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http://www.npr.org/newsinbrief/index.html#MT96539145 Obama's grandma died.

I haven't gotten invited to any parties, which kind of sucks for me considering that I don't have cable, and spending the night in my room constantly reloading MSNBC doesn't appeal to me very much.

Rock the boat, then. Hopefully everyone else will jump ship into the seas of drunkenness too.

You can change your username, you know.

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/...edical-records/ Palin campaign not releasing her medical records before election day.

When I went to the party, I did stuff it, but that was mostly as a guard to not get kicked in the balls, which I hear is a widely reported instance. No Jokers in my hood.

Kinetic will remain to be the only person on the board to view the picture of me in full Greenman regalia, as it ferociously illuminates my unflatteringly small penis.

Animaniacs.

As a side note, my parents have referred to my ass as "The Professor" for a number of years now.

"One 's' in 'penis,' Mary."

Anyone hear of the latest development of the bailout? I hear that Paulson's planning on handing the bailout money to the companies with minimal, if any regulation. C/D? If so, hand me my pitchfork and torch.

That's the spirit of the thread, isn't it?

I agree with Marvin, they do not to any good at all. We should throw all of them out.

Seeing how both country's preconditions are measures of how not to conduct foreign policy on potentially rewarding allies, I'd say let's take that first big step into adulthood and extend the olive branch. What other recourse is there?

Well, we've got a huge opportunity with Iran now, considering that Ahmadinejad's big bat, oil wealth, is getting smaller by the minute. Nicholas Burns, the top US negotiator on Iran, never even set foot on Iranian soil because of the moronic precondition that Iran drop all of their enrichment programs immediately before they can even begin negotiations. Burns believes that's ridiculous; "The US needs to commit to a more ambitious diplomatic strategy." That kind of absolutist policy has to be dropped immediately in favor of a more amiable one and Iraq's progress needs to be taken deadly seriously if it is to be considered a bastion of Middle-Eastern democratic hope. Iran, however, is a huge part of Iraqi (and Lebanese) stability. They have just as many interests in Iraq as we do; they also would like to prevent the breakup of Iraq, avoid confrontation between the Sunnis and Shia, and keep the Taliban from returning to power. We need to stop obsessing over the nuclear issue and start looking at the big picture in the middle east. As Barack Obama said, "for us not to be in a conversation with them doesn't make sense."

What's the difference between amnesty and gaining legal citizen status?

UK townsfolk blow up Palin effigy

So wrong. Wrong again. A NYT poll found that many people are for legislative reform on immigration. "Taking a pragmatic view on a divisive issue, a large majority of Americans want to change the immigration laws to allow illegal immigrants to gain legal status and to create a new guest worker program to meet future labor demand, the poll found." As Alan Greenspan said, much to his chagrin, the holes in a free market system are pretty much what caused the collapse in the first place. And I know that One Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist thinks that the bailout was necessary: "On "was [the bailout] really necessary?", the answer is yes. It’s true that some parts of the real economy are doing OK even in the face of financial disruption; big companies can still sell bonds (and have lots of cash on hand), qualifying home buyers can still get Fannie-Freddie mortgages, and so on. But commercial paper, which is important to a lot of businesses, is in trouble, and I’m hearing anecdotes about reduced credit lines causing smaller businesses to pull back. Plus there’s a serious chance of a run on the hedge funds, which could make things a lot worse. With the economy already looking like it’s headed into a serious recession by any definition, the risks of doing nothing look too high." Not only is this idea xenophobic, it also completely ignores the fact that illegal immigrants fill up the low-end jobs in the country. Throwing them all out would cause the country to all but collapse. Why? This is a more extreme version of the Bush foreign policy, a largely failed and idealistic policy that has gotten us nowhere. Despite the US having a permanent seat on the security council? In the prolific words of David Cross, "those people have fucked with us never. Go read a fuckin' history book." Just go do a google search for "CIA Mossadegh," that should start off your search. I don't even know if I should respond to this kind of bullshit. How is ANYONE giving Obama a "free pass" because he's black? Ah, selfishness, the root of so many self-proclaimed libertarian minds. Next time, do a goddamned google search before you post.

Begreenman.com It's $75, but I think it's worth it. I will never wear anything else to a party again. The people who actually got it were overjoyed to see someone actually wearing it, and when you put it on, all you want to do is dance.

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I just went over that.

The media is firmly invested in a tight race.

Stupidest. Fucking. Shit. Ever.