Details still iffy about Biden’s Minneapolis face time with Obama on veep post

The Twin Cities played a starring role in the selection of both major-party vice-presidential candidates this year — on stage in the case of Republican Sarah Palin and behind the scenes in the case of Democrat Joe Biden. But just as the grand total of Palin’s purchases on GOP credit cards (which started in Minnesota) was a moving target, the details of Biden’s back-door tete-a-tete with Barack Obama in Minneapolis last August have shifted over time. At issue: Exactly how long did they meet in person at Obama’s hotel, and exactly how many others (and of what gender) was Obama still considering for the veep slot then?

‘Ordinary voter’ in New York Times recount story has strong GOP ties

A man presented as an “ordinary voter” in a New York Times article today about the impending recount in Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race has strong ties to the Republican Party and conservative causes that the article does not reveal. Noah Rouen says he told writer Christina Capecchi about his background.

Video: Fox anchor channels Bachmann, implies Obama’s a Marxist

Burnin’ up the internet this morning is an interview by Orlando Fox news anchor Barbara West and Joe Biden, who had to endure some positively Bachmannesque questioning. West, who is married to a GOP media consultant, is now…

Carving out Obama and McCain: Which pumpkin is most fit to be president?

Looking to show your presidential pride this Halloween? A number of sites have come up with politics-themed stencils worthy of the best political cartoonists and satirists. A website called “Yes We Carve” is a gathering place for…

Absurd and artful takes on Biden v. Palin: From owl signs to Macarena meltdowns

With half of my Twitter friends in the political sphere and the other half involved with art, watching my feed during last night’s debate yielded an entertaining mash-up of both. One, from Washington, D.C.–based art journalist Tyler Green, referenced a contemporary art darling (who happens to be Mr. Björk): “It occurs to me that Matthew Barney was on the vanguard of incoherence as a strategy. Palin’s just following in his footsteps.”

So in the spirit of absurdity and art, a less-than-political rundown of odd takes on proceedings.

A folk hero zero? Band of women bloggers in Alaska rally together to fight Palin

A grassroots movement is growing in Alaska. Women against Palin are blogging, protesting, signing petitions and influencing women nationwide. A group of female bloggers in Alaska talks to MnIndy about what the public and mainstream media get wrong about Palin and why it matters now more than ever to get it right.

Video: Palin on the worst thing Cheney’s done (shoot a guy in the face)

CBS has released another clip of Sarah Palin’s interview with Katie Couric. The question, posed to both Palin and Joe Biden: What’s the best and worst thing Dick Cheney has done as vice president. “He has done more harm than…

Pre-liveblogging the debate: Palin steals from Toby Keith, Biden drinks a tallboy

We predicted it: The pre-debate already has turned into an arena football game complete with monkey mascots, star-spangled ass-kickin’ boots, and the origin of a Lifetime channel made-for-TV movie, Let’s Finally Stop Pretending This Was Ever a…

Palin and Populism: Experienced debater urges Biden to ‘ignore Palin’

As a former candidate for governor, Alaska state representative Andrew Halcro has debated Sarah Palin some two dozen times. In an essay and audio interview with the Christian Science Monitor, the blogger and Independent candidate calls…

Palin vs. Biden: Are you ready for some football?

Biden is carrying an actual pigskin. McCain is taking cues from Chicago Bears. Palin has been reduced to a cheerleader. As the countdown begins to the kickoff of the Palin-Biden debate on Thursday night, both the Dems and Republicans…