Remains Found of Last Missing/Captured Soldier in Iraq

Staff Sgt. Matt Maupin is finally coming home. Captured during an ambush in April of 2004, SSG Maupin’s remains have been confirmed as being his through DNA analysis.

Read the story from the Cincinnati Enquirer.

My heart and prayers go out to Matt’s family.

More than 100 people gathered Sunday night in a candlelight vigil in a drizzling rain outside the Eastgate office of the Yellow Ribbon Support Center, the organization founded by Matt Maupin’s parents to help other military people serving overseas. (From the Cincinnati Enquirer)

Texas State Convention This Weekend Amongst Talk Radio Host Controversy

As I put on my delegate running shoes for this weekend’s state convention, I will hope and pray that it goes ten times smoother than our state caucus did.

I have been in contact with the TX State Democratic Party and confirmed that indeed I am on the list as a delegate. The fiasco that we endured on March 4th left me wondering.

I have also signed on to volunteer for Rick Noriega’s Senatorial Campaign and will be out spreading the word about Lt. Col. Noriega’s accomplishments as a United States Serviceman, TX House Representative, and where he stands on the issues that Texans are concerned with. Make sure you stop on by his website and get to know him. It’s time to get rid of John Cornyn.

With my Rick Noriega for Senate sticker on, my comfortable shoes, and proud Democract smile, I’ll be there amongst all the other Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama supporters. I’ll let you guess who I’m voting for.

Now there are some that are trying to stir up controversy, maybe because their hungry or having relapses of previous addictions, or whatever, but to make it sound like this is the first time that a voter has crossed party lines to screw things up for their true party, just isn’t so. I know of a certain individual that crossed his party line to vote for the opposition not too long ago. In fact, in January, Daily Kos (liberal blog) urged readers in Michigan to vote for Mitt Romney in the GOP primary for similar reasons. So this is nothing new. GET OVER YOURSELF.

Just be frank, you cross party lines because you’re either pissed off at who your party has elected as your presidential candidate or you didn’t have a decent array of presidential candidates to choose from. Yes, there is the fact that you don’t want the opposing party in office, but it’s the satisfaction of trying to corrupt the opposing party’s votes that motivate you. This gives you permission to lie and deceive.

Ahhhhh… true democracy

“Democracy is being allowed to vote for the candidate you dislike least.”–Robert Byrne.

Yes, you may be making an impact, but I am too. The difference? I’m doing it truthfully and honorably. I am from the Left and an example of a Liberal and a Democrat. Oh wait, you said:

“Everybody is going on and on and on about Mrs. Clinton, surprised that she is a liar. I said yesterday, “Why should this surprise anybody? The Clintons lie.” It isn’t that we know she lies, but don’t all liberals lie? Not necessarily in their personal lives, but liberalism is an ideology built on lies. It doesn’t work, it cannot work, and yet liberalism requires the making of false promises and the breaking of promises, so all liberal politicians lie because liberalism is a lie.”

 

Hmmm…liberalism ideology is an ideology built on lies. I think you have your facts backwards. Put down the crack pipe, hero sandwich and prescription medications and look up the history and meaning of liberalism. But hey, what does Stanford know? Obviously those in talk-radio know all. Do you use Conservapedia as a resource on a regular basis? Very scholarly!

But whatever huh? I’m just a part of what you refer to as the “Drive-Bys” or “Liberals.”

Anyway, I refuse to let my blood boil because I believe I am above that. I’m just proud to be a part of this election and have the opportunity to be a delegate. I’m also proud to be a supporter of a true American, who serves his country and never disrespects his soldiers.

But I’ll be sure to keep my eye out for those “operatives” that are “under the radar.” Covert operation. Ha!

As I lay down tonight, I will remind myself that I am a liberal. To put it simple terms for you, “anything that is not conservative.”

So put that in your crack pipe and smoke it.

One last personal note:

What would I know anyway? I’m only educated and happily married (yes, only once and not 3 times) to a military service member. I didn’t flunk out of college and my husband went through boot camp with a broken hand. I guess having some kind of pimple on your rumpus constitutes not serving your country.

Bravo to Thomas F. Schaller for his piece called “Microphone Marines” in the October 10, 2007 edition of the Baltimore Sun.

Street Fighting with the Democrats

You chose. Do you want to be Obama or Clinton?

Ready…fight!

