The boys and girls over in the marketing department at 7-Eleven have been working overtime and came up with an absolutely awesome election gimmick. You can stop by the convenience store and pick up your coffee in the morning, and when you do, just fill er’ up in either an Obama or a McCain cup to cast your vote!

I found this out this weekend when I was forced to make an emergency pit-stop at 7-Eleven for a large cherry Slurpee. And by forced I mean I was compelled. And by compelled I mean it was necessary. Ok already… I just wanted one!

Anyway, as I was walking in, I noticed this sign hanging in the window and snapped it for all of you, my dear readers.

So, for all of those who have voted with their coffee selection, the following are the results of the Coffee Poll up to this point in time. Keep in mind that this may not be the most scientific methodology available. It’s possible that Obama supporters just happen to frequent 7-Eleven’s more than McCain supporters. Perhaps they are all at Starbucks?

Head on over to 7-Election.com for the latest results.

Ok. I know I said I was done with the political commentary, but this little gem from Matt Damon is just way, way too funny not to share.

I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Matt is not likely to actually vote for Sarah. Not entirely sure, but it may be when he said:

“I really need to know if she thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago. That’s an important… I wanna know that, I really do. Because she’s gonna have the nuclear codes.”

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Wow. Here is a very interesting letter about Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin (yeah, you know, the hot one!) from a person who’s known her for a long time. I literally spent about 10 hours researching this and added some emphasis, hyperlinks and photos within the letter. The emphasis is for things which kind of jumped out at me, the hyperlinks are obviously so that facts can be verified, and I just like photos.

After going through this letter with a fine tooth comb, I’m personally astonished by two things:

• The general accuracy of Anne Kilkenny’s recollection and documentation of events. Virtually every single thing she points out has been verified by external sources (as you’ll see).
• The voraciousness, and amount, of controversy that surrounds Sarah Palin. She wasn’t kidding when she called herself a “pit bull”. She is one mean SOB.

I can’t wait to hear everyone’s opinions about this letter. Though I’d bet money that it’s not going to change anyone’s minds. I’m willing to bet that the Republicans will support her simply because she’s on the Republican ticket (plus the fact that she’s like the mean cheerleader from high-school who you either love or fear), and that the Democrats will hate her for exactly the same reasons. So, if this letter actually does change anyone’s opinions please drop a comment below and let me know.

By the way, before you read all of this, you must listen to this NPR audio interview with Anne Kilkenny. This is not a lady who was looking for attention. She doesn’t even know what a blog is! (PS – she’s still on a dial-up connection in Alaska!)
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Folks, I’m neither a Democrat, nor a Republican. But my mom asked me to give her an unbiased, factual rundown on the political platforms – so what my mother wants, my mother gets! Here you go Mom…

I’m making the presumption that the two candidates who are going to actually be running for President are Barack Obama, and John McCain. So, below I’ve taken the liberty of narrowing down all the data to these two guys. What you need to do is line up as many of your political ideal matches and then you can rationally choose who you are voting for.
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Let’s face it. It looks like the two most likely candidates that will be put forth by the Democratic party for the next presidential election will be Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Love em’ or hate em’, you better start getting familiar with their political views now.

So, here is a speech Senator Obama gave on August 2 regarding how he believes the US needs to fight Terrorism. I’m not going to color it with any opinion, just let you guys watch it and tell me what you think!
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