Parental opinion on debate so far:
"Is this what it feels like to be bitch slapped?"
"This is stressing me out, I'm getting out an adult beverage."
9:51: "Mr Vice President, I don't think the country can handle 4 more years of your kind of experience."
9:53: Edwards needs to use more numbers, even if they are inaccurate - Cheney giving specific examples of how much things are going to cost is going to resonate much better. Like Kerry voted to raise taxes 98 times - we know that isn't really accurate but it sounds good.
9:55: Way to attack Edwards for attacking Kerry during the primary. Good use of taking advantage of incumbancy.
9:56: There we go, "Kerry voted 600 hundred times for tax cuts." Yes! They touched gay marriage! Have I mentioned the Fedex guy today told me he's voting Republican because of gay marriage and gay marriage alone?
9:59: Doesn't it feel like Edwards brought up Cheney's gay daughter to remind hardcore Republican voters - hey these guys are in bed with the gays too!
10:01: Ooh Cheney speechless - interesting.
10:02: Gwen is moderating far better than Jim Lehrer did last week.
10:06: The VP dodged on an opportunity to go after Edwards trial lawyer past, and Edwards turned it into a great opportunity to talk about healthcare.
10:09: Whack! Cheney hits back with specifics once more - what a knowledge/training of the record. Debates where the candidates have extensive legislative records can only be hurt by their votes.
10:15: Second (third now) time Edwards talked about killing terrorist before they attack us - does that not sit well with anyone else, killing people before they do anything to us?
10:17: "You want me to answer a question about his qualification?" Edwards doesn't really tell us why he's qualified, and Cheney basically told us that Edwards was only doing the job to pander to the south and be president eventually.
Cheney is being Bush's attack dog, while Edwards is only being Kerry's cheerleader.
10:20: Edwards missed the point of the last question, as Gwen was trying to get the VP candidates to talk about themselves outside of their running mates. Edwards merely dropped the kerry and added a "we".
10:25: Edwards hit Bush with flip-flop angle! Why haven't we heard this line of attack before? On the other hand Cheney said earlier tyhat Kerry is consistent on defense - consistently on the wrong side. Interesting tactical switch for both sides.
Oct 5, 2004
VP Debate Blog
Im gonna attempt to blog some of my thoughts on the VP debate:
9:28: Cheney: "If he can't stand up to the pressure that howard dean presents, how can he stand up to al qaida" Cheney is doing a marvelous job at keeping the focus on Kerry, not Bush.
"They don't have a plan, they have an echo" another great Cheney zinger. Cheney is merely repeating Bush's talking points from last week, but he is coming off as intellectual, while Edwards is repeating Kerry and sounding like a broken record.
9:32: Don't denigrate the polish pt 2: Don't denigrate Iraq either! I liek how Gwen is actually following up to get more specifics, especially on issue like "Kerry's Global test for military action.
9:35: "Immediately committed to implementing the 9/11 commission suggestions" - Cheney needs to go after Edwards for that - he's suggesting completely revamping the intelligence apparatus of America as a knee jerk reaction.
9:37: Excellent answer by Cheney on the question of sanctions. Gotta love when they drag Khadafi out.
9:39: "There are 60 countries with members of Al Qaida in them, how many are we going to invade?" Well said, lets move to domestic issues! As to Halliburton, negative points for both sides, for Cheney with the "I need more than 30 seconds" and Edwards for his smirk afterwards. I'm gonna check factcheck.com.
9:42: Personal story! Edwards is chanelling Al Gore (which isn't good btw)
9:45: Brutal attack on Edwards' Senate record! Gonna publish and do the second half in a new post.
9:28: Cheney: "If he can't stand up to the pressure that howard dean presents, how can he stand up to al qaida" Cheney is doing a marvelous job at keeping the focus on Kerry, not Bush.
"They don't have a plan, they have an echo" another great Cheney zinger. Cheney is merely repeating Bush's talking points from last week, but he is coming off as intellectual, while Edwards is repeating Kerry and sounding like a broken record.
9:32: Don't denigrate the polish pt 2: Don't denigrate Iraq either! I liek how Gwen is actually following up to get more specifics, especially on issue like "Kerry's Global test for military action.
9:35: "Immediately committed to implementing the 9/11 commission suggestions" - Cheney needs to go after Edwards for that - he's suggesting completely revamping the intelligence apparatus of America as a knee jerk reaction.
9:37: Excellent answer by Cheney on the question of sanctions. Gotta love when they drag Khadafi out.
9:39: "There are 60 countries with members of Al Qaida in them, how many are we going to invade?" Well said, lets move to domestic issues! As to Halliburton, negative points for both sides, for Cheney with the "I need more than 30 seconds" and Edwards for his smirk afterwards. I'm gonna check factcheck.com.
