<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442</id><updated>2012-02-03T13:01:57.972-06:00</updated><category term='pig'/><category term='Vietnam'/><category term='Ann Dunham'/><category term='liberal'/><category term='Korea'/><category term='college students'/><category term='Cindy McCain'/><category term='Roland Martin'/><category term='Monkeys'/><category term='bradley effect'/><category term='twin towers'/><category term='congress'/><category term='AC360'/><category term='war of 1812'/><category term='Afghanistan'/><category term='environment'/><category term='terrorist'/><category term='Mortgage crisis'/><category term='tax cuts'/><category term='Marxism'/><category term='Democrats'/><category term='Christian'/><category term='Fannie Mae'/><category term='skin color'/><category term='Government'/><category term='sub-prime loans'/><category term='taxes'/><category term='confronts'/><category term='polls'/><category term='Tony Rezko'/><category term='electoral college'/><category term='Al Sharpton'/><category term='narrative crafting'/><category term='David Gergen'/><category term='fraud'/><category term='socialism'/><category term='9/11'/><category term='Islam'/><category term='women'/><category term='virtue'/><category term='south park'/><category term='racism'/><category term='Michele Obama'/><category term='selfishness'/><category term='ACORN'/><category term='Muslim'/><category term='election'/><category term='plumber'/><category term='hippies'/><category term='lipstick'/><category term='voters'/><category term='economy'/><category term='bailout'/><category term='experience'/><category term='Freddie Mac'/><category term='hate'/><category term='The House'/><category term='Reverend Wright'/><category term='terrorism'/><category term='Federal Reserve'/><category term='ground zero'/><category term='coal'/><category term='Republicans'/><category term='Communism'/><category term='war on terror'/><category term='economics'/><category term='energy'/><category term='Patton'/><category term='Osama Bin Laden'/><category term='Anderson Cooper'/><category term='media bias'/><category term='Joe Biden'/><category term='panic'/><category term='John McCain'/><category term='San Francisco'/><category term='$700 billion'/><category term='religion'/><category term='Treasury'/><category term='welfare'/><category term='food stamps'/><category term='Father Pfleger'/><category term='Barack Obama'/><category term='race'/><category term='US'/><category term='Karl Marx'/><category term='president'/><category term='Sarah Palin'/><category term='Iraq'/><title type='text'>The Washcloth</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>48</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-408397382998023089</id><published>2008-11-06T01:45:00.010-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-06T13:16:19.930-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Historic election....</title><summary type='text'>It says video is no longer available but it is still working for right now.The whole election was a hoax! It was all fake! Watch this video and learn!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/408397382998023089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=408397382998023089' title='37 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/408397382998023089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/408397382998023089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/historic-election.html' title='Historic election....'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>37</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6145683155077040658</id><published>2008-11-05T12:33:00.011-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-05T13:33:17.692-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liberal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='election'/><title type='text'>The Republican party is dead! Conservatism is dead!</title><summary type='text'>Not so fast! Democrats are trying to dance on the grave of the conservative views of America and they are way ahead of themselves. This election DID NOT spell doom for the Republican party or for social conservatives or fiscal conservatives(me). If anything it reinforced some social conservative views. I do not agree with a number of socially conservative views but to proclaim them dead is a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6145683155077040658/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6145683155077040658' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6145683155077040658'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6145683155077040658'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/republican-party-is-dead-conservatism.html' title='The Republican party is dead! Conservatism is dead!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SRHzVpPIvRI/AAAAAAAAAH8/HITExLMYWz8/s72-c/Republican+Split.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-2004184847215180954</id><published>2008-11-03T16:16:00.001-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-04T10:36:27.358-06:00</updated><title type='text'>For agents of change, it's politics as usual</title><summary type='text'>In this new world of change, you can forget about responsibility or accountability ever making a return.It's becoming increasing clear that neither of the two candidates have properly addressed what should happen to those responsible for this economic crisis (while it's true that it's broad, there are still some who had control of the reins). There's a distinct lack of passion for finding methods</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/2004184847215180954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=2004184847215180954' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2004184847215180954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2004184847215180954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/for-agents-of-change-its-politics-as.html' title='For agents of change, it&apos;s politics as usual'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kVnUvNeYeb4/SQ99qCFyywI/AAAAAAAAACg/mOQJaX0slHM/s72-c/change.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6006704128146411087</id><published>2008-11-03T03:20:00.016-06:00</published><updated>2008-11-03T16:01:29.650-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='San Francisco'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joe Biden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='coal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='environment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='energy'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='economy'/><title type='text'>Letter to Barack Obama and anti-coal environmentalist</title><summary type='text'>Mr. Obama and anti-coal environmentalist,Coal is a fossil fuel that is a heavy pollutant and is harming our environment but you can not stop coal use unless you are ignorant of the truth. WE HAVE NO REPLACEMENT FOR COAL!!!! Not only does coal provide more energy for us than any other fuel source but it is the one fossil fuel our country has an abundance of in reserve(more than even natural gas). </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6006704128146411087/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6006704128146411087' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6006704128146411087'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6006704128146411087'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/letter-to-barack-obama-and-anti-coal.html' title='Letter to Barack Obama and anti-coal environmentalist'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SQ7LpdX6pwI/AAAAAAAAAH0/DHBPTSm0Lo4/s72-c/Picture1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-4670501432478189310</id><published>2008-11-01T07:29:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T07:43:13.045-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joe Biden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='virtue'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='socialism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='selfishness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin'/><title type='text'>Obama is making this comeback easy for McCain!