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Plus ça change…

geoff — Thu, 27 May 2010 23:24:06 +0000

Rachel Maddow covers it well:

The Obameter

geoff — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:01:05 +0000

I’m not familiar with the St. Petersburg Times at all; their politifact site seems pretty interesting though. Assuming they’ve fairly aggregated his promises and the results, it should be a good way to track how well the new administration delivers on its early promise.

It seemed humorously improbable in 2001

geoff — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:21:08 +0000

Unfortunately, life has again imitated The Onion. The Bush presidency seems to have a very high concentration of events that imitate The Onion. I wonder what that says.

Is there any explanation beyond simple bigotry?

geoff — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:25:04 +0000

9 Muslim passengers were kicked off an AirTran flight because of a suspicious remark that turned out not to be suspicious at all. While that’s almost understandable, maybe, with no further information, the rest of the story really flabbergasted me. They were kicked off for discussing what portion of the plane was safest in the event of a crash. I don’t know about others, but I’ve certainly had that same conversation on more than one airplane myself over the years. Though google doesn’t turn it up for me now, I remember a movie in the mid-90s where two characters discussed just that; ever since, it’s been a semi-common topic with the flying public. I guess if you’re brown and/or wear a head scarf, you’d best not be nervous about flying.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!

geoff — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 02:50:17 +0000

I have nothing more to say about this.

This comparison has been making the rounds again

geoff — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 19:55:55 +0000

And I think it’s spot on.

And how do we know this isn’t a dog who pals around with terriers?

geoff — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 06:31:26 +0000

So you’re saying we need to invade Iran?

geoff — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:24:09 +0000

Buy MY Shitpile, Henry

geoff — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 02:34:05 +0000

I really can’t say it any better than this right now. I seldom agree with Newt Gingrich. He’s a sloppy academic, a disgusting, reprehensible human being, and it’s stunning that he is not incarcerated. But he’s right on the money today.

Father Michael Pfleger Puts Fox News Reporter In His Place

geoff — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:17:15 +0000

Fox News sent some reporter (who sounds about 18 years old) out to grill Father Pfleger because he had invited Reverend Wright to church. They should have sent someone smarter.