Eric Muller's laptop is acting up in a novel way:
Twice today my laptop has said to me, a propos of nothing, “What would you like me to say? You may type anything.”
I haven't the faintest idea why this is happening.
If the voice coming from my computer were John Ashcroft's, it might make some sense, but in fact the voice is that of a British woman.
Virus? Prank? Emergent, lonely AI? Demonic Possession? Surely if it were a mere virus, Google would have something on this by now….
Vote2004.eRiposte.Com is your one-stop-shopping site for news about vote/election fraud, vote suppression, voting irregularities, and voter intimidation in this election.
Lots (far too much for comfort) stuff here…
The site is well-organized: you can view news chronologically, or by red/swing/blue states or by state. Here, for example, is the Florida electoral vote fraud and suppression page.
WolfpacksforTruth.org: The Real Story on George Bush's “Wolves” Commercial (spotted in the wild via Talking Points Memo).
Everyone is talking about the new GWB ad Wolves although I can't see what all the fuss is about myself. Maybe it works better on a bigger screen? Perhaps I'm totally blind, but Brooke's Story: He Just Doesn't Get It seems waaay more effective to me.
The American Street brings us this great cartoon. I laughed.
Here's a story you won't see in your newspaper. Pandagon speculates in Just A Day Off In Crawford:
Just A Day Off In Crawford: Bush is going to be taking a day of rest in Crawford on Saturday? With the election 10 fingers and two toes away? I mean, I know we're stupid, but exactly how dumb do they think we are?
So what's the surprise gonna be, folks? Bush going to fight a lion? Going to personally snap a drugged Osama bin-laden's neck in an arena duel, a la Gladiator? Parachute into Iraq? In the end, it all goes back to something Jon Stewart said:
I don't think Bush is stupid. I think we're stupid, because otherwise he wouldn't talk to us the way he does.
That's the operative dynamic of this election, a healthy disrespect for the wisdom and judgment of the American people. And to that, all I can say is Digby's right, we need to convince the press of our intelligence before Bush snaps on the flightsuit, tapes down the codpiece, and slingshots into a warzone.
Update: Well, you may see it in your online newspaper.
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