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Orrin Hatch is scared

Is it really a coincidence that Hatch’s first-ever email newsletter came out three days after Bennett’s defeat? Last week, Utah’s Republican delegates denied Senator Bob Bennett the Republican nomination despite efforts over the past several months to move hard to the right . Utah’s other senator, Orrin Hatch, claimed that this upset did not scare [...]

This entry was written by Adam on May 11, 2010. Posted in Politics | Also tagged , | Comments closed

Things thinking people know

I’ve been thinking lately about what thinking people know. After all, I regularly read comments on various websites to the effect that “thinking people know” this or that. There’s a problem. I rarely agree with what the commenter claims “thinking people know.” I am forced to the only logical conclusion: I am not a thinking [...]

This entry was written by Adam on March 27, 2008. Posted in Politics | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Comments closed

What’s wrong with Hillary’s face?

Hmm, something isn’t quite right. I taped an interview with Hillary on CNN, and while watching a segment frame-by-frame, I noticed that Hillary’s face completely changed for 1/100 second, then it changed again, and again, for a total of four flash changes. These are the screen captures:

This entry was written by Adam on March 20, 2008. Posted in Links | Also tagged , , | Comments closed

Scarlett says hi

Today I had a telephone call from Scarlett Johansson . Yep. She says “hi.” Okay, seriously, does anybody actually listen to automated phone calls urging you to vote for so-and-so? (In this case, she was urging me to vote for Obama.) Once I hear the recording start, I just hang up. Hmm. I guess that’s [...]

This entry was written by Adam on February 4, 2008. Posted in Politics | Also tagged , , , , | Comments closed

That poor, neglected mountain west

I keep seeing sentences like this in coverage of the Republican primaries (source ): The Republican race so far has been a muddle, with McCain winning New Hampshire and South Carolina, Romney winning his home state of Michigan and Mike Huckabee winning Iowa. Now, that gives the impression that McCain is leading. Pop quiz: Which [...]

This entry was written by Adam on January 29, 2008. Posted in Politics | Also tagged , , , , , | Comments closed