I was thinking a fun game would be to drink every time Sarah Palin made a rambling statement that didn't make sense and completely avoided the question.
But based on her previous interviews, you might be trashed in the first few minutes.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Monday, September 15, 2008
Oh, there's the elephant!
I can imagine the deliberations right before they picked Palin to be the VP nominee.
McCain's entire strategy revolved around her gender. It has nothing to do with the fact that she supposedly advocates reform and has staunchly conservative views. I'm sure there are male Republican members who have a similar record, and probably have more/better experience to back up their claims of reform.
So he picked her purely because of her sex, yet any attack or question about her experience is ruled to be sexist. Even though it was sexism that got her the pick in the first place!
Loved the SNL opening, and actually like Amy's Clinton better than Tina's Sarah (rest of the show sucked though):
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/
McCain's entire strategy revolved around her gender. It has nothing to do with the fact that she supposedly advocates reform and has staunchly conservative views. I'm sure there are male Republican members who have a similar record, and probably have more/better experience to back up their claims of reform.
So he picked her purely because of her sex, yet any attack or question about her experience is ruled to be sexist. Even though it was sexism that got her the pick in the first place!
Loved the SNL opening, and actually like Amy's Clinton better than Tina's Sarah (rest of the show sucked though):
http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/palin-hillary-open/656281/
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
More politics!
I've always thought Matt Damon was a douche, but this little video changed my opinion (slightly):
Palin's supposed to be interviewed by ABC later this week and I'm wondering if we'll learn anything new about her, or if she'll just repeat the obnoxious lies from her acceptance speech.
The lying continues from the McCain side:
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/why-is-john-mccain-defending-s.html
Why that ad - and the obvious mischaracterization - hasn't gotten more press, and the stupid line about lipstick is taking over the airwaves, is beyond me.
I know Obama wants a clean game about the issues, but if the other side wants to play dirty, he should at least respond just as vigorously.
Palin's supposed to be interviewed by ABC later this week and I'm wondering if we'll learn anything new about her, or if she'll just repeat the obnoxious lies from her acceptance speech.
The lying continues from the McCain side:
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/09/why-is-john-mccain-defending-s.html
Why that ad - and the obvious mischaracterization - hasn't gotten more press, and the stupid line about lipstick is taking over the airwaves, is beyond me.
I know Obama wants a clean game about the issues, but if the other side wants to play dirty, he should at least respond just as vigorously.
Friday, September 05, 2008
Palin = Umbridge
My Gmail status today was: does palin remind anyone else of umbridge?
I did a quick search and this page popped up:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080903194746AAkjgMG
Kinda creepy that it's word-for-word what I had.. there's also a Facebook group for the same idea.
Seriously though, her personality and the pasted-on smile reminded me of Umbridge the moment she started talking, and the whole censorship of books put her over the top: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/09/sarah-palin-ban.html
As creepy and scary as she is, I'm glad that McCain picked someone who could fire up his party because it makes the election exciting and probably a lot closer than it would have been if he had picked a boring, predictable running mate. I'm also pleasantly surprised that both candidates (so far) have shown a lot of restraint and haven't made the race about petty personal attacks. They've kept it about the big policy questions and other factors that should make a difference in how we pick our leaders.
It's also almost comical the way the Republicans spin everything. If the Democratic VP nominee had a 17-year-old unwed daughter, the Republicans would have had a field day and probably wouldn't have stopped talking about it until Election Day. The Clinton impeachment hearings are a pretty good indication of that... However, since it's on their side, any attack whatsoever is just sexist.
Palin also conveniently left out all of her extreme views (anti-abortion even in the cases of rape and incest, book banning, pro-gun control, teaching creationism in schools, etc.), and lied about her already short record (she claimed that she was against the Bridge to Nowhere, but only took that position after she realized it was incredibly unpopular, and she never gave the money back!).
We'll have to see how the Democrats respond to her, but I really hope her extremely conservative views are given a broader audience, because my guess is that she wouldn't be nearly as popular if everyone knew her stance on various issues.
I did a quick search and this page popped up:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080903194746AAkjgMG
Kinda creepy that it's word-for-word what I had.. there's also a Facebook group for the same idea.
Seriously though, her personality and the pasted-on smile reminded me of Umbridge the moment she started talking, and the whole censorship of books put her over the top: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/jacketcopy/2008/09/sarah-palin-ban.html
As creepy and scary as she is, I'm glad that McCain picked someone who could fire up his party because it makes the election exciting and probably a lot closer than it would have been if he had picked a boring, predictable running mate. I'm also pleasantly surprised that both candidates (so far) have shown a lot of restraint and haven't made the race about petty personal attacks. They've kept it about the big policy questions and other factors that should make a difference in how we pick our leaders.
It's also almost comical the way the Republicans spin everything. If the Democratic VP nominee had a 17-year-old unwed daughter, the Republicans would have had a field day and probably wouldn't have stopped talking about it until Election Day. The Clinton impeachment hearings are a pretty good indication of that... However, since it's on their side, any attack whatsoever is just sexist.
