Monthly Archives: October 2008

What Youth Vote?

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

More scare tactics designed to depress the Republican vote? Gallup polling in October finds little evidence of a surge in young voter turnout beyond what it was in 2004. While young voter registration may be up slightly over 2004, the … Continue reading →

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Bonehead Of The Day

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

No commentary necessary.

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Hey! You! Get Offa My Plane!

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

If anything, the Obama campaign (and a future Obama administration) is one of retribution. The Obama campaign has decided to heave out three newspapers from its plane for the final days of its blitz across battleground states — and all … Continue reading →

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Reading, Writing, Revealing

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

A novel way of getting the attention of your students… FURIOUS parents have called for a saucy teacher to be sacked after she put on a saucy strip show for her 15-year-old pupils. The German minx was supposed to be … Continue reading →

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Murtha’s Million-Dollar Band-Aid

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

Sometimes, not even a million dollars can fix the damage a big mouth causes. Veteran Democratic Rep. John Murtha (Pa.) has sent out a last-minute plea for $1 million to save his hotly contested seat, endangered by his own remarks … Continue reading →

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When There’s No More Room In Hell, The Dead Will Vote In Florida

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

So apropos on Halloween… Thousands of dead Floridians are registered to vote and some in Central Florida had ballots cast in their names long after their deaths. “That is scary,” said Jim Branch. Branch’s mother Marjorie died in 2004 but … Continue reading →

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Quote Of The Day

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

Maybe there should’ve been a little pre-game coordination because this probably didn’t come out the way Barack Obama had hoped. I haven’t cleared this with him and he may even be mad at me for saying this so close to … Continue reading →

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Barney Frank’s History Lesson

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Bob

So Barney Frank now claims It was Republican opposition to regulation that caused the bank meltdown…?

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