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by John Cole|  May 10, 20088:11 pm| 74 Comments

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  1. 1.

    Wilfred

    May 10, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    ST. PAUL, Minn. – The man picked by the John McCain campaign to run the 2008 Republican National Convention resigned Saturday after a report that his lobbying firm used to represent the military regime in Myanmar.

    Oh, dear.

    Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time

    More Yahoo. I think he overtook Clinton, too.

  2. 2.

    nightjar

    May 10, 2008 at 8:35 pm

    Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time

    More Yahoo. I think he overtook Clinton, too.

    I hear that Lead works for the Clinton campaign.

  3. 3.

    jake

    May 10, 2008 at 8:38 pm

    This is bad news for Obama.

    A 78-year-old legally blind man nicknamed “The Hammer” has bowled a perfect game. Dale Davis of Alta, Iowa, nailed 12 consecutive strikes and reached 300 on Saturday night during league play.

  4. 4.

    Dennis - SGMM

    May 10, 2008 at 8:44 pm

    “Lazarus, Man” by Terry Callier. Just to relax and enjoy.

  5. 5.

    nightjar

    May 10, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    Very good Dennis. Thanx!

  6. 6.

    Just Some Fuckhead

    May 10, 2008 at 8:50 pm

    I took a three day weekend for my birthday and it’s going to rain through Monday. I had some outdoor projects I was excited about getting to and I’ve just been stalking impatiently through the house all day in my workboots.

  7. 7.

    Dennis - SGMM

    May 10, 2008 at 8:57 pm

    I had some outdoor projects I was excited about getting to and I’ve just been stalking impatiently through the house all day in my workboots.

    What? No toolbelt? :)

  8. 8.

    Halteclere

    May 10, 2008 at 9:00 pm

    A pet peeve of mine: people who say they built something, fixed something, did something, etc. when in reality they had someone else do the task. For example: Laura Bush: George Built Limestone Altar for Jenna’s Wedding. Come on. George Bush had someone build the alter.

    It isn’t Bush that is my pet peeve, it is people who didn’t do the labor, or who do not have the knowlege or skills to do the labor, but who still claim that labor as their own.

    I rebuilt my car’s transmission. I had the differential rebuilt. I am only claiming the labor that I performed. My wife’s boss tells his collegues that he put together his son’s basketball goal, when in reality he paid me to put together the basketball goal.

  9. 9.

    Bob In Pacifica

    May 10, 2008 at 9:01 pm

    I would call her the Energizer Bunny, but “bunny” is a sexist term.

    LOUISVILLE, KY — Hillary Clinton touted her electability and commitment to the Bluegrass State as she was the only candidate to address Democrats tonight.

    “The only way we can have a Democrat in that White House come next January is to win in November, and we cannot win unless we can win 270 electoral votes,” she said. “Look at the map, figure out where we’re going to get those votes, and which candidate is more likely to be able to win those votes in November against John McCain. I have taken on the Republicans before and I have won.”

    Many speakers tonight noted the absence of Barack Obama. Terry McBrayer, a former state party chair and superdelegate, drew some boos from Obama supporters on hand when he said he contacted a local milk company to put Obama’s picture on a milk carton.

    She’s still trying to tear down Obama. What a fighter!

  10. 10.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 10, 2008 at 9:05 pm

    “I have taken on the Republicans before and I have won.”

    Really? When?

  11. 11.

    myiq2xu

    May 10, 2008 at 9:06 pm

    Because I am lazy.

    Typical white person

  12. 12.

    myiq2xu

    May 10, 2008 at 9:10 pm

    Y’all will love this:

    Education and intelligence are also important in distinguishing between Clinton and Obama supporters. There are several reasons why the educated voters overwhelmingly choose Obama over Clinton. One reason is that Clinton campaigns based upon flawed economic policies to pander to the lower income voters. She promotes policies such as the gas tax holiday and and her proposals for the mortgage crisis which require education and knowledge of the issues to see the serious errors. Clinton and her supporters try to circumvent criticism of her plans by the educated by writing them off as elites whose views do not matter. While Obama is developing a diverse group of supporters, Clinton is now leading an anti-intellectual movement which believes they can shout down those who criticize them as elitists.

    Clinton has also depended on low educated, low-information voters when she has spent much of her campaign using mailers and robo-calls to distort Obama’s positions and record. The smarter one is, the more likely they are to see through such attacks. One responds to the Clinton campaign’s talking points in much the same way the do with Fox News. Either they have the ability to see through the propaganda or they do not.

