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What does the name “Obama” now mean?

Posted by: ST on November 9, 2008 at 4:45 pm » 9 Comments

Oh brother. Get used to fluff like this coming from columnists (and mainstream media news journalists) for the next four years. That column, by the way, appeared under a huge image of Obama yesterday on the front page of the second of two multi-page special sections published my local paper The Charlotte Observer – a [...]

 

Panthers at Oakland (UPDATE: PANTHERS WIN 17-6)

Posted by: ST on November 9, 2008 at 1:03 pm » 5 Comments

The Panthers are playing an away game this afternoon against the Oakland Raiders. The Cats lead in the NFC South, and would love to add another win to the “W” column against a 2-6 Oakland team that has been struggling this season. Game time is 4 PM ET and it will be broadcast on Fox. [...]

 

Feeling melancholy today

Posted by: ST on November 9, 2008 at 12:22 pm » 4 Comments

And by melancholy I mean the second definition on this page. After months – heck, two years – of intense attention devoted to this election, this weekend has been a time to refocus and decompress a bit for many of us. In some ways it’s hard to believe it’s over. In some ways you wish [...]

 

Lamest.NYT.Attack.Ever.

Posted by: ST on November 9, 2008 at 12:07 am » 10 Comments

They devoted plenty of pages criticizing how Republicans were launching harsh attacks on Barack Obama in the days, weeks, and months leading up to the election. What are they doing now? Taking shots at Republicans for … being gracious after Obama’s win on Tuesday. Damned if you do, damned if you don’t.