Oliver Willis THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________ Internal Transcript October 27, 2010 ROUNDTABLE INTERVIEW OF THE PRESIDENT WITH BLOGGERS Roosevelt Room 3:14 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, listen, I know we’ve got limited time, so I’m not going to give a long speech on the front end. I thank you guys for … Read more
Apple’s latest edict on the type of software used to develop for the iPhone seems to me a step beyond any of the anti-competitive stuff Microsoft has ever done. Apple’s position in the consumer smartphone space is getting to such a dominant status that this type of practice ought to be completely frowned upon. I’m … Read more
Looking around at the conservative blogosphere’s reaction to threats and actual violence versus Democratic lawmakers that instead of condemning the actions the right is actually excusing it, and in some ways, egging it on. When the first dead body turns up as a result of tea party terrorism, they’ll own it, completely. Nobody’s arguing that … Read more
Yeah, the teleprompter stuff was already dumb (I’d like to see some conservative pols handle an unscripted session like Obama did with the House GOP), but after seeing dear Sarah read off her hand at the teabag convention, that talking point should die. It should be noted that in this speech Palin referred to President Obama … Read more
Not really, the reasons are multifold, but using the logic of Fox News and the conservative media, the 157 point drop in the Dow is clearly a reaction to Scott Brown’s election last night, right guys? Riiiiight. Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor … Read more
Bwahahaha. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell failed to offer support of Rush Limbaugh’s bid to buy the Rams on Tuesday and said the talk-show host’s ‘divisive comments’ would not be welcome in the league. ‘I’ve said many times before, we’re all held to a high standard here,’ Goodell told reporters, via the New York Times. ‘I … Read more
Of course, pretending to not be a communist would be the perfect cover for a communist, right? Unity and resistance are what the fist represented in 1917, when it was first employed by the Industrial Workers of the World, a union organization founded by socialists. And in the 1940s, when it stood for various nations’ … Read more
I’m guessing their hiring may not be over, but is SNL going to go through another season without hiring any more minority cast members? The Fred Armisen Obama is a total mistake (SNL does best when they have a great political impression – Tina Fey as Palin, Will Ferrell as Bush, Phil Hartman as Clinton…), … Read more
Remember how we totally solved racism that one time? Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. is accusing a Massachusetts police department of racism after being arrested while trying to get into his locked home near Harvard University. Police say they were called to the home Thursday afternoon after a woman reported seeing a man try … Read more
The imaginary alternative budget popped up today. Oliver WillisOne of the first political bloggers in the world, Oliver Willis has operated OliverWillis.com since 2000. Contributor at Media Matters for America and The American Independent. Follow on Twitter at @owillis. Full bio.
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