Sunny performs an interpretative rendering of the debate.
Uhhhhhh…what?
That was the most boring thing I’ve seen in a long time, and I stopped watching about 15 minutes in. I thought about playing a drinking game - a shot of whiskey every time McCain said “my friends” or Obama said “uh” - but quickly realized I’d end up in the hospital that way, so no.
And that’s really all I have to say. Burned out on politics now.
My next chemistry test is Tuesday, so I’m trying to memorize gas laws and solubility rules and all that happy horseshit. Also have a big biology lab midterm this Friday. Really, don’t be jealous. We can’t all have the pleasure of mindnumbing hell.
big biology lab midterm
Eh, I liked biology fine. Is this 1st or 2nd semester? More specifically, what are you examining/dissecting?
You how you can tell bio majors? They wax almost orgasmic over the size of your fetal pig. Really. My lab TA, a sweet pretty girl, started losing her shit when looking at my fetal pig.
“OMG! That’s fantastic! I’ve never seen one so big. Can I touch it?!”
Sadly, as a physics major, my fetal pig was pretty much the only thing girls wanted to touch. But hey, there’s always more beer, so you know, maybe she’ll get to touch my liver some day. WIN FOR ME!!!
October 8th, 2008 at 10:31 amI’m with you on this one Rachel. I Reeeeally didn’t want to watch it. Kept getting sucked back to the TV… should have followed my gut instinct and stayed away. I don’t think it changed anything for anyone. And I find that depressing.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:33 ami would have to agree.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:35 ami’m starting to get burned out on politics as well.
good luck on your chemistry test!
I’m with Sunny — just want to tie a nice long string to a “do not disturb” sign, tie the other end to my toe, and go crawl under something until it’s over.
Except there’s that Palin rally on Monday. . .
which will be comprised of thousands of people assembled to express their belief — in the Republic, in Capitalism, in American exceptionalism — which will, in turn, probably fill me with all sorts of patriotic optimism.
And then I’ll have to wake up on Tuesday
and remember that McCain is still at the top of the ticket,
and half the American electorate not only are socialists, but know it, and think it’s a good thing.
Dammit.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:39 amBlogger GW (at Wolf Howling blog) said…
“This debate format was a real town hall format the way the Salvation Army is an actual army.”
I couldn’t help thinking that myself.
They mentioned that they received thousands of questions from the audience and from the internet, but they ALL had to pass the filter of Tom Brokaw.
Michell Malkin gets some nice ones off once in a while. Her latest:
Who was the Obama plant at last night’s debate?
had the following …
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**** ****** e-mailed me the answer:
“The Obama plant was Tom Brokaw.”
Har. Indeed. From my liveblogging last night:
Brokaw gets rolled again: “I’m just hired help here.”
Obama: “You’re doing a good job, Tom.”
Might as well have called him “sweetie.”
October 8th, 2008 at 10:48 am————————————————-
I saw a comment on AOS
Watching this campaign is like watching a Two Cats play with a Snake. There is something to that. Or maybe we should think slippery Eel.
Last night Mccain pandered to the undecided. he threw a lil red meat with Fannie, but stayed away from the juicy dripping red meat. Not really sure if that was because there wasn’t an opening, or it wasnt the place. Obama wanted to attack if he brought it up, so maybe its a better strategy.
Is it better than a woman brings up the red meat? I mean O cannot stand being attacked by a woman. I suggest the “Robin Hood” approach. We sneak Sarah into a Obama rally. Get her front stage, and have a real debate. Barracuda against the Eel. Up close and delicious. Maybe thats just a fantasy, yeah.
Anyhoots, i saw some funny stuff over at People’s Cube.
Using the Obama logo … in funnier ways.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:50 amheh! Like a cyber kick in the butt — my whiny comment got modereated.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:50 amI found it easier to memorize what is NOT soluble, vs what is soluble. Good Luck
October 8th, 2008 at 10:53 am“We can’t all have the pleasure of mindnumbing hell.”
Was this in reference to your upcoming tests?
Or was that describing those of us who endured the debate last night?
The only really interesting part was watching Obama schmirk while McCain spoke. He’s such an arrogant prick.
I’ve given this much thought: One of the reasons it’s difficult to watch McCain is because he has such ill-fitting suits. Those gigantic shoulder pads just make his arms look more awkward. And…his wife really needs a more age-oriened hairstyle. For heaven’s sake people, hire a stylist, you’ve got the money!
Sorry, I’m tired and grumpy this morning.
I’m with you Rachel, just fried when it comes to politics.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:54 amMcCain came off as old and doddering, Obama was poised and sharp. They best get things in high gear or it will be Palin - Jindal in 2012 against Obama - whothehellknows (after fighting off Hill yet again). Crap.
