Barack Obama's election win means the end of the Bradley Effect, say many of his supporters. The evidence: Barack Obama won. The facts: Going into the election, Barack Obama led in most polls by 11% or more. He won the popular vote 53% to 47%. That means the polls overstated his actual performance by five percent. That, folks, is the Bradley Effect.
Did anyone else watch Jesse Jackson crying during Barack Obama's victory speech and wonder if he wasn't sad that it was not him up on that stage?
I was glad to see at least one of Barack Obama's grandmothers live to see him win election as America's first black president.
Kenya has declared a national holiday because of Barack Obama's victory. He wasn't born there. Never lived there. Might never go back there. But what the heck. The good news is that this sets a precedent. Americans might someday get a day off work if Angelina Jolie;s kid ever becomes president of France.
Prop 8 passed in California, and gays and gay sympathizers are pissed. One group that was very much opposed to Prop 8 was the trial lawyers. If I was a service provider whose clients were mostly lawyers, I wouldn't be very open about supporting Prop 8. Bosco Legal Services, however, not only donated $50,000 to Prop 8, they gloated about it passing. That might end up costing them more than the originally bargained-for $50,000.
If you were ever tempted to sleep your way to the top, read this account from a big law firm associate who discovered that her boss was a male superfreak. There you go. Temptation solved.
A man from an Australian town called Darwin has been charged with a crime after accidentally shooting and injuring himself with a gun. If only there was some sort of an award that his town could distribute to recognize such an accomplishment....
Gold has some really stupid rules. Like, for example, if you nick your club on a sprinkler, and keep using it, you can be disqualified from a tournament. Just ask Anthony Kim.
Yesterday, it was in the 80s, with not a cloud in the sky. Last night, in the high 60s with not a cloud in the sky. At 2:00 a.m., for just a few minutes, a wild downpour with high winds. Today, in the 60s, and sunny, with one or two clouds in the sky. Southern California doesn't usually get weather this strange. I blame Obama.
Paris Hilton has a new movie coming out. Not surprisingly, the critics hate it, and they hate her performance in it even more. If you're waiting for a good Paris Hilton movie that doesn't involve genitalia in her face, you're going to have to keep waiting a while longer.
You shouldn't ever do any porn unless you plan never to have children to humiliate. Pamela Anderson's kids can explain it better than I can.
Finally, here's some news that might actually make you regret not running up your credit card bill, especially if you lost your job and can't pay it back. Banks are looking for forgive debt so they can get federal bailout money. Only the most irresponsible borrowers will see the best benefits.
Actually, there was no demonstrable Bradley Effect. See the averages here:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/us/general_election_mccain_vs_obama-225.html
The actual difference is statistically insignificant.
Any way you look at it, McCain got his ass kicked.
Posted by: Cranky Greg | November 10, 2008 at 00:40