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INDECISION-2008

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Many Americas: Understanding The 2008 Election Through Alternate Maps

By now, you've almost certainly heard not only of the outcome of the 2008 presidential election, but also about where each candidate won, where they lost, and what it all means.

A Documentary Movie Marathon To Get You In The Mood For Election Day

Everyone is planning their parties for Election Night, but why not also dig in and get some good old-fashioned knowledge under belt on the preceding weekend? Here's what I would recommend as a two-day, six movie marathon.

West Hollywood Considers Ban On Sarah Palin Drag Queens: McCain Campaign Calls Ban Anti-American
Source: The Huffington Post

In what should send female impersonators and gender benders falling off their 4" heels and back to the costume drawing board for this coming October 31 dress fests, city officials in West Hollywood, CA are considering a last minute ban on gay parade and party goers posing as Repu …

Seven Lessons McCain Should Have Learned From The Democratic Primaries

Back in February, I identified what I then saw as the seven central problems with Hillary Clinton's strategy in the Democratic primaries.

Be Logical, Captain! It's Kirk vs. Spock in the Weirdest Presidential Race of the 21st Century
Source: observer.com

Mr. Obama, as far as anybody knows, does not greet strangers with a cloven V salute, practice debilitating neck pinches, bleed green or have a constitutional incapacity to fib.

Thinking, Positive: A Few Reasons I Support Barack Obama

In response to Spikgary's challenge to inject some positivity into the Vine, I would like to outline just a few of the major reasons I have for supporting Barack Obama, reasons that I encourage you to consider and (if you are so inclined) agree or disagree with.

Measuring Truth In Politics: A Wholesale Review Both Candidates For President

Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of modern politics is the extent to which dishonesty is rampantly encouraged by all involved.

How McCain And Obama Will Change Your Tax Bill
Source: CNN

John McCain and Barack Obama have starkly different philosophies about tax policy - how to raise the revenue needed to support government programs, spur growth and ensure economic fairness.

Larry David: On The Red Phone Ad
Source: The Huffington Post

A few weeks ago, I started to feel sorry for her. Oh Christ, let her win already...Who cares...It's not worth it. There's not that much difference between them. She can have it. Anything to avoid watching her descend into madness. So I switched. I started rooting for her.

Seven Lessons We Can Learn From Clinton's Faltering Candidacy

As the race for the Democratic nomination marches forward, a debate still rages among Democrats as to who the "better candidate" is, and what criteria we should use for assessing quality.

"Obama Is All Talk" Is All Talk
Source: impublished.org

I've been hearing this more and more lately: Obama is all talk, everything he says is vague, he never talks details, we don't know what he offers…and on and on. Not only is it crap.

The Anonymous Liberal: Why Do So Many Smart People Insist on Ignoring Clinton's Obvious Deficiencies as a General Election Candidate?
Source: anonymousliberal.com

If you harbor any doubts about this, please go talk to the people you know who are not diehard Democrats, people who are Republicans or independents. Ask them what they think about Clinton and Obama.

Two-Buck Huck: Why Huckabee Concerns The GOP
Source: The New York Times

The rap against Mike Huckabee, the Baptist preacher and ex-Arkansas governor now doing for the Republican Party establishment what three-alarm chili does for an afternoon nap, is that he's too inexperienced to be president, too naïve — a rube straight out of Dogpatch.

Is America Ready for a FLILF?
Source: thedailyshow.com

What's a FLILF? It's an acronym. Also a palindrome. Dennis Kucinich and Fred Thomson would be FLILF hunters.

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