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Easter at the White House:Waiting for Your Caption

Ummm… what is this picture saying to you?

Hillary Clinton and the CBS Controvesy

Did Sen. Clinton simply “misspeak” as her campaign reports or is she simply making up stories as she goes along the campaign trail? I would think that the exhausting trek across the country while giving speeches and campaigning for the Democratic vote might even make Einstein mix up certain past events and trips to foreign countries.

Hell, I can’t even remember which grocery store I went to last week, let alone what day of the week we’re on.

During a speech last Monday on Iraq, Senator Clinton recalls the Bosnia trip: “I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base.”

CBS is contradicting Sen. Clinton’s memory of the Bosnia trip because of the fact that one of their reporters was there with Clinton at the time.

Here’s the clip so you decide:

Happy Easter!

Old School Parody: The Capitol Hill-Billies

From Season 4 of In Living Color (1993-94)

That’s Jim Carrey as Bill Clinton.

Joke of the Day – State Mottos

State Mottos

Alabama: Hell Yes, We Have Electricity

Alaska: 11,623 Eskimos Can’t Be Wrong!

Arizona: But It’s A Dry Heat

Arkansas: Literacy Ain’t Everything

California: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda

Colorado: If You Don’t Ski, Don’t Bother

Connecticut: Like Massachusetts, Only The Kennedy’s Don’t Own It-Yet

Delaware: We Really Do Like The Chemicals In Our Water

Florida: Ask Us About Our Grandkids

Georgia: We Put The “Fun” In Fundamentalist Extremism

Hawaii: Haka Tiki Mou Sha’ami Leeki Toru (Death To Mainland Scum, But Leave
Your Money)

Idaho: More Than Just Potatoes…Well Okay, We’re Not, But The Potatoes Sure
Are Real Good

Illinois: Please Don’t Pronounce the “S”

Indiana: 2 Billion Years Tidal Wave Free

Iowa: We Do Amazing Things With Corn

Kansas: First Of The Rectangle States

Kentucky: Five Million People; Fifteen Last Names

Louisiana: We’re Not ALL Drunk Cajun Wackos, But That’s Our Tourism Campaign

Maine: We’re Really Cold, But We Have Cheap Lobster

Maryland: If You Can Dream It, We Can Tax It

Massachusetts: Our Taxes Are Lower Than Sweden’s (For Most Tax Brackets)

Michigan: First Line Of Defense From The Canadians

Minnesota: 10,000 Lakes… And 10,000,000,000,000 Mosquitoes

Mississippi: Come And Feel Better About Your Own State

Missouri: Your Federal Flood Relief Tax Dollars At Work

Montana: Land Of The Big Sky, The Unabomber, Right-Wing Crazies, And Very
Little Else

Nebraska: Ask About Our State Motto Contest

Nevada: Hookers and Poker!

New Hampshire: Go Away And Leave Us Alone

New Jersey: You Want A ##$%##! Motto? I Got Yer ##$%##! Motto Right Here!

New Mexico: Lizards Make Excellent pets

New York: You Have The Right To Remain Silent, You Have The Right To An
Attorney….

North Carolina: Tobacco Is A Vegetable

North Dakota: We Really Are One Of The 50 States!

Ohio: At Least We’re Not Michigan

Oklahoma: Like The Play, Only No Singing

Oregon: Spotted Owl… It’s What’s For Dinner

Pennsylvania: Cook With Coal

Rhode Island: We’re Not REALLY An Island

South Carolina: Remember The Civil War? We Didn’t Actually Surrender

South Dakota: Closer Than North Dakota

Tennessee: The Educashun State

Texas: Si’ Hablo Ing’les

Utah: Our Jesus Is Better Than Your Jesus

Vermont: Yep

Virginia: Who Says Government Stiffs And Slackjaw Yokels Don’t Mix?

Washington: Help! We’re Overrun By Nerds And Slackers!

Washington, D.C.: Wanna Be Mayor?

West Virginia: One Big Happy Family… Really!

Wisconsin: Come Cut The Cheese

Wyoming: Where Men Are Men… and the sheep are scared

Joke of the Day – What is Politics?

 

As I’m trying to frantically finish my thesis, I decided the next two weeks will have light postings and mostly filled with jokes and video clips; that is, unless, something juicy happnens!!! 

What Is Politics?

A little boy goes to his dad and asks, “What is politics?”

