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Wanna join my money league?

Yeah, I'd agree with this comment, which is why I separated myself a bit from the article by saying I didn't necessarily agree with it.

The media is "phucking clueless and out of touch"? They actually seem to know what brings them money quite well, and do a good job exploiting it. This has what to do with the AP headline exactly? I don't think the Editors at the AP make nearly as much as you think. I don't get it.

You honestly, seriously think that someone can be mildly retarded and become the President of the United States? While he personally might not use it, he does have a technology platform and will have plenty of advisers who know what they are doing. I don't think it is a big issue that he doesn't use the internet or computers much. I do prefer Obama's platform on technology over McCain's, but I'm not that concerned that McCain doesn't use computers himself - most candidates aren't intimately familiar with every little aspect that they'll govern over (how could they be?). To say he's not concerned about Global Warming reeks of being uninformed about him, as he's been one of the Republicans who has agreed with the Global Warming issue, and perfers a cap and trade system. By doing what, exactly? Neither Obama or McCain are going to revolutionize Washington based upon the platforms they've given out. Is this a true passion, or is this a way to get elected? Is it really a complete 180? At this point, everyone is essentially saying the same thing. More good PR from the Obama camp. It's pretty hard for any of us to judge the actual "foresight and vision" or "mental capabilities" of a candidate compared to other candidates

Article on the Libertarian perspective on Palin Not sure I agree with it, but theres some info for you.

Section 137 Row 10!

Hotel Indigo in Amherst Fri, Sat, and Sun night.

Never, but the football has tortured me the past few years

"If it weren't for my horse, I wouldn't have spent that year in College."

Robinson is a very good college D coord. He'll get a job doing so, and deservedly so. Agreed on this one. I dunno about that. They really started putting together recruitign classes only 3 years ago, with the best being 07, who are mostly redshirt freshmen/sophmores right now. I think the year to judge Spurrier is next year. The Big 12 was damn good last year too, and pretty close to the SEC. I expect the Big 12 to be the top conference at the end of the year. Harbaugh aint gonna be there long, someone's going to throw a ton of money his way.

Wharz the techno

Good luck CBB! Hope you and your wife are safe.

It's not just that, though. If you compare youth votes for the candidate that won the election in the primary and the general election, the turnout rates fall. As young people learn more about the candidates and watch the election, the turnout rate falls. IMO, the question isn't whether its going to drop, but how far. This was actually something we looked at in one of my political psychology courses, and while it was considered a small impedence, the academic studies showed at least in the studies done around 2004, race wouldn't be all that big of a problem, which I think is one of the reasons why Obama decided to run this year. The studies also showed that being a Woman provided a much bigger barrier (again, though, not necessarily impossible to overcome). Which is quite an accomplishment, certainly, but his donor profile doesn't look all that different from previous candidates. He's oing a great job extracting as much money as he can from them. indeed. I still don't think its a good idea. Obama aint gonna win Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Arkansas, etc. Yep, it has some unique qualities to it, and you summed it up nicely - I don't think the differences are as large as you.

You know it, why wouldn't they?

History shows that an extremely energized youth vote in the primaries actually leads to a depressed vote during the general election. Not to say that it can't change, but the possibility of it is small. As an anecdote, many of the young people I know that were fired up for Obama at UT during the primaries are losing interest for a number of reasons.

Selvin Young's ADP is 5.09, so it is slightly early.

SDS speaks the truth. I don't think Palin or Biden are going to affect the race all that much

D'oh!

And being a Senator for 3 years does? It is unfortunate that you're being sarcastic, because the country does need a nice dose of cynicism before any meaningful "change" happens.

He wasn't chosen by the people of the Democratic party, and in some states independents and Republicans? That isn't winning the primary? And many, many more did.

Palin's been in public service for over 16 years. I think you've got the timeline here wrong, he was chosen to be the nominee before his speech last night. By voters who were moved by his ability to give good speeches about hope and change.... Because using your own criteria is more fun. When the theme of your campaign is grandiose ideas like "Hope" and "Change" (two ideas that don't mean all that much), and your best qualification is that you can act Presidential, you just might be a gimmick candidate.

By the criteria that The Big Cat posted, Obama would also be considered a gimmick: Obama certainly wasn't chosen for anything tangible; he was chosen for his seeming ability to speak well to large crowds (which Palin also has, or so I've read).

Gimmick President = good Gimmick VP = bad Hmm...

Gotta say I think the Bills should be 2s on the Travel and Loyal factors.