QUOTE DISPUTED)

Posted by: ST on July 30, 2008 at 10:15 am » 7 Comments

Via Dana Milbank (emphasis added on the quote): Barack Obama has long been his party’s presumptive nominee. Now he’s becoming its presumptuous nominee. Fresh from his presidential-style world tour, during which foreign leaders and American generals lined up to show him affection, Obama settled down to some presidential-style business in Washington yesterday. He ordered up [...]