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November 6, 2008Ya Don't Believe Me?
Ya don't believe me that Sarah Palin is a total fucking dunce? Even Fox News is trashing her, with a report that she didn't know what countries were part of NAFTA or that Africa is a continent and not a country. My 6-year-old son knows that. Watch:
November 5, 2008Not to Rain on Anyone's Parade...
Yeah, more people voted for Barack Obama than any presidential candidate in US history ... but more than 55 million of our fellow citizens voted to put a total fucking dunce one heartbeat away from the presidency.
October 5, 2008Poll Verifies Informal Lawn Sign Data
That the McCain campaign is hanging at least a small hat on Minnesota is a sign of how much trouble they're in. A few days after the informal lawn sign poll, a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll shows it 55-37 Obama.
October 2, 2008Sweet Schadenfreude
McCain pick once hailed as genius, now looks like an epic mistake.
Though she initially transformed the race with her energizing presence and a fiery convention speech, Palin is now a much less positive force: Six in 10 voters see her as lacking the experience to be an effective president, and a third are now less likely to vote for McCain because of her.October 1, 2008
Lawn Signs Indicate MN Will Stay Blue State
I keep hearing that Minnesota is a tossup state. By my count of local political lawn signs, McCain will get trounced here on November 4.
I live in a long-time GOP stronghold, specifically the "Country Club" neighborhood of Edina, Minnesota. We moved here in the fall of 2000 and I remember there being a pretty clear majority of Bush signs vs. Gore signs (Gore still won the state 48%-46%). Four years later the Kerry and Bush signs were about even, and Kerry carried Minnesota 51%-48%.
This year, perhaps due to GOP voter shame about the fact that a fucking dingbat is the Vice Presidential candiate, it is damn hard to find a McCain lawn sign in my neighborhood.
June 24, 2008And Now for the Most Alarming Thing You Ever Heard
Survey: 80 Percent of Americans Believe in Miracles
Most Americans believe that angels and demons are active in the world, and nearly 80 percent think miracles occur, according to a poll released yesterday that takes an in-depth look at Americans' religious beliefs.
There is no god. There is no higher power. No angels or demons or miracles; just science. We're all just here for a few spins around the sun, so make the most of it.
June 10, 2008Oh the Extreme Schadenfreude
For Clinton, Millions in Debt and Few Options
With her campaign now officially suspended, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is confronting still another challenge: whittling down what is believed to be the largest presidential campaign debt in history.June 3, 2008
All My Guys Are Dying
Really having a shitty week here at dack.com. First Sydney Pollack died on May 26. Then William Odom on May 30, and finally Yves Saint Laurent on June 1. Getting old is really the pits. Dying even worse.
April 16, 2008And You Thought John Paul II Dying Was Bad
The only thing worse than a pope dying: a pope visiting the United States.
Luckily, if all you watch is Bravo, you're somewhat insulated.
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