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No more so than what the Dems will be able to shed on McCain's. The man flat-out admitted that he doesn't really understand much about the economy. His ignorance may be par for the course in presidential candidate history, but to have actually said it provides a hell of a weapon for the Democratic nominee. Also, the war is deeply unpopular, and McCain's inextricably tied to it. Obama's strength against McCain would come in no small part from his consistent opposition to the war.

Nah, I see his point ... it had to do with inconsistency, which recalls his original post. I hate to rib you about this, Kim, but if you're going to tell the boy to go back and learn something, make sure you don't leave yourself open to the same: "conscience"

I suspect that if Obama were my cousin, I would get so much ass.

Polls have shown for years now that the electorate strongly favors the Democratic agenda. But that's not really what we elect people on -- look at the presidential race. Hillary's a cast-iron bitch, Obama's inexperienced, McCain's hotheaded, Romney's a Mormon ... there are a lot of people who don't care about issues or even party affiliation -- they vote for the candidate they like the best. That's why there was all that bullshit about Dubya being the candidate people would rather sit down and have a beer with. Fine, but is that a reason to vote for someone for president? Sadly, for a lot of p

The Riv is general admission/standing, right? I mean, is getting in line early really going to make that much of a difference? Unless you want to stake out good seats in the balcony...

His father was a non-practicing Muslim. Obama himself was never a Muslim. I understand what you're saying, and there certainly will be a segment of the population who will never vote for Obama for this and other reasons -- but in the vast majority of cases, those people weren't going to vote for Obama in the first place. I don't think his thin family connection to Islam (through a father he never really knew who wasn't much of a Muslim himself to begin with) won't turn out to be a major issue for Obama. Hillary would have far higher obstacles to overcome in the general election, though mos

Um ... that's you? I, uh, hate to tell you this, but ... I just peed on your tent.

That's the only "talent" she has. She sure isn't much of a singer.

I can't believe no one's mentioned the triumphant return of Morris Day & The Time. Too bad they got interrupted by that talentless Rihanna chick.

So, are you now the arbiter of who is and isn't enough of a celebrity to warrant an RIP thread? Whatever. Stay classy, dude. Roy Scheider was a favorite of mine. Even in bad films (he made a few), he brought a measure of dignity to the proceedings. He never seemed like the typical Hollywood movie star type. RIP, Roy.

So, is Kid Rock going to nail Keely Smith, or what?

He is not a Muslim, and though he once went to a school in a Muslim country, it was just a school, and lots of western kids went there, Muslim and otherwise.

Are they going to be there?

I know that No Depression came out on vinyl.

Fixed it for you. Obama's got a chance. Hillary doesn't.

That's what people have been referring to as "status" or "rank."

I'd think about taking you up on that if I thought I'd be home from Chicago in time. But I doubt I will, so... That's OK ... I've seen 'em already.

Yeah, it seems to max out after a while. I've been at the same "rank" and number of squares for several thousand posts now.

I've been out of the loop for English football for so long that I didn't know until this past week that that had happened. This thread was making me nostalgic for the matches I attended when I lived in London, so I looked up Plough Lane (among other things). I guess I shouldn't be too surprised that they demolished the place (it was painfully small). I have fond memories of standing on the west terrances and watching the Dons. I guess it was only a couple of years later that they stopped playing there.

Bragg has played California Stars on occasion. Does a pretty respectable job of it, too.

I sat in the back.

I have a recording of that one.

I'd love to see a Tweedy-Bragg show where they both played solo. Bragg's best when playing solo anyway (in my opinion).

I'm not really a see-a-band-as-many-times-as-possible kind of guy, but I have seen Wilco three times. Tweedy: once (last year's Living Room Show # 3) There are very few artists I've seen more than once: Wilco, Elvis Costello, Billy Bragg, Andrew Bird, Ryan Adams, Richard Thompson, Neko Case, and only a handful of others.