Wonkette
- John McCain and Barack Obama might be the “change candidates” of their parties, but when it comes to economic issues they sound like the same old same old. [New York Times]
- The fabled Clinton shit list is now hundreds of miles long, and extremely detailed. [New York Times]
- Republicans don’t like Michelle Obama, and will continue to make dumb attack ads about her. [Los Angeles Times]
- Unlike the past few presidents, who have been governors from far-flung lands, the next one will be a former senator. So it’s no surprise that Obama and McCain would seek the counsel of their Senate colleagues instead of farting all over their “Washington insider” ways. [The Hill]
- Iraqis hope the door doesn’t hit the U.S. on its ass on the way out. [Washington Post]
- Do you have a dog and a Roomba, and does the former not like the latter so much? You are not alone. [Wall Street Journal]
DAILY BRIEFING
Curious that the reference to WALNUTS!’s Jimmy Carter “quip” doesn’t describe the vacuum-inducing unfunny-ness, which was the real story.
Articles I didn’t finish file: When drunken bomber Christopher Hitchens is listed as one of Michelle’s ‘liberal’ critics.
Wow, the ENTIRE state of Iowa is on their shit list? And CAUCUSES? Democracy, you better watch yourself!
Bill’s more like the Clodfather than Godfather.
So, the Republican strategy is to smear the wife of the Presidential candidate? They’re more desperate than I ever imagined.
So, we have to leave Iraq by the end of the year? Why hasn’t anyone mentioned this before? Without a new UN resolution it will be illegal for US troops to occupy Iraq? Illegal doesn’t seem to bother Bush because the whole war is illegal, but will Mr. Mc-Green-Jeans promise to break the law if he is elected? Hell of a platform.
Michelle should just give them the ol’ terrorist fist to the jaw. Malkin would cower in her presence.
upperleft: This is why they are desperately trying to get a SOFA in place before the election.
So does the conservative dislike of Michelle stem from her being colored-up funny, or because she speaks without first being spoken to?
You can bet your sweet, sweet ass that the Wonkateers are on that shitlist, be proud!
Camille Paglia’s spot on Hilz postmortem. Required reading.
http://www.salon.com/opinion/paglia/2008/06/11/hillary/index.html
Re: The Clintons’ shit parade -
This is why they need to be gently eased out of any DP power positions. So much for all that malarkey about her candidacy being about doing shit for the country and its people. It was all just a naked personal power grab and those who stood in the way will now be made to pay in some way. Kick these two to the curb before they do any further harm to the party.
I was particularly amused/offended by: “When asked to name “these people,” Ms. Buell specifies “all the women who sold out Hillary.” She declined to volunteer names on her list but answered “all of the above” when read a roster of prominent women supporting Mr. Obama that includes Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona and Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas.”
Like Woody Allen said, being a grownup is just ‘high school with money.’ Hairpulling catfight in 3…2…1…
BTW: the cited piece is just one of hundreds that refer to Hillaryous’ “full-throated” endorsement of Obama. Are there pictures of this “full-throated” thing, because I could have sworn I heard Hillaryous refused to do full throat for anyone anywhere anytime.
And the U.S. hopes the door absolutly whomps the FratboyKing on HIS way out
Spit-take quote of the day: “Revenge is not what the Clintons are about.” No, really? I would’ve thought firing squads was more their forte.
DoctorCulturae: The logic of choosing Sebelius seems correct. And the Clintons as escaped freak show performers — is — so — very — apt.
DudeLooksLikeALady: Sadly, it might work. I heard some (rich, White, diamonds- and-make-up-to-work-out type) women in my gym locker room talking favorably about Hopey (”Oh wow, I recently saw on MSNBC that his mom raised him alone! Did you know that?? And wow, he didn’t have a rich childhood! Who knew! It is so amazing how well-spoken he is and how nice, given his background, you know?”), but they were then saying his wife (”that woman, whatever her name is”) was “evil” because she is “not proud of America”.
This is the type of well-informed electorate we are dealing with.
Sounds like Buell and Espirit will design a fabulous full length kitty cat coat for Hilz to rock come Autumn.
@Canuckledragger: If Hillary had “full-throatedly” endorsed Bill more often, we would have never even heard of Monica Lewinski.
I picture Hillary drawing mustaches on Kathleen Sebelius in a notebook and writing, “Kathleen Sebelius is a grotsky little biotch.”
