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1. 

   KNUCKLEHEAD on October 20, 2008 at 1:36 pm

        John was in the fertilized egg business.
   >                    He had several hundred young layers
   >                         (hens), called ‘pullets,’
   >                  and ten roosters to fertilize the eggs.
   >                              He kept records,
   >                       and any rooster not performing
   >                           went into the soup pot
   >                             and was replaced.
   >                          This took a lot of time,
   >                        so he bought some tiny bells
   >                     and attached them to his roosters.
   >                      Each bell had a different tone,
   >                     so he could tell from a distance,
   >                       which rooster was performing.
   >                       Now, he could sit on the porch
   >                     And fill out an efficiency report
   >                      by just listening to the bells.
   >                    John’s favorite rooster, old Butch,
   >                         was a very fine specimen,
   >                        but this morning he noticed
   >                    old Butch’s bell hadn’t rung at all!
   >                        When he went to investigate,
   >            he saw the other roosters were busy chasing pullets,
   >                     bells-a-ringing, but the pullets,
   >                        hearing the roosters coming,
   >                            could run for cover.
   >                            To John’s amazement,
   >                    old Butch had his bell in his beak,
   >                            so it couldn’t ring.
   >                         He’d sneak up on a pullet,
   >                  do his job and walk on to the next one.
   >                      John was so proud of old Butch,
   >                 he entered him in the Renfrew County Fair
   >                    and he became an overnight sensation
   >                             among the judges.
   >                         The result was the judges
   >             not only awarded old Butch the No Bell Piece Prize
   >           but they also awarded him the Pulletsurprise as well.
   >             Clearly old Butch was a politician in the making.
   >                 Who else but a politician could figure out
   >              how to win two of the most highly coveted awards
   >                      on our planet by being the best
   >                       at sneaking up on the populace
   >                             and screwing them
   >                    when they weren’t paying attention.

   >                         Vote carefully this year,
   >                     the bells are not always audible.

2. 

   idredit on October 20, 2008 at 1:42 pm

   the endorsements and helping hands keep a coming –

   Move over Meg. Whitman and Carly Fiorina

   WSJ: Google CEO Backs Obama and will hit the campaign trail this week

   Google Inc. Chief Executive Eric Schmidt will hit the campaign trail this week on behalf of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, signaling Mr. Schmidt’s push for a greater voice in politics while giving the Obama campaign a boost from a highly desirable constituency.

   Although the Internet-search company has numerous issues pending on Capitol Hill, Mr. Schmidt said in an interview that “I’m doing this personally,” adding that “Google is officially neutral” in the campaign.

   Mr. Schmidt said his planned endorsement of the Illinois senator is a “natural evolution” from his role as an informal adviser to the Obama campaign.

   The Google chief plans to join executives from other technology companies to announce their support for Sen. Obama. Sunday, Sen. Obama received an endorsement from Colin Powell, who was President George W. Bush’s first secretary of state.

   [.]

   Google employees have contributed $487,355 to Sen. Obama’s campaign and $20,600 to Sen. McCain’s as of Aug. 31. Mr. Schmidt hasn’t donated to either.

3. 

   Geov Parrish on October 20, 2008 at 1:46 pm

   BooMan, quit libeling 14-year-olds.

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     Mum on October 21, 2008 at 1:39 am

     Yes, I agree.  But then I really can’t think of a comparison where the other end of the analogy wouldn’t be libeled!

4. 

   maryb2004 on October 20, 2008 at 2:49 pm

   and it turned out that Dick Cheney had just arrived a few doors away from my building to attend some event.  

   I hope he leaves before rush hour tonight.

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     BooMan on October 20, 2008 at 3:00 pm

     the darkness is strong with that one.

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       maryb2004 on October 20, 2008 at 4:59 pm

       the St. Louis County/St. Charles County region – Cheney and McCain both appeared today, Cheney in Clayton and McCain in “New Town” (a fake town that was built a couple of years ago in St. Charles County in the popular Stepford Wife style).  

       But the Democrats, for once on top of these things, will dissipate the evil force field this evening when Bill Clinton will appear in Kirkwood, exactly 1/2 way between the Cheney/McCain venues.

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         AustinSax on October 20, 2008 at 5:32 pm

         With those three it might become a black hole.

5. 

   fabooj on October 20, 2008 at 3:17 pm

   I posted about this on my blog:

   This is the second West Virginia county where voters have reported this problem. Last week, three voters in Jackson County told The Charleston Gazette their electronic vote for “Barack Obama” kept flipping to “John McCain”.

6. 

   Real History Lisa on October 20, 2008 at 10:41 pm

   BAD idea. Bad Idea Jeans.

   http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/20/domestic.intelligence.agency/index.html