An unidentified individual who “may be Wikipedically naïve” was making extensive revisions to Sarah Palin’s Wikipedia biography just 24 hours before John McCain announced her as his running mate, according to a New York Times story today. Although the bio-gate details first came to light Friday, yours truly didn’t pick up on it until a … Continue reading ‘Wikipedically naive’ person spiffed up Palin’s bio Thursday
My friend JavaQueen does a lot of “randomness” posts. Sort of a stream-of-consciousness approach. It’s easy to read — just little snippets of different things flying at you. Milkshakes, bad hair day, and whether to correct the spelling of comments, all in one post. That sort of thing. It’s a great approach and I intend … Continue reading Spontaneous — who, me?
It seems like only yesterday we watched Hurricane Katrina bearing down on New Orleans. The devastation was incredible, the aftermath an international disgrace. Inadequate preparation, criminally inadequate levees, abysmal federal response. And now, here comes Gustav, currently a category 4 hurricane, taking dead aim on New Orleans. Is the city ready this time? My impression, without doing … Continue reading Just three years after Katrina, New Orleans braces again
I started the day asking, “Sarah who?” And I probably wasn’t the only one. John McCain has named Sarah Palin, first-term Republican governor of Alaska, as his running mate. Hmm … okay … not exactly what I was expecting. At the very least I expected to be looking up information on what’s-his-name Polenta. Had the … Continue reading Not-ready-for-prime-time Palin is not ready for veep
Wow. I’m glad I wasn’t with the McCain campaign tonight, watching the Obama show at Mile High Stadium. How does Mac compete with spectacle like that? He can’t draw a crowd like that. He can’t deliver a speech like that. I’ve been in that stadium several times, with sold-out crowds. Not counting seating on the … Continue reading Obama answers the bell, comes out punching
I’m flipping channels, watching coverage of the DNC on the various networks. CNN and MSNBC seem to think their pundits are a bigger attraction than the activities in the stadium. Ugh. So I’ve checked CSPAN and a few minutes ago switched to PBS. Some everyday Americans are taking turns speaking, and they are definitely not … Continue reading Momentary DNC star: Barney Smith
