Arielle and I went 50/50 on a new TV this weekend. We were happy with the 24" we had in the living room, but when I saw this TV and the price attached to it I just couldn’t pass up the offer. The Shitty had it open box for 50% off, $500. Its a nice Sony 36" Wega. Sooo pretty. For some reason it looked small in the store sitting there on the open box TV row (it was next to some 50" TVs) but once we got it home we realized how huge it was. Just in time for Halo 2.
It figures only months after getting my 4G iPod Apple comes out with a new and even cooler version - the iPod Photo.
With the new color screen, even listening to music has gotten better. Now you can see the album art on the screen as you play the song. More of a "oooh, pretty" feature, but still cool. The main feature is the ability to make slideshows of your photos to your music and use the a/v out port to plug it into a TV. I wonder how this iPod works with the memory card reader they have - if you can download from the reader onto the iPod and view the pictures. That would be awesome. Portable photo storage for your vacations and you can view them without having to wait for a computer.
No, I won’t be selling my 4G anytime soon, I’m happey with it. But the color is oh so pretty.
John stewart was on CNN’s Crossfire last week and destroyed the hosts for not being true journalists and only serving as a marketing ad for the candidate’s campaigns.
STEWART: In many ways, it’s funny. And I made a special effort to come on the show today, because I have privately, amongst my friends and also in occasional newspapers and television shows, mentioned this show as being bad.
(LAUGHTER)
BEGALA: We have noticed.
STEWART: And I wanted to — I felt that that wasn’t fair and I should come here and tell you that I don’t — it’s not so much that it’s bad, as it’s hurting America.
(LAUGHTER)
CARLSON: But in its defense...
STEWART: So I wanted to come here today and say...
STEWART: Here’s just what I wanted to tell you guys.
CARLSON: Yes.
STEWART: Stop.
(LAUGHTER)
STEWART: Stop, stop, stop, stop hurting America.
BEGALA: OK. Now
STEWART: And come work for us, because we, as the people...
CARLSON: How do you pay?
STEWART: The people — not well.
(LAUGHTER)
BEGALA: Better than CNN, I’m sure.
STEWART: But you can sleep at night.
(LAUGHTER)
STEWART: See, the thing is, we need your help. Right now, you’re helping the politicians and the corporations. And we’re left out there to mow our lawns.
BEGALA: By beating up on them? You just said we’re too rough on them when they make mistakes.
STEWART: No, no, no, you’re not too rough on them. You’re part of their strategies. You are partisan, what do you call it, hacks.
(LAUGHTER)
The "Rapid Fire" session ended with Jon letting the hosts know what he really thinks of them.
CARLSON: I do think you’re more fun on your show. Just my opinion.
STEWART: You know what’s interesting, though? You’re as big a dick on your show as you are on any show.
Jon, you’re my hero. It is sad that the only "news" I want to watch comes after puppets making crank phone calls.
If you want a good laugh go watch it. There is a stream up on iFilm or you can download it from Bit Torrent like I did from this page. The transcript is also up on CNN’s site although its much better to watch than to read.
Fox asks for it, they really do. Those who went to their site today to read up on the debate could find this article linked from the front page. Its been edited since its posting, but at first it contained these quotes:
Rallying supporters in Tampa Friday, Kerry played up his performance in Thursday night’s debate, in which many observers agreed the Massachusetts senator outperformed the president.
"Didn’t my nails and cuticles look great? What a good debate!" Kerry said Friday.
With the foreign-policy debate in the history books, Kerry hopes to keep the pressure on and the sense of traction going.
Aides say he will step up attacks on the president in the next few days, and pivot somewhat to the domestic agenda, with a focus on women and abortion rights.
"It’s about the Supreme Court. Women should like me! I do manicures," Kerry said.
Kerry still trails in actual horse-race polls, but aides say his performance was strong enough to rally his base and further appeal to voters ready for a change.
"I’m metrosexual - he’s a cowboy," the Democratic candidate said of himself and his opponent.
A "metrosexual" is defined as an urbane male with a strong aesthetic sense who spends a great deal of time and money on his appearance and lifestyle.
Is it just me, or is that something you would never expect to see said by a presidential candidate? A few hours later Fox took the link down and on the article Fox apologized explaining that it was a parody that a writer (Carl Cameron) wrote and was never intended to be published. Good to know they have a good screening system on their site.
Just incase that wasn’t enough fair and balanced news for one day, they even added three inches to Bush on their online photo. Priceless. The constant Fox-busting on the Simpsons continues to be proven true.
As for the actual debate - Kerry won, hands down. Between Bush’s lack of emotional control (see below), Kerry’s better speaking ability, and his better points I think Kerry gained some ground. I’m glad to see from surfing around the net that many other people feel the same way. Although I’m sure the average Joe thinks Bush won - many people are starting to wake up and pay attention to what’s going on around them. I hope Kerry can turn the tides by election time.
Eleanor Clift from newsweek summed up the debate very well in her article.
Republicans thought they had the race wrapped up. All their candidate had to do was repeat his road-tested slogans. But 90 minutes of Bush is a long time. There’s a reason why he has held fewer press conferences than any other modern president. He is incapable of conceptual thinking, and he came across as agitated and annoyed that more was expected of him now that he’s the self-styled "war president." He repeatedly said he is "working hard" and "it’s hard work," as though that alone should silence his critics.
If Republicans were overconfident going into the debate, Democrats had begun preparing themselves for defeat. Kerry had given up so much ground that he was close to being written out of the race. Voters had absorbed the image of Kerry as a flip-flopper without core convictions. A very different Kerry showed up in the debate hall. He was calm and disciplined while Bush was "slouching and praying for the light to go on so he wouldn’t have to think of anything else to repeat," said a Democratic strategist.
A funny one minute video is going around that recaps many of the funny faces we saw on the debate from Bush. Enjoy!
