I Wish I Had Thought Of That

This is the kind of comeback you only think of after the argument is over...:

“They have been spending the last two or three weeks” arguing that he is not ready to be commander in chief, Obama said.

“I don’t understand. If I am not ready, how is it that you think I should be such a great vice president?” Obama asked the crowd, which gave him a standing ovation during his defense. “I don’t understand.”

“You can’t say he is not ready on day one, then you want him to be your vice president,” Obama continued. “I just want everybody to absolutely clear: I am not running for vice president. I am running to be president of the United States of America.”

Hot Chip -- Ready for the Floor (Smoothed Out On An R'n'B Tip Version)
From the Ready for the Floor EP.

The Twilight Singers -- I'm Ready
From the album Powder Burns.

Closely Watched

Today in Illinois they had a special election for former Speaker of the House, Dennis Hastert's seat in the House that he had held since 1987...and wouldn't you know it, a Democrat won.

Democrat Bill Foster has snatched former House Speaker Dennis Hastert's congressional seat in a closely watched special election that gave the longtime Republican district to the Democrats.

Foster has won 52 percent of the vote compared to 48 percent for Republican Jim Oberweis with 556 of 568 precincts reporting.

Foster's special election win means he will fill the remainder of Hastert's term until it ends next January.

I irritates me when people say it is a "closely watched" election as if any larger truths can be divined from it. Especially since the winner gets the seat until only January and Hastert quit under rather odd circumstances.

Hot Chip -- My Brother Is Watching Me
From the Ready for the Floor EP.

LCD Soundsystem -- Watch the Tapes
From the Sound of Silver album.

Hollywood Fever

Question: Who is this quote describing?:

"He doesn't want to be our congressman anymore. It's clear he's left the building. The guy's got Hollywood fever, and that would be fine if he was using his national stature to actually get things done."

That is a quote from Cleveland City Councilman Joe Cimperman, describing Dennis Kuchinich who is having some trouble holding on to his seat in Congress. Cimperman is running against everyone's favorite peacenik in the Democratic primary...and he is actually doing pretty well.

The Flaming Lips -- You Got To Hold On
From the W.A.N.D. single.

Hot Chip -- Hold On
From the Made in the Dark album.

Les Savy Fav -- Hold On To Your Genre
From the Inches album.

Jet -- Hold On
From the Spider-man 2 soundtrack.

Sam & Dave -- Hold On! I'm Comin'
From the Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration collection.

Sarah McLachlan -- Hold On
From the Hold On single.

Magnet -- Hold On
From The Tourniquet album.

Guided By Voices -- Hold on Hope (Live)
From a CD called The XFM Live Sessions from the great [but now defunct] British music magazine Select.

The Zombies -- You've Really Got A Hold On Me
From the Zombies collection Best of the 60's.

Some Rare Hot Chip

Give the people what they want right?

Hot Chip -- Bad Luck
From a NME collection The Best New Band Showcase 2005.

Hot Chip -- A Glue Too Thick
From the Boy From School EP.

Adem -- Launch Yourself (Hot Chip Remix)
From a Domino Records sampler.
Here is some more info on Adem.

Obligatory Hot Chip Post

Hot Chip -- Bendable Poseable
From Made In The Dark album.

BSA To The Rescue

From the AP:

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - A quick-thinking Boy Scout foiled an assassination attempt on the president of the Maldives on Tuesday, grabbing an attacker's knife as the man leapt from a crowd and lunged at the leader, an official said.

President Maumoon Gayoom was unhurt, but his shirt was ripped as the attacker tried a second time to stab him before being overpowered by security guards, government spokesman Mohammed Shareef said.

"One brave boy saved the president's life," he said.

As an Eagle Scout, I am pretty amazed and proud by this story. I guess the attacker didn't have his Totin' Chip. [A joke only a Boy Scout could love.]

Broken Social Scene -- Fire Eyed Boy (Live)
This track is from their 2006 Lollapalooza performance.

Hot Chip -- And I Was A Boy From School
This track is from the The Warning album.