Chilly

So, he didn't say “The government lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color. The government lied.”?

riiiiiiight Doesn't have anything to do with the candidates decisions on where to spend money and the electorate, did it?

Its pronounced "Pee".

I personally can't say one way or the other, as I haven't been watching the news (March Madness baby!). My boss was the one who showed it to me. He's an Obama supporter, but he was appalled by it. I think it is a decent-sized gaffe coming from someone who is arguing to move past racial stereotyping to use a phrase associated with it. Obama really should have said that it was a common behavior trait in the US, instead of what he did. Of course, I would say that Hillary putting 6:30 on her Texas advertisements for Latinos, and 6:45 for White people is a wayyyyyyyyyyy bigger problem than what Obama said, and that hardly got any media coverage.

I get his point, but do you deny that it was an extremely bad (and funny, actually) choice of words?

The Austin Peay fans are funny. I was on their forum, and they were all talking about who had the biggest "PEAYNESS" to determine the biggest fan.

Basing it on the research I've read during my undergrad. Candidates like endorsements because its free publicity, the same way getting on a media television show is free publicity. The value of endorsements are in the way that the candidate uses them. For example, in a Texas commercial, the Obama camp claimed that he had more credibility as a leader, then used all of the major Texas newspapers that endorsed him as proof. Richardson's endorsement might help during the general election in that state, if he uses specific advertising for it. Most endorsements, however, do not have much effect for a couple of reasons: 1.) They are forgotten quickly. 2.) They are said once, then not repeated (for the most part). 3.) Other sources of information are generally more important to voters: commercials, news broadcasts, etc. Of course, there are exceptions, and the big exceptions are extremely large companies with lots and lots of employees, national news media, and unions/interest groups.

http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives2/2008/03/020088.php

Outside of a few endorsements, typically there isn't much effect from them, outside of credibility.

Time for the Horns!

I was tempted with West Kentucky, but I didn't. I've got Davidson over the Zags as well.

Anyone pick Western Kentucky?

Which is all your fault.

Since when is the drudge report not a news service?

Did you keep the card in your house while she was in it? Sorry to hear about your acquaintance, but good to see you made it home safely!

Lets Go CSF!

There is no data to back up your conjecture.

Like this is going to hurt Obama.

? It was first movie format, then cut into 3 individual episodes for TV.

I guess Sweed didn't play in a snow storm at Nebraska?

Yeah, there is a big game tonight. Kansas St. vs USC!

Lots of first round games are virtual guarantees when you look at the statistics. The four 1 seeds, four 2 seeds, four 3 seeds.

Of course, estimating it to be a coin flip is way oversimplifying things.

The fact is that strategic voting in this way has little effect on the primary process.

Lost 3/4 of the 2pm games. :/