</title><summary type='text'>Obama- "John McCain and Sarah Palin call this socialistic. I don't know when they decided they wanted to make a virtue out of selfishness.". You have to be kidding me! And I thought Biden was trying to throw the election! COME ON BARACK!!! haha! You are making this too easy!No, what you are wanting to do to the American people, Barack, is for the teacher to take our sandwich and decide how to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/4670501432478189310/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=4670501432478189310' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4670501432478189310'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4670501432478189310'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-is-making-this-comeback-easy-for.html' title='Obama is making this comeback easy for McCain!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-3842045905659501186</id><published>2008-11-01T03:20:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T11:06:44.843-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Part V: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.</title><summary type='text'>An Associated Press/Yahoo News poll shows that 1 in 7 voters, or 14% of voters, are still undecided or could be persuaded to change their vote. This poll also shows that the voters making up this 14% are, " more likely to be white and less likely to be liberal".</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/3842045905659501186/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=3842045905659501186' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3842045905659501186'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3842045905659501186'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/part-v-barack-obama-wins-popular-vote.html' title='Part V: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SQ3eBvEjejI/AAAAAAAAAHM/c2kL5j6CMM0/s72-c/blog1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6153111397498662792</id><published>2008-11-01T00:57:00.023-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-02T11:15:04.453-06:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='media bias'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='David Gergen'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anderson Cooper'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Al Sharpton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Roland Martin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='election'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='AC360'/><title type='text'>Is the media completely pro-Obama? Yes it is!</title><summary type='text'>I have been watching all of the different channels(with the help of my DVR) and their coverage of the election. I have come to a conclusion: the media IS unethically and overwhelmingly pro-Obama! Why do I say unethically? I do so because I do not care if you are pro-Obama or pro-McCain but when you are posing as a legitimate unbiased news outlet but you are not, you are lying and that is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6153111397498662792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6153111397498662792' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6153111397498662792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6153111397498662792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/11/is-media-completely-pro-obama-yes-it.html' title='Is the media completely pro-Obama? Yes it is!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SQ3f9_9WE9I/AAAAAAAAAHk/D2IfAIzVkxQ/s72-c/blog2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-358019236009463630</id><published>2008-10-31T20:18:00.020-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-01T19:46:23.667-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joe Biden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hate'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><title type='text'>"Bleeding heart liberals" or hateful hypocrites?</title><summary type='text'>I have been shocked at how nasty, vindictive, and childish democrats have been in this election. No group of people can be accused of all thinking alike but from what I have seen there is a nastiness running through the Democratic party. Story after story during this election tells about how democrats attack anyone who questions them or speaks out against them or their savior Barack Obama. You </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/358019236009463630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=358019236009463630' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/358019236009463630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/358019236009463630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/bleeding-heart-liberals-or-greedy.html' title='&quot;Bleeding heart liberals&quot; or hateful hypocrites?'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-8603368513484196842</id><published>2008-10-31T16:37:00.012-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-31T20:04:38.342-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bradley effect'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='president'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joe Biden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reverend Wright'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='polls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='voters'/><title type='text'>Part IV: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.</title><summary type='text'>The race is getting closer and there are some trends that spell doom for Barack Obama! In the last few weeks there has been a 20 point closing of the gap, with voters 18-30 years old, in favor of McCain. There has been a 16 point closing of the gap, with voters 30-45 years old, in favor of McCain. There has been no change with voters 45-65 years old and among voters 65+ years old, Obama has moved</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/8603368513484196842/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=8603368513484196842' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8603368513484196842'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8603368513484196842'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/part-iv-barack-obama-wins-popular-vote.html' title='Part IV: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-5720030547360633674</id><published>2008-10-26T15:09:00.018-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-28T10:17:18.386-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Race Value</title><summary type='text'>Earlier this month, several people from Harlem were interviewed about the upcoming presidential election by The Howard Stern Show.  Here is an audio clip of the results...Why does this audio clip make you cringe? Taken at face value, this clip attempts to point out that regardless of issues, African Americans believe Obama is the right candidate.  Looking past what Howard Stern is trying to point</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/5720030547360633674/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=5720030547360633674' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5720030547360633674'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5720030547360633674'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/race-value.html' title='Race Value'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kVnUvNeYeb4/SQUnSKhy2MI/AAAAAAAAACI/gRexeBI2iR0/s72-c/howard_stern_serious_radio_07.