Posts Tagged ‘Election 2008’

Posted on November 24th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Updating new Obama hires

Updating new Obama hires

UPDATED – Dec. 7., 5:22 p.m.\

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Posted on November 4th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

0 Days Out: The scene in Chicago

Hello from the Intercontinental Hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois, where Kyle Whitmire and I are [...]

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Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Matt Hooper

TODAY’S THE DAY! – The Election Day Info Dump

TODAY’S THE DAY! – The Election Day Info Dump

Today is the day that’s been 1,440 days in the making. Election Day 2008, here [...]

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Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part IX: Iowa – Can Iowa deliver again for Obama?

Battlegrounds, Part IX: Iowa – Can Iowa deliver again for Obama?

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Posted on November 3rd, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part VII: Colorado – Denver metro is key for Obama

Battlegrounds, Part VII: Colorado – Denver metro is key for Obama

This is the seventh in a series of closer looks at Barack Obama\’92s path [...]

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Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by Madison Underwood

2 Days Out: Polls holding steady, and Nazis endorse Obama

Nazis endorse Obama in the name of poetic justice. Irony for irony’s sake.

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Posted on November 1st, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Those Canadians!!

Those Canadians!!

Well, Canadian beer may suck, but their comedians are top shelf. \
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Sebastien Trudel and Marc-Antoine [...]

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Posted on November 1st, 2008 by Madison Underwood

3 Days Out: Polls, pols, and polling

Don’t forget to vote on Tuesday, November 4! Though it seems the Presidential race in [...]

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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part VI: N. Mexico – Turnout, Turnout, Turnout!

Battlegrounds, Part VI: N. Mexico – Turnout, Turnout, Turnout!

This is the sixth in a series of closer looks at Barack Obama\’92s path [...]

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Posted on October 31st, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part V: N. Carolina – Triangle Man, Triangle Man. Triangle Man Meets Triad Man\’85

Battlegrounds, Part V: N. Carolina –  Triangle Man, Triangle Man. Triangle Man Meets Triad Man\’85

This is the fifth in a series of closer looks at Barack Obama\’92s path [...]

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Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part IV: Florida – The battle for I-4, Cuban Vote Underway

Battlegrounds, Part IV: Florida – The battle for I-4, Cuban Vote Underway

This is the fourth in a series of closer looks at Barack Obama\’92s path [...]

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Posted on October 30th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

5 Days Out: The Obamumentary

5 Days Out: The Obamumentary

My thoughts/mild insights on the Obamumentary/Obamercial/30 minute ad spot. And there’s more! Secrets revealed!

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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

6 Days Out: Republicans redefine socialism

Obama, the communist socialist non-American Muslim wrong-kind-of-Christian athiest terrorist sympathizer foreign-policy-wimp who is too much of a hawk when it comes to fighting terrorism and who has no record to speak of.

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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Matt Hooper

Battlegrounds, Part III: Virginia – Which is real, which is fake? The battle for NoVa. And SoVa.

Battlegrounds, Part III: Virginia – Which is real, which is fake? The battle for NoVa. And SoVa.

This is the third in a series of closer looks at Barack Obama\’92s path [...]

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Posted on October 28th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

ELECTORAL COLLEGE SCOREBOARD: Obama 375, McCain 163

Mark Kelly’s take on the state of the race.

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Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by Madison Underwood

12 Days Out: The many stories of John McCain

My serious advice for you is to take 30 minutes and read this Robert Draper [...]

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Posted on October 22nd, 2008 by Madison Underwood

13 Days Out: McCain’s new strategery: Keystone Heavy

McCain’s Pennsylvania strategy…

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Posted on October 20th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

15 Days Out: ACORN fear is a fraud

Of course the big story today is Colin Powell’s ringing endorsement of Barack Obama for [...]

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Posted on October 17th, 2008 by Madison Underwood

18 Days Out: My fear of commitment

I have The Fear. I don’t know if it’s Hunter S. Thompson’s brand of The [...]

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Weekly Tweets

  • Can Jefferson County break the bank? The meaning of Jefferson County's suit against banking behemoth JPMorgan: http://bit.ly/2JfcKk #bham 19 hrs ago
  • @WadeOnTweets I don't see Dr. Davis on Twitter any time soon. We're plugging your blogging academy classes in next week's Weekly Picks btw. 1 day ago
  • Nice to see @bhamterminal 's @acnatta on Fox6 w BSC's Natalie Davis discussing #bham mayoral race. Video @WadeOnTweets: http://bit.ly/1o93gZ 1 day ago
  • @brightsides Thanks for comments on last week's cover. It was designed by Jeremy Markham (http://bit.ly/1l7Yx1). More: http://bit.ly/4bvRoK 1 day ago
  • Forest Perk Coffee opened today--new coffee shop on Clairmont (next to Piggly Wiggly). Just went by there--the coffee's good. Check it out. 1 day ago
  • Shout out to @DNicholAdams for her tweeting of the #bham mayoral forum tonight. She did a great job. Thanks for the live feed! 3 days ago
  • Also slated to appear: William Jason Sumner (?) & Jimmy Snow. No Smitherman or Hoyt? Election Dec. 8. Educate yourselves. We'll help. #bham 3 days ago
  • Mayoral forum information came from Delta Sigma Theta Alum association, who is putting on forum and was kind enough to call me back. #bham 3 days ago
  • William Bell, Patrick Cooper, Emory Anthony, Scott Douglas, Stephannie Huey, Jody Trautwein and others coming to #bham mayoral forum tonight 3 days ago
  • Don't forget there's a mayoral forum tonight at 6:30 p.m. at Huffman High, and a meet & greet Thursday at Highland Hotel, 5-7 p.m. #bham 3 days ago
  • I think if you count the fact that council started about 30 minutes late, this may be the quickest council meeting I've ever seen. #bham 3 days ago
  • Council meeting over except for old & new business. Hoyt says he is the fried turkey king, and will fry turkeys when done w/ politics #bham 3 days ago
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War on Dumb

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Can Jefferson County break the bank?

Jefferson County has declared war on JPMorgan.

Upon Further Review

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s (allegedly) lost boys

Lane Kiffin’s players are undisciplined? You don’t say…

Column

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Surviving the New Depression with sweet taters

Political commentary plus a recipe for sweet potato pie.

Film

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 blows up the world real good

2012 may be the hugest, craziest, most preposterous disaster film ever made

Small World Cartoons

Jobless Recovery

Jobless Recovery

Things are looking up for the economy! Or they’re not.

Suburban Legends

The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

A classic from the Suburban Legends Vault