    Another reason that education and intelligence separate the voters is that there is a high correlation between education and belief in the liberal values which differentiate Obama and Clinton. While populist on economic issue, and therefore mislabeled a liberal, she is a conservative on social issues, civil liberties issues, and foreign policy. She has stronger ties to the religious right than the presumptive Republican candidate. She backs the same types of abuses of executive power practiced by George Bush. Clinton supported the war, despite her attempts to hide this fact. It is unfortunate that the Clinton camp echoes the Republicans in opposing these liberal values and in considering the educated people who defend liberalism as elitists.

    That’s from “Hillbillies for Hillary” by Ron Chusid.

  13. 13.

    Eural Joiner

    May 10, 2008 at 9:14 pm

    Things I’ve really enjoyed recently (in no particular order):

    1) Last episode of “Lost” – just kicked gigantic ass
    2) “The Slip” from Nine Inch Nails – just kicked ginormous ass
    3) “Iron Man” – very kick ass worthy
    4) Contemplating the summer which is only three more short school weeks ahead – most ass kicking of all!

  14. 14.

    nightjar

    May 10, 2008 at 9:16 pm

    That’s from “Hillbillies for Hillary” by Ron Chusid.

    And your point?

  15. 15.

    Carnacki

    May 10, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    On the ground in West Virginia for Obama.

    Also Top 10 reasons why you should support Anne Barth in WV-02.

  16. 16.

    myiq2xu

    May 10, 2008 at 9:18 pm

    And your point?

    Sorry, I don’t have time to explain. I want to hump my cousin before I leave for the Klan rally tonight.

  17. 17.

    nightjar

    May 10, 2008 at 9:21 pm

    Sorry, I don’t have time to explain. I want to hump my cousin before I leave for the Klan rally tonight.

    We just gotta get Myiq2whatever the help she needs.

  18. 18.

    jake

    May 10, 2008 at 9:23 pm

    A pet peeve of mine: people who say they built something, fixed something, did something, etc. when in reality they had someone else do the task.

    In the “mind” of certain type of boob (usually upper class), giving an order to do a thing is all it takes for that thing to happen. The word is the deed. They may be vaguely aware that someone, somewhere had to engage in [shudder] manual labor, but that isn’t the most important part of the process.

    Of course, some people are just inconsiderate dicks.

  19. 19.

    John Cole

    May 10, 2008 at 9:25 pm

    On the ground in West Virginia for Obama.

    Also Top 10 reasons why you should support Anne Barth in WV-02.

    I will be running Anne Barth Act Blue stuff in the fall. Propping her up keeps the GOP busy here in a state they can ill afford to spend money on.

  20. 20.

    Dennis - SGMM

    May 10, 2008 at 9:26 pm

    John Martyn, one of the best musicians nobody ever knew about performing “Bless the Weather.”
    It’s the best “Good evening” I could ever give you all.

  21. 21.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 10, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    Y’all will love this:

    How can I put this delicately?

    In my visits to various pro-Hillary websites lately, I’ve noticed a lot of. . . low-information voters there. For instance, many who are threatening to vote for McCain over Obama don’t seem to know a hell of a lot about Senator Barbecue. They think he is a woman-friendly candidate, despite dumping his first wife after a car wreck marred her looks and replacing her with a younger, hotter, richer version.

  22. 22.

    KRK

    May 10, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    So, question for John and any other folks who used to vote R (and anybody else, too, I suppose). What’s your prediction for the ability of Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate, Ron Paul write-ins, etc., to draw votes from McCain in November? Negligible?

  23. 23.

    John Cole

    May 10, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    So, question for John and any other folks who used to vote R (and anybody else, too, I suppose). What’s your prediction for the ability of Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate, Ron Paul write-ins, etc., to draw votes from McCain in November? Negligible?

    Little to none. Actual libertarians fled the GOP four years ago.

  24. 24.

    cbear

    May 10, 2008 at 9:36 pm

    What’s your prediction for the ability of Bob Barr, the Libertarian candidate, Ron Paul write-ins, etc., to draw votes from McCain in November?

    I’m not sure, although I think a lot depends on whether Hillary accepts the V.P. slot on Barr’s ticket.

  25. 25.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 10, 2008 at 9:44 pm

    Isn’t it kind of strange for someone who calls themself “Big Tent Democrat” to ban a fellow Democrat from his/her website for disagreeing with him/her?