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-3175576391631433939</id><published>2008-10-21T17:47:00.021-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-23T08:43:55.167-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Part III: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.</title><summary type='text'>I have been saying for weeks that Obama would win the popular vote by the largest amount by any candidate that did not win the election. Why is this? People are focusing on the national poll...that poll does not matter. That poll shows the popular vote and the popular vote does not decide the Presidency. One must look at the state polls to find out who will be President.In Part I and Part II of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/3175576391631433939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=3175576391631433939' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3175576391631433939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3175576391631433939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/part-iii-barack-obama-wins-popular-vote.html' title='Part III: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency.'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-331311040142036404</id><published>2008-10-21T03:19:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-21T09:19:27.191-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Korea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Iraq'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Patton'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='war of 1812'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Afghanistan'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vietnam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='war on terror'/><title type='text'>Patton</title><summary type='text'>I wish we still had leaders like this! Crazy as can be but aggressive, intelligent, and unbeatable! I would vote for him for President today!Before anyone comments on the fact that Patton says America has never lost a war and never will lose a war, the closest we have ever come to being called the loser in a war was the War of 1812. In the War of 1812 our capital was captured and burned to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/331311040142036404/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=331311040142036404' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/331311040142036404'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/331311040142036404'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/patton.html' title='Patton'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-5340365925288065907</id><published>2008-10-20T12:27:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-20T12:50:44.209-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Obama-like universal health care does not work!</title><summary type='text'>Universal health care does not work! I have always said that giving someone something for nothing will only lead to greed and laziness. Guess what? I was proven right by the state of Hawaii! The state of Hawaii ended the only state run universal health care in the U.S. after only 7 months! It turned out that people who could afford health care stopped paying for it so they could get it for free </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/5340365925288065907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=5340365925288065907' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5340365925288065907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5340365925288065907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/obama-like-universal-health-care-does.html' title='Obama-like universal health care does not work!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-4474028110501790840</id><published>2008-10-19T11:31:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-19T23:50:59.074-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Colin Powell announces his decision</title><summary type='text'>...and it's in support for Barack Obama.  This isn't a huge surprise as many already believed this to be the case including Zbigniew Brzezinski, a former national security adviser for President Carter  and Mort Kondracke, an executive editor for Roll Call.There's no question that Colin Powell is a respected figure and that his decision is yet another wound for John McCain.  I commend Powell for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/4474028110501790840/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=4474028110501790840' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4474028110501790840'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4474028110501790840'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/colin-powell-announces-his-decision.html' title='Colin Powell announces his decision'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kVnUvNeYeb4/SPvwDyfPN0I/AAAAAAAAABg/pEurjTfMY24/s72-c/colin+powell.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-704079361091828017</id><published>2008-10-18T08:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-18T08:02:45.447-05:00</updated><title type='text'>There is still a lot of stupidity in this world! Racism on both sides of the election!</title><summary type='text'></summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/704079361091828017/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=704079361091828017' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/704079361091828017'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/704079361091828017'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/there-is-still-lot-of-stupidity-in-this.html' title='There is still a lot of stupidity in this world! Racism on both sides of the election!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-8741882620057540254</id><published>2008-10-16T13:24:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-17T00:08:12.891-05:00</updated><title type='text'>WRONG AGAIN Biden! Joe the Plumber does not make $250k now.</title><summary type='text'>Is there a bigger fool, running for any office in this country, than Joe Biden? Biden, do some research before you say something! Joe the Plumber never said he made $250k! He said the business he eventually wanted to take over would make $250k+! I guaranty you, even if the business makes $250k, Joe's take home is not $250k! Biden, call any accountant and they will tell you how small business and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/8741882620057540254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=8741882620057540254' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8741882620057540254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8741882620057540254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/wrong-again-biden-joe-does-not-make.html' title='WRONG AGAIN Biden! Joe the Plumber does not make $250k now.'