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Friday August 15, 2008 · 12:01 AM PDT

2008/08/15 · 00:01

I understand that this is a less than fully developed diary at this point, and for the most part I am writing this stream of consciousness, but I was recently confronted with some startling imagery. Internment after the bump.

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This makes me feel...

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This makes me feel...

Unconventional

0 votes

Anxious

10 votes

Rowdy

5 votes

Dead inside...

12 votes

Like a nut!

2 votes

When Was the Last Time You Were Shot Down in Nam?

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Monday June 30, 2008 · 8:25 PM PDT

2008/06/30 · 20:25

The media is bugging out over its completely inability to grasp a shift in the debate. It thought it knew the terms, but the spoiler for their free ride has arrived -- Former Supreme Allied Commander, General Wesley Clark.

General Clark has been making the rounds praising John McCain's fortitude and courage while repeating that you cannot run for president on being brave when you have very bad judgment. It was only a matter of time before someone hit him on it, and little did he expect it would be a respected reporter on CBS's Face the Nation.

John McCain has shown his awareness of these tactics, even joking that he has not "beaten [his] wife this week." That is the question which concerns us at the moment: "When was the last time you beat your wife?" No matter which way you answer, the reporter will get a soundbite that says what he wants.

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John McCain is a...

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John McCain is a...

War hero.

8 votes

Liar.

15 votes

Flip-flopper.

6 votes

Politician.

5 votes

Old guy.

8 votes

Maverick.

1 vote

Rageaholic.

7 votes

Pie-eating son-of-a-gun.

2 votes

None of the above.

0 votes

Some of the above.

46 votes

All of the above.

35 votes

What's Wrong With Obama!? (Why McCain's So Close)

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Tuesday June 17, 2008 · 11:14 AM PDT

2008/06/17 · 11:14

Once again, MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell probes into polling data to figure out why John McCain is so close to Barack Obama in Gallup Daily Tracking Polls (4 points) while George W. Bush's approval ratings are so low.

When she asks her guest why, he goes on to further elaborate on how poorly the GOP brand is doing compared to the Democratic Brand. Who do you want in Congress? Democrats of course.

After a fairly lengthy speech, Andrea Mitchell points out that this fails to answer her question, but she offers a few numbers:

When people were polled on whether the country is on the wrong track, they responded.
Right Track: 14%
Wrong Track: 84%

For a poll on whether John McCain would change direction, the producers waited until the end of the broadcast to kinda-sorta flash up the actual numbers behind McCain so quickly I wasn't sure it actually happened.
Yes: ... (I don't know)
No: 68%

A clear preponderance of people think this country is doing badly and that John McCain won't help.

And she poses her question again, "Why is Barack Obama not doing better?"

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Why do pundits ignore what's wrong with Obama?

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Why do pundits ignore what's wrong with Obama?

There's nothing wrong with him, and journalism is conflict.

93 votes

He can't do anything about it.

7 votes

They're treading water until McCain's head explodes.

31 votes

They're all in the tank for John McCain.

57 votes

A racist electorate is soooo last season...

9 votes

Pat Buchanan put a bomb on the bus!

8 votes

These are questions the American people have.

15 votes

Hillary Clinton Adds Nothing To The Ticket

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Thursday June 12, 2008 · 11:42 AM PDT

2008/06/12 · 11:42

The latest NBC/WSJ polling from June 6-9 has come in with some positive news for Barack Obama.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/...

What is especially interesting is what this means for Hillary Clinton on the ticket.

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What is the media's new narrative?

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What is the media's new narrative?

Barack Obama is losing with the key group of 50-year-old suburban white women.

11 votes

The Clintons put butts in front of the television!

6 votes

Election contests on your television may be closer than they appear.

5 votes

Everybody just KNOWS John McCain is right on the war, you just missed the context!

1 vote

Must ... feed ... the beast....

11 votes

Must ... feed ... pie ... to the beast....

14 votes

The 2008 Democratic Primary: A Sports Metaphor Explanation

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Thursday June 05, 2008 · 1:23 PM PDT

2008/06/05 · 13:23

Listening to a Clinton supporter on The Daily Show last night, I have decided that some still have no idea what just happened and I fear they will use their confusion to justify some boneheaded decision like voting for John McSame. So, for the sake of summarizing things chronologically so people don’t feel like Hillary Clinton had the nomination taken from her somehow, I will summarize it as succinctly as I can ... using the completely non-universal language of the boxing metaphor.

This is kind of long, but so was the contest.

A typical black immigrant (an African American perspective)

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Tuesday March 25, 2008 · 12:30 AM PDT

2008/03/25 · 00:30

I read another diary explaining a black immigrant's perspective on African Americans. This is not meant as an attack, although the title may imply it is so, but I feel that I have a very unique perspective on the relationship between black immigrants and African Americans. You see, I'm the child of both.

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