Breaking out of radio silence for just a moment because, well, I can't help it.
November 2004 Archives
For those of you that haven't heard about it, tomorrow, Saturday November the 6th is the Bash at the Big House. Much more information than I could publish is available here.
The quick and dirty: Michigan Technological University (my alma mater) is hosting a Division-II football game against Grand Valley State. On its own, not very exciting, right? However, the game is being held at a stadium you may be familiar with in Ann Arbor, MI, in an attempt to break the Division II attendance record. Amazingly enough, both teams are pretty good this year, too (for Division II anyway.) Tech is still undefeated and ranked #7, Grand Valley is 7-2 and ranked #19. This is even more impressive when you consider that Tech's football program was cut completely in 2003 and revived with private money from donations.
It should be a good game and a fun time, especially for Alumni, as we rarely get a chance for the kind of big school gatherings that the UM's and MSU's (Or even WMU's) get. So if you're looking for something to do on Saturday afternoon, head on over. While they will be trying to break the record of 61,143, I'm pretty sure it won't be sold out.
Good news (I know you're looking for some)
OK, I'm going to bed. My final prediction before I go: Ohio won't be wrapped up, but Bush will declare victory anyway, in the next couple hours, and just like last year with Florida, once it's been said, it will be very hard for Kerry to unsay it. So this election will be won with spin. We'll see if I'm right, but its my itch right now.
Two things. The election is over, no need to bother voting. With their 28-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers, the Washington Redskins have sealed the fate of the current administration. Since their arrival in Washington, the Redskins have correctly predicted each election from 1940 to (possibly) tomorrow. The rules (badly mis-stated by the Lion's game broadcasters, who can't get football right, so why expect them to figure out politics) are simple, the Washington Redskins, being the "home team" represent the party in power. So a home-team loss at home, means a loss for the incumbent party. Here's Snopes take:
And actually, poll numbers are now showing a likely Kerry win. For those who haven't been obsessively following the state tracking polls (or taking the lazy route of letting Slate obsessively follow them and check their summary every day), the race looks to come down to Ohio and Florida. If either candidate takes both of them, he wins. With Bush taking Florida, Kerry will need Wisconsin and Minnesota and some other bizaare collection. But in many of the battlegrounds Bush is well below 50%, and typically undecideds break for the challenger, which leaves a Kerry win.
It's funny really. I love politics and following all this stuff. It's just fascinating. But I still have so little interest in the outcome. I don't know how messed up that is, but it seems a little out there. Sigh and ah well. A friend I spoke to said he wants to vote for Bush because it will save money on having to change all the stationary. Honestly, that's one of the best reasons I've heard so far.
Finally, after his recent statement, Osama bin Laden says he will attack America no matter whether Bush or Kerry are elected. The clear conclusion: Bin Laden supports third parties!
