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

BOXCAR JOURNALISM

I've had pizza with moose!

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Santa Cheesesteak is coming to town.

is McCain sensitive about her fundie following knowing she was in a bar?

their burgers are good but they can forget about gabbneb's business. that'll show 'em.

Finally – this thread is interesting (and it's close to lunchtime).

To be fair, their menu does have pizza burgers, pizza fries, and something called chicken pepperoni pizza steak.

yes, let's be fair and let john talk about pizza while quibbling policy positions on pakistan

I'm not sure why they couldn't combine'em all: chicken pepperoni pizza fried steak.

i was talking about the irish pub, where she watched the debate; didn't realize the pakistan question was elsewhere

all of this is missing the major point that mccain and palin would have to sit down with couric together to attempt to clarify her statements, and the fact that he just kept interrupting on palin's behalf, shows just how little the campaign trusts her to speak for herself

i may have said this already i would like to apologize to the entire world for thinking that mitt romney would have been a more lol pick for VP--palin is beyond my wildest dreams

Palin proposed policy positions on Pakistan at a Philadelphia pizza place.

Santa Cheesesteak is coming to town.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:48 AM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Perma

"ho ho hoagie"

"hollering a question across an area" --> meme

don't know if this was posted yet

Of concern to McCain's campaign, however, is a remaining and still-undisclosed clip from Palin's interview with Couric last week that has the political world buzzing.

The Palin aide, after first noting how "infuriating" it was for CBS to purportedly leak word about the gaffe, revealed that it came in response to a question about Supreme Court decisions.

After noting Roe vs. Wade, Palin was apparently unable to discuss any major court cases.

There was no verbal fumbling with this particular question as there was with some others, the aide said, but rather silence.

i may have said this already i would like to apologize to the entire world for thinking that mitt romney would have been a more lol pick for VP--palin is beyond my wildest dreams

― Mr. Que, Tuesday, September 30, 2008 11:10 AM (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

mee too i am quite contrite regarding this lapse in judgment

Palin proposed policy positions on Pakistan at a Philadelphia pizza place.

:p

Chicago North Side tavern hangs nude portrait of Sarah Palin

http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/photo/2008-09/42663731.jpg

"Bruce Elliott, whose wife owns the Old Town Ale House, painted this nude portrait of Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin. He said his daughter, who does a good impression of the Alaska governor, served as model. (Kuni Takahashi, Chicago Tribune / September 29, 2008)"

haha xpost

uh

He said his daughter, who does a good impression of the Alaska governor, served as model.

He said his daughter, who does a good NUDE impression of the Alaska governor, served as model.

:]

xposts it's a furious race from the Trib's google app to ilx

like i was saying - http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/30/eye-of-newt/

Newt Gingrich is now, for a couple of days at least, the leader of the Republican Party

he's just using Eric Cantor's pretty face

like i was saying - http://thepage.time.com/2008/09/30/eye-of-newt/

where did you say this

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where did you say this

Rolling US Economy Into The Shitbin Thread

got it, thanks

so what do we make of this proposal of Obama's to up the FDIC backing from 100k to 250k...? I don't entirely understand how that relates to current crisis or bailout proposal, someone explain it to me...

protect's more of people's deposits by taking more money (in premiums) from the banks.

the proposal would reassure someone with between 100 and 250k in one bank that 60% of their savings won't vanish. it could help prevent (slow motion?) bank runs.

Considering that you can already have multiple accounts insured up to $100K, how would that make a difference? Am I wrong about that?

You are quite right, but this would stop people spreading stuff around very useful if there are less banks. In short it is one of those proposals that sounds big but does very little for the sort of people who have $250k in cash savings.

hey, palin's not all bad:

http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/26/cashing-in-on-a-gop-star/

“Make a donation to Planned Parenthood,” the anonymous e-mail message urged. “Of any amount. In Sarah Palin’s name.”

The message, which began circulating widely on the Internet last week, had one more instruction: request that the personalized thank-you card from Planned Parenthood be sent to Ms. Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee and a vocal opponent of abortion, at the McCain-Palin campaign headquarters in Virginia.

So far, the scheme seems to be getting a strong response. As of Friday, Planned Parenthood had taken in $802,678 in donations from 31,313 people, said a spokesman for the organization, Tait Sye. More than two-thirds of the individuals are first-time donors to Planned Parenthood, Mr. Sye said, and money came in from all 50 states.

lotta people prob putting their $$$ in cash right now

Considering that you can already have multiple accounts insured up to $100K, how would that make a difference? Am I wrong about that?

you can, but obviously there are some number of accounts > 100k. so it's just about providing more assurance. like the 100k guarantee, the goal of a 250k guarantee would be to forestall ever having to use it.

Hollered across an area

Recused himself from the dealings

R2000: Obama 51-41
Rasmussen: Obama 51-45
Gallup: 49-43
Diageo: Obama 47-41 (leading by 10 pts in battleground states)

Obama seems to be leading slightly in CO, VA and NC, and slightly behind (but moving up?) in OH and FL. Winning any one of these five states gives him the election (unless he wins only CO, and loses NH, which produces a tie).

OK, I'm calling it for Obama

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FLORIDA & OHIO LEANING OBAMA

Indiana is also in the OH and FL category

DO NOT CALL THE ELECTION IN SEPTMBER.

xpost to Hand: no, Tracer, that should be 'he REcused HIMself' - honestly weirdest emPHASIS on wrong sylLAbel thing evah.

i can't really imagine what could happen in the next five weeks to change this. well i can but I'd rather not

yeah, that's based on poblano's prediction voodoo. he's still generally behind in the polls in both states.

I have imagination *and* superstition on my side; it's like naming the baby before a safe delivery or something.