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Posted by: Ace at 11:51 AM | Comments (14)
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Reuters Caption: "A Palestinian shopkeeper displays mugs with pictures for U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama in his shop in Gaza November 2, 2008."

As others have pointed out (and I have too), the question is not what Obama saw in terrorist Bill Ayers, or what Obama sees in the terrorist-supporting Palestinians.

The question is: What do the terrorist Bill Ayers and the terrorist-supporting Palestinians see in Barack Obama?

Thanks to Breitbart.

Posted by: Ace at 11:46 AM | Comments (25)
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Someone just smacked me by email, noting it's tight as a tick in swing states and phone-banking is still critical.

Posted by: Ace at 11:23 AM | Comments (60)
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A lot of state power is being employed in favor of Obama:

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Senior aides to Sen. Barack Obama and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick were aware that Obama's aunt, Zeituni Onyango, was living in the United States illegally and in a South Boston public-housing project, and were monitoring her at the request of senior Obama campaign officials, according to a current employee for Obama's key political consulting firm, AKP&D Message and Media.

Back in early 2007, as Obama's chief campaign strategist David Axelrod was organizing and planning the Obama campaign, he identified Obama's unique family situation -- a number of half-brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, some living overseas -- as a potential problem, says an employee for Axelrod's political consulting firm, and who has done work on the Obama campaign. "Given [Obama's] father's family history here and in Africa, David wanted the campaign to know who was who, where they lived, and what they were doing. No surprises. We knew she was here illegally. We knew her income levels, but I don't think anyone from the campaign had had contact with her."

Instead, according to the source, Axelrod reached out to his former client, Patrick, who had retained Axelrod's firm for his run for governor. Onyango was living in a state-funded housing project, "so Patrick's people could just as easily keep track of things, and could do it without drawing a ton of attention," says the AKP&D Message and Media employee, who requested anonymity as he hopes to get a job in an Obama administration should the candidate win. "If we had Obama people around, the media would probably have found her much sooner. She was in [Obama's] book, it wasn't like she couldn't be found." Indeed, that is exactly how the London Times found her.

While the South Boston housing project is managed by the Boston Housing Authority, it is a state-funded facility, according to the BHA press office, and so it would not be uncommon for state housing officials to be on the grounds or in the area. "Patrick was the go-between, he's trusted by David and Senator Obama," says the aide.

Anyone see a pattern here?

Oh well, at least we have a vigilant and courageous press to patrol abuses of power by government officials.

Thanks to J. Geoff.

Posted by: Ace at 11:14 AM | Comments (36)
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I'm not sure what to blog today. It feels like most campaigning is over, and we don't really have the news of real votes yet.

Still. Another good attack on The One. more...

Posted by: Ace at 11:05 AM | Comments (25)
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I love SNL's Kirsten Wiig. I've loved her since she was "Dr. Pat" on the Joe Schmoe Show.

So any bit of silly gossip claiming that Joe the Plumber was "canoodling" with Wiig (a meaningless word used by gossip columnists as a libel-proof way to imply anything from flirting to indiscreet touching to a full-on below-the-table handjob), and that maybe this indicates Wiig might be a Republican where it counts (in the heart, I mean, you perverts) is a gotta-link.

PS, I didn't mean in the heart, I meant the dirty place.

And that whole joke was stole from Nina Van Horn on Just Shoot Me.

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Posted by: Ace at 10:18 AM | Comments (1568)
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Just as he mentions his name. Which is precisely how he did it with Hillary, when he thought he was on the verge of winning.

Thanks to someone.

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Posted by: Ace at 09:49 AM | Comments (273)
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Clip here.

Maloney notes this moron is also a Huffpo contributor, so I suppose he's got the requisite crazy creds.

Posted by: Dave in Texas at 09:37 AM | Comments (29)
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So-so sketches from SNL. The Olbermann sketch is marred by Affleck's crappy impression and inability to keep pace with the teleprompter. The View sketch spends most of its time denigrating Elisabeth Hasselbach for daring to inject stories into the show that the MSM won't cover.

The funniest sketch came near the end of the show, as a writing team of Ben Affleck and Bill Hader pitched a movie idea. Affleck pitched a classic coming of age movie; Hader pitched "a half-remembered gay nightmare." But, alas, it's not available. more...

Posted by: Ace at 09:25 AM | Comments (17)
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So says this guy's math. If 500,000 PUMAs vote McCain-Palin in 11 battleground states, we win, he thinks.

This is sorta plausible. I know a few Hillary supporters who are not PUMAs. They strongly dislike Obama. ("Strongly dislike" may understate it.) However, they can't quite bring themselves around to declare for McCain-Palin. They're too self-identifying with the Democratic cause.

But is it possible that a half-million of such angry not-quite-PUMAs have been telling pollsters (more or less truthfully) that they lean Obama and yet, in the voting booth, will cast a somewhat impulsive vote against him?

Possible.

Posted by: Ace at 09:16 AM | Comments (98)
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