An Eclectic Mind

Here are a few links I found interesting from October 30, 2008 through November 2, 2008:

• L'Hôte: magical thinking in a partisan age - At least SOMEONE is looking at the McCain situation with a clear head.
• Palin Prank Call: Canadian Comedy Duo Convinces Palin She's Talking To Sarkozy - The video was taken off YouTube, but the audio is here. Palin receives a prank phone call from a Canadian radio comedy team — and falls for it. On HuffingtonPost.com.
• WordPress 2.7 Comments Enhancements - Article with information for WordPress users interested in making existing themes compatible with the WordPress 2.7 comment-threading/linking features.
• Republican Voter Suppression: A Guide - There are so many Republican gambits designed to make voting more difficult — specifically for Democrats, of course — that it can be hard to keep track of them all. So here's a handy — and by no means comprehensive — guide to what's happening in some of the key swing states. On TPMMuckraker.
• Political Radar: Palin Fears Media Threaten Her First Amendment Rights - According to Palin, what the Founders intended with the First Amendment was that political candidates for the most powerful offices in the country and Governors of states would be free to say whatever they want without being criticized in the newspapers. On ABC.com.
• Sarah Palin speaks on the First Amendment - According to Palin, what the Founders intended with the First Amendment was that political candidates for the most powerful offices in the country and Governors of states would be free to say whatever they want without being criticized in the newspapers. By Glenn Greenwald in Salon.com.
• Olbermann: Sarah Palin Is A Socialist - In a Special Campaign Comment, Keith Olbermann cites yet another example of the McCain campaign accusing Barack Obama of something of which they themselves are guilty. In this case, Sarah Palin is accusing Barack Obama of advocating socialism when she literally used that word to describe the collective wealth sharing in her home state of Alaska.
• Vote - Watch this video, then send it to 5 friends. And please vote.
• Map of Newspaper Endorsements for 2008 US Election - Interesting map and lists of endorsements for U.S. Presidential candidates by U.S. newspapers. Includes information on past endorsements.
• Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | News - A discussion of what the polls really say.
• Synchronized Presidential Debating - Proving that all three debates were very much the same. On 23/6.

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