For the first time since 1964, the Houston Chronicle has endorsed the Democratic ticket for president.
And Colin Powell, a Republican who was President Bush's first secretary of state, endorsed Democrat Barack Obama for president Sunday and criticized the tone of Republican John McCain's campaign.
Also, Obama has been advertising on television in Texas. I find that incredible. I know he has a rather large war chest, but to be advertising in traditionally staunch Republican Texas speaks volumes about Obama's strategy and confidence.
I sense a landslide... but I hope the Dems and the Obama campaign do not get over confident and blow it.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
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Ok, this may not be pertinent to this particular thread, but I received this via email, and thought it was hilarious, but I suppose it's only so if you're someone who has played D&D in the last 30 years or so...if not, please ignore.
GM: OK, the bugbear attacks you. What do you do?
OBAMA: I send one of my 672 henchmen after it.
MCCAIN: OK, seriously. Why does he have so many henchmen? I'm a level 72
ranger and he's only a level 8 paladin.
OBAMA: Well, if you'd bought the Grassroots Organizing and Oratory/Colgate
Smile proficiencies you could min max it so that you...
MCCAIN: Why is
he even IN this campaign? I thought this was supposed to be a
high level party.
OBAMA: Well, maybe some people got tired of the grim and squinty
"Matterhorn, son of Marathon" shtick you keep doing. Dude, could you
be any less original?
MCCAIN: Oh my god, I did not leave my left nut in a tiger cage in the Tomb of
Horrors to spend my Friday nights mopping up after the new kid.
OBAMA: "My friends, I am a totally unoriginal grizzled character class
stereotype. I should lead the party because I have more testicular damage than
that one."
MCCAIN: Yeah, well, you pal around with dark elves.
OBAMA: OH NO YOU DIDN'T.
MCCAIN: Whatever, so's your mom.
OBAMA: So's your FACE.
MCCAIN: So's your Mom's face!
HILARY: WTF you guys. Why am I playing the cleric?
MCCAIN: Hilary, we've been over this.
HILARY: No, dude. I am so sick of being the girlfriend healer. Seriously,
I
can't even use a sword. Fuck this noise.
KUCINICH: IM A BARD
OBAMA: That's nice.
KUCINICH: MY FAMILIAR IS A PURPLE SNOW LEOPARD
MCCAIN: Oh, Jesus. Here we go.
KUCINICH: DID I MENTION MY WIFE IS A TOTALLY BANGIN DRYAD WITH 20 CHARISMA
HILARY: C'mon you guys, I've been playing this shit since Gygax was in
eighth grade. Why can't I be the party leader with the magic sword for once?
MCCAIN: Because no one wants to see you in a bronze bra.
OBAMA: Oh dude, BURRRRRNNNN.
HILARY: SCREW YOU, Grandpa. I will so kick your ass.
MCCAIN: Yeah? Bring it! I didn't spend 3 years in the Abyss with Githzerai
hooking my nads up to a car battery to get beat by some Wellesley girl.
HILARY: WHATEVER, you can't even lift your arms over your head.
RON PAUL: I brought my Planescape character!
OBAMA: Dude, we're playing Forgotten Realms.
RON PAUL: I rift in from Sigil! I'm
a Chaotic Neutral Tiefling
Barbarian/Monk/Rogue!
MCCAIN: DUDE, that is not even LEGAL.
RON PAUL: Ronpaul the Barbarian say: suck it! Guns and abortions and weed for
everyone! WHEEE!
PALIN: Hi folks! Sorry I'm late! I brought caribou burgers.
HILARY: Who the HELL is this?
MCCAIN: It's cool, she's with me.
HILARY: No! No, it's not cool! Every time you bring one of your rodeo-queen
girlfriends in here she ends up playing some succubus infiltrator and killing
the whole party!
MCCAIN: Now, that is patently untrue.
BIDEN: He has a point. Cindy turned out to be a vampire.
MCCAIN: DUDE. SHUT UP.
GM: You guys, seriously, if you don't knock it off with the bickering
I'm going to start docking XP.
MCCAIN: You know what? Fuck it. I'm suspending the campaign.
GM: You can't do that! Only I can suspend the campaign! I didn't
suspend it for the 1988 Mountain Dew
shortage and I'm not going to suspend
it now.
KUCINICH: YOU GUYS I AM TOTALLY CASTING A CANTRIP
MCCAIN: Oh my god, Dennis, shut up, you don't even count.
KUCINICH: YOU GUYS ARE DICKS
BIDEN: Where are the Cheetos?
RON PAUL: Wait. What happen to tiny Mormon Man?
GM: You find Mitt's lifeless, drained corpse has been stuffed in the broom
closet.
HILARY: Oh, God DAMMIT.
MCAIN: Not ok! NOT OK!
OBAMA: What, I didn't even get a detect evil roll for that one?
HILARY: I TOLD you she was a succubus, but did anyone listen? Oohhhhh no,
Hilary's just jealous of the beauty queen.
RON PAUL: Pretty Lady screw Mitt lifeless. Ronpaul SMASH!!
MCCAIN: Would you please go light up a spliff and stay out of this? The grown
ups are talking.
RON PAUL: Why pretty lady suck life out of Mitt and not Ronpaul? Not fair!
HILARY: I mean, never mind that I'm the one with 17
Wisdom, but does anyone
listen to the girl? Noooooo.
RON PAUL: Also Mitt have stupid name. Who name kid after baseball equipment?
KUCINICH: HAY YOU GUYS CHECK OUT MY HEAD OF VECNA TRICK
HILARY: This never would have happened when Tim Russert was our GM.
GM: You know what? Forget it. Rocks fall, everyone dies.
OBAMA: Screw you guys. I'm going to go play Bunnies and Burrows at Jon
Stewart's house.
HILARY: Me too.
MCCAIN: Me too.
KUCINICH: GAZEBO!
Never played D+D, but I found much of this hilarious anyway.
csm, give it a try someday. As a caveat, I will recommend perhaps you begin with one of the earlier iterations of the game. Or even some other rpg (role playing game). Not all are as complicated as D&D has become over the decades. If you're at all interested, you could email me privately and I could recommend places where you can download older versions of the rules for free (and legally).
Interesting that the Chicago Tribune, which has NEVER endorsed a Democrat for president in its hundred plus year history, has endorsed Barack Obama.
What other "real" choice is there? And no, I am still not voting for him, I am unrealistic; so a "real" candidate just won't do.
Well Bawdy, you can always write in my dog if you want. He will not run, but if elected, he told me he'd serve. His name is Jerry. And he is a Springer spaniel - that makes him a Jerry Springer spaniel (yes, my sense of humor is that horrible and I really did name my Springer Jerry).
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