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So… I’m not in Chicago.
No, I’m in Seattle. For tonight’s “Wait Wait.”
It’s likely I was told about this at some point. I have confidence that this might have even been discussed here on this site, perhaps even with my participation.
I just don’t know.
Well, I hope so. But it came as quite a […]

Aahh, summertime. It used to mean re-runs on television. Now it means “Unbelievably harebrained reality shows” on television. The theory being that they’re actually cheaper to produce than re-runs (damned unions) and that if you give an infinite number of monkeys an infinite number of Reality TV Buzzword Fridge Magnets, the will […]

I took a quick break from Evil on Friday in order to fly to Chicago to commemorate/celebrate 10 years of “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.”
Ten.
Wow.
Hopefully I will find a moment or two to update this thread with pictures and ruminations. But for now…
Ten.
Whoa.

So, the pilot’s done!  And I had almost the whole weekend off before starting on this beloved project.  Beloved for many reasons, mostly involving the staff, my history with the show, and - of course - the fact that I love Evil.
In other news… well, there isn’t much other news.  Except that our buddies in […]

via “Think Progress”
“I have said publicly, and I will again, that unless he proves me wrong, [Obama] is a Marxist,” DeLay declared.
DELAY: Hello?
OBAMA: Tom DeLay? Barrack Obama here. I was just calling to let you know that I’m not a Marxist.
DELAY: Yes you are.
[pause]
OBAMA: No, actually, I’m not.
DELAY: Prove […]

I’ll post more soon, but I thought I’d open up a thread about the (possible) end of this at long last (probably) ending race (please, please…).
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Weeks ago, the discussion was about whether Hillary staying in despite the mathematical near-certainty of defeat was wise. Would it hurt the party? No, Clinton supporters said, of […]