NPR did a story on Dolly Parton’s “Jolene” this week. It’s a classic song (from the album of the same name) that’s been covered by everyone from Olivia Newton John and Strawberry Switchblade to Sisters of Mercy and the White Stripes. There’s not much to the lyrics, but they’re fun nonetheless. Here’s an edited taste: […]
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Fraudulent Registrations No Threat:
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports on the investigation into fraudulent and duplicate voter registrations submitted by ACORN, and notes that neither Democrats nor Republicans on the county’s election board believes the bad registrations will compromise the election’s results. Even as Cuyahoga County digs deeper into possible fraud by a voter-registration group, election board members from […]
“Troopergate” Report Released:
The Alaska legislature’s report on Gov. Palin’s “Troopergate” scandal was released yesterday. According to the Anchorage Daily News, Palin “abused her power in pushing for the firing of an Alaska state trooper who was once married to her sister, or by failing to prevent her husband Todd from doing so.” From the story: ranchflower’s report […]
Sixth Circuit Sides with Ohio SoS; Vacates Injunction:
Last night, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2-1, vacated the district court’s injunction requiring Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner to make efforts to verify voter registration information. The Columbus Dispatch reports: The three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Brunner is not required to provide county […]
A Buckley for Obama:
Christopher Buckley endorses Barack Obama (and prays that his father cannot spank him from beyond the grave). I’ve read Obama’s books, and they are first-rate. He is that rara avis, the politician who writes his own books. Imagine. He is also a lefty. I am not. I am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and […]
Palin on SNL?!?
The New York Post reports that Sarah Palin will appear on Saturday Night Live on October 25th. No word on whether Tina Fey plans to campaign with John McCain.
Brooks on Conservative Anti-Intellectualism:
David Brooks’ column today is a must read, particularly for us right-wing, would-be-intellectual types. A few excerpts: Modern conservatism began as a movement of dissident intellectuals. . . . William F. Buckley famously said he’d rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone book than by the faculty of Harvard. But […]
Is Voter Registration Fraud Unavoidable?
ACORN is aggressively seeking to sign up new voters here in Ohio. In the process, they are also submitting many false, duplicative, or fraudulent registration forms — and there’s nothing they can do about it, ACORN claims. The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, has turned in at least 65,000 cards to […]
Adler Planetarium Defends Earmark:
Chicago’s Adler Planetarium (no relation) was not happy to have its request for a $3 million congressional earmark to fund a projector derided by Senator John McCain. The first planetarium in the Western hemisphere, the Adler, took exception to it being used as an illustration of government waste in comments made by Republican presidential candidate […]
“McCain 2 Old”:
On I-77 just south of Cleveland there is a billboard with a drawing of Senator McCain, his name, and “2 Old” in big block letters. The billboard says it is sponsored by a “Neo Neo Inc.” in New York. I tried to find out more about the ad and its sponsor online, but have not […]
AK Supreme Court Stays Out Of “Scandal”:
Several Alaska state representatives wen to the Alaska Supreme Court seeking to shut down the state legislature’s investigation of the so-called Palin “troopergate” scandal. This means the legislature’s investigative report will be released tomorrow. The Anchorage Daily News reports: The state Supreme Court rejected an appeal by Texas-based Liberty Legal Institute and Anchorage attorney Kevin […]
The Candidates and the Court:
On Tuesday, the WSJ ran two articles by Jess Bravin examining the approach to judicial nominations likely to be taken by each of the major presidential candidates. The articles provide a good side-by-side comparison of the candidates. In “Barack Obama: The Present Is Prologue,” Bravin writes: On legal matters, including Supreme Court appointments, an Obama […]
The Missing Edited SNL Skit:
The SNL skit on the bailout legislation was temporarily removed from the web so as to edit out potentially objectionable content as well as to protect Rep. Barney Frank, or so it seems from this report. In an interview with Gold, the show’s executive producer, Lorne Michaels, said the Sandlers were distraught but had not […]
The Missing SNL Skit:
Last Saturday, SNL ran a funny skit about the passage of the bailout bill. It poked fun at the President, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Rep. Barney Frank, George Soros, and others. (Transcript and screenshots here.) Now the skit has vanished. (It used to be here.) It is the only skit from last week’s show that […]
Committee on the Judiciary v. Harriet Miers:
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit today issued a brief opinion in Committee on the Judiciary v. Miers. The Judiciary Committee is seeking to obtain records and testimony from Harriet Miers and Joshua Bolten. Both Miers and Bolten asserted executive privilege, prompting a contempt order from the committee, which then filed suit […]