Voters wait in line to vote at the Martin Luther King Library in Washington, DC.
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Senator Obama's grandmother, Madelyn Dunham filed her early absentee ballot before passing away. Kevin Cronin, Hawaii's chief election officer stated:
Ms. Dunham’s absentee mail ballot was received and reviewed under the Hawaii standards for processing absentee mail ballots… She was alive at that time. Her ballot will be opened tomorrow, and it will be counted in the same way that all absentee voters would be treated under our law.
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The Iraqi government is selling what used to Saddam Hussein's yacht. In addition to cup holders and reclining seats, this boat comes loaded with some additional features:
The 270-foot pleasure boat, expected to fetch $30 million, has gold-tap bathrooms, a mini-operating theater, a helicopter landing pad, and a secret escape passageway, according to a report from the British Sunday Times.
Oh yea, and bulletproof glass and storage for surface-to-air missiles for when those dang seagulls keep interrupting your picnic on the deck.
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On the same day that his ailing grandmother passed away, the California Republicans sent out a press release announcing the filing of a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) over Senator Obama's recent visit with his grandmother. Washington Post writes:
"Obama for America violated federal law by converting its campaign funds to Senator Obama's personal use," the release stated. "Senator Obama recently traveled to Hawaii to visit his sick grandmother. This was the right thing for any grandson to do -- at his own expense -- but it was not travel that his campaign may fund."
Classy move.
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Sacha Baron Cohen (of Borat and Ali G fame) appeared at LA's City Hall in his gay fashion reporter Bruno persona at a rally in support of voting no on California's proposition 8, which is attempting to overturn same-sex marriage that was earlier legalized by the state supreme court. Unfortunately everyone recognized him and "Bruno" had to depart quickly.
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On Sunday morning I woke up to find the New York City Marathon running right past the front steps of my apartment.
While stuffing my face with a bagel and drinking coffee, I did my best to cheer the runners on. Some of the runners were wearing some zany costumes.
An escaped convict!
USA!
Zorro!
Axe man!
Here's a short video of the scene:
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Hahaha. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gRRnpqKzWk]
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“I pushed the Democrat ticket, and it jumped to the Republican ticket for president of the United States,” said Calvin Thomas, 81, an Obama supporter who tried to vote early in Ripley, W.Va. “I’m a registered Republican, and I’ve voted in every presidential election since 1948. I don’t like seeing my vote do something I didn’t tell it to do. I take that real serious.”
Mr. Thomas’s daughter, Micki Clendenin, said the same thing had happened to her.
OH HELLS NO.
Just like what happened to Homer Simpson:
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Created by aspiring director Sandy Collora, a concept designer in Hollywood, on a budget $30,000 this Batman short was shown at the 2003 Comic-Con to much excitement. What followed afterwards was yet another cautionary tale of Hollywood and the lawyers stomping on and crushing someone's nuts. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjp0I_okX0w]
This person's comment about Collora's film made me laugh.
I always thought the only good thing about Dead End was that it showed that Batman could appear onscreen in an outfit that looked a lot like what he wears in the comics. That's why I get so mad that Nolan insists on dressing Batman up like the Gimp in Pulp Fiction.
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To the catchy tune of Estelle's American Boy featuring Kanye, this Thai guy amusingly explains why girls should date an Asian guy in this video. His "pho" line around 2:40 is pretty great. Clearly he's doing something right: the fly girl in the video is his gal IRL. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CqbZNHaf1o]
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Watchmen co-creator and artist Dave Gibbons' companion book Watching the Watchmen is a real insider treat for fans of this seminal and iconic graphic novel. Here's some of the original concept art. I'm really glad Gibbons and Alan Moore decided to not go with the Rorschach seen in this early sketch.
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I think if he were still alive Bruce Lee would definitely be down with Obama and the message on this shirt.
Buy it here.
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