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From the “Just Sayin’” Files

May 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I’m just sayin…
If there is a quarterback controversy for your home team and the coach picks the QB for the first game of the season, do you really want the second stringer doing all he can to hurt the starter? Is it it in any way helpful for the second stringer’s agent to start [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Elections · Politics

Barack Obama: A different kind of popular vote

February 13th, 2008 · 9 Comments

I come from a generation of people who immediately disregard anything that gains any popularity among the general public. It’s cool until other people like it. Then, “It’s played, man. Played.” These are the kind of people who support the Electoral College because they don’t want to get caught supporting the popular vote. My, wouldn’t [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Blogger Days · Elections · Politics

Super Tuesday Live Blog

February 5th, 2008 · 127 Comments

12:42am–Of course, Blogger sticks it to me in the waning moments…
12:27am–CNN gives Missouri to McCain. President McCain…still getting used to that one.
12:25am–CNN gives California to Clinton and McCain. That’s not how I wanted to end the night.
12:21am–Damn, that was fast. NBC calls Californa for Clinton.
12:14am–Clinton wins Arizona, but the story is in Missouri. With 98% [...]

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Tags: Barack Obama · Blogger Days · Elections · Live Blogs · Politics

Of best chances redux

January 31st, 2008 · 9 Comments

“We’re not voting for inspirational-speaker-in-chief.” –CJ, in the comments to Of best chances
The people who don’t want Barack Obama to be President of the United States are united in their message: He has done nothing, he has proven nothing, and his inspirational kumbaya speeches are just a clever throwback to forty-some years ago. [...]

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Of best chances

January 30th, 2008 · 5 Comments

I do not talk about a lot of things with people I care about. I avoid confrontation at most times and it takes a lot to push me to the point at which I start running my mouth. Among the things I usually don’t discuss: abortion, religion, and politics. I have recently, though, crossed the [...]

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Giuliani’s Headache

December 23rd, 2007 · 3 Comments

It’s always fun to figure out what “flu-like symptoms” really means.
If you missed it, Rudy Giuliani was admitted to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis last week with what was initially described as flu-like symptoms. Now, he says it was a headache. This is what Giuliani told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos this morning, with my emphasis in [...]

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Tags: Blogger Days · Elections · Politics

What the Huck?

December 19th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Let’s forget for a moment that one of the most important elections in our lifetime is eleven months away. Let’s forget that the amount of money being spent on the campaigns could feed the homeless for untold months. Let’s even forget whether we are Republicans, Democrats, Independents, or from Bob Jones University. Let’s just ask [...]

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Tags: Blogger Days · Elections · Politics