There was divided opinion in the Mercury‘s offices this morning about whether Obama was referring to Sarah Palin when he said “you can put lipstick on a pig” yesterday. My personal, and somewhat cynical take, is that Obama knew people would take the remark the wrong way, but that he could then plausibly deny having […]
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Barack Obama accuses the McCain camp of “lies and phony outrage” after they accused him of saying a sexist comment about Sarah Palin. Wow, pretty soon the Republicans will be leading “Intro to Feminism” seminars. Remember when Sarah Palin was bragging about selling her “luxury jet on eBay” when she was governor? Just a bit […]
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Works Video: Au and Ethan Rose
Here’s AllenInk’s video from the Works last night, Ethan Rose and Au. Tonight at the Works, Occurance, hosted by Reggie Watts. Which I will be attending, because damned if I don’t love the guy, even though my critical confidence was shaken to the core this morning by an email from Watts’ co-producer informing me that […]
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Video from the Works
Here’s AllenInk’s video from the Works last night, Ethan Rose and Au. Tonight at the Works, Occurance, hosted by Reggie Watts. Which I will be attending, because damned if I don’t love the guy, even though my critical confidence was shaken to the core this morning by an email from Watts’ co-producer informing me that […]
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“You Can Put Lipstick on a Pig, But It’s Still a Pig”
Granted, a powerfully hypnotic pig, but a pig nonetheless. And Obama is sharpening his attacks. Thank the Lord.
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Perverse
The McCain campaign puts out an education attack ad that suggests Obama wants to sex up kindergarten students. (Check out the photo of Obama that hangs for several seconds at the end of the commercial. Hmm. Are they trying to tell us something?) Team Obama hits back with a statement: It is shameful and downright […]
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It’s on TV Tonight!
You should really go to the T:BA festival. There’s a ton of great stuff going on there. That being said, there is also some stuff happening on TV tonight… of somewhat less artistic merit, but most of it isn’t too bad! SUCH AS…. 8:00 FOX FRINGEIt’s the newest freak-out fest from J.J. Abrams (Lost, Alias), […]
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Noel Gallagher Gets Body Checked!
Maybe you like Noel and Liam from Oasis… aaaaaaand maybe you think they are a couple of dicks who need nothing more than to be body-checked off the stage during a Toronto concert last night. If you are of the latter opinion, then by all means watch the following fairly hilarious video. For the latest […]
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How to Sound Smart at Cocktail Parties: The Sarah Palin Edition
Naturally, Blogtownies are the most politically informed people on the planet. HOWEVER! I’m sure you know someone who isn’t so savvy, and needs some help when making political small talk at cocktail parties. That’s where internet sensations Max and Gabe come in. Check out their helpful and hilarious pointers for talking politics (especially when it […]
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50 Greatest Arts Videos On Youtube
If you, like me, are struggling to find artistic stimulation this week, what with an internationally acclaimed arts festival in town, can I recommend the pages of a British newspaper? Or, more precisely, Youtube…As you may or may not know, I find TBA to be a little too accessible, and not nearly elitist enough. So […]
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The Upcoming Biden vs. Palin Debate
A lot of hullaballoo was made about Sen. Joe Biden being Obama’s bulldog who would ultimately do the dirty work of biting the asses of the Republicans. A similar amount of hullaballoo has been made about Gov. Sarah Palin who was chosen in part to bamboozle Biden in the upcoming debates. Luckily for us, it […]
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1.SARAH PALIN!!! Does nothing to slake my burning lust, appearing in this video as a sportscaster in the 1980s. [Perm!] 2.SARAH PALIN!!! Lied about her daughter’s pregnancy. No, really. Vanity Fair has the timeline. 3.JOE BIDEN!!! Says life begins at conception. WTF. 4.FANNIE MAYBE AND FREDDIE MOOT POINT!!! Your tax dollars are now supporting the […]