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The Deluge

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

© Ben Sargent

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Vote

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

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Palin campaign blatantly lied about her medical records

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Two weeks ago, the Palin campaign told several reporters that a summary of her medical records would be made public before Election Day. Well, that day has come, and nothing appears to be forthcoming. Did they have any intention of releasing those records? Or did they just lie on purpose to get people to stop […]

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Stunningly bad timing

Monday, November 3, 2008

The Republican National Committee issued a press release this afternoon, announcing that they were filing a complaint with the Federal Election Commission because Obama used campaign resources to fly to Hawaii a week ago to visit his ailing grandmother. Just about the same time Obama announced that his grandmother had died. oops. The Obama campaign […]

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Late Night Political Humor

Monday, November 3, 2008

Hallowe’en “I was thinking about dressing up. And I really wanted to be scary. I thought I would dress up like George W. Bush. Then I realized: John McCain took that costume.” -Hillary Clinton, campaigning in Ohio. “I had two kids come by for Halloween, one dressed as Mickey Mouse. The other dressed as a […]

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Post Election Riots?

Monday, November 3, 2008

© Ted Rall

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Plan B

Monday, November 3, 2008

© David Horsey

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The End is Near

Monday, November 3, 2008

© Marshall Ramsey © Rob Rogers

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Why the Electoral College sucks, graphically.

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Our anachronistic Electoral College makes no sense any more. The Electoral College is left over from the days when presidents were elected by appointed representatives from each state. Each state gets a number of electors to the Electoral College equal to the number of Representatives and Senators it has in Congress. This distorts how much influence […]

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White Supremacists for Obama!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

I know, I know, I run a blog called “Political Irony” but sometimes something comes along that is so ironic that it boggles even my jaded mind. Esquire Magazine has a fascinating report on the political views of white supremacists, racists, and other hate-mongers and finds that many of them are supporting Obama for the […]

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Dancing with the Political Stars

Sunday, November 2, 2008

© Cam Cardow

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Republicans in Glass Houses

Sunday, November 2, 2008

© Rob Rogers

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Nice Going, You Just Saved Baby Hitler

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Some of you might have received a mailer sent out by the anti-abortion group Susan B. Anthony List. (We won’t go into how the mailer misrepresents Obama’s position on abortion). Here’s the front cover of the flyer: The site 236.com came up with a reply:

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Palin Pledge Faux Pas

Sunday, November 2, 2008

In 2006, when Palin was running to be the governor of Alaska, she answered a questionnaire from the Eagle Forum. One of the questions was as follows, with Palin’s answer: EF: Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not? SP: Not on your life. If it […]

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An election message we can all agree on

Sunday, November 2, 2008

© Dick Locher

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