Tag Archives: Indiana

“Oh Captain, My Captain!”

The final scene of Dead Poet’s Society, in which a group of students stand up to the authoritarian power structure at their school, and align themselves with a good teacher who has been unjustly maligned, strikes me as an apt metaphor … Continue reading

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The Electoral Early Bird Special

From Salon.com this morning: Ohio and Indiana — along with Virginia (13 electoral votes) and North Carolina (15) — are the early-bird, carried-by-Bush states that will determine whether political mavens will show up at work Wednesday morning bleary-eyed from fatigue … Continue reading

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It’s Just Turned SERIOUS: The Obama vs. McCain DANCE-OFF

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Could Obama Snatch Arizona from McCain the Same Way That Bush Snatched Tennessee Away from Al Gore?

Gabriel Winant at Salon.com thinks it’s possible: Despite recent developments, and a thriving local Democratic Party, McCain still has to be considered the favorite. But when George W. Bush moved to steal Tennessee out from under Al Gore, it drew … Continue reading

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‘Meet the real Ashwin Madia”: Image Darkening Designed to Evoke Racial Fear in White Voters

According to KARE 11 television in Minneapolis, Republicans are blatantly playing the race card in a congressional contest in Minnesota: A Republican attack ad invites viewers to “meet the real Ashwin Madia,” but the still photos featured in the spot … Continue reading

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A Startling Comparison: Know Hope, But Don’t Get Complacent

TalkingPointsMemo has just put together a startling poll chart comparison that should thrill Obama supporters—and sober McCain backers: We’ve drawn up a chart comparing the Real Clear Politics averages right now in 13 core battleground states with the RCP averages … Continue reading

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Sarah Palin: Drag Diva

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McMemory Lapse: John McCain Struggles With His Memory on National Television, Reminding Viewers of the Age Issue

Is 72 year old Republican John McCain’s cognitive ability showing signs of decline? You betcha!: Dr. Robert Epstein, former editor-in-chief of Psychology Today, on aging and cognitive abilities: [S]everal studies conducted over the past decade or so show that when … Continue reading

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With Just 11 Days to Go Before the Election, FiveThirtyEight.com Says That McCain Has Just Had His WORST Polling Day of the Year

Source: FiveThirtyEight.com These poll numbers, released Oct. 23rd (yesterday), must be alarming to McCain-Palin strategists. And it is now Oct. 24th, which means that McCain has just eleven days to turn the numbers around. But not even Montana seems securely locked … Continue reading

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Ron Howard, Andy Griffith, and “The Fonz”—Henry Winkler—Team Up Again to Do an Obama Commercial. To See It, Click the Link Here

See it here in high resolution. And see a very brief Youtube on the ad here: I think it’s life affirming to see Andy Griffith getting a chance to live long enough to perhaps vote for the first African American president, and … Continue reading

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I Made a Homemade “Obama 08” Sign, and Somebody Stole It. Now I’ve Painted “Obama 08” in My Frontyard Tree. They Can’t Steal My Tree, Can They?

Below is my first sign, which I put up this weekend, and was stolen a few days later. Notice the tree behind the sign, and its smooth bark. That’s where I put my second sign, this morning, after somebody violated my right … Continue reading

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Colin Powell Endorses Barack: Says Obama Has a “calm, patient, intellectual, steady approach to problem solving.”

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Dr. McCainlove?

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If John McCain Were a Whiskey, the Label Would Read “90% Bush”

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“Cool Poise”: Novelist Garrison Keillor Endorses Barack Obama—Admiring His Equanimity in the Face of Ridiculous Personal Attacks and Innuendo

Garrison Keillor today on Barack and Michelle Obama: The campaign against him is not one that anybody will point to with pride in years to come. It is a long trail of honking and flapping and traces of green slime, … Continue reading

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William F. Buckley’s Son Endorses Obama: For Plain Good Humor and Thoughtfulness, Christopher Buckley’s Endorsement of Obama is a Great Read

Buckley has a great sense of humor, and is very, very smart. His support for Obama is also sincere—he is not joking.  This will be his first time voting for a Democrat: I’ve read Obama’s books, and they are first-rate. … Continue reading

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“He is a decent person, and a person that you do not have to be scared as President of the United States”: John McCain on Barack Obama, Refusing to Demonize His Opponent

I am super proud of John McCain tamping down the more hysterical statements of those at his rallies. It reminds me of the McCain that I have sometimes admired—such as the one who, during the primaries, said (against Mitt Romney) … Continue reading

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Obama Zings McCain: In Erratic and Uncertain Times We Don’t Need “Erratic and Uncertain Leadership.” The Housing Crisis is Obama’s Example of McCain Offering Confused Leadership

I agree with Obama that McCain frequently flops around like a fish out of water trying to figure out what his positions are on issues, but I think that Obama needs to be careful here. He’s likely to be the … Continue reading

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What’s the Matter with Oklahoma? New Polls Show McCain Trouncing Obama—in Oklahoma! (But Nowhere Else.)

Latest polling numbers compiled at FiveThirtyEight.com. Yet another great polling day for Obama:

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Sign of the Times: Image of a Young Cell Phone and Lap Top Using Obama Volunteer in Columbus Indiana

Source: Brettmarty.com

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