From July 30, 2008:
The ACORN “Scandal”
Conservatives and Fox News are trumpetting this ACORN thing like it actually means something. I think they are laying the groundwork for post-loss complaining that the election was stolen. As I understand it, ACORN is a non-profit community organization which, among many many other things, attempts to get the poor and underprivileged to register and vote. Their paid volunteers are … Read More
William F Buckey’s Son Explains Why He’s Voting For Obama
Interesting reading here.
Dumbest Press Release Of The Campaign Season So Far
From the McCain campaign, today: "Instead of acknowledging the real differences that exist in this election, Barack Obama is using America’s economic crisis to deflect legitimate criticisms of himself and his record…" How DARE Obama talk about the current economic crisis during the election season!
Today Is The Last Day To Register In North Carolina
What are you waiting for? Do it.
The Ted Spread
Wikipedia: The TED spread is the difference between the interest rates on inter-bank loans and short-term U.S. government debt ("T-bills"). The TED spread is an indicator of perceived credit risk in the general economy. This is because T-bills are considered risk-free while LIBOR reflects the credit risk of lending to commercial banks. When the TED spread increases, that is a … Read More
Sarah Palin’s SAT Scores
Floating around the Intertubes. Its authenticity is unconfirmed. But it certainly looks accurate. 425 verbal? C in "Social Studies"? Yup. Sounds like our girl.
The Politics Of Hate
I think Dave Gergen is absolutely right when he says: "There is this free floating sort of whipping around anger that could really lead to some violence… I think we're not far from that." The McCain campaign has been whipping the angry, far-right Republican base into a frenzy. We're hearing "Hussein" references, and campaign supporters shouting "treason!," "terrorist!," and "kill … Read More
The Prosecutor Of William Ayers Weighs In
NYT Letter To The Editor: Re “Politics of Attack” (editorial, Oct. 8) and “Obama and ’60s Bomber: A Look Into Crossed Paths” (front page, Oct. 4): As the lead federal prosecutor of the Weathermen in the 1970s (I was then chief of the criminal division in the Eastern District of Michigan and took over the Weathermen prosecution in 1972), I … Read More
Nero, Meet Fiddle
This graphic from a news site shows a world in serious trouble. But notably, look what McCain decides to talk about:
Strange McCain Ad
Why would McCain put out an ad featuring Obama, in which Obama claims that McCain is lying? Note that it doesn't refute Obama; it just shows Obama saying that McCain is lying. Which is what Obama believes and says. Does this really help McCain? By the way, I have yet to see a McCain ad here in North Carolina. And … Read More
Not MY Friend
A lot of people are annoyed by McCain referring to "my friends". He said it 22 times in the debate last night. Hot Election Topic: Not McCain’s Friend My Friends, McCain’s Tic Is Back Why McCain Can’t Stop Saying “My Friends” If I Hear “My Friends” Again I Just Might Jump Off the Roof. Not McCain’s Friend T-Shirt Number 22 … Read More
Erratic
About McCain's resurgence plan to buy bad mortgages, which he mentioned for the first time in the debate last night: The proposal certainly seemed to have caught even McCain's surrogates off guard; they had not been prepped to answer questions about it.
In Need Of A Copy Editor
It was probably unintentional, but the front and back covers of the latest Nature magazine probably should have been rethought: