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(Roto Reuters)
In a rare public meeting today in Iowa, President Bush challenged Senator Kerry to a corn cob duel at twenty paces.

(Roto-Reters) As expected by observers recent polling shows Sen. John Kerry getting a post-convention bounce. Polling in Munich, Paris, and Madrid all show a consistent 10 percent increase since pre-convention polling. Sen. Kerry has also picked up a major endorsement by The Observer a newspaper located in the United Kingdom. Plenty of money has also been coming into 527 groups like Moveon.org by Budapest billionaire George Soros. Breakdown of the polls show that if the election was held anywhere in Europe tomorrow that John Kerry would win the presidency by a landslide.

Day by Day is one of my favorite strips and today’s is pretty good.

As an official Isaac Asimov geek who discovered the love of reading via his stories I always appreciate references to the three laws of robotics. In fact I am re-reading the Robot series again just so that I can be thoroughly upset when "I, Robot" comes out on DVD. Sure it is only a summer action movie by Will Smith (who I usually enjoy watching), but this is close to sacrilege for an ex-atheist and avid SF reader such as myself. The Day by Day strip credits this bloggers’ post as the source for I, Republican

In a previous post I also had referenced the three laws:

The Three Laws of Robotic Democrats

1. A Democrat may not injure a woman’s right to abortion, or, through inaction, allow a woman’s right to abortion to be overturned regardless of her ability to pay.

2. A Democrat must obey the orders given it by focus groups except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.

3. A Democrat must protect its own political existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.

Asimov used the three laws in his stories and the mystery would be how a Robot might have committed a murder even though bound by the three laws. The Three Laws of Robotic Democrats seem to be tighter and with better enforcement of possible contradictions. If you are a Pro-Life Democrat then you are barred from support in seeking national office and will not be allowed to speak at a convention, even if the topic is not about abortion.

BOSTON — A 12-year-old girl from California nearly upstaged some long-time Democratic leaders on the second night of the party’s convention in Boston.

Ilana Wexler won a speaking role for launching a Web site called kidsforkerry.org. She described Kerry as a "hero to America" and a "great and positive role model."

But she clearly doesn’t feel the same way about Vice President Dick Cheney.

Wexler told delegates that she’d heard about Cheney’s heated exchange with Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy on the Senate floor — during which Cheney used what the 12-year-old calls "a really bad word." She said if she used that word herself, she’d get a "timeout" — and she thinks that’s what should happen to Cheney.

Senate aides said Cheney was upset with Leahy’s criticism of alleged impropriety in Iraq military contracts awarded to Halliburton. Cheney is a former CEO of Halliburton.

Leahy responded during a photo session in the Senate chamber by saying the vice president had once called him a bad Catholic.
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There is something wrong when the most memorable line from Tuesday nights convention speakers is a twelve year old who said that Cheney should take a time out for dropping the f-bomb. Of course she was probably not aware of the time-out material from Sen. Kerry’s Rolling Stone’s interview earlier this year. When asked about voting for the war in Iraq he said.

`I’m against everything?’ Sure. Did I expect George Bush to f*** it up as badly as he did? I don’t think anybody did".

And of course there was the controversy of Teresa’s "shove it" comment after her speech about civility. Another sign that the convention hasn’t generated anything substantive to talk about. I think the greater mistake besides the momentary lack of composure when faced with a question about the "un-American" comment that she made, was that no later apology when it was shown she had actually used the word. And then later her defenders excused her behavior with no mention that she was wrong in her defense of not saying it.

Now I wouldn’t totally excuse Dick Chantey’s comment, but if I was accused of basically being a war profiteer by someone who later wanted to shake my hand – I might revert to my previous sailor’s vocabulary. This is a little different than dropping the f-bomb in an interview to appear hip or losing your temper after being accused of something you actually did.

Here is a post I did earlier on cussing candidates after both Gen. Clark and Sen. Kerry let out expletives. I tried to update it with a Cheney image but my limited artistic skills were not up to the task.

From Teresa Heinz Kerry convention speech.

He earned his medals the old-fashioned way, by putting his life on the line for his country.

And he threw away his medals the new-fangled way, over the White House fence.

For those new to my blog here is the John Kerry’s Medal Toss flash game I created.

The Onion has a mock campaign poster for the Democratic convention.

People have been commenting on this "Dukakis in Tank" like picture of John Kerry yesterday at NASA. Domenico Bettinelli posts that Rick Galen captioned this with “Senator Kerry does his famous sperm imitation.” Well I have a different take.

With that umbilical cord and enclosed chamber this looks much more like Kerry doing his fetus imitation. The lack of hair and the prolonged face show that he is still in early development. Kerry Fetus is currently smiling and thinking "I hope my mamma is pro-life!"

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)–Big Idea Productions, creator of VeggieTales, has moved its headquarters from Chicago to suburban Nashville, and observers predict more family oriented entertainment companies will follow.

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen participated in a welcoming ceremony and carnival for kids this summer at Big Idea’s new home in Franklin, just south of Nashville.

Bob the Tomato and Larry the Cucumber, stars of the VeggieTales films, also were on hand, and Bredesen named them official citizens of Tennessee.

Larry the Cucumber and Bob the Tomato were made official citizens of Tennessee recently when Gov. Phil Bredesen welcomed their company, Big Idea Productions, to the state. Joining the governor, Larry and Bob was Terry Pefanis (left), COO of Big Idea. Photo courtesy of Hoganson Media.

"Today’s announcement is a testament to what can happen when we all work together–state and local governments, as well as private interests–to make something positive and exciting happen in our state," Bredesen said.

"Big Idea’s decision to relocate its corporate headquarters to Tennessee, where it began, is reflective of a growing interest in developing family entertainment in the … area. Big Idea’s move here is sure to spark additional entertainment investment in this community and its workforce."

Over the past few years, Franklin has developed into one of the nation’s major hubs for a half-dozen recording, publishing, management and distribution companies involved in family-oriented entertainment enterprises, according to the governor’s office. Entertainment corporations in the area generate nearly $1 billion in revenue each year, and the growth is expected to continue.

For its new headquarters in Franklin, Big Idea has redesigned 12,000 square feet of space at The Factory, a former stove production facility listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The location will house Big Idea’s executive, creative and production teams near major distribution partners Word and EMI in Nashville.

"Big Idea is thrilled to call Tennessee home," said Terry Pefanis, chief operating officer at Big Idea.
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There was a rumor that they were going to move to Florida, but after the Terry Schaivo case they changed their minds They were worried that George J. Felos and Judge Greer would have Larry and Bob executed for being in a persistent vegetative state.

Maybe it is just me, but when I saw the photo on Drudge – good ole Alvin immediately came to mind.