Fleeced By The Capitalists

It is an old maxim and a very sound one, that he that dances should always pay the fiddler. Now, sir, in the present case, if any gentlemen, whose money is a burden to them, choose to lead off a dance, I am decidedly opposed to the people’s money being used to pay the fiddler…all this to settle a question in which the people have no interest, and about which they care nothing. These capitalists generally act harmoniously, and in concert, to fleece the people, and now, that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are called upon to appropriate the people’s money to settle the quarrel.

Abraham Lincoln in a Speech in the Illinois Legislature Concerning the State Bank [via Tiny Revolution]

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Sarah Palin’s Star Begins To Fall

With Barack Obama pulling ahead in key battle ground states, the question becomes what has been sinking the McCain campaign. The answer, from recent polling, is clear — Sarah Palin has become incredibly unpopular:

In Florida — Palin gets a negative 36 – 39 percent favorability, down from 47 – 23 percent September 11.

In Ohio — Palin’s favorability is split 35 – 35 percent, compared to 41 – 22 percent last time.

In Pennsylvania — Palin’s favorability is a negative 34 – 37 percent, down from 39 – 26 percent.

Nationally, Palin also has the lowest favorable ratings on the Presidential tickets, with a 52% unfavorable rating [via Daily Kos daily poll tracker]

Sources for state data: Obama Over 50 Percent In Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll Finds; Debate, Palin’s Fade, Economy Put Democrat On Top.

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Obama Pulls Ahead Nationally & In Key Battleground States

Recent polls show Democratic Senator Barack Obama has begun to take a commanding lead over Republican Senator John McCain in the 2008 Presidential election, both nationally and in key battleground states necessary for winning the electoral college.

Nationally: The last 3 released national polls revealed an average 5.3 point lead for Barack Obama over John McCain. [Sources: ABC/WP 9/27 – 9/29, Pew Research 09/27 – 09/29, Rasmussen Tracking 9/28 – 9/30].

Ohio: The last 3 state polls in Ohio show an average 3 point for Obama over McCain. [Sources: SurveyUSA 9/28 – 9/29, Quinnipiac 9/27 – 9/29, InAdv/PollPosition 9/29]

Pennsylvania: The last 3 state polls in Pennsylvania reveal an average 10 point lead for Obama over McCain. [Sources: Quinnipiac 9/27 – 9/29, Franklin & Marshall 9/27 – 9/29, FOX News/Rasmussen 9/28]

Florida: The last 3 state polls in Florida show Obama with an average of a 3.7 point lead over McCain. [Sources: Quinnipiac 9/27 – 9/29, PPP 9/27 – 9/28, FOX News/Rasmussen 9/28]

Graphs courtesy of Real Clear Politics.

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Sarah Palin Is Still A Huge Mother Fucking Moron

“But, look, I understand this day and age of ‘gotcha’ journalism,” McCain said. “Is that a pizza place? In a conversation with someone who you didn’t hear the question very well, you don’t know the context of the conversation, grab a phrase. Gov. Palin and I agree that you don’t announce that you’re going to attack another country.”

It’s gotten so bad that John McCain has to chaperon his down syndrome Vice President pick Sarah Palin to all of her interviews. Do you think he has an electronic buzzer so he can shock her everytime she starts talking about molecules and Vladimir Putin invading Russia so she can have foreign policy experience?

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Banksy Comes To New York City

Via the Gothamist.

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