Politics
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Here’s a first
I actually donated money to a political candidate for the first time in my life. Go Barr!bob
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McCain’s first wife
Check out this story about McCain’s first wife. Oddly, the hero of the tale is Ross Perot; a crazy nut, but a classy guy.
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The Libertarian candidates
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The amazing McCain
According the the wonderful site, Electoral-Vote.com, Clinton (who won’t be the nominee) beats McCain 280-241 in the electoral college, whereas Obama loses to McCain 237-290. Granted, it’s quite early, but it’s amazing nonetheless.
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Helpful profane campaign slogans
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Signs that democracy has run it’s course
The candidates are appearing on wrestling shows.
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Friday links
- Everybody kills Hitler – quite good
- Interesting bit by David Friedman on public education
- Bob Barr might be running for the LP nomination, that would be strange
- The best cartoon I’ve seen in quite some time, everybody check this out…
- The ocean is cooling… – Global warming enthusiasts are sounding more and more like defense lawyers.
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Random insight not yet noticed by the media about Obama
Given his pastor’s speeches coming to light, can anyone thing of a better way to convince people he’s not a secret Muslim? I can’t.
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The internet says I agree with Ron Paul
Via Dan, check out Glassbooth, it’s a decent political survey tool. I scored
Ron Paul – 81% – Huckabee – 68% – McCain 62%
Medical Marijuana and Drug Policy very similar
Trade and Economics very similar
Taxes and Budget very similar
Gun Control very similar
Civil Liberties and Domestic Security similar
Iraq and Foreign Policy very differentHow about y’all?
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This is no ordinary Tuesday
My predictions are Obama and Huckabee here in GA. On a related note, I met my first Ron Paul door to door guy on Saturday, he seemed very nice. He gave me a bumper sticker too.
Before I go vote, here are some links that caught my eye:
- Barstool Economics
- Leading denominations by location
- Your tax dollars by at work – Atlanta cop and Duluth cop in shoot out