October 19, 2008
We are great fans of the Coen brothers and enjoyed Burn After Reading a lot. Hard to say whether it’s a spy thriller or a lifestyle comedy. Let’s settle for social satire.The film has a stellar cast. The actors walk through their roles with ease, with few surprises.George Clooney amply fits his ...
go to article »October 16, 2008
An interactive Palin link thanks to Amira Al Hussaini of Voices without Votes:http://palinaspresident.com/It is supposed to be updated everyday until the election. Just click around the image. My favorite is the waste paper bin. kwoff_id = 28318; ...
go to article »October 15, 2008
I couldn't resist it!For more visit the Anchorage Daily News...
go to article »October 14, 2008
For a different angle on the Bradley effect, please see:Bradley Effect, or *Reverse* Bradley Effect?Is it possible that some people are telling pollsters that they are not going to vote for Obama, even though they intend doing so. Fountaingoats provides a short version of a New York Times story, Fu...
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A couple of US election sites which are worth a visit:A hard look at reality, and what you should do is from Sam Wang at the Princeton Election Consortium:By the standards of Presidential elections since 1992, Barack Obama is far ahead. For most of this season he has been running about 50 EV ahead o...
go to article »October 12, 2008
My recent post McCain's sky hasn't fallen just yet looked at some of the senior economists who endorsed McCain's economic plan on his website:It's instructive to look at the scrolling list of academics who endorse the Economic Plan on McCain's website. It's the usual suspects.In particular it looked...
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Real Clear Politics has a lead by Obama 49.1% to McCain 43.5% in their average of 10 National Polls.The trend is shown in this graph.Obama leads in the Electoral College 347.6 to 190.4 according to FiveThirtyEight.With the events of this week on global markets, it's hard to imagine how McCain can ma...
go to article »October 9, 2008
By way of an apology to CNN commentators after my post yesterday.Their polling seems to confirm their rating of the candidates in the second presidential debate based on first impressions.Fifty-four percent of those questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey conducted after the debate ended s...
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Thanks to Voices without Votes, fresh perspectives on the second presidential debate from Jotman in Bangkok:"Obama is matching McCain on toughness, it's a strategy not to give McCain an advantage on this score"Why Obama won the town hall debate"I thought McCain's physical performance was shaky. He w...
go to article »October 7, 2008
Homer Simpson tries to vote for ObamaI thought Homer would be a Palin kind of guy.Voices without Votes are looking for overseas reactions to this clip from an episode which is supposed to screen in the States on 2 November.Please leave your comment below. kwoff_id = 27475; ...
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