Your Vote Doesn't Matter

In a Presidential Election that is going to end up being this close you would think that your vote counts now more than ever. You couldn't be more wrong! In fact, your vote doesn't even mater at all. Think about it, in the last Election Bush won Florida by 537 votes, if you had not voted, he still would have won. In fact the only way your vote will mater at all is if there is a statewide tie, and further, if your states electoral votes happen to be enough to give a candidate the majority. Chances of that ever happening? Zero! So I guess you need to find some other deeper meaning behind voting this time around, because it won't make any difference.

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Dirty South

Even rapper Nelly has something to say about the election, and when a rapper speaks, we listen..

"You don't like nobody that ain't got a little dirt on 'em. How can you trust someone who ain't got a little bit? You ain't never jaywalked? You can't relate to somebody that ain't been in a little trouble. That's why people loved Clinton. You knew he had some dirt." -Nelly

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Would Dan Rather be at NBC?

We have been trying to ignore the whole Dan Rather's CBS Memo thing but we can ignore it no more! In case anyone missed it, CBS reported they found some document about Bush's National guard service that painted him in a bad light, and apparently the document is fake. And it is not just fake to the expert analyst, the font used in the document didn't exist back when it was dated and it is clearly made on a word processor not a typewriter. I can only guess that the autheticity of the document was verified by the editors six year old child, or the fact checkers at the New York times. Regardless, it seems like this matter can now be put to rest, Rather's can get fired, and then move to NBC, or if he wants his own sitcom... try ABC, because they will give a sitcom to anyone.

Bush's UN Follies

During Bush's speech to the UN yesterday he went on and on about saving the world, but there was a distinct change in his rhetoric. He told those stuffy UN boys to enforce their threats, or he'll do it for them. Bush preached freedom and democracy. He vowed to serve others, no matter who else joins in the cause. He refused to back down, no matter what the price. Doesn't this all sound a little liberal coming from the mouth of America number one conservative? I mean isn't that what liberals do? They get the wealthy and fortunate to help the poor and downtrodden, They spend American dollars to serve interests beyond our Nation. That's what lured Kennedy into Vietnam, right? Just another sign of the blurred lines between Democrat and Republican, it's a sign of the times.

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Bushism

"Free societies are hopeful societies. And free societies will be allies against these hateful few who have no conscience, who kill at the whim of a hat." President GW Bush—Washington, D.C., Sept. 17, 2004

The VP Debate

It has been months since John Edwards was picked to be the Democratic candidate for Vice President and people are still talking about whether it was the right choice. The reason for choosing Edwards, in addition to having two Johns on the ticket, was to appeal to middle and rural America. But is it really working? According to the Kerry campaign, they are very happy about what Edwards brought to the campaign, ie. positive outlook and boyish good looks, but it doesn't look like Edwards has really been making much headway. Even in his own state of North Carolina, which democrat's once thought they could win, they have basically conceded. Maybe what Edwards really needs is some country singing lessons, then he could really appeal to rural America, and go double platinum while he's at it!

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Taxi Directions

According to knowledgeable sources, the Bush twins Barbara and Jena are moving into a quaint little apartment in Georgetown with some of the other young Bush/Cheney 2004 campaign staffers. This is great news for the Georgetown bars, however it will not be as easy anymore for the girls to get cab rides home after their late nights of drinking. The girls now need to remember their new address. When they forgot their address, A quick description of "That big white one on Pennsylvania Avenue" will no longer suffice.

Nader Endorses Own Website

Nader has finally spoken out to all the critics who think his running is messing up Kerry's chance at the White House. According to US News and World Report, Nader said his canidacy is not going to effect Kerry because Bush is going to win so big anyways, "It's not going to be a factor." Nader's solution for the Kerry campaign... "They should be reading my web site" Another web site plug from Mr. Anti-corporation. At least he endorsed something, albeit a web site and not a candidate.

