election 2008

Good News: The Obamas. Bad News: Those Damned Initiatives

November 5, 2008

You’ve probably heard the good news.  Michelle Obama will be our next First Lady and those precious little girls, Malia and Sasha, will be the First Kids come January.  Barrack Obama, of course, will be the 44th President of the United States. Just look at ‘em.  Aren’t they adorable? The bad news is the initiatives. [...]

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How can we lose?

November 4, 2008

This guy’s got some ideas on how to accomplish a defeat (via: Pharyngula) of the Democratic party: The easiest way, of course, is not voting so find out where you should go to vote and get to it.

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And I thought the tracts were bad

November 2, 2008

So another Halloween has come and gone.  As usual, the daughter ended up with a few pro-Christian tracts mixed in with her loot.  I was not amused.  However, I think our neighbours were far more restrained than a woman up in Detroit. Her oh so very non-Halloween behaviour?  She refused to give candy to kids [...]

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So, what are you doing Tuesday?

November 2, 2008

I voted for Obama & Biden this Friday, but as it get closer to Tuesday I find myself getting more and more worried about what’s going to happen. I’ve voted for Democatic nominees in the past, but this one seems extremely personal. We seem to be, as a nation, standing at a turning point in [...]

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Shorter Hagan: I am not a devil!

October 30, 2008

Elizabeth Dole has apparently stepped up her hateful rhetoric and released yet another ad about her opponent Kay Hagan that’s made some waves. The ad shows Ellen Johnson and Dave Silvermann of the Godless PAC run by American Atheists making statements in support of the separation of church(es) and state.  Interspersed throughout it is footage [...]

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Sam Bee responds to McCain’s “Dick Fingers”

October 29, 2008

I don’t know who I love more, Jon Stewart or Sam Bee for this segment on McCain’s use of scare quotes for practically everything that comes out of Obama’s mouth, up to and including the validity of women’s health when it comes to abortion:

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What this woman is going to remember

October 28, 2008

Some Republican strategist has decided to share with us seven reasons McCain and Palin will be coming out the winners come November 4th. Reason number four is none other than women ‘who feel Senator Clinton was treated unfairly’ by the party, the media and Obama. We’re allegedly going to remember this and vote against Obama. [...]

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Did God tell Palin "No"?

October 22, 2008

According to this report on CBS Palin recently told James Dobson that she needed people to intercede with God on her behalf. In an interview posted online Wednesday, Sarah Palin told Dr. James Dobson, one of the nation’s most prominent evangelical Christian leaders, that she feels the power of prayer wherever she goes on the [...]

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Why John chose Sarah

October 19, 2008

Have you ever wondered what crawled up McCain’s ass and led him to choose Sarah Palin?  Well, wonder no more. Here’s the man himself on why he chose a woman who has claimed that women who do not support her are going to hell to be one half of he Republican ticket: If you’re a [...]

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McCain’s mockery of women’s health

October 17, 2008

This may sound bad, but I skipped the debate between Obama and McCain Wednesday.  I tried to watch it, but McCain annoys the crap out of me and nothing short of a lobotomy could possibly get me to vote for him.  So, what did I miss?  I missed getting to see McCain do this (via [...]

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