Bob O’Leary

Since everyone else tells Sarah Palin what to say, you can do the same. Go to http://pa.lindro.me/ and create your own Sarah Palin speech, using “maverick” and “thanks but no thanks” as much as you want. Of course, others have posted their own Palin speeches, using “drill baby drill” and “hockey moms” liberally.

Tina Fey keeps it up:

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There has been a lot posted about Sarah Palin, but if anybody still thinks of voting for John McCain after her interviews, it’s not enough. It is painfully obvious that Ms. Palin is not even remotely qualified to be vice-president. Even conservative columnists admit that.

Yet John McCain, a 72-year-old man who has had cancer, loves his country so much that he entrusts the nation to someone so not ready to be president. Our current president chose a flaming a-hole to run defense and an incompetent to run FEMA. Imagine what a McCain presidency would bring based on this, his most important appointment.

To hammer the point home, I bring you Sarah Palin’s greatest hits:

The Katie Couric interview:

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Here is how Sarah Palin would handle foreign affairs:

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And should John McCain get elected and die in office? It would make a really bad Disney move:

Think about this before you vote.

This Louisiana state legislator is showing the upmost of Republican gall, suggesting to sterlize women who are on welfare. But he’s not interested in population control per se, or the rest of the general population.

No, John LeBruzzo wants to sterilize women on welfare to save tax dollars. And what will he do with those tax savings? Give it as tax incentives to people with large families.

As one of his counterparts in the legislature said, “It’s one of the dumbest ideas I’ve ever heard.”

Now LeBruzzo says that he is not a racist, although he says the current way helps the Democrats more voters. Of course, that’s the only reason why Democrats are against his proposal. It’s not ethical concerns or the fact that he’s suggesting something similar to the Nazis’ “Final Solution.”

“Racist – that’s an easy stone to throw,” he said.

If someone is throwing racism as a stone, LeBruzzo is providing the broad side of the barn to hit.

I don’t know, but lately I have been playing a lot of songs about women who can’t give up their bad men. Here is one of the best of that genre, Lucinda Williams singing a fabulous blues song “Can’t Let Go.”

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Well, she’s good-looking – easier on the eyes than Biden. And there is something about a woman who can catch a salmon, shoot a moose, and cook both for dinner.

But ready to be President? I’m not sure.

Jon Stewart captures my thoughts:

Some of you may know Zooey Deschanel from various movies (Elf, Bridge to Tarabithia, Failure to Launch), but lately she has turned her attention to music. She did sing Christmas carols in Elf, but her latest material with She and Him is impressive.

Not only that, she is pretty darn cute!

Check out the video from She and Him’s first album, Volume One: “Why Don’t You Let Me Stay Here.”

What does the clip above have to do with the recent problems at the Orlando Sentinel? Plenty when you think about it.Here is a routine first peformed on the vaudeville stage on YouTube, a media format unknown five years ago. I also have an audio of the routine on my Ipod. In between, it’s been on radio, in movies, and on television. In each form, it’s funny.

And that’s the point. There is content, then there is delivering the content. The two are separate. Good content can be delivered in a multiple of media.

Now, “Who’s on First” is not funny everywhere. If I wrote out the words, it will not fly. You have to hear it.

Also, it takes the timing of Bud and Lou to make it work. Harvey Korman and Buddy Hackett tried it in a biopic about Abbott and Costello. Both men know comedic timing, but they couldn’t pull it off. And there lies the second point – talent creates good content.

That is why the current process of the Sentinel and other papers laying off experienced writers make no sense. People are no longer buying papers because they get their news on the Internet. Instead of using the net to boost advertising sales, they cut back the editorial staff – the one area left that actually delivers readers.

If it weren’t so sad, it might be funny.

As I drive I-4 every day, I see plenty of bumper stickers. Some are funny. Some try to save my soul. Most tell me who to vote for.

I’ve never been one to put my opinions on the back of my car. Considering most of my neighbors are Republicans and I’m not, putting my political beliefs might get dangerous. People are crazy enough on the roads. There is no reason to antagonize them anymore.

But  if you do, please check your bumper. If you have bumper stickers from the last election, click this link for a way to remove them. Kerry lost, and Obama is running. Bush may have won, but do really want people to know you voted for him?

If you still have a Bush/Cheney sticker on your car, don’t expect me to let you cut in front of me.