Links and Minifeatures 2008 08 25 Monday

By Dan Melson on August 25, 2008 3:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

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This is what political repression looks like: Imprisoned journalist denied insulin and family visits

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At 3 in the morning, via text message, Obama chooses Joe Biden to be his running mate.

And here I really thought Obama's experimentation with recreational drugs was decades in the past. This seems to be evidence that I was wrong.

Joe Biden has a paper and video trail decades long of saying stupid things, politically incorrect things, and things that just plain piss people off. Not to mention he's about as "insider" as it comes, and has all the lobbyist ties that the opposition research folks over at the RNC will love.

If I were trying to come up with a pick for Obama's VP that says his campaign rhetoric of "hope and change" really is as empty and fake as everybody suspects, I couldn't have come up with one as good as Joe Biden. And if I was looking for a Vice Presidential choice that told anyone who pays attention to actions that any move to the center I pretend to make in the general election is an act, Joe Biden (after Obama, one of the most left wing senators) would show up second or third on that list, too.

Yeah, I favor McCain. But this was a stupid, unforced error on Obama's part. He had at least half a dozen better choices available to him. I'm still wondering if Hillary has a couple hundred convention floor aces (aka superdelegates who have only been pretending to be Obama supporters) up her sleeve. But if I were a Democratic supporter, that's what I'd be praying for right now, instead of wondering.

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If you're a dog lover, particularly a dachshund lover, these folks will shortly have a large number available, due to a puppy mill raid.

HT: Don Surber

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