http://kindercore.com/words news, rants, reviews, essays, short stories & general commentary (both informed & otherwise) from our esteemed stable of opinion havers. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:33:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 9:02 PM--Bob Schieffer looks great in HD. 9:04 PM--You are right, McCain. Americans ARE angry. Angry that they can't see Bob Schieffer when you talk. 9:07 PM--I want to rescue Bob Schieffer like Obama wants to rescue the economy. I want to pick him up in a helicopter in ... http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/15/live-blogging-the-third-presidential-debate/ ...but I found this video a little frightening: Sure, it's a small sample, and it doesn't exactly come from the most reliable news source. It's still chilling stuff. http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/15/not-that-im-a-fan-of-al-jazeera/ [caption id="attachment_836" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Looks fun don't it?"][/caption] According to a recently leaked or declassified (or some junk) memo, the Bush Administration, contrary to their previous claims, authorized the use of "waterboarding" on "Al-Qaeda suspects". However, the Bush Administration stays the course on its position that it does not consider waterboarding torture. [caption ... http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/15/its-not-torture-if-you-enjoy-it/ Today's classic McCain moment comes from August 29, 2005: Here we have McCain and Bush celebrating McCain's 69th (yup was even old 3 years ago) birthday while New Orleans was being obliterated by hurricane Katrina. Read all about it HERE http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/14/classic-mccain-moments/ ObamaRad.com / Kindercore / Vida Dulce Productions / The GO Bar PRESENT: Come watch the final Obama/McCain debate on the huge projection screen at the GO Bar this Wednesday! There will be McCain bingo, ObamaRad shirts for sale (all profits go to the Obama campaign!) and as many drinks as your ... http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/13/obama-versus-mccain-last-blood-the-final-debate-at-go-bar/ The wife found this killer Obama photo gallery and I wanted to pass on some of my faves here. [gallery] http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/10/fantastic-obama-photo-gallery/ http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/10/hilarious/ Do agoraphobia and the prospect of record voter turn-out leave you dreading election day? Well fret no more! 31 (of 50!) states allow some sort of early voting, thru absentee ballots or by actually voting on a (recordless) electronic voting machine. In Athens, you can vote early 8:30am-5pm, M-F downtown at the ACC ... http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/10/vote-early-vote-often/ The Cook County sheriff has suspended enforcing foreclosure evictions. He hopes that this action will prompt other government officials (e.g. judiciary or state legislature) to step in and alleviate some of the damage caused by the 43,000 foreclosures (in Cook MF'n County alone!) expected by year's end. While I feel greatly gladdened ... http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/08/it-feels-funny-to-root-for-cops/ http://kindercore.com/words/2008/10/08/not-sure-what-the-takeaway-here-is-but/