Andrew Sullivan:

"The sexism that implies that someone cannot stand up to reporters because she is a woman is appalling. This entire pick, of course, is incredibly sexist, and the handling of her in the last week the most sexist double standard I have ever seen in American politics. Can you imagine Hillary Clinton saying she wasn't going to answer questions for two weeks? Or Margaret Thatcher? Or Kay Bailey Hutchison? Or Elizabeth Dole? And none of these women were ever as close to global power as Sarah Palin now is. This is getting to Manchurian Candidate levels of creepiness. It's deeply sinister and slightly terrifying."

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Palin vs. Fey?

One of my Communication faculty colleagues next door just asked if Sarah Palin is the Republican Tina Fey. Ouch. Not nearly as funny, but does have the glasses.

My book cover:

Here's the model for the cover of my co-edited book, due out in March from NYU Press.

HURRICANES, SMURICANES

There's a good chance that in the coming days we'll have a hurricane headed full steam for the gulf coast. I live on the Gulf Coast. Hurricane Gustav will likely be headed our way, but...if the storm threatens US coast at all, which seems very likely, it will definitely distract press coverage from the Republican National Convention. Which, unfortunately, is in Minneapolis, and not on the Gulf Coast.

Something to think about.