Kirk Samuelson » election 2008

Viet Cong for McCain

Kirk Samuelson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:51:36 +0000

When John McCain’s captors say he wasn’t tortured I don’t believe them for a second. Maybe they didn’t torture by George Bush’s definition of the term which is to say, they didn’t cause organ failure or death. Still, this Al Jazeera video is interesting. It’s a shame the American media is so uninterested in the rest of the world.

Sarah Palin is Mean Girl

Kirk Samuelson — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:27:43 +0000

Recently I feel that every time I read something in Slate I get a little stupider and less happy. But there are exceptions! Anything by Dahlia Lithwick, for instance. I adore her. Now I adore her even more. Having sworn off Slate, I’d likely have never seen this if it weren’t for The Editors over at The Poor Man Institute.

Sarah Palin has a great career as a right-wing radio talk show host in front of her. Personally, I wish her all the best in that endeavor. Just keep her away from my government.

UPDATE: The RNC, after McCain’s acceptance speech, is playing “Barracuda” by Heart. I’m going to predict now that this will be the theme song when Palin’s radio show goes into national syndication. I’m serious.

Non-sequitor watch

Kirk Samuelson — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:23:08 +0000

Ah, now I don’t have to write this post. James Fallows got it already.