Y'all have GOT to see this one. John McCain has no idea who the President of Spain is, and gets really pissed when called out on it. It's no wonder his flunkie said the press should show deference to Sarah Palin, McCain has grown to expect it.
You know, it's a lot easier not to fuck up when you know what you're talking about. Obama has made no flubs like this. There's an astonishing breadth of knowledge separating the candidates.
And the temperament of the man! Forget Sarah Palin - I don't want THIS guy's finger anywhere near the button:
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Postcard Campaign (slightly more than 100 words...)
OK - this blogpost is specifically for the equally-politically obsessed Fidalgos. I start my postcard campaign tonight (sending postcards to voters in Ohio). Here's what I plan to write - what do you think:
Dear Voter,
I wanted to write down a few of the reasons why I'm voting for Barack Obama. I hope you'll forgive my awful handwriting.
I am voting for Barack Obama because I think we need a leader who:
• Understands economics in his own right, not someone who will rely on the likes of Phil Graham for economic advice.
• Will always treat war as a last result not as a preferable alternative to aggressive diplomacy
• Wants to make health care available to everyone, not someone who will tax me on my employer-provided health care benefits
• Who findamentally believes that we as Americans have more in common than what divides us
I hope you'll consider voting for Barack Obama for the next president of the United States.
Dear Voter,
I wanted to write down a few of the reasons why I'm voting for Barack Obama. I hope you'll forgive my awful handwriting.
I am voting for Barack Obama because I think we need a leader who:
• Understands economics in his own right, not someone who will rely on the likes of Phil Graham for economic advice.
• Will always treat war as a last result not as a preferable alternative to aggressive diplomacy
• Wants to make health care available to everyone, not someone who will tax me on my employer-provided health care benefits
• Who findamentally believes that we as Americans have more in common than what divides us
I hope you'll consider voting for Barack Obama for the next president of the United States.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Baseball as a metaphor. Again? That's SO trite
I went into full-on election freakout last night (Lehman Bros). The more I freaked, the more certain I was of defeat. But then, I noticed the Cubs and turned my obsessive worry from Barack Obama to Carlos Zambrano. I froze at the dining room table for 3 innings, convinced that he'd give up a hit and that it would somehow be my fault when he did. But, he got the no-no. The lesson? If the guy is good enough, he'll get it even if a lot of guys who played for the same team (but weren't as good) didn't.
Friday, September 12, 2008
Old as FUCK
You know, this presidential election has been reassuring on a lot of levels. I love how Sarah Palin (and, y'all, I think I am WORKING an awesome Sarah Palin impression) and Barack Obama are being referred to as "young." I LOVE that. I turn FORTY on my next birthday. This is a shocking, startling number. I hear it and all I can think is "OLD. AS. FUCK." But I still feel like a sprightly young lass. I guess next to John McCain, we all are.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
On the plus side...
... all this freaking out I'm doing over the election has COMPLETELY distracted me from the Cubs' collapse. So I got that going for me...
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