Saturday, January 3, 2009

Today's Video Link

I thought I'd linked to this long ago but apparently I didn't. It's a blooper reel from The Dick Van Dyke Show. And I think that's all you need to know...

• Posted at 11:58 PM · LINK

Recommended Reading

One of the last interviews (if not the last) conducted with Studs Terkel. Thanks, Jim Amash.

• Posted at 11:45 PM · LINK

Saturday Morning

Over at The Uptake, it's possible at this moment to watch live streaming video of the recount going on today in Minnesota. Regardless of the outcome, the very transparency of the process impresses me a lot. There are lots of folks who will scream "stolen election" (some have already started) if their guy doesn't prevail. In particular, the Coleman partisans seem to not grasp the concept of a recount, arguing that this was settled Election Night and that anything beyond that — including recounting ballots that were miscounted or counting previously-uncounted ballots that all sides agree are legitimate — is an attempt to steal.

But doing the recount in front of webcams and explaining each decision oughta minimize both hanky-panky and allegations of hanky-panky. If someone were ever to edit together a video to show third-world countries what Democracy is all about, they'd do well to include this.

• Posted at 11:11 AM · LINK