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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

News Good Morning, News!

Posted by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey on Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 8:58 AM

In a rare move, the Federal Reserve and central banks from around the globe team up to slash interest rates in hopes of preventing a worldwide financial meltdown. YAY! Unfortunately, this does nothing and stocks continue to tumble. Boo.

Hey, guess who won the presidential debate last night? Hint: It was "that one." And yet... Obama only has a slim two-point lead?

And if you missed it, don't forget to check out the replay of last night's Mercury Debate Liveblog Cluster-Eff.

In a shocking turn of events, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin stunned the world today by actually accepting questions from reporters! Completely flummoxed the reporters looked at each other and said, "We've got nothing."

Joe Biden takes Palin to task for her "ugly" and "mildly dangerous" rhetoric against Obama! (With delicious video evidence.)

Meanwhile, the New York Times accuses the McCain/Palin campaign of "race baiting" and "xenophobia."

In what could be some real competition for Apple's iPhone, the Blackberry Storm is revealed to the public. The main difference? It's touch screen is springy! That's going to make porn watching so much more enjoyable.

Today in torture news: The AP discovers that an American man being held as an enemy combatant in an U.S. brig was nearly driven to insanity after being subjected to sensory deprivation, almost zero human contact, and no reading materials. See? Abu Ghraib's got nothing on us.

Speaking of torture news: OH, JESUS FUCKING CHRIST. Jamie Lynn Spears is pregnant... AGAIN?!?

BTW, if you're thinking of dressing up as Sarah Palin for Halloween this year... don't. Unless of course, you're planning to put a twist on it.

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The Gallup poll taken over the same period as the Reuters/C-SPAN/Zogby one has Obama at +11.

Guess there is a difference, though... The +2 was from "likely voters," while the +11 was registered voters.

There's a good post on the Gallup site from 9/12 that breaks down the difference between registered and likely voters:

http://www.gallup.com/poll/110272/Register…

Posted by nerdliness on October 8, 2008 at 11:31 AM · Report
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howisObamadoing.com sez 5 points.
Posted by miguelaron on October 8, 2008 at 11:39 AM · Report
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As we have learned from the recent past, having the majority of votes doesn't matter. Having a majority of the electoral college is what matters.
Posted by Smiley on October 8, 2008 at 11:43 AM · Report
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@Smiley - The RCP page has the electoral count at 264-163 in Obama's favor right now (with 270 needed to win, then remortgage via the bail out, the White House).

If you take out the toss up states and assume they go for whoever they're leaning towards right now, it's 364-174.

Those numbers don't consider post-Round 2 numbers yet, of course.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/ma…
Posted by nerdliness on October 8, 2008 at 11:52 AM · Report

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