Saturday, July 23, 2016
Pantheon TV
I think that it's time that HBO buy Mr. Robot from USA and adds some tits. Really one of the best shows on TV so early in its run.
Friday, July 22, 2016
A Lesson from Last Night in Images
Things that pivot:
Things that don't:
Media, I hope you can remember that.
Things that don't:
Media, I hope you can remember that.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Meredith McIver
Dammit, I can't believe I'm falling for Slate clickbait twice today, but...
What's that whole thing about having to prove a negative?
She started a Twitter feed just yesterday, and look at these pictures:
What's that whole thing about having to prove a negative?
She started a Twitter feed just yesterday, and look at these pictures:
Source: Meredith McIver's Twitter feed
Source: Heavy.com
Source: Meredith McIver's Twitter feed
I smell the fucking of rats...
I'm Not Afraid...
I like Jamelle Bouie a lot, but I have to respectfully disagree with this:
I feel like I'm "whitesplaining," but I think (I hope) I'm just "liberal who has followed the Republican Party for two decades and has read obsessively about American political history-splaining" (rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?).
The GOP has been headed this way for almost 60 years. Rick Perlstein has done a tremendous job chronicling this. It worked for a while, as those whites with memories of completely subjugating blacks under Jim Crow could be told by their economic betters, who don't give two shits about what they have to do to get their taxes cut, to blame their own declines on minorities. But each year, more of those die off, and every report on institutional racism or iPhone video of a policeman killing an African-American is another Emmett Till moment for those who haven't seen through this façade already, and another nail in the old guard's coffin (which they eagerly dug themselves). We're talking about a party that has won the popular vote once in the last six elections.
It's part of the normal rhythms of American life for the half-full arena of white octogenarians in a city where they're really not welcome:
There are fewer of them, and they know that. It's making them scream louder. But the volume of their insane bellowing does not increase the number of votes they have.
No matter what Michael Moore says, Donald Trump will not win in November.
This is not to say we should rest on our laurels; through a variety of ways of cheating or at least skirting around the spirit of the law, the Republicans have held a lot more power than should be reflected in the number of votes they have. So we need to change that. Aside from electing Hillary, we need 60 seats in the Senate, and a majority in the House. That's a really steep hill to climb. If we do pull it off, we restore voting rights, repeal Citizens United, and roll back this ridiculous gerrymandering of the last decade, and continue to repair the damage done by the other side's slash-and-burn tactics.
This country is not getting worse. It's getting better. Not as quickly as we'd like; the bad guys are not going down quietly. But they are going down.
The argument was clear: You are in danger, threatened by a brown invaders and black saboteurs. Donald Trump will keep you safe. It was a remarkable display of demagoguery, a clear sign that the Republican Party—whatever it was before Trump—is now a party of overt white nationalism. And it was just the beginning.
I feel like I'm "whitesplaining," but I think (I hope) I'm just "liberal who has followed the Republican Party for two decades and has read obsessively about American political history-splaining" (rolls off the tongue, doesn't it?).
The GOP has been headed this way for almost 60 years. Rick Perlstein has done a tremendous job chronicling this. It worked for a while, as those whites with memories of completely subjugating blacks under Jim Crow could be told by their economic betters, who don't give two shits about what they have to do to get their taxes cut, to blame their own declines on minorities. But each year, more of those die off, and every report on institutional racism or iPhone video of a policeman killing an African-American is another Emmett Till moment for those who haven't seen through this façade already, and another nail in the old guard's coffin (which they eagerly dug themselves). We're talking about a party that has won the popular vote once in the last six elections.
It felt like an ordinary event at an ordinary convention. That was the scariest part of all—the feeling that people here had already fit Donald Trump into the normal rhythms of American political life.
It's part of the normal rhythms of American life for the half-full arena of white octogenarians in a city where they're really not welcome:
There are fewer of them, and they know that. It's making them scream louder. But the volume of their insane bellowing does not increase the number of votes they have.
No matter what Michael Moore says, Donald Trump will not win in November.
This is not to say we should rest on our laurels; through a variety of ways of cheating or at least skirting around the spirit of the law, the Republicans have held a lot more power than should be reflected in the number of votes they have. So we need to change that. Aside from electing Hillary, we need 60 seats in the Senate, and a majority in the House. That's a really steep hill to climb. If we do pull it off, we restore voting rights, repeal Citizens United, and roll back this ridiculous gerrymandering of the last decade, and continue to repair the damage done by the other side's slash-and-burn tactics.
