I’m torn over why I should hate the guy more. Do I hate him for comparing opponents of Obamacare to Goebbels, or do I hate him for pronouncing Goebbel’s name “gerbils?” Decisions, decisions.

Sarah Palin is a Rorschach test, not an actual candidate. Discuss

It is now legal to cuss in at least one more North Carolina county, namely Orange. There went the only reason for anyone to choose East Carolina over UNC Chapel Hill.

I don’t believe for a minute that Neil Abercrombie wants to see the silly birther controversy go away. What he wants is what every Democrat wants, which is to stoke the flames of birtherism as much as possible, even while being seen as the good guys trying to combat it. Think about it. Do you know anyone who admires Barack Obama as a statesman, agrees with his politics, and woudl generally be inclined to vote for him, but for that nagging suspicion he may not be a natural born citizen? Of course not. The only people who entertain this kooky theory are people who weren’t going to vote for him anyway.

Birthers and birther-curious types take note: the odds of any liberal, moderate or even non-birther conservative being convinced that Barack Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. are just as remote as the odds of you ever being convinced that he was. If voters regard the 2012 election as a referendum on Obama’s record, his policies, or any other legitimate political issue, Obama is in trouble right now. But if it’s a referendum on whether he was born in Kenya or Hawaii, he’ll win in a landslide.

On the off chance that anyone still reads this blog and/or cares how I voted on Friday, or on the even offer chance any such person lives anywhere near my district, here’s how I voted on Friday and why:

• Straight Party: Republican. Just to see if all the other fields would populate with Democrats. No Democrats in North Davidson County, so no such luck.
• U.S. Senate: Richard Burr. Time to finally break my Senate streak, dammit.
• U.S. House of Representatives: Howard Coble. Duh.
• NC State Senate (Dist. 33): Stan Bingham. No one else was on the ballot. What else was I going to do, write in Leesa Mercowsky (and if you’re from AK and inclined to vote for her, be sure to spell her name that way or it might not count)?
• NC House of Representatives (Dist. 80): Jerry Dockham. See above re Leesa Mercowsky.
• :District Attorney (Dist. 22B) Garry Frank, in lieu of Mercowsky.
• Board of Commissioners: Kepley, Truell, Watford and Yates. Just testing the straight ticket function to make sure it works in this precinct.
• Clerk of Superior Court: Brian Shipwash. Can’t remember how to spell Leesa’s last name, so there we are.
• Register of Deeds: David Rickard. Yup, the straight ticket function worked again.
• Supreme Court Associate Justice: Barbara Jackson, by default.
• Court of Appeals Judge (Calabria seat): Ann Marie Calabria. Indy Weekly asked both candidates for one of the most important recent Supreme Court cases, and whether they agreed or disagreed. Calabria cited Heller, in agreement. Gray cited Citizens United, in disagreement. The incumbent judge thinks it is important to preserve one part of the Bill of Rights, while her challenger thinks it equally important to eradicate another. What else do you need to know?
• Court of Appeals Judge (Elmore seat): Rick Elmore. I like Walker’s philosophy, but who are we kidding? The Court of Appeals is not an entry-level job.
• Court of Appeals Judge (Geer seat): Dean Poirer, by default. Geer does seem like a pretty solid judge, though, so I shan’t lose any sleep over her being re-elected instead.
• District Court Judges, Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor: Everyone who ran. No more jobs than applicants, so if you were that applicant, you’re hired.
• Davidson County Board of Education: Left this part blank, as I couldn’t find enough information about these candidates to vote intelligently.
• Constitutional Amendment: Yes to a ban on convicted felons serving as sheriffs, as “why the hell doesn’t this apply to all elected offices????!!!!” was not on the ballot.
• Court of Appeals Judge (Wynn seat): In order of preference: Doug McCullough, Jewel Ann Farlow and Chris Dillon, in that order. Like all three as judicial philosophies go, but ranked McCullough first due to qualifications. The winner will be determined by instant runoff.

Heh.

Hat tip: TGirsch.

Heh.

Last night someone called me on my Droid, but I missed the call because the instant I picked up the phone, the window to answer the incoming call went away, and I was back at the default screen you would see if no one was calling. I then had to push the phone button, then navigate my way back to the call “in progress,” by which time it had gone to voice mail and the caller had hung up. I never saw this weird behavior prior to upgrading to Froyo, but it seems to happen rather frequently now. Anyone know what causes it, or how to disable this dreadful “feature?”

The NRA only finally got around to not endorsing Harry Reid. Damned sellouts.