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The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 5:15pm
by Dr. Medulla
And let's start it off with the Texas wing of the Republican party. Why do they even pay lip service to the big tent idea?
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Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 5:17pm
by threecoffins
Dr. Medulla wrote:And let's start it off with the Texas wing of the Republican party. Why do they even pay lip service to the big tent idea?
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"The Mulatto House" just doesn't have the same ring.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 5:20pm
by Wolter
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Well, he's got my vote NOW.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 5:35pm
by JennyB
Of course, being me, what I want to know is this: Obama mentioned a few months ago that he was going to get a dog for his daughters and I would like to know if he plans on adopting or buying from a breeder (or worse, a pet store). He could be the first president to adopt from a shelter. The guy's a rock star, think of the difference he could make. I don't care what McCain's gonna do because I'm not voting for him. I e-mailed this question to his campaign people, and all I've received in response is a bunch of campaign propaganda spam. Seriously, I know I'm pathetic, but his answer to this will determine if I am going to vote for him or just not vote at all.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 6:08pm
by tepista
JennyB wrote:Of course, being me, what I want to know is this: Obama mentioned a few months ago that he was going to get a dog for his daughters and I would like to know if he plans on adopting or buying from a breeder (or worse, a pet store). He could be the first president to adopt from a shelter. The guy's a rock star, think of the difference he could make. I don't care what McCain's gonna do because I'm not voting for him. I e-mailed this question to his campaign people, and all I've received in response is a bunch of campaign propaganda spam. Seriously, I know I'm pathetic, but his answer to this will determine if I am going to vote for him or just not vote at all.
I hope he gets 5 sick dogs and sews them together to make one Frankendog.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 6:20pm
by Dr. Medulla
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Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 7:07pm
by revbob
Dr. Medulla wrote:And let's start it off with the Texas wing of the Republican party. Why do they even pay lip service to the big tent idea?
I don't think they do.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 7:20pm
by threecoffins
Dr. Medulla wrote:Image
Cerberus The Hellhound of Diplomacy!

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 7:51pm
by eumaas
threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Image
Cerberus The Hellhound of Diplomacy!
Finally a negotiator Ahmadinejad can respect!

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 7:53pm
by Wolter
eumaas wrote:
threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Image
Cerberus The Hellhound of Diplomacy!
Finally a negotiator Ahmadinejad can respect!
We knew him as Cerberus: The Concensus Builder.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 18 Jun 2008, 7:55pm
by threecoffins
Wolter wrote:
eumaas wrote:
threecoffins wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:Image
Cerberus The Hellhound of Diplomacy!
Finally a negotiator Ahmadinejad can respect!
We knew him as Cerberus: The Concensus Builder.
And by we you mean the Illuminati, of course?

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 23 Jun 2008, 6:07pm
by Dr. Medulla
For any stat / poll junkies, Nate Silver, a prominent baseball stat guy is tackling the current election at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/. I ain't smart enough to understand how he's calculating these things, but I trust that he's thorough and methodologically rigourous.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 23 Jun 2008, 6:30pm
by tepista
Dr. Medulla wrote:For any stat / poll junkies, Nate Silver, a prominent baseball stat guy is tackling the current election at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/. I ain't smart enough to understand how he's calculating these things, but I trust that he's thorough and methodologically rigourous.
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and the winner is....Pepsi

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 23 Jun 2008, 6:41pm
by Dr. Medulla
tepista wrote:
Dr. Medulla wrote:For any stat / poll junkies, Nate Silver, a prominent baseball stat guy is tackling the current election at http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/. I ain't smart enough to understand how he's calculating these things, but I trust that he's thorough and methodologically rigourous.
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and the winner is....Pepsi
Blue Pacman likes seedless watermelon.

Re: The US 2008 Election thread

Posted: 23 Jun 2008, 9:09pm
by Rat Patrol
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Here's hoping lowest-common-denominator appeal works for the other side as well as it did for W.'s short-bus-o'-victory.
:shifty: