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Cloverfield [BLU-RAY] (Paramount Home Entertainment, 6.3.2008) Disguised under deliberately goofy, yet deliciously edible-sounding, aliases such as Cheese and Slusho, Matt Reeves' Cloverfield was produced and rushed into theaters under an equally appetizing shroud of secrecy. From last year's incredibly elusive Super Bowl ad to the film's viral marketing campaign, Cloverfield had everybody scratching their heads and drooling in anticipation. Aside from the as-yet untitled title and the Blair Witch-ian visual style, the film's biggest appeal was the enigmatic creature who was last (un)seen hurling the decapitated head of the Statue of Liberty onto the crowded streets of New York City. All we knew about the mysterious beast was that it was big and angry. Now that the highy-anticipated project has come and gone, one question has fortunately been answered: Cloverfield was a major success. (continued)

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A stern argument against Hillary Clinton's claim that she has passed the "Commander in Chief test," posted today and written by Greg Craig, former director, Policy Planning Office, U.S. State Department.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on March 11, 2008 at 11:06 AM

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rr3333 says ...

Eliot's in deep doo-doo.

Posted by rr3333 at March 11, 2008 11:24 AM

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Jackrabbit Slim says ...

As usual, number 2 is the funniest.

Posted by Jackrabbit Slim at March 11, 2008 11:54 AM

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PerfectTommy says ...

Ferraro says Obama is in the position he's in because he's African/American. I'm sure Ferraro's gender had nothing to do with Mondale choosing her for VP.

Posted by PerfectTommy at March 11, 2008 12:04 PM

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Dave says ...

To be fair to Ferraro, she does raise that point that she was picked in part because she's a woman.

Posted by Dave at March 11, 2008 12:15 PM

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MathewM says ...

Obama is half-white. Part of his allure is that he has a diverse background. However the fact that he plays up his african american background more than his anglo saxon one is that it's smart politics. His name itself "Barack Obama" gets people thinking "wow this guy is different" whereas if his name were "Gerald Huffman" and he were "white" I'd think he'd be in a less powerful position in the democratic party.

Posted by MathewM at March 11, 2008 12:29 PM

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mutinyco says ...

Steinem posed the same argument in the Times a while back -- basically, that if Obama was a woman nobody would be taking him seriously.

Posted by mutinyco at March 11, 2008 1:08 PM

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Mgmax says ...

Maybe all our primaries can be decided from now on on the basis not of who's best qualified to run the country, but who's the bigger victim!

Posted by Mgmax at March 11, 2008 1:46 PM

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Abbey Normal says ...

Good piece until the end, when he goes soft on Obama and ends up sounding more like a biased shill than an independent thinker.

Posted by Abbey Normal at March 11, 2008 2:08 PM

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oakling says ...

How can Steinem posit that if Obama were a woman nobody would take him seriously when there's a woman running against him for the nom? For god's sake. 70s feminism needs to grow up and get a better bead on the world.

Posted by oakling at March 11, 2008 2:43 PM

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