This country is not getting worse. It's getting better. Not as quickly as we'd like; the bad guys are not going down quietly. But they are going down.
Tuesday, July 19, 2016
I Hate To Say It....
I wanted to live blog more, but I couldn't even bring myself to watch. I'm checking in every now and then to see if there might be anything interesting at all, but the convention seems to just continue to serve up maggoty shit on a shingle instead of red meat, which as least would be fun. Maybe tomorrow.
Serious Question...
In which cycle does the RNC feature a liberal chained to a wall being forced to call himself Reek? 2024? 2028? I swear, we're almost there.
Monday, July 18, 2016
RNC Liveblog Post #7
10:22 PM CST... Silhouette Trump got me to chug a whole beer. This got better quickly!
10:24 PM CST... I feel like she's about to get dragged off to Green Acres.
10:25 PM CST... Blinded by the wife... wrapped up with a douche...
10:28 PM CST... Bob Dole... forget drinking. Pop a Viagra!
10:33 PM CST... I got distracted. I just can't care anymore. I've got nothing to say. Some blogger I am.
10:24 PM CST... I feel like she's about to get dragged off to Green Acres.
10:25 PM CST... Blinded by the wife... wrapped up with a douche...
10:28 PM CST... Bob Dole... forget drinking. Pop a Viagra!
10:33 PM CST... I got distracted. I just can't care anymore. I've got nothing to say. Some blogger I am.
RNC Liveblog Post #6... Rudy Edition
9:53 CST... Sorry, your son died for absolutely nothing. And you know why? Because of the people right in front of you, and the people who put you on stage. And there we go again, we can't name the enemy. IT'S YOU.
9:55 CST... Let's bring in the Confederates... Jefferson Beauregarde H. Doody.
9:57 CST... I don't remember who became President after 1999. Don't think I'll find out tonight.
9:59 CST... http://www.complex.com/life/2016/07/rnc-drinking-game . I need a better drinking game than that.
10:01 CST...
10:03 CST... This is SO boring. Oh wait!!! RUUUUUUUDY!!!!
10:04 CST... We're doing it. 9/11 drinking. What's that claw???
10:06 CST... This man is afraid of everything.
10:09 CST.. Is he doing the Macarena?
10:11 CST... I think "Islamic Extremist Aneurysm" might be about to become a thing...
10:14 CST... I just screamed out "YES!" at the bar when he said September 11th, but then he said September 12th, 2012. Oh well, I think it counts. If I don't drink, what's the point? So I'm chugging now.
10:19 CST... OK, "Reagan" deserves a drink. I'm making this up as I go along.
Done, done, onto the next post.
9:55 CST... Let's bring in the Confederates... Jefferson Beauregarde H. Doody.
9:57 CST... I don't remember who became President after 1999. Don't think I'll find out tonight.
9:59 CST... http://www.complex.com/life/2016/07/rnc-drinking-game . I need a better drinking game than that.
10:01 CST...
"Get me a guy who sounds like he runs a plantation"— Oliver Willis (@owillis) July 19, 2016
"Senator Sessions is here"#RNCinCLE
10:03 CST... This is SO boring. Oh wait!!! RUUUUUUUDY!!!!
10:04 CST... We're doing it. 9/11 drinking. What's that claw???
10:06 CST... This man is afraid of everything.
10:09 CST.. Is he doing the Macarena?
10:11 CST... I think "Islamic Extremist Aneurysm" might be about to become a thing...
10:14 CST... I just screamed out "YES!" at the bar when he said September 11th, but then he said September 12th, 2012. Oh well, I think it counts. If I don't drink, what's the point? So I'm chugging now.
10:19 CST... OK, "Reagan" deserves a drink. I'm making this up as I go along.
Done, done, onto the next post.
RNC Liveblog Post #5
9:44 PM... Tom Cotton. SUPERSTAR!
9:49 PM CST... I'll call the enemy by its name. Donald Trump. Can you do that, Senator Cotton?
9:50 CST... When did Tom Cotton turn into John Kerry circa 2004? Where's the help coming from, motherfucker?
9:51 PM... Christmas Baby? Relevant because...
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