'Shindig'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
I have serious love for Maureen Dowd's column in the NYTimes today.
Maybe President Bush should spend less time preaching about spreading democracy around the world and more time worrying about our deteriorating democracy.
The scene on Capitol Hill this past week has been almost as absurdly macabre as the movie "Weekend at Bernie's," with Tom DeLay and Bill Frist propping up between them this poor woman in a vegetative state to indulge their own political agendas.
A CBS News poll yesterday found that 82 percent of the public was opposed to Congress and the president intervening in this case; 74 percent thought it was all about politics.
I really want to believe that this will mean that the Democrats regain control of at least one of the houses of Congress in 2006. I really really REALLY do.
But I also thought that the lack of WMDs would cost Shrub the election.
I thought that Abu Graib would cost Shrub the election.
So every time I think something is going to cause the tide to turn, it just further cements their position.
In a live poll today on MSNBC (admittedly non-scientific) they asked if people thought that congress actually cared about Terri Schiavo, or if they were just pushing their own agenda.
The results were 89% to 11% that these politicians were just pushing their own agenda.
Although it is, as Steph points out, to early to say this, and proclamations of this sort have been made and been wrong before, this time I think that, between Social Security and Terri Schiavo, the right has finally stepped on some land mines that might actually do some damage.
I just found out that a co-worker who sits kitty corner from me has co-written a play that's being put on by the Factory Theater in Chicago (and is being directed by Nick Digilio, the WGN radio host who has done some fun interviews with Tim Minear and other Wonderfalls/Firefly related people). I popped my head up to verify the info, and Mr. Shy here was all "I don't like to self-promote, but yeah, that's me."
Although it is, as Steph points out, to early to say this, and proclamations of this sort have been made and been wrong before, this time I think that, between Social Security and Terri Schiavo, the right has finally stepped on some land mines that might actually do some damage.
I hope. Oh I hope.
[eta: And if I remember, I'll whip up a VAST LIBERAL CONSPIRACY t-shirt tonight on CafePress.]
Article on Steve Carell and the American version of The Office: [link]
In the upcoming movie "Bewitched," he's practical joker Uncle Arthur, a character etched in the original TV series by Paul Lynde. In the planned film version of another classic TV series, "Get Smart," he'll also step into the shoes of a well-known character -- inept spy Maxwell Smart, first played by Don Adams.
[eta: And if I remember, I'll whip up a VAST LIBERAL CONSPIRACY t-shirt tonight on CafePress.]
It'd be funny with a line of smaller text underneath saying "Member #793,021", or some such.
Actually, I can easily see Carrell as something of a comedic heir to Don Adams.
Cafepress vast liberal conspiracy shop
Heh. Should've guessed.