By CHRIS PACKHAM
Okay, so John McCain is finally the President of Missouri, thanks to 3,000 people who couldn't stay the fuck home on Election Day. THANKS, YOU GUYS. Now we'll never be rid of McCain and his horrible Alaskan spouse with her stolen wardrobe and hillbilly-like crowd of pregnant, barefoot children. When they move to their Presidential mansion in Independence, will they sleep in the same bed with Joe the Plumber, all wearing little night caps like little cartoon characters? That con
Sam Graves' homophobic TV spots against "Big City Mayor" Kay Barnes have earned a nomination for the 2008 Golden Duke Awards for the sleaziest campaign ad given out by Talking Points Memo. But Sammy will face tough competition from John McCain's ads about how Barack Obama supposedly wanted sex ed in kindergarten. Hat tip to Prime Buzz. -- Justin Kendall
I get all sorts of weird phone calls. Some of them, like the occasional drunk dialer, are unintentionally hilarious. Some are sad, such as when the voice on the other end of the line belongs to a mentally ill person I know we can't help. The angry phone calls, with someone I've never met spewing profanity, calling me names, telling me I'm going to hell -- eh.This one, though, I've been thinking about since September.I'd just written a column about John McCain and Sarah Palin's rally in Lee's Sum