GeorgeWBush.com, the official web site of the President's re-election campaign, is using Hitler to attach Kerry. This is an outrage. In the end, however, I think that this ad hurts Bush more than Kerry, and so I encourage you to go watch it. Mean-spirited, partisan crap that uses images of Hitler, which were taken from the MoveOn.org web site. ("MoveOn invited people to make ads and submit them to its Web site. Some idiot spliced images of Bush together with images of Adolf Hitler, evidently trying to make Bush look like a warmonger. His submissions, which arrived with 1,500 others—too many to be screened quickly—were posted on the contest Web site. As soon as MoveOn.org realized what was in the ad, they removed and denounced it.
This ad does not help America. It makes Bush, and unfortunately the rest of us by association, look like meanspirited idiots. What do you think Europeans and the rest of the world think when they see Hitler being used in American politics for attack ads?
See it for yourself:
Kerry's Coalition of the Wild-eyed
GeorgeWBush.com
Bush plays the Nazi card
Slate
Kerry wants Bush apology for (Kerry's) 'Hitler ad'
My Spin Zone
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
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Wired News: An Arsenal to Combat Spyware
Saturday, June 26, 2004
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Dick Says Fuck
Personally, I use the word fuck all the time. That said, I'm not stand-up Dick: the church-going, better-than-thou, Mr. Clean, Vice President. Hypocritical bastard.
Cheney Dismisses Critic With Obscenity Clash With Leahy About Halliburton
By Helen Dewar and Dana Milbank
Washington Post Staff Writers
A brief argument between Vice President Cheney and a senior Democratic senator led Cheney to utter a big-time obscenity on the Senate floor this week.
On Tuesday, Cheney, serving in his role as president of the Senate, appeared in the chamber for a photo session. A chance meeting with Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (Vt.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, became an argument about Cheney's ties to Halliburton Co., an international energy services corporation, and President Bush's judicial nominees. The exchange ended when Cheney offered some crass advice.
"Fuck yourself," said the man who is a heartbeat from the presidency.
Cheney curses senator over Halliburton criticism
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Typically a break from partisan warfare, this year's Senate class photo turned smiles into snarls as Vice President Dick Cheney reportedly used profanity toward one senior Democrat, sources said.
Saturday, June 26, 2004
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Gothamist: I, Bjork Robot
Chris Cunnningham gets props from a few folks including Gotahmist for inspiring I, Robot's robots. I tend to agree.
Thursday, June 24, 2004
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Target's "Deliver the Shiver"
Too Cool For You
BY RIMA SUQI, nymetro.com
How's this for a genius idea — brand new, 5,000 BTU air conditioners for $75. You read that right, a mere $75 to make your apartment meat-locker cold. On June 24th, at noon, Target's "Deliver the Shiver" trucks will pull up in Herald Square (that's Broadway, between 6th Avenue and 34th Street, for the 914-ers). They will stay there until they sell out, or 7 p.m. — whichever comes first. Since this is a Target operation, the air conditioners come with a free "Bull's-eye" pull cart so you can lug your purchase home; and the truck stores take credit cards. I'm predicting mayhem. If you miss the 24th, there will be another opportunity on Saturday, June 26th at the Second Avenue Festival (2nd Avenue and 23rd Street), from 11 a.m.- 6 p.m.
For more info call 800-440-0680.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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Times Square Security Drill
cityrag: June 21, 2004 - June 27, 2004
Sure looks like NYC will be fun during the Republican Convention. Or, was this for the release of Fahrenheit 9/11? ;)
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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A Few Words with Carol Kolb
By Julian S. Kesner
handlebars.org
She's the editor of The Onion, in case you were wondering. Very entertaining.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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NYTimes Special: Fahrenheit 9/11
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
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Unfairenheit 9/11 - The lies of Michael Moore.
Slate.com
Christopher Hitchens has some pretty harsh words for Moore and his new movie. Doesn't he always have harsh words? Worth reading, though.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
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supersize me: find out what happens when a guy eats nothing but mcdonald's for a month. scary, but i'm lovin' it.
official site
trailer
Spitting chips, McDonald's fights back
www.theage.com.au
Sunday, June 20, 2004
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US Open: official site
New York Times: Golf
New York Newsday: US Open coverage
Sports Illustrated: US Open 2004 Special
Golfweb: 2004 US Open
Google News: US Open at Shinnecock Hills
Shinnecock Hills: Golfcourse.com
Shinnecock Hills: Golfclub Atlas
by the way, you gotta love that Duval is playing. to hell with lefty, this guy is where the heart is. msnbc's story is here.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
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yep, bush wants to be like reagan. this is a nice example of how w is acting just like the gipper. (remember when ronnie let ketchup be classified as veggie in school lunches?)
