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Posted at 9:43am on Jun. 16, 2008 Let's Play Hardball
By bluechiplaw
How long before this conversation took place?
MATTHEWS: "Hello Steve, this is Chris."
CAPUS: "Oh, hey Chris. Hold on a sec, let me turn down O'Reilly. What's up?"
MATTHEWS: "Terrible news, just terrible, I'm sure you're still feeling the pain."
CAPUS: "We're all sad here, you know that."
MATTHEWS: "Do I ever. Listen, speaking of that, I know you guys might need some help over there, and I'd be willing to, uh, you know, fill in while Tim's out."
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Posted at 3:51pm on Jun. 5, 2008 The Obama Effect: Irresistable Grace and Efficacious Redemption
By bluechiplaw
Well, I must say I have new respect for CNN because their station name apparently stands for the Calvinist News Network. You see, in keeping with the Reformed tradition, CNN has proclaimed that Obama's presence and soaring rhetoric efficaciously causes all who hear to swoon.
"Some people are already calling this 'the Obama Effect,'" said a CNN anchorette this morning as I was getting ready for work. The Obama Effect is apparently this: Obama goes to a large rally, is able to somehow attract a lot of people, he then speaks, and the people---millions of people---"follow him." This is the Irresistable Grace of Obama. Something about him just causes all who listen to fall in love with him. It's really quite incredible.
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Posted at 7:59pm on Jun. 3, 2008 Just say no to Jindal
By bluechiplaw
At least for now. Please, please, please, let this not be the night when McCain names Jindal as his veep, effectively destroying the long-term political future of such a bright star, while at the same time foregoing all arguments we have about Obama's lack of foreign policy experience.
I'm going to go ahead and get mad now, so that perhaps I won't throw something at my tv later.
Who am I kidding, I'll still chunk shoe.
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Posted at 11:56am on Jun. 3, 2008 Possible Strategy Behind Tape Nonrelease
By bluechiplaw
Okay, here's some rank punditry.
Why would the Keeper of the Tape withhold its release? Two possible reasons:
1. The conventional wisdom---wait for an October Surprise.
2. The Democratic Convention wisdom---make the superdelegates look like idiots, squirm, and question their choice.
This second option is attractive. What if the tape is release sometime between Hillary's concession and the convention? Superdelagates, and even pledged delagates can change their votes (I believe) up to the convention. Therefore, the Keeper of the Tape may be waiting until we get closer to the convention in order to force the People and the Superdelagates to rethink their vote.
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Posted at 9:45am on May 21, 2008 Puritan or Separatist?
By bluechiplaw
Institutions by their very nature grow more liberal as they grow older. I was recently reading a biography of Jonathan Edwards, the great theologian of Connecticutt, and the author noted that people murmured against Harvard becoming too liberal back in Edwards' day. Of course, liberal to them meant Harvard profs were becoming more Anglican and less Massachusetts Bay Puritan. My how times have changed.
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Posted at 4:34pm on May 15, 2008 So I'm going to marry my brother. Deal with it!
By bluechiplaw
Okay, in light of the California Supreme Court's ruling today, I think I'm going to do move to California and marry my brother. Makes perfect sense, really---Just think about it.
First, I love my brother. It's in a completely non-gross kind of way, but I still love him. We've been related all his life (I'm older), and we've basically been buddies now for over 22 years.
Second, I know his family REALLY well, and we get along quite nicely. In fact, his parents have been giving me Christmas presents since before he was born. They'll think our relationship is a bit weird, but they'll understand why we're doing it.
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Posted at 9:00am on Apr. 22, 2008 Fun with Google News Quotes
By bluechiplaw
I was reading NRO's Media Blog yesterday, and saw a post by Greg Pollowitz noting that Google News now posts a quote at the top of the search page whenever you do a Google News search for a public figure. Greg speculated Google News may be part of the VRWC, as he noted the following combination of names searched for and the quotes that popped up:
"Bill Ayers":
"I don't regret setting bombs. I feel we didn't do enough"
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Posted at 1:37pm on Apr. 18, 2008 I accidentally watched Olbermann
By bluechiplaw
Is it the silver streaks in the hair? Is it the perfect dimple in the tie? Is it the parade of respected, objective journalists that he shuffles through his show? There's just something you have to love about Olbermann.
Well, not really. Nevertheless, I was watching some of the show last night as part of the initiation process into my local self-flagellation club. I'd always heard Olby was in the tank for Obama, and I had no reason to doubt. But last night Olby was postulating that Obama "won by losing." "Is it possible that Obama won by being on the defensive all night?" Eh?
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Posted at 9:50pm on Apr. 7, 2008 Beckel Blows Away Random White Guy on Hannity
By bluechiplaw
So I was just watching Hannity and Colmes, having been flipping around during the Kansas/Memphis game, and this goofball was on there getting his hat handed to him by Bob Beckel. Fortunately, Michael Steele was there to save him.
I just wish I could remember the guy's name . . . .
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Posted at 9:55pm on Mar. 31, 2008 It's Over. It's All Over.
By bluechiplaw
This morning I awoke to the sound of my phone alarm. In an effort to streamline my life, I now own neither a home phone nor an alarm clock; my mobile phone serves both purposes ably. I'm not ashamed to say that right now I wake every morning to the dulcit tones of Kool Moe Dee singing "Rapper's Delight." Okay, so I'm slightly ashamed.
Anyway, so my wife and I are be-boppin' around singing "a hip, hop, the hippie the hippie dibby hip hop hop and you don't stop