Des Temps

Author: MHB

  • Sarah Palin…Helping the Iraq?

    While I like to imagine that I’m open minded, can I truly respect the intelligence of my peers who vote for McPain? It’s beyond the pale.
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    What was 2 weeks ago hailed as a brilliant RNC chess move is now being called foolish from within the right. So are conservatives like George Will, who is now openly questioning the intelligence of McCain, going to break rank once inside the voting booth? I think so. The idea of Palin engaging Putin is just too much to bear. The video below makes me laugh, but it also makes me very scared. s6HCDsBSlmM

  • I Like Little Marshmallows

    im gonna be VP
    Katie Couric is my new BFF, cause this interview of Palin is fire. Des Temps eschews cut+paste blogging, but could. not. resist. Below is the copy from the last :40. To be honest, I’m surprised the RNC powers let CBS air this.

    Couric: You’ve said, quote, “John McCain will reform the way Wall Street does business.” Other than supporting stricter regulations of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac two years ago, can you give us any more example of his leading the charge for more oversight?

    Palin: I think that the example that you just cited, with his warnings two years ago about Fannie and Freddie – that, that’s paramount. That’s more than a heck of a lot of other senators and representatives did for us.

    Couric: But he’s been in Congress for 26 years. He’s been chairman of the powerful Commerce Committee. And he has almost always sided with less regulation, not more.

    Palin: He’s also known as the maverick though, taking shots from his own party, and certainly taking shots from the other party. Trying to get people to understand what he’s been talking about – the need to reform government.

    Couric: But can you give me any other concrete examples? Because I know you’ve said Barack Obama is a lot of talk and no action. Can you give me any other examples in his 26 years of John McCain truly taking a stand on this?

    Palin: I can give you examples of things that John McCain has done, that has shown his foresight, his pragmatism, and his leadership abilities. And that is what America needs today.

    Couric: I’m just going to ask you one more time – not to belabor the point. Specific examples in his 26 years of pushing for more regulation.

    Palin: I’ll try to find you some and I’ll bring them to you.

    Oh yeah, you do that. And bring me some bars and hot cocoa too. Like ships passing in the night, I wonder if this interview will break Sarah and make Kate.

  • All Bounce, No Fill

    they fly, i've seen it
    I’m in Berlin, wandering the streets with a camera, hoping to see beneath the surface. Shooting in a new city always begins with contrasts of the banal, and the trick is to get past that. En route, I saw the bikes and thought of Eggleston, who shoots only one take. Resolved to do the same, and then the flash flashed back. Moved on down the road, as happy as the pixies that must be living in those reflectors.

  • Sound The Trumpets

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    and ring the alarm, cause today is Raafmonster’s birthday. Tonight there will be much making merry and galavanting around New York Town. Give a shout to join our hijinks.

  • Who's Got Next: Champion + Starter?

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    OK. So we know that the 90s are the new 80s, and now that it’s the first crispy day of fall, I’m ready to see if 2 classic brands come back 100% in hipster/rapster style: Champion logo sweatshirts and Starter Jackets. Internets, what do you think?

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    And – JSmooth has for us a great note about Hipster Rap:

  • Mischief Rekha

    bout to wreck ya body and say turn the party out

    22 Monday eve at the Hudson Hotel, come grind to the Basement Bhangra sound of DJ Rekha.
    The doormen are serious, so indeed do RSVP!

  • Matt + Kathmandu = Mathmandu?

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    Our NPR friend Matt now lives in Kathmandu, a city of infamous congestion. But like all systems of seeming chaos, he notes that:

    …another way to look at traffic here is that it depends on generosity and an understanding of some very subtle self-enforced rules. The fundamental approach to driving requires quick reaction, distance perception to the millimitre, and lots of horn honking. If you’re a motorcycle or a car, you honk your horn on average three times per block. But unlike back home, honking isn’t used as a form of aggression, it’s more a courtesy. Like the way waitstaff in a fancy restaurant would lightly touch your elbow and say “pardon me.” In fact pedestrians here get angry if a driver doesn’t honk, because it’s seen as wreckless. Luckily, not honking is rare.