It may be too early to stick a fork in John McCain, but given the latest whisperings, one may perhaps be forgiven for at least picking out the cutlery:
John McCain is pulling out of Michigan, according to two Republicans, a stunning move a month away from Election Day that indicates the difficulty Republicans are having in finding blue states to put in play.
McCain will go off TV in Michigan, stop dropping mail there and send most of his staff to more competitive states, including Wisconsin, Ohio and Florida. Wisconsin went …

Science News has up clips of the first sound recordings made of presidential candidates. In 1908, William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft recorded their voices onto wax cylinders that were then be sold for a small price ($8 in modern money). When you listen to Taft’s clip- entitled “Rights and Progress of the Negro”- remember that for 1908 the subject was progressive and not as condescending as it sounds now. 
William Jennings Bryan’s clip is about bank failures. History repeats itself… itself… itself…
(h/t Slashdot)

This is our weekly GUEST COLUMN. If you’d like to submit a Mix Tape, email Brandy at brandy@mouemagazine.com with “Mix Tape” in the subject line.
This week’s list comes courtesy of Ben Raynor, photographer and keeper of the Broken Toy Shop. 
This list is compiled from what would appear to be my favourite ten songs of all time. That would be a complete load of shit.
So far, I have spent over a week thinking about this, but, compiling a short list is not easy. Basically, this is the list that I would trial …

Thanks again to everyone who participated in our liveblogging of the debate last night. It was our first run with Cover It Live so the road was a bit bumpy (the system seemed to be glitchy for everyone, as evidenced at Pandagon). We’ll try to get some of the problems ironed out before we cover the next event. 
I wanted to write a debate summation post for those who don’t want to read the chat transcript. I also missed some points due to multitasking that I caught on a second viewing. …