9:42: Personal story! Edwards is chanelling Al Gore (which isn't good btw)
9:45: Brutal attack on Edwards' Senate record! Gonna publish and do the second half in a new post.
Oct 1, 2004
Lies, lies, lies, lies - kinda
Here's a fun article about some of the shaky assertions made by both sides last night: For The Record: Few Factual Errors, but Truth Got Stretched at Times
More Debate
Funny Quote from AICN: "Actually, now that I think about it, I'd rather watch a debate between Rodan and Gamera... or, if that's not possible, a knock down drag out fight between Bush and Kerry on a cardboard city set."
Sep 30, 2004
Avengers Disassembled
You know what a sucker I am for pictures of action figures made into web comics -
Avenger Toys Disassemble!
Avenger Toys Disassemble!
Sep 29, 2004
More Moorehating
Two more anti-Michael Moore movies being peddled on the internet -
Farenhype 9/11
Michael Moore hates America
I'm curious to watch them and see if any of them are remotely well made.
Farenhype 9/11
Michael Moore hates America
I'm curious to watch them and see if any of them are remotely well made.
Sep 28, 2004
Xday
One more quick post before I go - happy Anniversary to the X-Men, who celibrate 41 years of great storytelling today. You're the Man Stan, and I'm sure Jack Kirby is smiling down from heaven today.
The Movie that Makes the Brain Die
I haven't seen F911 yet. I want to, I just never have gotten around to it. Well, the right has their own version now. Welcome to Celsius 41.11 (Website here). What is Celsius 41.11 - the temperature at which the brain starts to die, apparently. Woopdie freakin doo!
Shaun of the Dead
Shaun of the Dead was probably the second best movie I've seen all year, closely following Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (which interestingly enough is out on video as of today! Go buy it!) SotD is perfect British comedy matched with legitimate horror cred. I expected it to be a crappy little movie that I would like; but there was nothing bad or low budget looking about it - go see Shaun of the Dead!
Sep 24, 2004
dubba du dubba du dubba du - du!
Shaun of the Dead is here -> my thought coming in a little bit (After I actually see the movie)
Pirate Night 2k4
Thanks to everyone, especially the rents, who made Pirate night 2004 the best ever! Pics will be up soon on www.ahoy-matey.com!
Sep 8, 2004
Beer for my Mice
Here is a Pearls comic for everyone needing a little something to get them through hump day:
Sep 6, 2004
Fantasy Wrestling?
I think we can all see why WWE has been trying to bust online fantasy leagues - they want to make you pay to do theirs - http://fantasy.wwe.com
In related news, Marvel is trying to shut down popular X-Men game X-Assault, which I think is really silly as it promotes keeping current with X-Men storylines (which means buying the comics, sillys). Check out www.nixonvision.com for details and how you can help.
In related news, Marvel is trying to shut down popular X-Men game X-Assault, which I think is really silly as it promotes keeping current with X-Men storylines (which means buying the comics, sillys). Check out www.nixonvision.com for details and how you can help.
Sep 5, 2004
Grumpy Monkey
I've been doing some research on stop motion animation and I came upon this awesome little film - Grumpy Monkey from Bluntmation films. check it out.
Sep 4, 2004
Dave Matthews is a poop dumper!
From CBS Chicago:
"Rock star Dave Matthews and his tour bus driver are facing a filthy lawsuit.The Illinois Attorney General's office says they're responsible for dumping up to 800-gallons of raw human waste from a tour bus onto the Kinzie Street Bridge earlier this month. The nasty mess rained down on passengers aboard a sightseeing boat two weeks ago.The lawsuit accuses the band and one of its tour bus drivers, Stefan Wohl, of violating state water pollution and public nuisance laws. It seeks $70,000 in civil penalties." The rest of the story is here.
"Rock star Dave Matthews and his tour bus driver are facing a filthy lawsuit.The Illinois Attorney General's office says they're responsible for dumping up to 800-gallons of raw human waste from a tour bus onto the Kinzie Street Bridge earlier this month. The nasty mess rained down on passengers aboard a sightseeing boat two weeks ago.The lawsuit accuses the band and one of its tour bus drivers, Stefan Wohl, of violating state water pollution and public nuisance laws. It seeks $70,000 in civil penalties." The rest of the story is here.
HulkX Smash!
A new issue of my international syndicated column is online. You can check it out at http://www.ahoy-matey.com/hulkxsmash04.htm or www.mutanthigh.com, which ever is more to your liking.
I'm Back! (Like you realized I was gone)
Lost internet connectivity for a few days so I haven't been around to update the site or blog but that'll change starting now. Or soon.
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