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Entries from October 2008

Obama in Orlando

October 25th, 2008 · No Comments

I took off of work early Monday to see Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speak in downtown Orlando. Since I already work downtown, it was just a matter of catching the free bus to the Orena.
Of course, 50,000 people had the exact same idea. Despite arriving two and a half hours early, I had to [...]

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Tags: Politics · media

Screaming Eggs

October 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Ok, a short break from Sarah Palin and politics.
JJ wanted me to post this video. It’s one of his favorites on YouTube, and I’d rather have him visiting my site instead of there.
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Tags: cartoons · video

What would President Palin be like?

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Imagine the worst of the worst – John McCain wins the election then dies. We would have to deal with a President Palin!
Want to see what it’s like? Check out http://www.palinaspresident.us, an interactive adventure that shows Palin in the Oval Office. Visit often, because new links are added every day until the election.
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Tags: Politics · Sarah Palin · Weird News · cartoons

Is Bush better at picking than McCain?

October 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Ive bashed McCain for his pick of Sarah Palin, and rightly so. But Bush picked Dick Cheney, aka Darth Vader, who trampled the Constitution from an undisclosed location. Of course, you should have seen his picks when he was owner of the Texas Rangers.
Take a look:
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Tags: Miscellaneous

Tell Sarah what to say!

October 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Since everyone else tells Sarah Palin what to say, you can do the same. Go to http://pa.lindro.me/ and create your own Sarah Palin speech, using “maverick” and “thanks but no thanks” as much as you want. Of course, others have posted their own Palin speeches, using “drill baby drill” and “hockey moms” liberally.
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Tags: Politics · Sarah Palin

The hits just keep on coming!

October 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Tina Fey keeps it up:

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Sarah Palin campaigns in Minnesota

October 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

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Tags: Sarah Palin