This is all well and good, but whos' going to tell RIAA that they're not getting the press they once used to and their strategy isn't working? Because the lawsuits are all about press. Putting fear into the minds of downloaders. Not working.
This article has to be satire. And a good job at that.
McCain was never "the maverick he once was." That was a media creation. Yes, this BarackBook is incredibly stupid, and underscores the amateur nature of one part of his campaign, but there are bigger issues to consider than McCain referring to "The Google."
Wow, just goes to show you how out of touch John McCain and his campaign are with the average young American. I would never want a president in this day and age who does not know how to use a computer and refers to the famous search engine as "The Google." We're too deep into an age of technology to have someone running our country that can't send an email or copy and paste. Also, the whole BarackBook thing is just plain dumb and pointless. It's condescending to people who actually use Facebook and gives older people who do know how to use computers a bad name. John McCain is not the maverick he once was, and his interests and his party's interests are far from those of the average 18-to-34-year-old in our country. This is the type of story that should be getting much more attention than it is, only because it highlights the GOP's utter stupidity and clumsiness when it comes to campaigning to the younger generation, and how awful and worthless of a candidate John McCain is. January 20th can't come any sooner.
I agree with you, Mars, that abortion is a complex moral issue, where a person can be personally opposed or conflicted about abortion but is pro-choice (at least that's what most politicians say). And that's what Obama could've said, or something to that effect, rather than dismissing it with the "above my pay grade" line. And of course it should be legal.
(sorry) to do it safely
I think Obama's response that deciding whether life begins at conception was "above his paygrade" was an acknowledgement that abortion is a complex moral issue that's not for him to decide; he's not running for God. Being pro-choice doesn't mean being pro-abortion. The fact is, it's going to happen anyway and it always has. Legalizing it just allows women to do instead of bleeding to death in back-alley 'clinics.'
So much for the Bayh prediction. Biden's a very smart guy, has a distinguished career, regardless of whether or not you agree with his politics, so the real question is whether the Obama campaign keeps him on a short leash, hoping he doesn't tell some truths that will be interpreted as gaffes.
Easy call: The Monopoly Guy. Seriously, though, Evan Bayh makes the most sense: he's been in government since he was 5, is boring (Obama doesn't need any charisma at the bottom of the ticket) and he'll probably win Indiana, which, along with Virginia, could clinch the election.
Agreed. It wasn't the best response to maneuvering around the question. But at least Obama didn't come outright and say, "I don't know, let me check with my staff to see what I'm supposed to say." He masked it a bit. Albeit, trivializing the issue in front of an audience that considers abortion one of the most important issues at stake.
haha. these glasses were cool with kanye, but now that you can see them at every vendor on canal street, its like.... ENOUGH ALREADY! i have a pair that i havent seen ANYBODY wear yet: completely acrylic. and as to whether or not you can wear sunglasses in the non-summer, um...yes! hello! if you're outdoors, there should be sunglasses.
Gabriel, I don't disagree that McCain has made an enormous amount of gaffes, and that he's an "old" 71, just one of the many reasons I'm for Obama. Playing devil's advocate, however, didn't Obama's hedging on abortion, saying the issue was above his "pay grade" was pretty pathetic, too?
The Kennedy thread here is basically irrelevant; he's yesterday's news, revered by some Democrats, demonized by some Republicans, not noticed by most Americans. Klein's point about McCain's housing gaffe is real, though, and Bragg's spin doesn't work. If McCain truly doesn't know the extent of his wife's holdings, someone on his staff might've, uh, briefed him on what would be an obvious issue. As for the catting around, I don't know how big a deal that is in regard to being qualified to be president. McCain was a cad, Edwards was, JFK was, LBJ was, Eisenhower was, Clinton was, maybe even Bush was/is. And maybe Obama was in the past, so what? I don't think McCain's lack of knowledge about his own finances is going to go away; this is a story that will make for great Democratic ads, and not just for Obama, but in Senate races as well. It was probably McCain's worst misstep in a really bad campaign. Race tightening up? Nah. It's Obama's year, and high time for someone who really does want to go for the fences, rather than just hit a double.
Older-women/younger men: It's more rare, and always done in a like "oooo older woman getting some!" I like that storyline though.
"Life Like Weeds" by Modest Mouse always gets me because of the lyrics, or The Microphone's "The Moon".
