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Also, many conservatives are skeptical of Giuliani on social issues, but he’s going to dispel that with statements like this:
Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Alito are models of
what judges should be in this country. They are principled individuals
who can be trusted to defend the original intent of the Constitution
rather than trying to legislate [...]

There is indeed much sadness amongst many conservatives who feel that Jeb would be the best president out of all the Bushes, but this won’t happen.
Even side from his family name, which even Jeb is aware is a problem, I think his wife would be a problem, and it would also mean more public scrutiny [...]

Someone who thinks that Jeb Bush will try and be the Republican Candidate in 2008. I don’t think this is possible for a myriad of reasons. But could you imagine Clinton V. Bush in 2008. Ridiculous.

"Hear me out on this. They’re still using Rove’s game plan, which is: The religious base is [...]

Other than John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Rudy Giuliani and John Edwards all have pretty thin resumes.

That’s a little bit harsh on Giuliani. Who not only served as mayor of New York City for 8 years (longer than any of the others in elected office), but spent decades in public service both as a [...]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef0ZAy2MH7s

That was awesome (more than I can say).
I particularly liked how the "fire door" had to be pryed open, raising questions over its effectiveness as a fire door, and how even out that door he was caged and confronted by intimidating security thugs, as if he were trying to break out of a prison in [...]

Just to clarify, I didn’t mean for that last post on Idiocracy to sound like I think the people to whom the movie appeals are specifically looking or hungry for a movie to confirm the superiority of their consuming habits or social/intellectual standing, or any other malevolent or petty motive on their part.
But I do [...]

Even though the technology for on-demand TV is almost ready for mass deployment, there’s one big reason why it may take a decade or so for it to become mainstream:
Standards.
Right now there are several internet-based video delivery systems in development, and it sounds like each one uses a different standard. Amazon, for instance, is launching [...]

Yes, well I’m sure that in 20 years when she’s reliving this night with her therapist, she’ll come to find that my rejection of her proposal wasn’t quite as harmful to her developing psyche as was the encouragement given to her by her parents in making the offer. Besides, why would she want me, some [...]

Tonight at Washington Square an extremely cute girl asked Bill to marry her.
Without a moment’s hesitation, Bill rejected her, and she cried for several minutes.
The girl was my 3-year-old daughter Maggie, who had been singing "Here Comes the Bride" all day long. I feel partly to blame, for we encouraged her to ask Bill, as [...]

There’s already at least one company that sells broadband-based TV, ITVN. They supply you with a converter much like a cable box, but you hook it up to your network and your TV.
Many folks at a soccer newgroup I frequent love it, although some have experience connection problems.
It’s not ready for HD quality video yet, [...]

This little favorite of mine is going up now purely out of convenience, and not priority.
It’s Mandy Patinkin in a cameo as himself, singing a white trash anthem in the not-great Run Ronnie Run.
I fully admit my affection for this piece is purely a result of my fixations on Patinkin and "Mr. Show," from where [...]

The wife and I went to see Blood Diamonds tonight. Man……not really very good.
This film certainly doesn’t deserve an oscar and there are no oscar-level performances Leo DiCaprio included. It might be his worst performance. But if you look at other heavy Oscar-winning films with big points to make– Gandhi and [...]

In my last post, I mentioned Leo Sayers. Do you guys remember Leo Sayers?
"You make me feel like dancing"..
"When I need you"…
and one other hit single in the late 1970’s I can’t remember. He was white, had a high voice, and had an afro. Since he was in the pre-MTV age, [...]

The latest edition of the UK’s Big Brother finished. It was a very controversial season because of racial remarks made by one English contestant against a Bollywood (indian) star that was on the show. The actress from India was gorgeous, elegant, and totally classy. But one of the contestants was always [...]

Last night at dinner T.J. and I talked a bit about the Mike Judge movie Idiocracy, which he loved and found a powerful satire, and by which I was most notably underwhelmed.
Not since Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves have the two of us been so split by a movie, so I’ve been giving some more [...]

So Bill Gates says that we are about 5 years away from having the TV and the internet merge. Good, because I have access to very few movies or tv shows. I particularly want the ability to see obscure documentaries or to watch any sporting event I want. I would love to [...]

My only beef with the “Silent NIght Deadly Night” scene is that you don’t show nearly enough of the aftermath where he goes catatonic again. That’s what makes it REALLY funny.
Also, I vote for the “Mark Twain” scene from “Ben” next.

My love affair with Youtube continues.
The other day I found myself humming a very obscure 80’s song that I have not heard or even thought of in 22 years. It’s a song by King called "love and pride." It was on heavy rotation for a couple of months in the summer of 1985 [...]

I was watching Back to the Future (which holds up very well) today and was pleased to spot one of my favorite obscure actors, Will Hare, in the lively bit part of Old Man Peabody, into whose barn Michael J. Fox crashes the time machine upon arrival in 1955.
Of course, Hare’s most impressive role was [...]

Of the top 5 candidates for President at the moment, only one of them has a considerable amount of experience that suggests they have been around and have not always been gunning for the Presidency.
Other than John McCain
Hillary Clinton
Barack Obama
Rudy Gulianni
And John Edwards all have pretty thin resumes. None of them have [...]