If you needed any confirmation that this race was bizarre in ways that would make a neo-anti-anti-Dadaist performance artist on acid scratch his partially-shaved, partially-covered-in-dyed-weasels head, here you go:
“If I’m not mistaken, when Al Gore and his brilliant running mate, about this time in the campaign in 2000, were about six or seven points behind,” Lieberman stated. “And, of course, we won. Or we got more votes, anyway.”
I think that we all need a moment to just sit there and contemplate that one.
Moe Lane
Steve Maley
Dan McLaughlin
Neil Stevens
Daniel Horowitz
How many surrealists does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
29Victor (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 3:47PM EST (link)Fish.
Sorry. Dada reference. Had to.
Dude, you rock!
pwest (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:02PM EST (link)n/t
Pam
Remember?....Classic Star Trek!!
speciallist (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:10PM EST (link)Yay 500 errors and unhandled exceptions are back!
Darin_H (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:24PM EST (link)I have no idea if my previous comment will appear, but I’m getting sick of this site breaking.
A visionary coward says that anger can be power, as long as there’s a victim on TV – Flat Top, Goo Goo Dolls
So are we all, So are we all
Neil Stevens (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:26PM EST (link)But the plan is well under way. Stay tuned.
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“I rejoice that America has resisted.” – William Pitt, the Elder
once this election is over...
Aaron Weatherford (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:30PM EST (link)How about some Redstate fundraising…
Like a 20 dollar donation will get you a different colored screen name…
We would really know who the trolls were then…
“My friends, it is coming to my attention that a great number of you are fearful of an Obama win. I must stress that you have nothing to fear from Obama winning the election as I have the greatest confidence he would be a most benevolent dictator.” – Hopefully John McCain
It looks like my comment did get eaten
Darin_H (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:34PM EST (link)since the one I wrote after it got posted.
My question was why didn’t Michelle and the girls go with Barack to see his gravely ill grandmother? Both my wife and I would go if either one of our grandma’s was that sick. I’m not saying it’s germane to the election, but it’s just odd.
(remembers to copy comment just in case…)
A visionary coward says that anger can be power, as long as there’s a victim on TV – Flat Top, Goo Goo Dolls
Aw, you missed the traditional punchline
Finrod (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:35PM EST (link)Namely–
Two: one to hold the giraffe, and the other to fill the bathtub with brightly colored machine tools.
Let’s get down to brass tacks here. How much for the ape?
I thought that was hilarious. Please dont bite my head off.
Alberta (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:38PM EST (link)n/t
Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God’s side, for God is always right.
Abraham Lincoln
Spock in the House!
speciallist (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:40PM EST (link)I still wonder what would have happened...
liberalrepublican (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 4:53PM EST (link)If McCain made Joe his VP.
Ideal outcome – the MSM falls in love and starts actively rooting for them.
While the base doesn’t show the love financially, they come along reluctantly because what else are they going to do?
When the fincial crisis hits, they play the experience card hard.
Imagine if John and Joe had gone to congress together to work on the bailout bill?
That was the turning point. It was about even until then.
Independents flock to the team that can actually get things done and John McCain wins.
I’m just playing “what if”
“Broadly speaking, liberalism emphasizes individual rights and equality of opportunity. … including extensive freedom of thought and speech, limitations on the power of governments, the rule of law, the free exchange of ideas, a market or mixed economy”
Nice thought, but...
azaeroprof (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 5:08PM EST (link)a choice of an old, white guy by McCain = boring. The media spends all weekend prior to the RNC re-hashing O’s Greek column extravaganza and we start the RNC probably 10 points down. Nobody watches the RNC, we get little if no bounce, and the race goes out of reach when the financial meltdown occurs (or at least doesn’t get any better for us).
McCain’s choice of Palin and the incredible bump we got during and after the RNC was the only reason it was close before the meltdown. And Palin’s 2 bad interviews coincided with, but were not the cause of, McCain’s poll drop after the meltdown.
That’s my opinion anyway. I still think that to whatever extent we have any prayer left at this point, it’s due to Palin. I know her poll numbers appear down according to some (ABC/WaPo, CBS/NYT??), but the only reason there is any excitement to the GOP ticket is due to her. Even today, 80% of the buttons sold at our GOP HQ are Palin-only buttons, not McC/Pa ones.
Sorry. I couldn't get on this morning.
29Victor (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 5:13PM EST (link)RedState 3.0 was…well….being RedState 3.0, or, as I like to call it RedState 404.
Yup,
Wayne (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 5:27PM EST (link)I got the 500 error messages but I thought it was the server in the public school district where I work, censoring again.
“Hell, these are Marines. Men like them held Guadalcanal, and took Iwo Jima, Baghdad ain’t s–t”. Maj. Gen. John F. Kelly, USMC, Deputy CG, First MEF
But that answer isn't surreal.