October 8th, 2008 at 10:55 amMorning felicity =o)
You’re “whiny” and I’m grumpy.
I was wondering if your comment on the last thread about “mixed metaphors” was Obama saying “green behind the ears”? (Sounded like something the idiot would say.) I left you a few more mixers on that thread.
Looking forward to your comment coming out of moderation.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:01 amI know it’s a mindnumbing hell, but I’ll be sending good thoughts in the hopes that you ace those tests.
And thanks for the Sunny pic. This whole election makes me feel like that…. when it doesn’t make me feeling like digging a hole in the ground and hiding in it until the battle is over and I can emerge to see the ruins.
And seriously, stop with the ass-kissing Media debate mediators. No one respects the agreed-upon time limits, so I’d like to see someone hook the candidates up to a shocker and a timer. Nothing says “stop talking, your alloted time is over” like a good electric jolt.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:16 amSunny nailed it.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:18 amI know my mom would go apesh_t if she saw my dog laying on one of her hand made afghans.
I hope whoever crocheted that afghan for you doesn’t see this picture of Sunny resting comfortably on it!
teehee
[Heh - I got it at Goodwill for $2. I buy everything my dogs are going to touch at Goodwill, for they are smelly beasts.
- Rachel]
October 8th, 2008 at 11:29 amI’m finding myself glad my work shift means I’m generally asleep during all these debates and long windy speeches.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:33 amI’ll bet it was made for Sunny.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:36 amPV = nRT
Best gas law ever.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:37 amHeh — does this make Sarah Snow White?
Loved your “mixers” — the one from Algore reminded me of another similarity in their rhetoric. Did you note Obama’s curious statement about government scientists having invented computers “for communicaton”? WTF? The Boss used to work in the Ballistics Research Lab at Aberdeen — birthplace of ENIAC, which was created to handle massive calculations on monster data sets. Perhaps O was confusing that with ARPANET (which, as we all know, was actually invented by Algore)? He should totally lose the geek vote!
Not that it matters — it’s all up to the “Coalition of the Stupid” (swing voters) at this point — sigh. Straight up, I must say, I get a bit green around the gills when I contemplate how that wet behind the ears jerk is being packaged and promoted to the dumb masses.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:40 amFelicity, I keep getting a mental pic of the grass growing behind his ears.
It’s petty, but makes me feel a little better.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:46 amEven if you had an Afghan Hound? Heh.
Zeero - Total agreement. Many a problem involving gases were solved by (re)deriving the appropriate formula from that, when I didn’t remember the one that I was supposed to be using!
October 8th, 2008 at 11:46 amI didn’t have anything to do with the debate. Those are always snooze-fests, and do nothing to change anyone’s mind on anything. They are a complete waste of bandwidth, and pre-empt worthwhile emptiness that I could have watched, instead of this worthless emptiness.
October 8th, 2008 at 11:58 amI watched NCIS, and then put in the Iron Man DVD we got. Way, way better. Can I vote for Tony Stark for President, with Pepper Potts as VP?
Heh! If a rolling stone gathers no moss, what does that say about a guy with greenery sprouting . . . wait! I though Biden was the chia pet in this race?!
October 8th, 2008 at 12:00 pmIt’s not just a good idea. It’s the law.
October 8th, 2008 at 12:17 pmPhysics geek:
Your fetal pig was a physics major? Wow, SOME PIG, Wilbur. Heh
October 8th, 2008 at 12:25 pmStayed far, far away from last night’s debate. I didn’t feel like watching a train wreck and I had a more pressing matter to attend to. I had to study my notes for a class I’m teaching tonight so I wouldn’t sound like Obama and say, “uh…um,” etc. Anyway, I knew the talking heads would dissect it for days to come so I would get a rehash of it all.
As for Sunny, Rachel, you’re gonna have to rein her in on the Tequila. She looks like she’s ready for “The Betty.”
October 8th, 2008 at 12:51 pmGas laws have nothing to do with the price of a barrel of oil.
Gases get hot, they expand (that’s because the gas molecules get all excited from the heat and start moving around faster. It’s common knowledge that when things get hot and excited, they expand (get bigger). If the container they are enclosed in does not also expand the pressure goes up. If the pressure goes up enough, the container goes BOOM! (That’s why all the hair spray cans say “do not put in fire”).
When gases expand, if the container also expands, they cool down (think of canned air when you press the trigger).
