Category Archives: Politics

Vote, baby, vote!

From Hillbuzz again, the former Hillary voters who are now working their asses off for McCain, come these words of hope and cheer: We don’t want to beat a dead horse here (or, donkey, as the case may be), but … Continue reading

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Something to cheer you up in the polling place

One of my friends lives in Pennsylvania and is working for McCain there. Yesterday, she told me that McCain voters from New Jersey came to the Philadelphia area to help get out the vote for McCain/Palin, as New Jersey is … Continue reading

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Follow Virginia voting almost live

Here’s an up-to-the-minute election blog from the Richmond Times Dispatch. Way to go, Richmond! 7:50 a.m. — Voters report that Precinct 308 in Richmond, at a Richmond library, opened late because a poll worker overslept. Way to go, electronic voting … Continue reading

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It’s all over but the voting, so vote McCain

It doesn’t matter what the polls or the news say any more, it’s time to get out there and push the lever for John McCain and Sarah Palin. This is who I’m voting for. If you have an elderly neighbor, … Continue reading

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SNN, the Vote-for-McCain edition

We put out a special edition of Shire Network News. I have a contribution. Go listen.

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Ignore the polls and vote McCain

(Bumped) Gallup is calling the presidential race for Obama, two days before the final vote is in. McCain, Gallup says, will need a miracle to win. While only 4% of voters remain undecided in Gallup’s unallocated likely voter model, the … Continue reading

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Vote, baby, vote

This is where Meryl was last night: This is what we’re told the polls are saying about Virginia: And this is what the Richmond Times-Dispatch says this morning. Times-Dispatch poll shows tight race for president in Va. The presidential contest … Continue reading

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Reasons to vote McCain

There are many reasons to vote for McCain. What puzzles me is why four out of five of my fellow Jews are going to vote for Obama. Sammy Benoit has a piece up on Israel National News that my Jewish … Continue reading

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Republican celebrities

Okay. CBS has a slideshow that makes you go, “NFW!” when you get to this guy. I was right! Darth Vader is a Republican. Oh, and so’s Buffy. And The Rock. And Corporal Klinger. And Mama Partridge. And Adam Sandler. … Continue reading

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Democrats for McCain

Via Jim Treacher, word not to give up quite yet. (Also from my friend Lynn, who talked me into calling my local McCain HQ and volunteering some time.) From some still-angry Hillary voters, we have the reasons why Obama isn’t … Continue reading

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Running interference for Rashid

The Washington Post which has devoted an editorial to debunking Jim Corsi but never one to dispel scurrilous attacks against the Republican ticket has now come off the sidelines to weigh in on the Rashid Khalidi controversy in An ‘Idiot … Continue reading

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Two questions for Charles Gibson on his interview with Obama

1.) Where are the glasses and the frown? 2.) Where are the hardball questions? Let’s face it. Charles Gibson did not do his job tonight. He had the first interview with Obama in over a month, and the toughest question … Continue reading

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The campaign and israel: take 3029

Last week Gallup released a poll showing that American Jews support Sen. Obama by a margin of 74 to 22. But if you look at the breakdown at the end, the October results were recorded over a shorter period of … Continue reading

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The Obamedia: Don’t sweat it, it’s only a few million

In an article about the Obama money machine and its fraudulent donations, the WaPo has this to say about Obama breaking his pledge to pursue public financing: One immediate result of Obama’s fundraising showing this fall is that it may … Continue reading

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AP shocked at Israeli democracy

The AP never fails to disappoint. Now they’re upset that—horrors—an election might give Israelis a chance to elect someone the AP doesn’t agree with. Prime Minister-designate Tzipi Livni on Sunday abandoned her efforts to form a new coalition government and … Continue reading

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