Browsing archives for October 8th, 2008

Gloves Off

Election08, Politics 8 October 2008 | 1 Comment

I was mildly surprised at the debate last night that McCain didn’t bring up any of the attacks his campaign has emphasized over the last few days. Apparently, I’m not the only one.
Obama also said he was surprised some of those attacks weren’t brought up by his opponent at the debate Tuesday night at [...]

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Post Debate Analysis

Election08, Politics 8 October 2008 | 2 Comments

As you may have noticed, I wasn’t able to make to the liveblogging last night.  Instead, I slacked off and went to a debate party for nachos, wings and drinking.  I’m glad to have had some time to think over the debate, though, and write out some thoughts.
Firstly, I hate watching debates on CNN.  Or [...]

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McCain: “My Fellow Prisoners”

Politics 8 October 2008 | 0 Comments

Concerns have been voiced this election season that McCain’s age is a factor in his not that uncommon verbal flubs. The more generous theorize it be caused by exhaustion; the less generous suspect an advancing mental health condition.
I worked in a pharmacy for a few years and encountered many people of McCain’s age that had [...]

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Post Debate Polling

Politics 8 October 2008 | 0 Comments

I’m not going to write a recap of last night’s debate because it bored me enough the first time around. The short version: Obama did fine but not great, McCain seemed like his heart wasn’t in it and Tom Brokaw might have had a nervous breakdown if any more rules were violated. 
The post debate polling [...]

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Barbed Wire

Art, Indie Retailers 8 October 2008 | 2 Comments

This first image almost reached out and shook me.  Barbed Wire Art Co. has a firm grasp on arresting images and unusual materials.  The artist’s bio shows him to be a teenager in Tennessee, and the strength and ability seen here is astounding.  The third piece shown here is out of most people’s price range [...]

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