"Motion Picture Soundtrack" is the most depressing Radiohead song I can think of. Mmm. Think I'll listen to that right now.
Hollis Brown's lyrics are the only depressing part about the song. I personally think that Radiohead's Creep is quite depressing, and a handful of their other song's too. Though, being depressing doesn't make it bad.
what about older women dating younger men?
See, I thought "Highlands" was hilarious, especially the line where Dylan inexplicably says he was thinking about buying a leather coat. I could nonetheless see how the song (and, to a much greater extent, most of Portishead) could make a person want to walk into traffic.
If only the rest of the country understood McCain's housing gaffe in as fine terms as you, Bragg. Poor McCain is so horribly misunderstood for getting through the navy on his legacy and for marrying into ridiculous wealth. Poor, poor McCain. Also, the Kopechne reference was cheap and completely out of context. It had nothing to do with your point (or lack thereof) and it misses the very real reference to Kennedy's long fight for universal health care. I think wanting to get everyone under a health plan can be billed as "caring about people." You certainly didn't mention (and probably never will) McCain's cheating on the wife who stood by him while he was (guess what, everyone?!) a POW, which is certainly an example of, well, not caring about people.
The Kopechne incident is an extraordinary circumstance, and one that shouldn't be used to judge the man's humanity. Beyond that, having known someone who died of the very disease that is killing Kennedy, his appearance is certainly a struggle for him, and does not deserve the mocking and scorn that Bragg has chosen to use. These are what Bragg chooses to use as an illustration of Kennedy's character? Mocking someone dying of cancer is cheap shot worthy of Rush himself. I will concede that it is comforting to know that there was a time when someone who made notoriously bad personal decisions in the past couldn't be elected president.
most music one considers depressing has a lot to do with the context you originally heard it in and what state of mind you were in. a lot of music I heard from september 2001 - april 2002 is still very sad and depressing to me, mostly because of the mood of the country and everyone around me.
That would be more valid, Dan, if Kennedy didn't have a reputation of wild behavior. Sure, hindsight is 20-20, but Bragg isn't alone in his opinion of Kennedy. Even the most blatant hagiographers of the Kennedy family, in book after book, have nothing much good to say about Teddy Kennedy when he was a younger man. And Democrats, outside of Massachusetts, seemed to agree when he ran his unsuccessful primary campaign against a vulnerable President Carter in 1980.
Put yourself in the shoes of a prominent someone who just nearly drowned after driving himself and a friend off a bridge on a remote road. What would you do? I'm not trying to say that Kennedy did things right, but who is Bragg to claim that his actions that night prove has no capacity for caring. Hindsight is 20-20, especially when you're a conservative columnist with a misleading point to make.
wow. touched indeed. if they really wanted people to steer clear of tobacco/alcohol/smack, etc., they should look to this piece of work. very effective.
I loved this video! What a collection of legos this fellow must have.
And CNN isn't?
Fox News is uncannily like Sacha Baron Cohen these days.
I think that this OBAMA/BIDEN ticket is particularly yawnful.
umm lets see. pete seeger, fidel castro, and my three sons all on the main page of this website...what age group is this site geared for??
Completely disagree. McCain looks and sounds 8 years younger, a CRUCIAL difference. And he doesn't appear nearly as vindictive as today in his campaign against Obama.
I don't see much of a difference...seems like the same bitter, nasty, and vindictive McCain that we know so well today.
Pizza "catsup," especially on a burger, just sounds gross, glad that's not around today. But instead of pizza ketchup we get purple ketchup. Grosser!
Think of how much money a pitcher like Palmer would make today. As it is, he's a great broadcaster, putting most of his colleague on other teams to shame. He's for the Orioles, but not afraid to knock the team or a player when he feels it's justified. Like a lot of former players, he re-lives his Hall of Fame years sometimes too much, but that's preferable to relentlessly plumping the home team. He's 62, and probably has had some "work" done, since he looks 50, and is known for his Jockey commercials and Money Store ads. This early one from Brylcreem is typical of the fare that star ballplayers GRABBED when offered before the big cash came along with free agency.
pretty funny.
"because how can you have poop with no poop, with no poop comes poop, they're like opposites and you can't have one without the other," that was the funniest line I've heard in a while. You should post more of Ann's videos.
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