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The Definitive John McCain Crazy-Face Gallery

October 17, 2008

Some say he’s on Adderall, others that he’s just a weird, bemusing old dude who isn’t quite spring chicken enough for the highest office in the land. We just think he makes funny faces. Take a look at the photos after the jump and decide for yourself.

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John McPenguin

October 10, 2008
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Brigitte Bardot: Sarah Palin Is “A Disgrace For Women”

October 9, 2008

This from the Huffington Post:

“I hope you lose these elections because that would be a victory for the world,” Bardot wrote in an open letter to Republican John McCain’s running mate in the November vote.

and

“I know them well and I can assure you that no pitbull, no dog, nor any other animal for that matter is as dangerous as you are,” Bardot wrote.

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John McCain + Keating Economics

October 6, 2008

The Obama Campaign has released a website & short documentary video on John McCain’s deep involvement in the Keating 5 fraud scandal. Visit the Keating Economics website here » Meanwhile, Tim Dickinson wrote a 10,000 word piece on John McCain which includes a sendup of his Keating 5 connection: Charlie Keating, the banker and anti-pornography [...]

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Interesting Pairing in Nature Magazine

October 6, 2008

This is the front and back cover spread of a recent Nature magazine, courtesy of Gawker…

There are some great comments about “Nature Cover Nurtured” on Gawker:

“both those yellow dogs are old” and, “One dog looks hopeful. The other looks confused.”

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Incompetent People Are Truly Clueless (to their own inabilities)

October 1, 2008

Reading all this about Sarah Palin I’m reminded of a New York Times article by Erica Goode someone pointed me to a loooong time ago on what is now called the Dunning–Kruger Effect… When Sarah Palin tells us she did not blink when John McCain asked her to be his running mate, I have a strong suspicion we’re looking at this effect in action.

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David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign

September 30, 2008

It is Letterman’s take on McCain’s cancellation of his appearance on the Letterman show last night.  It’s about 10 minutes long, so grab a glass or cup of something, sit back, and chuckle.  Gee, golly, if the Palin/McCain ticket wasn’t so scary, I might even suggest laughing aloud. 

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A Nation of Masochists

September 30, 2008

Juan Cole of Informed Comment muses that even to be this close at this time in this election … we’d have to be pack of frickin’ masochists to even consider another four years of the same pounding.

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Sarah Palin for Planned Parenthood

September 30, 2008

Make a donation to Planned Parenthood. In Sarah Palin’s name. And here’s the good part: when you make a donation to PP in her name, they’ll send her a card telling her that the donation has been made in her honor.

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What Does McCain Have To Hide About POWs?

September 30, 2008

John McCain, who has risen to political prominence on his image as a Vietnam POW war hero, has, inexplicably, worked very hard to hide from the public stunning information about American prisoners in Vietnam who, unlike him, didn’t return home. Throughout his Senate career, McCain has quietly sponsored and pushed into federal law a set of prohibitions that keep the most revealing information about these men buried as classified documents.

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