straight face

At a Democratic rally for the Barack Obama / Joe Biden ticket, some poor guy introduced Joe Biden thusly: Ladies and gentlemen, the next Vice President of the United States -- John McCain!! Joe Biden didn't

Normally ESPN's Pat Forde ooze's condesenscion and hubris, but I've got to admit this is pretty funny. Enjoy :)

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From time to time, I have mentioned what the topic of conversation is at the workplace of my boys. And sometimes, when they get home, they will repeat the most outrageous statements, with a completely straight face, just to see my reaction. Last night’s outrageous statement was, “Obama doesn’t support the families of 9/11″

Somehow delivered this line with a straight face:

“Her hometown isn’t cosmopolitan enough [for Obama],” Giuliani said. “.I’m sorry, Barack, that it’s not flashy enough. Maybe they cling to religion there.”

With the choice of Sarah Palin as his Vice Presidential candidate, John McCain has done what Democrats could not. This election is now about him and his decision making ability...And how long he can live.

If you want indisputable proof that Republican hacks can lie with a straight face, watch, as they try to make the argument that Palin is qualified and ready to assume the duties of the Vice

That man may last, but never lives,
Who much receives, but nothing gives;
Whom none can love, whom none can thank,
-- Creation's blot, creation's blank.

- - Thomas Gibbons

William Howard Hobbs has quite the interesting post regarding race in the race for the White House. First, he is ecstatic that only 40% of African Americans believe that John McCain would have policies that favor whites over blacks.

Tim Chavez senses some underlying uneasiness with the progressive leadership of Fifth District Congressman Jim Cooper and suggests an electoral challenge:

As times get tougher for the vast majority of middle and lower income Americans (I hate the term "class;" it's offensive and completely misleading, not to mention stigmatizing in a sinisterly Orwellian way) demands for services from providers dealing with