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Moved to LibraryGrape.com"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"After writing thousands of posts and spending countless hours here at \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003EWhy We Need Obama\u003C\/span\u003E, I have set up shop at a new home.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EPlease check out my new blog at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.librarygrape.com\/\"\u003ELibraryGrape.com\u003C\/a\u003E (for background on the name, check out the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.librarygrape.com\/2008\/12\/about-library-grape.html\"\u003EAbout page here\u003C\/a\u003E).\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe new blog will focus on a wider range of topics, including including politics, atheism, religion, technology, physics, literature and other assorted themes that cross my mind.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EI hope you'll join me over at my new digs.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMonitor\u003Cdiv 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LibraryGrape.com"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-3492053542127137025"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-12T12:59:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-12T13:01:17.521-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Judgment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stupidity"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Temperament"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why Exposing Sarah Palin Still Matters"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The Daily Dish has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/11\/why-palin-still.html\"\u003Ea must-read new article\u003C\/a\u003E on why exposing the Sarah Palin insanity still matters:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ELet's be real in a way the national media seems incapable of: this person should never have been placed on a national ticket in a mature democracy. She was incapable of running a town in Alaska competently. The impulsive, unvetted selection of a total unknown, with no knowledge of or interest in the wider world, as a replacement president remains one of the most disturbing events in modern American history. That the press felt required to maintain a facade of normalcy for two months - and not to declare the whole thing a farce from start to finish - is a sign of their total loss of nerve. That the Palin absurdity should follow the two-term presidency of another individual utterly out of his depth in national government is particularly troubling. 46 percent of Americans voted for the possibility of this blank slate as president because she somehow echoed their own sense of religious or cultural \"identity\". Until we figure out how this happened, we will not be able to prevent it from happening again. And we have to find a way to prevent this from recurring. She is a dangerous, unqualified know-nothing who very nearly became the replacement for the most powerful person on earth.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3492053542127137025\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=3492053542127137025","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/3492053542127137025"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/3492053542127137025"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/why-exposing-sarah-palin-still-matters.html","title":"Why Exposing Sarah Palin Still Matters"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-820164451100546693"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-12T10:36:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-12T10:37:05.657-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"President Barack Obama"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why Obama Won"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Marc Ambiner has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/marcambinder.theatlantic.com\/archives\/2008\/11\/1_practice_what_you_preach.php\"\u003Ea great list up\u003C\/a\u003E of reasons why Obama won:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E1. \u003Cb\u003EPractice what you preach\u003C\/b\u003E. The preach: the neighborhood precinct captains are the linchpins of the ground effort. The practice: let them do the job. Staff didn't talk to voters. They were, in fact, two steps removed from voters. Responsibility was vested in tens of thousands of precinct captains and volunteer leaders; they identified volunteers, supervised canvasses, and reported back to field offices. The Obama campaign had ways of verifying the data that was come in, but in most cases it was accurate; the supervolunteers and precinct captains were empowered and incentivized to do their jobs, and they did them.  (Note: the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign used this same model, as did the McCain-Palin '08 model, but the big difference was...)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E2. \u003Cb\u003EScale \/ Force Of Numbers\u003C\/b\u003E:  No matter how you measure this election, the Obama campaign was able to do so much because it had so much. What ifs abound. What if they were limited to the federal match? What if they weren't able to raise as much money? What if they didn't spend more than $150 million on field? Can this possibly be replicated? Can the Democrats ever again have hundreds of paid staff in states like Ohio weeks before election day?  Can they ever find two million active volunteers?\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E3. \u003Cb\u003EWin Bigger \/ Lose Smaller.\u003C\/b\u003E  That was an Obama field mantra.  The campaign opened up a field office in Warren Co., Ohio, where George W. Bush won by nearly 50 points in 2004. Well, Obama lost Warren County... but by 37 points.  That's a big improvement. Losing by smaller margins in those smaller counties is how Barack Obama won Ohio. (His margin in Cuyahoga County: 243,000; Kerry's was 221,000...not a big enough difference.)\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E4. \u003Cb\u003EAfrican Americans and the early vote\u003C\/b\u003E. Problem: black voters habitually, historically distrusted in-person early voting.  The solution: fix the problem. Contact black voters early and often about early voting. Spend money to habituate this demographic to early voting.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E5.  \u003Cb\u003EFinding new voters\u003C\/b\u003E; this one's obvious, but the campaign spent its entire summer finding out who wasn't registered and registering them, and then compiling reams of data about these voters in order to figure out how to target them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E6.  \u003Cb\u003ETechnology\u003C\/b\u003E (and Google):  beyond the obvious, beyond MyBarackObama.com, it was the advances in technology that increased the efficiency of Democratic turnout efforts.  For example: the  campaign's VoteBuilder software had a turf-cutting tool.   