October 8, 2012

Waiting Game: Longest Ballot Ever Presented to Florida Voters

October 8, 2012 Trish

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Number of minutes it will take to read a general election ballot in Florida, where the state legislature has added 11 constitutional amendments for voters to consider. All amendments are deceptively worded and written by the Republican-led body, and all received a thumbs-down from the League of Women Voters. Thanks to the 3,000 words on the ballot, the longest lines in history are expected at the polls. No doubt voters who can’t wait more than an hour or two will give up in frustration.

Tebow to Satan: Bring It On

October 8, 2012 Trish

Looking forward to giving God all the glory in tonight’s 666th Monday Night Football game. Romans 8:37-39

Tim Tebow, New York Jets backup quarterback, updating his status on Facebook, and showing he ain’t scared of no Satan.

Jon Stewart Debates Bill O’Reilly, ‘the Mayor of Bullshit Mountain’

October 8, 2012October 9, 2012 Jon Ponder

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The producers pulled the YouTube video of the debate. There is apparently a way you can view it for a fee, but in a quick scour of the Internet, I could not find it, so I’m posting Jon Stewart’s recap of the debate from his show — although now this video seems faulty. We apologize for their problems.

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Day: October 8, 2012

Waiting Game: Longest Ballot Ever Presented to Florida Voters

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Tebow to Satan: Bring It On

Looking forward to giving God all the glory in tonight’s 666th Monday Night Football game. Romans 8:37-39

Tim Tebow, New York Jets backup quarterback, updating his status on Facebook, and showing he ain’t scared of no Satan.

Jon Stewart Debates Bill O’Reilly, ‘the Mayor of Bullshit Mountain’

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“One woman at a rally in New Jersey told me last week that she was ‘nauseously optimistic.’ That may capture a lot of people’s last-minute jitters.”

— Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), quoted by Axios, on what Democrats feel ahead of the midterm elections.

“I think Congress made a mistake not protesting turning the Rose Garden into what looks like the entrance to Liberace’s bathroom.”

— Former President Bill Clinton, quoted by The Wrap.

“Boy, they are scraping the bottom of the barrel. It feels like a real desperation play to me, because it has got zero basis in the law.”

— Republican election law expert Ben Ginsberg, quoted by Politico, on the Trump administration’s effort to invalidate Alaska’s election results.

Numerati

3,824

$1.4 billion

-35 points

31%

63% to 38%

KFF Poll: “With the 2026 midterm campaigns in full swing and early voting about to begin, there is a wide enthusiasm gap between partisan voters, with Democratic voters 25 percentage points more likely than Republican voters to say they are ‘more motivated’ than usual to vote (63% vs. 38%).”