Tag Archives: Barack Obama

Keep Hops Alive!

A few quick, beery notes to liven up this suddenly (though necessarily so) moribund internets. Went to Cambridge Brewing the other night and had a few of Will Meyers’s recent creations. The Audacity of Hops, an Obama-inspired Belgian IPA, was … Continue reading

Posted in Beer | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Be Afraid

Via Wonkette, here’s a funny video that David Rees made to scare white people. I’m white. And now, I’m terrified of “change.” Absolutely terrified. Get the latest news satire and funny videos at 236.com.

Posted in Media, Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

In the Words of the Great Political Pundit Johnny Drama…

The mood around here is certainly lighter than it was the last two times this country tangled with the Electoral College. Four years ago, I watched the returns come in at a Weekly Dig democracy party at River Gods. Early … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Georgetown or Alexandria?

That’s the question that faced Governor Deval Patrick when he called in to Kiss 108 this morning. Though he did manage to dodge a battery of Fall Out Boy-related inquiries, he couldn’t evade the one about where he’ll live “when … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Reputation Precedes Lawmaker

Overheard in the halls of the State House today: A legislator talking about his weekend trip to New Hampshire to canvass for Barack Obama. Things had been going well for our friend up north. Until a certain gentleman opened the … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Brutish and Slow-Witted

It’s not Arnold (though it could be). It’s the breathless 24-hour cable news “gerbil wheel,” says a Denver-bound Jon Stewart. Ripping Fox (around these parts, the only station playing in the line for Dunkin’ Donuts) as “an appendage of the … Continue reading

Posted in Media | Tagged , | Leave a comment

“Congratulations, American Idiots”

The wicked big political news today that doesn’t involve pervy, out of control state senators is, obviously enough, Barack Obama securing the Democratic nomination. (Reportedly.) The big question is, who’s to thank? Or blame? Is it corrupt fundraisers, the worst … Continue reading

Posted in Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

Turd Blossoms

Perhaps the only news more surprising than the RNC’s sudden denunciation of the “Hussein” in Barack Hussein Obama is identity of the man who helped push it through: Karl Rove. According to the Atlantic, Rove has been telling his party … Continue reading

Posted in Media, Politics | Tagged , , | Leave a comment