DNC Compiles Clips of Bush's Facial Expressions

They say the sigh killed Al Gore in the presidential debate 4 years ago.  This year, we are making much of Bush's seeming irritability, frustration, and ticked off facial expressions during last week's debate.  And rightly so!  LOL

I know I would hate to stand there and be criticized for destroying the world for an hour and a half on national TV.  But, hey, no one's perfect.  Stay the course!  Stay the course!
Click here to see the clips that the DNC put together for our maximum enjoyment.

[Thanks to Matthew for alerting Blog for Iowa to this delicious delight!]


Blog for Iowa is Six Months Old!

October 1st was Blog for Iowa's six-month anniversary.

We had our heaviest traffic ever during the month of September, with almost 23,000 distinct hosts served and over 44,500 page views.  That's an average of over 760 visitors per day and almost 1,500 page views per day.  No wonder I have to keep upgrading our bandwidth every month.  Had to upgrade it 3 times in September.

So, as of Oct. 1, our page views for the six months we've been up total just over 156,000.


Democracy for Illinois: Sunday in the Park Without George!
Eric Davis in Illinois sent this our way

Democracy for Illinois is leading a coalition of progressive groups across Illinois to hold “Sunday in the Park Without George.” Modeled after similar events in New York (see www.democracyinthepark.org), on October 10th and again on the 24th, citizens will be taking advantage of the free weekend minutes on their cell phones to place personal calls to undecided voters in so-called “swing states,” primarily Wisconsin [and perhaps Iowa and/or Missouri].

Volunteer coordinators will be on-site in parks in Chicago, in the suburbs and collar counties and in other Illinois communities such as Rockford, Peoria and Champaign to train and help interested citizens make their voices heard in these crucial battleground states. This is one of several identical events planned for Illinois on this day, so make sure this is the one closest to you!

Click here for more information or to sign up to attend.