Look at a map. Draw a polygon around a neighborhood. And, boom: you could instantly print a \"walk list\" of voters. \u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003EThis year's version was based on Google Maps which made it infinitely easier to use than the previous versions...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E7. \u003Cb\u003ECatalist\u003C\/b\u003E.  More on that in my next post, but this Democratic data consortium was a major behind-the-scenes force... UPDATE:  Upon further review, I think the DNC's VoteBuilder program also deserves lots of credit, too. More later.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/820164451100546693\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=820164451100546693","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/820164451100546693"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/820164451100546693"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/why-obama-won.html","title":"Why Obama Won"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-6784133926666127548"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-12T10:04:00.001-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-12T10:05:45.088-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Sarah Palin is Sanjayah"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I couldn't have said it \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/david-neiwert\/shes-sanjayah-why-wont-sarah-palin-g\"\u003Ebetter myself\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ESarah Palin is like that crazy relative who comes over and doesn't want to leave. She just seemingly does not want to leave the limelight. You know, maybe a better way to put it, one of my friends said, 'You know, she's like Sanjayah from American Idol. When is the fifteen minutes gonna be up?'\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6784133926666127548\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=6784133926666127548","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/6784133926666127548"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/6784133926666127548"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/sarah-palin-is-sanjayah.html","title":"Sarah Palin is Sanjayah"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-5066339960556318003"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-09T13:08:00.000-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-09T13:10:36.407-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Going Forward"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Now that Obama will be our 44th President, I am going to take a little time off.  I'll be back soon to help track the transition and will be blogging about Obama during his historic Presidency.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5066339960556318003\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=5066339960556318003","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5066339960556318003"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5066339960556318003"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/going-forward.html","title":"Going Forward"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-8348684823381831522"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-05T11:53:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-05T11:56:13.808-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"President Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Speeches"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama Victory\/Acceptance Speech - Nov 4 - Video"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: webdings;\"\u003EHere is the video of Obama's acceptance\/victory speech last night in Grant Park in Chicago:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3K8GWCl7P7U\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/3K8GWCl7P7U\u0026amp;hl=en\u0026amp;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8348684823381831522\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=8348684823381831522","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/8348684823381831522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/8348684823381831522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/obama-victoryacceptance-speech-nov-4.html","title":"Obama Victory\/Acceptance Speech - 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I have the same bills, the same amount of money in the bank, my dishwasher is still broken, and my 5 month old beagle won't stop peeing on my carpet. Everything in my life is exactly the same as it was 30 minutes ago; and yet I feel as though everything is different.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E I feel so much hope.  I feel so much pride. I feel like my one vote was a single drop of water in a great Tsunami of change. I feel like I was one of a million voices screaming in the night, \" I love my country and I'm taking it back!\" I'm so proud of the country that I love and have so much hope in my heart that we can together heal the wounds that have been such a source of pain and anger to us all.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E I know Obama isn't going to fix the economy overnight, I know he won't be able to provide healthcare to all Americans by February '09. I know Obama isn't a Messiah who four years from now will have turned this country into a fabled utopia. But I also know Obama will make moral decisions. I know Obama will try to unite where others try to divide.  I know Obama will help to make America the beacon of hope it once was to others. I know that at 27 years of age, I witnessed one of the most important and hopefully glorious chapters in American history.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E I know hope.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2299780031056343271\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=2299780031056343271","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2299780031056343271"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2299780031056343271"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/i-love-my-country-and-im-taking-it-back.html","title":"'I Love My Country and I'm Taking it Back!'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-2065161651351683678"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-04T23:15:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-04T23:19:40.383-05:00"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barack Obama Wins the Presidency"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"I am really beside myself right now.  I can hardly put it into words.  Our country has just elected an amazing man named Barack Hussein Obama to the office of President of the United States to clean up the last eight years of fear, division and bitterness.  Thank you, America.  I can't wait for the next eight years.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2065161651351683678\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=2065161651351683678","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2065161651351683678"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2065161651351683678"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/barack-obama-wins-presidency.html","title":"Barack Obama Wins the 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Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hawaii"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Oregon"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Washington"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"So, Obama Is Going to Win"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"MSNBC has now called 200 electoral votes for Obama.