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Simple Politics

Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton may be headed to our Nations Capital in the near future, and not for some hipster party either. According to reliable sources, the Fox show "Simple Life" maybe be taking a political twist. The concept is that Paris and Nicole will be Capital Hill interns. If anyone actually agrees to hire them, they will fit right in with the scores of well connected rich white girls who are already working on the Hill. According to the weekly Roll Call, the office of Congressman Hastert and Senator Santorum have already been contacted. Though it seems inconceivable that any politician would ever agree to hiring Paris in Nicole, Political Bits is still holding on to the dream!

Come November

If the Election Were Held Today according to a combination of CNN, Newsweek, Time, WP, and Gallop polls.

Winner

319 Electoral Votes: 212 solid, 107 close

Loser

219 Electoral Votes: 163 solid, 56 close

The Kerry campaign said that once the electorate started paying attention to the Presidential race, come September, they would start to realize that Kerry is their man. However it seems that once people started to pay attention, Bush got a boost. All the Republican's need to do now is keep Bush from making any more Bushism. Good Luck!

Election Year Math

We all know that politicians have trouble when it comes to adding up what their election year plans are actually going to end up costing the tax payer. Candidates will under estimate their costs, and over estimate their opponents.

In this years Presidential Race, Bush has tended to leave out estimates all together. This while sharply criticizing his opponent John Kerry's plan which Bush estimates to be in excess of 2 trillion. However Bush had to know that people would eventually add up all the things he was promising the American people and figure out the cost.

The Bush Price tag? Over 3 trillion dollars according to his own administration figures, talk about the pot calling the kettle! But lets not jump on Bush right away, after all maybe he just added wrong, or forgot to carry the one. What ever the reason, it looks like Bush is now going to have some explaining to do to his Republican anti-government spending, country loving, conservative base. The Conservative from Texas is starting to look more like he's from Massachusetts.

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THE GRINCH WHO STOLE FLORIDA

Separated at Birth?

With all the campaigning of the Democrats and Republicans, it's easy to forget that Ralph Nader is again running for the highest office in our country. Not only that, but this time around he has some major help from none other than the Republican party.

For weeks we have been hearing about Republican attempts to get Nader on election ballots in battle ground states and it looks like all their hard work is starting to pay off. Florida's Election chief has now ruled that Nader's name will appear on the ballot in the November election (The idea being that Nader will siphon off votes that would have other wise gone to Kerry). The Democrats of course have raised objection to this and the matter now needs to go through the court system.

Notice the only person we haven't heard from in this case is Nader himself? Is he even campaigning anywhere? How can such an opponent of special interests allow himself to be manipulated by huge special interest groups? I guess if the special interests are interested in him, he can make an exception.

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Friday Gossip

A new book coming out this week levels numerous charges against the Bush family, including; That President Bush snorted cocaine at Camp David while his father was president, that Bush's wife, Laura, also used cocaine, and that all the Bushes have been involved in dirty business deals. Tell us something we don't know. [Sunday Times]

None of the celebrities who promised they would leave the country if GW Bush won the election in 2000 kept their word four years ago, so it only makes sense that a whole new round of Celebs are making similar empty claims this year, including Angelina Joli and Cameron Crow [Page Six]

All the "get well" flowers that have been sent to Bill Clinton for his recent operation have been thrown away. This is due to the fact that he is extremely allergic to most types of flowers. Couldn't Bill have found a place to donate them? [SFGate]

In old Texas tradition, two film festivals will duel it out over the weekend as simultaneous liberal and conservative screenings happen within the same state. The liberal festival will screen films like an anti-war documentary called "Voices From the Movement," while the conservative one will show the likes of "George W. Bush: Faith in the White House." [Reuters]

A suspicious package found by the secret service shut down the White House for a few hours today. It was later determined to be camera bag, and inside... was a camera [Wonkette]

Last week's Republican National Convention finished with a larger television audience than its Democratic counterpart did in July. President Bush drew in an 18.2 share, while Kerry only got a 16.9 in stark contrast to previous elections in 1996 and 2000 where the democrat's handedly beat the competition in viewership. [NY Business]

Fox News Senator

Lately there have been rumbles about Fox TV "news" anchor Bill O'Reilly's interest in running for a seat in the United States Senate. Apparently he has been contemplating a run for the seat currently held by Hillary Clinton in the 2006 race. The self declared independent even confided in staffers that he might endorse John Kerry in order to appeal to the liberal base in New York. I wonder if Bill's arch rival and copy cat Al Franken will follow suite. Franken has already written a similar book and started a similar radio talk show copying the O'Reilly Factor. Is there a Senator Franken in our future? Imagine, with Franken and O'Reilly on the senate floor, C-Span might turn into something actually worth watching!

