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I sense a certain inspiration at work in this Australian campaign ad for Bob Katter:

Compare to the similarly-hatted and always ALL CAPS DALE PETERSON:

This bodes well, my friends. GUNS HORSES HATS CROCODILES ON THE LOOSE.

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Chris Young, running for mayor of Providence, recently appeared on the local FOX station for a disastrous interview. The worst part? Choose: a) Young bringing/reading notes, b) saying that he attends church for fun, or c) serenading the befuddled interviewer.

Watch the video. Or try to. Whatever. It’s pretty excruciating.

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Finally had a moment to watch this election night video Brett McS left in my comments the other day:

Wayne Swan (“The Hapless”) is Federal Treasurer, which is the equivalent of the US Treasury Secretary (but with somewhat more policy setting power, relatively speaking). Michael Kroger is (or was last time I looked) president [...]

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Um, I knew I’ve been busy and sick and readying a new house and planning a kitchen remodel and a few other things besides, but did I really miss a whole election?

Wot, no aussie election coverage? Well, OK, we’re not that important. But, very good result! Tony Abbott (my fav) looks like being [...]

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Me, yesterday:

I’m waiting for someone to ask Obama’s black voters how they feel being robbed of their vote like this.

Today, RC2 finds:

Actually it’s not quite the same question, but as everyone else is pointing out, the voting trends are pointed in the gay judge’s direction already. If they’d just hung out for [...]

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FINALLY someone to stop them stealing road signs!

What a guy.

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Proving the West cares only about the world when it means admiring itself, in the Guardian.

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Huh:

Telegraph – Oona King launches bid to become Labour’s candidate for London mayor

Oona King, the former Labour MP, has become the first candidate to announce the wish to run against Boris Johnson in the 2012 London mayoral election.

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HE’S AN ALL-CAPS KINDA GUY, DALE PETERSON:

Curtsy: RC2 (quote, “Alabama Is Not Like DC”)

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Chuck Devore for US Senate – What California`s terrible numbers mean for America

I LOVE infographics. This guy has a LOT of infographics.

*moves back to California*

*re-registers to vote there*

*votes for the best infographics*

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…And that’s about as much I know from the Twitter overnight. That and he had a cup of tea before he left, and once shared a taxi with Ian Rankin.

I love Twitter. Meanwhile, nothing seems to have happened except SamCam walking into Number 10 for the first time and Dave’s hacks uploading a picture [...]

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Is Gordon Brown Still Prime Minister?

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All eyes turn to someone, anyone, who can explain…

Corner – Mark Steyn: Britwatch Update

Before last week’s vote, the United Kingdom had a head of government who had never submitted himself to the electorate in that capacity, nor had he even been elected as leader by his party. … Instead, post-election, [...]

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In the Corner:

I’m a bit late weighing in on the British election because I’m not quite sure I can put into words sufficiently politely my contempt for David Cameron.

And:

Cameron was supposed to be Blair ‘97. All the irritating metrosexual modishness, but without the electoral results.

And:

[C]ould he function as [...]

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In which one thing is made clear: Nobody reads the Guardian. I’m not the only one thinking that either…

Telegraph Blogs – Damian Thompson: Could The Guardian possibly have got this election more wrong?

It endorsed Nick Clegg, confident that “the liberal moment has come” and that its readers would loyally follow its advice. [...]

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