Archive for February 24th, 2004

In case you had any doubt about the media’s possible political bias

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004

Pop Quiz: How does the photo editor at CNN feel about President Bush’s announcement today? Above: Front page of CNN.com. Below: Article about Bush’s proposed Constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages.

Joe Trippi in GQ

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004

Just hilarious. Trippi sounds like me.

So how much do you and Howard talk about personal stuff?

“Huh?”

Personal stuff.

“Shhhhh, this song’s amazing. This is the best song in the world.” He cranks up Neil Young’s “Cortez the Killer.”

He hits the replay button. “You talked through it,” he whines. “So now we have to play it again.”

Indeed, she talked through it.
Read the whole thing, because as far as campaign excitement goes, the party ends now.

Slate finally weighs in

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004

In today’s Jurisprudence column, Stanford law prof Richard Thompson Ford critiques Gavin Newsom: “There are some circumstances in which cities can defy state or federal law, but unfortunately for the city, none of them justify the San Francisco’s decision to license same-sex marriage … The city’s argumentóthat local officials can act in contravention of state law based on their own untested interpretation of the constitutionóis dangerous.” Read the whole thing, plus the bonus link to Dahlia Lithwick on what state officials might do.