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELet's ponder.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECalifornia, Washington, Oregon and Hawaii have a total of 72 electoral votes among them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EEach of these will go for Obama without question.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ESo, Obama has won.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EBreaking news! :)\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript 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Win"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-2131125484337072655"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-04T12:43:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-04T12:45:47.648-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Race"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Imagine the Races Were Reversed"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Ponder how different this race would be if the \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/slog.thestranger.com\/2008\/11\/this_freaked_me_out\"\u003Eraces of the candidates were reversed\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/11\/03\/obamamccain.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 275px;\" src=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/11\/03\/obamamccain.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript 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Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2131125484337072655"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2131125484337072655"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/imagine-races-were-reversed.html","title":"Imagine the Races Were 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very sad to hear the news that Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.chicagotribune.com\/news\/politics\/obama\/chi-obama-grandmother-madelyn-dunham,0,2249369.story\"\u003Epassed away today\u003C\/a\u003E -- on the eve of Election Day:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThe day before the presidential election, Sen. Barack Obama's grandmother, a woman he called \"Toot\" and someone who helped raised him, has died...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EObama's grandmother, who had been gravely ill, was a rock of stability, giving him the American roots that would ground his teenage years as well as his career in politics...\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe candidate and his campaign had hoped that she would live long enough to see the outcome of the election, a race she had closely followed by television.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe Illinois senator's campaign issued a statement under his name and that of his sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"It is with great sadness that we announce that our grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, has died peacefully after a battle with cancer. She was the cornerstone of our family, and a woman of extraordinary accomplishment, strength, and humility. She was the person who encouraged and allowed us to take chances. She was proud of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and left this world with the knowledge that her impact on all of us was meaningful and enduring. Our debt to her is beyond measure.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Our family wants to thank all of those who sent flowers, cards, well-wishes, and prayers during this difficult time. It brought our grandmother and us great comfort. Our grandmother was a private woman, and we will respect her wish for a small private ceremony to be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask that you make a donation to any worthy organization in search of a cure for cancer.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3565738321500139981\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=3565738321500139981","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/3565738321500139981"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/3565738321500139981"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/obamas-grandmother-passes-away-on.html","title":"Obama's Grandmother Passes Away on Election Eve"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-497956217554885477"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:30:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:34:45.956-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Electoral College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Polls"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Karl Rove: Obama to Win With 338 Electoral Votes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"For some perspective, look at what \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/rove.com\/election\"\u003EKarl Rove's own polling data\u003C\/a\u003E predicts for the election tomorrow:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/rove.com\/images\/0000\/0113\/McCain-Obama-11-3-08-FINAL-graph.gif\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/rove.com\/images\/0000\/0113\/McCain-Obama-11-3-08-FINAL-graph.gif\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/497956217554885477\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=497956217554885477","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/497956217554885477"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/497956217554885477"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/karl-rove-obama-to-win-with-338.html","title":"Karl Rove: Obama to Win With 338 Electoral Votes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-4797578340974538306"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:23:00.002-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:26:43.363-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Case for Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Endorsements"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Barack Obama for President"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/tubestroker.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/11\/barack_obama.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/tubestroker.files.wordpress.com\/2007\/11\/barack_obama.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMy favorite blogger, Andrew Sullivan, just wrote \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/11\/barack-obama-fo.html\"\u003Ea new, epic must-read article\u003C\/a\u003E explaining why we need Obama at this time in our country's history:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs someone once said, in the unlikely story of America, there is never anything false about hope. Obama, moreover, seems to bring out the best in people, and the calmest, and the sanest. He seems to me to have a blend of Midwestern good sense, an intuitive understanding of the developing world that is as much our future now as theirs', an analyst's mind and a poet's tongue. He is human. He is flawed. He will make mistakes. His passivity and ambiguity are sometimes weaknesses as well as strengths.  \u003Cp\u003EBut there is something about his rise that is also supremely American, a reminder of why so many of us love this country so passionately and are filled with such grief at what has been done to it and in its name. I endorse Barack Obama because I will not give up on America, because I believe in America, and in her constitution and decency and character and strength. \u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EAnd the world needs that America now as much as it ever has. Can we start that healing, that rebirth, tomorrow? \u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003EYes. We. Can.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/11\/barack-obama-fo.html\"\u003ERead The Whole Thing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4797578340974538306\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=4797578340974538306","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/4797578340974538306"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/4797578340974538306"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/barack-obama-for-president.html","title":"Barack Obama for President"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-4101394893549066689"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:00:00.003-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:01:55.272-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Independents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Obamacons"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Patriostism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republicans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Quote of the Day: Explaining Obamacons"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A reader at the Daily Dish has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/11\/understanding-1.html\"\u003Ea perfect encapsulation\u003C\/a\u003E of why I consider myself an Obamacon (well, maybe an Obamatarian):\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EI was with a woman this week who is in her sixties.  She told me that she has voted Republican her entire life and this year she is voting for Obama.  Her reason; John McCain is too erratic and too much of a hot head and Sarah Palin is completely unqualified.  \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EI think many \"Obamacons\" simply love this country more than they do their ideology.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/4101394893549066689\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=4101394893549066689","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/4101394893549066689"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/4101394893549066689"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/quote-of-day-explaining-obamacons.html","title":"Quote of the Day: Explaining Obamacons"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-5403845314014268843"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:55:00.005-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T12:05:07.796-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Electability"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lies"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Polls"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Rebuttals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Smears"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"McCain\/Palin 24x7 Smear Machine Didn't Work"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Numbers \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/blogs.usatoday.com\/onpolitics\/2008\/11\/final-usa-today.html\"\u003Elike this\u003C\/a\u003E bolster my sometimes-flagging faith in the American people's resistance to lies and distortions:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EObama's favorable rating is 62% -- the highest that any presidential candidate has registered in Gallup's final pre-election polls going back to 1992.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EYep, after two solid months of nothing but lies, slime, derision and smears being volleyed from McCain's Fortress of Doom, Obama's favorables have \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003Eclimbed \u003C\/span\u003Eto the highest of any Presidential candidate in \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E15 years\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E.  Stay classy America -- you impress me with your ability to tune out the B.S.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5403845314014268843\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=5403845314014268843","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5403845314014268843"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5403845314014268843"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/mccainpalin-24x7-smear-machine-didnt.html","title":"McCain\/Palin 24x7 Smear Machine Didn't Work"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-1227528412203985231"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:36:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:45:51.852-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gallup"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Polls"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Reality Check Before Election Day - Poll Wrap-Up"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Here's a wrap-up of where things stand -- with the proviso that you should not grow complacent by how good things look right now:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.fivethirtyeight.com\/\"\u003EFiveThirtyEight.com's projections\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_5ieXw28ZUpg\/SQ69tlv7lDI\/AAAAAAAAAlI\/VUeBHgXnrlk\/S1600-R\/1103_mainchart.png\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 178px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_5ieXw28ZUpg\/SQ69tlv7lDI\/AAAAAAAAAlI\/VUeBHgXnrlk\/S1600-R\/1103_mainchart.png\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/polls\/us\/08-us-pres-ge-mvo.php\"\u003EPollster.com's Poll of Polls\/Trendlines\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/flashcharts\/scripts\/javascript\/loess.js\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"336\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"chart\" value=\"http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/flashcharts\/flash\/swfs\/chart.swf?xml=http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/flashcharts\/content\/xml\/08USPresGEMvO.xml\u0026amp;choices=Obama,McCain\u0026amp;phone=\u0026amp;ivr=\u0026amp;internet=\u0026amp;mail=\u0026amp;smoothing=\u0026amp;from_date=\u0026amp;to_date=\u0026amp;min_pct=\u0026amp;max_pct=\u0026amp;grid=\u0026amp;points=\u0026amp;trends=\u0026amp;lines=\u0026amp;colors=\u0026amp;e=1\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"false\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/flashcharts\/flash\/swfs\/chart.swf?xml=http:\/\/www.pollster.com\/flashcharts\/content\/xml\/08USPresGEMvO.xml\u0026amp;choices=Obama,McCain\u0026amp;phone=\u0026amp;ivr=\u0026amp;internet=\u0026amp;mail=\u0026amp;smoothing=\u0026amp;from_date=\u0026amp;to_date=\u0026amp;min_pct=\u0026amp;max_pct=\u0026amp;grid=\u0026amp;points=\u0026amp;trends=\u0026amp;lines=\u0026amp;colors=\u0026amp;e=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowfullscreen=\"false\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" width=\"425\" height=\"336\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2008\/11\/01\/opinion\/polls\/main4563051.shtml\"\u003EFinal