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Political ArchivesOct. 14, 2004 Debate III: Return of The Podiums Back to Basics Debate, No Audience Questions Please The debate season is now over. Last night’s Tempe, AZ debate was a fairly dull final note to the trilogy. Oct. 13, 2004 Debate Part III: The Rule of Trilogies Tonight's third and final presidential debate is just hours away. The drinking games are being conceived as we speak. The countdown gives us the chance to think about things that come in three's like celebrity deaths (Janet Leigh, Rodney Dangerfield, Christopher Reeve) and movie trilogies. Oct. 10, 2004 Lean Back : Debate II We have all had two days to digest Friday night’s fight, err, debate between George W. Bush and John Kerry. Oct. 5, 2004 VP Debate Battle of the Hand Gestures Who won the debate? Gwen Ifill. Because whether you are a Democrat or a Bushy, you will think your guy did the better job. Sept. 30, 2004 We Got a Real Race Now! Kerry Avoids the Knockout, Bush May Need a Laxative Tonight was the first of three presidential debates. Despite all the bitching about the extent of the ground rules, this debate felt like any other from memory. Sept. 30, 2004 Debate Countdown So who is throwing a Presidential Debate party tonight? There are of course drinking games. Sept. 28, 2004 Question for John Kerry: When Will The Armstrong Bracelet Be Retired? Sept. 9, 2004 When Kerry Was Cool, He Was Still A Square The 1960 basement recording of John Kerry's high school band, The Electras, is now fetching upwards of $2000 on the auction sites. Sept. 2, 2004 Kerry/Edwards Grow A Pair In an unprecedented move, the Democratic nominees took to the airwaves to refute and respond to the President's nomination address. Sept. 1, 2004 Can We Date if I Vote For Your Dad? The twins have arrived in Primetime. Sounding a bit like Valley girl comedians, they had some decent one-liners tonight at the RNC. August 26, 2004 The Message from Jenna and Barbara The twins sent out a private email to young people asking for support of their Dad's reelection effort. Here is the full text from the email: August 25, 2004 Kerry on The Daily Show Sen. John Kerry showed he had a blip of a pulse by appearing on The Daily Show with John Stewart last night. August 25, 2004 That's Entertainment? RNC Headliners Announced The Republicans just announced their lineup for the convention next week in NY. Country fans and religious rockers, or basically Bush's base seem to be well-covered but what about everyone else? August 12, 2004 New Catchphrase: "I am a Gay American" Poor Governor McGreevey of N.J., not only does he out himself on TV, resign from office and face a possible harassment charge (per some reports) but he utters a likely comedy catchphrase - "I am a gay American." July 26, 2004 Clinton Returns Monday night former President Clinton took center stage after a lackluster, drone-like speech/intro by Senator Clinton July 21, 2004 Why Drudge Sucks Photoshop tricks and non-stories Matt Drudge is hated by many. He often creates stories where there is no story, such as the John Kerrry vacation photo montage. July 11, 2004 Who's That Veep? Here is a list of historic no-names. Guess which president they served under as VP. Hint: they were all fairly well-known presidents. July 1, 2004 Extreme Makeover Iraqi Style Today a new Saddam appeared in an Iraqi court propelling many to mistake him for the next contestant on "The Swan." He looked good, really good. Who bought him the slick pinstripe jacket? He looks completely 2004 fashionable. June 24, 2004 Presidents with Beards, A Lost Era Looking at portraits of our presidents is a good reflection of the time in which they lived. For nearly 60 years, following that trendsetter Abe Lincoln most of them had some form of facial hair. Be it a beard, moustache, or both. And the ladies... they totally dug it! June 14, 2004 Clinton Portrait Unveiled = easy joke time The official portraits of President Bill Clinton and former First Lady-now-Senator Hillary were unveiled in a White House ceremony today. June 8, 2004 The Reagan Anti-Obituaries It didn't take long. The dissenting voices are out there. As much as he was loved, he was also hated in the '80s. His death has brought that all back. June 6, 2004 The Death of Ronald Reagan Ronald Reagan, the 40th president is dead. He was an incredible icon. Enough so that his death moved the 60th Anniversary of the Normandy D-Day invasion from the headlines. .
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