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• Third Debate Thoughts, and Video of McCain’s air-scarequotes “health of the mother”

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-16 • ( 31 )

  My first impression thoughts of the third presidential debate between Barack Obama and John McCain, mostly grabbed from my twitter feed: – McCain choked on addressing Obama as “Senator Obama” at the opening, unless there was a glitch in the… Read More ›

• FYI

  By tigtog on 2008-10-16 • ( 1 )

  The spaminator (Akismet) seems to be having a spasm of false positives lately, with a few Hoydenizens landing there for no good reason that I can tell. If your comment totally disappears when you hit the SEND button (i.e. there… Read More ›

• Thoughts that get me out of bed to blog in the wee small hours

  By tigtog on 2008-10-16 • ( 11 )

  All these news reports recently about the Bradley Effect…it just struck me: are some media using earnest explanations of said Bradley Effect as an opportunity to remind the American VoterTM that that nice Obama they’re planning to vote for is,… Read More ›

• She only lets us stay in the house because we can be used as furniture

  By tigtog on 2008-10-15 • ( 11 )

  Queen of the household, Molly.

• Whoydensday: The Sarah Jane Adventures

  By Guest Poster on 2008-10-15 • ( 13 )

  Author: Hoydenizen Beppie Once upon a time, the Doctor had a Companion, whom he left behind quite suddenly in the wake of an emergency. This Companion expected that the Doctor would come back, but he never did—at least not for… Read More ›

• The most potent weapon in the PC arsenal

  By tigtog on 2008-10-14 • ( 9 )

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Disgust Disgust, originally uploaded by Spencer Batchelder. Yep, that’s the nastiest munition we have here at… Read More ›

• Virtual Travelling: Bristol UK graffiti

  By tigtog on 2008-10-14 • ( 6 )

  .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } 8/10/08, originally uploaded by emmdee. Emmdee managed to capture the artist putting up this huge stencilled… Read More ›

• As the US election campaign descends farther and farther into black farce

  By tigtog on 2008-10-13 • ( 25 )

  Jesus’ General makes the appropriate accompanying video: Passionately Credulous Bigots For McCain (We’ll Believe Anything) So, is anything marginally more sensible happening in the election campaigns in NZ or Canada?

• Angst in the papers

  By tigtog on 2008-10-13 • ( 16 )

  This morning’s editorial in The Age is muted with respect to the two laws passed regarding reproductive choice in Victoria last week, opining that the abortion decriminalisation legislation goes too far with its explicit negation of a conscience clause, and… Read More ›

• Victim-blaming by the Queensland government

  By lauredhel on 2008-10-13 • ( 4 )

  The Queensland Government has taken a leaf out of ALAC New Zealand’s book, launching a new victim-blaming campaign. The “Safer Drinking Cultures” programme aims to address binge drinking among young people. Unfortunately, they’ve decided to go with the old saw… Read More ›

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