Politics

It's that whole "counting" thing

May 9, 2008

Some people understand math. Some people don't.

Mississippi number crunching

March 13, 2008

CNN.com (that glorified tabloid) ran an article after the Mississippi primary which noted: For Mississippi, [the primary is] a moment to bask in the national spotlight. And for a state with images of a strictly segregated past, the Democratic primary is a chance to alter some long held stereotypes. Let's go to the numbers, shall [...]

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Ohio: bellwether or fairweather?

March 5, 2008

Hillary Clinton made an interesting comment in her victory speech last night: [Ohio] is a state that knows how to pick a president. And no candidate in recent history, Democrat or Republican, has won the White House without winning the Ohio primary. When Hillary originally made this statement to an Ohio TV station, she omitted [...]

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At this time, CNN is projecting...

March 4, 2008

I'm generally not a fan of CNN -- I don't like their gimme interviews, I can't stand their tabloid website, I don't want to be an "I-Reporter." -- but while I've been enjoying MSNBC's intelligent journalism, CNN went out and picked up some giant touchscreens. Eye candy? Sure, but incredibly cool. Oh, and it actually [...]

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Presented without comment (pending March 4)

February 24, 2008

And the classic original scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail:

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Concession you can Xerox?

February 22, 2008

Aside from Hillary's obvious "Xerox" gaffe in last night's debate I found her closing remark intriguing. Not only did it follow an obvious dodge of the final question, but those same words in any other setting would form the heart of a concession speech. And that's where it gets much more interesting. Let's go to the [...]

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Coming this November

February 20, 2008

So I got this email alert from the NYTimes last night: The New York Times Tuesday, February 19, 2008 -- 9:25 PM ET ----- Television Networks Project Barack Obama as the Winner in Wisconsin The victory is Mr. Obama's ninth straight victory over Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in their epic struggle for the Democratic presidential [...]

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In politics this weekend...

February 11, 2008

Barack Obama wins four states and a Grammy. Hillary Clinton fires her campaign manager.

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Yes, we can

February 9, 2008

It occurs to me that in the time I've been capable of listening, I have never heard a sentence so profound as this: In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. - Senator Barack Obama

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Life Imitates Art

February 6, 2008

I just came across Salon.com's election coverage. Maybe I'm the last person to notice this, but the caricatures they use for the candidates are amazing. Especially that last one.

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