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Presidential Candidates: Goodbye Skeletor

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

Fred Thompson has quit the race to become the Republican nominee for president. I won’t miss him; he scared me. Is it just me or does he look like skeletor?

For the rest, according to a few very narrow questions, I should apparently vote as follows:

99% Mike Gravel
98% Dennis Kucinich
82% John Edwards
78% Barack Obama
77% Chris Dodd
76% Joe Biden
75% Hillary Clinton
71% Bill Richardson
32% Rudy Giuliani
28% Ron Paul
20% John McCain
16% Mitt Romney
15% Mike Huckabee
14% Tom Tancredo
5% Fred Thompson

2008 Presidential Candidate Matching Quiz

No real surprises there. Gravel’s rock in the water had me at the first ripple and I’ve thought since 2004 Kucinich would be a great president except that he’d get nothing done b/c he’d be seen as too radical and the corporatized middle-road dems (e.g. Hilary) would not get behind him.

(Quiz found via Curia Advisari Vult, a PD blog I just learned about through PD Stuff.)

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Study: False statements preceded war

Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008

The study concluded that the statements “were part of an orchestrated campaign that effectively galvanized public opinion and, in the process, led the nation to war under decidedly false pretenses.” ⇒ No kidding?

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Whining: back still hurts, bit…

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Whining: back still hurts, bitter cold & blowing snow, feeling like a broken old man, don’t want to work but can’t take day off. Argh!!!

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Gamble gamble gamble

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

I’m glad I don’t have money in the stock market as it falls and falls. I know long term it will probably, most likely, go up, and eventually I might wish I was investing (or had money to invest), but right now? I’m fine. Meanwhile, the gamblers are freaked.

Can’t we have another day off, please?

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The Game

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

The core game is for player A to make a circle out of his thumb and forefinger, place it below his waist and have player B look at it. All other play is based around this action. ⇒ Yes, I really wasted 5 minutes reading that. Sheesh.

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Campaign Reporting in Under 140 Taps

Monday, January 21st, 2008

Typical Ron Paul Twitter message: “Thus far in the race, I’ve received more votes than Fred Thompson or Rudy Giuliani. Freedom is popular!” ⇒

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Solar Bug

Monday, January 21st, 2008

“People are tired of gas cars. They tired of the gas wars. They want to live in harmony with the Earth. We hope the Solar Bug can help them do that,” ⇒

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Snow a foot deep. Temp below z…

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

Snow a foot deep. Temp below zero. Roads are skating rinks. Still, we r bowling. Something not right here methinks.

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8th Annual Public Defender Las Vegas Retreat

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

A yearly gathering of public and private criminal defense attorneys, investigators, staff, law students, spouses, or anyone with a Public Defender Attitude. ⇒

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8 inches of snow & still f…

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

8 inches of snow & still falling. Shoveling makes my back ache. This is winter!

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