Under The Radar : Patriot Act Expanded

by Jason

Remember December 13? It was a wonderous time, as we all sat in rapt attention in front of our television sets, watching a disheveled Saddam Hussein spend some quality time with a tongue depressor.
December 13 was also notable for another reason, as the administration quietly signed into law significant parts of the Patriot Act II, […]

Street Arguments and Shopping

by matt

I bomb atomically, Socrates’ philosophies
and hypothesis can’t define how I be droppin these
mockeries, lyrically perform armed robbery - Inspectah Deck on “Triumph”

If you ever need any proof that humans are stupid, cruel and inconsiderate, go to a major urban downtown area (or a mall for that matter) on the weekend after Christmas. Under ordinary […]

’twas the day before xmas

by jamie

I’m not lazy, per se, but I am a wuss. I do not like to be cold or wet. I do not like crowds and I do not like Xmas.
When I found out my office would be closed on Xmas eve it was more gratifying to know that I’d be staying home on […]

Hard Numbers

by matt

That’s not a pretty picture
“If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, do you think you would probably vote for George W. Bush or probably vote for the Democratic candidate?”
George W. Bush…………49%
Democratic Candidate….40%
“If the 2004 presidential election were being held today, and the candidates were George W. Bush, the Republican, and Howard Dean, the […]

What’s Good for the Goose…

by matt

…should be good for the international war criminal.

Muammar Gaddafi: The Saddam of his time.
Does anyone remember the 80s? No, not John Hughes movies and Van Halen albums, but Libya as The Rogue State and Gaddafi as The Evil Madman.
Libya has admitted responsibility for downing Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland and […]

Anti-Dean Blog

by matt

Jonathan Chiat started a new blog at the New Republic last week to catalog his fear of Howard Dean getting the Democratic nomination.
This one’s already on the bookmark bar both for substance and writing.
All the more relevant when things like this happen. Dean’s people re-leaked a conversation Dean had […]

Yuengling & Cheesesteaks - Part One

by Jason

Ah, the holidays. There’s nothing like them for good blogging fodder, as Matt proved with his Thanksgiving celebration of all that is Pittsburgh. My turn now—my Powerbook is broadcasting from deep within the Philadelphia suburbs. And I’m trying to keep warm. After five years of the California life, I have officially turned into a weather […]

Broadway Joe: Keepin’ it Real Crunk

by 1115

Posted by Sam

Besides being the quarterback who guaranteed victory in Super Bowl III, Joe Namath is best known for his off-the-field antics during the glory years of the early seventies, a period of time he celebrated by sporting a Fu-Manchu mustache, parading around in full-length fur coats and shilling for underwear manufacturers.
Namath was blitzed quite […]

Accidentally Hilarious Headline of the Day

by matt

They were talking about a raccoon, but really, who OK’ed this one?
Thanks to Dizzy for the heads up.

A Journalist with a Set of Balls

by matt

In a previous entry we discussed the media, patriotism, responsibility, and the the pathetic job that the press has done since September 11th.
One of the things that has been lost in the post September 11th is the art of the follow-up question. The President does a fair amount of speaking to cameras, but the […]