Politicians are the creatures who will bring down the entire ship if we don't take them out of relevance fast - go progressive and challenge them to invest themselves into a task now seen as devoid of glory, but realizing the opposite is the equivalent of WMD - our thanks will come, just don't gorge yourself on the praise, it's gonna take some work.

Interesting passage from the shareholders letter from Warren Buffet in 2002 - enjoy !

"Charlie and I believe Berkshire should be a fortress of financial strength – for the sake of our
owners, creditors, policyholders and employees. We try to be alert to any sort of megacatastrophe risk, and that posture may make us unduly apprehensive about the burgeoning quantities of long-term derivatives contracts and the massive amount of uncollateralized receivables that are growing alongside. In our view, however, derivatives are financial weapons of mass destruction, carrying dangers that, while now latent, are
potentially lethal."

Once again, American comedy is one of its few sources of accurate news.

Both use negative campaign ads because they are proven to work. Americans (or any other nation when it comes to elections) don't want the truth. They want glamorous ads with catchy slogans and negativity. That's what wins elections.

ConcernedCanuck @ 5:

Both use negative campaign ads because they are proven to work. Americans (or any other nation when it comes to elections) don't want the truth. They want glamorous ads with catchy slogans and negativity. That's what wins elections.

NO! It's not what they want it's what the media feeds them. Gruel!

bullfrog @ 6:

dictionary definition of maverick:

an unbranded range animal, especially a calf that has become separated from its mother, traditionally considered the property of the first person who brands it.

So, the GOP was the 1st to brand McCain?

Ron @ 7:

ConcernedCanuck @ 5:

Both use negative campaign ads because they are proven to work. Americans (or any other nation when it comes to elections) don't want the truth. They want glamorous ads with catchy slogans and negativity. That's what wins elections.

NO! It's not what they want it's what the media feeds them. Gruel!

Really? Then explain the popularity of Faux Snooze, American Idol, Survivor, and Paris Hilton?

Right now, Franken is losing slightly in the polls
http://www.electoral-vote.com/evp2008/Senate/Graphs/minnesota.html

A rap track with Ludacris, Kwame Kilpatrick and Mohammed Atta.....LMAO!!

ConcernedCanuck @ 11:

Ron @ 7:

ConcernedCanuck @ 5:

Both use negative campaign ads because they are proven to work. Americans (or any other nation when it comes to elections) don't want the truth. They want glamorous ads with catchy slogans and negativity. That's what wins elections.

NO! It's not what they want it's what the media feeds them. Gruel!

Really? Then explain the popularity of Faux Snooze, American Idol, Survivor, and Paris Hilton?

It's showtime, not the media. If you don't know the difference of propaganda and what's supposed to be entertainment you're worse than we are.

Too bad there aren't real sources in the MSM with the ability to show the man behind the curtain.

This skit was hilarious and so true. It makes me sad that there aren't people in the news that are willing to do a little muckraking.

This morning on CNN's "Reliable Sources" program, "media critic" and host Howard Kurtz and rightwing commentator Michael Medved were complaining because Al Franken had a hand in crafting the sketch while he's running for the Senate. They have no problem with Fox News doing slanted and biased "news" while posing as a news organization, but somehow a comedy program should be free of partisanship.

Ryoko @ 16:

What is wrong with the media in this country when it comes to comedy shows having the most comprehensive political analysis on TV? We are in so much trouble in this country. All of the fail-safes provided to us by the Founding Fathers in the Constitution (checks and balances, a free press) have abdicated their responsibilities as the country's watchdogs.

And just when you thought Bush couldn't embarrass us any further:

http://dlgellar.blogspot.com/2008/09/you-couldnt-make-this-up.html

Here is an oldy but a goodie.

Video of Poppy Bush puking on the Japanese Prime Minister.

The whole family is an embarrassment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnOnDatqENo

Damn, that was funny. Well, and tragic, of course.

I sure hope the DNC is paying attention - DNC needs to attack. McCain and Palin are the two most vulnerable candidates ever, and yet DNC is struggling. McCain looks like he's pop'n pills and Palin is pop'n out babies faster than the fed prints money.

Church Lady Does Washington @ 27:

I sure hope the DNC is paying attention - DNC needs to attack. McCain and Palin are the two most vulnerable candidates ever, and yet DNC is struggling. McCain looks like he's pop'n pills and Palin is pop'n out babies faster than the fed prints money.

You're right. What are Howard Dean and the rest doing? Sitting on their hands? They've got to take a cue from the comedy shows. In five minutes or less, they put together a biting and critical take of what the RNC is doing. They've got to understand that the stakes are very high in this election. And, they can't let Obama lose this--or else the entire nation will be sorry.

bullfrog @ 30:

hey, folks. this SNL stuff is fun, but let's try to remember when we wake up tomorrow... henry paulson is asking congress for 700 billion dollars and dictatorial powers by friday.

maybe we should at least take names when congress votes, and write FBI director mueller some tips...

Yeah sure, write today and win a free trip to where ever they decide you deserve to go.

Still don't think I could sit through more than 5 minutes of that show...

While I enjoyed the SNL skit, I think they give McCain a little too much benefit of the doubt that he would actually question the honesty of the ads during the skit. I do not believe he would do such a thing. So I think the SNL skit was a little too fluffy and gives the impression he might actually have a sense of ethics. He does not.

