November 2008
“For some time at the outset, we were willing to give Republicans the benefit of...”
– FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right: The Big Empty
“As the Democratic nominee for President, I am proud to join with and support the...”
– Barack Obama, kinda sorta opposing Prop 8
Calitics:: Barack Obama Opposes Prop 8, the anti-marriage amendment
October 2008
“Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is emitted in great quantities as bubbles from...”
– Climate change: Maybe the end isn’t so nigh - The Whig Standard - Ontario, CA
“She made her mark, and we put it in the envelope, my brother and I walked to the...”
– North Charleston Woman Uses Last Moments In Life to Vote
“Most electronic voting machines are equipped to produce paper records if...”
– Noooo! “Voter error” is not an explanation — It’s the problem! You need a system that minimizes error from all sources, especially human factors.
Voting machines could bring Election Day glitches - CNN.com
Rainy day trick: 1. put jeans in dryer 2. take shower 3. retrieve jeans 4. wait 60 sec for rivets to cool 5. Mmmmmm toasty!
Joe Biden just took the stage at http://origin.barackobama.com/live/ At least I think that blurry collection of pink and gray pixels is him.
“Look, most people are socially liberal. Even most people who consider...”
– Amanda Marcotte, pandagon.net
Ricky Gervais and Thandie Newton Add British Class... →
Hot on the heels of her outstanding performance as Condi Rice, Thandie Newton excels as another great American icon.
Headline pr0n: “McCain Support Continues Downward Spiral” http://tinyurl.com/6lg6yb
“Ah yes, us loony bloggers, fighting for universal health care, to protect social...”
– Daily Kos: From scream to 50-state dream
“It is perpetually clever, and you will feel smart while you play it.”
– Penny Arcade! on World of Goo
Ballot party at my place in SF, next Sunday 11/2. http://tinyurl.com/5l8ymk
RT @anildash “Wasilla’s all I saw” — a PALINdrome! Genius!
starting to worry that Obama (if elected) will make good on his recurring threats of bipartisan compromise
“If you ask people which makes them happier, work or vacation, they will remind...”
– First Person Plural - The Atlantic (November 2008) (via sconover)
McCain campaign staffers are so undisciplined they’re not even spellchecking all those resumes they’re sending out. Badda-bing!
Remember: Obama Is Beautiful World! http://tinyurl.com/68q6p6
“It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public...”
– Adam Smith, “The Wealth Of Nations” (1776), refuting Joe The Plumber
Overtaxed: Comment: The New Yorker
Obama Nap Dream
In my dream he was at a fundraiser on a cruise ship with all these Hollywood types up on deck, but in the belly of the ship was a school for retarded kids led by a jovial Berkeley professor type, and Obama wasn’t going downstairs to visit them. When we were upstairs near the pool, I took his picture (I was working as a freelance A.P. photographer) cause he was wearing hipster Clark Kent...
Uhoh! October surprise generated Syria crisis alert! Did Cheney decide to change the national attention dial away from the economy channel?
Live stream of PoliSciFi Radio starting in 3… 2… 1… http://tinyurl.com/5h984l
PoliSciFi theme song makes me want to unsubscribe but the rest is pretty ok http://tinyurl.com/5h984l
Woke up at 6:30 but a double shot of Nyquil knocked me and my mucus back out for another blissful 4 hours of Obama dreams
WatchWorld of Goo — Find new species of Goo Ball throughout the game, each with unique abilities that come together to ooze through a series of reluctant tales of discovery, love, conspiracy, beauty, electric power and the third dimension.
“While I’m not keen to offer the GOP advice, here’s who I think (in a...”
– Kos: The Right’s Howard Dean
“I’m so sorry for your loss and so grateful to you and Dewey for volunteering for...”
– Obama sends condolences for Sparks campaign worker | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal
“The original “racist for Obama,” after all, was none other than Obama’s own...”
– Frank Rich - In Defense of White Americans - NYTimes.com
Looks like there’s no TV ad slots left, so Obama is buying ad time IN MY DREAMS. (No, not *that* kind of dream.)
“He has the best political organization for a presidential campaign that I have...”
– While McCain Looked Away, Florida Shifted - NYTimes.com
enjoying tasty food and tastier neighbors at oakwood block party
“To put them in perspective, I think of being on an airplane. The flight...”
– David Sedaris on Undecided Voters (via sconover)
On today’s News Hour, David Brooks gives a...
