Slog - Comments on My Friends http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends Letter of the Day: I think you liberal fuckers are missing out on one of the most neglected issues that NOBODY is talking about!! Wasn't it really fun and personally rewarding to be smarter than the President of the most powerful country on Earth for almost an entire decade? When will that ever happen again? Never...thats when! Thanks to us, and those like us, we'll now be taught things by our leadership...we'll ponder viewpoints that differ from ours, we'll consider having a thoughtful foreign policy, we'll listen to other smart people and maybe even have them appointed to cabinet positions... Copyright 2008 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:56:05 -0800 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:10:49 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by monkey Oh come on, there's always room for liberal smugness in American politics, especially when we have a 2012 presidential candidate who thinks she can see Russie from her house and thinks Africa is a country.

(makes a rifle cocking motion and winks)

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202036 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202036 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:10:35 -0800 Comment by monkey we s/b they (aka GOP)
Russie s/b Russia

After a quick smugness meter check my needle is still in the green.

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202039 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202039 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:13:03 -0800 Comment by Julie in Chicago I can personally guarantee that Bill the Cop has nothing to worry about here.

]]> Julie in Chicago http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202040 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202040 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:14:40 -0800 Comment by NapoleonXIV He's right!

Damn, that blows.

]]> NapoleonXIV http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202044 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202044 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:16:19 -0800 Comment by shub-negrorath Now that's comedy.

]]> shub-negrorath http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202047 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202047 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:17:22 -0800 Comment by Chris in Tampa Not only that, but the new president is going to be much handsomer than I am.

]]> Chris in Tampa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202052 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202052 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:19:20 -0800 Comment by Original Monique Eh, we needed the break anyway.

]]> Original Monique http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202058 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202058 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:21:04 -0800 Comment by Non Political it will be the same.

we'll make fun of this moron the same as all the others.

]]> Non Political http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202068 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202068 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:25:00 -0800 Comment by tomasyalba NYT reported on a Q&A between David Remnick and the Daily Show writers. Since, as Remnick put it, Obama is "not hilarious," how would the Daily Show get Obama material to work with? Writer Jason Ross:

"The sort of myth, the romance of his story and persona, is sort of undermined by the banality of his politics. If you listen to what he’s saying, it’s usually not all that interesting. It’s definitely a contrast, and if you saw his press conference today it was pretty dull. I wouldn’t be that surprised to see that develops as a pattern with him."

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/secrets-of-the-daily-show/?scp=1&sq=daily%20show&st=cse

]]> tomasyalba http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202085 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202085 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:37:05 -0800 Comment by COMTE And younger, @6, if only by a few months, but still.

And Bill, I can see your point here, but you know what? I can live with this.

Really, I can.

In fact, I'm rather looking forward to having someone in the White House who's demonstrably smarter than myself, because - and I know this may come as a shock to you - I think that's the way it SHOULD be.

]]> COMTE http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202096 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202096 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:48:04 -0800 Comment by inkweary When there is a good driver at the wheel it is great to feel safe enough to take a little nap.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202117 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202117 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:06:32 -0800 Comment by mirror Actually, I was thinking about this very subject and feeling a little sense of loss. I always knew I could be making better decisions than Bush.

]]> mirror http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202135 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202135 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:18:47 -0800 Comment by reality chuck I seriously doubt Bill the cop is smarter than GWB. GWB graduated from the best schools in the world, and went on to become president of the FREAKIN USA! What the hell has Bill done that requires brains, other than camp thesaurus.com? Making bad policy decisions is one thing. Having smarts is another.

]]> reality chuck http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202225 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/11/my_friends#c1202225 Mailbag Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:10:49 -0800