RooseveltFranklin: News to me that Esprit was still in business. I thought they went under about the time that Pappagallos went out of style back in the late 80s.
Only the Clintons can manage to have a purge as they leave power. Good trick if you can do it.
Canuckledragger: That was my favorite part too! That means me and all the other female Wonkette commenters made the list! We totally sold her out for a mere handful of cankle and Lewinsky jokes.
So the Iraqis want a US troop reduction and no US control over their foreign policy, and the US wants to nearly double the number of US military bases in Iraq and complete immunity from Iraqi law for US troops and contractors?
So that’s what Bush means by a “fledgling democracy!”
Awesome job, Mr Prezdunt!
ronaldpagan: Some of us sold her out by being misogynist and not voting for her because having XX chromosomes means you MUST vote for all women candidates or you are sexist. I am somehow living with this horrible fact about myself.
DoctorCulturae: Peggy Noonan + Camille Paglia + Hillary’s campaign = me agreeing about feminism with a Xanax-addled Reagan speechwriter and some crazy provocateur bitch who thinks women that get date-raped are asking for it. Having a common enemy can be a wonderful thing.
The most interesting thing about that article was the suggestion that maybe all the Democratic candidates went easy on Hillary, because she was a woman. Esp. Obama. I thought he was going easy on her because he’s a classy guy and she’s a fellow Democrat, but there probably is an element of old-school chivalry. This is comforting news because it gives an extra reason for him to be a lot tougher on John McCain.
DoctorCulturae: Selebius probably is the best choice, but I keep thinking he’ll go for an old white guy like Strickland or Rendell. Strickland would be best if they want to balance the ticket between interesting and boring.
Mr. Band, who declined to comment,
…but did then ask for this reporters name, and the name of my next of kin …
Small note: Camille Paglia is never required reading, unless you’re a masochist.
Why no Wonkette on the Clinton shit list? Y’all will have to try harder.
Considering the squelching the previous administration gave congress, it’s probably a good thing the next pres. will have been a senator.
200 bases! And they don’t even know what a ‘base’ is! Maybe they should drop to 4: the first three and home plate.
norbizness: Beat me, whip me, rape me, kill me.
ReelectTilden: yeah, but no foreign policy or military experience unless Kansas has been invaded recently, and I missed it. He needs a strong person in those areas.
Canuckledragger: Are there pictures of this “full-throated” thing, because I could have sworn I heard Hillaryous refused to do full throat for anyone anywhere anytime.
Perhaps we should ask her “body-person” Huma…….
I thought that the whole reason you got a roomba was because you were so incompetent that you could nto take care of pets.
1. —- Absent the agreements with the petulant towel-heads in in Bagdad or the extension of the U.N. mandate, U.S. … would have no legal basis to remain in Iraq. —
It had one?
2. — Satterfield repeated several times that the U.S. goal is to create a more independent Iraq. “We want to see Iraqi sovereignty strengthened, not weakened,” he said. —
Satterfield’s next job will be selling coastal villas in the Irrawaddy Delta.
3. “U.S. negotiators also said the agreements would not obligate the American military to protect Iraq from foreign aggression, Iraqi officials said, a promise they believe was a fundamental part of a declaration of principles signed by Bush and Maliki last winter.”
Good point made by our ungrateful camel jockeys. It will be a while before the Iraquistani government will be able to mount a defense against an invasion by even Strawberry Shortcake and her friends.
Lionel Hutz Esq.: You could combine the two: for hardwood floors, spray the pet with polish and swipe him across your floor in wide, sweeping motions. If using a cat, be sure to have phone at the ready to dial 911 for ER treatment of your shredded, bloody limbs.
As the Obama bandwagon has swelled, so have the lists of people Clinton loyalists regard as some variation of “ingrate,” “traitor” or “enemy,” according to the associates and campaign officials, who would speak only on condition of anonymity.
What a bunch of miserable bitters.
The NYT article reminded me of a Rahm Emmanuel story from the 1992 campaign. At the victory party on election night, Emmanuel was yelling out the names of people who had “betrayed” the Clintons. Rahm would punctuate each outburst by stabbing a knife into the top of the table he was sitting at.
RuperttheBear: Ooo! A token woman on the ticket! Yes please!
(She’s a terrible speaker, BTW.)
Now…where have I heard the word “token” before?
What? Too angry?