The Pitt Bull in the Pews with Lipstick came out of hiding, went into friendly territory, spoke in empty platitudes, and reference John McCain a lot http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080921/ap_on_el_pr/palin

...John McCain this and John McCain that. Somebody put a muzzle on that bitch until they taught her how to speak (hey, she's the one who called herself a female dog, not me)

We should stop paying the Fed Tax on our phone bills, utility bills and anything that we pay monthly for that has a Fed Tax. Attach a note with your payment each month stating that you are withholding the Fed Tax because you object to the federal government not doing proper oversight in implementing the bail out of the financial institutions. Insist that they follow the guide lines as outlined in Obama's statement about proper oversight and something for home owners. Be sure to put the taxes in a bank account that you can keep separate, and note in your correspondence that you will pay the back taxes once the federal government agrees to the peoples demands.

I don't think they can turn off your service with this kind of protest.

Spread it around, spread it far. Let's do this.

Dave
Viet Vet

rico @ 35:

While I enjoyed the SNL skit, I think they give McCain a little too much benefit of the doubt that he would actually question the honesty of the ads during the skit. I do not believe he would do such a thing. So I think the SNL skit was a little too fluffy and gives the impression he might actually have a sense of ethics. He does not.

They're playing off the contrast between his past and present personas. The impression people have -- rightly or wrongly -- is that he once had a sense of ethics, but became almost instantly willing to sell his soul to win the election. The skit captures that perfectly.

They could have gone with a more nasty caricature, but it wouldn't have been as funny.

While you were sleeping the cockroaches were busy about their work, rummaging through the US Constitution, and putting the finishing touches on a scheme to assert absolute power over the nation's financial markets and the country's economic future.

Section 8 of the proposed legislation says it all:

"Decisions by the Secretary pursuant to the authority of this Act are non-reviewable and committed to agency discretion, and may not be reviewed by any court of law or any administrative agency."

I've been saying it's a ponzi scheme for a long time and noe McCain says so. Damn I should run for president.

Karen @ 41:

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Jesus H. Fernando Mother Fucking Michael Palin Christ on a Pig with Lipstick!

I'd like to see them accuse Obama of being a Neptunian, here to subjugate us all to an interplanetary czar. Seriously. Just to see how many Republicans morons would believe it.

And we know Palin knows more about the foreign policy, energy, and now the economy more than any human in the US. Her powerful thought processes renders her speechless, for she is forbidden to speak to the press or any other outsider. Also, her massive intellect impedes her ability to govern her own state. OMG, she's the one.

You know there was a letter to the editor in our paper today that said just that. That Sarah Palin has a lot more experience than Barack Obama. Unfucking believable.

I thought it was a little better than their recent standard.

More here, for anyone interested:
http://policomic.wordpress.com/2008/09/21/snls-a-game/

With comedy being the best method to get a point across, why haven't campaigns used it?

Great idea, but the timing in that skit was AAWWFFUULL.

This was a funny sketch. Unfortunately, a later sketch in the show made fun of NY Times reporters going to Alaska to investigate Sarah Palin's record as out of touch liberals. To me, it was obvious that this was an attempt to achieve "balance" after McCain supposedly went ballistic upon seeing last week's hilarious sketch making fun of Palin's ability to see Russia from her house. This type of "balance" in response to criticism by the politicians previously made fun of has no place on a comedy program like SNL and is, in my opinion, a dangerous development.

For me, the funniest part was the concept of "Sarcastic Voice Guy." The smarmy voiceovers in the smear ads kill me.

Freddy Knuckles @ 36:

I swear to god, I'll be done with this shitty country once and for all if this ends up being the reason Obama loses the election!!

BTW, that was a terrible impersonation of John McCain. It didn't sound old, angry and out of touch with the world enough.

Don't throw in the towel. That's what these repukes want! Never surrender. Never give in. They only win if we give up.

And, yes, that's a lame McCain impersonation!

Say, isn't that the same Darrell Hammond who admitted to choking up when George Bush arrived at the National Press Club Dinner a few years back? I thought so!

Freddy Knuckles @ 36:

I swear to god, I'll be done with this shitty country once and for all if this ends up being the reason Obama loses the election!!

BTW, that was a terrible impersonation of John McCain. It didn't sound old, angry and out of touch with the world enough.

ya like to help out with a wee letter-writing campaign?

http://narcosphere.narconews.com/thefield/ap%27s-ron-fournier-racial-ars...

I've got a couple different comments:

1.Many of McCain's ads aren't true by any definition of any of the words in them.

2.Most of you are too young to remember this but I'm reminded of a skit Franken wrote and performed early in the life of Saturday Night Live, the "Al Franken Decade". It was one of the funniest things I'd ever seen and now the Al Franken Decade may finally arrived(I'm already starting to not think about how things affect myself, but rather how they affect Al Franken). He has climbed to withing a few points in his race for the Senate after having started far behind. If you look at the history of races where the challenger is in the position Franken was in 6 months before the election and tightens the race to within 5 points or less 45 days before the election, unless the challenger makes a huge blunder, the incumbent goes down in defeat almost every time. Al is gonna be a Senator soon...