Having a go at it.

I’m thinking that this series of tubes thing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Series_of_tubes) is going to catch on, so I’m going to try and post something on this site as often as I can. Hopefully not long diatribes like I’m prone to do, but something quick for the “on-the-go,” but suspiciously well-informed, English speaker.

Without further ado.


An old, fuzzy story about eminent domain and the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080324/story

McCain’s campaign is a case study on ridiculousness advertising
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/john-farrell/2008/9/15/john-mccains-journey-from-maverick-to-liar.html

What Turd Blossom had to say about those tactics
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html

Moving images from the havoc of Hurricane Ike.
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2008/09/the_short_but_eventful_life_of.html

Huh. This seems awfully familiar… A time when investors defrauded the public and had to be bailed out by the government to the tune of $3 billion (in 1987 dollars, which were a kind of a bright neon lime…).
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2008_09/014734.php

Are we over this yet?
http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/mmm_images/June6_2005MMM.jpg



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