Maybe they know something we don't

TV Station reports that Bush has been elected president.

Hurricane Glenda

( Gearing up for Battleground Florida. Again. )

Lovely Spam®, wonderful Spam®

( A tribute to Spam. )

Render unto me a goddamn break, Hanson

I Will Defend To The Death Your Right To Say It, But It's Still A Load Of Crap By Mr. Terence Chua, He's Ba-aaaaack.

( National Review: War or Nuisance? )

They just don't get it

Jon Stewart was on Crosstalk today. Now, I don't watch Crosstalk, or pay attention to it precisely for the reasons Stewart outlines here - it's shallow spectacle disguised as hard-hitting debate. It's pablum. I didn't know Stewart was going on, so I didn't catch it, but after reading the transcript, I wish I had.

Here, we see Stewart not really in funny mode and actually begging the Crosstalk pair to live up to their responsibilities. And they look at him like he just said Jesus was Jewish, like he was insane. I don't believe they don't understand what he's trying to say - I think they're being deliberately obtuse because they know perfectly well they're partisan hacks but that's what they're being paid for.

I feel like weeping. And I'm sure Stewart does too.

Edited to add: Video here (requires Quicktime). Also, for those who are BitTorrent savvy, here's a link.

Six of one, half dozen of another

Pirates and Emperors - a short film in the style of Schoolhouse Rock, explaining the difference between... well, you know.

Handwriting analysis meme

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Just the facts, ma'am

Here's Factcheck.org's take on the last Presidential Debate.

For the general gist, here's their opener:

The debates are over and the results are clear: both candidates are incorrigible fact-twisters.

Gentlemen, start your spin engines.