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By now some of you have heard about the free concert given by Cincinnati's own - and my second favorite band - The National on Thursday in support of the next President of the United States.  The National and Dayton's own The Breeders will be playing from 5-8pm on Fountain Square.

We need a LARGE turnout here to show SW Ohio that we are serious about change.  And even if you want more of the same, come by and listen to two awesome bands (one more awesomer than the other) (yes, I know awesomer isn't a word) play live FOR FREE in Cincy.

My god, do I love this band.  They're like the Second Coming of Bono.  Seriously, seriously, seriously, if you want change, send this info and kidnap all of your friends and take them to Fountain Square on Thursday.  Seriously, because like, seriously, you could support a candidate, but if you don't lift a finger for your candidate, he might lose.  Also, HAVE YOU VOTED YET?  Do it.  But also inform your friends, family, enemies, coworkers, bartenders, and neighbors about this event.  Seriously.

Hear them here.

Info about the rally here.

My bet is they save Mr. November for last.  Barack won't fuck us over, he's Mr. November.

My other bet is that they are trying their best to get Barack on the stage on Thursday.  He will be, after all, debating in Toledo Wednesday night.

Seriously, come.  If you are between Sidney and Cincy, I will personally come to your house with my car whose muffler seems to be falling off even though it's a 2002 model and drive you in my unairconditioned car all the way to Cincinnati although you have to find your own way back unless you live between Springboro and Cincy.  (Story not interesting.)

If you are coming, let's hook up for a beer or ten.

Seriously.

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i would love to

but i have class at from noon, till 9 with a few breaks.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 6:31 PM EDT   0 recs

Seriously

you could skip a class to save the world. come on! ;)

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 13, 2008 6:32 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Seriously

since the whole academic world is “liberal,” they’ll let you go. that’s what i’ve heard, anyway.

give me the name of your professors, and i’ll call them to cancel class.

seriously.

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 13, 2008 6:33 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

seriously i went to the convention

worked security at teh pepsi center and Invesco, I think i helped save the world. Does he have any other Ohio events?

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 6:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he's been in ohio all week

the debate is in toledo.

he’s been knocking on doors in toledo suburbs! i’m sure he’ll be back in the next three weeks – but he can’t ignore florida or virginia or even – gasp! – north carolina.

i missed the free springsteen concert in columbus last week because i was moving uc students from campus to the polls. i could have just skipped it and now wish i had gone.

isn’t it funny – we have springsteen, the national, and other great musicians. they have ted nugent. (even toby keith is a democrat and an obama supporter.)

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 13, 2008 6:48 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i'm guessing he will be back in 4 yearrs

if i am still here in 4 years.

He has this puppy wrapped up.

www.fivethirtyeight.com

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 7:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

around here we call that

“justin’d”

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 14, 2008 11:32 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I find it fascinating

I’ve always considered Cincinnati a relatively conservative area, and I figure’d that a blog in support of its main team would’ve been a good cross-section of the city. But RR is like, overwhelmingly liberal, no?

Why is that? Is Cincy actually liberal and I’m wrong? Or is this blog just randomly more liberal than the city itself? I know that theres a lot of expats and non-SWOhioans here, but I still think its sort of bizarre.

Theories?

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Oct 13, 2008 7:21 PM EDT   0 recs

also:

what does SIS mean, anyways?

...because there's already someone posing as Jacob Brumfield

by Cy Schourek on Oct 13, 2008 7:22 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

SIS means Syphilis is Serious

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 8:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Seriously.

We Are ... Marshall!

by Thundering Turtle on Oct 14, 2008 9:45 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

About SIS

This is a serious blog, seriously, and the issues we discuss reflect that.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 13, 2008 8:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

so mine wasn't right?

