Tag: Open Threads

Here’s another fun map link: the 50 largest metro areas, carved out of their respective states and resized (along with the diced-up states) by population. No surprise that NYC, L.A., and Chicago are the three biggest, and even without their major metro areas, Texas and California are the two biggest states. The third-largest state, though, is interesting. Click and have a look.

Also, check out this bit of awesomeness from the WaPo:

Correction

Thursday, December 3, 2009

A Nov. 26 article in the District edition of Local Living incorrectly said a Public Enemy song declared 9/11 a joke. The song refers to 911, the emergency phone number.

She said that she was working for the ABC News – it was as much of the alphabet as she knew how to use.

What are you eating this Thanksgiving? Whatever it is, I hope it’s with club sauce:

So during a visit to the Miami headquarters, Crist took small nibbles of three products coming to a Burger King near you: the “Bourbon Whopper”, “BK fire-grilled ribs” and funnel cake sticks.

“Oh my word, that is delicious. Get it away from me,” after taking a bite of the hamburger with the familiar toppings of lettuce, tomato, onions and mayo and an added kick of bacon, pepperjack cheese and Bourbon sauce. Of the ribs he said, “Unbelievable…that is delicious. Superb.” He declared the funnel cake sticks — which he declined to dip in the icing to save himself a few calories — “kind of light and flaky, like a beignet.” He added, “Probably dangerous for my diet to have come here.”

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How about something a little bit different this week: In the comments, tell us about your favorite electoral race(s) of all time.

I have a lot of personal favorites myself, but at or near the top of the list was 2008’s gong show in NY-13, a sordid story of which you are all familiar. Every week in that contest was more entertaining than the last!

Freshly baked thread.

UPDATE (David): I’m doing something I don’t think I’ve ever had to do before at SSP – I’m closing the comments on this thread. I am very disappointed right now. I’m pretty tired of reminding people that this is the Swing State Project, and we discuss politics, not policy, here. You all know that. What’s more, the kind of personal attacks on display in this thread are completely unacceptable here.

I bet I can guess.

UPDATE: The DCCC just dropped another $280K on Owens tonight, bringing their total to over $1.1 million.

SUNDAY NIGHT UPDATE: PPP just posted their poll release schedule for tonight:

NY-23 around 10

New Jersey around 11

Maine around midnight

Virginia around 1 AM

Chapel Hill around 2 AM

Charlotte around 3 AM

How about NY-23? Check out the latest independent expenditure reports filed with the FEC:

$177,000 from the Club For Growth

$152,000 from the SEIU

$232,000 from the NRCC

You know you want to.