Hollywood endorsements are nothing new, but this one is special.

I don't know how I missed this one, but it comes from a most distinguished group: the Socialist International Conspiracy!

This report from Ben Smith on Politico moved me to tears. I am white, and just barely old enough to remember the civil rights struggles of the early and mid-'60s, but my parents were politically active, and I was immersed from an early age in the spirit of those times; all my beliefs and values were forged then. It's been too easy for me in recent weeks and months to get caught up in anger and frustration, but as the election finally approaches, I'm paying more attention to the positives and remembering what is truly important, and historic, about Senator Obama and his candidacy. I am deeply grateful for him, for what he has done and is doing, and it is not only for people like the grandmother mentioned in the Politico report but for all of us, as a nation, that I hope and pray that there will be cause for many more tears of joy on November 4.

Self-described conservatives who are voting for Obama speak out. There's some genuinely moving stuff there. Worth a look.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/10/20/mccain-employing-gop-oper_n_136254.html

More evidence that the entire McShame campaign is a textbook case of projection, or in playground terms, "I know you are, but what am I?"

As a language nerd, I found this story interesting, particularly the Italian translation for "maverick":

In Italy, "cane sciolto" or "dog without a leash" would be used, said ANSA Italian journalist Matteo Bosco Bortolaso.

Cane sciolto seems just about right for McShame right now. Except that most dogs I've known are much better behaved when they're off leash.