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 8:24 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

No, yours is right too

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 13, 2008 8:27 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

thanks

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 8:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

In my experience

People on the internet lean liberal. Not all mind you, but a much larger percentage. Think of your average Republican – mid 50s white dude that barely knows how to use email, much less belong to an active online community.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 13, 2008 7:30 PM EDT to parent up   1 recs

i think you got it here

add to that the fact that RR is very radical, in baseball terms. the sabr stuff is the soup du jour here, and it flies in the face of baseball common knowledge. we are revolutionaries in baseball analysis. there is nothing more liberal than flipping off the establishment.

also, can we write a manifesto for the wiki?

by Charlie Scrabbles on Oct 13, 2008 9:06 PM EDT to parent up   2 recs

youkili of the world

you-nite. You have nothing to lose but your AVG.

by bbjones on Oct 13, 2008 9:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I'm rec'ing this post because the RR manifesto is an awesome idea

And because your point is spot on.

New school baseball thinking → RR → liberal bias
Old school baseball thinking → 700WLW → ridiculous conservative bias

Seems like we’re the anti-700. Neat.

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 13, 2008 10:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

And on the flip side

think of your average liberal, jobless under 25, and spends on his time surfing the web and whining on blogs . . . since we’re being fair and unbiased, I mean.

by Brian B on Oct 13, 2008 10:54 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That's the flip side, to be sure

Even if they’re not jobless they’re typically in a lower paying job and mad at “the old guard” because they have the all important “stuff”. (I looked for the old SNL clip of “I want stuff! Where’s my stuff??” but couldn’t find it in the 4 seconds my attention span allotted, sorry.)

Personally I don’t consider myself a Democrat or Republican. Both sides have views on issues that appeal to my beliefs. I try to weigh one candidate versus another and pick the one who best represents me regardless of party affiliation.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 14, 2008 9:08 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ditto

This time, I’m voting “none of the above.”

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 14, 2008 5:26 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Truly Melanie Hutsell's high point

I was looking for that clip the other day. SNL is working on launching a site with their full archives so we can wait for that.

by Red Menace on Oct 15, 2008 2:29 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I spent about a month in the area over a decade ago

I did it while traveling to a dozen or so states doing field political work. I spoke to thousands of individuals along the way and the area was somewhat eye popping in its conservatism.

by ol Pete on Oct 13, 2008 7:50 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Cincinnati is very conservative

Get out of the urban area and into the imediate suburbs such as Delhi, Western Hills, etc, you will find some of the most Conservative people. Southwest Ohio tipped Ohio, and the Electoral College for George Bush 4 years ago. That is why Paul Hackett’s close raise with Jean Schmidt a few years ago was so stunning.

PS I wanted Hacket to run for Senate so baddly, I was kinda pissed when the powers that be pushed him out.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 8:08 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Schmidt's not racing anyone any time soon

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 13, 2008 8:19 PM EDT to parent up   2 recs

REC'D

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 8:25 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This is a somewhat political thread, right?

I just voted here.

This was the result:

Mind numbing, really.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 13, 2008 7:56 PM EDT   0 recs

Behold.

Link (SFW)

"My wife ain't never ran and got me no pheasant." - Fistbands

by BK on Oct 13, 2008 10:29 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Nobody voted "not sure"?

That’s what I find really astonishing.

There’s probably political blogs on both sides stuffing the ballot boxes on this one.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:48 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Breeders vs. The National

Daedalus, watch this video for the Breeders’ cover of Shocker in Gloomtown and reassess.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 13, 2008 9:19 PM EDT   0 recs

Just for fun

ONE

TWO

THREE (For the people who play the Obama/Osama angle)

NOTE: None of these are my creation, I’m not nearly that funny.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 13, 2008 9:23 PM EDT   0 recs

coolio

I thought it was extremely classy for McCain to state that Obama was a good man. Granted, he got booed at his own rally…but that took some stones. If this was Y2K version of McCain it would be a no brainer. But, 8 years of W is the slipperiest slope to climb ive ever seen.

Palin delivers an excellent prewritten speech, no doubt about it. Uh, she struggles, to say the least, ad hoc-ing intelligent answers to unexpected questions. is there a country in america that would hire her as CEO? beep. beep. beep. is there a Fortune 500 company that would hire her as marketing director? beep. beep. beep.

she’s flatline.

(and im a registered Republican.)

I cant see how Obama isnt the next President. I about died hearing on WLW today how people “somewhere” all misread the Obama Biden political signs for “Obama Bin Ladin”. Really? And we let those fuckas vote?!?

by obc2 on Oct 13, 2008 9:51 PM EDT   0 recs

re

McCain’s defense of Obama was really weird in one respect. The woman said Obama was an Arab (she probably meant Muslim) and McCain interrupted to say no, Obama is a good man (i.e. not Arab?). He just really should have thrown in a “not that there’s anything wrong with that.”

by Red Menace on Oct 13, 2008 10:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

he didn't mean anything by it

he knew that she was equating arab with terrorist. in the minds of the ignorant, they are one in the same.

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 14, 2008 1:26 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

this is from ohio

www.fivethirtyeight.com

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 13, 2008 11:22 PM EDT   0 recs

seriously

how do you respond to something like that?

what’s gonna happen when he wins, this baby murdering muslim?

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 14, 2008 1:25 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I've been wondering that myself

And also how the Obama faithful will react if he loses.

Either way, I think this will end up a very divisive election. Even more than usual, I mean.

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 14, 2008 6:52 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i don't think the former is going to be a problem

unless something huge happens Obama wins.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 14, 2008 11:34 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Which means

if he loses, they’ll blame

1) racism/the Bradley effect

or

2) voting shenanigans

All Things Bubba: Because how can you not love a baseball player named Bubba?

by BubbaFan on Oct 14, 2008 5:28 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i am ok with blaiming it on racism

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 14, 2008 6:00 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That sounds racist!

"You never want to give up a 7-0 lead, in your rival's ballpark, that would put them in first place. Never want to do that." - Ron Darling

by Slyde on Oct 14, 2008 8:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

How about

a sign that says “Fuck You, you willfully ignorant member of the unsilent majority.”

Vote Pops in '08. I promise nothing and I'll do it!

by Pops Daniels on Oct 15, 2008 9:01 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Yesterday I had to drive up to Lebanon Ohio

Between Cincy and Lebanon and including Lebanon I counted something like 5 Yard signs for Obama and approximately 45 for McCain. My cousins all live in Auglaize County and they are so in love with Sarah! that it makes me want to puke. There are no black people living in their world…they are terrified at the idea of a Negro winning. Yep, this election is going to be groundbreaking and extremely divisive, at least if Obama wins.

I won’t be able to go to fountain square – it is, after all bowling night. However I expect that Mrs. M will be there…she’s truly a commie liberal Democrat.

Meanwhile here’s another Sarah Yard Sign – all perception, no substance

Sgt. McCAin and Sarah The Impaler don't scare me none.

by Madville on Oct 14, 2008 7:38 AM EDT   0 recs

yard signs

this election, yard signs are no measurement.

1. here in sidney, there were a ton of obama signs up until this past weekend when nearly all of them seemed to be stolen. this has been quite common across the country in this election.

2. the obama campaign doesn’t spend much money on yard signs and they are extremely scarce. same goes for buttons and stickers. the campaign is spending all of its money on television advertising. a lot of people have purchased those home button maker machines to make their own. to get a bumper sticker from democrats.com has taken weeks for some people. glad i got mine in january.

3. some people are afraid to put obama signs out, whether for fear of them being stolen, their houses getting vandalized, or because they don’t want their neighbors to know they’re voting for “the black guy.” this is particularly prevalent in the south and in conservative towns.

i’m willing to bet there are a lot of signless yards between lebanon and cincy that are votes for obama come nov 4. my longwinded point is that i don’t believe it’s going to be divisive at all but the opposite. i think it will finally give us the real race dialogue we need rather than the PC race card stuff we always hear about.

but what does an optimist like me really know?

