If I were John McCain, I might wonder about Dick Cheney’s use of the word “delight” to describe his support for the GOP ticket.
Call me crazy, but I don’t see the Vice President using the word “delight” in a context that doesn’t involve butchering a fresh kill, polluting something, or discovering that his daughter has chosen to stop being a lesbian.
No matter how much we wish it weren’t so, America is split in two. The two sides—call them conservative vs. liberal, red vs. blue, or “real†vs. “eliteâ€â€”have very different dreams for America. And while, yes, at the end of the day we are all brothers, standing united with our fellow countrymen in times of turmoil, the two Americas have been playing a decades-long tug-of-war that has usually resulted in stalemate. The results of Tuesday’s election, however, will be a huge victory for one half of the country, and could finally steer America down a single decisive path.
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, radio host and activist Studs Terkel died in his Chicago, Illinois, home Friday at the age of 96.
Terkel, known for his portrayal of ordinary people young and old, rich and poor, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1985 for his remembrances of World War II, “The Good War.”
In a 2005 interview with the AV Club, Terkel told Tasha Robinson “I don’t intend to fade out, I intend to check out.” Says Robinson, “True to his word, he worked right up to his death today at age 96; his latest book, P.S.: Further Thoughts From A Lifetime Of Listening, is due out in November.”
As (implicitly) promised, here is a great exchange between Jeff Tweedy and Stephen Colbert, as well as the performance of their new limited edition Wilco song:
Video of “Wilco the Song” was removed by YouTube.
Last night’s Colbert Report featured the indomitable Stephen Colbert announcing, like many influential conservative figures, his coveted endorsement for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Despite this, Colbert won’t be voting for Obama. He’s a conservative, for Chrissake.