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By: Deborah

Deborah — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:49:10 +0000

I am so disappointed in the e-community. I’m here in Abiquiu, New Mexico, no way to watch the debates live. I tried to skip around live bloggers and get the scoop, but it was pathetic trying to get the gist of it. This medium has a long way to go before it works for people who do not have access to cable or broadcast news. Sad but true.

By: basset

basset — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 02:05:53 +0000

reminds me of a comment attributed to Governor “Big Jim” Folsom of Alabama some years ago, a man who was alleged to take a sip now and again… the way I heard it, he was on the reviewing stand at an air show on Mobile Bay when a National Guard jet went into the water full-speed, massive crash, spray and fire everywhere…

“Well, kiss my ass if that ain’t a show.”

By: LAMary

LAMary — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:52:39 +0000

Edwin Edwards took a bunch of his friends who contributed to one of his campaigns on a trip to France, finishing off with a banquet at Versailles. His comment on the food was, “No doubt about it, them frogs flat know how to cater.”

By: brian stouder

brian stouder — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:50:06 +0000

Hah!! I’ve seen that quip before, but (as is now obvious!) the quoted passage certainly didn’t bring it to mind!

So looking back, the passage makes an implied leap from McCain’s poor prospects, to Obama’s “dead girl/live boy” prospects.

THIS sort of perceptiveness is why Nance is the Proprietress

(btw – I was also shattered to see that the Ritchies, whose artistic film-making was highlighted here at nn.c yesterday, are divorcing; ruined my whole morning, more or less)

By: Kirk

Kirk — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:47:34 +0000

Edwin Edwards being a noted thief and slimeball in the best traditions of Louisiana, he probably stole it from someone else.

By: nancy

nancy — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:35:07 +0000

It’s an old saw of politics, usually attributed to Edwin Edwards: “The only way I can lose this election is if I’m caught in bed with a dead girl or a live boy.”

I can’t believe someone as keenly interested in politics never heard it before, Brian — it’s one of those “bucket of warm spit” quotes that gets trotted out every few months — but I guess everyone’s knowledge base has a few black holes.

By: brian stouder

brian stouder — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:27:57 +0000

So, I was zipping along, skimming fivethirtyeight.com, and tripped over this passage. Re-reading it more carefully, I still don’t ‘get’ what he’s saying – but maybe one of y’all can help me…

It is imperative that McCain does not just draw tomorrow night’s debate, does not just win a victory on points, but emerges with a resounding victory, the sort that leaves the spin room gasping for air. Failing that, we are getting into dead girl, live boy territory.

“dead girl, live boy territory”? What? Maybe I’m just dirty-minded, but other than necrophilia, what could this mean?

And even if this IS a such an utterly crude reference, I’m still not sure I follow the analogy, unless the ‘dead girl’ is McCain’s presidential hopes, while the ‘live boy’ is McCain……

or maybe I’m hopelessly onto the wrong track.

By: Dexter

Dexter — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 05:20:25 +0000

Obama is here in Ohio, holed up about 90 minutes from me, preparing for the debate . He’s spending the night on the shores of Lake Erie, near Toledo.

By: Jolene

Jolene — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:19:07 +0000

I’m in Alexandria too, Jim. Guess it’s the place to be.

By: Jeff (the mild-mannered one)

Jeff (the mild-mannered one) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:08:30 +0000

That’s not bronze on her cheeks; it’s the salt of the earth, infused with the rosy glow of a Last Frontier sunset.

But i can see where you’d be confused.