My first FAIL

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-Idaho Bob-

The End of White Guilt

-Idaho Bob-

What's Up Missouri?

What I thought.

 What happened.

Here is my prediction map against what happened, question is, what's up with Missouri?  It's been 3 days and it's still too close to call?  I messed up Indianna and North Carolina going Obama, good for them.

-Idaho Bob-

Harlem Celebrates Obama's Win

Here is a short video about what exploded after they announced Obama won the Presidency.  Check back soon for our favorite pictures of the event and following celebration.

-Idaho Bob-

Idaho Bob's Election Predictions

The first polls are closing in 1.25 hours and this is how I see it going, state by state.  Not sure about Missouri so I went RED out of poll data.

-Idaho Bob-

No Face Test 1

I'm testing out this noface idea and this is the first go at it.  I've already thought of bunches of ways to make it better and bleed over less into the bodies, but that'll take a lot more work in key framing and I need to light the "face" better.  If you have suggestions feel free to post em.

Music by me BTW.

-Idaho Bob-

Harlem got Obama Feva'

-Idaho Bob-

GOP Getting Scared and Getting SCARY

Today in the papers I read about these things so I did some research: 

In Phily, anonymous flyers in predominantly black neighborhoods have claimed that voters with unpaid traffic tickets, outstanding warrants, or even unpaid child support will be arrested at the polls.  

AND this in Virginia, DC, and North Carolina:

Now, perhaps it is unfair to say that one particular party is hitting new lows in voter scare tactics and fraud, but the polls have been slipping and desperate times call for desperate measures.  What's amusing (but wrong) is that many people in the blogosphere are supporting the idea that if anyone is dumb enough to fall for these scams then they shouldn't be allowed to vote.  That is funny, in jest, but there is a real big problem out there that someone(s) is trying to undermine Democracy by using false government documents and scare tactics to keep a certain group of people from getting there right to vote. 

And just a couple more scams, scares, and frauds from Fox News:

In Nevada robo-calls from alleged Obama volunteers have told voters to cast their ballots over the phone by calling into a secure "vote line" instead of going to the polls.

Flyers in Jewish neighborhoods have linked Obama to the Holocaust as well as others stating he favors Palestine over Israel.  One says " Many of our ancestors ignored the warning signs in the 1930s and 1940s and made a tragic mistake."  The poster has a nice picture of Obama speaking in Germany. 

In Colorado calls were made to residents and informed them that their identification had expired and they would be arrested at the polls for using illegal identification.

And don't forget the classics that have gone around like Obama will swear in on the Qur'an and many more.  

Frankly, this is all really scary and as technology gets better and better these things will get harder and harder to stop from happening.  Then there is all the forceable problems with the switch to electronic voting machines which we can't even get into because no one really knows what will happen there.  I'm not going to say that the GOP is evil and trying to steal the vote because they probably never OK'd any of these things (that'd be political suicide) but there are scary people out there (most of who want the GOP to win) that are doing some fucked up things in the name of "the greater good."

Links:

CBS 

ABC 

SNOPES

FOX

PolitiFact

State of Kentucky

If you know of more or have extra links to add just post a reply and I'll put them in.  I;d like to see some pro-Obama scams if you can find some other than McCain is old and will die soon.

-Idaho Bob-

p.s.:  Be sure to follow TwitterTheVote to see what's going on as far as problems at the polls.

Why Japanese People Should NOT be Allowed to Make Fusion Cuisine

Just so we're clear: ¥1,000 $10.  Just keep that in mind.

Anybody want to throw down with me for Christmas dinner?

-Idaho Bob-

Lollipop and Snickers: Junkies on the 6

We were taking the 6 train to 116th street in Harlem to get some hotdogs and take this picture

when I noticed a pale, hollow face and frail framed man and a corpulent bodied woman pushing a stroller onto the train.  They started to argue over whether or not $20 that the man gave the woman was a loan or a gift, the classic argument amongst homeless people and drug addicts.  A woman got up to get away from the sitting woman and the man came over to sit down, but not without some arguing over holding the stroller while he was getting his balance to sit.

As they sat and continued their argument, however slowed by the yellow lollipop the woman insisted on leaving in her mouth.  The father began to drink his grape soda while the mother held her lollipop in one hand and unwrapped a snicker with another.  Their argument continued to lull and when I looked back up both had nodded.

Classic Junkies.  

I just felt so bad for the child they had.  What do you think it was getting fed if the parents were eating grape soda and sinkers, nodding off while arguing over $20?  When we got off the mother was dozing, a string of caramel dangling from her mouth and the father was staring off into space, the child was asleep.  

Sometimes you need a reminder of what the world (this city) can do to people, and what people can do to themselves.  I don't know that they weren't just very sleepy parents having an off day, so perhaps it is wrong to judge, but I hope the kid will be alright.

-Idaho Bob-

P.S.  Don't do drugs