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Bushism

President Bush is going after a whole new demographic!

"Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country." President Bush - Poplar Bluff, Missouri 9/7/04

I will leave it up to you to decide exactly what demographic.

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Clinton Cafe

While Bill Clinton is set to go into surgery today for a heart bypass operation, rumor has it that there are other things on the 42nd Presidents mind. With the grand opening of the Clinton Presidential Library just around the corner, aids say Clinton has been focused on the culinary aspects of the project. Clinton wants the Restaurant part of the library complex to be a destination dining experience, and with his newly discovered condition, he wants it to be healthy too! In addition to Bubba staples like fried chicken and country fried steak, there will now also be healthier fair including a newly planed salad, olive, and cheese bar. I guess they won't be serving BigMacs!

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Umm...

RNC Ends, No One Cares!

We have been saying it all along, but it always felt a little weird having politicians celebrate their great successes while we still have troops over seas fighting for their life. Nothing could be more fitting for the end of the Republican National Convention than real news else where capturing the medias attention. Instead of another day of news coverage of the presidential campaign, we had real news to remind us that there is a lot more in this world to be worried about. The horrible hostage situation in Russia, the trouble in the Mideast, and the hurricane in Florida. I am sure GOP strategist were mortified that the pinnacle of their orchestrated political "made for TV" moment with Bush didn't make it passed last night, but really... It's time to move on! I also blame it on the short attention span of the media (Oh, and they forgot to take their prozack)

Britney's Trashy!

Who ever said Britney Spears is no longer popular? It is common knowledge that one can gage a stars popularity by the price they can command on E-bay. Apparently people have recently been selling used pieces of Britney's gum on the auction site. Some auctioneers have been holding on to their trashy treasures for "over three years". Still others claim the gum still has Britney's teeth marks in it. However buyer beware! Most are probably fakes, one claiming to be from the 2004 VMA's which Britney didn't even attend! And how much would it cost for YOU to own a piece of Britney Spears' gum? One auction is up to $14,000 but if you want a cheaper piece of used gum, check this out.

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Tax Complications

From the Mind of Guest Blogger Aaron H.
I was watching the republican convention and Bush's speech and I noticed something that was blog worthy. Bush said that he wanted to simplify the tax code (in short). However he also mentioned various situations in which there would be, in my opinion, complications to the tax code. Such as the issue of a "safe zone" (I think that's what he called it but im not sure) which would be in places of poverty and low income areas. He proposed special tax cuts for those areas to promote growth and development. This poses a complication for the tax code simplification. There were also numerous other occasions when he mentioned proposals that would jeopardize his simplification of the tax code. Some one better call Tom Clancy!

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Republican Diversity

It was hard, but we finally found some ethnicities other than white at the Republican National Convention.


Who ever said there was no diversity in the Republican Party?

RNC Cringe Fest

Last night at the Republican convention Bush's twin daughters spoke for the first time in their public political life. We can all hope it was also their last. Not only was their speech filled with cringe inducing jokes but the girls were also dressed like they were about to go out for a jog (Jenna) and senior prom (Barbara). Jenna's "joke" was the worst...

"Grandma thinks 'Sex in the City' is something married people do but never talk about"

The comment drew gasps from the crowd not to mention she got the shows name wrong (Sex AND the City for the record). The speech was clearly written by the girls but shouldn't some one at least have gone over it before it was given on live TV around the world, undoubtedly causing millions of people to be sick to their stomachs. But what type of reaction can you expect when the Twins opening act was a Speech by the Terminator, filled with lines about girlie men and cauliflower.

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