Category Politics

Style Book Note For NPR

I swear by all that is sacred and holy that if I hear one more correspondent say “innoggurrul” instead of the correct “innogyural“, I’m going to come down there and whip someone into submission with a very attractive tote bag…

I’m Actually Sorry I Missed This

It looks like Saturday’s SNL lampooned Dan Rather’s “apology” about the whole Rathergate thing. While I’m no fan of the recent cast (or crew of writers, for that matter) over at SNL, I think it’s a pity I didn’t see…

Political Classification

There’s a “political personality” test that’s been making the blogospheric rounds lately. I know such tests are a dime a dozen, but just for kicks I filled it out. I performed largely as expected: You are a Social Conservative (33%…

Laura Bush Raaaawwwks, Y’all!

Attendant Fark headline: (Yes, yes dear, I know she’s signalling “Hook ‘Em, Horns!”, but that just ruins the joke, now don’t it? Oh fine, I’ll play off “Gig ‘Em, Aggies!” next time I see Bush doing a thumbs-up…)