Comments for Stickybuffalo.com http://www.stickybuffalo.com Belaboring the Obvious Since 2001, Mon, 12 May 2008 07:11:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 Comment on game set match by josh http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-33 josh Fri, 09 May 2008 21:09:08 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-33 my favorite thing about hillaryis44.org? when you click the link to their lead article, "Why Hillary?", you get this: <img src="http://www.stickybuffalo.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/h44.jpg"> in fact, that's what you get in place of all of their articles. "coming soon"? might want to get cracking on that, guys -- the clinton campaign has maybe a month left at most. not since <a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/04/10/lieberman_website_crash/" rel="nofollow">joe lieberman's 2006 reelection site</a> has web design & content so aptly represented the spirit of a candidate or the ineptitude of a campaign. my favorite thing about hillaryis44.org? when you click the link to their lead article, “Why Hillary?”, you get this:

in fact, that’s what you get in place of all of their articles. “coming soon”? might want to get cracking on that, guys — the clinton campaign has maybe a month left at most.

not since joe lieberman’s 2006 reelection site has web design & content so aptly represented the spirit of a candidate or the ineptitude of a campaign.

]]> Comment on game set match by josh http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-32 josh Fri, 09 May 2008 13:38:32 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-32 where can i get me some of that hopium? where can i get me some of that hopium?

]]> Comment on six degrees by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/six-degrees#comment-31 Ben Fri, 09 May 2008 00:48:54 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/six-degrees#comment-31 Well since Sonyl worked for the Obama campaign and met Barack himself, he's now only two degrees from the entire JiggleODrome set. If that doesn't sink his candidacy, I don't know what will. BTW... Cenk is coming to <a href="http://freepress.net/conference" rel="nofollow">the National Conference for Media Reform</a> this June in Minneapolis. Are you? If not, why the hell not? It's not that far from Iowa City... Well since Sonyl worked for the Obama campaign and met Barack himself, he’s now only two degrees from the entire JiggleODrome set. If that doesn’t sink his candidacy, I don’t know what will.

BTW… Cenk is coming to the National Conference for Media Reform this June in Minneapolis. Are you? If not, why the hell not? It’s not that far from Iowa City…

]]> Comment on game set match by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-30 Ben Fri, 09 May 2008 00:44:21 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-30 Both sites are brilliant in their own ways.... thanks for sharing Both sites are brilliant in their own ways…. thanks for sharing

]]> Comment on clinton race-baiting getting more blatant by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/clinton-race-baiting-getting-more-blatant#comment-29 Ben Fri, 09 May 2008 00:41:14 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/clinton-race-baiting-getting-more-blatant#comment-29 I'm with you 100% on this one. (although I have to say, calling the Sean Bell verdict discussion a "lively debate" is setting the bar a little low) I’m with you 100% on this one.

(although I have to say, calling the Sean Bell verdict discussion a “lively debate” is setting the bar a little low)

]]> Comment on game set match by mark http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-28 mark Thu, 08 May 2008 20:04:09 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/game-set-match#comment-28 The only thing funnier than hillaryis404.org is hillaryis44.org. Seriously, check it out. They're ranting about "hopium dens" and such. The only thing funnier than hillaryis404.org is hillaryis44.org. Seriously, check it out. They’re ranting about “hopium dens” and such.

]]> Comment on six degrees by gray http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/six-degrees#comment-27 gray Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:06:49 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/six-degrees#comment-27 Uh oh, I'm only three degrees from Obama, since I hit Cenk Uygur's car in a Ralph's parking lot a couple of years ago. Add parking lot fender-benders to Obama's list of crimes! Uh oh, I’m only three degrees from Obama, since I hit Cenk Uygur’s car in a Ralph’s parking lot a couple of years ago. Add parking lot fender-benders to Obama’s list of crimes!

]]> Comment on probing the mysteries of black anger by josh http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/probing-the-mysteries-of-black-anger#comment-26 josh Sun, 27 Apr 2008 04:36:05 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/probing-the-mysteries-of-black-anger#comment-26 true, it's not always a symmetrical black/white thing -- the two colors at stake in this case are actually black and blue. i don't think the race of the cops matters as much as the fact that in america it's a hell of a lot easier to get away with killing black people than anybody else. that's also true of black-on-black violence in general, regardless of whether one of the parties carries a badge. anyway, the outrage in this instance stems not from the shooting itself but from the subsequent lack of accountability in the justice system. the defendants weren't acquitted because they're black or white, but because they wear blue. to downplay the role of race in a case like this just because it doesn't slot neatly into a dualistic, to-kill-a-mockingbird-style narrative framework is a little obtuse -- kind of like complaining about how it's okay for "them" to use the N-word but not "us." or maybe you've heard this one: slavery wasn't *really* all that racist because african blacks were often handed over to slave traders by other africans from rival tribes. and so on. don't even get me started on bill cosby... true, it’s not always a symmetrical black/white thing — the two colors at stake in this case are actually black and blue. i don’t think the race of the cops matters as much as the fact that in america it’s a hell of a lot easier to get away with killing black people than anybody else. that’s also true of black-on-black violence in general, regardless of whether one of the parties carries a badge. anyway, the outrage in this instance stems not from the shooting itself but from the subsequent lack of accountability in the justice system. the defendants weren’t acquitted because they’re black or white, but because they wear blue.

