Monthly Archives: October 2008

New York Times and the Fonz Endorse Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 23, 2008

Andy and Opie, Richie and the Fonz, former Bush press secretary Scott McClellan and the editorial board of the New York Times today endorsed Obama.

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Flake rate

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 21, 2008

Two weeks to go and the Obama campaign has to watch its step. Not only are the cult-Christians pulling out all the racism stops, the ethically challenged right wing is hammering on a defamation theme, constructing lies about ACORN, and guilt-by-association with the Bill Ayers story. Now is the time for all good men to [...]

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McCain, Bill Ayers, Social Democracy

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 20, 2008

I received an email today from a disturbed nanotech geek working on a government grant at some state school down south. He said it was okay for me to post his message. Here it is: as a university professor, I understand the liberal viewpoint of many of my colleagues.. However, I FIND THIS PETITION /DISGUSTING [...]

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Palin in Roswell, NM today

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 19, 2008

From Saturday Night Live to Roswell, New Mexico… you can’t make this stuff up. Did she really talk about illegal aliens?

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John and Cindy… umm, Sarah

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 19, 2008

It’s a Cinderella story, really… vid via OneGoodMove And for a refreshing change of pace… Bracha L. Ettinger, Israeli-French psychoanalyst, painter, artist and feminist theorist, discussing her paintings, notebooks and work on the matrixial borderspace, trans-subjectivity, co-poiesis and trauma. [tags]phoebe legere, bracha ettinger, sarah palin, cindy mccain, orpheus and eurydice[/tags]

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John “Crash” McCain

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 17, 2008

The LA Times published the detailed story of the five planes “Ace” McCain lost during his career as a navy pilot. Read “Mishaps mark John McCain’s record as naval aviator.” * * * “The current economic crisis demands that we understand John McCain’s attitudes about economic oversight and corporate influence in federal regulation. Nothing illustrates [...]

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LA Times and Trib endorse Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 17, 2008

For the first time in its history, the Chicago Tribune has endorsed a Democratic candidate for president.The editors at the Chicago Tribune wrote: Obama is deeply grounded in the best aspirations of this country, and we need to return to those aspirations. He has had the character and the will to achieve great things despite [...]

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WaPo and Chron endorse Obama

By Frank Paynter | Published: October 16, 2008

The Washington Post said today: Mr. Obama’s temperament is unlike anything we’ve seen on the national stage in many years. He is deliberate but not indecisive; eloquent but a master of substance and detail; preternaturally confident but eager to hear opposing points of view. He has inspired millions of voters of diverse ages and races, [...]

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