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Minimalist diary tonight, folks - a va dare rarity. I'm having major computer problems - keeps shutting down on me. Here's your top comments!
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From llbear:
I been caught in the heavy trafficjam that Sarah what's-her-face caused. Hope this isn't too late for a salute to Chicago Jeff's comment: Thank you! This is like eating a good,. (Posted in Photoblog: Obama visits Pennsyltucky by by politicslovr.)
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From shpilk
Hang this baby around McCain! He's overshadowed by her, W, & Barack by Maynard G Krebs.
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from pixxer:
Greetings, Topcomments:
Here is a repeat comment by moosely2006 (how did (s)he know about the VP pick back in 2006?) that deserves more attention than it got the first time. It's attached to the reclist diary by AndrewMC that might as well be everybody's starting point in reading this comment.
Cheers!
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From carolita:
earicicle uncovers the real objective of NCLB: A good way to create a bumper crop of low-info voters, in AlyoshaKaramazov's excellent diary, Community Organizing Never Got Us Bupkis!
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strobusguy makes an excellent point about the importance of small towns to strengthening the Democratic majority in Mehitable9's excellent diary I Grew Up in a Small Town.
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From Its the Supreme Court Stupid:
Hedwig's reply to Jez's question in the Mojo Friday diary regarding the bailout of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae really nailed it -- and could possibly put economists out of work!
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From political girl:
Hilarious. All Black Cabinet? by pengiep, in response to Uneasyone's mom's question as to whether or not Obama would pick an all black cabinet.
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From bronte17:
David Kroning has a new tactic for trolls. Or maybe it's just that we're tired of the messy house from the nOObs.
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From sardonyx:
In Elise's excellent diary from yesterday 19 days before HHS rule changes everything, RNinNC wonders about a potentially lethal side effect of this particular HHS idiocy.
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My own picks:
On Obama's campaign and energy policy, see Tire Gauge Advantage by gmoke
Palin deserves some mention today, no? See This part -- by LithiumCola (and follow through to Meteor Blade's pithy but brilliant reply). Also, your stylist always knows: My hairstylist was pissed at the Palin pick by LawStudent
Hillbillies aren't alone in suffering from stereotypes. A couple of things I'd like to get off my chest, by Yasuragi provides proof of the enduring and abounding stereotypes of Jewish people.
Another convert, hurrah! My wife - the Hillarista Extraordinaire - agrees by gp39m
ROFLMAO - too true! that awful gold tie.. by Interceptor7
When canvassing for Obama, keep your ears open and make notes: I'm not surprised by around the way girl
Send 16 pennies to the McCain campaign and make them pay the postage? Now THAT's by Naniboujou.
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Top Mojo (cskendrick/sardonyx-style) excluding search-identifiable tip jars and first diary comments:
1) Me too by TexasMango — 434
2) I agree by sistermoon — 413
3) Wrong audience...you need to interview people... by David Kroning — 179
4) I'm not surprised by around the way girl — 178
5) I wonder what you can get on ebay by BonnieSchlitz — 160
6) With so many potential Obama voters, by scimitar — 141
7) Palin has energized a lot of us ... by chesterdog — 140
8) Obama campaign offices by Interceptor7 — 132
9) Now THAT's by Naniboujou — 131
10) Hard to believe by MaskedKat — 124
11) I was really glad to see his answer by Rorgg — 121
12) caging is. . . by middlegroundguy — 117
13) I hated Hillary, but by CaptainTight — 114
14) All this diary needs. . . by Muzikal203 — 114
15) welcome back aboard! by slinkerwink — 110
16) I swore I would NEVER say this by voracious — 107
17) International Oversight by ankae — 106
18) Another fantastic job! by hungrycoyote — 103
19) My wife - the Hillarista Extraordinaire - agrees by gp39m — 102
20) IMO, Hillary is easily by GeeBee — 101
21) Palin can't hold a candle to Hillary by byteb — 100
22) I never thought I'd be reading about by MsLibrarian — 95
23) My 91yr Jewish mother-in-law is NOT by karenc13 — 93
24) Not only that by around the way girl — 92
25) Hillary, so far, is doing the right thing by Fonsia — 91
26) Action Jar [NT] by Allenfire — 88
27) Families fight by UneasyOne — 88
28) I loved that one, too by bunnyhead — 86
29) This is how we win by scimitar — 86
30) Yes, nice job. I commend your by BonnieSchlitz — 84
31) Yeah, nothing like a Sarah Palin out there to by voracious — 84
Top Mojo with No Exclusions:
1) Tips? by Keith Pickering — 1083
2) Tip jar! by WereBear — 710
3) Tips and recs by AndrewMC — 706
4) Tip Jar for the Grassroots Movement by ourhispanicvoices — 683
5) tip jar by politicslovr — 524
6) Tips for 100 degree heat by itsolivia — 486
7) Tips..I almost forgot by AmericanHope — 482
8) Tips for writing a diary without... by JeffLieber — 434
9) Me too by TexasMango — 434
10) I agree by sistermoon — 413
11) tips jar [nt] by Yalin — 391
12) tip jar by millwx — 346
13) Tip Jar - 7 September by Jerome a Paris — 333
14) Glad to hear that you are by pinkbunny — 290
15) contact the campaign directly by robertacker13 — 240
16) Excellent diary. by TomP — 206
17) Point well taken, however by 8ackgr0und N015e — 194
18) Tip Jar by Sam Loomis — 189
19) Wrong audience...you need to interview people... by David Kroning — 179
20) I'm not surprised by around the way girl — 178
21) I wonder what you can get on ebay by BonnieSchlitz — 160
22) With so many potential Obama voters, by scimitar — 141
23) Palin has energized a lot of us ... by chesterdog — 140
24) Obama campaign offices by Interceptor7 — 132
25) Now THAT's by Naniboujou — 131
26) Hard to believe by MaskedKat — 124
27) I was really glad to see his answer by Rorgg — 121
28) caging is. . . by middlegroundguy — 117
29) Tips? For having fun with talking politics! by Fury — 116
30) I hated Hillary, but by CaptainTight — 114
31) All this diary needs. . . by Muzikal203 — 114
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