Barack has a bracelet too!!

I think we all know what it is like to be caught up with housework, children, arts and crafts and laundry during a busy election season.  This idiot is not a great multitasker, hence, I have fallen a bit behind.

Anywhooo…

Obama and McCain Debate - Click for bracelet comments

The first debate between the two Presidential candidates was on Friday.  This idiot watched very closely, which is why I am puzzled that the reviews are so mixed.  Although I am already proudly displaying my McCain sign on my lawn, (p.s.- almost a week and no egging or vandalism by my always open minded liberal friends and neighbors!) I know that debate performance is crucial, at least in the court of public opinion.  I knew what I was looking for ahead of time:  a strong performance citing wisdom, experience, and actual examples of what the candidates have accomplished during their tenure in the senate, and what they plan to do after they take office.

McCain’s performance was strong.  He cited

Archie Bunker: Eloquent Pundit

I wonder if he has any volumes of collected works of poetry available…

I’ll have to check amazon.  His flowery prose is still relevant today.  That man is a Shakespeare!

Britney Wins- Olbermann/ Matthews lose

Your idiot apologizes for the erratic posting on her blog.  When you spend large chunks of your day cleaning out a plastic potty and laundering wet sheets it is hard to stay on top of current events.  But I shall do my best.

First- old news.

Chris Matthews, left, and Keith Olbermann will only contribute to MSNBC’s election night coverage as commentators, according to a network spokesman. Washington correspondent David Gregory will man the anchor desk instead.

Congrats to MSNBC who (probably due in no little part to my rant on media bias) removed Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews from any further anchoring or moderating duties due to their Obama fever.  It really makes this idiot wonder what would have happened had the powers at MSNBC taken this step BEFORE Barack got the nomination.  Let’s not forget that both Olbermann and Matthews had a huge crush on Obama during primary season.  Maybe Hillary would be on the ticket now had the mainstream cable dudes not shown such scorn for her…  Now I guess we’ll never know (until at least 2012, that is)…

Congrats to John McCain for his official endorsement from the New York Post.  The Post cited McCain’s lifelong commitment to service

The best show ever on the worst channel ever

If the lord hath blessed you with digital cable, you’re very lucky.  I had my first encounter with Fox Reality Channel today (you know, because it’s sunny outside and your idiot is a vampire).  Anyhow, Fox Reality is the dumbest channel this idiot has ever seen.  I mean seriously, everyone who watches VH-1 celebreality shows should feel like a rocket scientist compared to those who dig the crap they’re showing on here.

Who Wants To Be A Superhero?

To further cement my reputation as an idiot, I am spending this sunny day indoors- working on my white pallor and watching the FRC marathon of “Who wants to be a superhero”.  Seriously- this is the dumbest show ever.  The show originally ran on the Sci-Fi channel, which explains why it eluded me until now.  It challenges your brain to do as little as possible while still staying awake.  It makes “I Love Money” look like Meet the Press.  I love this show.  It is my new favorite (except 3x a week when Big Brother is on…)

On this show, idiots who think they are superheroes wear costumes and participate in ridiculously stupid competitions to win the honor of becoming an actual comic book character and action figure.  I know so many people who could audition for this show.

The Funniest Political Comedy Since ‘An Inconvenient Truth’

Coming soon to a theatre near you… ‘An American Carol‘

The other thing that hillbillies love…besides guns and religion

Politics is my sport.  The thick of the fall in an election year is my Monday Night Football and Election Day is my Superbowl.

I love watching the angling, the maneuvering, the positioning and snarking that are such a huge part of the election process.  No matter your political beliefs and values, it is always a thrill to watch the process (OK maybe a thrill is too dramatic if you have a life outside of potty training and laundry, but just roll with it for the sake of my narrative).  Every once in a while, one team makes a gaffe, and the other team gloms onto it, turning a passing political comment into one of the soundbites of the season.  Ok…so remember that old “clinging to guns and religion” fiasco that Obama’s people worked so diligently to smooth over?

Let’s just say that hillbillies with corncob pipes who cling to guns, religion,  and Waylon Jennings albums will love THIS story! 

What Rush and NPR have in common

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The Idiot Pundit has been accused by her pals of having a bias towards particular media outlets- especially and particularly when it comes to covering politics.  This is true.  After years and years of following politics on the big mainstream cable news giants, your pundit was frustrated and angry over the bold and blatant bias towards a mainstream and liberal point of view, almost to a fault.  The idiot pundit sought out a new cable news experience and chose Fox for its refreshingly more balanced point of view.  Now, the idiot pundit surely is no idiot.  I am well aware that Fox News chooses to cover MANY news stories that simply never make it past Reuters or the AP to every other cable news channel.  I guess one

Welcome to the Idiot Pundit!

The idiot pundit is here!  Hurrah!  This idiot has almost without exception (you are the one and only, Zombie Dad) always hated blogs.  I consider them self indulgent, hubris driven journeys through the minds of people too boring to do anything other than blog.  Then we found ourselves in an election year, so, in the interest of preserving my friendships with my overwhelmingly liberal friend base, I have decided to vent my opinions here, in my own self-indulgent hubris driven setting.  That way, I can keep my hippy friends and still find a way to keep my brain from exploding.  Get ready for the self important ramblings of a self described idiot- it promises to be riveting.