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If You've Visited Canada, You Can't Vote [Hillary Clinton]
Gawker — Hillary Clinton's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination has perfected the geographic excuse. South Carolina wasn't representative because the primary electorate was so black; defeat in Delaware didn't count because the state was so small; Maine held a caucus, dominated by Obama-loving activists, and it snowed. Clinton headquarters used the same playbook when dismissing the endorsement of Barack Obama by Arcade Fire, the indie band. They're Canadian, the Clintonites claimed, so their support doesn't count. Except the band members, as noted by Adam Nagourney of the New York Times, actually grew up in Texas, the biggest state up for grabs in the Democratic ...

Vapid Campaign Anecdotes Destroy America [Everybody's Always Talking, Talking]
Wonkette » top — ... over the next eight months, drop out of the presidential race. One paragraph in the New York Times this morning made this objectively true -- the human capacity to "deal" is reaching its breaking point. People can still run for president, but they should keep it to themselves and quit reminding us. It's turning the human race into a glass of club soda, gone flat. How does the Times' Adam Nagourney get up in the morning, knowing he'll have to write such things?: Mr. Obama has Arcade Fire, the popular indie-rock group who ...

Rock, Country and Rap Backs Obama
EARVOLUTION — ... Mr. Obama has indie rockers the Arcade Fire in his corner. The now Montreal based band swung into Ohio yesterday to play at an Obama Rally. The New York Times reported that aides to Senator Clinton tried to distract from the support by incorrectly stating the band is Canadian. Of course, Arcade Fire die hards know that singer Win Butler is originally from The Woodlands, Texas. No word on whether the Fire will deploy to the Lone Star state where Obama seems to be trending toward a victory on Tuesday. ...