Republican Convention

[dubman]

the experience is only as respectable as the one who lived through it. i'd have much more of it for someone in mccains situation if they didnt use it as a reason why getting captured is a reason to get elected.

if someone goes through hell and becomes a miserable asshole for it, i'm not going to care what part of them i make fun of, because they're a miserable asshole. if someone comes out of it and does some good out of it, whether personally or outwardly, thats a much harder thing to do and is actually respectable.

but all this just elaborates on the simple idea that i dont give a damn. belittling isnt exactly the most grownup sport in the world, why stop at faux-pas.

[kagenaki koe]

funny stuff about one of the background images during McCain's speech:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/213806.php

[dubman]

i like the idea of a political convention being the next idea for christopher guest.

a lot.

[potatobroth]

I wondered what that building was.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10033827-56.html

The predominant assumption in the blogosphere is that one of the AV geeks tasked with backdrops for the evening's speech was told to get a photo of Walter Reed Army Medical Center, but got my middle school instead. Weird thing is, as pointed out by Talking Points Memo, the lead blog on the still-developing story, Walter Reed Middle School was also the backdrop for Matt Santos' announcement of his presidential candidacy on The West Wing. (Another Hollywood factoid: the show Head of the Class was also loosely based on Walter Reed Middle School's Individualized Honors Program.)

[kagenaki koe]

diligence in reasearch (or vetting) doesnt seem to be a republican strong suit.

[cacophony]

oh man that's too good to be true.

[kagenaki koe]

new Daily Show (post Palin Speech)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...isodeId=184093

"Fck You Community Organizers!"

[kagenaki koe]

fast forward to the 5:10 mark of the clip, John McCain nicklebacks Bush's 2000 election acceptance speech:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/in...big-acceptance