1.23.2007

SOTU:

8:15 - Cheney already looks like he wants to shoot somebody (in the face...of course).
8:18 - Balance budget...hmm, will be a $10 Trillion nation debit...$8 trillion of which under just three presidents - Reagan, Bush, and Bush
8:18 - Balanced the budget...three years ahead of schedule...if you don't count Iraq
8:21 - Are all the people there reading along? (do you think the "applause" breaks are highlighted?)
8:23 - I see Obama
8:24 - Tax breaks on the first $15M of health care costs only works if you make more than $15M
8:26 - Is Pelosi trying to make it VERY obvious when she is/is not clapping
8:29 - Energy-notice he always says FOREIGN oil (clean coal my ass)
8:31 - Reduce gas usage by 20% in ten years...that seems like very little over a very long time
8:32 - Double the capacity of the SPR...through drilling?
8:33 - Did he say global climate change...I didn't think he knew what that was (or didn't believe in it)
8:34 - Domestic policy done...on to Iraq
8:35 - "Take the fight to the enemy"..."Staying on the offense"
8:36 - I think he is about to play the "it could be worse" card
8:36 - And there it is
8:39 - He is drawing one big circle around any thing he doesn't like and calling it terrorist...not that there aren't a variety of terrorist organization, but in his mind it seems so simple if they disagree with him, they must be terrorists (with us or against us).
8:41 - Condi looks piiissssed
8:42 - McCain is asleep
8:44 - Define "victory"
8:47 - Wealth of Iraw into rebuilding of Iraq...and into the pockets of the war profiteers
8:48 - Violence could spill out around the country...its not already
8:49 - smirk
8:50 - He just tied not supporting the escallation to not supporting the troops...classy
8:51 - Special counsel to advise on terror? Haven't we had a few of those that the Repubs have ignored in the past?
8:52 - Civillian specialists...aren't those called mercinaries?
8:54 - Is he basically calling out everyone in the world who doesn't like us?
8:54 - AIDS in Africa...was the Red Product thing what clued him in?
8:57 - Dikembe Mutombo - K?!?
9:00 - Wesley Autrey...he''s pointing a lot...was that a chest pound?
9:02 - smirk
Totals:
49 minutes
62 applause breaks

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Did you actually watch it? You must not like yourself very much to put yourself through that. Or possibly you thought it was a stand-up routine? comment by  jp, 1/24/2007 9:15 AM

Well, at first I thought I missed it...but unfortunately I did watch it. Via DailyKos.com. comment by  Unknown, 1/24/2007 10:27 AM

Union: Impossible

Well, its time to get ready for tonights State of the Union address. To help everyone get over the fact that you have to listen to Bush speak for an hour, our friends at Drinking Liberally have come to the rescue with their SOTU Bingo...enjoy!

I won't be playing Drinking Liberally's bingo, instead I will simply be drinking liberally. Via DailyKos.com

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1.22.2007

Don't forget Poland.

Remember how, in 2004, John Kerry seemingly demolished Geedub in the debates? And remember those split-screen shots of Bush looking confused and Kerry smirking? The Village Voice even thought that this may have caused Kerry to come out on top of the debates.

But according to UW Research, this wasn't the case. Bush looking confused and frustrated didn't hurt him. Kerry's confident demeanor, occasional note-taking, and smirks hurt him. Strange, isn't it?

"The split-screen debates hurt Kerry and not really Bush," he says. "It was largely a function of what people thought about the two candidates in the first place. Split-screen coverage made Bush supporters more extreme in their support for the president and their opposition to Kerry. Kerry voters, on the other hand, didn't like Bush in the first place, but the split-screen coverage also didn't change much about their support for Kerry."

For Bush, the split-screen format shored up his base and helped him with GOP-leaning undecided viewers.

"When they saw Kerry on split screen and saw his smirks or writing something down in reaction to what Bush said, that produced a much more negative view towards Kerry," he adds. "People who leaned toward Bush in the first place felt even worse about Kerry."

