On "Operation Bristol" Just Does Not Exist
"Operation Bristol" definitely existed. Someone's already posted links to FreeRepublic threads about it. Also see "hillbuzz.org" - a bizarre site where a gay Sarah Palin fan encouraged everyone to vote multiple times using automated methods, claiming it would be a counter to "Democratic voter fraud in the 2008 and 2010 elections." And more, http://twitter.com/HeyTammyBruce also exhorted conservatives to vote Bristol. It may not have been a highly organized "operation" or "conspiracy," but it seems to me clear that there were enough tea-party types out there voting for her to skew the results at least for a while.
Posted on November 24, 2010 at 4:20 pm
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On 20 Years After 'Achtung Baby '
I swear I remember back around the time "Achtung Baby" came out, reading an interview where Bono said "One" is written from the perspective of a gay man with AIDS confronting his father. (Hence the video for it including the work of David Wojnarowicz, who died of AIDS.) I still think it's the best interpretation of the song, whatever other takes on it others have made over the years.