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ComPost: August, 2011

Posted at 08:00 AM ET, 08/29/2011

Compost is off this week, unless something really funny happens
By Alexandra Petri
Thank you!

By Alexandra Petri  |  08:00 AM ET, 08/29/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 08/26/2011

Rick Perry leaves the 10th Amendment at the altar with anti-gay marriage pledge
By Alexandra Petri
And that NOM pledge.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:26 PM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, tenth amendment, nom

Posted at 03:31 PM ET, 08/26/2011

The coffee party — a better idea for Starbucks and Howard Schultz
By Alexandra Petri
Lysistrata had the wrong idea. Listen up, Howard Schultz.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:31 PM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  coffee, Starbucks, compromise

Posted at 01:11 PM ET, 08/26/2011

The art of talking about the weather — come on, Irene!
By Alexandra Petri
Weather Channel alarmism, even if warranted, is a bit much.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:11 PM ET, 08/26/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Weather Channel, Hurricane Irene, Irene

Posted at 07:08 PM ET, 08/25/2011

Bisexuals exist! Now what?
By Alexandra Petri
The evolving mythology of the dating scene.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:08 PM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  bisexuality, mythology, sex, science

Posted at 04:46 PM ET, 08/25/2011

Moammar Gaddafi — the world’s most famous deranged homeless man who loves Condoleezza Rice
By Alexandra Petri
I think he’s been living in my basement for the past six weeks.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:46 PM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Gaddafi, deranged homeless men

Posted at 12:25 PM ET, 08/25/2011

Rick Perry vs. Barack Obama — not worth 1,000 words
By Alexandra Petri
It’s definitely not worth a thousand.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:25 PM ET, 08/25/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, Rick Perry, pictures

Posted at 07:30 PM ET, 08/24/2011

Steve Jobs steps down as CEO of Apple
By Alexandra Petri
Never has one turtlenecked man done so much for so many

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:30 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Steve Jobs, Apple

Posted at 05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011

CrazyKhazei, fake Paul Krugman, and stupid Net tricks
By Alexandra Petri
“I will post it online and no one will find out!” and other famous last words

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:40 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Twitter, the Internet, Scott Brown, oy

Posted at 02:11 PM ET, 08/24/2011

Is Facebook already turning into Google+?
By Alexandra Petri
Thanks, I think?

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:11 PM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook, Google+, social network wars

Posted at 11:22 AM ET, 08/24/2011

So you’ve been asked a question about science but you want to be the nominee...
By Alexandra Petri
What’s next, for GOP presidential candidates and the rest of us

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:22 AM ET, 08/24/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  science, handy charts, GOP 2012, rick perry

Posted at 04:37 PM ET, 08/23/2011

Was that an earthquake on the East Coast? Yes.
By Alexandra Petri
Yes. Shaken but not stirred.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:37 PM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  earthquake, dc quake, dc

Posted at 12:14 PM ET, 08/23/2011

The candidate the GOP really needs
By Alexandra Petri
Customization nation run amuck

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:14 PM ET, 08/23/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, oops, Mitt Romney

Posted at 03:53 PM ET, 08/22/2011

Maxine Waters vs. Martin Luther King Jr.
By Alexandra Petri
Please don’t go to hell, Tea Party.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:53 PM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Maxine Waters, tea party, argh

Posted at 01:31 PM ET, 08/22/2011

The roaring Huntsman doesn’t roar
By Alexandra Petri
The reasonable man tries to roar.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:31 PM ET, 08/22/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:02 PM ET, 08/19/2011

The end of nice — from Kathy Griffin to Rick Perry, the means have it
By Alexandra Petri
From Kathy Griffin to Rick Perry, the means are taking over.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:02 PM ET, 08/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  kids these days, GOP 2012, oy

Posted at 02:18 PM ET, 08/19/2011

Post offices and time travel
By Alexandra Petri
Want to travel down memory lane? Find a closing post office.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:18 PM ET, 08/19/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  post office, mail, kids these days

Posted at 07:45 PM ET, 08/18/2011

The Dow and the disappointment economy
By Alexandra Petri
Our age of disappointment and nostalgia and Mad Men

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:45 PM ET, 08/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  DOW, economy, Mad Men, nostalgia

Posted at 02:24 PM ET, 08/18/2011

Have you ever had sex with Rick Perry — the wishful ad, ad hominem
By Alexandra Petri
Wishful ad hominem thinking.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:24 PM ET, 08/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, facts, oy

Posted at 11:23 AM ET, 08/18/2011

Of course Tea Party classic Christine O’Donnell walked off Piers Morgan
By Alexandra Petri
This is her story in a nutshell

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:23 AM ET, 08/18/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Christine O'Donnell

Posted at 04:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011

Rick Perry, global warming and those durn scientists
By Alexandra Petri
Who’s the heretic?