Note to self - appear smart in public and risk losing your job.

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1.17.2007

What, What...the E-mail

A while back we were discussing the barrage of wonderful "forward" e-mails we get. Brian - having the most experience working with middle aged women - seemed to be the king of cute puppies, flash animation, and heart felt stories. But today, I got one that I just couldn't pass up. Enjoy:

DENSEST ELEMENT

A major research institution has just announced the discovery of the densest element yet known to science. The new element has been named "Bushcronium. " Bushcronium has one neutron, 12 assistant neutrons, 75 deputy neutrons, and 224 assistant deputy neutrons, giving it an atomic mass of 311.

These particles are held together by dark forces called morons, which are surrounded by vast quantities of lepton-like particles called peons. The symbol for Bushcronium is "W."

Bushcronium' s mass actually increases over time, as morons randomly interact with various elements in the atmosphere and become assistant deputy neutrons in a Bushcronium molecule, forming isodopes. This characteristic of moron-promotion leads some scientists to believe that Bushcronium is formed whenever morons reach a certain quantity in concentration.

This hypothetical quantity is referred to as "Critical Morass." When catalyzed with money, Bushcronium activates Foxnewsium, an element that radiates orders of magnitude more energy, albeit as incoherent noise, since it has 1/2 as many peons but twice as many morons.

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1.15.2007

I want to be President

Breaking news (that's right we're breaking news here at Jakesmom):
C annouces his bid at the highest office in the land.

"Today, I humbly announce my candidacy for President of the United States!"

When questioned on his motives, C had this to say:

Well, from what I hear, it may be the easiest job ever. I mean, you can take vacation like a 15% of the time to Camp David, another 20% to my ranch - oh, I guess I should get a ranch.

Via Think Progress (last one today, I promise).

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My bad...I deleted Brian's comment above, I think it was something like: "It appears you're not alone in announcing a Presidential bid. Perhaps a Obama/C ticket?" comment by  C, 1/16/2007 4:48 PM

1.12.2007

Keith Olbermann Still Going Off.

Oh my, Mr. Olbermann is still going off on President Bush.

Via The Big Ticket (click to watch embedded videos):

Keith Olbermann scores another pair of KO's with his latest special comments, about President Bush's Wednesday nite speech and its call for "sacrifice." Both videos are available for download via Crooks & Liars, as per usual.

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12.20.2006

Nice day for a white wedding?

Reality check: 95 percent of Americans had premarital sex. No real surprise there, although this was a bit of a surprise - "The high rates extend even to women born in the 1940s, challenging perceptions that people were more chaste in the past." But this study presents interesting political issues as well.

"The data clearly show that the majority of older teens and adults have already had sex before marriage, which calls into question the federal government's funding of abstinence-only-until-marriage programs for 12- to 29-year-olds," Finer said.

Under the Bush administration, such programs have received hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding.

"It would be more effective," Finer said, "to provide young people with the skills and information they need to be safe once they become sexually active -- which nearly everyone eventually will."

[Wade Horn, assistant secretary for children and families at the U.S. Department of H&HS] insisted there was no federal mission against premarital sex among adults.

"Absolutely not," Horn said. "The Bush administration does not believe the government should be regulating or stigmatizing the behavior of adults."

Oh really! Bush doesn't want to regulate or stigmatize the behavior of adults?

EXHIBIT A - President Calls for Constitutional Amendment Protecting Marriage. Not trying to regulate the behavior of adults? Really? (or, Bush 'troubled' by same-sex marriages)

EXHIBIT B - You are either with us or against us. Not trying to stigmatize the behavior of adults?

EXHIBIT C - Bush calls for protection of 'children waiting to be born'. Huh. Not trying to regulate or stigmatize the behavior of adults? Really?

EXHIBIT D - Bush calls for tougher welfare rules. Not trying to stigmatize any groups of Americans?

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