29Victor (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 6:28PM EST (link)It’s about surrealist being surreal, but it is not in and of itself, surreal.
My answer, being entirely non-sequitur, exposes a philisophical reality and questions our assumptions about the normative understanding of the light-bulb joke and elevates it to a higher reality …and a bunch of other moder-art crapola…
You got it.
ColoKid Friday, October 24th at 7:42PM EST (link)If McCain loses, the reason can be summed up in two words: Barack Obama.
If McCain wins, the reason can be summed up in two words: Sarah Palin.
I am Bill Ayers
Raven (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 9:03PM EST (link)No, seriously. I’m everything he ever wanted to be.
I play with explosives. I blow things up.
I may not have had a major role, but I did have a role in the violent overthrown of not 1, but 2 governments.
And I am celebrated as a patriot for it.
Billy should’ve joined the Army, I guess…
“If you do not have a sword, sell your cloak and buy one.”
Luke 22:36
That Gives Barry Far Too Much Credit
IJB Friday, October 24th at 9:26PM EST (link)If McCain loses, it will entirely be due to the financial meltdown. McCain was ahead until the market tanked. As far as I am concerned, it’s the only reason he’s behind now.
Question for you lawyer types...
Elizabeth (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 10:00PM EST (link)I’m a legal immigrant but not yet an American citizen. Obviously, I’m not allowed to vote and I can’t make financial contributions to political campaigns. What am I legally permitted to do to support McCain (if anything)? I assume it’s okay for me to advocate for him online, right? Am I allowed to volunteer for the campaign? For example, can I make calls, knock on doors, or drive people to polling stations?
“‘You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,’ said Aslan. ‘And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.’” — C.S. Lewis’ “Prince Caspian”
You can volunteer your time
itrytobenice (Diary) Friday, October 24th at 10:59PM EST (link)I believe you can make phone calls and volunteer your time. You just can’t give money or vote.
And that’s too bad, ’cause you’re a lot smarter than a lot of the yahoos who are voting.
Proper grammar saves lives.
Let’s eat Grandma.
Let’s eat, Grandma.
"Eve!...I'm choking on shredded Styrofoam!"....lol
speciallist (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 1:09AM EST (link)We need more Star trek Opens!!!!
Moe or Gamecock or some other exquisite writer...
Attack Mode (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 8:09AM EST (link)Maybe one of you could do a nice little story about this. Apparently Joe the Plumber’s records may have been illegally accessed after he was mentioned in the debate. Reading the story, this could end up a criminal investigation. Joe may bring down the corrupt partisans before he ever runs for Congress!!
“Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper” Peter Griffin…Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
“I’ll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust” Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah…yes I love it that much.
Now that, Raven, is a *brag*.
Moe Lane (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 8:13AM EST (link)NT
The Kim Kardashian of blogging.
Check out my blog at http://moelane.com/.
http://moelane.com/filthy-lucre-filthy-lucre/
http://twitter.com/moelane
My (combined) wish list.
We have seen it. :)
Moe Lane (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 8:16AM EST (link)NT
The Kim Kardashian of blogging.
Check out my blog at http://moelane.com/.
http://moelane.com/filthy-lucre-filthy-lucre/
http://twitter.com/moelane
My (combined) wish list.
Yeah I just noticed nogyro's blog on it....
Attack Mode (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 8:19AM EST (link)And I hear Jaded did one as well….Hopefully this story can make it to the FP and get wide readership….oh the irony of the 1st Amendment and the Gov’t response to it….;^)
“Land of the Free and Home of da Whopper” Peter Griffin…Family Guy
conform and celebrate diversity….or else!!!
Steel-Belted Radial Right Winger
“I’ll create 5 million jobs from out of unicorn farts and pixie dust” Justatron paraphrasing Obamessiah…yes I love it that much.
I bet
IndependentfrMI (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 8:21AM EST (link)If someone tracked you would find skunks in the woodpile. When trolls come to find info they leave a terrible stench!
They try to stop free speech no matter how, even if it’s illegal, just look at Obama’s truth squads.
In two words, a BO win ...
skorrent Saturday, October 25th at 12:40PM EST (link)Is “media infatuation”. McCain was in the best position to pin the financial meltdown on the Dems. But with Mac being who he is and the media paying no attention anyway, well, that’s where we are.
Thanks!
Elizabeth (Diary) Saturday, October 25th at 2:04PM EST (link)That’s what I suspected. And you’re very kind.
“‘You come of the Lord Adam and the Lady Eve,’ said Aslan. ‘And that is both honour enough to erect the head of the poorest beggar, and shame enough to bow the shoulders of the greatest emperor on earth. Be content.’” — C.S. Lewis’ “Prince Caspian”