November 2008
October 2008
Populism
When did the GOP turn into the party of populism?
“Elborno said even McCain supporters were among those being asked to leave.
“I...”
– Uh…McCain Campaign Fail…
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Pre-emptive ejection: Audience members removed at McCain rally in Cedar Falls | Iowa State Daily
“That’s like scoring a baseball game on hits rather than runs.”
– David Plouffe, on evaluating the race using national polls (via blogonthe)
I'm listening to strangers in a coffee shop
notthatkindagay:
One is offering to take the other to vote early on Sunday so he gets it in because he’s unsure of his schedule for election day. That’s how serious these folks are.
Strangers.
They just arranged to go at Noon on Sunday.
“Obama can go on TV for 30 minutes and not mention John McCain even once.
No...”
– Talking Points Memo | Deep Thought
“Dear America,
Mine.
Mine mine mine.
Me Me Me Me Me Me Me!
Mine mine...”
– Daily Kos: Cheers and Jeers: Thursday
WatchThe Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan (October 30, 2008) - Synchronized Debating
“The Septic Tank has overflowed! The Septic Tank has overflowed!”
– The Daily Show’s Jon Steward on Joe the Plumber going rogue
“I don’t know, by the end of the week he’ll be accusing me of being a secret...”
– Barack Obama, at a rally in Raleigh, NC. (via thedailywhat:urg). Palin already did. (via election08) (via borednyc)
Another "Policy" Speech from Palin
I’m listening to Sarah Palin give her Energy “policy” speech…and just like her Special Needs Children “policy” speech I come away wondering how many political attacks are normally in policy speeches. I haven’t been able to read through other “Policy” speeches yet so I don’t know how normal it is.
She is not a good speaker. She’s...
“I will stop calling George Bush a jackass when he stops calling me a terrorist:...”
– Blogger Helen Philpot responding to reader comments on her blog at Margaret and Helen
What was I thinking when I called Sarah Palin a bitch? « Margaret and Helen
Letterman's Top Ten Sarah Palin Excuses For...
10. “Need to look good for the Russians who can see me in Alaska”
9. “The old man spends more on Polident”
8. “Auditioning to be Paris Hilton’s BFF”
7. “Wanted to impress the American voters in the evening gown competition”
6. “Maverick, Joe the plumber, maverick, maverick, William Ayers, you betcha!”
5. “I fell for...
“The cost of expanded cable will jump from $54.95 per month to $58.95,”
– Looks like I got rid of them just in time…
Mediacom raises rates after carrying Big Ten Network | DesMoinesRegister.com | The Des Moines Register
“compare the candidates’ educational backgrounds:
Barack Obama:
Columbia...”
– TPMCafe | Talking Points Memo | How to Gauge Racism in This Election
“When you take a lurch to the left you end up in a totalitarian dictatorship....”
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Congressman Steve King (IA-5) is a moron…
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Think Progress » Rep. Steve King: Obama Will Make America A ‘Totalitarian Dictatorship’
“This is a trumped-up charge. … I can remember Richard Nixon … his years of...”
– Senator Young, denial is not a river in Egypt…
By the way, I’ve got a bridge to nowhere to sell you if you believe that about Nixon…
Rep. Don Young, R-Alaska, blasting the guilty verdict handed down to Alaska Republican Sen. Ted Stevens in today’s Anchorage Daily News. (via...
“[…]we conclude that many Iowa students who took out loans with ISL paid,...”
– I have to wonder if anything emerges from this report that helps student borrowers like forgiving loans taken out from ISL
I’d like that…
Iowa Finds Lender’s Practices Hurt Student Borrowers :: Inside Higher Ed :: Higher Education’s Source for News, Views and Jobs