Dad says, “Well son, let me try to explain it this way: I’m the breadwinner of the family, so let’s call me capitalism. Your Mom, she’s the administrator of the money, so we’ll call her the Government. We’re here to take care of your needs, so we’ll call you the people. The nanny, we’ll consider her the Working Class. And your baby brother, we’ll call him the Future. Now, think about that and see if that makes sense,”

So the little boy goes off to bed thinking about what dad had said.

Later that night, he hears his baby brother crying, so he gets up to check on him. He finds that the baby has severely soiled his diaper. So the little boy goes to his parents’ room and finds his mother sound asleep. Not wanting to wake her, he goes to the nanny’s room. Finding the door locked, he peeks in the keyhole and sees his father in bed with the nanny. He gives up and goes back to bed. The next morning, the little boy says to his father, “Dad, I think I understand the concept of politics now.”

The father says, “Good son, tell me in your own words what you think politics is all about.”

The little boy replies, “Well, while Capitalism is screwing the Working Class, the Government is sound asleep, the People are being ignored and the Future is in deep poo.”

Friday Fun: The Dark Knight Countdown

With the weekend here, I’d figure to back off of politics for the day and post something to look forward to.

The Dark Knight, the sequel to Batman Begins is scheduled to open this July and with a lot of anticipation. Read the story from the AP here about the movie’s recent screening and tribute to late actor Heath Ledger, the movie’s Joker.

Enjoy the clips and see you at the movies!

“Dr. Death” is Considering Michigan Congressional Run

Talk about publicity stunt. Assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian plans to run as a candidate with no party affiliation for a congressional seat representing Detroit’s suburbs. I thought this was truly a joke when I first read it, but alas, the story is breaking all over the web. Does he really have a chance?
What makes a convicted felon and suicide advocate qualified for such a political and public role?

Well, according to the AP:

“Jack is in great spirits, and he intends to do this. He just hopes for some honesty in government,” said Ruth Holmes, Kevorkian’s longtime jury consultant.

Kevorkian plans to focus on prison reform and bringing integrity to the government, Holmes said. She said the retired pathologist was not available for an interview and would make a formal announcement next week.

Kevorkian told The Oakland Press of Pontiac, Mich., which first reported his plans on Wednesday, that his campaign was in a “formative stage” and that he was running because “we need some honesty and sincerity instead of corrupt government in Washington.”

Holmes said Kevorkian would need to collect 3,000 signatures by mid-July to be placed on the ballot. “That will be very easy for Jack,” she predicted.

Kevorkian, 79, claims to have helped at least 130 people die from 1990 until 1998 — the year he was charged in the death of Thomas Youk, a 52-year-old Oakland County man with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Kevorkian has promised not to help in any other assisted suicides and could go back to prison if he did.

He was released from prison in June 2007 after serving the minimum of his 10- to 25-year sentence for second-degree murder in Youk’s death. He spent eight years and 2 1/2 months behind bars after earning time off for good behavior.

Hmm… “prison reform and bringing integrity to the government.” Guess I could see his experience about prison, but integrity??? As for the whole convicted felon aspect, Kevorkian CAN run.

Again, from the AP:

To serve in Congress, the Constitution requires someone to be 25 years old, a U.S. citizen for seven years and to reside in the state they would represent, but it does not prevent a convicted felon from seeking office.

House ethics rules say members who have been convicted of a crime while in office that leads to at least a 2-year sentence should not vote or participate in committee work. But it says a lawmaker’s privileges are reinstated if the member is found innocent or re-elected after the conviction.

Kelly Chesney, a spokeswoman for the Michigan secretary of state’s office, said state election law only governs legislative and state offices and there is nothing that would prevent Kevorkian from running for federal office.

Michigan allows convicted felons to vote once they’ve served their sentence.

Well, all I can say is that if I were Kevorkian’s opponents, I wouldn’t try any of his special cocktails that he whips up.

Texas Caucus Missing Precinct Packets

ARE YOU KIDDING ME???

Following up on my Texas Caucus nightmare, 74 of the 874 precinct packets have yet to be located! One excuse is that some precincts didn’t have any democrats – but 74 of them???

Isn’t this proof enough that the 2008 Texas caucus needs to be thrown out or redone as a LEGAL process? I’m just so completely appalled by the whole fiasco and the fact that a week later Texas Democrats are still waiting for an official caucus count.

