From Vietnam to Now: Supressing Dissent

by matt

The question that the media hasn’t been asking enough is quite simple: “Why did 250 Vietnam veterans come out of the woodwork to malign John Kerry?”
After all, these vets can be split into 2 groups: Those who didn’t directly serve with Kerry, and those whose stories are directly contradicted by U.S. Navy records (and in […]

Things You Didn’t Know (But Should)

by matt

The U.S. Air Force is still using fighter jets to drop bombs on Iraqi cities. I thought the mission was accomplished.
Bush twins to Dad: “We want to go to our beautician’s gay wedding ceremony.”
When Dick Cheney was in the U.S. House of Representatives, he was one of only four Congressmen to vote against a […]

A Passion For Cross-Marketing

by Jason

Back when Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ was in the planning stages, nervous Hollywood types decided to park themselves on the sidelines. The film then went on to gross more than $370 million in ticket sales as an independent release. Whoops!
Don’t think for a second that the same mistake will be made twice. […]

Adidas Fetish

by matt

I know Nick Catchdubs prefers Nike, and even though these have nothing to do with Dip Set, the kid’s gotta recognize. Just try and find them…
Previous adventures in adidas here and here.

Whatever Sells Papers

by matt

Dumbest headline this week? Some say yes.
Did USA Today think that Florida voters would be fooled into supporting the President in greater numbers because his motorcade drove through the damaged areas and waved? Maybe they did.
But if there was a hurricane in the SF Bay area, 80% of the voters would […]

It’s Not a Sport If…

by matt

…the participants look like they’ve been shot with Homer Simpson’s “Make-up Shotgun.”

Bush Condemns The Swift Boat Ads (No, Not Really)

by Jason

The headline on msnbc.com almost seemed too good to be true — after keeping a low profile on the subject, President Bush had finally gone on record to denounce the anti-Kerry ads of The Swift Boat Veterans For Truth. “Bush calls for halt to Swift Boat veterans’ ads”, the headline screamed in bright red type. But, as […]

Using the Protests

by matt

Continuing on the subject of the New York City Republican convention protests comes confirmation of one of my concerns:
…Republicans made clear they would seek to link Mr. Kerry and the Democratic Party to any disorder.
The hypocrisy, as usual, is just stunning: Anyone who voices their opinion against the President is the Democrats’ responsibility, but no […]

Murderer’s Row

by matt

Quick: Who’s the most effective government employee pictured?
Hint: He was the star of Barnycam.

Rob Takes One for the Team

by matt

In which Rob Theakston reads a book by clueless pundit-of-the-moment Michelle Malkin.
Unfortunately, Rob doesn’t have comments on his site, so the trolls can feel free to complain here.