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

the Dem vote by county has expanded and contracted against an underlying Republican majority, hence a rising and falling red (for Dem) tide on a blue (for GOP) beach (because it reads, visually, much better than blue on top of red). '92 was the high tide for Dems.

― gabbneb, Thursday, September 25, 2008 1:45 PM (43 seconds ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

whoa slow down there dr tufte

i realized jack black was supposed to be playing a crazy guy after i saw it

At first I thought you were talking about Bob Roberts.

this suspension is a stunt to draw attention away from something, yes? -- but what? my guess is the lucrative davis/fannie/freddie threeway. or the palin-couric interview.

palin/cindy mccain/couric three way

Funny thing is that Bob Dole received fewer popular votes, but had more states than Dukakis.

his base was the states where no one lives, which isn't very funny

MR QUE, I HATE YOU

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/images/2008/09/25/card1816.jpg

can someone find the picture of cindy mccain rehearsing her speech at the RNC where she looks like some time of skeletal shmoo thing

dan you know you love it

The Couric interview is so damning -- should bamz use it it in an ad?

how could the palin/couric interview warrant SUSPENDING YOUR CAMPAIGN!? it's a stunt to draw attention again from the near unaminously polled 8-10 pt obama lead, desperation play just like the palin pick. mccain is basically thinking life is like a movie and while the obamabot 9000 is stronger, faster and smarter than him, if he gambles everything on the rock hitting the laser in just the right spot he can beat him

C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately three thousand, seven hundred twenty to one.

Han Solo: Never tell me the odds!

hahahaha

the whole thing reminds me of the book "jfk & lbj" which theorizes jfk had to fight against perceptions as being a weak new england liberal hence bay of pigs chest-beating and civil rights stalemate, while lbj was assuredly populist texan so he could govern a hell of a lot more from the left without anyone questioning his motives. mccain is hoping he's still considered more stalwart dependable white traditional candidate so he can pull only-nixon-could-go-to-china moves and every crazy risk he takes is still better-reasoned than decisions made by the mysterious obama WHO WE DONT EVEN KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT

campaign is turning into a series of hail mary 3-point shots from mccain, each more entertaining than the last

john mccain might be a bat shit crazy old alzheimer but im sure hes not a muslim

Gallup poll now tied, wtf.

(xp) he is a muslin tho

Barney Frank makes fun of McCain

deal is in the can apparently

his ads are still running, tpm readers report at least two surrogates on cable, he still talked at the clinton shindig this morning... some suspension.

Though he said McCain's presence would be unhelpful, he did say, getting a dig in at McCain's running mate, that there "were times when I was ready to suggest that, when we got to some of the more complicated issues about how do you price these sophisticated instruments, that we ask him to make Sarah Palin available to give us her expertise."

joeks bruv

now mccain can talk for 2 weeks about how things would've been different if only obama had agreed to delay the debates like he wanted to

jfk had to fight against perceptions as being a weak new england liberal hence bay of pigs chest-beating and civil rights stalemate, while lbj was assuredly populist texan so he could govern a hell of a lot more from the left without anyone questioning his motives

no

Palin insists that bailout plan needs to include McCain's 'proposals' TEH LOLZ KEEP COMIN

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13910.html

shut up you fucking incompetent bimbo

In response to a question about the bailout package before Congress, she said, “I don't support that until the provisions that Sen. McCain has offered are implemented in Paulson's proposals.”

oh man, since the banking services committees have to route everything through the alaska governor's office, that's gonna be a serious bottleneck

After the tour, Palin observed a memorial wall with John Morabito, a firefighter with Ladder Company 10.

“She was actually a little emotional because of the firefighters memorial wall,” Morabito said. “I think she was sincere with it. She was friendly. I think she actually is a decent person.”

“She seems to be up to date with current events and everything that happened on 9/11. She’s been given enough information. I’m sure she knows as much as the common American.”

let me be the first to say i wholeheartedly agree that sarah palin knows as much about current events as the common american

glad to hear shes up-do-date with everything that happened on 9/11

Haha, dude makes it sound like she was in a 10-year coma or something.

for christ's sake, what sort of statement is that. "she's up to date on that unspeakably horrible shit that went down 7 years ago"

ppl need to check their emotions and get their eyes on the goddamn money once in a while. your terrible, horrible, very bad lobster of doom will deliver states to you. so stfu and get on fucking board.

wtf – the Bored Lobster of Hope is being a reluctant campaigner, and has been off his game all year, so fucking put him in the pot and close the lid.

Frank campaigning hard today to be appointed Secretary of LOLZ in an Obama administration.

CNN headline: Clinton lavishes praise on McCain

way to "keep his eyes on the goddamn money"!

“She was actually a little emotional because of the firefighters memorial wall,” Morabito said. “I think she was sincere with it. She was friendly. I think she actually is a decent person.”

lets never use the word "actually" on 77

― max, Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:15 PM (5 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

this word is for jerks

― max, Thursday, April 3, 2008 3:15 PM (5 months ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i think bill is a prick but i cant imagine an actual living voter who will be convinced to vote against obama because clinton said mccain was an honorable guy

COURIC: You've cited Alaska's proximity to Russia as part of your foreign policy experience. What did you mean by that?

PALIN: That Alaska has a very narrow maritime border between a foreign country, Russia, and on our other side, the land-- boundary that we have with-- Canada. It-- it's funny that a comment like that was-- kind of made to-- cari-- I don't know, you know? Reporters--

COURIC: Mock?

PALIN: Yeah, mocked, I guess that's the word, yeah.

COURIC: Explain to me why that enhances your foreign policy credentials.

PALIN: Well, it certainly does because our-- our next door neighbors are foreign countries. They're in the state that I am the executive of. And there in Russia--

COURIC: Have you ever been involved with any negotiations, for example, with the Russians?

PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We-- we do-- it's very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America, where-- where do they go? It's Alaska. It's just right over the border. It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.

Man she couldn't even think to mention the Russian immigrant population in AK o_O

does Couric speak English?

*ha, Palin, rather

probably would have suggested putting them in camps xps

as Putin rears his head and comes into the air space of the United States of America

I'm getting a hilarious visual from this.

alaska, our brave western front on the war with russia

I thought putin liked little boys?

I for one am happy to know that an eye is being kept, by Alaska, on this very powerful nation, Russia. On account of they are right there. Right next to that state.

It is-- from Alaska that we send those out to make sure that an eye is being kept on this very powerful nation, Russia, because they are right there. They are right next to-- to our state.

"An eye is kept"

Putin charges and rears his mighty antlers on the far coast of the Bering Sea.

is there video of this yet?

SO FUCKING DUMB

ugh

there are so many jokes to be made about that sentence but frankly even trying is depressing me right now