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“We’re Screwed ‘08? and why I am seriously considering not voting for McCain (or anyone).

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 9th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

The “We’re Screwed ‘08″ is Michelle Malkin’s view on this election.
I kinda like the tagline from the first Alien vs. Predator film: “Whoever wins… We lose.”
A commenter on The right-wing liberal posted the following on an optimistically written post about Tuesday’s debate:
Thank God you have a somewhat calm and collected take on this. If I […]



Sarah Palin-John McCain ‘08!

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Note who’s the head person on the ticket. 🙂
A guy introducing Joe Biden even endorses the idea:

H/t: Ace of Spades HQ



Correction/Clarification: Kathy Beard misquoted by The Caroline [Lack of] Progress

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Kathy Beard, the Director of Tourism, was quoted as stating that the county receives $1,600,000 in taxes from the transient occupancy tax (TOT) by The Caroline Progress.
Gary Wilson’s response to an e-mail seeking a comment about that claim:
Mr. Watson,
Thanks for your questions regarding the impact of the tourism industry in Caroline County.
The report discussed during […]



A snoozefest, definitely.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 8th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

I asked the following question about the debate in the title of my live blog post: A debate for the ages or a snoozefest?
Well, we got our answer.
As Matt “threat to democracy” Drudge notes: “B O R I N G”
Michelle Malkin: “Zzzzzzzz”
I think I will just copy and paste the stuff from this live blog […]



A debate for the ages or a snoozefest?: The second Presidential debate; live hate-blogging starting at 8:45 p.m.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

This is the top post until after the debate. Scroll down for the newer stuff.



RWL: Warner’s explanation: Who are you going to believe? Me? Or your lying ears?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Check out it out. A sample:
This will cause some fun in the blogosphere and at the very least a major hiccup for Warner, but it’s emblematic of a larger issue with Marky Mark.  The Dem nominee is the poster-boy for the “limousine liberal” (as Bob Novak calls them), wealthy politicos who vote for the Democrats […]



Weekly News Media Briefs – Week Ending October 4, 2008

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 7th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

From the Caroline County Sheriff’s Office:
On August 16, 2008, Deputy F.L. Brennan arrested James W. Conley, 19, of Rappahannock Academy for being Drunk in Public. Upon further investigation of the incident, Conley was charged with Possession of Cocaine. He was released on a $2,500 unsecured bond and a court date of October 8, […]



A SatireWire classic: Small Investors Urged to Remain Calm, Leave Panic to the Professionals.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

Seasoned Experts Prove Much Better at Guiding Hysterical Sell-Off:
Heeding the advice of those who know the markets better, most individual investors kept their cool during Wall Street’s historic plunge, allowing seasoned, market-savvy professionals to do the panicking for them.
“What we didn’t need last week was for every Tom, Dick, and Harry to stampede for the […]



Did Mark Warner just have a “macaca” moment?

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local


Reporter at The Free Lance–Star ignores the fact that the Henrico County Finance Director said the State Fair brings no money into their county.

By From http://www.imsurroundedbyidiots.com • Oct 6th, 2008 • Category: Blog Entries.Local

In what could only be a paid advertisement masquerading as a news story, The Free Lance–Fish Wrap talks about how the State Fair will be bringing in gazillions of dollars into the county:
Screams from thrill-seekers echo over the State Fair of Virginia’s midway as one ride–the Extreme–wavers from side to side, above the crowds.
Music blasts […]