We explore the eternal question: What's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding?
Ok, maybe I was a little hard on metaphor in my last post. Metaphor is one of the most potent ways of demonstrating a new or difficult to explain phenomenon. They are meta-stories. “Once upon a time, there was a pig. And some weird guy decided he didn’t like the look of that pig, and [...]
Surfing, surfing, surfing… I came across a McCain quote from a rally yesterday, on MSNBC:
“Sen. Obama is more interested in controlling who gets your piece of the pie than he is in growing the pie,” McCain told a crowd of several thousand.”
YOU DON’T GROW PIE!!!!!!!!
I yelled this at my computer.
Yes, it is reminiscent of the [...]
Luke: (indicates the tree) What’s in there?
Yoda: Only what you take with you.
A memorable opening to a classic oedipal scene, in a movie about evil empire. But I’m not referencing it to allude to the main theme of W., but to warn you and all reviewers that when you go see W., you have to [...]
about last night’s debate. Boooo-ring. I just felt like 1) I know Obama’s positions for the most part and did not think I would learn anything new there 2) don’t trust McCain to tell me anything, and did not feel like trying to summon benefit of doubt, 3) know that the debate format demands a [...]
Debate, blah blah blah. Again, partisans claim victory, undecideds swing 2:1 for Obama/Biden. I should be happy. But I hate the discourse, I really do, and I’m as grumpy as I was before the debate. Two comments -
Here’s Sarah Palin, buying a cheeseburger – “When I as an American are faced with the decision, in [...]