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My list would be something like: 1) The Incredibles 2) Finding Nemo 3) Nightmare Before Christmas 4) Shrek 5) Monsters, Inc. and my out of left field nomination - Twice Upon a Time. Anyone else remember this one from the early 80's? I absolutely LOVED that movie. lol. just found a crappy version of it online. guess what i'm doing for the next 73 mins? http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2120572902430934061

She's comfortable and eloquent when talking about stuff in her wheel house - gay marriage, abortion & euthanasia. That should come as no surprise. We'll see how well she can do on topics such as foreign policy, the economy, healthcare, education, etc. that are likely (hopefully) going to be the focus of Thursday's debate.

interesting take on how the vote broke down based on whether the representative was in a tightly contested re-election bid, or was in "comfortable" shape (or not running at all). this appears to have been a (bipartisan) CYA move by many members of the house. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/09/swi...men-doomed.html

ditto.

we're all fucked.

SNL is on the side of making a funny show. Like you mention, they've been willing to take stabs at Kerry, Gore & both Clintons in the past. I think it's just that they haven't figured out how to make Obama funny/comic. But in their defense, I have yet to see a funny Obama impersonation anywhere. Some guys can get the cadence pretty accurate, and there are no doubt some funny skits/videos out there related to Obama - but they're funny not because of the impersonation, just the situation/topic. Maybe someone needs to come up with an impersonation ala Chevy Chase's Gerald Ford. Didn't

Fey is just a lazy writer:

i found it interesting that when he was railing against "pork" spending and the evils of earmarks, he failed to mention a certain $300M infrastructure improvement project in a certain sub-arctic state of ours. isn't that also a pretty good example?

In a perfect world, I agree with you - but Biden is going to have to walk a careful line because if it looks like he's "going after" Palin that's only going to make things worse and serve as a distraction in the press. let her hang herself and let that be the lead story on Friday/over the weekend - don't make it look like you're the one fitting the noose around her neck. ok, could have probably used a better analogy...

too bad they stopped the clip there - pretty sure he was saying "of course."

I also thought Obama won the debate slightly - but given that i'm not at all objective about the race, that probably means McCain actually came out slightly ahead. Neither one scored a damaging blow, and neither one had a major gaffe (although Barack's clumsy "I have a bracelet, too" comment was awkward as hell). It was obvious what the McCain plan was going in to the debate - be dismissive, call him naive, inexperienced, etc and don't even give him the respect to look him in the eye. Make it seem like he has no business being in a foreign policy debate with you. I read this comparison

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and he's unfortunately named after his father.

true, but would he still get brownie points for the effort? and there's gotta be at least one creationist, god-loving, witch-hunting, economist out there who could be branded as The One Who Can Fix Everything (And Still Loves Jesus Like You).

I could totally see a VP switch. It would be very Maverick-y thing to do to replace Palin with an "economic guru" right now. Think about it, it would be a win-win-win (at least) for McCain: 1) reinforce the Maverick brand which they are hell-bent on perpetuating. who in their right mind would do something like this so late in the game? only a Maverick like McCain. 2) reinforce the Country First brand - he's so "serious" about the economy that he's willing to risk the election to "do the right thing" 3) and most importantly, remove the trainwreck that is Sara Palin before she embarasses h

ditto. honorable mention:

I'm not much of a Ron Paul fan, but it's hard to argue with him on this topic:

"Conservative" is a term used by a wide range of people and ideals - social conservatives, fiscal conservatives, neocons, etc. While you may consider the true meaning of it to lean toward the small government, fiscal conservate definition, I think the majority of Americans who currently identify themselves as "conservative" are referring to social conservativism (the pro-life, "family values" crowd).

I stand corrected. Couric is obviously asking unfair questions and they're just splicing up the tape to make Palin appear to not have a clue. http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=4478156n

Interesting idea - it would be quite the Maverick

I'd forgotten what an awesome album this is...

her study sessions must not be going well...

Obama rejects McCain's call to delay debate http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/...JQISkisndg.3QA so what's McCain's next move? stand firm and not show up at the debate? send Palin in his absence?

Smart stunt move by McCain - if Obama agrees it'll look like he's following McCain's lead. If he disagrees, it'll be tough to explain why he's not putting Country First