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-5286141879889339916</id><published>2008-10-15T20:01:00.005-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-16T22:05:37.462-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Livebloging the 3rd Presidential Debate</title><summary type='text'>8:07 - McCain throws out the kitchen sink; mentions Joe, the plumber.8:13 - McCain states that at 35%, the United States has the 2nd highest business tax rate in the world. (check)8:17 - Candidates mainly speaking from what seems like scripted lines.8:18 - Ethanol: McCain voted against, Obama voted for? (check)8:24 - McCain defends maverick status; Did he bring climate change to the attention of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/5286141879889339916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=5286141879889339916' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5286141879889339916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5286141879889339916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/livebloging-3rd-presidential-debate.html' title='Livebloging the 3rd Presidential Debate'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-399363430245275578</id><published>2008-10-15T15:52:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T16:35:51.057-05:00</updated><title type='text'>ACORN: "Been stealing votes since 1970"</title><summary type='text'>Random Obama supporter - "It is not voter fraud. It is voter registration fraud!".Are you kidding me? Do you really think that is true?ACORN is accused of or prosecuted for voter registration fraud every 2 years and every 2 years they claim that they were the victim. The Dems and Obama blow this scandal off by saying that, "Tony Romo is not going to show up to vote here in Ohio" - Barack Obama </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/399363430245275578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=399363430245275578' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/399363430245275578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/399363430245275578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/acorn-been-stealing-votes-since-1970.html' title='ACORN: &quot;Been stealing votes since 1970&quot;'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-3542464960108024370</id><published>2008-10-14T14:30:00.053-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-15T01:35:50.494-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='plumber'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Karl Marx'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='confronts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='socialism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Marxism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Communism'/><title type='text'>"I think that when you spread the wealth around, its good for everybody" - Barack Obama</title><summary type='text'>Are you kidding me Obama?I am all for everyone having a chance and everyone getting an equal opportunity but wealth redistribution is not the way to do it! Give someone an EQUAL opportunity to succeed and then let them go. Do not punish one citizen's success because of the lack of success of another citizen. The more you give to the less fortunate the more you cut their legs off in this world. It</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/3542464960108024370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=3542464960108024370' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3542464960108024370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3542464960108024370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/i-think-that-when-you-spread-wealth.html' title='&quot;I think that when you spread the wealth around, its good for everybody&quot; - Barack Obama'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6146415016741227533</id><published>2008-10-14T05:51:00.030-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T14:12:46.895-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Islam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terrorist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terrorism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Christian'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Muslim'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Osama Bin Laden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='religion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Ann Dunham'/><title type='text'>Barack Hussein Obama</title><summary type='text'>"Obama is not even a citizen of the United States!""Obama is a terrorist!""Obama is a Muslim!"I did not believe any of the above rumors and slanders yelled out in public. I have always thought Obama was a good man who I would not mind being president if it was not for his desire to give more people, more for nothing, and by extension his whole fiscal outlook. To learn more about the man I watched</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6146415016741227533/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6146415016741227533' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6146415016741227533'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6146415016741227533'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-hussein-obama.html' title='Barack Hussein Obama'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SPSKgoPC4lI/AAAAAAAAAGM/OxTwgMF0cf8/s72-c/Obama2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-1536409117503260388</id><published>2008-10-13T21:23:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-14T10:59:12.555-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Schock &amp; Awe</title><summary type='text'>Colleen Callahan, a candidate running for an Illinois' seat in the United States House of Representatives, has released a political ad that resorts to a classic use of fear mongering.Callahan's ad is a modern day rendition of LBJ's famous Daisy campaign advertisement (which can be found here).   When the original Daisy ad was released, it was criticized for attempting to frighten voters.  Walter </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/1536409117503260388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=1536409117503260388' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1536409117503260388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1536409117503260388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/schock-awe.html' title='Schock &amp; Awe'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6650929710471059136</id><published>2008-10-09T20:20:00.016-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-10T11:40:34.406-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='president'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ACORN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='polls'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fraud'/><title type='text'>Part II: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency</title><summary type='text'>There are other reason why I am 100% sure that Barack Obama will win the popular vote but John McCain will win the electoral college and the Presidency. The Obama camp might not want to get too ahead of itself after reading the poll numbers. There are a number of the organizations in this election that are weighting their polls differently, i.e. different demographics of those surveyed, because </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6650929710471059136/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6650929710471059136' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6650929710471059136'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6650929710471059136'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/part-ii-barack-obama-wins-popular-vote.html' title='Part II: Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SO7FibZUo-I/AAAAAAAAAF8/5dAdPdoPrAY/s72-c/obama5.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-278701101146942398</id><published>2008-10-09T05:00:00.023-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T11:57:06.952-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Father Pfleger'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ACORN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Tony Rezko'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Reverend Wright'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='fraud'/><title type='text'>Dirtying Up Obama</title><summary type='text'>The above ad does something that a lot of people have been waiting for the McCain camp to do for a long time...show the real Barack Obama(as they see him). This ad is obviously negative and is in the tradition of political mud slinging but it is also something that may be very effective against Barack Obama. The truth is a lot of voters do not know much about Obama. The more that can be dug up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/278701101146942398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=278701101146942398' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/278701101146942398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/278701101146942398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/dirtying-up-obama.html' title='Dirtying Up Obama'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SO3ZH5fHVcI/AAAAAAAAAFM/UBManonCU3Y/s72-c/Obama.