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 14, 2008 2:43 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i stole my signs from the convention

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 14, 2008 4:37 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Why don't you go to Downtown Sidney:

Go to the Spot on a Saturday morning from 8:30am – 2:00pm and take an exit poll of who is voting for whom. Betcha I know who the winner is by Golly….

Sgt. McCAin and Sarah The Impaler don't scare me none.

by Madville on Oct 14, 2008 5:35 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

oh i love the Spot.

I stop there on my trips between hamilton and ada. Their pie is amazing.

"It will put a smile on your face to see a Chevy with a Soviet transmission"

by justin007000 on Oct 14, 2008 6:01 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

538 did the definitive piece on yard signs this cycle
Listen.

Organizers – the people out there killing themselves to win this election – hate yard signs with the white-hot intensity of a thousand suns.

Barack Obama’s organizers hate them. John McCain’s organizers hate them. It’s because yard signs don’t vote – but they do generate a ridiculous amount of complaining that must be patiently listened to. Until yard signs sprout little legs and go to the polls on Election Day, in a presidential election with universal name recognition they are just a nice little decoration.

link

by Red Menace on Oct 15, 2008 2:33 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

God this article perfectly understands gets my opinions on campaign crap

At least 20 times a day, someone will come into one of my offices and ask for yardsigns, bumper stickers, etc. Then, after I tell them that I have to personally buy all that crap because the campaign rarely supplies it, they get all pissy and leave. Less than 5% of all the people that come in actually ask what they can do to help. A higher percentage of the walk0ins come in to tell me that there’s a special place in hell for those working for the Antichrist. Invariably, as soon as I get 50 signs in, they get stolen or sprayed with “KKK” 24 hours later. Then these people get more indignant as to why I don’t have more fucking signs.

Anyway, I just don’t get the hate in this race. I’m trying as hard as I can to run a positive campaign out here and half the population of the town I’m in wants me dead. I completely respect the other side, and get told I’m the problem with America 15 times a day. This country is just too god damn polarized right now. It’s driving me insane.

So, sorry that was a rant encompassing both yardsigns and intolerance. I’m just at the end of my string and have no one to shout it to out here

Politickin' in God's Country

by chesirecat on Oct 17, 2008 4:44 PM EDT to parent up   1 recs

It's the reason I don't discuss it

Not with coworkers, family, and damn sure not with strangers. If they ask, I’m Switzerland.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 17, 2008 5:20 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

sometimes when i don't give people the button i wear everyday and that i bought

they kind of get mad. yeah, i’m sick of people asking for stuff, too.

there’s a lot of tension in rural and industrial ohio. personally, i was flipped off in a store the other day when a guy saw my button. but i can’t imagine what it’s like in a red state, esp the south. well, i guess i can imagine – i just have to get out a history book to see what can happen.

this is even more reason to stay involved once we win. if barack fails to be a good president, it is just going to add fuel to the fires of racism.

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 17, 2008 5:21 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Ohio you say?

Check this puppy out.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 17, 2008 5:56 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

i saw that

i still can’t believe it

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 17, 2008 10:59 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

osama bin laden?

i’ve seen signs against his candidacy.

Yes We Can!

by Daedalus on Oct 14, 2008 2:53 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

This is insane

Found this on reddit earlier and I can’t believe it, honestly.

While hesitant to post it, the person responsible should be told a million times over how much of a douche he/she is.

This is why I fear for America’s future. (Possibly NSFW in the wrong setting)

I can’t seem to find the original posting on his site, but here’s his follow-up masterpiece.

"Aio, quantitas magna frumentorum est."

by jch24 on Oct 14, 2008 3:09 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

That'll never work

A good hangman’s noose has seven coils. Pfft, amateur.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 14, 2008 3:15 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs

Please

MOMA is in Midtown, not Chelsea.

by Brendanukkah on Oct 14, 2008 3:11 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs