Posts Tagged ‘Barack Obama’
In which The Gay Recluse sees stars. So the other day we ran into this coal-chute cover named Chris Zieseniss, who lives a few doors down from us. He’s originally from Brooklyn, but moved to Washington Heights like 200 years ago or something and has lived here ever since. We like talking to him, but […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Big Star, Chris Zieseniss, Coal Chute Covers, Sleep
In which The Gay Recluse ponders life with the majority party. Confession time: Though we would have been predictably devastated by a McCain victory, we’re still a little nauseated by the onslaught of shallow optimism on display since Obama was declared the winner. We think of California (and Arizona and Florida) and are left with […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Change, Hatred, hope, Loathing, Rahm Emanuel, Second-Class Citizens
In which The Gay Recluse calls the election. Finally.
Filed under: Government, Politicians, The Autumn Garden, Washington Heights | 1 Comment
Tags: Barack Obama, Late Blooms, Presidents, Roses
In which The Gay Recluse becomes increasingly obsessed with the city. More than any other candidate in recent history, Barack Obama can be considered a product of the city. And not just because he’s black, obvs, but because he lives in a city and seems to genuinely appreciate its fundamental character, not only in a […]
Filed under: Government, GWB Project, Longing, New York City, Politicians, Subway, The Gay Recluse, The Times | 1 Comment
Tags: Barack Obama, Birch Trees, Blowhards, Blue, Cities, David Brooks, Elections, Exurbs, hope, John McCain, Pragmatism, Red
In which The Gay Recluse becomes sad and nervous, yet tries to remain hopeful. Today we were talking to our mother, who was telling us how disappointed she is in some of her old (in every sense) friends who are voting for McCain. When she pressed them as to why, all they could offer was […]
Filed under: Capitalism, Government, GWB Project, Memory, Orchids, Pessimism, Politicians, The Gay Recluse | 2 Comments
Tags: Aging, Barack Obama, Ex-friends, Friends, Homophobia, John McCain, Mothers, Racism, Sarah Palin, Sexism, Women's Rights
In which The Gay Recluse loves orchids, yet feels ambivalent about teevee. This week we’ve been catching up on Season Two of Mad Men. We’re not here to criticize the show, which is srsly one of the best on teevee these days. It’s basically everything you want in a drama: three-dimensional characters, interesting stories, good […]
Filed under: Capitalism, Conspiracy, Fashion, Gay, GWB Project, Longing, Television, The Gay Recluse | 8 Comments
Tags: Alienation, Barack Obama, Brooding, Don Draper, Dudebros, Mad Men, The Sopranos, Tony Soprano
In which Dante and Zephyr take over The Gay Recluse. Friends! Did you watch the debate last night? Did you not hear the loathsome John McCain utter the usual lie, in which he claims that every cat is a lolcat? Rest assured, we are voting for Barack Obama. Not every cat is a lolcat!
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Tags: Barack Obama, Dante, Debates, John McCain, Not Every Cat a Lolcat, Zephyr
In which The Gay Recluse takes a look at what’s really going ahn. Although Maureen Dowd is generally liberal to the extent that she hates Bush — and hey, we can appreciate that! — there’s always been a disturbing and seriously outdated undercurrent of idolatry for the masculine — along with a sense that (like […]
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Tags: 1950s, Barack Obama, Debates, John McCain, Masculinity, Maureen Dowd, Spin, The New York Tiimes
In which The Gay Recluse bemoans the state of the union. For as long as we can remember, our mother has (like us) been a bleeding-heart liberal, while our father has been a Republican asshole. They’ve been married almost 55 years. But then a few months ago, she told us that he was supporting Obama. […]
Filed under: Conspiracy, Decay, Disease, Dissonance, GWB Project, Health, History, Memory, Orchids, Pessimism, Resignation, The Gay Recluse | 3 Comments
Tags: Asshole Republicans, Barack Obama, Families, Fathers, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Liberals, Mothers, Orchids, Sarah Palin
In which Zephyr gets political. Friends! Did you not hear it? In these dire times, we must always remember one thing. Not every cat is a lolcat.
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Tags: Barack Obama, Lolcats, Technical Assistants, Zephyr
In which The Gay Recluse is still voting for Obama. He’s not Janice Dickinson, but whatevs — did he not promise to mandate Sunday bagpipe maneuvers in the park? Let us now make clear our one non-negotiable demand: henceforth we will limit our support of presidential candidates to those who promise — upon assuming the […]
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Tags: Bagpipes, Barack Obama, Elections, Janice Dickinson, Joe Biden, Miniature Rose, Sundays
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Note to readers: we will be in Berlin for the next few days, so may or may not get around to our daily opinion-page column. But fear not! We will be back at some point to keep everyone in line. Bob Herbert/Hard Roads Ahead […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, Charles Blow, Gail Collins, John McCain, Shitty Schools, The Maverick, West Virginia
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. David Brooks/Obama Admires Bush The Short Version: Obama is smarter than his press releases sometimes make him seem. In his words: “Everybody knows that Obama is smart (and he was quite well informed about Lebanon). The question is whether he’s seasoned and tough enough […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, David Brooks, Foreign Policy, The Maverick, The New York Times
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Thomas Friedman/The New Cold War The Short Version: Iran is the next big challenge for the US. Too bad we’re so fucked. In his words: “Alas, the right question for the next president isn’t whether we talk or don’t talk. It’s whether we have […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Iran, Maureen Dowd, Republican Assholes, The New York Times, Thomas Friedman, West Virginia
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Bob Herbert/Seeds of Destruction The Short Version: Hillary’s message about “electability” and “white voters” is racist. In his words: “The Clintons have been trying to embed that gruesomely destructive message in the brains of white voters and superdelegates for the longest time. ” Score: […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, Gail Collins, Grover Cleveland, Hillary Clinton, Hot Bears, Racism
On the Opinion Page: May 9, 2008
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Paul Krugman/Thinking About November The Short Version: Obama’s probably going to blow it because whites don’t like him! In his words: “In recent decades, Democrats have had little trouble unifying after hard-fought primary campaigns. ” Score: F (Failure) This is a depressingly cynical (but untruthful) column that implies […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Conservatives, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, Paul Krugman
On the Opinion Page: May 8, 2008
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Gail Collins/The Torch en Route The Short Version: Hillary wants to run. So what? In his words: “South Dakota wants its turn. It wants to have Chelsea visit its community colleges and refuse to answer questions about Monica Lewinsky. ” Score: A- (Amusing) Collins continues […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Gail Collins, Hillary Clinton, Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
On the Opinion Page: May 6, 2008
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. David Brooks/Combat and Composure The Short Version: Hillary is a monster! In his words: “But, as Sunday’s contrast made clear, Obama still seems like a human being.” Score: B (Basic) We’ve also been put off by Clinton’s completely over-the-top (and hilarious) attempts to distance […]
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Tags: Asshole Republicans, Barack Obama, Bob Herbert, David Brooks, Hillary Clinton, Monsters, The New York Times, The Onion, Troops
On the Opinion Page: May 5, 2008
In which The Gay Recluse scores selected opinions in The Times. Paul Krugman/Success Breeds Failure The Short Version: Don’t get too excited about the financial markets. In his words: “[T]he next crisis will probably be worse than this one.” Score: B- (Been there) Krugman describes an entrenched cycle of boom/bust/haphazard regulation in the financial markets […]
Filed under: Capitalism, Drivel, Government, Politicians, The Gay Recluse, The Times | 2 Comments
Tags: Barack Obama, Financial Markets, John McCain, Paul Krugman, The Maverick, The New York Times, William Kristol
In which The Gay Recluse scores OMG four wtf!? selected opinions in The Times. Franck Rich/The All-White Elephant in the Room The Short Version: The Maverick’s preacher is just as crazy as Obama’s! In his words: “But he did say that God created Hurricane Katrina to punish New Orleans for its sins, particularly a scheduled […]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Elitist, Frank Rich, Guantánamo, John McCain, Maureen Dowd, Nicholas Kristof, The Maverick, The New York Times, Thomsas Friedman, Wonkette
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