Archive for February, 2012
“What a snob!” – Rick Santorum, February 25, 2012
Polls in Michigan a day before that state’s Republican primary show Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum in a very tight race. Both men have been intensely battling for a win in Michigan. For Romney, Michigan’s primary is an opportunity to regain what he hopes will be the clear and closing path to the nomination. A […]
“Do you believe in miracles? Yes!” – Al Michaels, February 22, 1980
Thirty-two years ago today. The greatest upset in the history of American sports. USA 4 USSR 3.
“Let Detroit Go Bankrupt.” – Mitt Romney, November 18, 2008
The following post was published in the Perspectives Section of the Chicago Tribune on Sunday February 19. On Tuesday, Mitt Romney added his voice to the chorus of political writers, observers, and commentators who describe Michigan as his “home state.” Romney opened his op-ed in the Detroit News with the trying-way-too-hard lines, “I am a […]
“…bin Laden is dead and General Motors is alive.” – Joe Biden, January 31, 2012
It took over three years, but Vice President Joe Biden has finally said something meaningful and memorable that doesn’t feature the word, ‘fucking’. Speaking to a private gathering of fundraising donors in Fort Worth, Texas last Tuesday, Biden took 92 words to sum up a nine-word Obama reelection message: “…bin Laden is dead and General […]
“Conservatism is alive and well…” – Rick Santorum, February 7, 2012
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum scored two impressive victories over Mitt Romney last night; a pounding of the GOP frontrunner in Minnesota and a surprising and solid victory over him in Colorado. Santorum still faces a steep climb to the nomination. The Republican Establishment–or what has been the Republican Establishment–has overwhelmingly lined up behind Romney, […]
“We wish you love, peace, and soul.” – Don Cornelius, “Soul Train”, 1971-93
Don Cornelius, the creator and conductor of the “hippest ride in America”–the groundbreaking television show, “Soul Train”–committed suicide yesterday in his home in suburban Los Angeles. He was 75 years old. Cornelius was born on September 27, 1936 in Chicago. He grew up on the south side of the city and joined the Marines after […]
Various and Sundry – February 1, 2012
* Writing about last week’s State of the Union Address from President Obama, Slate’s John Dickerson noted, “In the 2011 State of the Union, the president used the phrase ‘win the future’ or a variant over and over and over again. A year later, the future is not won, but the slogan has lost. ‘Built […]