tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post8880752674833070675..comments2024-03-10T09:24:45.565+02:00Comments on Dispatches from Vilnius: Senator sees Obama making Nixon mistakeJames Fergusonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-15606769189488134082009-11-02T05:15:37.055+02:002009-11-02T05:15:37.055+02:00Your post made me go straight to Stephen Colbert&#...Your post made me go straight to Stephen Colbert's "roast" of Bush, featuring Helen Thomas. I didn't know who Colbert was at the time of this speech, but I was an instant fan:<br /><br />http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-869183917758574879#avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-78690233816382938802009-11-02T01:54:58.530+02:002009-11-02T01:54:58.530+02:00Interesting how the far right objects to Obama'...Interesting how the far right objects to Obama's contempt for the Fox network liars. Yet they had no problem with the contempt shown by Bush towards Helen Thomas. And by contrast, nobody ever questioned her integrity.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-91551617045003166842009-10-24T18:47:24.205+03:002009-10-24T18:47:24.205+03:00I am reading and grading papers as I post. Some o...I am reading and grading papers as I post. Some of them are written in standard English.<br /><br />I wouldn't describe Frost/Nixon as brilliant. In fact, it's rather pedestrian as far as filmmaking goes. The performances are pretty good, but the film isn't Oscar material despite its five nominations. <br /><br />Watching the film, however, reminded me that Nixon was the Willy Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-10127580529022656402009-10-24T15:41:28.822+03:002009-10-24T15:41:28.822+03:00I haven't seen that yet, but still want to. F...I haven't seen that yet, but still want to. From the excerpts I've watched, it looks brilliant.<br /><br />Good to see you back, Rick. Hope school is going okay.avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-42631025885199075682009-10-24T14:50:03.557+03:002009-10-24T14:50:03.557+03:00I finally got around to watching Frost/Nixon a cou...I finally got around to watching Frost/Nixon a couple weeks ago. If you haven't seen the film, it's not a bad use of two hours.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01343768762996537750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-59554204667621640822009-10-22T08:30:33.152+03:002009-10-22T08:30:33.152+03:00It would all be pathetically funny, if some of thi...It would all be pathetically funny, if some of this nonsense wasn't sticking, but sadly it is. <br /><br />The Republicans are making a big deal out of the Virginia gubernatorial race, as their candidate has a double digit lead at the moment, saying it is a reflection of the mood of the nation. Anything to hang your hat on.James Fergusonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05901612633415337879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9103772230302021699.post-11940300252484696702009-10-21T22:59:10.218+03:002009-10-21T22:59:10.218+03:00Well, that's just silly. The Republicans have...Well, that's just silly. The Republicans have a strategy to counter Obama's general popularity and that's just to throw anything they can think of at the wall and see what sticks. The death panels did for awhile, but that seems to have died a timely death of its own internal stupidity. Last night on Hardball, they noted how some right wing group is putting a hammer and sickle in avrdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997163948247445009noreply@blogger.com