October 8th, 2008 at 1:04 pmI know what you mean with “burnt out”. I feel like the kid on Halloween night who is just beginning to realize what a hugely bad idea those last six Snickers were.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:28 pm“… last six Snickers”
October 8th, 2008 at 1:51 pmThat’s almost as good as answering “One too many” when your mom asks “How much did you have to drink last night?”
I don’t care if Sunny does look like she is hungover, the dog pics make my day.
Thanks for that, Rachel.
October 8th, 2008 at 1:53 pmWhen McCain picked Palin, I sent him $500. She at least mouthed some words that could have been said by Reagan.
Today I got yet another email from the McCain campaign, extolling his glorious government plan to save the mortgages of all those poor, poor pitiful people who signed up for loans they couldn’t afford.
Here is my response:
October 8th, 2008 at 1:57 pmAw Geez, Carbo — not even with secret sauce? for the courts? for the second amendment? Hell, for the first ame. . . wait. . . McCain. . . oh yeah.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:22 pmCrap.
I’m still gonna eat my share of moose turd pie, though — for the troops. I promised.
That is one mournful-looking dog.
The debate got too boring and the “debaters” got too irritating. I went and read a book instead.
October 8th, 2008 at 2:24 pmAnyone seen the headlines over at AOS today??
More links in the Ayers Issue
And linking Obama with a left wing group “New Party”
This could be big
October 8th, 2008 at 2:41 pmSolubility RULZ!
October 8th, 2008 at 2:45 pmInsolubility just sits there like a sodden lump.
stylinjulie,
Okay, I could have phrased it a bit better so that no ambiguity would remain. Then again, that probably wouldn’t have helped.
Debate wrapup:
Obama: I’m a foreign policy naif. I plan to raise spending to levels heretofore unknown in this country. I’ll raise taxes on every single business in the country so that a week’s worth of groceries cost $5,000 for everyone, which I’ll offset by spending even more money. Also, free ponies for everyone! Vote for me!
McCain: I know foreign policy. He’s a friend of mine. And snzzzz….. sorry, where was I? Oh yeah, I’ll cut your taxes and then spend even more money we don’t have because I really want to say “Fuck You!” to all you conservatives out there. No free ponies, because we can’t afford. Instead, you’ll get free pony rides, which is almost as good. And oh yeah: everything the other guy just said was bullshit. Vote for me!
Me: Is it really Russian Roulette if you load every chamber?
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Rachel, here’s a nasty little secret that they might not tell you in biology: men and women are different.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:13 pmDoes anybody know who this guy is?
October 8th, 2008 at 3:30 pmI think that I saw him cleaning all of the bathrooms at Grand Central Station with his tongue, but I could be mistaken.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:32 pm?
Did we watch the same video?
He might be accused of a little wishful thinking (okay, a lot) in this one, but potty mouth? Maybe I’m getting hard of hearing in my old age, but I didn’t hear that.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:37 pmThe only part of the ponies we’re gonna see are the road apples.
October 8th, 2008 at 3:50 pmfelicity, I’ve returned to my original place–if McTurd needs my vote, he’ll get it. But since I live in Texas, he doesn’t need my vote.
Deep down, my real problem with McCain is the same as my problem with W. Even when their policy is right, they do such a dismal job of explaining it to the voters, it actually hurts the cause of freedom.
I’d vote for a Jindal/Palin ticket in 2012, but I’d prefer Mark Sanford at the top of the ticket.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:00 pmI’m with Sunny on this one.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:09 pmObama spewed his usual socialist bullshit and McCain, God love him, all he did was tell everyone to look at his record and that he knows how to fix all our problems. I wanted him to say HOW he is going to fix them or, at the very least, tell everyone why Obama’s proposed “tax cuts” (or, should I say increases) are a load of crap.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:33 pmFelicity, that’s Zoe; and he’s got a series of videos called “Black and White on the Gray Matters”. They’re on youtube. Everybody should watch his stuff. The man speaks Truth - even when it’s not too pleasent.
And, I’m still gonna toss my vote to McCain, because it looks like he’s going to need all he can get here in Missouri. I’m doing it, mainly, because I want Palin to be a viable contender in 2012 - no matter what happens this year.
October 8th, 2008 at 4:53 pmBut, dammit, I really want to see McCain unload on the obamassiah and keep him on the run. He made a good start, but then he stumbled at the debate. Maybe I expect too much - but I don’t think so. I just want a president who will get government out of my hip pocket and leave me alone to succeed or fail on my own. I don’t need a nanny. I need an interstate highway with no potholes! Just maintain the roads and protect the country and leave me the hell alone!
I found it generally boring. I think McCain may have lost most of the momentum he picked up by choosing Palin as his running mate with this idiotic plan for the government to spend $3 Billion (?!) buying up bad mortgages.
