The historicism of Obama’s nomination last night (and Clinton’s near victory) is all over the headlines. But at least partially overshadowing Obama’s win is Clinton’s refusal to drop out (so far, anyway). Instead, she asked her supporters to send her comments via HillaryClinton.com on what to do next.
Some of the comments should be heartening for [...]

Thanks, Georgia!
Mike Norman, bar owner of Marietta, Georgia, has made this contribution to our national discourse:

Norman insists that he is simply pointing out a physical likeness between Obama and Curious George–the hairline! the ears!–and that it’s mere coincidence that George is a cartoon monkey: no racism here!
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is covering the story, [...]

Shepard Fairey (of obey giant fame) stepped up his obama love fest last weekend by installing a HUGE 16′x30′ Obama Billboard on his building in echo park over the weekend.

Shep seems to be obsessed with Mr. Barack HUSSEIN Obama these days, perhaps Supertouch is on to something with the suggestion that he is vying for [...]

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Seriously, for those that didn’t venture outside yesterday, it was one of the most crisp, clear beautiful days I may have ever seen in Los Angeles. The kind of day that makes athiests weep for answers and people with cameras drive through the mountains for hours with their jaws dragging on the ground.
And the only [...]

i skated over to the lounge of the covenant manor on 4th and Atlantic and got yelled at about the difference between “turn and face me” and “turn around” by an angry woman sitting behind a plastic table (who thought I was a man because I had my hood on). But I think I showed [...]

Apparently this was popular a few days ago, but I just found this music video for Barack Obama, featuring an odd assortment of celebretype people like will.i.am, Scarlet Johansson, Common, Kate Walsh, and was that Dooce?!
The song takes lyrics from Obama’s concession speech from the New Hampshire primaries and remixes it in a lyrical poetry [...]

…Eleven days to go…
* Kucinich plans to formally withdraw from the race tomorrow.
* Current delegate tally for Democrats: Obama (38), Clinton (36), Edwards (18)
* Current delegate tally for Republicans: Romney (66), McCain (38), Huckabee (26). Thompson has orphaned 8 delegates, Paul has 6, and Giuliani has 1.
* LAT will go back to [...]

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Summary: a conservative underpants-gnome attacks Long Beach veterans who’ve criticized the Iraq war: The Nation has, with remarkable simultaneity, published this great story on how the right-wing smear machine actually works. Turns out it involves something called “e-mail,” a kind of electric letter, it seems.