Scripting NewsDave Winer's weblog, started in April 1997, bootstrapped the blogging revolution.The whole world is watching- September 16, 2008 It just occurred to me, that while we're arguing about all this silly bullshit like pigs and calling stuff sexist that's just satire, or if what's her name could run H-P, the thing we should all be worrying about is that this election the whole world can see what assholes we are and how much we lie, and do you thikn they're ever going to believe anything we say after the election Americans do you know that we are still the most admired country on earth, and all this crap is on the Internet and..http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/16/theWholeWorldIsWatching.html Could Sarah Pailin run Hewlett-Packard- September 16, 2008 That question came up today in a radio interview with McCain surrogate Carly Fiorina and she answered it truthfully, which I would have to say is the right thing to do, but in the bizarre logic of politics, it probably wasn't the smartest thing. She said no, Pailin could not run Hewlett-Packard. That was her opinion. I agree, but I'm hardly an expert. Fiorina has actually run H-P herself, so she would know. I suspect if they made the mistake of hiring her to run the company, they'd get nailed...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/16/couldSarahPailinRunHewlett.html Everyone laughed but...- September 16, 2008 They didn't believe me when I said the Palin choice wouldn't age well, but I stand by the prediction. It might have worked had she had the depth, intelligence and curiosity of a Christie Todd Whitman or the experience and presence of Kay Bailey Hutchinson, or any number of male Republicans who would add to McCain's depth and would be genuinely good choices when viewed through the Country First lens. (Which is a very good way to look at things but not the way the Republicans are doing it.) Imho,.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/everyoneLaughedBut.html Quote of the Day- September 16, 2008 Joe Biden: "Ladies and gentlemen, ladies and gentlemen, I could walk from here to Lansing, and I wouldn't run into a single person who thought our economy was doing well, unless I ran into John McCain." Uncle Joe grows a pair even though he's still saying "ladies and gentlemen."http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/quoteOfTheDay.html Getting ready for the next Rove attack- September 15, 2008 1. I totally don't trust Rove when he says that McC has gone too far. I wouldn't take the bait and pass this on as the Obama folk are doing. There's got to be a virus in there somewhere. Some devious trap that springs later in this process. Rove is like the original wingnut idiot blogger, he's been practicing so long, he's the 1 troll in the USA, something I'm sure he's proud of. I've been fending off trolls almost as long as he's been one. 2. I don't trust McC when he says, again, that the...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/gettingReadyForTheNextRove.html Because I care enough to send the very best- September 15, 2008 Click here to send this as an eCard.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/becauseICareEnoughToSendTh.html To the nervous Nellies who think it's over- September 15, 2008 Forget it! None of you are Mets fans, I know that for sure. This "home stretch" of the election season is like the World Series. If you're an Obama fan, it's great -- your team made it into the World Series. Same if you're a McCain fan. I'd say we're in the 2nd inning of the 2nd game. We lost the first one, they played the Suicide Squeeze and we were caught daydreaming. Shit happens. You can be sure that play won't work again. And I'm sure the other guys know it. They have a old team a bit of.http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/toTheNervousNelliesWhoThin.html Everyone has advice for Obama- September 15, 2008 Everyone knows what Obama should do to win, me too. Steve Gillmor says he should throw caution to the wind and do some nutty things. After all, if it worked for McCain it might work for him. Sing a few bars of Me and Bobby McGee to get in the mood. Use more women surrogates and listen to how they do and if they do well, use them more. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Claire McCaskill were great yesterday on CBS and ABC respectively. Get some Republicans to defect. I bet now a bunch of them are...http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/everyoneHasAdviceForObama.html Lipstick on a pig :-)- September 15, 2008http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/15/lipstickOnAPig.html Morning podcast with Jay Rosen- September 14, 2008 Things have been heating up politically and Jay Rosen has been steadily posting interesting stuff to Twitter, so I couldn't think of anyone I wanted to share my thoughts with more this morning so here goes. First, I read Frank Rich's column in the NY Times, everyone should. There's a lot of meaning in the choice Sarah Palin's invisible speech writer made in using Truman as the model for her unusual path to the Republican nomination for VP. It would be chilling for John McCain if he read it the..http://www.scripting.com/stories/2008/09/14/morningPodcastWithJayRosen.html |