Morning Video
Mar 10, 2010 Morning Video
If there were a political Mythbusters on TV, it would be something like this.
Cocaine is a Republican Drug
Feb 23, 2010 Glenn Beck, Morning Video, Obama smears
Via Oliver Willis, a nice contrast of CPAC headliner Glenn Beck and CPAC wingnut Jason Mattera:
Seriously, with cocaine being the Republican drug you’d think the CPAC would recognize the Eisenhower Republican named Barack Obama. But for that to happen, the GOP would have to be interested in actual governance. They know they want power; but when they have it, their main use seems to be an uninterested and profligate disaster.
Maddow Journalism
Feb 20, 2010 MSNBC, Morning Video, The Teabag Terror, political marketing, political signage
Rachel Maddow is exactly right to focus on the propaganda. Note the appropriation of communist and Maoist iconography (and outright theft of the Obama logo!) on Sarah Palin’s book tour:
And at her Tea party Convention:
Good work by Rachel. Given the way she shocks life into MTP’s ratings whenever she’s on, you’d think she would have replaced David Gregory already.
Morning Video
Feb 12, 2010 Morning Video
My First “Professional” Interview
Feb 11, 2010 2010 Elections, AL-5, Alabama politics, Interviews, Morning Video, Taze Shepard, alabama
I wore a suit and told them my press credential was in the mail. Which is even true.
I have to say, overall Taze (pronounced “taz”) is a very encouraging candidate. I want to meet the other candidates now and offer them the same opportunity.
As for the screen capture, it’s kinda random hilarity, innit? But it was a pretty good first interview, I thought. I didn’t press on the green energy bit; he’s probably still not sure what to say about the topics, but he’s very good at the smashing of stupid when he has the kryptonite. He’s restrained and not too easy to rattle. He rattles back, which is good — a soft touch, and always aiming for the center.
I have to say, as the man who made a video about George Wallace I am gratified to see he can take a rightward position on Pelosi without actually committing to an anti-Pelosi agenda. He’ll need that with a Democratic majority, but he’s not committing himself, and that’s enough for now. He can “modify” his positions later.
He had a weakness: he’s not up on his green energy and green tech talking points. But he’s a fighter, and I like that. He’ll be popular with government employees in Huntsville-Madison-Decatur.
I’ll be interviewing the other two soon. In the meantime, I think the Democrats stand a better than even chance of winning Parker Griffith’s seat. The early field looks promising, because it can only get better and we’re pretty close to excellent.
My judgement as a trained political scientist and a linguist: if Taze (pronounced “taz”) keeps working on it and finds a way to make peace with the unions, he can definitely beat Griffith or Mo. But we’ll see.
Is”Taze-Mania” coming? Is MoRan right around the corner? Stay tuned…
Remix: A Social Networking History
Feb 11, 2010 Morning Video, Virtual Reality Living
Via my Banter Media comrade Simon Owens:
The remix video has become the new music remix. Expect this sort of stuff to show up in wider media soon. An example of how it evolved through music:
I’m slowly learning about this culture myself through the You Tube channel, which — if you have not watched — is available on the right.
Couldn’t See This Coming
Feb 9, 2010 2010 Elections, Morning Video, Republican Party, republicans suck, wall street bailout
How tone-deaf is the GOP? They’re actively chasing Wall Street money on an anti-reform agenda in the wake of the biggest bailout in world history. Which is about as stupid as Mondale’s pledge to raise taxes, because the Democrats are going to hammer them all year with stuff like this:
Sarahpalooza! II: Convention Crashing
Feb 8, 2010 Morning Video, Samsara of Wacky™, Sarah Palin's poltical future, Sarahpalooza, Teh Train Wreck™, The Teabag Terror, nontroversy
The revolution will be monetized.
Sorry about the audio quality at two points; there’s nothing I can do until such time as Teh Evil Plan™ sees fit to cut me a fat check to buy better equipment.
If you haven’t read my account of what happened as we tried to leave, you should.
Here’s the first Sarahpalooza for comparison:
Kill The Bill
Feb 5, 2010 Morning Video, health care reform
Because it will end Medicaid means-testing, which is something progressives and health care reform advocates across the south have been screaming for since the program was created. In states like Alabama and Mississippi, it’s the health care equivalent of ending literacy tests for voting.
Seriously: pass this damn bill.
