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A Thousand Words

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Sometimes that is, indeed, what a picture is worth.
H/T to Jack and Jill Politics:

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Obama Runs Ayers Radio Ad in Wisconsin

Politics 14 October 2008 | 1 Comment

Tomorrow night’s debate (the actual topic of which is the economy) will be John McCain’s last chance to bring up Bill Ayers to Barack Obama’s face.  Obama (and Joe Biden) have essentially encouraged McCain to do just that- knowing that it will give Obama a chance to calmly dismiss the accusations while McCain looks like [...]

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Obama Goes for Gamer Vote

Election08, Politics 14 October 2008 | 1 Comment

The creativity of the Obama campaign never ceases to amaze me.  Via TPM, we see that Barack Obama is now buying virtual ad space in online games:
Last week we noted unconfirmed sightings of an “Obama for President” billboard in the Xbox 360 racing game Burnout Paradise. Today we’re able to report that it is, [...]

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Is a 60-seat Senate Majority Possible?

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Short answer: Yes
Long answer:
While still not the likeliest of outcomes, the Democrats holding 60 seats in the Senate after the coming election is certainly much more possible than it seemed months or even weeks ago. Follow the bouncing ball, if you will…

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Indie Retailer of the Day: Art by ~K

Art, Indie Retailers 14 October 2008 | 0 Comments

I stumbled upon this artist while looking at whale-related art after seeing some big great painted whales on the side of the San Francisco Aquarium.  I’ve always been a sucker for giant squid b-movie plot devices, so the feature seemed a natural move.  From there I discovered another print that I really enjoyed, which I’d [...]

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