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Well I'm naked right now but for a lampshade on my head, but you can't really see that so I guess it doesn't help you.
If only I had bothered to acquaint myself with the facts of the case, I might know what the fuck I was talking about, eh?
Well... the mental image made me giggle a bit. Paired with the fact that Madonna's "Justify My Love" is on the radio right now, it made me giggle quite a bit.
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The guy is as extreme as you can get on abortion (no rape/incest or health of the mother exception and doesn't even want to leave it a state issue and that a consensus with pro-choice ppl is impossible), doesn't believe in evolution, against any embryonic stem cell research, thinks open homosexuality shouldn't be tolerated by society, opposed SCHIP, supports abstinence education and teacher-led mandatory school prayer and wants judges who say legislatures can't specifically pray to Jesus impeached.
The guy is Sarah Palin with a dick and more experience. Just because he's charming on the Daily Show means he belongs anywhere near an Obama Administration
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He was sentenced to life without parole so I'm pretty sure you don't know what you're talking about here. There was no parole board until Huckabee changed his sentence to allow him one and then recommended to the parole board he should be released. The guy was a multiple rapist but Huckabee got him released because he found God or so Huckabee could score points with the anti-Clinton crowd or for some ridiculous idea that a violent rapist should be out on the streets. The guy he got released then raped and murdered two different women.
I'm not sure how you think that's not an appropriate criticism.
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Now, I'm not saying that people didn't fuck up, but to say that "he shouldn't have been released because his alleged victim said so" is fucking stupid, and if we're going to take that approach, why bother with the whole court system thing at all? Let's just have victims act as judge, jury, and executioner.
Again, I'm not saying that he necessarily should have, but shit, I don't see it as the glaring error in judgment that so many other people seem to. The man was castrated, for fuck's sake, and the cops had treated him like some kind of fucking animal. They certainly weren't interested in any kind of justice for him.
It feels nice to be fought over, doesn't it?
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Yeah I'm not saying that, I'm just saying don't go blind with rage every time that issue comes up to the exclusion of recognizing the ultimate point of bringing up this case, which is to show poor judgment/abuse of influence by Huckabee
He may be a nice guy but he doesn't belong anywhere in Obama's administration
Sarah Palin is many things, but baddest motherfucker on the planet is NOT one of them.
The McCain campaign wouldn't have the time or money to focus on states like MT or ND. They're already fighting for too many states, and spreading themselves too thin.
If it gets to the point where Obama can win ND or MT, then McCain has lost anyway.
I mean.......seriously.........how *could* you? Raven? Honestly?
I must take my offense and govoteobamawooooooooo
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Barack Obama is shown with an edge against John McCain in a North Dakota presidential race that has narrowed to a statistical tie, according to a new Forum poll.
The survey shows Obama squeaking past McCain, 45 percent to 43 percent, a lead that falls within the poll’s margin of error and therefore indicates a dead heat, according to political analysts.
Still up for grabs: undecided voters, comprising 12 percent.
“It’s a statistical tossup,†said Jim Danielson, co-director of the Public Affairs Institute at Minnesota State University Moorhead, which conducted the statewide telephone survey for The Forum. Pollsters contacted 606 likely North Dakota voters by telephone Oct. 6-8.
The poll indicates McCain’s once-comfortable lead in North Dakota has melted away as Obama is the widely favored choice among voters who consider the economy the most pressing issue.
Among voters who rank the economy as their top concern, 49 percent favor Obama, while 38 percent back McCain. The economy was far and away the most important national issue among voters, according to the poll, even though a majority regarded their own economic situation as “better off†or the “same†compared to a year ago.
Another troubling sign in the poll for McCain, who has styled himself as a maverick who is not a clone of President Bush: McCain has failed to solidify his hold on the GOP base in North Dakota, where he has the support of just 73 percent of voters identifying themselves as strong Republicans.
In February’s North Dakota Republican caucuses, McCain finished second behind Mitt Romney, barely ahead of Ron Paul, an early sign his campaign was not eagerly embraced by many of the party faithful.
By contrast, Obama has a commanding lead among Democratic voters and is a favorite among independent voters.
McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, is shown as neither helping nor hurting the Republican among North Dakota voters. Eighty percent of those polled said McCain’s selection of Palin as running mate had little or no influence on their choice of primary candidate.
If Obama defeats McCain in North Dakota’s Nov. 4 election, it would be a historic loss for the Republicans, who have failed to carry the state in only three presidential elections since 1916, most recently Lyndon Johnson’s defeat of Barry Goldwater in 1964.
