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Elections are Fun! (If You Like Bumpy Rides…)
A temporary election worker allegedly filled in a straight Republican ticket where voters had left blank preferences. It is unclear how many ballots were affected, but, as Blue Oregon notes, this is not the first time Clackamas County has come under scrutiny for foul play. ...Think Progress __ Jonathan Chait thinks the game is over and Obama has won. Pretty much. He … [Read more...] about Elections are Fun! (If You Like Bumpy Rides…)
Puppets NOT Controlled by Lobbyists Protest Romney’s Threat to Public Broadcasting
Puppets protest Romney threat to US public broadcasting (via AFP) Puppets urged politicians Saturday to keep up federal funding for US public broadcasting after Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney threatened to pull the plug on Big Bird and friends. Organizers of the Million Puppet March on Capitol Hill in support of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) … [Read more...] about Puppets NOT Controlled by Lobbyists Protest Romney’s Threat to Public Broadcasting
Roundup of Latest Swing State Polls
Here's a good roundup of the latest batch of swing state polls. Pick the one closest to your bias and then talk about the one that isn't what you want having bad methodology (hey, that's the 21st century American way). … [Read more...] about Roundup of Latest Swing State Polls
Obama and Romney in Ill-tempered 11th-Hour Vote Hunt
Obama and Romney in ill-tempered 11th-hour vote hunt (via AFP) President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney darted across the United States Saturday in an 11th-hour blitz, with the neck-and-neck White House battle heading to an ill-tempered climax. Sharp political arrows flew much as they have throughout the bitter, months-long battle between the two … [Read more...] about Obama and Romney in Ill-tempered 11th-Hour Vote Hunt
Presidential Election 2012: 5 More Nail-Biters (Guest Voice)
Presidential election 2012: 5 more nail-biters (via GlobalPost) This presidential election is definitely down to the wire, but it isn't the first time America has seen a close call. Talia Ralph The 2012 presidential election is certainly down to the wire, with polls and pundits alike calling it...well, too close to call. Though Americans (and the world, as … [Read more...] about Presidential Election 2012: 5 More Nail-Biters (Guest Voice)
Maybe It’s the Media We Really Need to Put to a Vote
The Washington Post -- given the role it could play in the media -- is a really unforgivably lousy rag with, admittedly, some good people writing for it. Why the paper is so bad is beyond this reader. Maybe it's an indication of Washington's culture -- government and DC's civilians -- that the town is a political slum with a couple of really crummy papers. Beats me... The … [Read more...] about Maybe It’s the Media We Really Need to Put to a Vote
Obama Ditches Poetry, Finds New Voice
Obama ditches poetry, finds new voice (via AFP) Barack Obama made his name with elevated rhetoric, though his professorial soliloquies can draw yawns and conservatives mock him as an empty suit hostage to the teleprompter. But in the last days of his last campaign, the US president is finding a new voice as he plays to gritty crowds in down-on-its… … [Read more...] about Obama Ditches Poetry, Finds New Voice
Romney Makes His Ohio Play
Romney makes his Ohio play (via AFP) Trailing in most Ohio polls, Mitt Romney on Friday sought an upset in the ultimate battleground, imploring voters to give him a state win that could send him over the top on election day. The Republican nominee and his rival for the White House, incumbent Barack Obama, both converged on Ohio just four… … [Read more...] about Romney Makes His Ohio Play
So Much for Romney Having to Reveal His Taxes
One of the results of this campaign was that future candidate will be able to refuse to disclose as much of their tax returns as candidates did in past years. The reason: despite all the talk that it would hurt him politically or that he'd have to do it, Mitt Romney never released more tax information and has suffered no consequences. Is that a fair statement? Some varying … [Read more...] about So Much for Romney Having to Reveal His Taxes
David Axelrod Tells Us Obama is the Loin in Winter
