think on this.

gustav en route

cnn and the AP both have an article up about people not leaving despite forced evacuations. ...

Aug 31st

mccain hints the republican convention will be postponed due...

Aug 31st

“This is very, very serious, and we need you to heed this...”
— ray nagin, mayor of new...

Aug 31st

wtf??? (via jjp, who may have posted it approvingly,...

Aug 30th

“When John McCain started his 2008 presidential campaign...”
— one of a series of alaska fun...

Aug 30th

“She can’t be demonized. Dems succeed by stirring up...”
— what? what does that...

Aug 30th

“According to Congressman Robet Wexler (D-MarylandFlorida),...”
— are they being intentionally...

Aug 30th

“Palin on the other hand — there’s even video of...”
— oh dear, this is going to be a...

Aug 30th

Palin: global warming not man-made

Aug 30th

palin sexism watch, pt 2

the wall street journal is preparing an interview with and profile of palin. well, not her policy...

Aug 29th

palin sexism watch begins!

Aug 29th

let's keep in mind

a lot of other potential VP choices were floated and rejected. and word on the street is that...

Aug 29th

politics break! let’s all take a moment to imagine how...

Aug 29th

“This was, for McCain, a major decision. And we can learn...”
— ooh, zing, ezra.

Aug 29th

Palin supports teaching creationism in...

Aug 29th

“The pick of Palin is dripping with transparent...”
— i do find this pick...

Aug 29th

“Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has been a governor for two...”
— michael ian black weighing in...

Aug 29th

“Of course, you are correct that women will not reflexively...”
— hahaha because men only like...

Aug 29th

this totally looks like an SNL skit. how easily could tina...

Aug 29th

Limits

bereasonable: So basically speech is free unless you’re personally offended by it. That’s insane...

Aug 29th

“It’s striking listening to the commentary about why this is...”
— yglesias makes a good point....

Aug 29th

from jjp, who comment “This young man’s name is Roy...

Aug 29th

it occurs to me

that texting is not the best method to conduct a conversation yelling at a friend who says...

Aug 29th

it's all about rove

“The Republicans can’t seem to get a break when it comes to August and when it comes to...

Aug 29th

“MSNBC just noted that with Gustav likely to hit the Gulf...”
— tpm

Aug 28th

an ezra post so good i am going to quote...

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE UNINSURED? The recession is a mental disorder, according to John...

Aug 28th

In which I crowdsource.

maura: Does anyone know what time Barack Obama’s speech tonight is supposed to happen? I have combed...

Aug 28th

My wish for today

(journalism negotiating with state/county/city government edition). maura: Stop using the phrase...

Aug 28th

“That flag that hangs from the rafter and that you have...”
— john kerry dnc speech. i...

Aug 28th

“It’s a great and historic moment. We have the first...”
— um, yes. yes it is, stupid the...

Aug 28th

ba-rock obama

Aug 28th

Los Angeles taco trucks can stay put again

Aug 28th

“One can’t cast one’s eyes toward Iraq, or read of the...”
— preach it, shakesville.

Aug 27th

“John McCain says he’s a maverick. But he’s voted...”
— bob casey, via tpm.

Aug 27th

“Spike [Lee] was asked if he ever thought he’d see this...”
— ta-nehisi coates.

Aug 27th

“For years, the Republican Party has promised values voters...”
— sadly,no’s suggestion...

Aug 26th

census data gets released today!!!!

it’s like christmas, but instead of stupid presents that aren’t what you want,...

Aug 26th

“Whatever…is she going to talk about whitey soon? I was...”
— my clever friend phamos on...

Aug 26th

“It’s not about responding quickly to the attacks....”
— via tpm, paul begala’s...

Aug 26th

“This ending benediction is weird. “Please help us...”
— ezra on the prayers at the...

Aug 26th

“Michelle Obama did not seem aggrieved, entitled, whiny,...”
— what a lovely compliment,...

Aug 26th

is there anyone in this family who cannot make me cry at a...

Aug 26th

Rapper Dr. Dre's Son Dead at 20

Aug 26th

maliki wants us the hell out already

fixed timetables? aspirational concepts of potential withdrawal? drop-dead get out by then or...

Aug 26th

marriage protection cards

so hallmark put out some cards that while nonspecific, are probably to be used to congratulate teh...

Aug 26th

new media is a go!

c-span has a great conventions page up, including a page tracking twitters labelled with a...

Aug 25th

more rich people not knowing how many...

candy spelling is trying to unload the massive spelling estate in the holmby hills. she recently...

Aug 25th

traffic alert

heads up people who live in this town, mccain is going to be on leno in burbank then at the beverly...

Aug 25th

Aug 23rd

Making us stupid.

alexbalk: I don’t know what it says about how the Internet has rewired my brain, but when I saw that...

Aug 23rd

bold prediction

Obama’s gonna drunk-text the nation around midnight. It’ll say ‘my vp pic is hak jfjdj’” ...

