Election Day

I don't know what will be in store for today as far as blogging, but I'm going to start this open thread for Election Day just in case. I plan on watching election day coverage on all of the major news sources and Fox News today so if anything catches my eye I will be updating this post throughout the day.

As for the candidates you probably know that I will be voting for Barack Obama, representing the Democratic party, over the Republican candidate John McCain. While I feel there are a number of reasons that the Obama-Biden ticket is the smarter choice over the McCain-Palin ticket I urge you to get out sometime today and vote for whichever candidate best represents your ideals.

It is painfully obvious that the Obama campaign has run a much cleaner and respectful campaign than the McCain campaign but if you need one more reason to vote for Obama, here it is.

Asked last night in a taped interview during ESPN's Monday Night Football what he would change in sports, Obama declared he would have a playoff in college football to determine the national champion. Perhaps that is a safe answer to try and get some undecided voters from Pennsylvania (Penn State is #3 in BCS after Texas Tech jumped them) and Florida (#4 in the BCS from the almighty SEC). From ESPN [link];

I think it is about time that we had playoffs in college football. You know, I am fed up with these computer rankings, and this and that and the other. Get eight teams. The top eight teams right at the end. You've got a playoff. Decide on a national champion.

I have been in favor of a playoff system of some sort, although I would have 16 teams in my ideal playoff but that is another story for another time.

Get out and vote today and prepare to watch election coverage all night long. Caitlin posted the election coverage starting times on Me on TV yesterday, so be sure to check that out as well.

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Terry Tate Returns

It's about freaking time Terry Tate returned!

HT: BagofNothing

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Maverick

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Brady Quinn Endorses Sarah Palin; Fox News Rant

It has been far too long since I last talked about this guy.

Former Notre Dame pretty boy quarterback, and current back up to Derek Anderson on the Cleveland Browns, Brady Quinn formally endorsed the John McCain-Sarah Palin ticket for President of the United States.

I am almost positive that Charlie Weiss would also tell you that McCain-Palin were mentally tough and how they would take care of business and let their actions in the oval office speak for themselves. Ironic considering both men's history with Michigan...

If Notre Dame is behind McCain and Palin then you can write another reason on my list of reasons to NOT vote for them!

Speaking McCain-Palin, they sat down for an interview with Sean Hannity on the Hannity and Colmes show on Fox News. Lately in the morning I like to get my political fix by watching CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News. I like to get a view from all sides I suppose. Perhaps that is the inner media junkie speaking. What caught my ear was when Brian Kilmeade, after watching a clip from that interview sounded pleased that Fox News had the first interview with both McCain and Palin. He then said to Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson that this was the first interview with both sitting down. Doocy and Carlson agreed and seemed pleased and sent an open invitation to either candidate and their running mate to come in for their show sometime.

First time both sat down for an interview?

Excuse me Fox and Friends, did you forget about this?

You betcha!

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Looking Forward, Eh?

For a presidential campaign that wants to talk about not looking back and instead looking forward ("Say it ain't so Joe!"), Sarah Palin sure is digging deep into Barack Obama's past to try and make a connection between Obama and terrorists. How deep? Try when he was playing with LEGO's.

Palin attacked Sen. Obama on Saturday for his brief political relationship with Bill Ayers, a founding member of the radical Weather Underground, which was involved in several bombings in the early 1970s, including attacks on the Pentagon and the Capitol. Obama was a child at the time of the bombings.

Obama and Ayers, now a university professor, have met several times since 1995, when both worked with a non-profit group trying to raise funds for a school improvement project and a charitable foundation. CNN's review of project records found nothing to suggest anything inappropriate in the volunteer projects in which the two men were involved.

From CNN.com [link]

Say it ain't so Sarah!

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Hot Political Topics?

I think it is funny how Tina Fey is now included in the conversation of "hot political topics". This image was grabbed from the top of Twitter today...

That's right. Apparently the users of Twitter consider the hot politcal topics during this election time not to be Senator Barack Obama or John McCain but instead feel that the Emmy award winning actress who portrays Governor Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live.

I love Tina Fey. She's just awesome for so many reasons.

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Another Reason to Dislike Sarah Palin

I don't intend for my blog to become a political forum that attempts to sway one person's mind, but Stef e-mailed me a link I had to check out. She pointed out the photo for me so I have not read the article as I write this, but I have some serious questions about Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin's parenting skills.

Never mind the fact that her 17 year old is pregnant, look at this!

Bristol is wearing an Ohio State sweatshirt! If Palin can't even bring her daughter up right, how can she be Vice President???

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Tucker Bounds Struggles to Defend Palin

Just answer the question that's being asked! If Sarah Palin is such a great Vice President selection then surely this guy wouldn't have such a problem answering the simple question. Meanwhile, on FOX News, Barack Obama showed up on The O'Reilly Factor where O'Reilly didn't do it live. I haven't seen the interview yet, but I'm sure O'Reilly yells and talks over Obama at some point so he can seem like the man on more than one occassion. Am I right?

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