Posted August 18, 2008 at 9:13am
Most Americans still don’t know, as Marshall writes, that on the campaign trail “McCain frequently forgets key elements of policies, gets countries’ names wrong, forgets things he’s said only hours or days before and is frequently just confused.” Most Americans still don’t know it is precisely for this reason that the McCain campaign has now shut down the press’s previously unfettered access to the candidate on the Straight Talk Express.
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Frank Rich: Other than his time in Vietnam, McCain’s record ain’t too pretty
I hate politics. But I don’t want to see someone who is unfit for office get elected because his campaign managers did too good a job keeping his incompetency from the public eye.
Posted August 18, 2008 at 8:58am
![[daily dose of imagery] lightning in sunset](http://27.media.tumblr.com/VEsEuTP5Pcssx968u2ri7ORC_500.jpg)
McCain: “In the 21st century, nations don’t invade other nations.”
Wait, what?
Posted August 16, 2008 at 1:36pm
Each Grain of Sand a Tiny Work of Art | Earth Science | DISCOVER Magazine
That first picture is beautiful. I love that blue swirly grain of sand. I want a whole beach full of those.
Posted August 16, 2008 at 1:13pm
There are only four types of officer. First, there are the lazy stupid ones. Leave them alone, they do not harm. Second, there are the hard-working intelligent ones. They make excellent staff officers, ensuring that every detail is properly considered. Third, there are the hard-working, stupid ones. These people are a menace and must be fired at once. They create irrelevant work for everyone. Finally, there are the intelligent lazy ones. They are suited for the highest office.
— General Von Manstein, about the German Officer Corps
Posted August 14, 2008 at 1:48pm
“In 1969, the 14-year-old Jerry Levitan, armed with a reel-to-reel tape recorder, snuck into John Lennon’s hotel room for a chat.”
Man, this is some good stuff. I love the imagery Lennon painted with his words, and how those images were rendered in the art of the vid.
