party shout

astronomy picture of the day: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/
(this one is my background, currently. it's probably also the background pic for thousands of other people as it was on neatorama.)

http://www.artfromcode.com/
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So a canvasser goes to a woman's door in Washington, Pennsylvania. Knocks. Woman answers. Knocker asks who she's planning to vote for. She isn't sure, has to ask her husband who she's voting for. Husband is off in another room watching some game. Canvasser hears him yell back, "We're votin' for the n***er!"

Woman turns back to canvasser, and says brightly and matter of factly: "We're voting for the n***er." [link]

wow. maybe i should canvas around here--it seems equal parts frightening and entertaining. also, my mom tried to go to michelle's rally at soldiers and sailors, but couldn't find a place to park. that's a good sign!

also, want to highlight this:

Over in Indiana, PA and Northern Cambria, PA, volunteers fielded complaints of a massive wave of ugly robocalls both paid for by John McCain's campaign and those paid for by third parties. The third party call was interactive, and purported to be from Barack Obama himself. The call starts out reasonably, and then "Obama" asks what the listener thinks is the most important issue. Whatever the response, "Obama" then launches into a profane and crazed tirade using "n***er" and other shock language.

note that these are more like anecdotal accounts than journalism