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-1408394866348242551</id><published>2008-10-09T01:15:00.047-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-09T18:12:28.164-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bradley effect'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='skin color'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='president'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='electoral college'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='racism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='race'/><title type='text'>Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency</title><summary type='text'>I am 100% sure that Barack Obama will win the popular vote but John McCain will win the electoral college and the Presidency. Everyone is playing up the poll numbers and Barack Obama's lead in those polls as if they are devastating news to John McCain. They are not. Polls are very inaccurate. One can see how inaccurate polls are just by looking at how none of them agree. In addition to the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/1408394866348242551/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=1408394866348242551' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1408394866348242551'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1408394866348242551'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/barack-obama-wins-popular-vote-mccain.html' title='Barack Obama wins popular vote. McCain wins electoral college and Presidency'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c2/Davis1950/Obama/th_ObamaChurchKillWhitey.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-7235602074121813351</id><published>2008-10-07T22:02:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T22:37:12.655-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Autopilot</title><summary type='text'>That's the best word to describe how tonight's debate went.  The two candidates fed the public their preconceived rhetoric without straying too far away from their structured statements.There were a couple of gaffes though.  At one point, Barack Obama mentioned that the government invented the computer.  Is this what he really believes or was it thrown in there to tie the government to economic </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/7235602074121813351/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=7235602074121813351' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7235602074121813351'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7235602074121813351'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/autopilot.html' title='Autopilot'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6605114074257306907</id><published>2008-10-06T20:59:00.008-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-07T10:01:34.184-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Polarizing Politics</title><summary type='text'>When we started this blog, our goal was to provide an unbiased, objective look at mudslinging and political attacks.  Slowly, but surely we leaned, we crossed, we sided. Let's examine how it happened in retrospect.  Early posts focused much of their attention on John McCain's newly picked vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin.  She was arguably chosen to please the base of the Republican party</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6605114074257306907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6605114074257306907' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6605114074257306907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6605114074257306907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/polarizing-politics.html' title='Polarizing Politics'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-3195245691343412966</id><published>2008-10-03T01:41:00.034-05:00</published><updated>2008-10-03T18:46:31.445-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Fact check on VP debate</title><summary type='text'>Biden factually incorrect statements(either lies or brain freezes):Biden said McCain voted the same way as Obama on the budget resolution that in it would have raised taxes on people making $42,000 per year. WRONG. McCain did not vote yes on that resolution. Obama did.Biden said McCain opposed Clinton on Bosnia. WRONG. McCain was for intervention in Bosnia.Biden said people would not pay anymore </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/3195245691343412966/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=3195245691343412966' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3195245691343412966'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3195245691343412966'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/10/fact-check-on-vp-debate.html' title='Fact check on VP debate'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2378/2095388860_26ec979191_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-5344188975796669026</id><published>2008-09-30T10:13:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-30T10:16:07.155-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Bailout: Politics Free? Yeah Right!</title><summary type='text'>Politicians would never let something as petty as politics enter into a discussion as important as the collapse of our economy, right?</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/5344188975796669026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=5344188975796669026' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5344188975796669026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5344188975796669026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/bailout-politics-free-yeah-right.html' title='The Bailout: Politics Free? Yeah Right!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SOJCbNH2Z1I/AAAAAAAAAE8/Pfh1-9kNOLs/s72-c/catfight.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-1704163826512526923</id><published>2008-09-29T23:46:00.007-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-30T00:03:13.231-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Retrospective: "We were trying to fix something that wasn't broke."</title><summary type='text'>Oh, why didn't we regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac!?  It was the Republicans who allowed capitalism to run wild!  In truth, it is both Democrats and Republicans who should claim credit for this fiasco.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/1704163826512526923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=1704163826512526923' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1704163826512526923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1704163826512526923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/retrospective-we-were-trying-to-fix.html' title='Retrospective: &quot;We were trying to fix something that wasn&apos;t broke.&quot;'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-4396615820798472400</id><published>2008-09-29T21:08:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-29T23:34:43.050-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Shift in the Story</title><summary type='text'>The economy is collapsing, sending shock waves throughout the world.  Within the chaos, a more disturbing reality is forming.  Barack Obama is gaining support because of this economic meltdown.  What is going on here?  Obama has been on the fence during this new piece of legislation yet his poll numbers continue to climb.  