Oh, whats he gone and done now?

Not good.

Apparently the lipstick-pig quote is an established rural metaphor, but of all the metaphors to choose, this was not the one. Since the RNC, the Democrat ticket has been in all-out-defensive mode, and the two ill-established impromptu speakers have performed as only a red-stater dared hope. I don't believe that Obama is necessarily sexist; rather, he has forgotten Orwell's dictum that common metaphors should be dispensed with. Surely a man as brilliant as The One could have concocted a different, benign metaphor, like "You can put a hat on a cow, but it's still a cow!" But he didn't, and time will tell why. If I had to guess, it's because he's under actual pressure. McCain was supposed to be the fall guy. He would lose, The One would be elected President of the Globe, and the seas would recede, the peoples of the world would beat their swords into ploughshares, and [insert calamity here] would be averted by the power of His will. But McCain decided to fight. And just as the Junior Senator from New York was able to pressure the One into telling remarkable tales of the fifty-seven states and the "bitter Americans who cling to their guns and religion," so now the Republican ticket, coming from the deepest canyons of nowhere, compels the same. We shall see how the Lord Messiah and the Chief Apostle hold up face to face with the two people driving them completely mad.

Modern Dictionary of Political Discourse, No. 1

Note: This is the first of a periodic series. And yes, these aren't real words.

marksteyn (vt)-to silence speech, especially of a conservative, on grounds of being "offensive to a group." Etymology-eponym from Mark Steyn, Canadian commentator brought before Canadian Human Rights Commissions for statements critical of Islamic terrorism on grounds of being anti-Muslim. Usage-as any transitive verb, i.e. "The bias response team marksteyned the student who criticized Obama's immigration plan."

obamanation (n)-small portion of East and West coasts enamored with Barack Obama, plus college campuses everywhere. Etymology-Obama+nation. Usage: "Yes, British consulate? I am seeking asylum from the obamanation, can you help me?"

Musings of a "Hysterical Xenophobe"

Why in God's name did The Flat Hat feel it necessary to endorse primary candidates? First off, given the paper's open hostility to anything right of Ted Kennedy (hereforward and forever known as TK), why would they bother endorsing in the Republican race? As if Republicans are going to change their votes because a rather left-of-centre editorial staff endorsed a candidate? If anything, they'll vote for the other guy. Now, the endorsement of Barack H. Obama was predictable (I suspect the same in early November), and since I would wager most who bother to read the Flat Hat op-eds are practicing libs, it may shift a vote or two. But the one thing I have against Obama's candidacy is that it is dishonest. The National Journal found Obama the most liberal Senator in the Senate over the past year (rating: 95). He is left of Hillary, TK, Feingold, Webb, all of them, but the media let him come off a centrist. Obama is not a centrist, he just plays one on TV. "Post-partisanship" in Obama's world is really more along the lines of "We are all Keynesians now" (BTW, that quote is from Nixon) than "Let's disagree with civility."

Oh, one more thing: I'm glad to see that The Flat Hat is committed to ending stereotyping. Really, I am.

Basketball home vs. Hofstra-this one's a must win, plain and simple.