the Unexpressed Advantage

I popped over to get gas this morning and as I walked into the building today I noticed that a huge graffiti tag was on the front window, no doubt a remnant of the previous-night's precarious Halloween activities by the wild Point Grey youth. The following conversation ensuded with the neighbourhood Gas Clerk Ali (who, as far as I can tell, works at the gas station 24 hours a day):

Me:    "HEY! It looks like you got graffitied!"

Ali:    "I know! What?" (his English=not great)

Me:    "You got tagged man!"

Ali:    "Oh yeah. I know. They pain the window"

Jonathan Darmin writes this fairly interesting article on class politics and the possible future of Sarah Palin if Obama wins the presidency:

The GOP's Palin Problem | Newsweek Politics: Campaign 2008 | Newsweek.com

I that I often don't know which voter class I fall into when I read articles like these.  Hispanic Minority?  Danish Minority?  Religious? Liberal? Liberal-Religious-Moral-Conservative?  Or simply "white middle class"?

So confusing.  Anyway, somebody get me a Palin button now.

DK

"I thank my parents for somehow raising me to have confidence that is disproportionate with my looks and abilities. Well done. That is what all parents should do"
Tina-Fey – Google News

As Judged by the fabulous Mr. Dickerson. 

I don't have time to do any real blogging, but this article does a great summary of the final debate and it's outcome.  After just listening to it in its entirety, I find it quite balanced (for a left-leaning journalist, anyway).

McCain did well in the final debate, but not well enough to matter. – By John Dickerson – Slate Magazine

Ask yourself the question, which one of the Presidential Candidates is most like our TV President Martin Sheen.  That is a good measure for qualification, I'm sure.

This is surely the best 2 minutes of Television I have ever seen, a little hope for troubled times.

YouTube – The West Wing – 20 Hours In America