CBS News Poll\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EWith just three days left until Election Day, a new CBS News poll finds that the Democratic presidential ticket of \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2007\/08\/22\/politics\/main3193625.shtml\" onclick=\"return linkTo(this);\" class=\"link\"\u003EBarack Obama\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2008\/08\/23\/politics\/main4376926.shtml\" onclick=\"return linkTo(this);\" class=\"link\"\u003EJoe Biden\u003C\/a\u003E leads its Republican counterpart by 13 points among likely voters, \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E54 percent to 41 percent\u003C\/span\u003E. That margin reflects an increase of two points in the Obama-Biden ticket's lead from a CBS News\/New York Times \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/stories\/2008\/10\/30\/opinion\/polls\/main4559179.shtml\" onclick=\"return linkTo(this);\" class=\"link\"\u003Epoll\u003C\/a\u003E released Thursday. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAbout one in five voters say they have already cast their vote, either in person or through the mail, and these early voters prefer the Democratic ticket by an even greater margin. Obama leads among early voters \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003E57 percent to 38 percent\u003C\/span\u003E, \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;\"\u003Ea nineteen point advantage\u003C\/span\u003E.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/poll\/111703\/Final-Presidential-Estimate-Obama-55-McCain-44.aspx\"\u003EFinal Gallup Poll\/Estimate\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThe final Gallup 2008 pre-election poll -- based on Oct. 31-Nov. 2 \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.gallup.com\/tag\/Gallup%2bDaily.aspx\"\u003EGallup Poll Daily tracking\u003C\/a\u003E -- shows Barack Obama with a 53% to 42% advantage over John McCain among likely voters. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003EWhen undecided voters are allocated proportionately to the two candidates to better approximate the actual vote, the estimate becomes \u003Cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003E55% for Obama \u003C\/span\u003Eto 44% for McCain.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1227528412203985231\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=1227528412203985231","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/1227528412203985231"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/1227528412203985231"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/reality-check-before-election-day-poll.html","title":"Reality Check Before Election Day - Poll Wrap-Up"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_5ieXw28ZUpg\/SQ69tlv7lDI\/AAAAAAAAAlI\/VUeBHgXnrlk\/s72-c-r\/1103_mainchart.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"2"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-5328699424945176322"},"published":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:26:00.006-05:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-11-03T11:31:13.832-05:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Electability"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Polls"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Polling Quote of the Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"The newest Reuters\/Zogby\/C-SPAN poll shows Obama with a solid, unflapped lead:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EObama 49.5%, McCain 43.8%.  \u003C\/span\u003EDemocrat Barack Obama experienced a strong single day of polling on Saturday, retaining a 5.7 point advantage that is right at the edge of the margin of error of the Reuters\/C-SPAN\/Zogby daily tracking poll. The race has remained remarkably stable down the stretch, this three-day rolling average poll shows.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EHere's a gem of a note added by esteemed pollster Zogby:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EObama has consolidated his lead over McCain. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EHis single day lead today was back to 52%-42%.\u003C\/span\u003E He leads by 10 among independents and has solidified his base. He leads among Hispanics by 38 points, African Americans by 88, 18-24 year olds by 36, 18-29 year olds by 25, 25-34 year olds by 16, women by 8, and men by 3. He has a 17 point lead among those who have already voted, 22 by those who have registered to vote in the past 6 months, Moderates by 34, Catholics by 10. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EHe even receives 21% support among Conservatives...\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ERemember, as I said yesterday, one day does not make a trend. This is a three-day rolling average and no changes have been tectonic. \u003Cspan style=\"font-weight:bold;\"\u003EA special note to blogger friends: calm it down. Lay off the cable television noise and look at your baseball cards in your spare time. It is better for your (and everyone else's) health.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5328699424945176322\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=5328699424945176322","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5328699424945176322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/5328699424945176322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/11\/polling-quote-of-day.html","title":"Polling Quote of the Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-7234812180306701359"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-31T17:11:00.003-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-31T17:15:22.005-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Case for Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Endorsements"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Experience"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Judgment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Media"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Temperament"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Esquire Endorsed Obama; First in 75 Years"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cspan style=\"font-style:italic;\"\u003EEsquire \u003C\/span\u003Emagazine \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/features\/esquire-endorsements-2008\/esquire-endorses-barack-obama?click=main_sr\"\u003Eendorsed Barack Obama today\u003C\/a\u003E -- the first such endorsement in 75 years.