Comedy Central’s Indecision 2008 Addictionary: johndescending

Today’s Top Choice in the “There Outta Be A Word Contest”
johndescending –
(noun) Someone who repeats the phrase “my friends” ad nauseum during debates in an attempt to buddy up to the American people.

The Yeti Rants: Wall Street, Congress and Bailouts.. OH MY

“All the perplexities, confusion and distresses in America arise not from defects in the constitution or confederation, nor from want of honor or virtue, as much from downright ignorance of the nature of coin, credit, and circulation. “– John Adams

Well, with all the bad news about the credit crisis in the news, today our [...]

Hodgepodgeatorium - Undecided

So I decided to dust off the old column, it being an election year and all. And I’ve got to say that I’m kinda sorta paying attention now. I pretty much avoided all of the primary stuff because really, who cares about that stuff? Now my eyes are open and I’m an [...]

Dustinland - The Same Story

This week’s Dustinland isn’t about a story that’s repeated over and over again (although it is). It’s about a story about how people like to vote for whatever is the same. The same sex, race, religion, whatever. Forget the issues. Forget where they stand on the economy, foreign policy, blah blah blah. All that matters [...]

Dustinland - McCain vs. McCain

This week’s Dustinland needs little explanation on my part. I’m just putting McCain’s own words out there. And when it comes to politics, or any form of debate really, I think letting people’s own words speak against them is the best way of really shutting them down. And I’m certainly not even close to the [...]

Dustinland - The Reality of the 2008 Election

First of all, let me just clarify something in regards to this week’s Dustinland:
I’m not saying ALL of the people who aren’t voting for Obama are racist.
I’m just saying a lot of them are.
You know it and I know it. We all talk about it in the real world, even if nobody talks about it [...]

Surrender is an Option

Oh, dear God…you know what? I give up.

No, not this column, no matter how much some of you want that. I give up trying to write about the 2008 election.

John McCain Secures Nomination

It’s official: following a snarky-yet-fairly-entertaining speech from Rudy Guiliani and strong speech from VP nominee/Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, the Republican Party’s delegates have voted, and John Sydney McCain III has secured the GOP nomination for President of the United States. One more big speech tomorrow, then the countdown to the first debate on September [...]

Dustinland - Peedom Isn’t Free (In Yankee Stadium)

When a friend of mine first emailed me about the events inspiring this week’s Dustinland, I didn’t think I’d be hearing about them later on the evening news. But it became a big story pretty quickly, and people I know out in California have heard all about it. So I may not be breaking any [...]

John McCain Picks… Sarah Palin?

In a bold move, John McCain is picking Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running-mate. The 44-year old governor of the 49th state, Palin is relatively unknown, but being painted as a very traditionally-conservative VP choice, with a McCain-esque maverick bent…