For those of you who saw the debate last night, and McCain's endless references to Joe the Plumber, read this.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/14/olbermann-special-comment_n_134714.html

Terrific commentary on the rabid right-wing nuts attending McCain and Palin rallies, and the lack of responsibility on the part of the Senator and Governor with respect to controlling the crowds and even their own volunteers.

Thanks to ladycelia for this link:

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/make_believe_maverick_the_real_john_mccainI just can't BELIEVE this guy's military history. I knew it was bad, but this is shockingly bad ( Read more... )

is that we tend to see only whatever reinforces our beliefs. In the latest Playboy magazine, they cited a study from the late 1960s where undergrads were listening to a series of prerecorded speeches, recorded on a "cheap tape recorder" with lots of static, but students could reduce the interference for a few seconds by pressing a button in the ( Read more... )

OMFG:

A very amusing animated GIF