VP debate, concluded
Anyone else think the moderator should just bitchslap both candidates and get it over with? Edwards fails to answer the last question, and it’s all over. Better commentary by far on Fark.com for this debate than for any other source I’ve seen. Even the redoubtable Oliver Willis appears to be MIA.
VP debate, part II
Interjected question: how will the administration go after Osama in a second term? Cheney completely refuses to answer the question, slipping in hits on the Kerry/Edwards defense record as he does so. Edwards redirects to the Veep’s distortion on the “global test” question. Cheney makes an interesting comparison between El Salvador in the 80s and [...]
VP debate, part 1
With the opening question, Cheney comes out swinging against the Kerry campaign’s positions, trying to make the case and sounding reasonably cogent despite speaking a mile a minute. Edwards responds, sounding less than solid—“Iran” for “Iraq,” though he corrects himself. On the rebound, Edwards attacks hard on the connection between Iraq and Al Qaeda with [...]
Veep debate drinking game
Whatever would we do without Wonkette? Just in time, she’s posted a Vice Presidential Debate Drinking Game. Highlights in the bonus round:
Edwards calls himself the “son of a mill worker”: Chug a bottle of moonshine.
Edwards refers to Cheney’s six deferments: Have sex without using birth control.
Cheney mentions “family values”: Do a shot with your gay [...]
Economics of the Long Tail in the Blogosphere
It appears the most interesting article in the last print edition of Wired is now online. “The Long Tail” talks about movie and music consumption in terms of the power law (i.e. there are a few very popular releases followed by an infinitely long set of steadily less popular ones), but explores the economic implications [...]
