THE KEY WORD IS “TAWDRY.” Or, actually, “lame.” In fact, this is the sort of ad that grey-haired 55-year-old men (or bald ones, David) would consider “edgy.” Well, and 7th graders. Even The Atlantic’s commenters don’t seem all that thrilled with it.
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October 26, 2012
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AT AMAZON, Special Offers in Computers & Accessories.
Also, Duracell Coppertop Batteries.
Plus, Women’s Shoes. (Bumped).
WHO WOULD WIN IN A FIGHT? Homo Sapiens vs. Neanderthal.
HEH: “I expect the last gasp of the Obama Campaign will involve Joe Biden in a code pink ladypart costume.” But don’t get cocky, kids.
SO AT BEST, THE WHITE HOUSE WAS PUNKED ON THE VIDEO STORY. Al Qaeda-linked jihadists helped incite 9/11 Cairo protest.
SKYPE — THE EARLY YEARS: “Supposing that every house were linked to the communication network via a wideband coaxial cable,” asks a forward-thinking member of the Post Office Research Station in Dollis Hill, London at the beginning of this 1969 short film titled, “Telecommunication Services for the 1990s.” Don’t miss the scene about 4:30 into the clip, which forecasts one rather unique — now quaintly retro — method of electronically transmitting and copying documents.
But then, the whole thing is rather quaintly retro. Given the late 1960s look at what would have been the next 25 years or so, I kept waiting for Edward Straker to roar by in his gull-winged car on the way to SHADO HQ.
DAN RIEHL IS SICK: Dr. Melissa Clouthier writes:
Sorry I didn’t write earlier. Thought you’d want to know that Dan went into the hospital last night with respiratory failure. They had to do pulmonary bypass because he couldn’t be intubated. The doctor gave him a 50-50 chance of living.
I talked to the nurse today, she thinks he’s doing better. They’re currently chasing his heart rate and trying to keep him oxygenated — he has a nasal canula now, which is not that big of a deal. They said they’d try to move him out of ICU tonight but weren’t sure.
He’s at the Fairfax County hospital.
Elizabeth Scalia suggested that I ask you to post a link to his website and maybe his tip jar. Not even sure if he has one.
He does. Here’s the link to his page. The donate button is on the right. I just kicked in a hundred bucks.
BENGHAZI: Who decided not to save Tyrone Woods?
SILLY MAN. REPRODUCTIVE CHOICE IS FOR WOMEN. A reader emails:
Two weeks ago my wife saw a surgeon for a hernia repair. The doctor said he could do the repair in conjunction with a tubal ligation if she wanted. So, yesterday I took my wife in for the surgery for both a hernia repair and tubal ligation. No one ever asked me for permission. No one asked me to sign anything. No one mentioned ANYTHING to me. (None of this is to say I would have objected, mind you. And I do believe husbands and wives should talk to each other about these things!)
What is strange is this. Earlier this year, I saw a urologist for a vasectomy and I was told–in no uncertain terms–my wife HAD to sign a consent form or they wouldn’t do it. I called another office and they required a signed consent by my wife as well. What’s up?
Yeah, we’ve heard stories like this before. This sort of sex discrimination may violate nondiscrimination law, and it seems to me like a breach of medical ethics, too. But men’s reproductive rights don’t have any loud advocates of the sort that women have.
UPDATE: Reader Merrijane Rice emails: “Not only is it a breach of medical ethics to require a wife’s signature for a vasectomy, it’s may also be a breach of federal law—or close to. According to HIPAA, you may only access your spouse’s protected health information (PHI) if you have his/her express written permission. I suppose a doctor can refuse to treat you, but I can’t think under what circumstances they should be allowed to coerce you to give up your PHI to anyone, spouse included.”
HURRICANE SANDY: “Worse Than The Perfect Storm”?
Some hurricane-prep tips here.
SNEAK PEEK: Election Hot Seat With Bill Whittle. I told you it was Bill Whittle — what more do you need to hear?
THE NEW EXERCISE FAD: DRUMMING.
NOW IT’S GONE, GONE, GONE: Magic gone in Ohio?
TELL US EVERYTHING: What Your Doctor Isn’t Telling You About Your DNA.
WORSE THAN THE LIFE OF JULIA: Ad Renders Powerline Speechless.
Nine out of ten vapid liberal-arts majors who are going to spend the next ten years working at Starbucks to pay back their degree in Womyn’s Studies agree.
UPDATE: Apparently Glenn and I were struck by this commercial almost at the same time. Yeah, it’s the Lena Dunham commercial he linked below. Knowing the Putin link just makes it even more … Okay. Now I’m speechless.
OBAMA CAMPAIGN LENA DUNHAM COMMERCIAL COPYING ONE FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN? It seems cheesy and lame, so . . . yeah, I buy that.
Also: “Remember that teacher who tried too hard to be cool? Obama’s that guy. Lame.” Yeah, some people are offended, but mostly it’s just weak. Forced “edginess” usually comes off as lame.
CAMPAIGN FINANCE: Obama campaign’s illegal foreign donations. If he were a Republican, this would lead the network news, complete with footage of reporters making illegal donations under fake names. Since he’s a Democrat, they’re doing their best to ignore it.
RELATED (From Ed): Part Two: Obama Campaign Stays Silent On Foreign Donors Scandal, from Mike McNally at the PJ Tatler.
UNEXPECTEDLY: Chick-fil-A thrives despite gay rights issue. “There was a lot of talk that this would hurt Chick-fil-A, but it actually helped the brand. . . . They were saying to their core constituency: Here’s what we believe.”
WELL, THIS EXPLAINS A LOT: Former staffer: Obama and Biden “both financially illiterate.”
Of course, Obama’s already admitted that he can’t do math.
TWEET OF THE DAY:
So long, Florida: twitter.com/BarackObama/st…
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 25, 2012
Found via Twitchy, which asks, “Admission of defeat? Obama bids farewell to Florida; Mockery ensues.”
RELATED: New York Times’ Jeff Zeleny tweets: ‘Closing Days of the Race…Like Watching ’08 in Reverse.’
KAROL MARKOWICZ: Stop Dissing Undecided Voters.