Colbert Elected President

Colbert was declared president-elect with Spider-man as his VP in the Marvel Universe, until the Daily Bugle offered a retraction when Obama emerged with the electoral vote lead:

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Post-Election Zombification

The Onion is arguably the most consistent source of biting satire we have. Not sure if many people have seen any of the ONN (Onion News Network) videos; while, like The Onion headlines, they sometimes miss the mark, they are usually hilarious; the best parodies of the 24-hours new cycle shenanigans I’ve seen. My only [...]

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Making Calls for Obama

Though I’ve contributed to Obama’s campaign, I hadn’t yet given much of my time other than talking to friends and family about why I think he’s the best candidate. Like a lot of liberals out there I was starting to have pre-election jitters so I decided to make some Get-Out-the-Vote calls for Obama’s campaign. The [...]

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How Much is Your Vote Worth?

In today’s NYtimes, an interesting article / chart that scrutinizes the ‘one person, one vote’ principle of our democracy. While the electoral college was been derided for ages now, the writers look at the three factors which give votes value relative the electoral bounty of their state. First, since electoral votes equal the numbers or [...]

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How Divided Are We? Pt I

Elections, which present us with stark binary choices, naturally tend to divide rather than unite the American public. Supporters become so fervent that they can’t imagine how someone could support the other guy.  Rather than assert any shared common ground, the candidates themselves reinforce their distinctions while paradoxically crawling toward the middle ground where any [...]

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