Friday, November 22, 2002

We need a better term for the left in American politics. Sadly, the best one - liberal - has been stolen from us by the Limbaughian right, and I doubt we'll get it back. Progressive gets a lot of play, but do we really want to be described using an insurance company's name? Progressive doesn't have any ring to it, doesn't have any style. We need style - we've got the substance down, but the Republicans have long had the Democrats whipped when it comes to style. They talked about this on the Daily Show earlier this week, and suggested the Democrats call themselves the Dragonslayers. Because if the Democrats are Dragonslayers, then, ipso facto, the Republicans are against slaying dragons. Hey, it's better than "progressive" has done for us. But seriously, does anyone have any ideas? I know, it's shallow to be focusing on appearance, but I want to start winning some hearts and minds. I want to win elections, goddammit. We need new buzzwords, new catchphrases, new style. We need new labels - we've got a couple years to get the content of the message down; let's get the presentation rolling now.

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[Maxine 's Radio Weblog] Are you reading Maxine? Because you should be.
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Bill Maher back on cable?. Bill Maher back on cable? AP is reporting that Bill Maher will host a late-night talk show on HBO starting Feb. 21. The hour-long news and comedy program, which has yet to be titled, will air once a week for 20 episodes. I personally think ABC were a bunch of pussies for cancelling him, and I think the new show will rock. What do you think? [MetaFilter] Hey! This is good - Bill Maher is one of the few TV personalities worth paying attention to, and he'll be a lot more unfettered on HBO than Disney ABC. Plus, this should lead to more Arianna Huffington appearances, which is always good. I've found it interesting how both Maher and Huffington have moved to the left since their respective emergences onto the pundit-scene.

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Bush, at NATO Meeting, Firms Up His 'Posse'. President Bush garnered support for disarming Iraq from European leaders at a NATO summit in Prague this week. By Elisabeth Bumiller. [New York Times: International] No, seriously. This guy describes his goal as having a "posse" to go after Saddam. There's plain-spoken, then there's poorly spoken. I'm sorry, but this is poorly spoken.
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Oh my - Driver 8's got a great joke that riffs on "Who's On First", the Chinese leadership, Arafat, and Bush. Read it. Giggle.
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