Comments on: Pauliens http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:34:21 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Parthenon http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112571 Parthenon Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:10:11 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112571 In my town, I'll admit it's been fun watching the 'guns, god and gold' conservatives allied with the decriminalize-all-substances, end-the-war hippies. In my town, I’ll admit it’s been fun watching the ‘guns, god and gold’ conservatives allied with the decriminalize-all-substances, end-the-war hippies.

]]> By: jr http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112558 jr Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:37:56 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112558 Barry Goldwater Jr.'s skinny dipping story ruled at the Paul convention last night Barry Goldwater Jr.’s skinny dipping story ruled at the Paul convention last night

]]> By: buma http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112543 buma Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:50:47 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112543 It appears that the GOP has positioned the stage in the arena so that a third of the seats would not have a view of it, causing the attendees to bunch themselves more densely. We do the same kind of thing here in Philly for the Thanksgiving parade. The only seats available to the general public for vieweing the dance routines are in the background. The audience winds up seeing only the backs of the performers, but provide the impression that more people are actually in attendance. The performers are dancing and singing their hearts out to a group of almost empty bleachers set up for city employees who mostly don't show up. It appears that the GOP has positioned the stage in the arena so that a third of the seats would not have a view of it, causing the attendees to bunch themselves more densely.
We do the same kind of thing here in Philly for the Thanksgiving parade. The only seats available to the general public for vieweing the dance routines are in the background. The audience winds up seeing only the backs of the performers, but provide the impression that more people are actually in attendance. The performers are dancing and singing their hearts out to a group of almost empty bleachers set up for city employees who mostly don’t show up.

]]> By: Nimrod Gently http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112533 Nimrod Gently Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:04:09 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112533 I was so sure Ron Paul would run as an independent after inevitably losing the primaries. I am sad. He could have SDP'd the Republican vote. RELOVEUTION! I was so sure Ron Paul would run as an independent after inevitably losing the primaries. I am sad. He could have SDP’d the Republican vote.

RELOVEUTION!

]]> By: Southern Quaker http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112526 Southern Quaker Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:48:02 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112526 All I want them to get done is to pull enough votes from McCain that this thing doesn't come down to a few Diebold machines in Ohio. All I want them to get done is to pull enough votes from McCain that this thing doesn’t come down to a few Diebold machines in Ohio.

]]> By: C.S.Strowbridge http://www.oliverwillis.com/2008/09/03/pauliens/#comment-112508 C.S.Strowbridge Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:12:26 +0000 http://www.oliverwillis.com/?p=8913#comment-112508 They are enthusiastic, but they are also insane. Which is a fun combination to watch, but a bad combination if you want to get anything done. They are enthusiastic, but they are also insane. Which is a fun combination to watch, but a bad combination if you want to get anything done.

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