via. H/T Catia Cecilia Confortini. With apologies to Ryan Gosling and Danielle Henderson.
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via. H/T Catia Cecilia Confortini. With apologies to Ryan Gosling and Danielle Henderson.
The Canard"All the fake news that's fit to print"--CyberspaceReaders of the popular blog “Duck of Minerva” are expressing a mix of consternation and concern with the disappearance of many of the...
I've been wondering when the Locke/Demosthenes effect would manifest itself through the faux political rivalry of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert. Could this be their moment? Stewart on the need to...
No joke.
What can I say? It's APSA Conference Week and blogging is sluggish. Therefore:
Courtesy of Tom Tomorrow @ Salon.com:Surely, surely there is a middle ground strategy.
On the Report tonight, Stephen Colbert gave a long, funny, monologue about how he is more hip-hop-pop-cultural-savvy than Michael Steele. Then, in the following segment on Node 3 of the International Space Station, he (and his screenwriters) seemingly demonstrated a surprising lack of cultural literacy. How else to explain their disbelief at the fact that "Serenity" beat out "Colbert" as one of the most-recommended names for Node 3? Watch the clip and tell me if I'm misinterpreting this.The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30cSpace Module Colbert - William GerstenmaierColbert Report...
I'm sorry, but I simply couldn't help but post this.* *My willingness to make fun of Sarah Palin should in no way be construed as an endorsement of some members of my party's more appalling rhetoric toward her and her daughter, which I frankly have found an embarrassment over the past eleven days. There are many good reasons to not want her at the country's helm; her commitment to her family and her daughter's exercise of her choice as a woman (a responsible one, you might even say) are certainly not among them.
If you've not done so, open up your Political Science & Politics and read James Fowler's article "The Colbert Bump in Campaign Donations: More Truthful than Truthy." In this brilliant piece, Fowler empirically tests whether support exists for Stephen Colbert's claim that Congresspersons who appear on his late-night comedy show receive a "bump" in their approval ratings.Now I need to go back through my video archive to make sure I'm correct in thinking the correct indicator of approval ratings, according to Colbert, is opinion polls (Fowler uses donations to Congressional campaigns as a...