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Obama's grandmother dies hours before the election

CunningLinguist — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:27:33 -0800

Obama's grandmother, the woman who raised him, dies one day before the election. Madelyn Lee Payne "Toot" Dunham, 86, died of cancer, Obama and his sister say. The timing is ridiculous. He saw her last last week, knowing she was failing. The Free Republicans are already calling for an autopsy, but I won't link to them.

I'd love if this forum was all about if Shepard Fairey is a sellout.

MiltonRandKalman — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:06:39 -0800

The Art of Politics. The 2008 election, regardless of the winner, has created opportunities for so many new stakeholders to take part in our national dialogue and ~~be heard~~ be seen. With only weeks left, let us pause to gaze upon the mainstream embrace of political street art. At least we have Bush to thank for something.

When She Turns 18, I Almost Guarantee She's Going to Rename Herself Michelle

WCityMike — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:24:25 -0800

Ava Marie Ciptak was born on Friday, October 10, 2008. Except that her name wasn't Ava Marie Ciptak. Her father, Mark, of Elizabethton, Tennessee, "sort of secretively went behind [his wife Layla]'s back and changed the paperwork" by using two separate birth certificate forms. Instead of naming his daughter John McCain — his initial plan — he named his daughter Sarah McCain Palin, "figuring hopefully [he] would get two weeks in the doghouse rather than two months."