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    10/31/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Biden was the most inscrutable choice, ever, for VP. Instead of "change" Obama brought out an old hack, who had trouble with both truth telling, even during the campaign, and with inserting his foot into his mouth. Oh, to know what kind of negotiation that was, to get him on the ticket---except, perhaps to allay terrified old white guys who feared a woman and a (half)black man on the ticket would bring on the apocalypse. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    apparently I am in the minority, but I love Joe Biden! I think he's like the lovable Steve Urkel of the White House. He comes in, says stupid stuff, knocks shit over, and is like "Did I do that?" Oh Joe. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Joe Biden is everything thats wrong and fucked up with congress. This dope won his seat in the Senate when he was 29 and has never had another job until being VP. He has learned about as much about how the country works from his perch in DC as Palin learned about Russia from staring at it. He is walking proof we need term limits.

    And he doesn't drink. I don't trust people who don't drink, unless they've already been alcoholics. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Why is it that I feel compelled to defend Gawker's subject matter against the editors/writers at least once a day lately?

    Either this new crop of staff writers is utterly fucked, or the editorial direction has taken a nosedive, or both.

    Is there some negative correlation between the quality of stories and the quality of AJAX/CSS? #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    @Motoko Kusanagi: From where I'm standing, it would appear to be a positive correlation. It's a good day when I get tripped up by fewer than five unresponsive scripts, infinite waits for comments to load or what have you. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    @romulus: The site gets prettier, and the content gets lamer. Just callin it as I see it. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    @Motoko Kusanagi: Oh yeah, I didn't mean to quibble. I agree that the site gets fancier all the time, but features seem to break often. I should have added before that it could well be my OS and browser causing headaches most readers don't experience. And in all fairness, I haven't been reading long enough to judge contemporary content against the past. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Not sure what point you're trying to make, Amrita... that you think Cheney's worldview makes some sense? That Cheney was initially popular, before everything he did brought his popularity rating to a low of 28%? I love it that Biden is willing to call a moron a moron. This is a ridiculous post. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    Oh, and if you're trying to poke fun at Vice Prez Biden for weeping during the debate when he spoke about his first wife and baby daughter who died, well then, that's just messed up. #joebiden
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    10/31/09

    @Conchie Birdie: One might argue that it was the worst kind of political hackdom for him to bring them up expressly to show his "empathy" side and try to squeeze a tear out of his plastic-surgeryized eye slots. #joebiden
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    10/30/09

    In reply to Nobody Loves Weepy VP Joe
    I'm absolutely NOT a supporter of ANYTHING Dick says... but, Good Lawwd, Biden, Bin Laden will always BE a part of the issue. I'm sorry, I guess if you had the prez saying this I could understand... but, uh, Joe? Nope.

    That being said, why are we posting crap from Fox News anyway - I thought we weren't supposed to take this stuff seriously?
    #joebiden
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    Q: Working for Fox, have you ever witnessed any book burnings, KKK rallies or Glenn Beck kiddie porn parties?

    A: No, that atmosphere exists at the news division only. At the entertainment division it’s a very liberal atmosphere. It might as well be two separate companies.

    (Actual Presumptuous Question: Do you feel out of place at Fox because of the politically conservative atmosphere? Is that a bond between you and Groening?)
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    Q: Based on these questions, would you imagine I've ever seen a single episode of "Family Guy?"

    A: I would highly doubt it.

    (Actual Question: "Family Guy" has been nominated for an Emmy for best comedy series. Do you expect to win an award next Sunday?)
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    Q: Why won't you go to the MoMA with me?

    A: No, I never had any desire to do that. I cannot tell good art from bad art. I have no eye for it.

    (Actual Presumptuous Question: You attended the Rhode Island School of Design and presumably had some interest in becoming a fine artist?)
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    09/14/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: (giggling at these)

    That's it right there: "presumably" is SUCH a Solomon word. So passive-aggressive. So knowing.
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    09/14/09

    @PaisleyPajamas: The funny thing is (if I remember an old interview correctly), it was Seth's MOTHER who applied him to RISD, even. (And for animation, not fine art.)
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    09/14/09

    @GooberSaysHey: That is an interesting bit of info.
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    Q: You seem taken aback by my covert hostility. What did you think I was going to be like?

    Waiting with a martini.

    (Actual (Non)Question: It captures an era when men returned home from work and wives were already there.)
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    more or less caustic than MoDo v. Twitter founders? cant tell.

    on a related note:
    dear nytimes,
    just because you hire staff who are hostile towards arts & culture, doesn't mean you'll make converts of the wsj readership. please stop trying.
    kindly, me
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    09/14/09

    @cocodevaux: GREAT QUESTION. Honestly that might be one of the great matchups for the ages.
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    You can feel the tension through the lines on the page...palpable. Seth did a very long interview on Howard Stern, and I have listened to his DVD commentary, and generally I think he is a thoughtful, intelligent person with a dark sense of humor. Ms. Solomon's hostility is almost immediately apparent and I think Seth handles it appropriately. Full disclosure: I love Seth and his cartoons (yea, don't really care what anyone thinks.)
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    09/14/09

    @Heywoodjablome: I like him, too. I think his "method" of comedy is a a new approach that not everyone gets.
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    09/14/09

    @Heywoodjablome: Family Guy is funny. Inappropriate and shocking too. Don't watch it with your moms.

    This interview is more about McFarlane's no-frills brevity than her loquacity. He wins. He doesn't want to waste his time with any flowery analysis nor does he feel the need to defend his show and sensibilities. He's like, here I am, take it or leave it, Lady Who Doesn't Understand It.
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    09/14/09

    @Heywoodjablome: I'm presuming they had sex immediately afterward. Or possibly during.
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    This column was the bastard spawn of Jiminy Glick and Will Ferrell's version James Lipton.

    edit: OF James Lipton. Of.
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    09/14/09

    In reply to The Very, Very Important Words of Deborah Solomon
    Gawker commenters!?! I am so disappointed. This interview, especially with the license under "Interview has been condensed and edited," should be condensed and edited.

    Here's mine:

    Q: Do you like to create the show while inebriated?

    A: We try. If we’re not hitting that, then we probably have to turn up the dial a little bit, because I hope we are keeping ourselves saturated.

    (Actual question: I would say Groening is a better colorist. You don’t seem that interested in expressive color.)
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