Sen. Clinton’s Campaign and LULAC (The League of United Latin American Citizens) has even considered filing lawsuits over the caucus while Texas Democratic Party chairman Boyd Richie urges the party to work from within to prevent such lawsuits.

From the Houston Chronicle:

March 11, 2008, 8:42PM
Harris County Dems have yet to start caucus tally
Files still being collected as clerk eyes irregularities

By CAROLYN FEIBEL
Copyight 2008 Houston Chronicle

The outcome of the March 4 Democratic caucuses remains unknown in Harris County.

The count has not even begun. Instead, Harris County Democratic Party Chairman Gerry Birnberg said Tuesday, party volunteers still are collecting packets from the 874 precincts, copying the caucus documents, and tracking down precincts that did not deliver a packet to party headquarters.

About 800 of the precincts have been accounted for, said April Lloyd, the assistant primary director.

“We think there are some precincts with no Democrats, so they didn’t have a caucus, and some may have (incorrectly) mailed theirs to the state Democratic Party,” Birnberg said.

Precincts should have turned in their caucus materials to the county party by last Friday. The delegate lists from each precinct will be sorted into their respective state senate districts — there are seven covering Harris County — and sent to the district officials for the actual count of local delegates. The handover to the districts could be completed as early as today, Birnberg said.

Regional party conventions are set for March 29. Before then, party officials in each district will have to screen the people who caucused on March 4. If any are found ineligible, the delegate allocation between Clinton and Obama could be adjusted for the regional convention.

Some caucus-goers may be found ineligible if their primary vote is disqualified. The Harris County Clerk’s office is reviewing voting irregularities. The clerk’s office said 1,473 provisional ballots were cast — a record for a primary election. Two-thirds of those have been disqualified as ineligible, said county clerk spokesman Hector de Leon.

The office also is reviewing 884 voters who appeared to have voted twice — during early voting and on election day. The office also is examining 1,091 voters who appear to have voted in both the Democratic and Republican primaries.

“(They) took literally the admonition that they should ‘vote twice,’ ” Birnberg said. “It’s also a criminal offense.”

Under the state election code, voting twice is a third-degree felony.

TEXAS DELEGATE COUNT

This is an unofficial delegate count for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. (The precinct caucus count is not yet complete.) Based on popular vote: Clinton, 65; Obama, 61

Projected from caucuses: Clinton, 30; Obama, 37

Superdelegates: Clinton, 12; Obama, 10; uncommitted, 13

Unofficial total: Clinton, 107; Obama, 108

 

Is Geraldine Ferraro A Racist?

Tempers and words were flying today on both sides of the Democratic candidate camps. While the focus should have been on the Mississippi primary, statements were issued from both Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama about a recent statement that former 1984 VP candidate, Geraldine Ferraro made.

From the AP:

In a brief interview with The Associated Press, Clinton said she regretted Ferraro’s remarks. The Obama campaign has called on the New York senator to denounce the comments and remove Ferraro from her unpaid position with the campaign.

Last week, Ferraro told the Daily Breeze of Torrance, Calif.: “If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is caught up in the concept.”

She also faulted a “very sexist media” in the historic race between a man bidding to be the first black president and a former first lady seeking to become the first female president.

In the AP interview, Clinton said, “I do not agree with that,” and later added, “It’s regrettable that any of our supporters — on both sides, because we both have this experience — say things that kind of veer off into the personal.”

“We ought to keep this on the issues. There are differences between us” on approaches to issues such as health care and energy.

Ferraro is a former New York congresswoman and was Walter Mondale’s running mate when he was the Democratic presidential nominee in 1984. She has endorsed Clinton and raised money for her campaign.

Obama called Ferraro’s comments “patently absurd.”

“I don’t think Geraldine Ferraro’s comments have any place in our politics or in the Democratic Party. They are divisive. I think anybody who understands the history of this country knows they are patently absurd,” he told the Allentown Morning Call.

Obama senior adviser David Axelrod said Ferraro should be removed from her position with the Clinton campaign because of her comments.

“The bottom line is this, when you wink and nod at offensive statements, you’re really sending a signal to your supporters that anything goes,” Axelrod said in a conference call with reporters.

