Tuesday, November 04, 2008

Early Voting At A Rain Soaked Alameda County Courthouse





John Cusack: No Currency Left to Buy the Big Lies

First the past: Senator McCain, Governor Palin and assorted surrogates are delusional and breathtakingly corrupt. They disgrace themselves and their country as they lie, smear, slur and write it off as political manner.Yet the creeping truth must frighten them late at night: there is no currency left to buy the big lies.

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United Mine Workers of America Defends Obama, Slams McCain

UMWA International President Cecil E. Roberts reams the McCain campaign for it's last minute desperate distortion of Obama’s coal record, which he defends as superior to McCain's.

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76 Nobel Laureates Endorse Obama

As of last Friday, the number of Nobel Laureates endorsing Barack Obama for president has risen to 76, saying Obama will end Bush-era trashing of scientific research, integrity, and competitiveness.In an open letter (pdf), the Laureates cite the politicization of science under the Bush administration, particularly in the fields of heath...

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Paid GOP Workers Say They Misled Wisconsin Voters

The dirty tricks just keep on coming.

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FiveThirtyEight: McCain's win chance down to 1.9%

With fewer than six hours until voting begins in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire, the national polling picture has cleared up considerably. Barack Obama is on the verge of a victory, perhaps a decisive victory, in the race for the White House.McCain's chances of victory are estimated at 1.9 percent, their lowest total of the year.

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GET YOUR ASS OUT OF THE HOUSE AND VOTE! .COM

Turn off the internets and go vote!

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Report from Alabama: 7 AM

Report from Alabama: 7 AM poll open line around building. Estimated wait: 3 hrs in this deeply red state.

Monday, November 03, 2008

Barack Obama Wins Dixville Notch, NH Over John McCain, 15 to 6

The election is underway!  Senator Barack Obama has won the first ballot race held at Dixville Notch, New Hampshire 15 votes to 6 votes for John McCain and no votes for Ralph Nader.   I watched MSNBC to see the results of this historic first vote of the 2008 election, announced at 9:11 PM PST.  

Senator Barack Obama's Grandmother Passed Away Today

I just heard on MSNBC that Senator Barack Obama's Grandmother Madelyn Dunham passed away today according to a statement by Senator Obama and his sister.  Senator Obama credits Dunham for having raised him after his mother passed away due to ovarvian cancer.  She was 85 years old.

CNN Grill At Time Warner Center For Election Day

CNN's bring back The CNN Grill at Time Warner Center in New York for Election Day.  I guess MediaBistro's going as it looks like an official invitation; CNN should invite its iReporters (like me) too!

Reportedly, it cost $3 million to make the two in Denver and St. Paul.

Matthew Broderick: "Take the Day Off" For Barack Obama

If you have any time, volunteer for Barack Obama!  Take it from Ferris Buehler, ah, Matthew Broderick: