Daily Archives: October 2, 2008

Palin “Blew It”: Astute Political Observer, Joan Walsh, Gives the VP Debate to Biden

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Joan Walsh of Salon.com thinks Biden won the debate, and that Palin made two key blunders that may linger and dog her: There were two key moments for me when Sarah Palin blew it badly. One was substantive, one was … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

When Will Sarah Palin Hold a Press Conference? And When Will She Make the Sunday Show Rounds? One of Her Answers During Her Debate With Biden Suggests NEVER

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Did anybody else catch this? Toward the end of the debate, Palin said she’d like to have more opportunities to talk with the American people, but “without the filter of the mainstream media” (or words to that effect). And I noticed … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

My Take: In the VP Debate Joe Biden Cleaned Sarah Palin’s Clock

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Watching the debate, I thought that Biden was a reasonable, stable, seasoned voice in very stormy times. By contrast, Palin’s shrill, winking, mendacious, and patronizing “aw shucks” style began to grate on me, especially through the second half of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Bank Run Time?: Are Bush and Paulson Presiding Over an Economic Damn That Is About to Break?

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Is George Bush Herbert Hoover, and Henry Paulson Thomas Lamont? See Nouriel Roubini’s latest, and sobering, take on the possibility of a bank run here.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

1929 2.0?: Nouriel Roubini of Forbes, an Extremely Serious and Astute Market Analyst, Says We Could Soon See “The Mother of All Bank Runs”

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Reading Roubini today is extremely sobering. He thinks the global economy is getting worse, even as we speak. Goldman Sachs and Morgan may have to be bought up by Japanese companies. And he’s not sure that the 700 billion package will be … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

From “Up On the Roof” to “Through the Roof”: Kurzweil AI.net Says Solar Industry to Grow to 100 Billion Dollars by 2013

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Money quote: Solar is poised for continued impressive growth, with new installations primed to increase nearly five-fold from 2008 to 2013. Starting in 2009, however, supply will exceed demand, leading to price decreases. According to the new report from Lux … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

“I’m Not a Rich Man”: Yes, John McCain Really Just Said That. See It Here. A Fiddler with the Truth Deserves a Response from The Fiddler on the Roof

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Fiddling with the truth: Fiddler on the Roof:

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Deer and Deere: An Image of a Deer Alongside a Deere Earth Mover in Yosemite Valley, August 2004

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Barack Obama and Race: A Union Leader Powerfully, and with Deep Emotion, Calls on Us to Speak Out Against White Racial Prejudice Wherever It is Directed Against Barack Obama. We Must Not Be Silent When Racists Speak Racist Things Out in Public About Obama

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Below is an emotional Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO. Powerful. Moving.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Decadent Romanticism: Nirvana’s “In Bloom.” What Happens to Romanticism If You Wait Long Enough

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Euripides’ Bakkhai in a nutshell: In this brilliant video, the seemingly controlled and establishment sanctioned unleashing of “happy eros” in the 1950s devolves into gender-bending and psychic (as well as physical) break down within a few decades. This is “No … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mental Health Break: Who Needs to Think When Your Feet Just Go? (Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love”)

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella
Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Thomas Gainsborough’s Daughters Hold Hands. One Reaches for a Butterfly. The Other, Holding a Feather, Looks On. There is an Element of Impulse and Restraint in the Painting That Echoes Michelangelo’s Moses

Posted on October 2, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

One girl seems thoughtful, and may be holding a feather that will become a quill pen. The other seems more impulsive. Like Michelangelo’s Moses, tugging back at his beard to restrain his anger and energies, I see one girl slightly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment