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More ridiculous than Lizard People: Coleman challenged “Thank you for counting my vote” vote

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.19.08 | 8:23 am

Flying Spaghetti Monster and Lizard People got the big press at yesterday’s State Canvassing Board’s review of challenged ballots in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race, but another challenge by Coleman shows how the incumbent has, in the words of TPM’s…

Apparently, the shoe fits: Iraqi sole-chucker fuels global meme

By Paul Schmelzer | 12.16.08 | 12:07 pm

The annals of politicized shoe gestures, far as I can tell, are less than voluminous. Coming quickly to mind: Nikita Khrushchev’s “We will bury you,” emphasized by a hammered sole. So-called “shoe-bomber,” Richard Reid, busted…