Daily Archives: May 13, 2008

The Dead Parrot Candidate

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

Dana Milbank from The Washington Post describes Hillary Clinton's West Virginia victory in terms of the famous Monty Python's Flying Circus skit about the dead parrot. This, Milbank states, is an ex-candidate. From his description, Clinton may really be. 11:45 a.m., … Continue reading →

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West Virginia Exit Polls

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

This is more an update on my "Obama's 20% Solution" post than anything else. From the WV exit polls we can see that the black vote came in at 4%.  This gives us a baseline of Clinton 58% – 42% … Continue reading →

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The New Volkswagen: Now With Two Trunks!

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

A British man and his sister got to test drive the new Volkswagen Golf – the one with two trunks. The regular one and the one the elephant added later. Road rage is bad enough. But what worried the driver … Continue reading →

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Democrats Racist?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

Gee, really? I saw this early this morning but was pressed for time and couldn't post. Now, I'm very late to the party but thought I'd still comment on the Washington Post story detailing whining from Obama workers about the … Continue reading →

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Clinton Supporters In WV Aren’t Necessarily Racist…

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

…or so says Obamanation.  They might only be stupid: I do want to write a little bit more about the notion that West Virginians are racist. The longer version will have to wait until later today or tomorrow. But the … Continue reading →

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Democrat’s “American History” Gap

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

First we had Barack Obama's complaint about not being able to visit all 60 states, and now we have another, shall we say, "interesting" take on American history: The special congressional election in Mississippi today is an important one. The GOP … Continue reading →

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Obama’s West Virginian Debacle?

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Rich Horton

Open speculation like this can't be good for any presumptive nominee: Doesn't look good anecdotally for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in West Virginia this Tuesday. Party insiders say Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., might beat him in the Mountaineer State on … Continue reading →

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Coyote Attacks On Humans

Posted on May 13, 2008 by Gaius

The Associated Press notes that there are rising numbers of reports of coyotes attacking humans in Southern California. LOS ANGELES – The coyote was limping as it approached a girl in a sand box at a public park — but … Continue reading →

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