A defiant Ferraro dismissed the criticism in an interview with Fox News. (see video below)

So is Ferraro a racist or is she merely stating the truth that no one wants to admit? While anyone can stand there and argue that race and gender is not an issue in this election, I ask you to look at the droves of people turning out to vote in this election. It’s not an issue of blacks voting for blacks or women voting for women, but an issue of electing a history making president in a role that has been dominated by white males since our forefathers. Let’s say Sen. Clinton and Sen. Obama were not the presidential candidates but rather John Edwards and Dennis Kucinich. Would we still see the record breaking turnouts at the polls as we are witnessing? NO. You know it and I know it. We may be sick of the current Bush Administration but the fact that the nomination is now between an African American and a female IS AN ISSUE OF RACE AND GENDER. Like it or not, admit it. We may not head into the polling booth with race or gender on the mind, but it IS there subconsciously. I would hope that the majority of voters are going to the polls with issues and agendas as the main focus for our choice, but we wouldn’t be standing in line for hours if those two white male candidates were on the ticket.

I am currently taking a Politics and the Media course and I have learned a lot more about bias in the media than I ever cared to know. Now it could be that we are only hearing sound bites that the gatekeepers of the media want us to hear, (just look at past political sound bites) and it could be that Ferraro merely spoke before thinking. Either way, I don’t condone what she has said but is what she said intent or interpretation?

Remember, this IS politics and as the horse race gets tighter, words will get nastier.

Here is the video from FOX News:

SNL and Hillary’s 3am Phone Call

The real campaign ad:

The SNL version :

click on picture to go to link

Want to Know Where to Find the Best Price in Gas?

As gas prices continue to soar, I thought I would post a link to help you find (hopefully) low gas prices in your area. I found one story about how college students will be hanging back this Spring Break and not taking the driving vacation once planned. My Spring Break may be over but I still have a 40 minute commute each morning to class.

Ron Paul Says He’s Done? Not really…

Releasing the following video (ugh – over 7 1/2 min!) to his supporters on his website, Ron Paul says that he’s calling it quits in the the Presidential race is winding down. No offense Dr./Rep. Paul, but even here in Texas we’ve already forgotten that you were still in this race. All he’s really doing in this video message is saying that he’s taking a back seat and while not officially dropping out, he’ll remain in to encourage the vote for liberty.

Gotta give the man credit though. He ran his campaign off of his own money and Grassroots support from his die-hard fans supporters. You were fun to watch though!

See you in 2o12.

UPDATE: I’m thinking Paul never officially got out of the race to help promote his new book and book sales.

The Texas Caucus Chaos: What A Nightmare We Had

I’m in Precinct 874 in Harris County, Houston/Spring.

So we arrived at 7:00pm with two huge lines already formed. We were told that if we supported Barack Obama to stand in one line or if we supported Hillary Clinton to go into another. My husband and I are voting differently so we went our separate ways. As I’m standing in line, a man in front of me and I were talking about why there was a separation of the candidates. He didn’t think it was right either. Our line actually went out into the street with cars honking at us but yet we remained composed and orderly.

After about 45 minutes, the line began to move and excitement filled the air. We were then instructed to get in to groups according to precinct. It was very dark and chaos was only beginning. My husband and I met up again and we couldn’t figure out why we were separated to begin with. With precinct numbers being shouted out (I think we heard 5 or 6 of them), we formed another group of about 150-200 people off to the side. Outside we stood, in the cold, waiting.

Around 9:15pm or so, our precinct was told to move under a covered area and form another line. We still had no idea what was going on. When we finally started coming up to a table, we realized people were signing in with their name, address, and candidate choice, THEN LEAVING. We looked at one another and thought this was wrong because delegates were still needing to be chosen. With no one in charge and the volunteer at the table telling people to leave after they signed in (he was wearing a Clinton button), I became furious. Another volunteer (wearing an Obama sticker) came running into the covered area shouting at people to NOT LEAVE after they signed in and to make sure they waited. Looking around, 2/3 of our precinct had left! There were still many who were walking off after signing in.

Our turn came, we signed in and waited. Now there were about 20 of us left. As the last man was signing his name, a woman who had come out of the voting center announced that we needed to pick a secretary and a chair. After that, she turned and collected all of the sign-in sheets and said that we needed to choose delegates. She said we needed 16 delegates, immediately 16 (of the 20) hands went up. Presto. Done. She said sign the sheet (yes another sheet) with name, phone number, email, and candidate of choice and that we would be delegates for the next level on March 29th. I was the 15th to sign (my husband was the 16th) and noticed the candidate preference listed by the names above mine were clearly for one candidate. I only saw four others that listed the other candidate.

