Taking Another Break

I obviously haven’t updated in a while and I’m thinking I’ll be putting things on hiatus again for a little while.

See ya for now.

- Sean

JUNE 08

Sarah Jessica Parker or a Horse?

A Fun Quiz!:

1.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. a Horse

2.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. a Horse

3.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. Horse

4.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. Horse

5.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. Horse

6.

Is this: a. Sarah Jessica Parker b. Horse

See how you scored:

1. a 2. b 3. b 4. a 5. b 6. a

I hope that wasn’t too hard, lulz!!11

- Sean, I’m going to hell when I die . . .

MAY 08

The Running Man (Or Woman): Ranking Barack Obama’s Vice Presidential Prospects

Now that Barack Obama is the presumed nominee, the obvious next question is who his running mate will be. I decided to run down the choices and rate them using the tested and highly reputable “Obama Girl Scale”.

Hillary Clinton

The media has been abuzz with the notion that Obama may extend an olive branch to virtually defeated rival Hillary Clinton and bring her on board his campaign.

THE PROS: The first one is obvious - uniting the Dems once again by taking on Hillary and her supporters. Besides, that she’s got many of the qualities Obama is perceived as lacking (experience, familiarity) and she knows how to run a tough campaign.

THE CONS: She’s Hillary. She carries with her a lot of negative opinion from inside the party and out. This could turn away moderates and give the Republicans a lot of extra ammo to throw at Obama.

VERDICT: People are overestimating the rift in the Democratic Party. If they held the general election tomorrow, yes, the Clinton fans might go McCain, but over the next 6 months, wounds will heal and they’ll realize that practically any Democrat is better than Bush II: The Senior Years. Besides, I doubt Hillary wants to be second fiddle in the White House again.

Al Gore

Speaking of former presidential second fiddles, Al Gore has seen a massive rise in popularity since he “lost” the 2000 election and “An Inconvenient Truth” has made him bigger than he ever was in politics. People tried to draft him into running early on in the race, but perhaps a few more years as VP would be more realistic.

THE PROS: He’s got great public appeal, celebrity backing and plenty of that experience stuff without as much baggage as Hillary.

THE CONS: He’s been out of the game for eight years and his hard political skills could be rusty. And though he’s not widely disliked, he has plenty of detractors in the “Global-Warming-Doesn’t-Exist-Stick-My-Fingers-In-My-Ears-La-La-La-La” crowd.

THE VERDICT: Gore would be a nice choice but he’s said he doesn’t want to be a part of the race and I believe him. He’s left Washington behind for Hollywood and he has no good reason to look back.

John Edwards

John Edwards was a handsome and likable candidate running on a unique platform of poverty relief. He would’ve been an admirable candidate had he not been up against the likes of Clinton and Obama. Edwards recently, finally endorsed Obama, but Edwards might benefit more from actually reentering the race.

THE PROS: He’s likable and a bit more experienced and he may snag the working class white vote that Obama has always had trouble with.

THE CONS: There were claims of hypocrisy during his campaign and some may doubt his ability to shake the stink of defeat from ‘04.

THE VERDICT: Edwards wouldn’t be a terrible choice, but the more one looks at it, the more obvious it becomes that Obama needs someone to make up for his weaknesses and that Edwards just doesn’t do that.

Wesley Clark

Wesley Clark - he might be the least known of this group, but he’s also probably the strongest. A highly decorated four-star general, Clark commands a lot of respect and is a favorite with Democrats.

THE PROS: A lot. He basically has everything Obama doesn’t - he’s undeniably experience with national security and foreign policy. Basically, his military background totally overshadows McCain’s. The red states will go for him even though he’s Democrat to the bone.

THE CONS: Not many. There really aren’t many reasonable attacks that the Republicans have ever been able to launch against him. The only problem is…

THE VERDICT: …He already endorsed Hillary. But he’s shown himself to be an essentially unconditional supporter of Democratic candidates and there’s no way he’s not going to be supporting Obama once Hillary drops out. There are other people who come close, but Clark is just about the best choice Obama has for Vice President.

Who will really be Obama’s running mate? That’s for him to decide, us to find out, and FOX News to criticize.

- Sean, creator of the surprisingly unsuccessful “Dennis Kucinich Girl” video.

MAY 08

BITS AND PIECES: Hillary Downhill, Google Maps Mayhem, and Brolin as Bush!

Hillary Clinton got smashed by Barack Obama in North Carolina on Tuesday and won Indiana my a measly 2%. As usual, the pundits were going on and on about “game changers” and whatnot, but I expected this to be another close race that would result in Hillary keeping hopelessly in the race and everyone else going along with it. Boy, was I surprised. Not by the results, which were to be expected, but by the media response. The next thing I know, Dan Abrams is discussing exit strategies for the Hillster and Good Morning America is saying how inevitable it is that she’s going to drop out.

Whoa, whoa, hold up. If I remember correctly, the media has spent the past few weeks acting like the suggestion that the race is over for Hillary is unendingly offensive, that the simple point that she cannot win the nomination democratically isn’t an inevitability. Oops. I guess the story has finally changed, as I suppose it was going to eventually. I predicted that if Hillary didn’t bow out, the media would force her out and it’s already happening. She can only take so much pressure from the media, the public, and her own people before she can’t hold on any longer.

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Google Maps Street View: Catching those magic moments that you might otherwise miss!

Bike Accident:

Drug Deal

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If you hadn’t already heard, Oliver Stone is doing a George Bush movie. Josh Brolin as Bush and Elizabeth Banks as the missus, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly:

At least it’s not “That’s My Bush”.

- Sean, I can’t think of anything funny to put. (Entropy! This blog is already falling apart again!)

May 08