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Thursday, Jan 22, 2004
voterrs
"That's sort of true. But it kind of reminds me of Senator Dale Bumpers, in his great defense of Bill Clinton in the impeachment trial, when he said, "When they tell you it's not about sex, it's about sex." When they tell you it's not about Me, but about The People, it's usually about Me. By talking about his campaign as if he were merely the corporeal representative of some mystical communal force, Dean neglected to do the more basic work of politics, which is to talk about himself, what kind of president he would be, and what he would do. It's been about process. It's been about talking about reaching voters instead of just speaking to them."
big bright green pleasure machine
do you have that not so groovy feeling? art does.
net point
"TRENTON, N.J. -- Brooklyn developer Bruce Ratner has reached an agreement to buy the New Jersey Nets, a team official said Wednesday night.
Edwin Stier, president of Community Youth Organization, which owns the Nets, said the contract was finalized Wednesday afternoon. He said the board of YankeeNets, the holding company of the Nets and New York Yankees, must now approve the contract at a meeting Friday morning. The holding company is on the verge of being dissolved.
Ratner's bid was accepted over an offer from a group led by real estate developer Charles Kushner and Sen. Jon S. Corzine of New Jersey."
Wednesday, Jan 21, 2004
good will bunting
talking points interviews george soros. also, josh is already up in new hampshire on his reader funded venture.
heart attack
big al hearts kerry and campaign narratives.
sleep cycle
i didnt catch deans iowa concession speech the other night but they were braying about it on charlie rose last night. sounds like more bs to me. this dean as angry thing -- didnt they pin that on mccain too. if only they were even keeled and compassionate like our fearless leader. oh yeah, nice job with the rebuttal last night, so soothing and without rancor. its like youre not even there at all.
Tuesday, Jan 20, 2004
registering imperceptions
anybody have any thoughts on iowa? im wondering why kucinichs people threw their support to edwards. i think dean and gephardt had "gone negative" in ads against the either so gephardts people going to edwards or kerry makes sense. but one would think that kucinich and dean would have more in common. the link heads to billmons latest. he still has a ready supply of kool aid.
...and ill set you free
the final list of nominees for the 2004 bloggies are up. looks uninteresting as usual. maybe dmtree needs to create its own awards so other people can say our taste in blogs is shit. (add category listings in comments) anybody have a name for the awards? The Golden Bough? Bow? The Bow Wows?
keepin' it surreal
the iowa caucus results might seem surreal but for the real fake deal one must turn on the tv and watch the wbs The Surreal Life. i wouldnt bother to even mention the show except for the presence of pornstar ron jeremy. how is it again that pornstars have almost crept up the ladder of legitimacy in the eyes of corporate america. obviously the answer is money as the companies that control the info pipelines make fat bank from porn-per-view. and as a result we now see pornstar exploits inching into the mainstream, into realm of sanctified celebrity culture.
oh yeah. it turns out ron jeremy is the most articulate person on the show. im not sure of what that is an indictment but someone assuredly should be put away for it.
Monday, Jan 19, 2004
workingmens blues
“The refuse of the rich man's kitchen is carefully stored by the cook, and sold to dealers in ‘second-hand’ food, who in turn retail it to the poor.” Excerpted. Originally from Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol. 74, iss. 442, April, 1887. By Lee Meriwether.