Aug 22nd

woah, aubrey. i know that being in a diddy-made band...

Aug 22nd

a challenge while we wait

And, a challenge to entertain us and each other while we wait: see if you folks can be Bizarro...

Aug 22nd

ohmigod just TELL US already!

i feel like the whole blogosphere is just holding its breath. who will be VP? i’m too lazy to...

Aug 22nd

Watch

davidcho: azizisbored: I beg you, please watch this until the :22 second mark. I can’t write a...

Aug 22nd

Zuma Nesta Rock Rossdale

that is not a viable name for a child. rejected! (via people)

Aug 22nd

super heroes at home. this guy went home with the costumed...

Aug 22nd

weighlifter faces. (via activate)

Aug 22nd

“It’s one of the oddities of modern campaigning that...”
— it’s so hard to keep...

Aug 22nd

marklisanti: The Indecision 2008 team welcomes the RNC to...

Aug 21st

mccain’s hidden valley ranch. so does this count as...

Aug 21st

perhaps more damning than the number of...

is that his house looks like this. holy bad decorating explosion, batman! (via tpm)

Aug 21st

olympic spoilers

it’s been hard not to be spoiled on olympic results due to beijing being inexplicably far...

Aug 21st

how many houses do you have?

for most people, this is a straighforward question. (for example, my answer is zero.) but this is an...

Aug 21st

Deaths, rape lead to scrutiny of psychiatric...

Aug 21st

eames inspired prosthetic leg. the world is full of wonder....

Aug 21st

“QUESTIONER: If we don’t reenact the draft, I...”
— mccain at a townhall meeting....

Aug 21st

michael phelps money

a million from speedo for winning 7 golds pre-olympics endorsements estimated at $5 million a year...

Aug 21st

krispy kreme cheeseburgers? NASTY. (via eaterla)

Aug 21st

granted, as a non-beer-drinker, most beer ads don’t...

Aug 20th

Type your answer to the questions into flickr search -Using...

Aug 20th

bow wow and soulja boy, shirtless. via ybf, who comments...

Aug 20th

“Well, I got a very funny e-mail from a retired military...”
— newt gingrich. people - think...

Aug 20th

david brooks - still a jackass

in case you were wondering whether david brooks had suddenly grown a functioning brain and ability...

Aug 20th

“Furthermore, the incidence of Alzheimer’s, which is...”
— lawyers, guns and money musing...

Aug 20th

this card is a lie. i don’t care if you know i’m...

Aug 19th

i present to you the best food in the world: the choco...

Aug 15th

i just made a fucking bazillion mix cds for this...

Aug 15th

oooh. (toughlovenyc via trashbagasthetics)

Aug 13th

Listen

this is hot fire. get ready to hear it, like, a billion times. (jockin jay-z - jay-z produced by...

Aug 13th

“But rather than sign on to Democratic voter-creation...”
— the corner, on democratic...

Aug 12th

congrats and all, guys, but you look a little freaky here.

Aug 12th

i discovered the most awesome band in...

so i went to the watermelon festival in sunland-tijunga today. it was blazing hot and surprisingly...

Aug 11th

U.S. gymnast Kevin Tan has his shoulders wrapped in ice...

Aug 10th

“Well, there are two Americas. Edwards had a wife in one and...”
— well, that’s actually...

Aug 8th

Compare and contrast

mccain quote: “As you may know, not long ago a couple hundred thousand Berliners made a lot of...

Aug 8th

My name is David Brooks and I've totally lost...

Aug 8th

Remember your very first time?

Aug 7th

because you're worth it!

(after you change your hair and skin tone significantly, that is. before that, you’re probably...

Aug 7th

a screenshot from the only exercise video i ever want to...

Aug 7th

Aug 7th

100 most common words in the english language

Aug 7th

“It seems like the height of comedy to me when failed writers...”
— tucker fucking max,...

Aug 6th

“The rapturous coverage of the Obama campaign during the...”
— i agree with the assessment of...

Aug 6th

Watch

um, did miss hilton just make a legitimate funny?

Aug 6th

Question For You:

perpetua: What songs would you like to see Barack Obama perform at karaoke? My top choice is...

Aug 5th

people paid $14 million so that i could see this picture....

Aug 4th

what a tragic oversight that this mask was not included in...

Aug 4th

Watch

i swear i could watch this video over and over and over again. “he smoke the cigarettes”...

Aug 3rd

you can hear me ‘fore you see me i got king kong, um,...

Aug 1st

That is one classsssy ass

Aug 1st

Need a happy?

try this story about a homeless disabled vet reuinted with his longtime companion dog and soulmate.

Aug 1st

the WSJ focuses on important differences in candidates. (via...

Aug 1st

Affirmative action vs racial preferences

framing, framing, framing. these are two different ways to describe measures to try to nudge our...

Aug 1st

“Why are pundits saying this ad was childish and a mistake....”
— k-lo’s friend at the...

Aug 1st