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There were two big winners at the 2008 American election: Barack Obama, and Nate Silver. Silver correctly predicted forty-nine out of fifty states, and his website, fivethirtyeight, has since become required reading for political junkies of all stripes. In 2012, he cut through the “too close to call” nonsense spouted … Read More
Obama’s NCAA bracket suffered, along with everyone else’s, when his Alma Mater Harvard inexplicably won. Also beating Obama is Kid President, whose video of him picking his bracket is nearing a million views. Obama’s video is about a tenth as popular right now. Hey, maybe the GOP could nominate Kid … Read More
What is the BBC thinking, discussing the political and economic ramifications of Barack Obama’s visit to South East Asia? Why didn’t they just say Barack Obama and Yingluck Shinawatra were flirting and pretend that counts as reporting, like Gawker, the Daily Mail, and the ever-respectable Drudge Report? [More nonsense at … Read More
Obama’s inauguration, next Tuesday, is going to be big. So big that you’ll feel it all over Toronto. So big, in fact, that you need our Obamarama guide to help you navigate it. Gala Ball Democrats Abroad Canada hosts an unofficial Dress-Up Faux Ball at Yorkville’s Empire Restaurant and Lounge. … Read More
