Archive for October, 2008
A Reminder
Posted on October 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election | Leave a Comment
This picture’s been floating around for a few months now, but in case you were going to spend your weekend needlessly worrying:
None of which is to say that you should sit back and do nothing. Be sure to vote. Encourage everyone you know to do the same. Make a few calls on the campaign’s behalf [...]
Carol’s Critter Corner: The Wire Made Me Sad Edition
Posted on October 31, 2008 by Carol- Filed Under Carol's Critter Corner | Leave a Comment
It’s deer-on-the-road season, so drive carefully. There were four deer-related car accidents Wednesday night/Thursday morning, and another was injured on Thursday afternoon. Both the number of vehicle-animal accidents and the number of human fatalities resulting are on the rise.
Meanwhile, a load of live fish fell out of a truck in China on Sunday. The thousands [...]
Season Four Of The Wire
Posted on October 31, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under The Wire, television | 5 Comments
I just finished watching the season last night, and man were the last two episodes brutal. I wasn’t expecting things to end well for the kids, but that was still painful to watch. Wow. Poor Randy and Dukie. And Bubbles… Why did they have to do that to Bubbles?
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The Barack Obama Show
Posted on October 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama | 1 Comment
It didn’t do a lot for me. It was a bit cheesy and it didn’t tell me anything I didn’t already know.
However: Attempting to look at it from the perspective of how it will effect wavering swing voters, I think it was excellent. We’ve seen time and time again that Americans react positively when Barack [...]
Republicans Demand Reinstatement Of Property Requirements For Voting Eligibility
Posted on October 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, voting rights, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
I’m not even joking. One of the Corner’s psychos writes:
Try as I might, I cannot really understand how even a minimum standard of voting security can be maintained when, as an Ohio judge did yesterday, you decide to let the homeless vote.
Her argument is not merely that Ohio needs stricter security to prevent out-of-state residents [...]
Just What We Needed, The Return Of “Barack Obama Isn’t Really Black” Stories
Posted on October 29, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, race, television, the media | Leave a Comment
Why doesn’t Barack Obama respect African-American culture? Jake Tapper:
In Attempt at Humor, Obama Conflates ‘Sanford and Son’ and ‘The Jeffersons’
So… much… stupidity…
Just For The Record…
Posted on October 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under DC, Ted Stevens | Leave a Comment
If I were on a jury for the trial of a member of either house of Congress, I would absolutely find the defendent guilty solely because I hate them for running my city. That’s how we roll in Washington, DC.
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Defining America
Posted on October 28, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, race | Leave a Comment
Barack Obama believes in the same America I also believe in. That’s one of the reasons I’ve supported him throughout the campaign. He exemplifies the idea in some remarks noted by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Here is Obama responding to the second plot against his life:
“I think what has been striking in this campaign is the the degree [...]
Guess Who Won’t Be Reelected Next Week
Posted on October 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, Alaska, Senate, Ted Stevens | Leave a Comment
Ted “Tubes” Stevens guilty on all counts.
Andrew’s Predictions
Posted on October 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election | Leave a Comment
There’s not much else I feel like writing about this morning, so let’s do this a day earlier than I’d planned.
Obam will take all Kerry states plus Iowa, New Mexico, Colorado, Virginia, North Carolina, Nevada, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and North Dakota. He’ll come awfully close in Georgia, Montana, Missouri, and West Virginia; nearly steal the [...]
So, Who Am I Supposed To Vote For?
Posted on October 27, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, Carol Schwartz, DC, DC City Council | 2 Comments
Not in the presidential election, obviously, but in the DC Council At-Large race?
Carol Schwartz has always been pretty decent and I wouldn’t mind writing her in. A write-in normally seems like a wasted vote, but it’s not like incumbents in DC races haven’t been able to win as write-ins in the past. I’m clearly not [...]
Closing Argument
Posted on October 25, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama, political ads | 1 Comment
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Carol’s Critter Corner: Forgetful Edition
Posted on October 24, 2008 by Carol- Filed Under Carol's Critter Corner | Leave a Comment
I missed World Animal Day! It was on October 4th. Here are some photos. Remember, looking at cute animals is good for you!
This is f-ed up: someone shot a bear cub in the head and dumped it on the Western Carolina University with Obama signs around its neck.
Geologists have discovered a “dinosaur dance floor” on [...]
Crazy Joe McCain
Posted on October 24, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Joe McCain, John McCain | Leave a Comment
I’ve heard stories before about John McCain’s brother and how the man is perhaps not all there, but this is pretty hilarious taken by itself:
Operator: 911 state your emergency
Caller: It’s not an emergency, but do you know why on one side at the damn drawbridge of 95 traffic is stopped for 15 minutes and yet [...]
Mike Murphy: Not As Helpful As You Might Think
Posted on October 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, John McCain | Leave a Comment
A few commentators are already noting the counter-campaign being mapped out over the last few months by former McCain advisor and current pundit Mike Murphy and suggesting that Murphy’s version of the campaign will surely stand as an example of “What McCain Could Have Done To Win” when the Republican loses in two weeks. Some [...]
This One Might Throw Off The Line In My Pool
Posted on October 23, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Ohio, polls | Leave a Comment
I’m awfully optimistic about how Obama will do in the election results, but even I’m not buying a 14-point margin in Ohio. No fucking way; that’s got to be an outlier.
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History
Posted on October 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Indiana, race | Leave a Comment
This story from an early voter in Indiana really touched me:
For me the most moving moment came when the family in front of me, comprising probably 4 generations of voters (including an 18 year old girl voting for her first time and a 90-something hunched-over grandmother), got their turn to vote. When the old woman [...]
John McCain Wins Coveted Endorsement
Posted on October 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, Al-Qaida, John McCain | Leave a Comment
Sure, Barack Obama might be crushing McCain when it comes to newspaper endorsements. He might have won the backing of respectable moderates such as Colin Powell and conservative icons such as Christopher Buckley.
All of that pales in comparison to the endorsement John McCain just received: Al-Qaida is supporting the Republican in the US presidential election.
Vote [...]
Joe Six-Pack Goes To Neiman Marcus
Posted on October 22, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 presidential election, RNC, Sarah Palin | 1 Comment
Sarah Palin is just like us. Why, I spend $50,000 at Saks Fifth Avenue almost every week! Who doesn’t?!?
The Republican National Committee has spent more than $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family since her surprise pick by John McCain in late August.
According to financial disclosure records, the accessorizing [...]
In Fairness To The Psychopaths
Posted on October 21, 2008 by andrew- Filed Under 2008 elections, wingnuts | Leave a Comment
For the better part of eight years (at least), it was totally acceptable to publicly and emphatically accuse liberals of hating America. How were they supposed to know the rules had suddenly changed?
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