• Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Mr. Bush, answer the question

Mr. Bush, please try to answer the question. Out of thousands of decisions you’ve made in the last four years, you can’t come up with three examples, no matter how small, where you made a mistake, other than appointments? Don’t tell the citizen the meaning behind her question and then answer that meaning.

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Dred Scott????

Did Bush just bring in Dred Freakin’ Scott in an answer to the Supreme Court question? Way to show you were paying attention in history class, Mr. Bush, but relevance?

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Presidential debate #2: sitting back slack-jawed

I didn’t think Bush’s performance in debates could be worse than it was in the last debate. I was wrong. If anyone thought that Bush could connect better with the people in a town hall format, they were living in a dreamworld. I came in after the debate started. But there are some fantastic liveblogging [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
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Now it’s getting serious

After last night’s 30-10 steamroller over Clemson, a few of the voices in my head that have questioned the reality of the Cavaliers’ strong season so far have been quieted. But only a few. After all, it’s early in the season—plenty of time for a late-schedule swoon like those that have plagued the Hoos for [...]

  • Posted by Tim Jarrett
  • On October 8, 2004

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New LensDay challenge

This week’s LensDay challenge was “Closing In.” I took about 20 photos of this guy doing something on the scaffolding above this Starbucks in Harvard Square, but I’m not sure what it was—probably sandblasting off the old store name, alas. Click for a larger version.