Defense against boggarts

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Monday September 15, 2008 · 9:43 PM PDT

2008/09/15 · 21:43

A boggart, according to the J.K. Rowling's "Harry Potter" series, is a shape-shifting creature that looks like the viewer's worst fear.

Speaking of shape-shifting, I think mine would look like President Palin.

You defeat a boggart by making it look ridiculous. In the Potter books, you say "Riddikulus" while thinking of something that would make the beastie look silly.

Now, we need something to counter the brazen, repeated lies coming from John McCain and Sarah Pailin.

So I have this little idea.

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Thursday July 03, 2008 · 11:33 AM PDT

2008/07/03 · 11:33

Post them on your fridge! Send them to your friends! We've got to send this man where he deserves to go!

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Saturday April 26, 2008 · 12:50 PM PDT

2008/04/26 · 12:50

Clinton supporters frequently cite her health care plan as one of the factors in their support.

Elizabeth Edwards - who has not endorsed either candidate - favors Clinton's health care plan to Obama's. Like other supporters of the plan, she says it is more inclusive than Obama's.

So here's what I don't understand.

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Sunday March 16, 2008 · 4:12 PM PDT

2008/03/16 · 16:12

Here's the poll question on CNN's website:

Has the Bush administration done enough to address the nation's economic troubles?

-- Yes

-- No

Fortunately, the ambiguity cannot make this self-selected poll any less meaningful. But all the same, I'd like to provide the full answers below.

Yes -- Yes, oh dear god, yes, he's done more than enough already. In the words of Jackie Chan, please, please, stop helping.

No -- We should attack another oil-producing country with borrowed money right away. That would surely lower the gas prices, transportation costs and debt that ripples across our entire economy.

How to beat Barack Obama

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Sunday February 17, 2008 · 5:27 PM PST

2008/02/17 · 17:27

So you want to be President, but you're facing someone who's a better candidate for the position. He's smart, inspiring, and has shown better judgment than you. He's the best choice to lead this country out of the mess you helped create.

But don't despair. You can still win. Because that's what's important to you. You just have to frame the discussion in your terms.

Problem: He's held elected office longer than you.
You say: He's inexperienced.

Problem: He's a better orator than you.
You say: It takes more than speeches to lead a country.

Problem: He inspires people far more than you.
You say: His passionate supporters are creepy and cult-like.

Problem: He's raising more money than you from the public.
You say: He should accept public financing.

Problem: He has a track record of being right.
You say: We had to trust the information we were given at the time.

Problem: He's taken bold progressive stands.
You say: Nobody knows what he stands for.

With my help, we can beat this upstart. We can keep his ideas from spreading. Yes, we can.

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Thursday February 07, 2008 · 9:06 PM PST

2008/02/07 · 21:06

That's what I heard several callers say on the local Air America station.

Polling data suggests otherwise. He's out-polling John McCain, a media darling. In a CNN poll a week ago, it was 52 to 44.

So, with the evidence to the contrary, what leads people to say that? I'm curious if in some cases it could be projection -- a defense mechanism in which someone attributes his or her own undesirable thoughts to someone else.

If I hear this, I'd like to be ready to respond. Here's my idea for a response. It uses humor, and isn't an attack on the speaker.

"You don't think America is ready for a black president after eight years of a horse's ass? I think America is ready for anyone that can clean up the mess the Republicans have led us into."

I'd like to hear other ideas.

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