Sadly, nothing Halloween related, but this article from the BBC is beyond awesome.
When officials asked for the Welsh translation of a road sign, they thought the reply was what they needed.
Unfortunately, the e-mail response to Swansea council said in Welsh: “I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work […]
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By Steven E. Landsburg
We might be headed for another close election, which means your vote could really matter this time, right? Wrong. Your vote didn’t matter in 2000, it never mattered before 2000, and it’s very unlikely to start mattering now.
Last time around, everything came down to Florida, where Bush’s official margin was 537 votes. […]
On a forum I’m on, the question was posed whether Obama would usher in a “new, new deal” in light of all the grim economic news lately. One person said:
I think it’s possible…how likely remains to be seen, but I agree with Colin Powell…Obama is a transformational figure.
And while I agree with […]
An interesting article on the Huffington Post showing that McCain met with Pinochet back in 1985. I’m a big supporter of Obama’s plans to sit down and meet with rogue leaders. When he does though, I’m sure he’ll seek to challenge them a bit more than McCain did in the 80’s.
Good stuff:
A good example too of the difference between youth of any party and their closed minded elders.
From CNN:
(CNN) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell announced Sunday that he will be voting for Sen. Barack Obama, citing the Democrat’s “ability to inspire” and the “inclusive nature of his campaign.”
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says he is voting for Barack Obama.
“He has both style and substance. I think he is a […]
On the one hand it doesn’t seem so shocking, being his home state newspaper and all. But according to the editorial the Tribune has NEVER endorsed a Democrat. The founder of the Tribune helped found the Republican party and only failed to endorse the GOP twice in the last 150 years. They […]
A Newsweek blog had an interesting article last week about the Bradley Effect and Reverse Bradley Effect involving how honest people are regarding race when doing phone polls.
It seems the article is right about the effect and wrong about the cause. If Obama was winning by larger margins than the polls it […]
John Stossel did an interesting story on Friday’s 20/20 about voting. He asked whether uninformed voters shouldn’t be allowed to vote. Watch a portion of the segment here:
The piece unfortunately focuses on young voters, but certainly the message holds true for voters of any age who are, by and large, uninformed on the […]
Very interesting editorial in the DC Examiner today about secular superstition. Everyone has heard the shots that the anti-religious forces take against believers - that we are irrational, anti-science, and ignorantly cling to our invisible friend in the sky. True enlightenment and intelligence is reserved for those exceptional few who reject God, […]