Most important news story of the week (ending August 29, 2008)

[ColbertWatcher]

Most important news story of the week, ending August 29, 2008

Choice 1: the nomination of Barack Hussein Obama as the Democratic candidate for the President of the United States!

Choice 2: Bayer sued as maker of pesticide that kills bees; unrelated explosion at Bayer plant in West Virginia

Choice 3: Hurricane Gustav

Choice 4: Both the Democratic and Republican parties miss the Texas state deadline to register a candidate for U.S. President

Choice 5: U.S. Attorney dismisses gunmen in Denver due to "insufficient evidence" constituting "a true threat" to Obama

Choice 6: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia intends eventually to absorb the breakaway Georgian province of South Ossetia

Choice 7: New Yorkers are contracting HIV at three times the national rate

Choice 8: Louisiana GOP governor signs Christer "Science Education Act" into law allowing teachers to bring "supplemental textbooks" into science classes and school district of Clayton County, Georgia loses accreditation, the first U.S. district to do so in 40 years

Choice 9: Abramoff sentence may be reduced

Choice 10: Other (please elaborate in reply)

[tannybogus]

1. Oy, write-in in Texas? What happens now?

I am completely appalled by Jindal in Louisiana. He is proof that evolution of credible thought in the GOP
has reversed itself at least 83 years. I would like to crucify him on a cross of his stupid words and not silver.
He graduated with honors in biology from Brown. I'd revoke his diploma.
Ha! Bayer GOT a real headache. They should try a BC.
Gustav gives me chills. I don't see how it can fail to cause great damage. However, stranger things have happened as
was witnessed on MSNBC with Pat Buchanan.

[ColbertWatcher]

2. I have no idea what will happen.

What will that do for the electoral count?

[tannybogus]

3. Are Barr or Nader on the ballot?

They would get the electoral votes if the Dems and GOP can't count.
270 would still be the #. I think that would really hurt the GOP.
McCain has a +9 lead(average) and the state is considered likely GOP.

[ColbertWatcher]

4. Here's the link from the Texas Sec of State ...

http://www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/candidates/general/2008gensbs.shtml

Barr is registered, Nader is a write-in.

[ColbertWatcher]

5. vote-whoring kick! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

6. Needs more votes kick! n/t

[ColbertWatcher]

12. Saturday kick. n/t

[ThomWV]

7. #10 Other: "Take home wages down 0.7% last month" (meaning annual rate of 8.4%)

Immagine that, wages down by an annual rate of 8.4% and inflation (a word that is hardly ever heard) is running rampant.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. Thank you, I keep forgetting to include how bad the GOP has been for the economy n/t

[live love laugh]

9. I didn't know about Bayer. Glad I have DU. n/t

[annabanana]

10. I like when you do this, CW. . . There's SO MUCH information

that just doesn't "make the cut" with the major outlets. These posts remind us of that fact. (AND they are fun.)

[ColbertWatcher]

11. Thank you. It helps me keep my priorities straight too! n/t