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Barack Obama celebrates National Andrew Bolt is a Dickhead Day

June 3, 2009 – 18:36

(This stupid joke, and the linked cartoon which inspired it, will be difficult for international readers to understand. It might make slightly more sense if you replace “Andrew Bolt” with “Rush Limbaugh” as you read it, while noting that a true analogue to Limbaugh simply doesn’t exist in the Australian commentariat. Despite having our own […]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in Asides | Also tagged Andrew Bolt, Crikey, First Dog on the Moon | Comments (11)

Quantum of Landslide

November 9, 2008 – 22:17

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in Asides | Also tagged 007, election, james bond, landslide, quantum of solace, USA | Comments (8)

The Amazing Emanuel Brothers

November 8, 2008 – 17:29

President-Elect Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel was the inspiration for The West Wing’s #1 White House hottie, Josh Lyman.
(Interesting aside: After serving as Deputy Chief of Staff to Leo McGarry through President Bartlet’s administration, Josh Lyman became Chief of Staff under President Matt Santos at the end of the series. The eerie similarities between […]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged ari emanuel, ari gold, entourage, ezekiel emanuel, josh lyman, politics, rahm emanuel, USA, west wing | Comments (6)

A Change is Gonna Come

November 5, 2008 – 17:14

I was born by the river
In a little tent
And just like the river
I’ve been running ever since
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I know a change gonna come
Oh, yes it is
It’s been too hard living
But I’m afraid to die
I don’t know what’s up there beyond the sky
It’s been a long, long time coming
But I […]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged america, change, election, hope, landslide, Obama, sam cooke, USA | Comments (10)

Hopemobile

October 8, 2008 – 19:36

The only thing that concerns me about an Obama presidency is the heightened possibility of extremist nutjobs making an attempt on his life. The last couple of weeks of the campaign have highlighted that it is indeed possible, even coming from quarters that purport to be “against terrorism” and “for America”.
More than ever, the USA […]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged election, hopemobile, Obama, USA | Comments (10)

YouTube Four

September 27, 2008 – 14:56

I like Blizzard’s latest gimmick… memebait that is actually interesting. Here’s my YouTube Four, care of the very appropriately named Firefox Awesome Bar:
… and a bonus one because I can’t resist. But also because 5 is a much cooler number than 4. I don’t know what Chris has been smoking.
(Hooray for Viper’s Video […]

By Jeff Waugh | Posted in General | Also tagged chris blizzard, david letterman, ellen degeneres, John McCain, matt damon, rick astley, rickroll, sarah palin, sarah silverman, talking heads | Comments (6)

Drill Here, Drill Now?

September 18, 2008 – 00:29

Putting cynical populism, ignorance of global security and environmental vandalism into perspective… “Drill Here, Drill Now” is not even a short term solution, it’s a long term road to nowhere (via garrett).
In fact, that’s precisely what returning a Republican to the White House will be after eight years of cronyism, incompetence and mismanagement: A Road […]