My biggest reason for voting for McCain is to prevent the growth of government and government-sponsored programs that will likely occur under Obama’s plan. WTF is up with McCain promoting this mortgage buy up?
I want the government to stop spending taxpayers’ (my!) money, and I want them to stop it now.
Has anyone else read The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression by Amity Shlaes? Seems to me as if our government is making the same mistakes now they made then by trying to mitigate or “orchestrate” the economic crisis.
October 8th, 2008 at 5:47 pmI chugged a glass of Pinot and fell alseep about 20 minutes in and had the bestest dream evah.
McCain flipped Brokaw and the audience off, conceded his nomination and left the debate hall never to be seen again.
Bambi promptly fainted, falling onto Brokaw knocking both of them into a deep irreversible coma.
Upon hearing the news Biden infarcted and Palin was elected by default and popular acclaim.
Whereupon she promptly named Sunny Lukis Veep and we all lived happily ever after with daily doggy pix on the WH home page and free pork treats.
Well, a girl can dream can’t she?
October 8th, 2008 at 5:52 pmMy god, Sunny is enormous. Or is it just the camera angle? This could work to mankind’s advantage. Teach her to sit in a lotus position, with a serence smile on her face, and she could pass for The Buddha. Maybe if we all rub her belly, good fortune will smile on us and Barak will lose.
October 8th, 2008 at 6:29 pmNo, gd. That’s
$300,000,000,000.00 !!
Sleep well. You’re in good hands.
October 8th, 2008 at 8:25 pmCarbo,
“You lucky, lucky bast***!” I remember when I lived in a Red State!
Jindal/Palin sounds good! I still have pitiable dreams of an Allen resurrection, but that would have to begin here in formerly Red Virginia — wish us luck!
October 8th, 2008 at 9:02 pmI’m sad that McCain is probably toast, barring a bush v gore - level snafu. I’ll vote anyway, against that commie pinhead. I didn’t watch the debate, but caught a little of the late-night repeat. They seem to have not asked a single question that would have demonstrated the least difference between these guys. Guns. Abortion. A couple questions that would demand some expression of understanding of free markets and the role of government. Sweet Jesus on a shingle.
People taking a drink every time McCain said ‘my friends’ were on the floor halfway through, I bet.
I hate Liberal Republicans. I hate em. Nelson Rockefeller. Gerald Ford. the Bushes. Trent Lott. Ahnold. Rudy Giuliani. Gordon Smith. John McCain. Vote for us! We’re just like Democrats only creepier! And they’re lurkers. Thanks Ron, for clearing up that communism thing, wow what a bother that was - now stand aside and we’ll take it from here, the folks who said you can’t be serious, that’s simply not how it’s done, old boy - put us back in charge where we always belonged, so we can go back to heading for the tall grass whenever the democrats call us names, which is pretty often.
ok, Giuliani just barely made the list. Happy? I hate em. arrgh. I’m on almost no sleep with a big project due Friday. I May feel better Friday night, but today I hate em.
October 8th, 2008 at 9:14 pmBill(Mamba1-0,
Thanks for the info on Zoe — figured somebody here must be familiar with him, he’s so spot on! (My college kid will be getting links shortly.)
I think we were all hoping McCain would actually come out swinging like Zoe’s Popeye image — maybe he needs more spinach? a hidden gusset jacket? Something!
I love your criteria for a president — from your lips to God’s ears!
October 8th, 2008 at 9:27 pmFelicity,
October 8th, 2008 at 10:03 pmFrank J. at IMAO has posted Zo’s stuff before. According to The Southern Conservative website, his full name is Alfonzo Rachel (huh, interesting). The best of his videos is one called the “Vote Reaper” which is a take-off on a scene from The Matrix. His website has all of his video blogs posted. The address is http://zo.black-and-right.com/
T Rich,
October 8th, 2008 at 11:05 pmThis just gets better and better — “Vote Reaper” is brilliant (the fifteen year old agrees!). “I’m all ears” — hee hee! (Hey, wasn’t that a Ross Perot line?)
Bill(Mamba1-0) Said:
You’re absolutely right. Thanks for the correction, Bill(Mamba1-0)! I actually knew it was $300 Billion, but somehow messed up when I wrote it.
Maybe it was a disconnect like when I broke my leg several years ago and “came to” sitting on the ground, knowing something had happened, but I was unclear what it was. My brain apparently decided that I was better off not knowing.
[Slinking away sheepishly.]
October 8th, 2008 at 11:36 pmDogliness is a noted authority on gas laws. Send her a tweet anytime and she’s glad to help.
October 9th, 2008 at 9:15 am