President Barack Obama's political maven David Axelrod told us something we really didn't need to know about Barack Obama: “I’ve known him for 20 years… I’ve never seen him more exhilarated than he is right now,” he told reporters traveling with the president in Ohio today. “He believes in what he’s doing. He believes in what he’s fighting for.” “You can see in the … [Read more...] about David Axelrod Tells Us Obama is the Loin in Winter
Quote of the Day: New York Times’ Nate Silver Insists Race is Not “Too Close to Call” (UPDATED)
Our political Quote of the Day comes from the New York Times' Nate Silver, who has come under attack recently from conservatives and Republicans for his forecast formula which puts President Barack Obama ahead. Silver -- whose latest forecast gives Obama a 83% chance of winning and predicts Obama will get 305 electoral votes to Republican candidate Mitt Romney's 232 -- is … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: New York Times’ Nate Silver Insists Race is Not “Too Close to Call” (UPDATED)
Kebedom Mengistu’s little newspaper gives hope to Africans who’ve fled to Israel (Guest Voice)
Kebedom Mengistu's little newspaper gives hope to Africans who've fled to Israel (via The Christian Science Monitor) In his tiny, shared rented room a stone's throw from the bustling, if somewhat run-down, central bus station in Tel Aviv, Kebedom Mengistu is busy putting the final touches on the layout of a newspaper he produces each month for Eritrean … [Read more...] about Kebedom Mengistu’s little newspaper gives hope to Africans who’ve fled to Israel (Guest Voice)
Dirty Tricks Sully US Presidential Election
Dirty tricks sully US presidential election (via AFP) Scare-mongering ads, voter registration forms dumped in the trash and misleading statements on the stump: the list of dirty tricks sullying the US presidential election is seemingly endless. With the high-stakes race culminating with voting Tuesday, experts warn that the unfortunately typical attempts… … [Read more...] about Dirty Tricks Sully US Presidential Election
Election Overload (Cartoon)
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Lessons of Voting for 16 Presidents
In 1944 I was 20, old enough to fight for my country but not to vote for or against those who had sent me. I was home and a veteran before I cast my first ballot for president. Soon, storms and senior bones willing, I will perform that civic duty for the sixteenth time, casting a ballot for Barack Obama, an imperfect man who has done his best during trying times. Looking … [Read more...] about Lessons of Voting for 16 Presidents
Rudy Guiliani: To Snark or Not to Snark
I thought the world of Rudy during the early part of 9-11 disaster-bombing. But most dont seem to recall the infighting that occured over 9-11 victims' fund, nor the footdragging about the rebuilding of the towers, the caving to the developer/owner, the fight with port authority never resolved amicably, the indictment of Rudy's top cop and that cop's prison sentence, nor the … [Read more...] about Rudy Guiliani: To Snark or Not to Snark
First bin Laden Film Premieres in Time for US Vote
First bin Laden film premieres in time for US vote (via AFP) Timing is everything in show business, but the director of the first movie about the commando raid that killed Osama bin Laden doubts its television premiere Sunday will swing the US election. "SEAL Team Six: The Raid on Osama bin Laden" raised eyebrows when it was announced last month that it … [Read more...] about First bin Laden Film Premieres in Time for US Vote
Rush Limbaugh Calls New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie “A Fat Fool”
Conservative talk show titan Rush Limbaugh has called New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie a "fat fool." Details HERE on Comedy Central's "Indecision" blog. Limbaugh calling someone "fat" is the pot calling the pot a pot. … [Read more...] about Rush Limbaugh Calls New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie “A Fat Fool”
Rudy Guiliani’s Final Transformation Into One More Screaming Partisan: Calls on Obama to Resign
How very sad for those of us who once thought of former Mayor Rudy Guiliani as "America's Mayor," or those (like yours truly) who admired him before 911 occurred due to certain qualities he displayed. After 911, Guiliani seemingly could not say a sentence without...911...("I'll have a burger and fries and here's $9.11 -- will that cover it?") but even so he was in that rare … [Read more...] about Rudy Guiliani’s Final Transformation Into One More Screaming Partisan: Calls on Obama to Resign