I find Toure so fucking irritating as a Twatter.
He writes like he's sharing some secret black opinion with the masses on any number of subjects, and anytime he's called out on that, his position suddenly becomes incomprehensibly convoluted.
Good to see that Cillizza is keeping alive the razor-sharp journalistic instincts that made "Mouthpiece Theater" such unimpeachably stellar entertainment.
Give a Colbert power madness for 40 seconds, he writes an hilarious email. Give a Colbert actual power for a few years, and who know what drollery might ensue? Declare yourself into more positions of power, please, Stephen!
Honestly, all this Argentine Mistress and Appalachian Trail wank is just ha-ha fun. But I don't care that he was off cheating.
What the huge deal is that he r-u-n-n-o-f-t while still Governor, didn't transfer power over to Lt. Gov and was incommunicado for days. He abandoned his elected duty PERIOD. That alone should get him out of office. It's not a morality or a hypocrisy thing. It's total dereliction of duty. In fact, this is the definition of such.
@The Real JR: This is usually how these things go. It is rarely the act that's the problem, it's the cover-up afterwards (Clinton) or the sheer hypocrisy (Spitzer) that does and should piss off people. I don't care that some politicians aren't faithful, but I do care that such morons are our leaders. These things keep happening and all you can think about these people with really fucking crappy judgment is, THESE are the people in charge?
You hope that the market corrects itself and that someone like Sanders - that would just up and abandon his duties for some pussy in South America - just won't get elected again, that's how it should work. But this is America, and he probably will get elected again, and if not, he'll do a reality show or something. There is no accountability anymore.
I've been a fan of Stephen Colbert's since his Strangers With Candy days, but I had no idea of the fearful symmetry of his genius until I read this. I find myself both awestruck and terrified. And I kind of have to pee.
@lawyergay: So brilliant. Didn't he say last night that he has applied for VA benefits now that he's back from doing his show in Iraq? It's so great that he can bring attention to important things like the care of our vets while simultaneously mocking the establishment.
@lawyergay: He even added typos, presumably to make it seem more legit. Incredible! It's not all that surprising to me that Repubs haven't figured out he's making fun of them.
Congrats on the new gig, Ryan. Except for this part. I can't believe you have to sift though these piles of steaming tweet for kernels of entertainment.
Dear Cranky Hiring Manager: Don't make me tell you how my hiring would benefit WIRED. Tell me why a barely-breathing magazine is still hiring. Signed, Job Applicant
Twitter is the technological equivalent of shouting nonsense into a canyon. Its sole purpose is to give you the ego-massaging sensation that your shouts are echoing for all the world to hear, though no one is listening but you.
I don't know...I kind of like it. Even the constant griping about hunger pangs can read as a protest to his editors that there's really nothing substantive worth reporting here.
It's okay, folks. A lot of people didn't get punk when it first appeared either.
08/12/09
He writes like he's sharing some secret black opinion with the masses on any number of subjects, and anytime he's called out on that, his position suddenly becomes incomprehensibly convoluted.
08/12/09
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07/14/09
What the huge deal is that he r-u-n-n-o-f-t while still Governor, didn't transfer power over to Lt. Gov and was incommunicado for days. He abandoned his elected duty PERIOD. That alone should get him out of office. It's not a morality or a hypocrisy thing. It's total dereliction of duty. In fact, this is the definition of such.
07/14/09
You hope that the market corrects itself and that someone like Sanders - that would just up and abandon his duties for some pussy in South America - just won't get elected again, that's how it should work. But this is America, and he probably will get elected again, and if not, he'll do a reality show or something. There is no accountability anymore.
07/14/09
07/14/09
07/14/09
07/14/09
07/14/09
07/14/09
If not, do so immediately as it is hilarious.
05/19/09
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05/18/09
Good luck, Ryan! Does this mean Cajun Boy is the night guy for the foreseeable future? So much movement!
05/14/09
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01/27/09
01/27/09
01/27/09
I'd be happy to mentor him, if the Washington Post would be willing to pay me a fee for the service. Maybe I should contact them about that.
01/27/09
01/27/09
01/27/09
It's okay, folks. A lot of people didn't get punk when it first appeared either.
01/27/09