Monthly Archives: October 2008

Happy Valley Hoedown: Halloween Edition

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

Dream Syndicate, “Halloween.” Arguably the best DS song out there. The Cramps, “I Was a Teenage Werewolf.” Lux Interior at his best.

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Trick or Treat Update: Crazy Lady Giving Away Stale Peanuts Again This Year

Posted on October 31, 2008 by

A high placed source has confirmed that, for the seventh year in a row, the crazy lady in that one house down the street plans to give away stale, unsalted whole peanuts in the shell tonight for Trick or Treating. … Continue reading →

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“If McCain Gets Elected, I Swear I’ll . . .”

Posted on October 30, 2008 by

Along comes 23/6 to help you cultivate all of those empty threats you will be making between now and next Tuesday with their handy, “Swear To God Dude, If McCain Wins I’m Gonna…” O-tron. Head on over and give it … Continue reading →

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Et Tu, Joe?

Posted on October 30, 2008 by

This is becoming painful.

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Are You an Elitist?

Posted on October 29, 2008 by

Elitism has become one of the key issues in this year’s presidential campaign. However, given that the charges of elitism are being leveled by the candidate who owns eight houses and 13 cars, it is clear that the criteria for … Continue reading →

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Oh the Potassium!

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Christopher Hitchens argues (persuasively) that the bailout put the finishing touches on our disintegration into a banana republic. Now ask yourself another question. Has anybody resigned, from either the public or the private sectors (overlapping so lavishly as they now … Continue reading →

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“The Unscripted Ignoramus” — a Newly Discovered Novel from Graham Greene

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

From Robert Draper in GQ. They’ve [McCain aides] held their tongue from leaking what a couple of McCain higher-ups have told me—namely, that Palin simply knew nothing about national and international issues. Which meant, as one such adviser said to … Continue reading →

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How’s That Thousand Year Reich Working Out, Karl?

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Ah, the good old days. From this: . . . the once-envisioned “rolling realignment,” under which the Republican Party would add to its base of white Evangelical Protestants, bringing in Hispanics, culturally conservative African Americans, and economically vulnerable whites—those who … Continue reading →

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Looks Like He Finally Found What He’s Looking For

Posted on October 28, 2008 by

Photo: Daily Mail

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Cindy McCain Just Like Any Other Female Human

Posted on October 27, 2008 by

From a little site you’ve probably never heard of called the Onion.

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