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Red-headed bookworm
12/03/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Soooo, if CEOs can't be expected to know what's going on in their company, what do they do?
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Elizabooth
12/02/08

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We need our own Obama up here in Canada. That would put an end to this minority government business.
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@Elizabooth: I'm thinking of digging Trudeau up from his grave and trying to wake him back up.
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rptrcub
12/02/08

@unpossibles: Didn't his son Justin get elected this go-round? Perhaps a possible candidate...
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@rptrcub: He sure is pretty, but will he wear rose labels and pirouette behind the Queen?

Speaking of pretty people, the CBC once mentioned Ruby Dhalla as a contender for the Liberal leadership. I don't think it's very likely, but she certainly is lovely.
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@unpossibles: ahem, rose lapels.
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PilgrimSoul
12/02/08

@rptrcub: he is gross. I say this from personal experience.
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PilgrimSoul
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Oh God Chris Matthews decided to make hay out of how Obamas national cecurity team is "really good at basketball!"

*headdesk*
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Lymed
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: Everybody knows that national security comes down to a free throw.
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whats_in_a_name
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: But do they play mainly offensively or defensively?
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Jamie Sommers
12/02/08

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Governor Bill McGrabbyhand Richardson will be your next Secretary of Commerce.

With or without the beard?
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amoureuse is a second class citizen
12/02/08

@Jamie Sommers: I hope without the beard. Forgive me, but with his beard he looks like the spawn of George Lopez and Stefano DiMera from Days of Our Lives. OMG, now I have visions of HRC as Marlena and Bill as John Black.
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Crabby Cakes
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
God, I just heard that Al Franken was losing! I can't keep up with this seemingly endless recount, even at its glacier-like pace.
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Dodgergirl
12/02/08

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Okay, so I know that there is a general consensus that Bill Richardson is grabby, but I actually have no idea why. Can somebody help me out with the specifics?
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dianersb was bit by a zombie
12/02/08

@Dodgergirl: I finally googled it, and here's what I found: [www.politico.com]
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Penny
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
Forgive my ignorance, but I have NO clue what shucking and jiving is supposed to mean. So, I will guess before Googling.

Picking corn while dancing?
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Penny
12/02/08

@Archetype: Jesus I was WAY off.

Way to be literal, Archetype.
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Lymed
12/02/08

@Archetype: I was going to join you in the guessing but got nervous that I would say something wildly inappropriate and therefore decided to google first...and then realized that yes, it was a good thing I googled first.
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Penny
12/02/08

@Lymed: I figured that since I was, in fact, being totally literal it couldn't be that bad. I might be wrong, but again, I was ignorant!
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Crabby Cakes
12/02/08

@Archetype: Wow, that's what I thought too. Off to The Google!
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Crabby Cakes
12/02/08

@Archetype: Whoa. Would not have guessed that in a million years. I thought picking corn and dancing was bad, but... whoa.
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aspiringexpatriate
12/02/08

@Archetype: I had only heard it in reference to a running back in football running and dodging tackles.

Then he said that last year and I read about the racial history.

A bit shocking yeah.
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Red-headed bookworm
12/03/08

@Archetype: Ok, now I'm totally afraid to look it up because I don't know what it's supposed to mean either.
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KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
How long have they been recounting the votes in Minnesota? Is some little old lady sitting in a back room reading and re-reading ballots?
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onthecornerofparkerandwoolf
12/02/08

@KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: according to my sources (including one friend who is counting the ballots), it's mostly unemployed law school graduates and this one weird dude who wears a suit everyday.*

*but that's in the twin cities. in the smaller counties, it probably is little old ladies.
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MissKittyFantastico
12/02/08

@KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: Pretty much, with only lutefisk to sustain her.
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Eeva
12/02/08

@MissKittyFantastico: And her monocle cracked two weeks ago, so now she's basically blind.
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Lymed
12/02/08

@KathrynwithaY loves Joan Collins: My guess is that there is a representative from each campaign standing behind each person counting ballots and that any ballot thrown out is studied by the representative the ballot appears to be a vote for in an attempt to find a way to challenge its being thrown out. And that takes time.
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Lizawithazee
12/02/08

@Lymed: Have you seen Recount? I keep imagining it like that, only substituting Minnesota Nice for all the high drama.

It's probably not like that, though. I mean the nice part.
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Lymed
12/02/08

@Lizawithazee: I haven't, but I know people who were observing for Gore during the Florida recount.
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littlemissvan
12/02/08

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The Canadian situation is not really that complicated, it is just Parliamentary democracy at work. We just haven't had a coalition government in quite a while, so it is kind of exciting to see what will happen next. Sucks to be Stephen Harper, though!
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Lymed
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: We need a Canadian Government 101 on Jezebel.
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littlemissvan
12/02/08

@Lymed: Well I am a big history nerd, so I can probably answer most questions you have. Bonus: many of the world's countries are Parliamentary democracies so the knowledge is transferable!
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Lymed
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: I don't have specific questions, I'd just love a 101 post on this is how our neighbors run their government and, more importantly, this is who is running it right now and what their politics are. We really hear very little about Canadian politics in the US.
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PilgrimSoul
12/02/08

@Lymed: the fun part is that no one in particular is running it right now. :)

I would agree with you except that I suspect it would just turn into a big "let's make Canadian jokes"-fest, which Americans find endlessly entertaining.
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Lymed
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: I won't make any Canadian jokes, but that might because my Canadian mother would disapprove.
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PinkSoxHat
12/02/08

@PilgrimSoul: My Canadian joke arsenal consists exclusively of lines from the South Park movie, so I'd be done about six comments in. Then I'd be willing to learn.
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rptrcub
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: My understanding was that part of the reason Stephen Harper called for an election before the U.S. was that he didn't want to take the chance of Obama winning, infecting Canada with Hope and Change (TM) in the process and therefore losing power -- although I'm not sure how much an Obama win would help Dion, Canada's apparent answer to Adlai Stevenson.
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poires et poireaux
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: There's still a few things I'm confused about, e.g. How much power does Michaëlle Jean have? and what would happen if they prorogue?