Palin also conveniently left out all of her extreme views (anti-abortion even in the cases of rape and incest, book banning, pro-gun control, teaching creationism in schools, etc.), and lied about her already short record (she claimed that she was against the Bridge to Nowhere, but only took that position after she realized it was incredibly unpopular, and she never gave the money back!).
We'll have to see how the Democrats respond to her, but I really hope her extremely conservative views are given a broader audience, because my guess is that she wouldn't be nearly as popular if everyone knew her stance on various issues.
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
US Open
Things to do before I die:
#256. Attend a tennis Grand Slam event in person.
Check!
This Labor Day weekend was kinda hectic. My parents' family friends stayed with us on Friday night, and then we drove Saturday afternoon for NYC. Normally the drive takes about 4 - 4.5 hours, but traffic was ridiculous and even after taking a few shortcuts, it still took us 6 hours.
We were all kinda tired, so we didn't do much that night except walk around Times Square. If you've never been, you should definitely check out the indoor ferris wheel at the Toys R Us. It's pretty cool.
On Sunday, my dad, my cousin and I went to the US Open. Fun fact: I've now visited the grounds of all 4 tennis Grand Slams (Wimbledon in England, French Open in Paris, US Open in NYC, and the Australian Open in Melbourne). We couldn't get tickets to the main stadium and instead had a grounds admission pass which basically lets you wander around the smaller courts and if there's room in the larger stadiums, you can see those too.
I've been to other major sporting events before, but I have to say that this one was really unique. I was surprised at how quiet everyone was (and they say that the US Open is one of the rowdier tennis events!), and at the fact that the ushers only open the gates during changeovers. I was also very impressed at how good the juniors were. We were there on the first day of the boys and girls singles and some of the kids we saw were absolutely incredible. Since they played on the smaller courts, we got a close-up view of the game and I was pretty amazed.
I think if I lived in New York, I would definitely try to get out and see more games (the evening sessions at Arthur Ashe seem to have a whole different feel). We left my sister's apartment around 10am and got to our seats before the game started at 11 - and that was with getting our tickets, the security scan, and looking around!
----
Last week's DNC was interesting. It started out pretty slow and kinda boring, but the main personalities of the party really delivered when it mattered. Hillary finally showed some passion and emotion that was lacking at critical times during her own campaign, Bill gave an articulate and impassioned endorsement of Obama, and Biden was able to make Michelle Obama cry.
And, of course, Obama surpassed even the highest expectations in his own speech. It was well-written, well-delivered and set the tone for the political season.
So far, the RNC is kinda slow as well. I don't remember too much about past political conventions, but it seems like they're paying an inordinate amount of attention to Palin. On the second (really the first) day of the convention, they should be focused entirely on McCain, no?
I wouldn't be surprised if the Democratic Party went through a major shake-up if they lost this election.
#256. Attend a tennis Grand Slam event in person.
Check!
This Labor Day weekend was kinda hectic. My parents' family friends stayed with us on Friday night, and then we drove Saturday afternoon for NYC. Normally the drive takes about 4 - 4.5 hours, but traffic was ridiculous and even after taking a few shortcuts, it still took us 6 hours.
We were all kinda tired, so we didn't do much that night except walk around Times Square. If you've never been, you should definitely check out the indoor ferris wheel at the Toys R Us. It's pretty cool.
On Sunday, my dad, my cousin and I went to the US Open. Fun fact: I've now visited the grounds of all 4 tennis Grand Slams (Wimbledon in England, French Open in Paris, US Open in NYC, and the Australian Open in Melbourne). We couldn't get tickets to the main stadium and instead had a grounds admission pass which basically lets you wander around the smaller courts and if there's room in the larger stadiums, you can see those too.
I've been to other major sporting events before, but I have to say that this one was really unique. I was surprised at how quiet everyone was (and they say that the US Open is one of the rowdier tennis events!), and at the fact that the ushers only open the gates during changeovers. I was also very impressed at how good the juniors were. We were there on the first day of the boys and girls singles and some of the kids we saw were absolutely incredible. Since they played on the smaller courts, we got a close-up view of the game and I was pretty amazed.
I think if I lived in New York, I would definitely try to get out and see more games (the evening sessions at Arthur Ashe seem to have a whole different feel). We left my sister's apartment around 10am and got to our seats before the game started at 11 - and that was with getting our tickets, the security scan, and looking around!
----
Last week's DNC was interesting. It started out pretty slow and kinda boring, but the main personalities of the party really delivered when it mattered. Hillary finally showed some passion and emotion that was lacking at critical times during her own campaign, Bill gave an articulate and impassioned endorsement of Obama, and Biden was able to make Michelle Obama cry.
And, of course, Obama surpassed even the highest expectations in his own speech. It was well-written, well-delivered and set the tone for the political season.
So far, the RNC is kinda slow as well. I don't remember too much about past political conventions, but it seems like they're paying an inordinate amount of attention to Palin. On the second (really the first) day of the convention, they should be focused entirely on McCain, no?
I wouldn't be surprised if the Democratic Party went through a major shake-up if they lost this election.
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