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Pop Politico: “War/Dance”
There’s a phrase made famous by Thomas Hobbes, used to great effect in Hannah Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism, and that is: Homo homini lupus. That Latin phrase roughly translates to “Man is a
Read More »The VP Debate: Palinpalooza (Wink, Wink)
Jon Cummings: My junior year at college I took a creative writing class in which all the students received copies of each other’s short stories and offered critiques in a roundtable format. Almost all
Read More »Pop Politico: “Crisis Politics”
Between the Devil and the deep blue sea. Those are our options in dealing with this financial mess — or so it seems if you’ve been following events since the initial government bailout of
Read More »Pop Politico: “Swing! Swing! Swing!”
The current breathless “Sarah Palin Watch” going on in the mainstream and not-so-mainstream media is one of those political phenomena where the accuracy of her claims doesn’t really matter to those outside the chattering
Read More »Elephant Walk: John McCain’s Declaration of “Independence”
Dw.: Well, John McCain is in a pickle now, isn’t he? Last week he chose a running mate that would satisfy certain weak sectors of his ticket – the Christian Right, young people and
Read More »Elephant Walk: The Hockey MILF & the Meatheads
Dw. Dunphy: Yes! I have been waiting for this all week: Palin Time! Do you think they’ll do the Dead Parrot sketch? Maybe even … the Cheese Shop?! I can’t wait for — What?
Read More »Elephant Walk: Far-Right Dead Fred & Irregular Joe
Dw. Dunphy: I thought I’d start things off tonight with a joke: So … Judas, Benedict Arnold, and the dude from Raiders of the Lost Ark who gets the spikes through his face walk
Read More »Elephant Walk: “Hey America, Whaaat’s Happening?*”
An Open Letter to Hurricane Gustav By Ted Asregadoo Damn you, Gustav! I mean, how could you have the audacity to downgrade from a Category 3 to the Category 2 and not hit New
Read More »Donkey Kong: Still Believing in a Place Called Hope
Jon: Well, so much for the “civic duty” I believed would guilt the Popdose community into following the political conventions: Even my heretofore partner in blogging crime, Ted Asredagoo, abandoned our noble cause to
Read More »Donkey Kong: The Last Temptation of Hillary
Jon: Our frequent commenter “Elaine” is eager for us to objectify Hillary tonight. Are we “up” for it? Ted: I’m game… Jon: So, Mark Warner looks pretty good. I keep remembering the picture of
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