Am I being “age-ist”? Maybe. But maybe not. The world is a pretty complicated place right now and I’m thinking that it’s not such a great time to elect our oldest President ever. So sue me.
My kids are younger than John McCain.
As many of you know from reading this blog, I have two year old twins at home (they actually turn two on Sunday!). Words cannot describe the joy of knowing that their first presidential election was one where intelligence won out over the ideology of the lowest common denominator, one where an overwhelming majority of people rose up and said “I don’t give a shit about having a beer with the guy - I want the smartest f*****g person I can find sitting in that chair!”, one where the mainstream media seemed to finally do their job, one where hope won out over fear (of the unknown and of the Rove), one where honesty seems to matter once again, and - most importantly - one where the seemingly impossible was proven possible. It’s truly an awe-inspiring moment that makes me beyond proud of my fellow citizens because, to paraphrase something I read today on jedreport, not only will I be able to tell my kids (and, hopefully, their kids!) what happened today but because they won’t understand why it was so significant.
I’m also proud of - and extremely grateful for - the outpouring of support this little blog (and the accompanying book - now a collector’s item!) has received. I don’t know if either made even a small bit of difference in the election (I’d like to think that at least some of the 600,000-odd unique visitors to the site came with one opinion and left with something new to think about), but I enjoyed just about every minute of it. I sincerely thank all of you who submitted tips, made comments, and emailed words of encouragement.
As far as what’s next, stay tuned… I have an idea for a follow-up that I hope to launch very soon. But, for right now, I’m gonna go wake up my kids and give them each a kiss.
Barack Hussein Obama is younger than John McCain.
I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling this odd sense of calm right now. Maybe it’s because I read on dailykos about how Dana Bash said that “privately McCain advisers admit winning would be nothing short of a miracle”, or maybe it’s because I just saw on fivethirtyeight.com that Nate is giving old man McCain a 1.9% chance to walk away with this thing.
The above notwithstanding - and given that one of the great truths of life is that “no one knows how to lose an election like a Democrat” (the other great truth being “no one knows how to steal an election like a Republican”) - this thing ain’t over yet. So, until the fateful hour when it’s made official finally arrives and the sleazebags in the media (I’m looking at you, CNN) have no choice but to finally let go of the horserace bullshit that has a good part of the country worked up into a lather, let’s all make some calls to GET. OUT. THE. VOTE.
Madelyn Dunham was not younger than John McCain.
It’s a damn shame, but Ms. Dunham didn’t live to see her grandson become the 44th President of these here United States.
Al Sharpton is younger than John McCain.
Sure, he grandstands - and takes liberties with the truth - but I tend to agree with him that the fact that he attracts so much criticism is a sign of his effectiveness as an activist. To put it bluntly, if he didn’t make white people uncomfortable, he probably wouldn’t be doing his job.
Rev. Al really took a lot of heat back in the late 80’s during the whole Tawana Brawley thing. For those who don’t know the story, Ms. Brawley was a teenager who accused six white men (including a few police officers of rape). These accusations were inflamed by Al (et al) and were later found to be untrue… a grand jury concluded that Brawley had not been the victim of anassault and that she herself may have created the appearance of an attack.
Dustin Hoffman is younger than John McCain.
On March 6, 1970, five members of the Weather Underground accidentally detonated dynamite at a makeshift bomb factory in the basement of 18 West 11th Street in Greenwich Village. You can spot the building (shown here) from a mile away, as it was rebuilt in a modernist style that differs dramatically from both its original design and the Federalist buildings that surround it.
Dustin Hoffman (aka Ben Braddock, aka Ratzo Rizzo, aka Louis Dega, aka Lenny Bruce, aka Carl Bernstein, aka the guy from Marathon Man) is younger than John McCain by just about a year… and he lived next door.
(You’ll note that I left “Tootsie” out of his list of credits… because that movie was just plain dumb.)
So it turns out that Don Cornelius is in fact younger than John McCain!
My friends, I’m stumped. I don’t even know what to say about this. Maybe I’ll think of something later but, for now, I’ll just wish you all love, peace and sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooul!
Sadly, Don Cornelius missed being younger than John McCain by about a month. Too bad… could’ve made a good post.
Oh well, to paraphrase Don, “you can bet your last money, this election’s gonna be a stone gas, honey.”
Colin Powell is younger than John McCain.
Talk about putting “Country First”!
Despite his 25 year friendship with McCain, despite the fact that they are of the same party and both have strong military careers, despite that he was considered as a possible running mate of McCain’s would he have prevailed in the 2000 primaries, and despite the glowing praise that has been bestowed by each onto the other for years, Colin Powell announced this morning that he endorses - and will cast his vote for - Barack Obama.
In doing so, he questioned McCain’s judgement in the selection of Sarah Palin, acknowledged that McCain “is essentially going to execute the Republican agenda”, charged that the Republican focus on William Ayers and Obama’s religious affiliations were damaging America’s image abroad (as if they could be any more damaged!), and called Rep. Bachmann on her bullshit.
This is unbelievably impressive… and, coupled with the $150 million raised by Obama in September (that’s $3,472.22 a minute - I checked!), it’s also probably the final nail in the McCain/Palin coffin. That being said, and since no one knows how to lose an election like a Democrat, we should all still forward videos, send emails, make calls, and yes, give money.
(And, by the way, God help the first Republican that tries to spin this as “they all help each other out”… ’cause you know that’s coming!)
Much like Lindsey Lohan, I think this girl is famous for having her picture taken while eating lunch in Santa Monica. That said, the video is somewhat amusing (but probably NSFW).
Madeleine Albright is younger than John McCain.
So I was reading on Huffington Post this morning that Sarah Quaylin misquoted the lovely and talented Madeleine Albright at a rally in California yesterday. She said that “there’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t support other women” when the actual quote is “there’s a place in Hell reserved for women who don’t help other women”.
Now, maybe I’m missing something here but this seems like a distinction without a huge difference. I mean, I usually love that site but I think they’re grasping at straws on this one.
The larger point - the MUCH larger point - is that Palin didn’t pick up this quote in a college-level social science class or even during a heated debate with the finest minds in Wasilla. Nope - the woman who thinks she’s qualified to be your Vice President read the line yesterday “on (her) Starbucks mocha cup”.
If, God help us, they win, we’ll need to make sure she stays out of Chinese restaurants… lest she tell Ahmadinejad that it’s the position of the United States that “a golden egg of opportunity will fall into your lap this month”.
Carol McCain is younger than John McCain.
In doing “research” for a post on Radiocarbon Dating, I came across this delightful quote from the woman John McCain left behind:
This self-described “left-handed gay Jew” (whom class-act Dick Armey once referred to as “Barney Fag”… look, if you go by “Dick”, you really shouldn’t be throwing stones, you know?) has my vote for best quotes of the week:
First it was:
“It’s the biggest Hail Mary in the history of football… or Mary’s.”
And today it’s:
“McCain is Andy Kaufman in his Mighty Mouse costume (singing) ‘Here I Come to Save the Day.”
This country needs more left-handed gay Jews.
(Incidentally, Andy Kaufman, Tony Clifton, and Mighty Mouse are all younger than John McCain.)
Senator Chuck Hagel is younger than John McCain.
So it seems like it’s not just us whacky liberals who think Sarah Palin is unqualified…
(I particularly love this quote: “You get a passport for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don’t know what you can say. You can’t say anything.”)