I'd be so happy to have a partial NDP government! Woohoo!
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littlemissvan
12/02/08

@unpossibles: Well, officially, she has all the power, but there are a lot of things that are considered bad form for her to do (see the King/Byng affair [en.wikipedia.org]). Basically Harper can do one of two things: he can ask the GG to disolve parliament, and call an election, or he can put his budget up for a vote. If/when he puts his budget up for a vote, it is pretty much a guarantee that it will be voted down (because the NDP, Liberals and Bloc have more seats together than the Conservatives). Because the budget is a confidence vote, this will mean the GG has to either disolve parliament, and call an election, or, ask another party (or coalition of parties) to make up the government. Phew!
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Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: God I love Parliamentary Democracy. It makes me all tingly inside. And makes Canada an appealing place to move to, as my degree is going to be on constitutional law.
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littlemissvan
12/02/08

@Cesybabe or Nirvanah Crane: Oo, and we have a super fun constitution too! Thanks, Trudeau!
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Bunsen Honeydew
12/02/08

@rptrcub: That's the best way I've heard Dion summed up. He always reminded me of kermit the frog a little. Kermit-Stevenson lovechild? Don't tell Miss Piggy!
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Bunsen Honeydew
12/02/08

@littlemissvan: LeSigh. Justin Trudeau excites me in so many ways.
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anonymiss
12/02/08

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antonio villaraigosa is pretty hilarious
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ceejeemcbeegee is not here
12/02/08

@anonymiss: How many appearances did he put in at the East LA Obama (or any of the LA area) office? Oh, that's right... ZERO!

But he made sure to be there to intro Joe Biden at his appearance in West LA and upstage THAT city's mayor.
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hortense
12/02/08

In reply to Caroline May Be The Only One Who Doesn't Want Hillary's Senate Seat
If Caroline Kennedy runs, my Irish Catholic Massachusetts-born mother will pick up and move to New York just so she can vote for her.
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Lymed
12/02/08

@hortense: There's only one vote for Clinton's replacement. The new Senator gets appointed by the Governor.
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hortense
12/02/08

@Lymed: Don't tell my mother! She'll try to make it her own! Ha ha ha
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champagne
11/28/08

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It's so awful about Mumbai.

And why is no one talking about the threats against Paris from last week? Al Queda threatened widespread attacks against Paris, France.

The news of India is making me afraid to take a trip there in 2009 and it's something I've wanted to do my whole life. I hope this ends soon for the sake of the victims.
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rollergirl76
11/28/08

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The Anne Pressley story is so incredibly heartbreaking, for what she had to endure in her final hours and her mother finding her savagely beaten and almost dead. Her poor family.

Does Arkansas have the death penalty?
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funnyface
11/28/08

@rollergirl76: Yeah, Arkansas has the death penalty. They're all about it. Even if that means using it on mentally handicapped/retarded criminals. (I'm from Arkansas. I am so sad for Ann.)
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gerbilsoutofexile...is cheap and easy
11/28/08

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I know. There are reports from last night that two of dead are from a group of visitors here in Virginia. No one is safe or immune, it appears. The news was also saying that they were targeting Americans in this attack, which begs the assumption they are also trying to draw America in to this, as well. Frightening.
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vamusical
11/28/08

@gerbilsoutofexile: The two dead from Virginia are a father and his 13 year old daughter, which honestly kills me just to think about.
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Breamworthy
11/28/08

@gerbilsoutofexile: They're targeting Westerners (or people who appear Western), not just Americans. So, yes, Americans are among the dead, as well as Canadian and British.
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Norton
11/28/08

@vamusical: Jesus. I mean, it's not that murdering an innocent adult is okay, but murdering a child? Where do you get the idea that this is justified? How do you lose so much of your humanity?
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Breamworthy
11/28/08

@Norton Hears a Who: Not only that, but one of the sites they targeted and attacked was a hospital specifically for mothers and infants.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/28/08

@Breamworthy: They were specifically checking passports for British and Americans, though. Which has kind of freaked me out about travelling, now; I hold both British and New Zealand passports.
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Vivien Smith-Smythe-Smith
11/28/08

@Norton Hears a Who: If you're going to launch an attack on this scale, I think you'd lose your perspective quite early on.
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sarah.of.a.lesser.god (aka Mrs. BrutallyHonestHobbit)
11/28/08

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I was driving my family crazy yesterday because I wanted to watch news coverage rather than enjoy football and a Hitchcock DVD with them. And then broke down at the obligatory "I'm thankful for..." sequence at dinner. I'm torn between fury and depression over this whole thing.
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