My husband and I were walking back to the car and again something didn’t seem right. Weren’t we supposed to know which candidate got a certain number of delegates??? There wasn’t a vote count from the caucus list. She literally gathered the lists up and turned around to say that we had to choose delegates.

We hadn’t even gotten back to the car as I was dialing the Democratic Precinct Convention Hotline number that I so cleverly programed in my phone. I only wished that I had called them sooner. After talking to 2 different people and explaining what the experience of the evening was, the young man told me that he would look into it Wednseday and almost hung up. Didn’t he want my name? Precinct number? County? Sounding disgusted that I asked, he said, “fine, go ahead.” Then he hung up after my 30min phone call. Mind you, the whole time that I was talking to him, he was talking to others around him about making copies, moving stuff, and not really paying attention to what I was saying. Thanks Jason for making me feel like I was making a difference by voicing my concern.

When I got home, I shot off an email to the County Clerks Office at the elections email on their website. I’m not so pissed off at the process and the long wait, but at the actual problems – no organization that led to people not really getting to be a part of the caucus process other than writing their names down. I understand that it was very cold out and that people were tired and wanted to go home, but had they been told that the next step was to vote on delegates, we would have had a hell of a lot more than 20 people left out of 150-200 people. What is the point of the caucus when those that waited just as long didn’t get to participate, or have the option to, in the entire process. You had one lonely Clinton volunteer telling people to sign and leave but yet keeping his family of voters very close by him.

I am still glad that I went so that I’m able to tell everyone what happened but aside from that, what was the point. I was very happy to see that we had that many Democrats in Harris County, let alone in our subdivision.

At one point, my father-in-law called us from California and asked if it was a chaotic in Texas as they were showing on CNN. My husband could only put his hand on his forehead and say, “even worse.”

Our local affiliate, ABC13 has a story about caucus problems here and the Houston Chronicle has some interviews from people that also attended the caucus here.

This clearly was NOT democracy at its finest or a prime example of how the caucus is actually supposed to work. There was no “convention” like meeting, no calling the meeting to order, etc.

So when you look at the numbers today, no matter who wins, please keep that in mind. There are hundreds of other stories out there today, from both sides.

Super Tuesday Part II; Texas Just Has to Make This Difficult

Make or Break Tuesday? A Democratic Presidential candidate could be decided today. Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island, and Vermont all hold their primaries today. Ohio has 164 delegates up for grabs while Texas has a whopping 228. Should Senator Clinton take Ohio, Texas, or both, she may charge on; however, if the votes are not close and she loses by a wide margin, there will be pressure from the Democratic Party for her to throw in her hat.

As for Texas, we just can’t seem to do primary voting like everyone else. Some states have primaries and some have caucuses. Texas does everything bigger (ok, at the least more confusing) so we have both. What has become known as the “Texas Two Step,” voters not only have to show up at the polls to vote, we then have to return to our precinct for the caucus.

What is the caucus (a.k.a. precinct convention)? The caucus turnout will determine roughly one-third of the Texas delegates needed by Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama. Republicans distribute delegates based entirely on primary votes, although they will caucus Tuesday night to conduct party business. Be sure to bring proof that you voted in the Democratic primary, either a stamped voter registration card or a receipt of primary voting from the polling place. If you have neither, you may still participate in the caucus; your vote will be confirmed later.

Arrive before 7:15 p.m., but be prepared to wait. Caucusing cannot start until polls close, and high turnout means voting could run late. You may “sign in” your presidential preference and leave. Your “sign in” will be used to allocate delegates among Clinton, Obama and other candidates. If you stay, you can also vote to choose delegates to the next level from your precinct. Depending on turnout in your precinct, you may be there a while.

I foresee chaos and confusion at the larger precincts. This will be my first time participating in the caucus. Had this race not been so close, I’d actually look forward to going to the caucus and chit-chatting with other voters about the candidates, taking the vote, and going back home. Turnout for the caucuses are usually low, but this time things are different. It’s gonna be a long night.

Jack Nicholson Endorses Hillary Clinton

And the entertainment endorsements keep rolling in! Here’s the latest:

Jack for Hillary

“There’s nothing sexier than having to salute a woman in the morning.”

And remember these?

Chuck Norris and Mike Huckabee

Arnold Schwarzenegger and John McCain

and a Multitude of Celebrities for Barack Obama