The GOP's cheerful viciousness Three Dog Night, With last night's.heerfully vicious speeches from Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin, the Republicans did what they always do in order to win elections: they exploited raw cultural divides while mocking, belittling and demonizing Democratic leaders. Yet again, they delivered brutally effective and deeply personal blows to the Democratic presidential candidate grounded in the same manipulative and deceitful yet very potent themes they've been using for the last three decades. Ever since Ronald Reag.

Obama Racism/Muslim/Unpatriotic/Scary Black Dude Watch, #76 While we're on the subject? Last night, while listening to first Giuliani and then Palin sneer at Obama for being.".c.ommunity organizer.".I nearly lost my everloving shit with fury'not just because, on its face, it shows a deep contempt for an engaged citizenry (back to treating activist like a dirty word again), but because, beneath its surface, it was an ugly racist dog whistle. Ezra succinctly explains the subtext: When Giuliani sneered about community organizers on the .".South side.".of. concert.

Corrupt Politicians and My 49th Birthday   I have a hard time letting go of traditions, no matter how ridiculous or recent they are. Three years ago, to mark my 46th birthday, I wrote a post about the film that won the Best Picture Oscar in 1946?The Best Years of Our Lives. 1946?I turned 46?get it? The following year.wrote about the ?47 winner?Gentleman?s Agreement? and then last year, when I turned 48, I ruminated on ?Hamlet? and the other films nominated in 1948. Today is my 49th birthday. It also happens to be the last . Three Dog Night tickets.

One Piece At A Time live, Hey Ya'll! I hope you've been able to weather all of the storms, both meteoroligical AND personal, that may have blown over you since I was last here. We got three inches of rain from Fay, were missed by Gustave, and got through a couple of family .".storms.".with virtually no damage. I've managed to inflict enough damage on myself. I don't need a force of nature. Saturday night I broke a toe on my left foot. My pinky toe. On a steel-toed boot. Imagine that. Turns out, steel-toed boots don't protec.

Nightly Ramble:Palin speech(more); Press getting petty; Revenge is ours, say the Democrats; more. Three Dog Night concert tickets, Lots of ground to cover, today, but too little time to do it in. Interesting news; apparently that brilliant speech from Palin last night was genuine? the teleprompter for at least part of the speech was broken. as David has already reported here. So much for another rumor about Palin being a lightweight. And so much for Obama. One wonders how he'd fare without his teleprompter. I suspect we'd be calling Obama ?Over. Let's look at how petty this anti-Palin nonsense is getting. Apparently.

BB 9/2 Recap: The Renegades'Not to Be Confused with ?The Renegade? with Lorenzo Lamas music, (Registered members may comment here.) Welcome back everyone! Well, another week has gone by and we still have too many hamsters left. The end of the season of BB always seems to just drag by, it's like a never ending show. They should eliminate the last five people with the fast-forward show they did last week. On Sunday, we found out that Jerry won HOH and put Dan and Keesha on the block. Tonight, we have the veto competition and ceremony. Will one of them come off the block? Will Jerry.

BB 9/2 Recap: The Renegades'Not to Be Confused with ?The Renegade? with Lorenzo Lamas Welcome back everyone! Well, another week has gone by and we still have too many hamsters left. The end of the season of BB always seems to just drag by, it's like a never ending show. They should eliminate the last five people with the fast-forward show they did last week. On Sunday, we found out that Jerry won HOH and put Dan and Keesha on the block. Tonight, we have the veto competition and ceremony. Will one of them come off the block? Will Jerry break his hip? Will Memphis go the whole show. Tickets.

McCain Tonight: Tell the Swing Voters a Great Story Thanks to his neo-celebrity running mate, John McCain has one tough act to follow. The upside of Sarah Palin's turbocharged speech last night is that, well, the world is now obsessed with her. The downside: She's overshadowing John McCain, and at the same time has amped up the energy here in a way that puts more pressure on McCain to lift up the crowd. McCain needs to muster as much energy as he naturally can. (I like the idea of having him come from behind the podium and walk around carrying. Three Dog Night tour tickets.

Before I Go Before I Go Posted by: rightwingprof in Obamination, Palin, McCain, Idjits, Conservatism, '08, Wackjobs Mark Steyn: I would like to thank the US media for doing such a grand job this last week of lowering expectations by portraying Governor Palin - whoops, I mean Hick-Burg Mayor Palin - as a hillbilly know-nothing permapregnant ditz, half of whose 27 kids are the spawn of a stump-toothed uncle who hasn't worked since he was an extra in Deliverance. How's that narrative holding up, geniuse. Three Dog Night ticket broker.

Fic: Crushed Roses, Pt. 1 Title: Crushed Roses, Part 1 Author: AngiePen Fandom: Celebrity RPS Pairing: Craig Parker/Sean Bean (and a tiny bit of Viggo/Billy, just for [IMG [info]]msilverstar :) ) Rating: PG-13 Request: [IMG [info]]msilverstar's Sweet Charity fic. Summary: Craig has a secret admirer, and some hopes (and fears) about who it might be. He can't quite tell, though, and he's feeling more and more nervous as the unknown person's expressions of affection begin to get creepy. Disclaimer: I don't own anyone. Tickets for Three Dog Night.