So Lott’s out as Majority Leader and Frist is in. Still no word from the blogger shock troups who did James Carville’s bidding: Josh Marshall, Glenn Reynolds, Andrew Sullivan, and Virginia Postrel. Don’t accept any “blogger triumphalism” since the fingerprints of Carville and Sidney Blumenthal have been found on their keyboards, and don’t be surprised [...]
This little story makes the Frist Scenario seem much more likely:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee is exploring a possible bid to replace Trent Lott as their chamber’s incoming majority leader and Assistant Republican Leader Don Nickles of Oklahoma will likely back Frist, sources said on Thursday.
Frist has long been our man, [...]
Speaking of AOL, media dude Michael Wolff explains why it’s losing money in this New York magazine article You’ve Got Sex:
Here’s the real rub: AOL’s fundamental business — which has always been a level or two down from the family-oriented opening screen — is dirty talk. But now there are better places to talk dirty.
The [...]
Lott Pandergate architect and chief string-puller James Carville sends a bizarre fax accepting Lott’s apology:
Carville, also a co-host of CNN’s “Crossfire,” faxed a letter to Lott’s office Wednesday, both accepting the senator’s apology and pledging not to criticize him further for comments made recently or for comments Lott has made in the past on the [...]
For fans of The Amazing Race, here’s a couple of comments that the charming Flo posted on the Television Without Pity message board and subsequently deleted:
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posted December 12,2002 11:36:11 AM EST
I have been trying not to read anymore but after last night’s episode I decided to register and respond to some of the cruel criticisms. [...]
Asymmetrical Information’s stars are having Tivo troubles.
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It turns out my little Christmas fantasy was right on target after all. See: Timothy P. Carney & Trent Lott & the Courts on National Review Online
The Lott turmoil was entirely manufactured by Democratic operatives — namely by unrepentant Clintonite James Carville, who first made an issue of the remarks the same night on Crossfire [...]
The Frisco Chronicle relays a columnist’s troubles with setting up a little one-computer Wi-Fi network at home:
But setting up a Wi-Fi network is still full of pitfalls for the novice user. Indeed, even veteran computer users often need to spend minutes — or hours — on the phone with tech support to work out an [...]
Is there anything more elitist and racist than the anti-gun lobby’s demonization of cheap handguns? This article in Slate mouths the typical platitudes:
Not surprisingly, it was the makers of Saturday Night Specials — poorly made guns selling for $35-$150, which frequently ended up in the hands of criminals — who were most culpable.
If cheap handguns [...]
It looks like Trent Lott has the votes to remain as Senate Majority Leader, in which case the coup attempt by Blumenthal, Marshall, the ardently pro-Israel neocons, clueless blogoholics, et. al. will have failed. So Lott’s future is his to decide, and he’s probably ornery enough to remain where he is, at least long enough [...]
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