to downplay the role of race in a case like this just because it doesn’t slot neatly into a dualistic, to-kill-a-mockingbird-style narrative framework is a little obtuse — kind of like complaining about how it’s okay for “them” to use the N-word but not “us.” or maybe you’ve heard this one: slavery wasn’t *really* all that racist because african blacks were often handed over to slave traders by other africans from rival tribes. and so on. don’t even get me started on bill cosby…

]]> Comment on probing the mysteries of black anger by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/probing-the-mysteries-of-black-anger#comment-25 Ben Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:15:55 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/probing-the-mysteries-of-black-anger#comment-25 Weren't two of the three officers charged in this case black? I think the outrage here is more sophisticated than simply race relations. It goes to a deep distrust of powerful institutions such as law enforcement and the justice system. Is the historical distrust of these systems thoroughly wrapped up in problems of race? Of course. There are longstanding racial dynamics of power here. Are you right that white people shouldn't be so damn shocked? Sure. But I wouldn't distill this particular case down to just black/white anger. Weren’t two of the three officers charged in this case black? I think the outrage here is more sophisticated than simply race relations. It goes to a deep distrust of powerful institutions such as law enforcement and the justice system.

Is the historical distrust of these systems thoroughly wrapped up in problems of race? Of course. There are longstanding racial dynamics of power here. Are you right that white people shouldn’t be so damn shocked? Sure.

But I wouldn’t distill this particular case down to just black/white anger.

]]> Comment on the real deal by Stickybuffalo.com » probing the mysteries of black anger http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/the-real-deal#comment-24 Stickybuffalo.com » probing the mysteries of black anger Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:44:22 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/the-real-deal#comment-24 [...] i’ve said before, i think barack obama has done a fine job of articulating the reasons behind many black [...] […] i’ve said before, i think barack obama has done a fine job of articulating the reasons behind many black […]

]]> Comment on more wink-wink politics by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/more-wink-wink-politics#comment-23 Ben Sat, 26 Apr 2008 03:00:06 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/more-wink-wink-politics#comment-23 I heard this story on NPR this morning... and couldn't agree more with your analysis. If McCain and the national party <i>really</i> wanted to put the kibosh on what the North Carolina GOP is doing here, I'm sure they could. But condemning it while allowing it to happen is so much more effective. I heard this story on NPR this morning… and couldn’t agree more with your analysis. If McCain and the national party really wanted to put the kibosh on what the North Carolina GOP is doing here, I’m sure they could. But condemning it while allowing it to happen is so much more effective.

]]> Comment on PA predictions, anyone? by mark http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/pa-predictions-anyone#comment-21 mark Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:05:26 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/pa-predictions-anyone#comment-21 I'm still reeling from the March 4 results. Every time I work up my hopes about putting this thing to rest, of silencing -- or at least appeasing -- the hydra-headed Clinton Monster, I end up disappointed. Since I'm resigning myself to results ambiguous enough for this increasingly tedious drama continue, I say it's Clinton 54 Obama 46 Nine points. Almost the magic ten-point margin that generates yet another recycling of the "Comeback Kid" meme. But not quite. Enough for Hillary to trudge it out anyway. And enough for the news media to play right along. If Clinton does win in the high single digits, will this prevent undeclared super delegates from making a decision? I’m still reeling from the March 4 results. Every time I work up my hopes about putting this thing to rest, of silencing — or at least appeasing — the hydra-headed Clinton Monster, I end up disappointed. Since I’m resigning myself to results ambiguous enough for this increasingly tedious drama continue, I say it’s

Clinton 54

Obama 46

Nine points. Almost the magic ten-point margin that generates yet another recycling of the “Comeback Kid” meme. But not quite. Enough for Hillary to trudge it out anyway. And enough for the news media to play right along.

If Clinton does win in the high single digits, will this prevent undeclared super delegates from making a decision?

]]> Comment on stickybuffalo podcast episode two by gray http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/stickybuffalo-podcast-episode-two#comment-20 gray Wed, 26 Mar 2008 20:54:36 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/stickybuffalo-podcast-episode-two#comment-20 Nicely done, gentlemen. I can't say I'm all that disappointed about my contribution ending up on the cutting room floor, since, as I recall, that conversation was pretty dull. Nicely done, gentlemen. I can’t say I’m all that disappointed about my contribution ending up on the cutting room floor, since, as I recall, that conversation was pretty dull.

]]> Comment on It’s on, you vicious fucking curs by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/its-on-you-vicious-fucking-curs#comment-18 Ben Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:08:33 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/its-on-you-vicious-fucking-curs#comment-18 I'm disappointed he only tried to get a rise out of you via email, we could use more commenting. I’m disappointed he only tried to get a rise out of you via email, we could use more commenting.

]]> Comment on wearing out the panic button by Ben http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/wearing-out-the-panic-button#comment-17 Ben Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:49:18 +0000 http://www.stickybuffalo.com/2008/wearing-out-the-panic-button#comment-17 What fun! What fun!

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