Plunderbund

Newsweek latest special election project article includes a section about the latest news on Sarah Palin’s uncontrollable spending on clothes.
It turns out Sarah was specifically told to hire a stylist and buy three suits - but instead “she spent ‘tens of thousands’ more than the reported $150,000″ on clothes for her and her family incuding […]

I left the ODP event here in Columbus shorty after they called Ohio for Obama. A video of the crowd reaction is included below. I have more video of the speeches and stuff I’ll get posted later tonight if I have time.
Note: if you were planning on headed down to the Renaissance hotel […]

I’ve heard reports already of people being forced to vote provisionally because of long lines. I can’t verify this - it could just be that they are being asked to use regular paper ballots, which is totally fine.
But I’ve heard from multiple sources now that people are being turned away or forced to vote […]

Walking down the alley on my way back from the Obama rally this afternoon I passed what appeared to be a U.S. Postal Service truck covered with John McCain signs.
As I got closer I saw another sign in the door of the truck: Democrats for McCain.

This guy was driving it…

Anyone recognize him?

It looks like my Obama pumpkin just doesn’t cut it in my liberal neighborhood.
Someone the next block over has signs for every Dem candidate in their yard - including Jan M. Gorniak, the Democratic candidate for Franklin County Coroner!
I thought they were winning until I saw this go up the day before Halloween…

It’s my understanding […]

I arrived at the Obama rally in Columbus today late, about 10 minutes before it started (which was actually on time!). I knew the crowd would be big and I knew I wouldn’t get very close to the stage.
But boy did I really underestimate the size of the crowd.
Not only could I not get […]

It would be unfair for me to say ALL Republicans are selfish and nasty individuals.
But with examples like this (woman refuses to give kids candy if their parents are supporting Barack Obama) it’s kind of hard to avoid making that assumption sometimes…

( ht Pandagon )

I remember when I saw the first TV ad against the Issue #6 casino initiative I looked over at my wife and said something sarcastic like “wow! Did you know some shady Jew wants to build a casino in Ohio?”
I’d never heard of Lyle Berman but I had been following the proposed casino ballot […]

Some asshat from the Buckeye Institute filed a lawsuit against ACORN a few weeks ago.
Today Ed Brayton posts about an interview he did with Maurice Thompson of the Buckeye Institute and basically destroys their case. It turns out the “proof” the Buckeye Institute claims to have is actually just a bunch of lies.
The […]

Esquire Magazine articles are hardly the go-to information source for political trends but I couldn’t pass up a quick post about this strange one: “Why White Supremacists Support Barack Obama.”
The article basically interviews 4 white supremacists and finds that three of them actually support obama.
And why, you might ask, would a white supremacist support […]

According to the call I got this morning, the Ohio AFL-CIO is endorsing the caino initiative because it will bring thousands of good jobs to Ohio that can’t be shipped overseas.

For those of you who are counting, consider this reason #13 I’m voting for Issue #6.
UPDATE:
Also got a mailer today…

Halloween is, without a doubt, my favorite holiday. Normally I’ll carve a couple of pumpkins - one kind of happy and one kind of scary.
I always buy way too much candy (because one year we ran out) and almost always I’m sent out of town for work at the last minute and I never […]

One of the best ways to understand a person is through their role models.
And our introduction to Peter Feldman wouldn’t be complete unless we discussed some of his.
First up is John Bolton.

You may know recognize Mr. Walrus Mustache Bolton from his brief stint as US representative to the UN. Or maybe as one of […]

I just saw this live on CNN - best interview of the week!
Another great example of what happens when interviewers actually follow up on their questions - especially with the “can you give me one example of …” question…

Sitting at breakfast this morning reading the Dispatch I noticed an article on the front page titled “Ohio’s tuition rise lowest”.
The article talks about the two-year tuition freeze at Ohio’s public colleges - a freeze proposed and fought for by Democratic Governor Ted Strickland.
I didn’t see any mention of Ted on the front page - […]