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You know, when she's not on someone's payroll, she can say some pretty intelligent things. Brazile said this about the Democrats on Iraq:
There's a huge credibility gap our party has on national security--not because we don't have enough military medals, but because we have no plan of action.
Marc
Marc
On the bright side, I have an interview tomorrow with Kelmscott and on Tuesday with Baltimore County Public Library. And Joe has a job! Come on Draper...
Marc
Some unsurprising but nonetheless alarming news about infants and toddlers and how much time they spend watching TV, DVDs and playing on the computer and how much time they don't spend reading or being read to. I'm going to email this link to my mother as well. As you know, Lucas and Maggie each have a television in their room and have for a couple of years. I know I watched a lot of television as a child, but I also played three different sports all year until I was in sixth grade. Then I dropped football, picking it up again in 7th grade. Meanwhile I played basketball until 8th grade and baseball through at least the summer after my freshman year of High School. The point is, I was outside or engaged in activities other than television for a large part of my time as a youngster, and I still watched too much TV. Kids today watch even more television than I used to and do even less outside.
I've got three political links, all involving the Democratic nomination. Edwards (Some good stuff in here about what voters want out of candidates) campaign is faultering, but why. He's got money (or did, before he starting outspending what he was taking in), good looks and charm and is from the South. So why is he struggling? I think it's because he's vacuous and people can smell it on him...Sharpton went after Dean the other day, although his real target was Rep Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL), who has offered his support to Dean. Sharpton called Dean anti-black. Donna Brazille, my new best friend since she pressured Carole Mosley Braun to jump in this race in order to siphon off votes from Sharpton, called Sharpton's comments ridiculous. In my opinion, this can only help Dean...David Broder chided the New York Times today for congratulating a couple of candidates for eschewing New Hampshire and Iowa. He called the Times "snobbish."
Until next time kids,
Tony
Rod Roddy, the golden throat of television who served as announcer of such venerated game shows as Press Your Luck and The Price is Right, died today of complications from colon and breast cancer. Now we are faced with the task of finding someone who can wear his flashy outfits and sequined blazers now that he is not of this world. My nominee: Andy Dick.
Peace & Love,
Tony
I know this won't be my last post about the Redskins' quarterback troubles, but here goes. Danny Wuerfel's not coming. He's passed on the offer and the Skins will now promote Hamden to the 53-man roster. So, to recap: One quarterback, the franchise, who's been sacked more than any other quarterback in the league and hasn't finished a game in two weeks. Two quarterbacks who have never thrown a pass in an NFL game. You know, the Broncos have been looking at Jeff George of late. If they don't take him, why not?
Peace & Love,
Tony
Marc
I'm going to try to keep the Redskins talk brief, before I become a single-issue blogger. The Skins are apparently having trouble getting Wuerfel and are now faced with only two quarterbacks (one who might be dead before the season's over and one who has never thrown a pass in an NFL game) as well as a third on their practice squad who may have to get promoted to the actual roster soon (Gilbran something from Indiana)...Here's an interesting nugget from California. San Fransico Mayor Willie Brown left rival city supervisor in charge for a day and teh guy appointed people to government positions and had them secretly sworn in. You'd think this was crazy, but seeing as it is in California it doesn't really seem that odd...In case anyone's interested, Google is going public and will be having an IPO in the near future. Seems like a good stock to get into, and I suggest we all pool our resources and invest...
Peace & Love,
Tony
Marc
I know I've ranted about this before, but I can't help myself. The Redskins seem to be going out of their way to piss me off. Now Spurrier says that he's going to get back to his style of football. Long pass plays and plenty of them. Attn Steve Spurrier: YOU DO NOT HAVE AN OFFENSIVE LINE. Ramsey is going to be murdered, Wuerful will be brought in as a number three, but will be the starting quarterback (due to Tim Hasselback's lack of experience) probably before Thanksgiving. I am really in a state of shock. Spurrier said that he's going to play his game plan and if it doesn't work, then it doesn't work. He's not going to focus on establishing a ground game. You know, they call it coneventional wisdom for a reason. This team needs to be about more than Steve Spurrier's ego. The most important thing has to be winning and not testing the Spurrier philosophy on the NFL. The Redskins used to be a quality franchise. We've won three Super Bowls. Let him experiement in Seattle. Once again, like always, I'm so sick of this shit.
BJ Rudell, who was an organizer in the Southwest part of New Hampshire for Bill Bradley and whom Liz and I worked with while we were there, has written and published a book, Only in New Hampshire. Liz and I, as well as Holly and a girl named Sarah are all featured prominenetly in the book. Now my antics will be saved for posterity.
Peace & Love,
Tony
The Democrats are up to thier nutty tricks again. Because the field is so cluttered and the calender is so compressed, three candidates are employing a strategy that forgoes New Hampshire and Iowa and focuses on primaries on February 3 in Arizona, Oklahoma, South Carolina and maybe a couple of other places. They seem to think that this cycle is somehow outside of history. No candidate has ever been successful by employing this not-so-new-ask-Al-Gore-circa-1988 strategy.
As for Draper's poem quandry, my best advice to you is to either become an 11 year old cripple with a heartsong of gold, or get in your time machine, go back to the 1880s and speak with someone who actually gives a fuck about poetry.
Peace and Love,
Tony
Viva la Butt-ass!
Tony
