Comments on: Election Watch: 4 more weeks

By: Deus Ex Macintosh

Deus Ex Macintosh — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:54:33 +0000

That’s a cause I think I can support… =8-)

By: MatildaZQ

MatildaZQ — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:17:19 +0000

Oh, by the way, did you know that one can make a donation to to Planned Parenthood in SaraPalin’s honor?She gets a nice card at her office in Juneau.

By: tigtog

tigtog — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:47:28 +0000

Ugh, go and read this: *headdesk* *headdesk* *headdesk* from Trouble Is A State Of Mind "Nailin' Paylin"? Furrfu.

By: skink

skink — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:43:54 +0000

and here’s jon Stewart’s take on the ‘reformed maverick’

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184113&title=John-McCain:-Reformed-Maverick

By: skink

skink — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:19:22 +0000

I was going to post the Rolling Stone thing, but I see someone else has beaten me to it

you may enjoy this rant about Palin instead:

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/story/23318320/mad_dog_palin

a bit too gonzo for its own good, but that seesm to obligatory at RS these days: I don’t think they get a gig if they can’t channel the Duke.

and if you want a laugh at how self-deluding teh rednecks are, try this:

http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/palins-debate-reviews-are-in/2/

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:05:26 +0000

Meanwhile, the elephant in the room is the fact that dermatologists are confirming that the form of cancer for which McCain has been treated has an actuarial survival rate of two to four years for a person his age. So, as the disturbing prospect of a long Palin presidency starts to set in, she doesn't look so great to working-class white women any more.

The article is here. The quoted section is on page 2.

By: Mindy

Mindy — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:00:57 +0000

Naomi Wolf said in the SMH this weekend that dermatologists have said that the survival rate for men of McCain’s age treated for the type of cancer he was treated for (any ideas?) have an average survival of 2-4 years post op (according to actuarial studies). This was the first I had heard of cancer treatment, but it is definitely chilling if true. A Palin presidency probably wouldn’t get a second term, but you could imagine what would happen if McCain did die in office and Palin took over. It would put the cause of women, especially women in politics, back generations.

By: Belinda

Belinda — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:02:37 +0000

Just to comment on the least of these issues: As a rural gal, I’ve been waiting with ‘bated breath for SOMEONE to point out to McCain’t/Failin’ the original meaning of the word “maverick.” As I always understood it, a maverick calf is a stray calf, usually an orphan, who may legally be claimed by the first rancher to rope and brand it.

By: Deus Ex Macintosh

Deus Ex Macintosh — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:17:28 +0000

More4 in the UK just broadcast the HBO drama Recount about the year 2000 presidential election. Am amazed anyone would trust the Republican party again if the stunts they pulled in this movie were genuine. It's really gripping to watch if you can get a hold of it and Kevin Spacey is excellent.

By: Bene

Bene — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:04:00 +0000

Glenn shows that conventional wisdom earlier this year, that the war in Iraq would be a winning issue for Republicans, has now been shown by public reaction to the presidential and vice presidential debates to be just as wrongheaded as Glenn said at the time: the voters hate the GOP party line on the war.

While I did have a general sense on the ground here in Middle America that the GOP war stance was not cutting it with people, it was heartening to see it confirmed.