http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/opinion/21brooks.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Stodgy NYTimes columnist David Brooks aims for funny and – unusually – nails it: This truly will be an administration that looks like America, or at least that slice of America that got double 800s on their SATs. Even more than past administrations, this will be a valedictocracy – rule by those who graduate […]
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http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/11/05/america/NA-US-Elections-Rice.php I’m late in commenting on this story, but I hope it’ll be the last nail in the coffin of my electoral commentary – I want to look forward to the Obama administration, and put McCain/Palin behind me. A final word, then, on the stupidity of “Maverick” McCain, whose choice of an unaccomplished, inexperienced redneck […]
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http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081105/OPINION12/811050360/1002/OPINION An Indianapolis Star editorial decries “elitism”: For one thing, the two most exciting political figures to arrive on the national political stage in decades — Barack Obama and Sarah Palin — were savaged by unfair criticisms that played on people’s prejudices. As a biracial candidate with a multicultural background, Obama had to overcome both […]
A little-noticed private curtain call for Sarah Palin after defeat | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2008/11/sarah-palin-201.html (Permit me a spot of schadenfreude and meme-stealing – it’s been a long, frustrating campaign and, as a Canadian, I got no say in the final outcome.) No, you can’t have the Presidency. (Not yours.)
I Didnt Vote For Obama Today | eastside93s Blog
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/talk/blogs/eastside93/2008/11/i-didnt-vote-for-obama-today.php I’ve made no secret of which candidate gets my (unballoted) support, but damn if this article doesn’t sum up the gravitas of the whole Obama run. I’d love for him to win tonight, and I’d doubly love for him to live up to our expectations.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081030/ap_on_el_pr/palin_19 Palin drew boos from the Erie audience when she said she was glad to be in the home state of the World Series-winning Philadelphia Phillies. Northwestern Pennsylvania baseball fans favor the Cleveland Indians or Pittsburgh Pirates. Her lack of research and understanding extends even to cheap pandering opportunities.
Princess Sparkle Ponys Photo Blog: Background Check
http://sparklepony.blogspot.com/2008/10/background-check.html Sarah Palin’s hoary hands have made me realise what I should’ve realised months ago: She’s a witch. The first obvious signs were the wrinkly ungloved hands. Next – has anyone seen her feet outside those Naughty Monkeys? Can we confirm that she has toes? That hair looks too perfect to be anything but a […]
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081028/ap_on_el_pr/joe_the_plumber_3;_ylt=AnoxNZFTzA12Amov1ptpX.i2GL8C When a McCain supporter asked him if he believed “a vote for Obama is a vote for the death of Israel,” Wurzelbacher replied, “I’ll go ahead and agree with you on that.” He didn’t elaborate on how Obama, who has said his commitment to Israeli security is “nonnegotiable,” would be caustic for the Jewish […]
$150,000 Wardrobe for Palin May Alter Tailor-Made Image – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/us/politics/23palin.html?em Sarah Palin’s wardrobe cost more than my condo, and could probably buy a whole city’s worth of foreclosed houses. Rodney, have the well-dressed candidates hit Warren, yet?
Op-Ed Columnist – The Mask Slips – NYTimes.com
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/11/opinion/11herbert.html?em As you’d expect, Bob Herbert recounts the Republican meltdown far more eloquently than I ever could: For the nitwits who vote for the man or woman they’d most like to have over for dinner, or hang out at a barbecue with, I suggest you take a look at how well your 401(k) is doing, […]