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I love election politics. I hate loving election politics. I love the hating. I hate that loving....

Gutter Politics: McCain Campaign Called Out For Half-Truths
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/10/gutter-politics-mccain-ca_n_125291.html

McCain Interview On Palin Riddled With Errors
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/mccain-interview-on-palin_n_125743.html

Palin leaves open option of war with Russia
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Palin_leaves_open_option_of_war_with_Russia_/articleshow/3473711.cms

In a protocol breach, Brown backs Obama
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/In_a_protocol_breach_Brown_backs_Obama/articleshow/3468913.cms

Palin's ABC Interview: Stumped On Bush Doctrine, Seems To Contradict McCain On Pakistan (VIDEO)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/palins-abc-interview-stum_n_125818.html

Palin Drops Reference To "Bridge To Nowhere" In Speech
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/09/11/palin-drops-reference-to_n_125786.html

Defense

We need to talk about that word. It's being horribly abused.

Defense is not offense.
Do I really need to explain? I certainly don't need to define the terms, but it appears that I certainly do need to differentiate between the two. Defense is a response to an Offense-ive action. Unprovoked attacks, like ours upon Iraq, can not be said to be "defensive." As noble as our soldiers' intentions may be, we are not defending anything with our occupation. The invasion itself was offensive. In both senses.

Guns are not defensive.
Guns are a deterrent, not a defense. The gun is not going to block the incoming bullet, or the sucker punch, or the knife, unless you are extremely lucky. Rather, you pull it or carry it in the hope that you will be able to use it to either deter/intimidate or deter/kill your opponent. There is, therefore, no sensible or logical argument for concealing a gun on your person. As a deterrent, it is only effective if the rest of us know it's there. Oh hell, I'm starting to sound like Dr. Strangelove...

secrets

Lies, doublespeak and more lies from the Campaign to Nowhere

On this day in 1866, the first musical theater show ("...that conforms to the notion of a ...book musical" -wiki) opened in New York City, a four-act performance titled “The Black Crook.” It ran for 474 performances.
In 1940, four teens followed their dog down a hole near Lascaux, France, and found a gallery of 17,000+ year-old cave paintings.

Campaign to Nowhere

Interesting day in history today. Verrrrry interesting. Follow me...

In 1297, William Wallace defeated the English at Stirling Bridge.
In 1609, Henry Hudson began the colonization of the island of Manhattan.
In 1857, 120 men, women and children –all settlers-- were massacred by Mormons at Mountain Meadows, Utah. The Mormons, led by Brigham Young’s adopted son John Doyle Lee, were under the impression that these families represented an impending invasion by the U.S. Army. He offered them safe passage if they would leave their horses, wagons and weapons, and then killed all but seventeen children under the age of seven.
In 1941, ground was broken on the new Pentagon office building.
In 1973, democratically-elected Chilean President Salvador Allende shot himself after CIA-aided troops of Augusto Pinochet surrounded his fortress of La Moneda in Santiago,
Chile.
In 1990, George H. W. Bush first intoned the phrase "New World Order."

It's not the war anymore,

It's the economy, stupid. McSame has no plan, and "Dickless Cheney" won't be much help either. Are you better off now than you were eight years ago?

Palin's not qualified to be in charge of trash pickup in DC, and I don't think any thinking person in this country would dispute that. She's a vindictive game-player who thinks that political power comes from "God;" who thinks that 'creationism' should be taught in schools; and that abstinence-only education will prevent out-of-wedlock pregnancies (in spite of all the evidence to the contrary, including her own daughter!).

In short, she's a high-functioning idiot.

Was anyone else surprised when the RNC crowd started shouting "Drill! Drill! Drill!" during her speech? They weren't talking about oil, folks: this was a crowd of 80% white adult males, and the speaker was a beauty queen. Think about it.

I don't think evidence is going to be much good in this contest, but what the heck, here's some against her if you want it:
A letter from someone who has known Sarah Palin since 1992
The lie she told about the plane she "sold on eBay"
Stalling the "Troopergate" investigation
Palin's pastor
Shocking Open Microphone Comments about Sarah Palin (scroll down a bit for the video)
Karl Rove explaining just how unqualified she really is (thanks Jon Stewart!)

And for those of you really interested in real issues, here's the motherlode