Not long ago, North Dakota appeared to be strongly behind McCain, despite Obama’s decision to open field offices throughout the state, an unprecedented presence by a Democratic presidential contender. The Obama campaign recently pulled its staff from North Dakota, shifting them to hotly contested Minnesota and Wisconsin, but a network of volunteers continues to work out of the offices.
The last publicly reported North Dakota presidential poll, taken Sept. 16-17, showed McCain led Obama 53 percent to 40 percent, the latest in a string of surveys this year showing the Republican was ahead in North Dakota. But an early poll, in February, surprised many politicos when Obama was shown leading 46 percent to 42 percent.
With three weeks remaining in the race, with the nation rocked by a financial panic and wars continuing in Iraq and Afghanistan, the two presidential candidates’ fate could be strongly influence by factors outside their control, said Philip Baumann, co-director of the Public Affairs Institute and a professor of political science at MSUM.
“Lots can depend on external situations and developments,†Baumann said.
Despite McCain’s problems in North Dakota, the Republicans’ strong organization in the state still could prove formidable, Danielson said. A party’s machine is crucial in getting its voters to the polls on Election Day.
“If I were going to put my money on it right now, my estimate is the Republicans will have the lead there,†Danielson said.
Still, the poll suggests North Dakota, which holds three of 538 electoral votes, will draw renewed interest and redoubled efforts from both campaigns, Baumann said.
“You could see a scramble from both parties,†he added. “Right now it’s neck and neck. It’s within the margin of error. It could go either way.â€
Rollout of ND poll results
- Today: President, most important national issues
- Tuesday: U.S. House, governor, insurance commissioner and most important state issues
- Wednesday: State ballot measures
- Thursday: Job-performance ratings of president, U.S. senators, U.S. congressman, governor and state Legislature
About this poll
Telephone interviews of 606 likely North Dakota voters were conducted Oct. 6-8 in a statewide survey conducted by the Public Affairs Institute of Minnesota State University Moorhead. The poll, with a sample weighted for age, has a margin of error of plus or minus 4 percentage points.
Historical background
Democratic presidential candidates have carried North Dakota only three times since 1916. Each Democratic victory was decisive, and two came during the Great Depression:
- 1964: President Lyndon Johnson defeated Barry Goldwater 58 percent to 42 percent.
- 1936: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt beat Alf Landon 69 percent to 31 percent.
- 1932: Franklin Delano Roosevelt defeated President Herbert Hoover 71 percent to 29 percent.
Source: North Dakota Secretary of State
Readers can reach Forum reporter Patrick Springer at (701) 241-5522
If this isn't an outlier, then it's most definitely game over for McCain.
Hate vs. Hope.
Look at the McCain rallies, and then look at the Obama ones. I really am not trying to be overdramatic, but the McCain rallies are like... misguided, fear enducing... it makes me sick. I see the rallies, and I see the people not loving McCain or Palin, but they hate Obama.
I see the Obama rallies, and they don't hate McCain. They love Obama and Biden.
I mean, it really is right there, plain as day. I feel like I'm stuck in a fucking Final Fantasy game.
Yeah, at another board. I've been ruthlessly campaigning for Obama over there. I converted a McCain supporter and swung a swing voter right over to Obama.
Yeah, they love her because she speaks to their paranoia. It's kind of sick.
hi5!
Sooo who would that make Obama? and Hillary and Bill?
for my money i dont know the above but Biden = Auron. Just because Biden is that much of a badass.
Converting the McCain supporter was easily. I just told him what McCain believes and posted news stories.
The undecided was tricky.
Also: Yet another instance of ad banner placement based on the fact that seeing John McCain's smile makes viewers think of teeth whiteners.
I didn't see the ad (I block them), but what's wrong with McCain's teeth? They look pretty normal to me.
They're very yellow, at least in some older pictures of him. Maybe they've been using whiteners since he's been campaigning.
edit: Behold, the worst picture of him (and perhaps anything) ever:
my god...
It's full of stars.
he just goes on and on and on without anyone calling him on his crap
Yeah, I'm actually hoping that Palin gets the nomination in '12 as a second implosion from pandering to evangelicals is pretty much the only way I see to get some sanity back in the republican party. It's for that reason why I'm scared as hell of Huckabee, because despite having batshit insane views on anything even remotely related to faith, he's so charismatic that he'd actually stand a chance, but more importantly would keep the evangelicals as one of the main pilars of the party, if not the dominant one.
EDIT: I could only watch a minute of that video before having to shut it off. I don't get how these people can function on a day to day basis with that kind of cognative dissonance
Meh. They look pretty good for a 72-year-old to me.
At least they're not disturbingly hyper-white like the teeth of some celebrities and politicians.