LA Times: Soon after Sarah Palin was elected mayor of the foothill town of Wasilla, Alaska, she startled a local music teacher by insisting in casual conversation that men and dinosaurs coexisted on...
Yabba-Dabba-Doofus
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Author - Bob Cesca
O-Mentum
Gallup Daily Tracking Poll: Obama 50%, McCain 42% Rasmussen: Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 44% Research 2000 / Kos: Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 43% If only the election were this Tuesday. Then again, early...
Gallup: Obama Won
A new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll shows 46% of people who watched Friday night's presidential debate say Democrat Barack Obama did a better job than Republican John McCain; 34% said McCain did better...
26,000 in the Virginia Rain
Photo: Doug Mills/The New York Times h/t Jed
Morning Awesome
U2 - "Desire" ZooTV Live at Yankee Stadium, 1992
Saturday Polls
Via TPM: Gallup Daily Tracking Poll Obama (D) 49%, McCain (R) 44% Hotline/Diageo Obama (D) 48%, McCain (R) 43% Research 2000 / Kos Obama (D) 49%, McCain (R) 43% Rasmussen Obama (D) 50%, McCain (R) 44%
Motivation
h/t Oliver
Landslide Win For Obama
Nate Silver reports: The CBS poll of undecideds has more confirmatory detail. Obama went from a +18 on "understanding your needs and problems" before the debate to a +56 (!) afterward. And he went...
The Highlight Reel
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McCain's Debate Coach
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McCain Says 'Horseshit'
Oh yes he did. Twice. Leave it to McRage to be the first candidate to use profanity in a televised presidential debate. UPDATE: Sullivan says that McCain says "course not." I'm not so sure. The video...
Biden Hits All The Right Notes
No compliments for McCain here.
Here's A Shocker
Senator McCain didn't say the words "middle class" last night.
The Luntz Focus Group
Watch the yellow GOP line when Senator Obama is hitting McCain on Iraq. Wildly favorable for... Obama. Also notice how Senator Obama was facing directly towards McCain while McCain was smirking and...
History, Perception And The First Debate
With such close proximity, I don't think certain pundits are seeing the debate results very clearly yet. On one hand, I question whether I saw the same debate some of these people watched. Even some...
Snakey
Has McCain always darted his tongue in and out of his mouth like a reptilian of some sort?
Morning Awesome
MST3K Saturday! "Mitchell" - Part 6. Continued from last week.
Debate Awesome
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Liveblogging The First Debate – Thread 3
10:07PM New thread. Movable Type is being spazzy tonight. 10:08PM McCain can't say Ahmadinejad. They also both said "Republican Guard" instead of "Revolutionary Guard." Offsetting penalties. 10:09PM...
Liveblogging The First Debate – Thread 2
9:10PM I think we're clogging the tubes here, so I started a new thread. McCain wants to protect our "credits." He must've watched Star Wars: Episode I on his way yo Mississippi. And so far, Senator...