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Filed under 'johnmccain'
➠ November 4, 2008
John McCain's concession speech
A genuinely gracious and powerful speech. “I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating him, but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our differences, and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous world, and leave our children and grandchildren a stronger, better country than we inherited.”
➠ October 16, 2008
Lexical Analysis of 2008 US Presidential and Vice-Presidiential Debates - Who's the Windbag?
All manner of interesting statistics and visualizations drawn out of the presidential debate transcripts.
➠ October 7, 2008
It’s like my entire life has been leading up to this moment…
The real winner of tonight's debate? ME! For managing to spread my "X loves Y like a basset hound love cheese" attempt-at-a-meme to an unsuspecting debate-viewing audience.
➠ October 6, 2008
McLobbyist
Another focused attack site funded by the Obama campaign. I wonder how the return-on-investment compares between these and running 30 second commercials.
John McCain's Record
Another “attack” site from the Obama campaign. Wish there was a bit more hyperlinkage for sources.
Keating Economics: John McCain and the Making of a Financial Crisis
The Obama campaign aren’t resting on their current lead in the polls. This shows promise that they intend to keep fighting all the way to election day.
➠ October 4, 2008
➠ September 12, 2008
Stumper : The Politics of Stupidity
“Years from now presidential historians will look back on Sept. 9 as the day the 2008 campaign got completely and utterly stupid.” I felt massively depressed on Wednesday, as the pig/lipstick and kiddie-sex-ed trains swiftboated on.
➠ May 12, 2008
Things younger than John McCain
The state of Alaska, the polio vaccine, and both of Barack Obama’s parents are younger than John McCain.
About This Site
This is an archive of groovmother.com, the old blog run by Rod Begbie — A Scottish geek who lives in San Francisco, CA.
I'm the co-founder of Sōsh, your handy-dandy guide for things to do in San Francisco this weekend.