  26. 26.

    myiq2xu

    May 10, 2008 at 9:46 pm

    They think he is a woman-friendly candidate, despite dumping his first wife after a car wreck marred her looks and replacing her with a younger, hotter, richer version.

    Don’t look at me, I’ve been divorced three times. I don’t know shit about what women think.

  27. 27.

    Cap and Gown

    May 10, 2008 at 9:48 pm

    John,

    So what’s up with BSG? Where you at? Still panning out as stereotypical sci-fi/tv? Or has it thrown you any curve balls yet?

  28. 28.

    Notorious P.A.T.

    May 10, 2008 at 9:49 pm

    Okay, it was actually Jeralyn who banned me.

  29. 29.

    jake

    May 10, 2008 at 9:54 pm

    Don’t look at me, I’ve been divorced three times. I don’t know shit about what women think.

    Well, you know what they think of you.

  30. 30.

    demimondian

    May 10, 2008 at 9:56 pm

    I will be running Anne Barth Act Blue stuff in the fall. Propping her up keeps the GOP busy here in a state they can ill afford to spend money on.

    I’m hoping that I can get you to help anchor a “Balloons for Burner” effort, too. I know she’s not in your district, but you do have a lot of commenters from the Seattle metro area, and, like Barth, Act Blue for Burner at the least forces the Republicans to spend money on a race which they’d really like to ignore.

  31. 31.

    Scrutinizer

    May 10, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    Isn’t it kind of strange for someone who calls themself “Big Tent Democrat” to ban a fellow Democrat from his/her website for disagreeing with him/her?

    Were you on the GOS when Armando was posting over there? It was the weirdest thing—he would write excellent diaries, particularly on legal matters, and I recall a couple he did on Lincoln’s election that were smokin’. But get him in the comments section, and he got crazed. Disagree with him and you were a liar or an asshole or both, and he’d descend into the silliest blathering back and forth in a heartbeat. Kinda like talking to the Tasmanian Devil. How he wound up co-opting the TL front page I’ll never know. Jeralyn didn’t used to go in for that kind of crap.

  32. 32.

    The Moar You Know

    May 10, 2008 at 10:09 pm

    Myiq: how the hell do you have enough money to get internet access? Donald Trump can’t even afford his three divorces!

  33. 33.

    Rick Taylor

    May 10, 2008 at 10:12 pm

    Notorious P.A.T. Says:
    Okay, it was actually Jeralyn who banned me.

    Jeralyn banned you after just two posts? I guess it was because you mentioned you came from Balloon juice.

  34. 34.

    Soylent Green

    May 10, 2008 at 10:17 pm

    You have to realize that liberals are liberals FIRST!

    They are liberals before they are Americans. They are liberals before they are people of their God – if they have one.

    They are liberals before they are members of the human race.

    From a recent comment on Atlas Shrugs.

    Just to recall that Hillary’s dumbest followers are not half this retarded.

  35. 35.

    demimondian

    May 10, 2008 at 10:23 pm

    Um, but…I am a liberal before I am a human. That’s because, as a liberal, I’m better than the rest of the human race. I’m one of teh 31337.

  36. 36.

    jake

    May 10, 2008 at 10:46 pm

    They are liberals before they are members of the human race.

    Whereas neo-cons never get past the bloated sack of protoplasm stage of evolution Intelligent Design.

  37. 37.

    Davis X. Machina

    May 10, 2008 at 10:51 pm

    They are liberals before because they are members of the human race.

    Fixed.

  38. 38.

    Davis X. Machina

    May 10, 2008 at 11:19 pm

    Odd.

    The tags work in the preview, but not in the post itself.

  39. 39.

    myiq2xu

    May 10, 2008 at 11:20 pm

    Myiq: how the hell do you have enough money to get internet access? Donald Trump can’t even afford his three divorces!

    I marry rich women and get them to pay alimony.

  40. 40.

    El Doh

    May 11, 2008 at 1:30 am

    Ah-HAH! You’re John McCain!

  41. 41.

    w vincentz

    May 11, 2008 at 11:56 am

    Well, since this is an open thread ( and I don’t link stuff well), over at dailykos they have an open thread. If you go to the comments and scroll down past the beautiful photo of Phillie, you’ll see one about a “lost cat” that has been found. It made me laugh so hard I had to change my underwear.

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