Sedona 2000

If Jo"The Phoenix" es down on November 4th, it's hard to imagine another sign-off l -- a real one --ike this.

Fading

What was telling yesterday -- the day after McCain's "last nail in the coffin" debate experience -- was the candidate's shift in the road show line up.

More On "Who Is Barack Obama?"

Beyond my interest in the employment of Star Trek as a personality tool, I'm heartening to see Obama -- finally and prominently -- being caricatured so cleverly and humorously.

Plumbing The Truth

I don't think I could add any better visual analysis to Jim Young's photo than the comments of world-famous plumber, Joe Wurzelbacher himself.

Obama – McCain #3: The BAG's Pics Of The Night

Without sound, McCain was very, very scary tonight.

My one McCain question going in: How much coffee?

With Apologies To…

this simulation of enthusiasm and vigor -- bordering on triumphalism and heightened by what also looks like a lunge for red-state red -- frames the entire McCain campaign perfectly now (as it has from the beginning) as reaching.

ACORN Meets The Man

"Many voters registered through ACORN are "working people and people of color and there may be corners of the political world where a high injection of new voters like those is unsettling some."  -- Matthew Henderson, the southwest regional director for ACORN "If this were a stunt I would...

If The Visual Media Had The Nerve

If the visual media had the nerve, the two shots above -- the first illustrating that signature Stepford-like, angry-hard conviction and the other framing the outright ranting and raving -- would be more representative of the daily fare branding the Palin show.

Racist Rally Strategy Rolls On

So, McCain took the high road today in his speech in Virginia, right?  Well, you wouldn't know it from these signs.

Has McCain Been Suffering From What The DSM-IV Classifies As Caffeine Intoxication?

McCain himself cites his caffeine intake as a problem, disclosing how it's been a factor -- at least, during the Republican primaries --  in his debate performance.

Shadow Governor

There are innumerable pictures of husband, and snowmobiler, and fisherman Todd floating readily available on the web, but, curiously, there are precious few capturing "First Dude" functioning as a self-assumed agent of the state and the Alaska governor's office.

McCain's Mouth

Still reverberating into the weekend, it seems McCain and his crew didn't appreciate the pot they were stirring in working up their crowds.

Dignity

With all the dirt flying around this week from Palin-McCain's ugly character attacks, thank goodness for Callie Shell.  She shot this photo at the Public Library in Detroit as Obama waited for Michelle and the Bidens to arrive for an interview.

Begging For A Wright Turn

You tell me: What's wrong with this picture of McCain and the radio host?

Egging On

The scene from Thursday's GOP rally in Wisconsin was simply terrifying.  What is it going to take for McCain to put a break on this?  A lynching?

Not Till You've Walked In My Shoes

It's just desperate and sad the way McCain employs daughter Meghan to create this all-female front, then uses Cindy to try and emasculate Obama, suggesting he isn't up to wearing his wife's heels.

My Fellow Prisoners

I don't normally focus on verbal gaffes -- except the one today was particularly interesting. Talking about his economic agenda in Pennsylvania today, instead of ending his phrase with "my fellow citizens," McCain instead  said:  "Across this country, this is the agenda I have set before my fellow prisoners."