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The Tattlesnake – Obama’s Not Black Anymore Edition
In my informal surveys of John and Jane Q. Public-Sixpack over the years (and usually conducted near a six-pack), I’ve noticed an interesting phenomenon – the more well-known and admired a black person is, the less black they become in the mind of the average honky mo-fo. Denzel Washington, Halle Berry, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, […]

Mason-Dixon: McCain Holding Three Key States
The last round of Mason-Dixon polling in key battleground states found Sen. John McCain holding several battleground states.

North Carolina: McCain 49%, Obama 46%

Missouri: McCain 47%, Obama 46%

Ohio: McCain 47%, Obama 45%

However, as we’ve noted earlier, the same polling round shows Obama leading in four other important states that went Republican four years ago: Colorado, Florida, Nevada and Virginia.

Late Late Nite FDL: The Honey-Mousers
Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. and Looney Toons present The Honey-Mousers, a cartoon parody of The Honeymooners,  directed by Robert McKimson.  Story by Tedd Pierce.  Animation by Ted Bonnicksen, George Grandpre, Keith Darling, and Russ Dyson.  Layouts by Robert Gribbroek.  Backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas.  Film editor Irvin Jay.  Music by Milt Franklyn.   

What’s on your mind

Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and Looney Toons present The Honey-Mousers, a cartoon parody of The Honeymooners,  directed by Robert McKimson.  Story by Tedd Pierce.  Animation by Ted Bonnicksen, George Grandpre, Keith Darling, and Russ Dyson.  Layouts by Robert Gribbroek.  Backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas.  Film editor Irvin Jay.  Music by Milt Franklyn.   

What’s on your mind tonight?

Are You on the Edge of Your Seat?
The big day is tomorrow, and everything points to a surprising victory for Obama and the Dems.

TPM Track Composite: Obama’s Lead Keeps Growing
Here’s our daily composite of the six major national tracking polls. Barack Obama’s lead is continuing to inch upwards in the daily tracking polls, undoing much of the progress that John McCain made about a week ago: • Gallup: Obama…

Walking a Fine Line
The Pentagon confirms to TPM Election Central that military officials told the Obama campaign he could not visit Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany yesterday with campaign aides in tow because that would violate DOD regs. “We informed the Obama…

Gallup: Largest lead yet for Obama
Gallup: Largest lead yet for Obama

?There is a real sadness there? in the White House.
The Washington Post reports today that loyal Bushies are engaging in upbeat talk to mask “disappointment and frustration among many White House staffers,” who see their boss as “a good and steadfast man who has gotten a bad rap”: “Everybody kind of wanted to spend the last 100-plus days doing some legacy things, and the financial […]

The Washington Post reports today that loyal Bushies are engaging in upbeat talk to mask “disappointment and frustration among many White House staffers,” who see their boss as “a good and steadfast man who has gotten a bad rap”:

“Everybody kind of wanted to spend the last 100-plus days doing some legacy things, and the financial crisis has thrown a wrench into that,” said one prominent Republican who regularly talks with senior White House officials.

“You have a combination of no legacy stuff, a horrible economic mess and the likelihood that Obama is going to win,” this person added. “There is a real sadness there.”

The Trail
WALLINGFORD, Pa. –The men and women who stood for hours in the Strath Haven High School gym here Sunday said they view John McCain’s election as critical, though they remain unsure he will emerge victorious Tuesday.

Ego and Mouth
After the big gamble on subprime mortgages that led to the current financial crisis, is there going to be an even bigger gamble, by putting the fate of a nation in the hands of a man whose only qualifications are ego and mouth? Barack Obama has the kind of cocksure confidence that can only be achieved by not achieving anything else. Anyone who has actually had to take responsibility for consequences by running any kind of enterprise– whether economic or academic, or even just managing a sports team– is likely at some point to be chastened by either the setbacks brought on by his own mistakes or by seeing his successes followed by negative consequences that he never anticipated.