I’m a little scared to write this entry. You’ll see why in a minute. Hopefully by the end you’ll also see why I decided to do it anyway. Welcome to the Recession, I’ll be your Impending Sense of Doom for the evening. In a year of deep financial crisis the theater community—never far from financial [...]
Category Archives: Politics
Idle thought: Presidential Hairdressers
February 10, 2008 – 3:03 pm
Over the course of an election season, presidential candidates must get their hair cut at least, what, a handful of times. Working backward: American popular opinion is driven by the media. The media is dominated by image. A candidate’s appearance is their primary image. A candidate’s appearance is, briefly, under the complete control of the [...]
Superdelegates Suck
February 10, 2008 – 2:43 pm
From the Washington Post: The potential for superdelegates to play a critical role has some party leaders worried that the situation could lend the appearance that the nominee will be selected by insiders rather than by rank-and-file voters. “Could lend the appearance”, eh? Damn straight it could lend the appearance. One might even say that [...]
Dear Michigan and Florida,
February 6, 2008 – 7:19 pm
Good call on moving your primaries earlier! Not like those loser states that vote after Super Tuesday. Those states don’t even matter. Suckers.
Yes We Can
February 4, 2008 – 10:41 pm
Okay, I know I’m supposed to be cynical about these sorts of things, but this is pretty cool: