Category archives for “current events”

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Message to the world

Don’t hate us because we’re beautiful. Hate us because we’re ugly.

More on Us vs Them

I may not be real people, but I am a member of the reality-based community.

Decoy

Say “quack,” Iraq.

Us vs them

The enemy of your enemy is not your friend

Debate moment

There were plenty of moments that got me yelling at the TV during the second debate, but this one took the cake:

MICHAELSON: Mr. President, if there were a vacancy in the Supreme Court and you had the opportunity to fill that position today, who would you choose and why?
BUSH: I’m not telling.
(LAUGHTER)
I really don’t have — [...]

Debate reaction

Kerry did OK. Bush sweated.

No soup for you!

No credibility for you!

Date authentication

In the slow-motion controversy over the gaps in the record of GW’s Texas Air National Guard Duty, the latest wrinkle has been the emergence of some damning documents that some people are concerned might be forgeries. While I’d be delighted to see Bush publicly embarrassed for shirking his military duty, I have to admit that [...]

Richard Morrison for District 22

We’ve got to get rid of Delay.

Margins of error

If you haven’t checked out Electoral Vote, do so. It has daily updates on all the polls, and shows how the electoral vote is shaping up in map form, along with histories, spreadsheets, a real info-junkie’s dream.
A lot of the states are shown as statistical ties or near ties, meaning that one candidate’s advantage [...]

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