By Mary on Sep 15, 2009 in cheap distraction, killer trees?!, lists, politricks, report from the field, tips, ugh | 4 Comments
Man oh man, what a month. Sickness, death and packing tape, and — most recently — a fateful combination of bike + steep hill + pothole + blue Toyota + concrete + my face. Settle down, I typed ‘fateful’ not ‘fatal,’ and the ER doc gave me a handy list of brain damage symptoms to [...]
By Mary on Aug 17, 2009 in a worthy ponder, killer trees?!, notes from the trenches, politricks | 0 Comments
Earlier today I posted this Sarah Palin tribute video over at Indecision, and yes I watched the whole thing, sober, before breakfast, because that’s just the kind of dedication I bring to my job. Something about the video seemed strange yet familiar, aside from Sarah Palin talking, but I couldn’t put my finger on it [...]
By Mary on Jul 4, 2009 in a worthy ponder, approved, politricks, report from the field | 0 Comments
Yesterday in the car headed north I flipped the radio to the news talk channel, where a Texan preacher was reciting Patrick Henry’s speech to the Virginia delegates, like really emoting it in a quintessentially Texan-preacher fashion, and when he was done the hennish host clucked “Wow, gosh, I am just SO inspired by that,” [...]
By Mary on Jun 19, 2009 in a worthy ponder, cheap distraction, notes from the trenches, politricks, ugh | 3 Comments
Obviously — obviously — I saw and bookmarked the WaPo “where is he now” story on John Edwards. And obviously (obviously!) I made mental note of the money quote:
Yet as he spends his days in his family’s mansion on the outskirts of Chapel Hill, N.C., Edwards can’t help but fret about how Washington and the [...]
By Mary on Jun 9, 2009 in politricks, report from the field | 0 Comments
Discovered yesterday during a visit to the ancestral shire: The Chez has, via black letters on its yellow beer sign/marquee, endorsed Mayor Paul LePage for governor.
The shirtless gentlemen conducting business from a rusted LeBaron outside seemed neither to notice nor care, but one should never underestimate the Chez Bump.
By Mary on Jun 2, 2009 in approved, internet, politricks | 2 Comments
Things like this and this will now (again) be found here, twice daily. So what will become of the Nut House? I don’t know; maybe I’ll start writing about my feelings.
By Mary on May 22, 2009 in internet, money, politricks | 1 Comment
I’m going to be on the Blog Talk Radio program “Unusuable Signal” tomorrow night, 11 p.m. EST, to discuss the economy, comedy, Ben Bernanke’s eerie resemblance to a walrus, etc. You can listen to the whole thing through your computer, and I believe you can also call in to ask questions/make walrus noises.
Click here for [...]
By Mary on May 6, 2009 in internet, killer trees?!, politricks | 0 Comments
Let us hope that whoever registered this domain a few weeks ago plans to build a vast online repository of M.Ba’s “wingnut moments.” Let us hope that’s all it is.
Speaking of which, have you noticed what happens if you visit PalinBachmann2012.com?
By Mary on May 4, 2009 in politricks | 0 Comments
The future of the Republican Party looks, apparently, like a pizzeria in a suburban strip mall. Because that is what Republicans equate with the words “energizing” and “future.” Also, the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.
Well so what is your opinion, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush? Is it time to think about the future and energize the [...]
By Mary on Apr 28, 2009 in notes from the trenches, politricks | 0 Comments
Arlen Specter did a thing! This thing! Okay, this thing. Sorry, no time for jokes! Hurry hurry! Reax! Get in front! We need an angle! Gotta own the morning! Also the afternoon and the evening and that eerie time when you can’t fall asleep and the sunrise is precisely three hours away! (That is the [...]