2008 USP(G)ET pt. II: counting the days to 2012 primary thread 1

so the imaginary writer of that email in ALS's post wants a kind of c.1950s italian christian democratic party led by Boss Hogg?

Anything to keep 'em happy.

The embrace of vacuity on the part of Palin supporters like that amuses me a lot. Hey, they want it, they got it.

Can we get a correlation between swing states and the states where law enforcement is controlled by GOP elected officials or appointees?

― Christopher Blix Hammer (Ed), Wednesday, October 8, 2008 2:41 PM (24 minutes ago) Bookmark

What?

Meanwhile Hannity gets his ass handed to him:

In how many of the jurisdictions where ACORN is being investigated are the plod elected as or appointed by the GOP?

Ungh.

lol Colmes. Might as well replace him with a cardboard cutout. Cheaper for everyone.

god, fuck hannity

Wow, look at the poll.
McCain landslide!

The Fox News text vote was less of a landslide after the last debate. They're running scared.

Ed, I would imagine there is some correlation between 'voter challenge' initiatives and districts where the public service is under GOP administration. Also the story is only being chased on Fox; nobody else is biting.

The ACORN stuff is completely fucked up. It's just straight-up illegal mafia behavior from the local authorities. But what can they do? It's the GOVERNMENT who has stolen their property! I honestly didn't believe stuff that brazen could happen these days. ACORN, as anyone who knows anything about it will tell you, is an organization run on love and sweat. The totally crazy thing is that they tried to bring something like 40 cases of voter fraud to the attention of the local authorities MANY times over the last few months and received basically no reaction. Now they're being raided?

mccain is screwed

― Shakey Mo Collier, Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:44 PM (7 months ago)

chopped even

But don't discount the Daddy Yankee surprise this month.

In other news, TedStevensGate: FBI tapings made public in trial

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2008238740_stevens08.html

I wanted to ask a question. It is widely said that in 2000 and 2004 thre were voting irregularities that may have favoured the GOP. It is sometimes said that they 'stole' one or other election, whether in FL in 2000 or OH in 2004, or more. Thus, it's not just a matter of how people choose to vote, but also about how much electoral fraud and manipulation takes place. (Possibly the Democrats do this too, I don't know; they supposedly did in 1960 anyway.)

If this is the case, then doesn't it improve the GOP's chances whatever the polls say?

the 2000 voting irregularities are well-documented, and the election count that gave Bush the election was the product of RONG, but nevertheless transparent, legal processes that resulted from the legal actions of the parties. 2004 voting irregularities are much more obscure and while it's entirely possible that there were activities that resulted in the election being stolen, the result is widely acknowledged to be legitimate. to the extent that the investigation into such irregularities was limited and not paid attention to by the media and public, that is in significant part the result of the correspondence between incumbent Bush's performance in the vote and his performance in most of the polls preceding the election (as well as a reasonable explanation for the lack of correspondence between his performance in the vote and in the exit polling), as well as, to some extent, the response of the Kerry campaign. given Obama's performance in the polls, the lack of an incumbent, the trend in the electorate, and the character of the Obama organization, I think you can be comfortable in the expectation that a McCain win in the context of alleged voting irregularities would receive a very different response.

SNL head writer Seth Meyers spoke with Newsday's television blog The TV Zone and put the story to rest, for now: "Of those specific rumors [that Sarah Palin will appear], there's no truth. We do have an open door policy, but there's nothing specific yet, but our window of opportunity is before the election.

i c what u did there

haha

If Palin made an appearance she would get booed. I mean, that's not a friendly crowd we're talking about.

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Palin At The Apollo

please make it happen

i think if she rubbed the tree it'd burn her hand at this point

from here:

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/6962/blackpantherlk0.jpg
Barack X Obama (fourth from the right) instructs fellow Islamonegroes in the
finer points of the Electric Slide so that they can infiltrate white people's weddings,
hit on the bridesmaids and make beautiful chocolate babies

slightly offtopic - Lehman CEO Dick Fuld getting beaten up for being such an incompetent asshole

Ha ha ha!

^^

Any bets onto the cost of Paulson's personal security fund? Comparable to Obama's or McCain's? Higher?

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/222883.php

^^^

O_O

Maybe a little PTSD rearing its head?

yeah that debate was TORTURE

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l-r: mccain, electorate

If I was stuck w/Palin I'd consider myself a prisoner.

http://www.slutprison.com/barbed-wire-dolls-women-in-prison-movie-poster.jpg

If I was stuck w/Palin I'd consider myself a prisoner. first dude

― Nicole, Wednesday, October 8, 2008 3:02 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

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American Jews who defend the Obama/Socialist camp are like the jews in Nazi Death Camps that played music for the inspecting International Red Cross when they went to investigate reports of the killings. They have already givin up in thier hearts." Oh, If we give them the benefit of doubt, they will like me." They have forgotten the lesson of history. They seem to live in a world of thier own and they will pay the price dearly. Its just a matter of time before the "savior" and his allies turn on them. After the "usefullness" of the American Jew is over.... its only a question of time.

so thats who makes up 'undecided' voters xp

*slaps head*

xp

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I lol'ed

eurgh

I hate that strip so much

awkwarrrd

Meghan and Sarah are like, "Wait... whuuuuuuuuuuuuuut?"

I know it's his responsibility, he's the one who went on his knees to the base, hired a bunch of Rove-but-not-as-effective campaign dudes, supported shit he knew was idiotic, etc, but you can tell this whole race is starting to really get to him and I can't help but feel sorry for him.

yeah this is reaching whole new levels of embarassment

I don't feel sorry for him like I felt sorry for, say, James Stockdale though. McCain wanted this, he's wanted it almost his entire career - guy is a craven asshole.

Yeah that Rolling Stone article is just. . . searing.

I always feel like he is thinking "Bush screwed me out of another one..."