2008 Election
It’s Official: Franken Steals Senate Election
After nearly two months of speculation, it’s official — Al Franken has stolen the election from Norm Coleman in Minnesota. The amazing thing isn’t that an election can be stolen so blatantly in this day and age, it’s that it can be done after everyone was told it is going to happen. Everyone in their [...]
Mormons and Prop 8 – Crossing a Tax Exempt Line?
Proposition 8 in California was perhaps the most talked about ballot measure in all of the 2008 election. The prop overturned the legality of gay marriage in California, making it once again illegal for same-sex couples to be wed. I am not an activist, and this topic is not my highest priority (sorry gays), but [...]
Religion and Politics Report Card For the 2008 Election
Religion and politics butted heads several times in the 2008 election season, impacting the presidential vote, Senate races and of course ballot measures. So what was the final score of the religion in politics season? Electing Representatives Secularism Defeated Religion Starting at the presidential level, the only religious issue was that many non-religious folks, and [...]
How to Steal an Election, Minnesota Style
Remember when Norm Coleman narrowly defeated Al Franken in the Minnesota Senatorial race on election day? Coleman eeked out a 700-ish vote victory out of over 2 million votes cast. But a funny thing happened on the way to re-election. Coleman’s victory is well on its way to becoming a defeat, with no recount and [...]
Why I Voted For John McCain
I’ll admit, I fell into the category of undecided for far too long in this election. In most years, I would agree with the idea that if you didn’t know who you were voting for a month before the election, then you likely weren’t informed enough to be casting a quality vote. This election changed [...]
Atheists Apparently Still OK to Discriminate Against
If we’ve learned anything in this election, it’s that atheists may be the final group of people in the United States that it is okay to discriminate against. Muslims are apparently still in the running, but atheists are fair game to all, and supported by none. Take for instance the Senatorial race in North Carolina, [...]
Please Make This Election Go Away
I can’t take it anymore. Please make this election stop. Make it go away. This campaign has been going for two years (really since Obama ran for Congress). I can’t take the commercials anymore. I can’t take the late night talk shows anymore. I can’t watch The Daily Show or Colbert anymore. It’s too much. [...]
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