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Entries Tagged as 'Barack Obama'

Horsefeathers and Rattlesnakes

Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 13th, 2008 at 9:17 am

It’s amazing, but suddenly the press seems to be showing distinct signs of calling out the McCain campaign on its recent and continuing orgy of horsefeathers and very bad judgment.
Via this diary on Daily Kos, for starters we have yesterday’s scathing editorial in the NYT:
As we watched Sarah Palin on TV the last couple of […]

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Another Talking Point Deflated

Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 5th, 2008 at 12:42 am


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Roundup: Maracas and Purple Pants Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 24th, 2008 at 4:59 am


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Uncertain Smile: McCain Shredded by His Own Side

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 5th, 2008 at 11:09 am


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Wordslingers Appearance Now Online, and Poem of the Week on Deep Dish

Posted by Ocelopotamus on June 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pm


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Roundup: Spotty Jove and the Return of the Scottish Beaver Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 27th, 2008 at 8:45 am


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Mr. Fish on Obama-Wright, That Ad, and the Big Gas Tax Swindle

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 5th, 2008 at 9:56 pm


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Roundup: Pansies vs. Chair Sniffers Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on May 1st, 2008 at 2:40 am


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Thank You, Bob (or, That Flag Pin Won’t Get You Into Heaven Any More)

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 20th, 2008 at 2:40 pm


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Bitter

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 11th, 2008 at 8:31 pm


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Schadenfreudian Hillarity

Posted by Ocelopotamus on April 8th, 2008 at 2:41 am


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Mid-January Frosted Mini-Roundup

Posted by Ocelopotamus on January 17th, 2008 at 10:58 am


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Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm


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Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition

Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm


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