The UK is unveiling some new currency hotness. H&FJ place things in perspective. I’m willing to tolerate the giant purple numeral if only they’d give the one‐dollar bill the same makeover as the rest of our bills. Wouldn’t it be nice if our currency, y’know, matched?
Category: Tumbles
After nearly two years of complications from thyroid cancer, Roger Ebert will soon resume writing movie reviews on a regular basis. Ebert’s one of my favorite living writers — he articulates his love of movies so well that I enjoy reading even those reviews I disagree with. I can’t wait until he’s back on the job.
I didn’t know what The Escapist was before Zero Punctuation came into being. But now they’ve got Jason Rohrer, the author of Passage, writing a monthly column/game for them. If they hang onto these guys they’ll be the video game webzine that IGN never was.
Our competition is not so much other television shows as it is Guitar Hero.
Lorne Michaels
In some places I found that Democrats were imitating Republican methods. They excused it by saying that they were fighting the devil with fire. This is no excuse. It is poor policy to fight the devil with fire. He knows more about fire than you do and does not have to pay so much for fuel.
William Jennings Bryan
Instead of actually performing as a watchdog over Bush’s already out‐of‐control domestic spies, [Ranking Democrat on Senate Intelligence Committee Jay] Rockefeller spent most of his time hiding under his desk, issuing secret letters of “protest” that he showed to no one, and which — astoundingly! — had no effect. His excuse, of course, was that he feared revealing critical “national security” information. But as people who actually know what they’re talking about have pointed out, Rockefeller blew it HUGE, failing to understand the constitutional imperative of speaking out, and the protections available to him in doing so. He is a stone moron, and it will cost you your freedom some day very soon.
Daily Kos
I want someone who can lead the country. When people grow cynical and detached from government, or blinded by partisanship, evil runs amok. Obama represents an honest shot at making our government something we can be proud of. I’m tired of throwing things at CNN. I’m tired of feeling depressed when I read speeches by the founding fathers. I want Jon Stewart to smile again. For a brief moment, next Tuesday, we’ll have a shot at finally getting things right. Please help.
Randall Munroe
It is part of the myth of America that anyone can be President. For the past 20 years, it’s been true that anyone can be President so long as they are called Bush or Clinton. If Hillary spends two terms in the White House, family dynasties will have commanded the Great Republic for more than a quarter of a century. At an Obama event in New York, I saw a placard with a potent slogan. It simply said: “The White House is not a time share.”
The Observer
As I told a Republican friend this morning, it is with some regret and chagrin that I am forced to recognize that the only serious opposition to McCain within Republican circles appears to be from people with active personality disorders.
Josh Marshall
Barack Obama beat Hillary Clinton so badly in South Carolina it may spawn some new kind of Southern colloquialism. When Clemson spanks an opponent by five touchdowns it will be called an Obama. Fans will taunt the losing team as they walk off the field by making an “O” against their foreheads.
Slate