Larry David wants you to vote!

Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 | TV and text | No Comments

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What the Russians thought of Obama

Thursday, October 8th, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

I recently came across a survey from the Levada Center in Russia. One of the questions that was asked right before the US presidential vote was:

“What are your feelings towards the victory of Barack Obama, a representative of the African American minority, in the US presidential elections?”

Here were the options and results (by%):
Admiration 5
Content 15
Surprise 16
Envy 0,4
Irritation 2
Indignation 1
No special feelings 57
Not sure 3
(N=1600)

The categories make for a fun list. Especially since we don’t often get to see the the options of “envy” or “indignation” on political surveys.

In Russian:
Восхищение 5
Удовлетворение 15
Удивление 16
Зависть 0,4
Раздражение 2
Возмущение 1
Никаких особых чувств 57
Затруднились ответить 3

Tags: election, Obama, Russia, vote

Good review of the Franken-Coleman Battle

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 | TV and text | No Comments

After the first few minutes the video becomes an in-depth look at the court battle (in which Franken maintained his 225 vote lead). Now it appears the ball is moving into Gov. Pawlenty’s court — will he sign the election certificate and send Franken to the Senate or will he wait until all appeals have been heard?
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Tags: 225, appeal, battle, Coleman, count, election, Franken, Minnesota, Pawlenty, vote

Simpsons - Homer tries to vote for Obama

Friday, January 2nd, 2009 | Obama and the Dems | No Comments

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Tags: barack obama, homer, simpson, simpsons, vote

Howard Stern screws with black voters

Thursday, October 30th, 2008 | TV and text | 1 Comment

Stern suspects that some black people are voting for Obama regardless of his position on the issues. To test this they ask people questions like: “would you vote for Obama more because he is pro-life or because he thinks our troops should stay in Iraq…?” OR questions like: › Continue reading

Tags: black, Howard Stren, McCain, Obama, questions, vote

Diddy stumps for Obama — at home with his kids

Monday, October 27th, 2008 | Republicans | No Comments

A get out the vote message, or a “hey America Nov 4th is my birthday” message?
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Tags: Diddy, kids, Obama, vote