Political Hippo Circle Jerk - America, farg YEAH!

[ice grillin you]

farg that he aint a phillie fan

we dont need or want him

[Father Demon]

Finally, Smerconish asked whether Obama favored the Phillies or the Dodgers.

The Phillies, Obama said

That does it.  I'm voting for Obama now.

[shorebird]

"I believe in a comprehensive approach that involves sealing the borders. We've got to," Obama said. But people would probably still find their way in, so more measures are needed, he continued. "The thing that we really need to do is crack down on employers who are hiring undocumented workers, oftentimes recruiting them actively. ... They don't want to pay American workers a living wage," he said. As far as those already here, Obama said he's open to some process where people pay a fine, learn English, "go to the back of the line and ultimately earn their way."

YES!! In raids like this, the workers and employees that do the hiring are the ones that suffer. There is no mention about the owners of the plant, and they are the ones that should be held accountable.

[SD_Eagle5]

Just got an automated message from Senator Bob Casey that Obama will be at the Mayfair diner tomorrow. Doors open at 7:15 AM. It's only 20 minutes from my house so I'm going.

[hbionic]

farg that he aint a phillie fan

we dont need or want him

There's a 'WE' sighting!

[Phanatic]

No One will be getting a Tax Cut

[PhillyGirl]

Holy shtein this is funny...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/10/10/111119/86/232/626250

(Not sure if it was posted, if it was, I apologize)

[BigEd76]

Did anyone catch the SNL debate segment last night?  Bill Murray (wtf he got old) stood up and asked what each candidate would do to make the Cubs not suck anymore.  Both agreed it was hopeless....

[Phanatic]

Would have ben funnier if he'd have asked the question just how you typed it.

[ATV]

Palin drops the puck at the Flyers game tomorrow night, right? I trust she will be greeted warmly.

[PhillyGirl]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/10/new-york-countys-ballots-print-%E2%80%98barack-osama%E2%80%99/

Wtf.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

just landed at PHL - saw Barry's plane on the runway

[Seabiscuit36]

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1008/14462.html

Fear of Flyers

[Diomedes]

So yeah, a bipartisan panel of Alaska lawmakers just unanimously agreed that Palin abused her powers but did not break the law regarding so called Troopergate*.

Friday news dump for the win, unless Obama (or more to the point Biden on his behalf) forces the issue, which he should do without delay imho

* edit ... I'm confused on the lawful part.  some news say no laws broken, others say unlawful abuse of power...whichever, I'm prepared to give her the benefit of the doubt and accept that she abused her power lawfully.  You betcha.

[PhillyPhreak54]

What Was the Question?
Elizabeth Holmes reports from Lacrosse, Wis., on the presidential race.

John McCain and Sarah Palin perfected their question-answering act Thursday at a town-hall meeting in Waukesha, Wis. Nearly every inquiry was responded to first by the Republican presidential nominee, citing a long-held campaign policy. After McCain finished, Palin would chime in with an attack on Democratic rival Barack Obama or praise for McCain.

While voters always expect a little twisting to incorporate talking points, Palin took the cake Thursday with her creativity on some answers.

About halfway through the town hall, a woman in the audience asked about hate-crime legislation. (The Matthew Shepard Act, which would expand the definition of hate crimes to include gender and sexuality, is pending in Congress.) McCain answered the question, advocating "swift and sure justice" but said he couldn't "divine the intentions of a perpetrator of a crime."

He then ceded the floor to Palin, whose answer included praise for the Wisconsin National Guard.

"Oh yeah, and the first thought that pops into my head also when you're talking about rights and you're talking about freedoms, is we're talking about Sen. John McCain and what he has done for our country and putting his country first his entire life to fight for freedoms," she said to applause.

But wait, that's not all. She continued: "And Wisconsin, here again, kudos to you, your great Wisconsin guard. About a third of your troops will be over in a war zone in a number of months, in '09, you guys are going to be over there, helping to defend freedom and defend liberty and the Democratic values that we all cherish so much, again something that Sen. John McCain has dedicated his entire life to. Thank you to Wisconsin for sending your guard over there to protect all the rest of the nation, thank you."

What a dumb bitch.