Sources say that among the First Lady's grievances are his waning attention to their marriage, his refusal to spend quality and intimate time with her, the nagging rumors over his relationship with (Secretary of State Condoleezza) Rice - and she's concerned that George is back on the bottle.Sounds like a bunch of Democrat talking points to me. Coincidence? Or did Globe time this story to drop a week before the midterm elections? Does Globe want America to win?
And I mean that in the absolute best possible way. Check out this interview where he talks about Iraq and ignorant Americans, and at the same time holds the (liberal) interviewer's feet to the fire for leading his answers too much. Sample quote: "I have the same view you do, the problem is that I do believe in being vaguely empirical."
It's sweeping the nation! Everybody's following the antics of that wacky Republican National Committee Chief, Ken Mehlman. Recent fun:
• Lying about not knowing Jack Abramoff!
• Claiming, falsely, that he didn't have the authority to remove a racist campaign ad!
• Taking money from gay porn producers!
What will he do next???
(I actually know someone who went to college with old Ken, but I don't know if he'd want to be "outed." My friend, I mean, not Ken. Well, I don't know if Ken wants to be outed or not either, but that's another matter entirely.)
Mehlman!
Mehlman!
MEHLMAN!
Rahner's Rotten Rentals [embedded Real video], Seattle Times critic Mark Rahner's Halloween movie roundup, pays tribute to the heroically shlocky TV horror hosts of the 60s and adds a grateful nod to the horror hosts of today. Pay special attention to the press conference scene, and marvel at the layered performance by the white-shirted zombie sitting next to Rahner. He quietly grounds the film with a restrained approach that recalls Bill Murray's emotionally stranded pilgrim from Lost In Translation.
UPDATE: If the first link doesn't work, try Seattle Channel.
Warning #1: I'm going to ratchet up the political stuff a little over the next week and a half. Warning #2: I've never posted YouTube links before. Fingers crossed.
The Republicans have been running a deliberately racist campaign against Harold Ford Jr. in Tennessee. Here's the attack ad painting him (wholly without grounds) as an uppity whoremonger:
The ad was placed by the Republican National Committee. Bob Corker, Ford's opponent, immediately distanced himself from it -- while running a radio ad where jungle drums came up behind the mentions of Ford's name.
This is exactly what the Republican party is about these days, and it's got to be fought head-on. So Harold Ford did:
The above courtesy the essential Talking Points Memo.
The must-read comic of the season: the final issue of DC's SOLO, featuring the inimitable Brendan McCarthy .
I've posted two of the least strange images from the book. Also inside: Duke Hussy, The Flash: A Fragment, Slouch World, the new hero known as Johnny Sorrow, and much more.
I write two whole pages of political content in FIRESTORM #30...and I wind up in the middle of this.
It's my own fault.
Vote Democratic so I don't have to do this anymore.