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn Obama:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ESenator Obama is the only one of the two candidates who seems to believe in the idea of a political commonwealth, that there are those things -- be they the guarantees in the Bill of Rights or mountains in Alaska -- that we own together. Barack Obama stands, however inchoately and however diffidently, for the notion that a common purpose is necessary for common problems, that \"government,\" as it is designed in our founding documents, is our collective responsibility. It is this collective responsibility that built America into a great power without peer in the history of the world. And it is this collective responsibility that has succumbed to nearly thirty years of phony rightist populism, corporate brigandage, and the wildly cheered abandonment of a common American civic purpose. It is shocking that in America an argument for salvaging the common good is regarded as a radical notion by anyone, but that is where we are. And that is what Barack Obama seems to stand for. After all, as a young man with his potential, he could have headed straight to midtown Manhattan and made a fortune. Instead, he took a church job working for poor people in Chicago, and for his troubles, he and those poor people have been viciously jeered by the likes of Rudy Giuliani and Sarah Palin. Such is their regard for the common good. And such is Obama's promise. And in that, however inchoately and however diffidently, Obama stands not only against Bushism, but against Reaganism, which gave it birth. And that is more than enough.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EOn McCain:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E[Obama's] Republican counterpart is one of the first presidential candidates in history to run as a parody of himself. John McCain has decided on a cheap and dishonorable campaign. He has embraced the tactics with which he was slandered in 2000, and he has hired the people responsible for them. In so doing, he has become something of a mockery of everything he once purported to be. He has stated that he wouldn't now vote for his own immigration bill. He has operated in violation of the very campaign-finance law that bears his name. And even though his own body bears the scars of torture, he has silenced himself on the issue of the torture sanctioned and designed by the government he seeks to lead, so as not to alienate \"the base.\" The most underutilized trope of the campaign is the notion that John McCain is running against John McCain.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.esquire.com\/features\/esquire-endorsements-2008\/esquire-endorses-barack-obama?click=main_sr\"\u003ERead the Whole Thing\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7234812180306701359\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=7234812180306701359","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/7234812180306701359"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/7234812180306701359"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/esquire-endorsed-obama-first-in-75.html","title":"Esquire Endorsed Obama; First in 75 Years"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-559599509514359521"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-31T08:07:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-31T08:08:12.930-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Judgment"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republicans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Sarah Palin"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Temperament"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Veepstakes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"McCain Surrogate Eagleburger: Palin Not Ready"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonmonthly.com\/archives\/individual\/2008_10\/015450.php\"\u003EThis from McCain supporter Lawrence Eagleburger\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA former Republican Secretary of State and one of John McCain's most prominent supporters offered a stunningly frank and remarkably bleak assessment of Sarah Palin's capacity to handle the presidency should such a scenario arise. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELawrence Eagleburger, who served as Secretary of State under George H.W. Bush and whose endorsement is often trumpeted by McCain, said on Thursday that the Alaska governor is not only unprepared to take over the job on a moment's notice but, even after some time in office, would only amount to an \"adequate\" commander in chief.\u003C\/p\u003E  \u003Cp\u003E\"And I devoutly hope that [she] would never be tested,\" he added for good measure -- referring both to Palin's policy dexterity and the idea of McCain not making it through his time in office.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/559599509514359521\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=559599509514359521","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/559599509514359521"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/559599509514359521"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/mccain-surrogate-eagleburger-palin-not.html","title":"McCain Surrogate Eagleburger: Palin Not Ready"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-2890736956577115143"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-31T08:01:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-31T08:03:22.466-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Electability"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Electoral College"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Polls"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Karl Rove Forecasts Obama with 311 Electoral Votes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This from the mind of Karl Rove:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca onblur=\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/30\/mccainobama_10_29_08.jpg\"\u003E\u003Cimg style=\"margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 300px;\" src=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/2008\/10\/30\/mccainobama_10_29_08.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2890736956577115143\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=2890736956577115143","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2890736956577115143"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/2890736956577115143"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/karl-rove-forecasts-obama-with-311.html","title":"Karl Rove Forecasts Obama with 311 Electoral Votes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-906582431096871246"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-30T18:03:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-30T18:06:09.781-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Hatred"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"John McCain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republicans"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stupidity"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Republican Hack: Equality is Not an American Value"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is some of the most sad, mindless, scary wingnut bullsh*t I've ever read, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/minnesotaindependent.com\/15119\/prager-medved-bachmann-hewitt-coleman\"\u003Euttered by talk radio idiot Dennis Prager\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Equality, which is the primary value of the left, is a European value, not an American value.