Archive for October, 2008
What Youth Vote?
More scare tactics designed to depress the Republican vote? Gallup polling in October finds little evidence of a surge in young voter turnout beyond what it was in 2004. While young voter registration may be up slightly over 2004, the reported level of interest in the election and intention to vote among those under 30 are no higher than they were [...]
Bonehead Of The Day
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Rush In-Depth
The UK’s Telegraph has published an interesting behind-the-scenes story about Rush Limbaugh. What makes this essay an anomaly more than anything is the fact that the author obviously didn’t set out with a preconceived negative angle — a true rarity for a mainstream media outlet covering an American conservative. I came close to [...]
Obama says if you don’t want to pay higher taxes, you’re just selfish
Let's see now. First Slow Joe Biden claims that paying higher taxes is your patriotic duty. And now, if you're not happy to see your taxes go up, it's because you're just plain selfish! "The reason that we want to do this, change our tax code, is not because I have anything against the rich," Obama said in Sarasota, Florida, yesterday. "I love [...]
Hey! You! Get Offa My Plane!
If anything, the Obama campaign (and a future Obama administration) is one of retribution. The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all three endorsed Sen. John McCain for president! The NY POST, WASHINGTON TIMES and DALLAS MORNING NEWS have [...]
Obama throws conservative journalists off his plane
This is the shape of things to come in an Obama administration. Dissent will not be tolerated, mark my words. PURGE: SKEPTICAL REPORTERS TOSSED OFF OBAMA PLANE Fri Oct 31 2008 08:39:55 ET NY POST, DALLAS MORNING NEWS, WASHINGTON TIMES TOLD TO GET OUT... ALL 3 ENDORSED MCCAIN **Exclusive** The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three [...]
And the Coveted Al Qaeda Endorsement Goes To…
Well, they didn’t really name who they wanted to win, but the “nudge, nudge” factor in this “non-endorsement” is so strong I was knocked off the left side of my chair. Al Qaeda leader Abu Yahya al-Libi said that the Republicans deserve to be “humiliated.” He said that “the Republican Party has [...]
Don’t let the media fake you out–This election is far from over!
Hillbuzz lists three things that the media and the Obama campaign (wait, aren't they the same thing?) will try to do over the weekend to trick you into thinking that John McCain has no chance of winning this election, and discourage you from coming out to vote. Head Games Coming Your Way: (1) Calls for McCain to just give up and quit, because [...]
Reading, Writing, Revealing
A novel way of getting the attention of your students… FURIOUS parents have called for a saucy teacher to be sacked after she put on a saucy strip show for her 15-year-old pupils. The German minx was supposed to be supervising a start of term party. But things got out of hand as the pretty teacher put on her own s-extracurricular activities [...]
