That's a thing people are doing?

It's a thing I'm doing. It's one of my favorite books, and I can't think of any two people less likely to be in my mental fantasy casting session than Tom Hanks or Halle Berry. But since I trust the directors, I'm trying not to let it worry me.

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JZ,

while I have not read the 200 page document, I read the serious journalism about it when the document was first dropped (I want to say back in April or May). It is at issue of course because supposedly the Obama administration decided their campaign strategy was not to go after Romney for his flip flops, but that he had other weaknesses they could more easily exploit.

I think they thought that the flip flop characterization might play into a narrative - beneficial to Romney - that he is a moderate. When of course he is nothing of the sort.

I am wondering what their final 4 week strategy will be.

Both campaigns have got to be reaching the point of diminishing returns with tv ads. I lived in a battleground state 4 years ago and the tv ads were an absolute nightmare. I cannot imagine any ads for Romney or Obama will make a difference now.

I LOVE Kai Ryssdal.

marketplace, bitches!

omg what a bitch.

People, if you have an argument and someone honestly apologizes for getting short with you (and honestly, she was totally giving me a bullshit runaround), your answer is not, "Well don't be like that because you're never going to have any success in life if you're mean to people." And then another couple of sentences.

That is not a gracious acceptance of an apology! That is being a condescending bitch.

Also, she totally gave me the runaround, and wouldn't answer any of my questions, and then tried to act like I was being the unreasonable one.

t snarl

Dude. Don't they know better than to piss you off? You'd think.

Also love me some Kai Ryssdal. Though I must say, the thing about NPR people that throws me more than not knowing their faces even though I recognize their voices, is that I have NO idea how to spell any of their names. And some aren't surprising, but there's a few that I'm like "Wait, what?"

Church lawn display sees Luke Skywalker accepting Jesus, rejecting Darth Vader

It has Jesus saying, "No, Luke, I am your Father"

And some aren't surprising, but there's a few that I'm like "Wait, what?"

Yeah. A lot of the time, I just haven't thought about what that sound would look like, written down -- like John Ydstie, say.

I actually just looked up how to spell Kai Ryssdal's name last week, mostly because I was curious to know what he looked like. (The answer is: pretty similar to what I expected, yet somehow totally different. I didn't think I had an actual mental image of his face until I saw his real face and thought, That's not him!)

I think I could recognize Steve Innskeep, Renee Montagne, Robert Siegel, and Melissa Block by their voices. And Kai Ryssdal, and Click & Clack, of course. And Ira Glass and Terri Gross, but those are a given. Edited to spell Renee Montagne's name right!