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, science, Mitt Romney

Posted at 01:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011

Can you still ban a book? Ray Bradbury vs. Republic, Missouri
By Alexandra Petri
Republic, Missouri, tried. Ray Bradbury succeeded.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:12 PM ET, 08/17/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  books, kids these days, oy

Posted at 07:10 PM ET, 08/16/2011

Michele Bachmann’s birthday snafu — this could explain a lot
By Alexandra Petri
Sunrise, sunset? About the same, really.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:10 PM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 05:06 PM ET, 08/16/2011

What about Ron Paul?
By Alexandra Petri
Jon Stewart isn’t the only one who sees him.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:06 PM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Ron Paul, GOP 2012

Posted at 02:12 PM ET, 08/16/2011

How Rick Perry really differs from George W. Bush
By Alexandra Petri
George W. Bush was a sissy.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:12 PM ET, 08/16/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, George Bush

Posted at 05:07 PM ET, 08/15/2011

Warren Buffett strikes gold
By Alexandra Petri
America’s wealthy uncle’s words of wisdom.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:07 PM ET, 08/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Warren Buffett, super rich

Posted at 01:48 PM ET, 08/15/2011

Google acquires Motorola Mobility in a totally non-evil, self-defense move
By Alexandra Petri
These aren’t the Droids we’re looking for.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:48 PM ET, 08/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google, Apple, technology

Posted at 11:39 AM ET, 08/15/2011

T-Pain — what the end of the road for Pawlenty means
By Alexandra Petri
Tortoise? Camel? It’s over.

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:39 AM ET, 08/15/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Pawlenty, GOP 2012, so long

Posted at 07:49 PM ET, 08/13/2011

Ames Straw Poll results — the real winner is noise
By Alexandra Petri
Anyone who didn’t show up.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:49 PM ET, 08/13/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:06 PM ET, 08/12/2011

Corporations are people, too
By Alexandra Petri
Most of my best friends are corporations

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:06 PM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 03:13 PM ET, 08/12/2011

Submissive Bachmann versus the sluts
By Alexandra Petri
Provocative title! But serious thought.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:13 PM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 12:33 AM ET, 08/12/2011

Ames GOP 2012 Debate winners (Pawlenty) and losers (Bachmann) and Mickey Mouse
By Alexandra Petri
Minnesota Mean versus Mickey Mouse questions.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:33 AM ET, 08/12/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  GOP 2012, debate, good fun

Posted at 05:18 PM ET, 08/11/2011

Sorry Mitt Romney! Here comes Rick Perry, that bad boy we’ve all been waiting for
By Alexandra Petri
The electorate has a serious weakness for bad boys.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:18 PM ET, 08/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, Rick Perry, 2012

Posted at 12:30 PM ET, 08/11/2011

About that Bert and Ernie marriage petition
By Alexandra Petri
Sign it if you like. But it’s a slippery slope...

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:30 PM ET, 08/11/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bert & Ernie, marriage

Posted at 05:02 PM ET, 08/10/2011

Facebook Messenger and the end of unreachability — thank heaven for Anon
By Alexandra Petri
The end of unreachability?

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:02 PM ET, 08/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Facebook messenger, Anon

Posted at 12:09 PM ET, 08/10/2011

Did Barney Frank fart on live television? And other potty politics . . .
By Alexandra Petri
Regardless, it added a certain something to the atmosphere.

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:09 PM ET, 08/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  scatological humor, Barney Frank, potty politics

Posted at 11:09 AM ET, 08/10/2011

London riots — it’s still a good time to be an Anglophile
By Alexandra Petri
What happened to keeping calm and carrying on?

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:09 AM ET, 08/10/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  London riots, the British

Posted at 06:06 PM ET, 08/09/2011

Why Apple beat Exxon — the new economy
By Alexandra Petri
Hello, new economy!