Feds classify french fries as fresh veggies
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
By Andrew Martin, Washington Bureau
Anyone trying to add more fruits and vegetables to their diet may have just gotten an unlikely assist from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Based on a little-noticed change to obscure federal rules, the USDA defines frozen french fries as "fresh vegetables."
Thursday, June 17, 2004
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Will RFID Spark the Next Revolution in Retailing?
Knowledge@Wharton
Wal-Mart, Target and other companies see radio-frequency identification (RFID) as a technology that will usher in the next revolution in the world of retailing. How real is this revolution? And what does it mean for retailers and customers? Experts at Wharton and elsewhere say that RFID is a potentially powerful technology that is on the brink of having a big impact. Still, several hurdles remain that make it hard to predict whether its benefits will be immediate or spread out years into the future.
Thursday, June 17, 2004
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How-To Tuesday: Make your own Pirate Radio Station with an iPod
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
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not so easy
this could take all day. i gave up. maybe u can do it ...
Tuesday, June 15, 2004
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The Two Things
Monday, June 14, 2004
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Of the world's 100 largest economic entities, 51 are now corporations and 49 are countries (2000)
Friday, June 11, 2004
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The New York Times > Arts > Music > Ray Charles, Who Reshaped American Music, Dies at 73
Thursday, June 10, 2004
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the day after tomorrow party
much better than the movie.
(parental discretion advised.)
Monday, June 07, 2004
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Microsoft's Sacred Cash Cow
Jeff Reifman, Seattle Weekly
A former Microsoftie says addiction to Windows revenue, mediocre products, and missed opportunities could doom Seattle’s most successful company.
Monday, June 07, 2004
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http://www.jeffnimeh.com/
i just finished a small web site for a gifted artist. did i mention that jeff happens to be my cousin? check him out.
Friday, June 04, 2004
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Bono's 2004 Commencement Address at UPenn
For four years you've been buying, trading, and selling, everything you've got in this marketplace of ideas. The intellectual hustle. Your pockets are full, even if your parents' are empty, and now you've got to figure out what to spend it on.
There's a truly great Irish poet his name is Brendan Kennelly, and he has this epic poem called the Book of Judas, and there's a line in that poem that never leaves my mind, it says: "If you want to serve the age, betray it." What does that mean to betray the age?
We love the crackle and the hustle, we love the spirit that gives the finger to fate, the spirit that says there's no hurdle we can't clear and no problem we can't fix. So what's the problem that we want to apply all this energy and intellect to?
Jon Stewart's 2004 Commencement Address at William & Mary
Lets talk about the real world for a moment. We had been discussing it earlier, and I ... I wanted to bring this up to you earlier about the real world, and this is I guess as good a time as any. I don’t really know to put this, so I’ll be blunt. We broke it.
Please don’t be mad. I know we were supposed to bequeath to the next generation a world better than the one we were handed. So, sorry.
I don’t know if you’ve been following the news lately, but it just kinda got away from us. Somewhere between the gold rush of easy internet profits and an arrogant sense of endless empire, we heard kind of a pinging noise, and uh, then the damn thing just died on us. So I apologize.
... And one day I was coming out of my building, and on my stoop, was a man who was crouched over, and he appeared to be in deep thought. And as I got closer to him I realized, he was playing with himself. And that’s when I thought, "You know what, we’re gonna be OK."
Thursday, June 03, 2004
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Fahrenheit 9/11 Trailer
Thursday, June 03, 2004
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classZpass
A must-have for East Coast fashionistas.
Thursday, June 03, 2004
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Depressing Stat: If Only John Kerry Knew How to Sing
American Idol may overtake the Presidential Election in voter turnout in 2004. This is so sad. What does this say about the USA?
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
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Washingtonienne
full archive of site taken down by congressional employer. unreal. not a "must read," but it is pretty damn entertaining, if you like reading about a crazy ho from dc ...
ps: interview with wonktette is here.
Wednesday, June 02, 2004
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