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Open Thread

by BooMan
Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 07:20:15 PM EST

Obama continues to pick up superdelegates:

Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, D-S.D., has decided to endorse Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination.

What's on your mind? Gonna watch the debate tonight?

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I'm watching the live feeds from outside the University in Cleveland, and not missing that damn snow one bit. So, to my six sisters and my brother and my mother and my 27 nieces and nephews who still live there....Pllllllbbbbbttttt!

by Second Nature (denn1214 at gmail) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 07:27:57 PM EST

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Too Sense found some more 'shocking photos of Obama in authentic Native Dress'

guy looks good.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 07:50:05 PM EST

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I fully expect someone to come up with a bathtub picture of him from when he was about three years old, after which we'll see screaming headlines proclaiming OMFG!!!!111!!ONE!!ELEVEN!1! BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA USED TO BE A NUDIST!!

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 07:53:50 PM EST
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At this writing Obama needs less than 9,000 donors to hit his goal of 1 million people who own his campaign - almost 600,000 signed on since January.

Incredible. He'll have his target before Friday.

He may have raised $56 million this month.

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

by idredit on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:56:07 PM EST
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I will probably still be on the bus when the debate is going and miss the whole thing. Not to worry, though, there will be endless debate and post-mortem after the debate about the debate, so I doubt I'll miss much if anything.

I for one welcome our new Twitter overlords. @Omir55

by Omir the Storyteller (omir.the.storyteller -CAT- gmail -DOG- com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 07:50:58 PM EST

Margaritaville (none / 0)

What's the drinking game for the debate? Here are my suggestions:

Every time Obama says "hope" take a swig of whatever it is that you're drinking
Every time Obama says "change" take a swig
Every time Hillary says "Day One" take a swig
Every time Hillary says "experience" take a swig
Every time Hillary ducks a question take two swigs if you support Hillary, one if you don't
Every time Obama ducks a question take two swigs if you support Obama, one if you don't
At the first mention of NAFTA take a swig
At the first mention of Iraq take a swig
At the first mention of immigration take a swig

Any other suggestions?

The Underground Railroad

by Oscar In Louisville on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:18:38 PM EST

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Take one swig if Obama says, "This is a debate I'm willing to have."
Take one swig if Clinton uses an Obama line.
Take two swigs if Clinton refers to John Edwards
Take two swigs if Obama tells a joke.
Take a swig if either candidate makes Brian Williams look like a bigger idiot than he is.
Take a swig if references to the Washington Post are given.
Take two swigs if Russert asks a "gotcha" question.
Chug it if Clinton brings out the "Mom Voice".

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:27:33 PM EST
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Three swigs everytime Obama ends a sentence with "...when I'm President of the United States of America."

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:30:42 PM EST
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Take two swigs if Russert asks a "gotcha" question.

But we would all die of alcohol poisoning...

by RandyH on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:41:11 PM EST
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I'm watching (none / 0)

Even though this means I have to send my girl off to her first day of ballet class with daddy. The bonus is that I won't have to deal with other parents.

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:23:49 PM EST

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Yeah, I'll be paying attention...mainly to see if Clinton decides to throw mud and to see general crowd reaction.

by PsiFighter37 on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:32:32 PM EST

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Don't need to watch, it already happened (courtesy Ben Smith): http://www.gulf-daily-news.com/Story.asp?Article=209976&Sn=WORL&IssueID=30344

by RollaMO on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:38:24 PM EST

That's funny (none / 0)

I guess I could have gone to the ballet class after all!

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by fabooj (fabooj [at} mail [dot} com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:55:47 PM EST
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I hope Obama throws the "let's get real" line in response if he finds a kitchen sink flung in his direction.

Latino Político | "We are condemned to kill time, thus we die bit by bit." - Octavio Paz

by Man Eegee (man.eegee at gmail dot com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:39:14 PM EST

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Okay, maybe it's just me being too optimistic, but it seems that the initial Republican attack on Obama has failed spectacularly, and he didn't even need to say a word. Between Jonah Goldberg comparing Obama with Hitler, and that radio talk show host calling Obama a Muslim terrorist (and now being labeled as a racist by reporters), I'm left thinking, "Man, if this is the best the idiots can come up with, Obama's going to blow McCain away."

I'd suspected that it just might be the case that the right has no idea how to go after him. Might I have been correct?

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:44:36 PM EST

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Not only that, by the way, but it seems the radio talk show host revealed perhaps a bit more of a fracture in the GOP base after McCain denounced him.

Be nice to America. Or we'll bring democracy to you country.

by Drew J Jones (blahblahblah@blahblahblah.com) on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 08:47:28 PM EST
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Herseth Sandlin is the very same woman who donated a washer and dryer to the new shelter house for Pretty Bird Woman House. Now I have two reasons to send her a nice note.

by Heart of the Rockies on Tue Feb 26th, 2008 at 09:02:28 PM EST

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