By Alexandra Petri  |  06:06 PM ET, 08/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Apple, Steve Jobs, iPhone

Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 08/09/2011

The Rick Perry announcement and the efficacy of prayer rallies
By Alexandra Petri
Divine endorsement hardly hurts, these days.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:20 PM ET, 08/09/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, God, oy

Posted at 04:21 PM ET, 08/08/2011

President Obama’s first fireside chat — unexceptional exceptionalism
By Alexandra Petri
Desperation, exceptionalism and Warren Buffett.

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:21 PM ET, 08/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Obama, economy, oy

Posted at 03:04 PM ET, 08/08/2011

Michele Bachmann’s ‘crazy eyes’ on Newsweek prove there’s no such thing as a good magazine cover
By Alexandra Petri
There’s no such thing as a good magazine cover picture.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:04 PM ET, 08/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bachmann, 2012, photos

Posted at 12:53 PM ET, 08/08/2011

DOW in the dumps? An optimist’s guide to the current economy
By Alexandra Petri
The upside of the downgrade

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:53 PM ET, 08/08/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  stock market, economy, optimism

Posted at 05:03 PM ET, 08/05/2011

Jimmy “Rent is Too Damn High” McMillan faces eviction
By Alexandra Petri
This is like Superman facing eviction for being unsuper.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:03 PM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Jimmy McMillan

Posted at 04:36 PM ET, 08/05/2011

Why Facebook, Google+: the green-eyed monster gains another eye
By Alexandra Petri
The envy economy

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:36 PM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google, Facebook

Posted at 01:24 PM ET, 08/05/2011

Google Plus — some literary circles
By Alexandra Petri
Some literary circles.

By Alexandra Petri  |  01:24 PM ET, 08/05/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Google Plus, graphics

Posted at 07:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011

Mitt Romney’s alien donors
By Alexandra Petri
Something about this must be logical!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Mitt Romney, aliens

Posted at 04:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011

What’s worse than Santorum’s Google problem — his Savage problem
By Alexandra Petri
If Rick Santorum falls in a forest ...

By Alexandra Petri  |  04:04 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Santorum, Savage, Google

Posted at 12:50 PM ET, 08/04/2011

Rick Perry’s gay cake problem
By Alexandra Petri
Try translating “states’ rights”

By Alexandra Petri  |  12:50 PM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Rick Perry, Texas, oy

Posted at 07:00 AM ET, 08/04/2011

Top 10 last-minute 50th birthday gifts for Barack Obama
By Alexandra Petri
It’s the thought that counts!

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:00 AM ET, 08/04/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, birthday

Posted at 07:27 PM ET, 08/03/2011

Doug Lamborn’s ‘tar baby’ quagmire
By Alexandra Petri
Doesn’t this happen to everyone?

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:27 PM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Barack Obama, gaffes

Posted at 05:26 PM ET, 08/03/2011

Sorry, Peter Parker. The response to the black Spiderman shows why we need one
By Alexandra Petri
The reaction shows we still have a ways to go.

By Alexandra Petri  |  05:26 PM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Spiderman, comics, oy

Posted at 02:11 PM ET, 08/03/2011

Operation Shady RAT and the cyberhacking
By Alexandra Petri
It sounds funny, but isn’t!

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:11 PM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 11:17 AM ET, 08/03/2011

Huntsman, Bachmann’s ‘good photography’ and the photogenic curse
By Alexandra Petri
Huntsman said Bachmann made for “good photography.” Is that so key?

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:17 AM ET, 08/03/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Bachmann, Huntsman, photogenic

Posted at 02:16 PM ET, 08/02/2011

Gabrielle Giffords — showing up and showing us up on the debt ceiling
By Alexandra Petri
Sometimes the system works.

By Alexandra Petri  |  02:16 PM ET, 08/02/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)

Posted at 07:16 PM ET, 08/01/2011

Biden’s ‘terrorist’ gaffe
By Alexandra Petri
He owes an apology.

By Alexandra Petri  |  07:16 PM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Joe Biden, gaffes

Posted at 03:17 PM ET, 08/01/2011

Why Matt Damon is wrong about standardized testing
By Alexandra Petri
I know. I was raised by standardized tests.

By Alexandra Petri  |  03:17 PM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Matt Damon, teachers, tests

Posted at 11:40 AM ET, 08/01/2011

Mitt Romney’s Christmas Tree politics on the debt deal
By Alexandra Petri
Too far left! Too far right!

By Alexandra Petri  |  11:40 AM ET, 08/01/2011 |  Permalink  |  Comments ( 0)
Tags:  Romney, GOP 2012, debt ceiling

 

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