Archive for April, 2008

Presidency Fail - April 14th, 2008

Bush Fail

From U.S. News:

President Bush often argues that history will vindicate him. So he can’t be pleased with an informal survey of 109 professional historians conducted by the History News Network. It found that 98 percent of them believe that Bush’s presidency has been a failure, while only about 2 percent see it as a success. Not only that, more than 61 percent of the historians say the current presidency is the worst in American history. In 2004, only 11.6 percent of the historians rated Bush’s presidency in last place. Among the reasons given for his low ratings: invading Iraq, “tax breaks for the rich,” and alienating many nations around the world. Bush supporters counter that professional historians today tend to be liberal and that it’s too early to assess how his policies will turn out.

As conservative as the Drudge Report is, credit goes to him and his staff for this tip.

Daily Show breaks no celebrity streak - April 6th, 2008

Just a note that The Daily Show finally broke its no-celebrity streak by hosting George Clooney on Thursday. My friends and I had noticed that as Jon Stewart has gained more control of the show and as his budget has increased, the show has focused more on political guests and less on celebrities. They’ve also expanded their coverage such as Rob Riggle’s trip to Iraq and their Indecision 2008 team. It felt like years since Jon has hosted a celebrity, though I guess they did host Phil Simms in January.
I am a fan of George Clooney for his work in Darfur, his socially active films, and his political beliefs as well as his acting, but was disappointed by this latest plug for Leatherheads which looks awful.

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