October 2008
38 posts
September 2008
22 posts
From a fictional interview between Barack Obama...
OBAMA The problem is we can’t appear angry. Bush called us the angry left. Did you see anyone [at the Democratic Convention] who was angry?
BARTLET Well ... let me think. ...We went to war against the wrong country, Osama bin Laden just celebrated his seventh anniversary of not being caught either dead or alive, my family’s less safe than it was eight years ago, we’ve lost trillions of dollars, millions of jobs, thousands of lives and we lost an entire city due to bad weather. So, you know ... I’m a little angry.
OBAMA What would you do?
BARTLET GET ANGRIER! Call them liars, because that’s what they are. Sarah Palin didn’t say “thanks but no thanks” to the Bridge to Nowhere. She just said “Thanks.” You were raised by a single mother on food stamps — where does a guy with eight houses who was legacied into Annapolis get off calling you an elitist? And by the way, if you do nothing else, take that word back. Elite is a good word, it means well above average. I’d ask them what their problem is with excellence. While you’re at it, I want the word “patriot” back. McCain can say that the transcendent issue of our time is the spread of Islamic fanaticism or he can choose a running mate who doesn’t know the Bush doctrine from the Monroe Doctrine, but he can’t do both at the same time and call it patriotic. They have to lie — the truth isn’t their friend right now. Get angry. Mock them mercilessly; they’ve earned it. McCain decried agents of intolerance, then chose a running mate who had to ask if she was allowed to ban books from a public library. It’s not bad enough she thinks the planet Earth was created in six days 6,000 years ago complete with a man, a woman and a talking snake, she wants schools to teach the rest of our kids to deny geology, anthropology, archaeology and common sense too? It’s not bad enough she’s forcing her own daughter into a loveless marriage to a teenage hood, she wants the rest of us to guide our daughters in that direction too? It’s not enough that a woman shouldn’t have the right to choose, it should be the law of the land that she has to carry and deliver her rapist’s baby too? I don’t know whether or not Governor Palin has the tenacity of a pit bull, but I know for sure she’s got the qualifications of one. And you’re worried about seeming angry? You could eat their lunch, make them cry and tell their mamas about it and God himself would call it restrained. There are times when you are simply required to be impolite. There are times when condescension is called for!
What stories define my life?
My children have been asking me to tell them stories about myself lately. The biggest requests are stories about when I am scared, lost, or got myself into some trouble.
I remember as a kid that I wanted to know so much about my parents…what were they like as kids? Did dad feel the same way about situations as I did? Did we look at the world the same way?
I was always disappointed when my...
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I have been listening to a lot of Magnetic Fields...
Waiting for a lunch appointment in Linden Hills. Here’s a tip - when looking for job advice, don’t be late.
Just passed the Marie S. Curie IB School
On my way to Midway and then Minneapolis. I have received 3 emails this afternoon, each with a varying departure time. I hope that the middle estimate is correct…not too late, but not earleir than 15 minutes from now.
Eating at 'Oh
Headed out to Rosemount for the second time in as many weeks to avoid the pricey Chicago rooms. The hotel is remodeled, with a restaurant where the front desk used to be. This restaurant boasts 21st century seating that wouldn’t be out of place on a space station. I rarely eat at a hotel restaurant, but after a long day of coding and another night of coding, it is turning out to be a nice...
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Watching Star Wars with my kids
The last time I saw Star Wars was back in the 90’s, when I watched it with my wife Gretchen. I couldn’t believe she hadn’t seen it as a kid, so we rented the original 3 movies over a period of a month at our local video store and spent our Friday nights watching Wookies, ‘droids, and Darth Vader.
After that, I became so bored with Star Wars, I declared that I never wanted...
Brita gets ready for kindergarten
Dad: Brita, are you excited for kindergarten?
Brita: Yep. Today's the day!
