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white male restoration

Could Liberal Elitist Al Gore Win Nomination?

Yes, absolutely, no doubt, because that is precisely what Time's Joe Klein says and that makes it true. You see, back in the old days, the national nominating conventions were very important. Since humans had no means of communicating long-distance until 1994 or so, each party's leaders would gather in some fancy saloon in, say, Ohio, and smash whiskey bottles over each other's heads until they decided on a good presidential nominee. And this is why Al Gore will finally win the presidency at this year's Democratic National Convention. More »

2:52 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Newell
3,193 views, 37 comments

Latest by ARCADIA: Joe Klein obviously gets paid for his columns, regardless of whether they make a sense. more »

that was avoidable

Sting Rays Metaphorically Killing Obama, Actually Killing Lady

Time's Joe Klein on CNN late this afternoon: "Maybe the operative metaphor here isn't drowning but a giant stingray landing in Obama's boat." Today's top story on CNN.com: "Woman on boat dies after ray strikes her." Let's give a big round of applause to Joe Klein of Time magazine; he'll be here every night this week, matinee on Saturday. [via Eschaton]

6:22 PM on Thu Mar 20 2008
By Newell
872 views, 27 comments

dept. of internet safety

Beware the Bloggers' Bile

by Joe Klein
TIME More »
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Are You Talkin' to Joe Klein? You Talkin' to Joe Klein?

The point at which we really, really should’ve stopped reading Joe Klein’s Time piece on Rudy Giuliani: More »

11:22 AM on Fri Apr 13 2007
By Pareene
936 views, 23 comments

rumors on the internets

Rumors On The Internets: So This Duck Walks Into a Bar...

  • On the Senate Dems’ proposal to phase withdrawal of troops from Iraq, Pandagon says: “A glass eye in a duck’s ass can see that there’s no real substance to this.” [Pandagon]
  • Saudis Offered Scholarships for Aviation Courses in US. [Michelle Malkin]
  • Atrios body slams Joe Klein’s claim that he opposed the war. [Eschaton]
  • Imprisoned Egyptian blogger Alaa freed, but paperwork snags prevent him from cutting and running just yet. [Sand Monkey]
  • TPM’s Justin Rood rode the elevator with freshly convicted David Safavian. [TPM Muckraker]

6:44 PM on Tue Jun 20 2006
By Pareene
72 views, Comment

personalities

Gossip Roundup: Bulletproof?

  • Reliable Source: Laura Bush dropped two sizes after a year of private fitness classes; she works out three times a week at 8 a.m. [WP]
  • Rush & Molloy: Bloomberg, David Remnick, Bob Schieffer, Lesley Stahl, Kurt Andersen, Richard Holbrooke, and Ron Silver attended Joe Klein’s New York book party… Actor Dennis Hopper defends Bush. [NYDN]
  • Page Six: Cheney was accidentally shot on a hunting trip in the late ’90s… Emails from Aaron Sorkin to call girl are revealed in her new book. [NYP]

1:36 PM on Thu Apr 13 2006
By henry
46 views, 1 comment

Latest by T-Diddy: Mr. Hopper... WTF more »

personalities

Gossip Roundup: Don't Go There

  • Washington Whispers: Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy complains about making six figures: “We are patronized when we meet judges from England, the European Union, or Malaysia, whose salaries double that of ours. They say, ‘We’re so sorry about your salaries.’”… Kerry’s PAC has raised $1.1m in the past three months… Ted Kennedy is “pretty close” to Margaret Spellings… George Allen claims he cuts his own grass. [USN&WR]
  • Inside Politics: Kerry says his biggest mistake was using federal financing after the convention: “I think the most important thing would have been to spend more money, if we could have, on the advertising and responding to some of the attacks.”… Boehner is optimistic for GOP chances in ‘06. [WT]
  • Inside the Beltway: Joe Klein is re-releasing his book, “Politics Lost: How American Democracy was Trivialized by People Who Think You’re Stupid.” [WT]
  • Liz Smith: Sandra Bernhard on the Bush twins: “You think those girls abstain?” [NYP]

12:34 PM on Mon Apr 10 2006
By henry
55 views, 3 comments

Latest by ogz: yes, advertising. that would have convinced the country that you weren't the douchiest robot ever. more »

chatology

Chatology: Riding the Nuclear Tiger

chatologybug.gifEditors’ note: Don’t miss Ana Marie Cox’s Washington Post live chat, starting today at 11:30 AM. You can access it here, where you can also find a link for submitting questions to the Original Wonkette about BlackBerry disaster averted. Happy chatting! More »

11:18 AM on Mon Mar 6 2006
By dlat
425 views, Comment