Wednesday, October 20, 2004
Best line of the day, so far
“Who could spend their time with nine-year-olds and think boys would make better presidents?”
— Jeanne at Body and Soul
Archive for October 20, 2004
Obama Obama
Obama Barack’s ad. Why can’t all political ads be like this? [Real Player]
Via MakesMeRalph via Archpundit.
TV-B-Gone
A handy new remote —
Altman’s key-chain fob was a TV-B-Gone, a new universal remote that turns off almost any television. The device, which looks like an automobile remote, has just one button. When activated, it spends over a minute flashing out 209 different codes to turn off televisions, the most popular brands first.
For Altman, founder of Silicon Valley data-storage maker 3ware, the TV-B-Gone is all about freeing people from the attention-sapping hold of omnipresent television programming. The device is also providing hours of entertainment for its inventor.
Source: Wired News
This thing would pay for itself in every noisy restaurant and airport lounge.
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West Wing
Alessandra Stanley also reviews West Wing’s new season in today’s Times.
There should be term limits for television presidents. And one term was just right for “The West Wing.”
Time to talk
Alessandra Stanley discusses Jon Stewart’s appearance on Crossfire in today’s New York Times.
“They said I wasn’t being funny,” the star of “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” said, rolling his eyes expressively. “And I said to them: ‘I know that. But tomorrow I will go back to being funny,” Mr. Stewart said, adding that their show would still be bad, although he used a more vulgar expression.
And that is why his surprise attack on the hosts of CNN’s “Crossfire” was so satisfying last Friday. Exchanging his usual goofy teasing for withering contempt, he told Paul Begala and Tucker Carlson that they were partisan hacks and that their pro-wrestling approach to political discourse was “hurting America.”
The Curse
With true grit the Red Sox have come from down 3-0 in games to take the Yankees to Game 7. It has never before been done in baseball.
So now, whatever the outcome tonight, can we quit yappin’ about The Curse?
It’s the birthday
… of Mickey Mantle. The Mick was born in 1931. He died in 1995.
… of William Christopher. Father Francis Mulcahy is 72.
… of Jerry Orbach. Detective Briscoe is 69. We miss you Jerry.
… of Calvin Cordozar Broadus. Snoop Dogg is 33.
