Monthly Archives: October 2010

Theodore Chaikin "Ted" Sorensen 1928 – 2010

Posted on October 31, 2010 at 4:08 pm by Bob Cesca

Theodore Chaikin Sorensen, whose prose mingled with the thoughts and words of his close friend John F. Kennedy to create some of the most memorable presidential speeches of the 20th century, has died, a week after suffering a stroke. Earlier … Continue reading →

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Colbert's Entrance

Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:13 pm by Bob Cesca

Colbert emerges from his Fear Bunker. This was all kinds of awesome.

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Penis Size

Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:04 pm by Bob Cesca

We win! An estimated 215,000 people attended a rally organized by Comedy Central talk show hosts Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert Saturday in Washington, according to a crowd estimate commissioned by CBS News. The company AirPhotosLive.com based the attendance at … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on October 31, 2010 at 6:07 am by Bob Cesca

Yes – “Love Will Find A Way” (Listening to a lot of Trevor Rabin era Yes over the last few days, hence the Yes repeat. This track is easily one of the best of that lineup. Rabin originally wrote “Love … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on October 30, 2010 at 4:03 pm by Bob Cesca

“We live now in hard times. Not end times.” Jon Stewart The Rally was both hilarious and poignant. Despite the QOTD selection above going to Stewart, Colbert continues to rule the universe. Of course, I was a little disturbed by … Continue reading →

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Rally to Restore Open Threads

Posted on October 30, 2010 at 10:42 am by Bob Cesca

Sporadic blogging today, so feel free to enjoy this thread for telling ghost stories or observing the Colbert/Stewart festivities in Washington. Have at it!

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Morning Awesome

Posted on October 30, 2010 at 6:09 am by Bob Cesca

MST3K Saturday – “Manos: The Hand of Fate” (For your Halloween weekend.)

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Glenn Beck Incites Death Threats

Posted on October 29, 2010 at 8:47 pm by Bob Cesca

The other day, Glenn Beck attacked Kathy Tate-Bradish, a volunteer moderator from the League of Women Voters, for reluctantly reciting the pledge before a debate. BECK: We wanted to look at the moderator, Kathy Tate-Bradish, from the League of Women … Continue reading →

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Are You Freaking Kidding, ABC?

Posted on October 29, 2010 at 7:34 pm by Bob Cesca

ABC News has hired serial liar and scam artist Andrew Breitbart for their Election Night coverage. ABC News’ David Ford told Media Matters, “He will be one of many voices on our air, including Bill Adair of Politifact. If Andrew … Continue reading →

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Another Reason to Avoid McDonalds

Posted on October 29, 2010 at 6:04 pm by Bob Cesca

They’re instructing their employees who to vote for. Along with their recent paychecks, employees received a pamphlet from their employer on company letter head that stated “as the election season is here, we wanted you to know which candidates will … Continue reading →

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