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EDisgusting. \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/crooksandliars.com\/nicole-belle\/dennis-prager-equality-not-american-v\"\u003E As C\u0026amp;L put it\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWow.  So I guess that Congress was being oh so \u003Cem\u003Econtinental\u003C\/em\u003E when \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.law.cornell.edu\/constitution\/constitution.amendmentxiv.html\"\u003Ethey wrote this\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAmendment XIV\u003C\/p\u003E \u003Cp\u003ESection 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the state wherein they reside. \u003Cstrong\u003ENo state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws\u003C\/strong\u003E. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/906582431096871246\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=906582431096871246","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/906582431096871246"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/906582431096871246"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/republican-hack-equality-is-not.html","title":"Republican Hack: Equality is Not an American Value"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-6882070162404029002"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-30T17:39:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-30T17:43:18.972-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Conservatives"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Independents"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Quotes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Republicans"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Brilliant Quote of the Day"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"This is one of the best quotes I've read in a really long time.  Read the whole article.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\"Let me offer what is evidently a radical argument — identifying the candidate that best approximates your ideological beliefs is not sufficient reason to cast a presidential vote on his behalf. Yes, a conservative is naturally going to weigh a candidate’s adherence to conservatism very heavily, but not as an end in itself. The ultimate goal is to choose the candidate whose election most benefits the country, not the candidate whose beliefs most closely reflect your own.\" -- \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2008\/10\/beyond-politica.html\"\u003EConor Friedsdorf\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6882070162404029002\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=6882070162404029002","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/6882070162404029002"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/6882070162404029002"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/brilliant-quote-of-day.html","title":"Brilliant Quote of the Day"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-250975110371077460.post-7377211850538765273"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-30T06:51:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-30T06:54:34.657-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ads"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Barack Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Case for Obama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Election 2008"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"General Election"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Video"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Obama's 30-Minute Closing Argument Ad - Video"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Here's the video from Obama's 30-minute closing argument ad that ran last night in primetime on seven networks:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/a0JhEtzch4Y\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/a0JhEtzch4Y\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarack Obama 30 Minute Commercial Video Part 1\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan id=\"more-30084\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VPPqqdoDtmA\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VPPqqdoDtmA\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarack Obama 30 Minute Infomercial Video Part 2\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/m0gkcRdmqhQ\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/m0gkcRdmqhQ\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarack Obama 30 Minute Ad Video Part 3\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ghJFOBcZW34\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/ghJFOBcZW34\u0026#038;hl=en\u0026#038;fs=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBarack Obama 30 Minute Speech Video Part 4\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7377211850538765273\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=7377211850538765273","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/7377211850538765273"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/7377211850538765273"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/obamas-30-minute-closing-argument-ad.html","title":"Obama's 30-Minute Closing Argument Ad - 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I'm out of town on business again without much internet access.  I'll be back on Friday.\u003Cdiv class=\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003E\u003Ccenter\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\n\u003Cscript src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cemail\u0026amp;charset=utf-8\u0026amp;services=facebook%2Cdigg%2Cdelicious%2Cstumbleupon%2Ctechnorati%2Creddit%2Cpropeller%2Cblinklist%2Cmixx%2Cnewsvine\u0026amp;style=rotate\u0026amp;publisher=e5bff924-3782-4524-848c-76a2b9037e1b\u0026amp;linkfg=%236699cc\" type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003E\u003C\/script\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003C\/center\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1584043678457643318\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=250975110371077460\u0026postID=1584043678457643318","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/1584043678457643318"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/250975110371077460\/posts\/default\/1584043678457643318"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/weneedobama.blogspot.com\/2008\/10\/out-of-town.html","title":"Out of Town"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Metavirus"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/18399799638759096551"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"33","height":"25","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_I22fc8fqa98\/So96ZRATm4I\/AAAAAAAAB-A\/wRZuqZHhRIQ\/S220\/Copyrighted_Image_Reuse_Prohibited_305506.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});