Why is Ohio massively brain-dead?

It is one of the biggest mysteries of modern times...

State/Pollster WAS NOW SWING
OH Rasmussen McCain +5 McCain +7 McCain +2
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Grandpa Fights Back

For the first time since shortly after clinching the Democratic nomination, we now have Barack Obama as less than a 60 percent favorite to win the election. Our simulations presently project Obama to win the election 58.4 percent of the time, with McCain winning the remaining 41.6 percent.

Ohio: Land of Morans (cont'd)

Diploma typo gives Ohio graduates proof of their 'educaiton'

WESTLAKE, Ohio - A Cleveland-area principal says he's embarrassed his students got proof of their "educaiton" on their high school diplomas.

Westlake High School officials misspelled "education" on the diplomas distributed last weekend. It's been the subject of mockery on local radio.

Principal Timothy Freeman says he sent back the diplomas once to correct another error. When the diplomas came back, no one bothered to check things they thought were right the first time. (woops!... ed.)

while we're at it...

Texas - also brain-dead.

Umm...no thank you please.

From the New York Times:

Mrs. Clinton is glowing: “For everyone in America who has been counted out but refused to be knocked out, and for everyone who has stumbled but stood right back up and for everyone who works hard and never gives up, this one is for you!..."

Shut up.

This is so fucking condescending it makes me want to spit hairballs at her. Her story's about as dramatic as a Ford commercial.

Why does Ohio always, always, always fuck up?

The idea I would have to vote for her for the sake of the Supreme Court pains me. Deeply.

in SHOCKING breaking news...

BREAKING NEWS: Ballot shortages reported in some Ohio precincts; polls stay open late

Well, historically speaking, this democracy thing is new. We've only been at this for over 200 years. We will GET 'R DONE eventually. You'll see! You gotta break a few eggs to make an omelet. Or some s#i+... Jesus H. Christ, we SUCK.

Er, and Ohio - WTF? Every freakin' election it's the same thing with you. Is there something in the water in Lake Erie? Someone throw me a bone here... really, why does Ohio suck so much at this voting thing? Fitting that it's the "Mother of Presidents," the "Cradle of Coaches," the "King of the Idiots"....

here's anudder query

"I live in Ohio or Texas, am I brain-dead?"

But much of Obama's traffic is about topics he'd rather avoid. Yahoo! analyst Vera H-C Chan says people in Ohio and Texas are still scouting out rumors about Obama, as reflected in queries like "barack obama muslim," "obama's church," "obama antichrist," "barack obama muslim school," and the straightforward question, "is obama a christian or a muslim?"

Things That Continue to Suck

Big 10 football. Please, no more Fuckeyes in the championship game. Let's see, they didn't play one team (before yesterday) with fewer than 4 losses. They played a bunch of cupcakes out of conference (all you need to know is two of them were MAC teams). They lost to Illinois at home. (Like Ohio State, Illinois was crushed in their bowl game.) Seeing as they were blown out last year, it's no surprise (with an even lesser quality team) they were blown out this year.

Speaking of awful... in case you missed it, a MAC team (Blowing Green) lost 63-7 in their bowl game. And they lost to TULSA! It was the largest margin of victory in bowl history, topping Alabama's 61-6 win over Syracuse in the 1953 Orange Bowl (who could forget dat one?).

And you know there are at least twice as many bowl games than there should be when the Big 10 are in eight of them and the MAC are in three of them. And they were a combined 3-8.

take dat, haters

Kent State 7 7 3 3 20
Northern Ill 7 14 3 3 27

In the last minute, Kent State was penalized for "disconcerting signals." I can't think of a more disconcerting signal than being less than a minute away from losing to the Huskies.

Basketball team down only 46-32 to UMass...

Things That Suck (Special Ed.)

Ohioan...had to be a Bush voter...

News Item: A fisherman in Massillon, Ohio, hooks a snapping turtle, pulls out his handgun to kill it and shoots himself in the leg while the turtle gets away.

move along - nothing to see here

News Item: "Despite a federal judge's order to preserve all the ballots from the 2004 presidential election -- in which Ohio provided President Bush's margin of victory -- boards of elections in 56 of Ohio's 88 counties lost, shredded or dumped nearly 1.6 million ballots. . . ."