John McCain has been accused of using this crisis for political gain, yet </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/4396615820798472400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=4396615820798472400' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4396615820798472400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4396615820798472400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/shift-in-story.html' title='A Shift in the Story'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-351075669003026460</id><published>2008-09-26T15:58:00.009-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-27T18:48:10.276-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bailout'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='congress'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Republicans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Democrats'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='$700 billion'/><title type='text'>The Democrats and Barack Obama are committing political suicide</title><summary type='text'>Do me a favor. Grab your wallet or purse real quick and take out a dollar or a bill of any amount. Do you know what that bill is worth? One dollar, five dollars, twenty dollars? No, it is worthless! It is a piece of paper. The only reason that this small piece of paper has any value is because our government uses it as a promise of value. They back that bill and guaranty that you can exchange it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/351075669003026460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=351075669003026460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/351075669003026460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/351075669003026460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/democrats-and-barack-obama-are.html' title='The Democrats and Barack Obama are committing political suicide'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SN1cyyy6uyI/AAAAAAAAAE0/ZecI96kl2iw/s72-c/stacksofmoney.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-3445085542943253405</id><published>2008-09-23T22:22:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-24T03:48:29.262-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Monkeys'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='US'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The House'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Government'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Federal Reserve'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Treasury'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sub-prime loans'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mortgage crisis'/><title type='text'>See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil</title><summary type='text'>My take on the mortgage crisis!!!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/3445085542943253405/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=3445085542943253405' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3445085542943253405'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/3445085542943253405'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/speak-no-evil-see-no-evil-hear-no-evil.html' title='See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNnSv4vLarI/AAAAAAAAAEc/WuukUBseQ_U/s72-c/hearseesspeak.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-2971034487364464218</id><published>2008-09-23T02:46:00.013-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-25T11:03:58.035-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Conversation in Comments</title><summary type='text'>Despite the tried separation between religion and politics, the discussion of the two in the same verse still strikes a chord with many.  At the time of this post, this link had over 130 comments in two days.Open Letter to My Fellow Jews: The Democratic Party is not your religion (or anybody's)</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/2971034487364464218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=2971034487364464218' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2971034487364464218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2971034487364464218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/religion-and-politics.html' title='A Conversation in Comments'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-7460446228378363317</id><published>2008-09-22T21:53:00.020-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-23T02:56:51.733-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Deteriorating View</title><summary type='text'>There's no doubt that journalism is under attack.  One of the reasons why people are slowly ridding themselves of the mainstream media is the behavior and political inequalities displayed on seemingly meaningless shows like ABC's The View.Despite its relatively minor role in ABC's lineup, The View is important because of its airtime on a major broadcast station.  The interruptions and prepared </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/7460446228378363317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=7460446228378363317' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7460446228378363317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7460446228378363317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/deteriorating-view.html' title='A Deteriorating View'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-584506578420911041</id><published>2008-09-18T20:17:00.041-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-23T11:09:52.335-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='college students'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='liberal'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='welfare'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='food stamps'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='south park'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hippies'/><title type='text'>Why are college students(18-22 yrs old) so liberal?</title><summary type='text'>(This is an opinion post and it is VERY opinionated. It is my opinion. It is a departure from this blog's purpose but one that sometimes needs to be taken.)Why are college students so liberal? More specifically fiscally liberal? Maybe a dose of the reality of the "real world" would make them more conservative? If you ever want a dose of reality about where our tax dollars go...spending about 30 </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/584506578420911041/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=584506578420911041' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/584506578420911041'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/584506578420911041'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-are-college-students18-22-yrs-old.html' title='Why are college students(18-22 yrs old) so liberal?'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-4619869338692802920</id><published>2008-09-17T17:39:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T19:02:10.726-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='economics'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Freddie Mac'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Fannie Mae'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='panic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='economy'/><title type='text'>The Economic Panic We Are In: Give credit to McCain. He said it would happen.</title><summary type='text'>The Democrats are running with the economy as a political plus for themselves. I do not blame them for that because it has been a good strategy but they need to be careful. The reason markets are collapsing and businesses are failing is because of the mortgage crisis. One man warned us, on the record, this would happen. It was John McCain:FEDERAL HOUSING ENTERPRISE REGULATORY REFORM ACT OF </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/4619869338692802920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=4619869338692802920' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4619869338692802920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4619869338692802920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/economic-panic-we-are-in-give-credit-to.html' title='The Economic Panic We Are In: Give credit to McCain. He said it would happen.'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNGO9zBxpoI/AAAAAAAAADE/iJX0H1bvQGA/s72-c/fann.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-7897456733417103501</id><published>2008-09-16T20:21:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T10:55:15.332-05:00</updated><title type='text'>The Republican Narrative</title><summary type='text'>One of the reasons Republicans are able to still gain a foothold in a political landscape filled with promises and handouts is their ability to craft a story behind their candidates.  President George W. Bush was painted as an non-elitist and someone you'd "drink a beer with. " While John McCain has been developed as a war hero, it's still hard to separate him from the rest of the Washington. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/7897456733417103501/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=7897456733417103501' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7897456733417103501'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7897456733417103501'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/republican-narrative.html' title='The Republican Narrative'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kVnUvNeYeb4/SNCO0EU5gDI/AAAAAAAAABY/bWsSt8ycBg0/s72-c/923d3f82a2_palin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-2514396338960028459</id><published>2008-09-16T19:28:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-18T18:25:48.806-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tax cuts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='taxes'/><title type='text'>"I will lower your taxes! My opponent will raise them!"</title><summary type='text'>I could attribute the title quote of this post to either candidate in this election and most elections. One of them has to be lying or, at least, partially lying! Right?Out of frustration I tried to find the truth. Below is a graph that compares McCain's tax strategy vs. Obama's.Here are the problems I see.Obama talks about how he will cut taxes on 95% of Americans. That can't be true because at </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/2514396338960028459/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=2514396338960028459' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2514396338960028459'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/2514396338960028459'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/i-will-lower-your-taxes-my-opponent.html' title='&quot;I will lower your taxes! My opponent will raise them!&quot;'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNBzI81XbWI/AAAAAAAAACI/4oII-qt_jTk/s72-c/Taxes.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-221571363451068985</id><published>2008-09-12T17:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-17T17:13:11.495-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='twin towers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Michele Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='John McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ground zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Cindy McCain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9/11'/><title type='text'>Why are Republicans better than Democrats at the "political game"?</title><summary type='text'>First before I post this...I know 9/11 is a politics-free zone but something happened yesterday that needs discussion.My contention has always been that Republicans are better than Democrats at running a presidential campaign. It seems like every four years that Democrats come up with a candidate that excites their base and looks like a real contender and most of the time they mess it up. This </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/221571363451068985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=221571363451068985' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/221571363451068985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/221571363451068985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-are-republicans-better-than.html' title='Why are Republicans better than Democrats at the &quot;political game&quot;?'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SM_Z8dpFrTI/AAAAAAAAAAs/oDATivcKhEs/s72-c/obamamccain_narrowweb__300x383,0.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-8828244642687485630</id><published>2008-09-11T15:00:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T13:53:22.923-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='terrorism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='ground zero'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='9/11'/><title type='text'>9/11: where were you?</title><summary type='text'>It is a vivid memory for me. I was asleep trying to recover after breaking my ankle the day before. My phone rang and I heard my mother in an upset voice asking me to stay at home. She did not know what was going on but she heard that planes might have been hijacked and that the World Trade Center might be under attack. My mother is very protective, no matter how old I get, so I was skeptical </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/8828244642687485630/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=8828244642687485630' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8828244642687485630'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/8828244642687485630'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/911-where-were-you.html' title='9/11: where were you?'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SM_axw3WK5I/AAAAAAAAAA0/AC_zfH9B0pk/s72-c/9-11.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-5838825679569606569</id><published>2008-09-11T01:13:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T01:31:34.341-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='experience'/><title type='text'>On the job training and a change (of mind)</title><summary type='text'>Is anyone really ready for running our country's highest office?Sarah Palin on Vice-President jobBarack Obama says will NOT run for President 2008 election because he lacks experienceOk, so to summarize tonight's posts: neither of the candidates win when it comes to discussing gender or experience.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/5838825679569606569/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=5838825679569606569' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5838825679569606569'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/5838825679569606569'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/training-wheels.html' title='On the job training and a change (of mind)'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6276586304038193943</id><published>2008-09-10T23:20:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-11T01:34:51.500-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='women'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='narrative crafting'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Joe Biden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin'/><title type='text'>Is a  Conservative Woman Capable of Breaking the Glass Ceiling?</title><summary type='text'>Vice presidential nominee, senator Joe Biden, tossed around the usual political rhetoric when he stated that Sarah Palin would be a step back for women. What is he really saying though?  Is she incapable of being a good role model for the women of America because she's pro-life and supports other conservative principles? He didn't strike against her ethics or experience.  Biden himself is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6276586304038193943/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6276586304038193943' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6276586304038193943'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6276586304038193943'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/can-conservative-woman-break-glass.html' title='Is a  Conservative Woman Capable of Breaking the Glass Ceiling?'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-7197646777623083317</id><published>2008-09-10T21:44:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T14:02:01.694-05:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Barack Obama'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pig'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sarah Palin'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lipstick'/><title type='text'>Lipstick</title><summary type='text'>Obama called Palin a pig!!! At least that is what people would have you think.In my opinion, Obama did not mean to directly call Palin a pig! His comments were about Bush policies versus McCain policies!This does raise a funny comparison though. Democrats are appalled that Obama is being taken out of context. They cry, "That isn't what he meant!". But, wait, I remember a huge number of Obama </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/7197646777623083317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=7197646777623083317' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7197646777623083317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/7197646777623083317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/lipstick.html' title='Lipstick'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNACmzmGIhI/AAAAAAAAABU/GJm6EpV0J-I/s72-c/pig.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-647740432376069665</id><published>2008-09-04T11:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T14:40:26.017-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Palin speech: What wasn't there</title><summary type='text'>I was impressed by Obama and his speech at the DNC but I was blown away by Palin's speech last night. The question I have is: what was not there in her speech? I found it interesting that there was no pro-life statement in her speech. Strategy? Yes. After looking at her experience and hearing her speak it is obvious, to me at least, that she is qualified for the job BUT she is still an obvious </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/647740432376069665/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=647740432376069665' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/647740432376069665'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/647740432376069665'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/palin-speech-what-wasnt-there.html' title='Palin speech: What wasn&apos;t there'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNABg0lQvkI/AAAAAAAAABM/f-_4y-0tNc4/s72-c/palin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-1683126521112597255</id><published>2008-09-04T08:19:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T14:38:17.363-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Then don't pick a fight!!!</title><summary type='text'>The Democrats and their spin doctors are up in arms about Sarah Palin's speech last night. They say she was "shrill"(that sounds sexist to me) and nasty. Democrats can't believe she attacked and belittled community organizers and that it is "politics as usual" in the Republican party.HOLD ON A SECOND!!! I am trying to be fair to both sides but there is something very wrong about this situation. I</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/1683126521112597255/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=1683126521112597255' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1683126521112597255'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/1683126521112597255'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/then-dont-pick-fight.html' title='Then don&apos;t pick a fight!!!'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNAEnqpfGkI/AAAAAAAAABk/Rx-Mex7BDAE/s72-c/palin.gif' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-6228817668470066859</id><published>2008-09-03T21:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-04T01:18:33.379-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Boundary Lines</title><summary type='text'>We are quickly learning that nothing is held sacred in this age of hyperconectivity.   Often labeled under "searching for the truth," families of those running for office are getting trampled by the ferocity of various political factions searching for any kind of information that would give their backing the advantage.These political attacks on Michelle Obama and Sarah Palin's family have become </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/6228817668470066859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=6228817668470066859' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6228817668470066859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/6228817668470066859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/boundary-lines.html' title='Boundary Lines'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-4652623339889950864</id><published>2008-09-03T08:15:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-16T23:39:55.479-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Political hatred</title><summary type='text'>People today act like if their candidate loses the election that the world will come to an end. I believe, and so did George Washington, that we are Americans before we are ever Democrats or Republicans:"In contemplating the causes which may disturb our Union, it occurs as    matter of serious concern that any ground should have been furnished for    characterizing parties by geographical </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/4652623339889950864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=4652623339889950864' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4652623339889950864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/4652623339889950864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-hatred.html' title='Political hatred'/><author><name>The Wookie</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10416841070399151073</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='28' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNUAl8K-VzI/AAAAAAAAAD0/_SbEYmVzbF0/S220/chewie.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_aJDOgvUA_Yo/SNCJwklU_TI/AAAAAAAAACQ/H62ACzQYkNE/s72-c/political-animals.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8494672116160763442.post-581579187800997828</id><published>2008-09-01T21:27:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2008-09-02T08:25:55.647-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A Political Hurricane</title><summary type='text'>testing...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/feeds/581579187800997828/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8494672116160763442&amp;postID=581579187800997828' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/581579187800997828'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8494672116160763442/posts/default/581579187800997828'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thewashcloth.blogspot.com/2008/09/political-hurricane.html' title='A Political Hurricane'/><author><name>David Anton</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12493801665293875846</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kVnUvNeYeb4/SL0-2pgwZzI/AAAAAAAAAAQ/z-EVWOhOtlg/s72-c/h_gustav.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
