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Wisdom From Jon Stewart
The Republicans are playing chess and the Democrats are in the nurse’s office because, once again, they glued their balls to their thighs. – Jon Stewart The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Mass Backwards www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis …
Voting Glitch: Turns Out “Yankees Suck” Wins MA Special Election
This would not have surprised us: Many predicted an historic upset in the Massachusetts special election to fill the Senate seat left open by the death of Ted Kennedy. But Republican Scott Brown was not able to defeat Democratic candidate Martha Coakley. The election instead went to Yankees Suck, which …
Famously Twittered: Pants on the Ground in MA
If you need to be caught up to speed, click here. @pourmecoffee Don’t be fooled by early MA Senate results. A lot of the pro-Brown nudist districts report first. Classic.
Election Day Web Strategy
The NRSC took a bold, yet expected approach to their homepage today: The DSCC took a less subtle approach:
Remember this Headline
It’s a brilliant move. Pollster John Zogby Predicts A Coakley Win If he’s right, he’ll be showered with gifts and fed the finest grapes. If he’s wrong he’ll fire up a new poll and 10 minutes later everyone will have forgotten.
Famously Quoteworthy: Lock the Windows
Who doesn’t appreciate a good analogy on election day? “If you are looking for an analogy for a Republican victory in Massachusetts, the best one for Democrats may well be the stock market crash of 1929. Come Tuesday night, you could have Democrats jumping out windows and off roofs …” …
It’s the Day Before Wednesday
We have no idea where this billboard is located, but given the history of unfaithful politicians in DC, it wouldn’t surprise us if it was blocks from the Capitol.
Did Andrew Sullivan Just Give Up on America?
Yes, I’m gloomy. Not because I was so wedded to this bill, although I think it’s a decent enough start. But because if America cannot grapple with its deep and real problems after electing a new president with two majorities, then America’s problems are too great for Americans to tackle. …
Will Ayla Brown Rock Out At Her Dad’s Election Night Party Tomorrow?
If so, here’s our dream set for the Scott Brown election night party in Massachusetts: National Anthem … Respect … Some Kind Of Wonderful … Dancing In The Streets Also, if you are reading this Ayla, we’d be happy to open for you…we’ve rocked this one at karaoke nights numerous …
Marc Ambinder Explains How Mark Halperin Changed the Game
They Changed the Game, All Aright
Jerry Brown: Not So Deep Throat
We guess the California Attorney General doesn’t mind calling up reporters and dropping political bombs on ex-Gov candidate Gavin Newsom: “Earlier this year Brown himself called me to plant a possible story about Newsom selling a condo for a suspiciously high price in a distressed market. I thought, Come on, …
Republicans Changing Politics One Tweet at a Time
A recent mind-blowing study proves that Republicans have a good grasp of Twitter: [and more free time] The “Twongress” report shows that 89 Republicans are actively tweeting, compared to 43 Democrats. The divide is especially apparent in the House, where 42 percent of the Republican Caucus is tweeting, while only …
Not the Onion: Nobel Peace Prize Recipient Wants $33 Billion More for War
CBS News: Obama Wants $33B More for War Budget
Tom Donohue Still Not on White House Christmas Card List
Ian Swanson: U.S. Chamber opens up 2010 with sweeping attack of Obama policies