Archive for the 'quotes' Category

All McCain’s Base

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

I mentioned it here and in an article with another reference to that wonderful meme, Seth Graehame-Smith says, “All McCain’s base are belong to [Obama and the Democratic Party]” [sic?].
I wouldn’t have mentioned it, except I ran across this quote:
I don’t care if footage of Obama snorting coke off Scarlett Johansson’s boobs surfaces in late [...]

Quiet desperation

Saturday, June 28th, 2008

You: Did you read it?
Me: No, I don’t like to read. Reading for elitist liberal types.
Me: “Lives of quiet desperation.” Have you ever heard of that?
You: No.
[quiet desperation after the jump.]

War crimes

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

On Feb 7, 2002, President Bush issued an order. The order stated, in pertinent part “I accept the legal conclusion of the Department of Justice and determine that Common Article 3 of Geneva does not apply to either al Qaeda or Taliban detainees.”
With these fateful and ill-advised words, President Bush, our Commander-in-Chief, perhaps unwittingly, perhaps [...]

When geeks rule politics

Friday, June 6th, 2008

From Chris Kelly’s article on Huffington Post:
One good thing about Hillary proclaiming her right to a four-day national non-concession? We’ll never have to wonder what it would have been like if she’d been elected and that phone in the White House had rung at three AM.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
Hello?
KIM JONG IL
All your base [...]

Statistics

Friday, June 6th, 2008

As I mentioned before, everyone in my family but me is an expert at statistics. It’s hard to explain…
When my brother was angry that O.J. got away with it, my dad calmed him down by pointing out that in was a natural consequence of our legal system minimizing Type II error.
When my mom pointed out [...]

Modern translations

Thursday, June 5th, 2008

Someone noticed today my random use of Latin. And it got me thinking about translations, mostly because English is the only (non-programming) language I know.
[The Stranger and Latin maxims after the jump.]

Obama’s 2002 speech

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

“Those are the battles that we need to fight. Those are the battles that we willingly join. The battles against ignorance and intolerance. Corruption and greed. Poverty and despair.
“The consequences of war are dire, the sacrifices immeasurable. We may have occasion in our lifetime to once again rise up in defense of our freedom, and [...]

Requiem for the Republican Party

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Last week, the politics of fear ended:
“Because I care so deeply about protecting our country, I take strong offense to your suggestion in recent days that the country will be vulnerable to terrorist attack unless Congress immediately enacts legislation giving you broader powers to conduct warrantless surveillance of Americans’ communications and provides legal immunity for [...]

Why Red States vote red

Friday, February 15th, 2008

“Could we possibly have a nominee who hasn’t won any of the significant states — outside of Illinois? That raises some serious questions about Sen. Obama.”
—Mark Penn, Chief Strategist for the Clinton campaign
By my count, if you are from Alabama, Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North [...]

Triumphs of the Human Spirit

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Blurb is hosting Lunch 2.0 today on Valentine’s Day!
Reading people’s twitter’s I think
Am I the only single person who loves Valentine’s day?
Oh the gifts, flowers, chocolates, singing telegram, and the the restaurant dinner reservation! I love watching the public trauma this day brings to two people in love. Sometimes it is like a romance sped [...]