Sarah Palin's Notes

A Celestial Teapot Exclusive! Our investigative reporters and garbage rummagers have discovered Governor Palin's pre-interview prep notes, showing that her answers were memorized and recited by rote.

Debate Advice For Joe Biden

Don't say a word!

But if you must, just speak very briefly about what a great guy Obama is. Then relinquish the balance of your time to your opponent.

The Portrait of Dorian McCain

The MSM: Pigs With Lipstick

And a complimentary observation from Krugman:

Why do the McCain people think they can get away with this stuff? Well, they’re probably counting on the common practice in the news media of being “balanced” at all costs. You know how it goes: If a politician says that black is white, the news report doesn’t say that he’s wrong, it reports that “some Democrats say” that he’s wrong. Or a grotesque lie from one side is paired with a trivial misstatement from the other, conveying the impression that both sides are equally dirty.

They’re probably also counting on the prevalence of horse-race reporting, so that instead of the story being “McCain campaign lies,” it becomes “Obama on defensive in face of attacks.”

John McLiar

Enough is Enough

If McCain/Palin go on to win the election, and the country continues to slide down the tube with their same old policies, we'll want to look back on the low point of the American electoral "process" and remember what Obama was trying to talk about.