Happy Halloween!

There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.

-Jean Baudrillard

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.

-Charles Krauthammer

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

A politician should have three hats. One for throwing into the ring, one for talking through, and one for pulling rabbits out of if elected.

-Carl Sandburg

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

The problem with political jokes is they get elected.

-Henry Cate, VII

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Do you ever get the feeling that the only reason we have elections is to find out if the polls were right?

-Robert Orben

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

If the World Series runs until election day, the networks will run the first one-half inning and project the winner.

-Lindsey Nelson

A Very Special Bob's World

When I touched the screen for Barack Obama, the check mark moved from his box to the box indicating a vote for John McCain.

- early voter Virginia Matheney (Friday, Oct. 17, 2008)

I hit Obama and it switched to McCain. I am really concerned about that. If McCain wins, there was something wrong with the machines.
I asked them for a printout of my votes, but they said it was in the machine and I could not get it. I did not feel right when I left the courthouse.

-early voter Shelba Ketchum (Oct. 18, 2008)


"I touched the one I wanted...and the machine put a checkmark on the Republican instead.

- early voter Bobbi Oates (Oct 18, 2008)

Listen to me....Listen to me...

A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.

-Edward R. Murrow

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

When I have to choose between voting for the people or the special interests, I always stick with the special interests. They remember. The people forget.

-Henry Fountain Ashurst

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Voting is a civic sacrament.

-Theodore Hesburgh

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Thinking isn't agreeing or disagreeing. That's voting.

-Robert Frost

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

-Hillary Clinton

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

There was a time when the mere invitation of an African-American citizen to dine at the White House was taken as an outrage and an insult in many quarters. Today, it's a world away from the crude and prideful bigotry of that time, and good riddance. I can't wish my opponent luck -- but I do wish him well.

-John McCain

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Many of you know that I got my name, Barack, from my father. What you may not know is that Barack is actually Swahili for 'that one.' And I got my middle name from somebody who obviously didn't think I'd ever run for president.

Barack Obama

Untitled #1

It's high time you were shown

That you really don't know

All there is to be known.

-Dr. Seuss

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

-Gore Vidal

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers or backgammon, with a slight moral tinge to it, a playing with right and wrong.

-Henry David Thoreau

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

A lot of voters always cast their ballot for the candidate who seems to them to be one of the people. That means he must have the same superstitions, the same unbalanced prejudices, and the same lack of understanding of public finances that are characteristic of the majority. A better choice would be a candidate who has a closer understanding and a better education than the majority. Too much voting is based on affability rather than on ability.

-William Feather

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

There isn't any finer folks living than a Republican that votes the Democratic ticket.

-Will Rogers

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Republicans have been accused of abandoning the poor. It's the other way around. They never vote for us.

-Dan Quayle

Educated Guess...

Human history becomes more and more a race between education and catastrophe." - H. G. Wells

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

As people do better, they start voting like Republicans - unless they have too much education and vote Democratic, which proves there can be too much of a good thing.

-Karl Rove

Zero tolerance

If you come to a fork in the road, take it.

-Yogi Berra

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

When I was brought on board to save John McCain's campaign I didn't blink for a second.

-Sarah Palin

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.

-Sarah Palin

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY...

I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the VP does every day?

-Sarah Palin

I'm thankful the Constitution would allow a bit more authority given to the vice president also if that vice president so chose to exert it in working with the Senate and making sure that we are supportive of the president's policies and making sure too that our president understands what our strengths are.

-Sarah Palin

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY

Socialism in America will come through the ballot box.

-Gus Hall

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY

We consistently have adhered to the principle that the will of the people is the paramount consideration. Our goal today…[is] to reach the result that reflects the will of the voters…. The laws are intended to facilitate and safeguard the right of each voter to express his or her will in the context of our representative democracy. Technical statutory requirements must not be exalted over the substance of this right.

-Florida Supreme Court

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

-Barack Obama

Ho un foruncolo sulla schiena...

Perhaps it's my natural pessimism, but it seems that an awfully large part of travel these days is to see things while you still can.

-Bill Bryson

ELECTIION 2008 QUOTE(S) OF THE DAY

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

-Dan Quayle

My country has in its wisdom contrived for me the most insignificant office that ever the invention of man contrived or his imagination conceived.

-John Adams

The President has only 190 million bosses. The Vice President has 190 million and one.

-Hubert Humphrey

ELECTION 2008 QUOTE OF THE DAY

I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war.

-Barack Obama