OhioWatch 2012: Space Clues

The Galion, OH Public Library has invited local astronomer Dan Everly to give a presentation… for the third year in a row.

You might say the citizens of Galion "re-elected" local astronomer Dan Everly.

Developing…

Previously
OhioWatch 2012: Parsing the Jello
OhioWatch 2012: The Dog Issue
OhioWatch 2012: Here Comes the Boom!

Tags: Election Day 2012, Ohio, OhioWatch 2012

You Didn't Write That: The 5 Most Over-Used Election Day Jokes on Twitter

Some jokes are written. Even if they are stolen by other people, it's not hard to track them down and find the original source. Other jokes form in the ether. They are the jokes forwarded to you by your parents, tweeted by fake celebrity accounts, posted on Facebook by the weird guy you meet at a rave (uh, why were you at a rave?).

These ether-jokes are everywhere and you cannot escape them. On Election Day, they reach unprecedented heights. Here are the most over-used jokes we found on Twitter. Or did the jokes find us?

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Tags: Barack Obama, Election Day 2012, Mitt Romney, Twitter

Don't Read This Post, Obama Supporters!

If you are a Barack Obama supporter who is currently pacing around your office in a state of near-hyperventilation as you wait for the endless hours of Election Day to give way to Election Night and all its terrifying poll results, then I strongly recommend that you not read this following paragraph from John Heilemann over at New York Magazine.

It's not going to do you any good…

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Tags: Barack Obama, Election Day 2012

Our Endorsements: Election Daze

* Tim and Eric's path to the Presidency.

* President Obama's hoop dreams.

* Our journey to today, via graphic novel.

* The returns for South Park have come in.

* Things to do while you wait in line to vote.

* Paul Ryan has a reminder for displaced voters.

* Can you spot the dangers in this voting booth?

* Your guide to avoiding social media bullshit today.

* Public health campaigns have never been so unhealthy.

* Hahajk's Guys With Feelings spill their guts about the election.

* McSweeney's has compiled some excellent Election Day reading.

* Mitt Romney calls David Letterman to shoot the shoot on national T.V.

Tags: Daily Links, David Letterman, Election Day 2012, Facebook, Funny or Die, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, The Onion, Twitter

Those Who Won't Be President, We Salute You

While Mitt Romney and Barack Obama battle for the title of Almighty Ruler of the Kingdom of the Electoral College, let's take a moment to remember the candidates who won't win… but run anyway.

Last fall we launched a little interview series we called Undercision 2012: Running with the Underdogs. Here's our conversation with Fred Karger, the openly gay Republican who did not end his campaign after Mitt Romney became the GOP's presumptive nominee. (He waited until June.)

Our interviews with Gary Johnson, Jill Stein and more after the jump…

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Tags: Cheri Honkala, Election Day 2012, Fred Karger, Gary Johnson, Green Party, Jill Stein, Libertarian, Republicans, Thaddeus McCotter, Third Party