Ramblings
September 30, 2004
Why bother watching the debates?
I've been on the fence about watching the presidential debates. I mean, I can't really imagine Bush saying anything that'll get me to support him...unless he comes right out and says "I'm sorry about screwing everything up the past four years. From now on, I'm going to do the opposite of what my instincts tell me."
Plus, all W has to do is to correctly pronounce most of his words, and it'll be considered a "win" for him. I mean, come on: it's not a fair fight! Kerry's been an excellent debater since high school, and Bush can't even say "nuclear."
Add this article to the mix -- Top 10 Secrets They Don't Want You to Know About the Debates -- and now I really don't want to watch 90 minutes of more staged, scripted bullshit.
Update #1: Yeah, I ended up watching the debate. Luckily it turned out to be more interesting than I had feared.
Update #2: So, what did John Q. Canadian think of the debate? (And can we allow them to vote...?) Also: comments from BBC.
Plus, all W has to do is to correctly pronounce most of his words, and it'll be considered a "win" for him. I mean, come on: it's not a fair fight! Kerry's been an excellent debater since high school, and Bush can't even say "nuclear."
Add this article to the mix -- Top 10 Secrets They Don't Want You to Know About the Debates -- and now I really don't want to watch 90 minutes of more staged, scripted bullshit.
Update #1: Yeah, I ended up watching the debate. Luckily it turned out to be more interesting than I had feared.
Update #2: So, what did John Q. Canadian think of the debate? (And can we allow them to vote...?) Also: comments from BBC.
Labels: politics
September 29, 2004
Pledge allegiance to Red Sox Nation
Pledge allegiance to Red Sox Nation (ESPN)
Everything has changed. Nothing has changed. I don't want to go through this again. I can't live without it. I'm not sure I can handle it. I couldn't imagine any other way.Bill Simmons pretty much captures the mind and essense of a Sox fan.
Labels: redsox
September 27, 2004
Make it 6 in a row
Yesterday: Yankees 4, Red Sox 11
2004 overall: 0-5 without shirt, 6-0 with shirt. On to the playoffs!
2004 overall: 0-5 without shirt, 6-0 with shirt. On to the playoffs!
Labels: redsox
September 25, 2004
September 24, 2004
W's False pride
I have to totally agree with this:
W's False pride (A Whole Lotta Nothing)
W's False pride (A Whole Lotta Nothing)
When I look at the W presidency and closer at the man himself and ask myself why I would not vote for him, humility ranks at the top (the lack of it, actually). I've seen time and time again, whenever he is asked a challenging question, or given the opportunity to reflect on past decisions, and Bush will respond in the most ways that approach complete arrogance.
Labels: politics
September 23, 2004
Lucky 49 shirt
Orioles 6, Red Sox 7
Once again, the lucky shirt comes through: the Sox are 5-0 when I wear it to Fenway.
Once again, the lucky shirt comes through: the Sox are 5-0 when I wear it to Fenway.
Labels: redsox
September 21, 2004
September 17, 2004
Lucky shirt comes through again...
Though I'm not superstitious and I don't believe in The Curse, I do wear my now-lucky Tim Wakefield shirt whenever I go to a Sox game. It worked again last night.I had been to five games (four at Fenway plus one in spring training) and they lost them all. Then I bought myself a #49 shirt, wore that to Fenway each time we went, and they've won all four since then. So even though I don't really believe it's lucky, I'm still going to wear that shirt to our remaining games...or at least until it stops working.
Oh yeah, I forgot to mention: after the game last night, we stuck around while they filmed a scene for the upcoming Farrelly Brothers movie, "Fever Pitch" (based on Nick Hornby's book about soccer). Spoiler: Drew Barrymore runs across the field while being chased by security. Hilarious hijinks ensue!
Labels: redsox
September 9, 2004
"President Evil"
Completing my anti-Bush hat-trick for the day: some people in L.A. have changed "Resident Evil" billboards to "President Evil."
Labels: politics
The Onion on Bush
The Onion had a great "News in Brief" story yesterday. As usual, there's probably more truth to this story than I'd like to believe.
Now somebody has taken that article and added links throughout it, citing real-life examples of what the article had predicted: check it out here.
Bush Campaign More Thought Out Than Iraq WarWhile on the topic of Onion articles about Bush, in 2001 The Onion had a great article titled Bush: 'Our Long National Nightmare Of Peace And Prosperity Is Finally Over'. The sad fact is, while it seemed funny at the time (OK, it's still funny...), a few years later most of it had come true.
WASHINGTON, DC—Military and political strategists agreed Monday that President Bush's re-election campaign has been executed with greater precision than the war in Iraq. "Judging from the initial misrepresentation of intelligence data and the ongoing crisis in Najaf, I assumed the president didn't know his ass from his elbow," said Col. Dale Henderson, a military advisor during the Reagan Administration. "But on the campaign trail, he's proven himself a master of long-term planning and unflinching determination. How else can you explain his strength in the polls given this economy?" Henderson said he regrets having characterized Bush's handling of the war as "incompetent," now that he knows the president's mind was simply otherwise occupied.
Now somebody has taken that article and added links throughout it, citing real-life examples of what the article had predicted: check it out here.
The world wants Kerry
Global survey shows 30 of 35 countries want Kerry in White House
A majority of people in 30 of 35 countries want Democratic party flagbearer John Kerry in the White House, according to a survey released showing US President George W. Bush rebuffed by all of America's traditional allies...
Even among countries that have contributed troops to Iraq, most favored Kerry, and said that their view of US foreign policy has gotten worse under Bush. They included Britain, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Japan, Norway and Spain.
Labels: politics
September 1, 2004
Michael Corleone on the Red Sox
"Just when I thought that I was out, they pull me back in."
I'm trying not to get my hopes up too high. In June and July I had pretty much written off any playoff hopes for the Sox, but -- and I hate to say it -- I'm feeling it now. Feeling it like I did last year (up to Game 7). I don't want to: I'd rather just enjoy each game as it comes. But I can't help but look to October...and even imagine the Yankees in second place.
The thrill of the chase in Boston (ESPN Page 2)
On Friday the 13th, I made a startling confession to my magazine editor: I still hadn't given up hope of catching the Yankees. Of course, he cackled in delight. He's a grizzled New Yorker, the type of guy who loves listening to delusional Red Sox fans. Especially when we're talking crazy.We'll see how things go: if this is just the Sox once again getting our hopes up to be dashed to bits, or if this really is The Year.
Except for one thing ... I wasn't crazy.
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