Politics
President Bush is a fragile flower…
…who needs to be handled with great care. Just ask Irish journalist Carole Coleman. (The video of the Coleman's interview of Bush is here [SMIL format].)
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Politics
You can't beat somebody with nobody
I have never understood the point of polls that match an unnamed candidate from one party against a named candidate from the other party. The most recent example comes from the Gallup organization, which says that an unnamed Democratic candidate would handily defeat President Bush in an election held today.
Intellect
Communicating clearly
Paraphrased from "Logic and Conversation", an article by H. P. Grice: 1. Make your contribution as informative as is required (for the current purposes of the exchange). 2. Do not make your contribution more informative than is required -- do not add any potentially distracting extraneous information. 3. Do
Media
Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly
Last night's Daily Show interview was a hell of a boxing match. In the left corner, Jon Stewart: a jabber and a weaver, quick on his feet, doesn't pack a lot of power but can kill you with an uppercut. In the right corner, Bill O&
Me
Lyric for the day
Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But with someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad And it really was a pleasure, but circumstances ended it today.
Portland
I love Portland, Part 3
Seen on SE Belmont Street: A truck painted in green and gold, covered with Oregon Ducks logos. What kind of truck? A tow truck. Clever Beavers fans. Clever, clever Beavers fans.
Portland
I love Portland, Part 2
Conversation with a stranger, while walking up SE 36th Avenue: Him: I'm all out of herb. Me: I saw a guy a couple of blocks back with a license plate that says "Phish" — P-H-I-S-H. I'll bet he has some herb.
Sports
Football is dead to me
UCLA 47, California 40 Penn State 17, Ohio State 10 Utah State 24, San Jose State 17 (!!!) Bleah…
Politics
Bush: On a mission from God?
Bush: It's 106 miles to Baghdad, we've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses. Cheney: Hit it.
Politics
Politics in my precinct
A follow-up to the post below: The precinct I live in voted 91% for Kerry last November.
Politics
Politics in Portland
I saw a great quote this week that I can't find the cite for: "People in Portland are divided into three groups — liberal Democrats, radical Democrats, and people who think Democrats are fascists."
Life
A good day #2
I got out of bed at the second alarm this morning, had hummus on a bagel for breakfast, and left for the KBOO studios at 9:30. It was the kind of morning I moved to Portland in part to experience again: cool but not cold, overcast but not wet.