For a while now, I've been looking at McCain, wistfully thinking about how much he reminds me of Bob Dole. God, I hope he goes down with a solid thud.

Git in that kitchen and make me uh PIE!!!

KIDDING! Just KIDDING!

That is totally cool. I've always thought the prevalence of male chef's and orchestral musicians signified some of the last strongholds of sexism. When you look at high school interest in these topics, they're dominated by girls. But by the professional level, it switches. It's been getting better though.

When it was a three-way primary, there was only one dem who could beat every repub in head to head polls. It wasn't the O or the H...

It's a different race now to be sure, but Edwards would help the ticket plenty more than hurt it.

Some believe we should always include the words "bamboo cage" in every sentence about McCain. As in, "McCain might not be emotionally sound enough to run the country on account of all that time he spent in a bamboo cage."

But I think that's just deplorable.

Rastas

P.S. Bamboo Cage!

"I'm not a performance artist here."

Whenever a white person creates a work that is ironic and profound they have to say they aren't trying to be an artist, they are just going for laughs.

I love the site. I have to say, I've worked hard to not be a walking stereotype, and apparently failed. Nailed me to a tee.

rb

...that deals more directly with class issues...

http://www.stuffebplike.com/

Actually, I found SWPL through this one, I think...

I have a shirt that says "Stereotypes are a Real Timesaver." Now the point of that shirt isn't that I believe that. It's that people live that way but won't admit it. It also calls on people to examine weather they are their own person or just a walking stereotype.

The SWPL blog isn't making fun of Universal Healthcare. It's making fun of the fact that (some) people would want that so they could blog instead of getting a real job. It's not making fun of alternative energy, it's making fun of alternative energy smugness. It's not mocking Apple products, it's mocking the idea that buying an Apple is "fighting the man." It's not mocking being against sweatshops, it's mocking the idea that identifying with a brand (wearing New Balance shoes) would end sweatshops faster than passing laws against sweatshop items being sold in the US.

Overall it is a mockery of veiled motivations more than lifestyle. Sure, it's hamfisted sometimes, but it's SUPPOSED to be...

I'm for Universal Healthcare and alternative energy and use Apple products and wear New Balance shoes. I'm Ok with that being questioned. Self examination isn't comfortable, but it's important.

I would also like to point out that, though I have never made over 30K a year, and often make closer to 22K a year, I still enjoy many things on this list. You don't have to be rich to engage in these things, you just have to value them more. Farmers Market are usually cheaper than the Groc Store anyway.

It's not funny that a Prius still runs on gas. It's funny that saying that could be a conversation stopper.

As per Woody Allen, "I'm a Biggot, but a biggot for the left!" is a favorite line of mine from Annie Hall.

SWPL is totally descended from that style of comedy. Think of the astrology-spewing new-ager rebound girlfriend in Husbands and Wives. Woody Allen's portrayal of himself as a neurotic leftist NYC intellectual in almost all of his movies. I can't remember what movie, but the line "Oh, he gives good meeting!" comes to mind. Funny stuff, and for much of the same reason SWPL.

If you don't find this stuff funny, that's cool. I just have a range of funny that includes Oscar Wilde, Dave Chappell, the Onion, and Roger Miller. I thought Napoleon Dynamite was funny. I thought Kieslowski's WHITE was funny. For me, Woody Allen and SWPL make it in there somewhere. If they don't for you, that's cool.

"past White Houses had political staff as well."

I thought it was wrong THEN as well. Why? I was afraid maybe someday it would get out of hand. Hate to say "I told you so."

No, wait, I don't hate it that much...

Write your rep? That's worked awesomely. Face it, until a lot of Americans (not just a few anarchists) take to the streets, set cars on fire and win a guerrilla war against the National Guard, aint a whole lot gonna change. I don't think Code Pink will amount to a hill-a-beans, but at least they are doing something. Sorry they get on Wilson's nerves :/

...but MAN! Bill Clinton always knows exactly what to say.

1. Buttwiper tastes awful. I wish it was the best, but it is undrinkable. For years, I thought I hated beer. I'm convinced that most people who don't like coffee tried it at an after-church function.

2. America kicks ass at beer making now. In the 80's, I guess you had to go to Europe for a decent beer. I can't believe the quality of crafted beer here (so-called micro brews).

3. Having moved to PA three years ago, Yuengling is pretty damned good for cheap beer. That's what I have at my local tavern.

4. The State Store System in PA sucks ass. It's not a service to the citizens, it's a tax. I was a tax and spend liberal until moving here. I can't believe how much everything is taxed and how everything's the same as the other places I've lived.

5. There's a belgium place in Philly that has the most ridiculous beer menu I've ever seen. If you are serious about beer, you must check it out.

http://www.monkscafe.com/