One Little Victory

- Here is Obama’s infomercial from tonight. This is impressive stuff, and it will no doubt influence more moderate voters. While it is substantive, it is also deeply personal, not just for Barack Obama but also for what Americans are experiencing right now.

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Thanks to HeartInSanFrancisco from You Tube for posting these.

- This new Obama ad reminds us how McCain used his first “presidential” decision. Not overly effective, but definitely an attention getter as people get ready to go to the polls.

- Today McCain’s top pollster, Bill McInturff, showed us what lipstick on a pig really looks like. He stated that the presidential race is “functionally tied” in a campaign memo. This is cherry picking and overstating to the maximum and does absolutely nothing to counter the state poll numbers that make it clear that Obama is actually pulling away in several key states. Mr. McInturff, you don’t even qualify for a Golden Momo; this is just too pathetic for such an honor.

Don’t get me wrong; Democrats and Obama supporters should stay worried, and not take the leads for granted. They need to work, and work hard, right up until Tuesday. And then, it is up to the American people.

-Rachel Maddow did a great (and very balanced) job of separating fact from fiction on the claims of the McCain campaign.

- We do have a Golden Momo winner tonight, however. And it is Mr. McInturff’s boss, Senator McCain. Today McCain mocked Obama for delaying the World Series tonight with his infomercial. The trouble with this claim? Fox (that great liberal network) denied this and said the game began on time. Had McCain bothered to pay attention, he would have known that the pre-game was affected, not the game itself. You know John, the least you could do is have your facts straight. But that would be new for your campaign, wouldn’t it?

- As noted, Obama is now pulling away in Colorado. Pennsylvania and Virginia are nearly locked up. And, almost unbelievably, Indiana is looking like it might track to Obama. I still expect Indiana to stay in the Republican column, but this type of broad strategy is forcing McCain to spend almost all of his time on defense. Even worse for McCain, he has been forced to conduct the dreaded “robocalls” in his own home state of Arizona. This just serves to dilute further his campaign’s assertion that the race is “functionally tied.” That is horseshit, designed only to maintain the morale of the campaign in the final days of its existence.

To illustrate this point, here is a clip from last night’s Rachel Maddow show. She humorously uses a football field to illustrate the current battle. Nice job, Rachel.

- Today Sarah Palin tried to link Barack Obama to an “extremist” Palestinian.

Um, Governor… you might want to look before you leap into that steaming pile of crap. It turns out the good Senator McCain gave that same person an awful lot of money. Keith Olbermann summarizes it nicely. Next distraction?

Oh, and Gov? You get to share the Momo spotlight tonight with your boss.

- With so many Momos of late, we need a Citizen of the Day. Thus I present Republican Governor Charlie Crist of Florida, who extended early voting hours in his state because of long lines and horrific waiting times to vote. The Republican legislature in Florida had previously curtailed early voting, but Crist saw this as “a people decision.” Good for him.

- Andrew Wahl brings us his talent once again in this very well done pre-election cartoon, contemplating the demise of the Republican Party.

Cartoon by Andrew Wahl

- Finally, here is Stephen Colbert’s take on “Obama the Socialist.” Funny stuff.