Tony Jones tries not to let Hitchens spoil the buzz

Christopher Hitchens came to the ABC election coverage with a big bucket of cold water to throw over those panellists who wanted to take a moment just to enjoy the election result.  This wouldn’t have mattered so much had he not misinterpreted Bob Carr’s reaction to the Obama election (I’ll be generous and leave out the adverb “wilfully”) in order to start his wake-up treatment.

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Yay!

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Two for one

I love this story; it combines two of my favourite things – cricket and Obama.

Thanks, Guardian.

Oh, and they put a pun in the headline.  A pun!

Final faceoff – Obama/McCain debate

ABC1 continues its coverage of the US Presidential race with a live broadcast of the final debate.  I’m not expecting that this will provide the giggles that the VP debate did, but I’ll be watching.  After last night’s episode of Battlestar Galactica (we’re way behind in viewing – “last night’s” was Ep 4 of S2, Resistance) I won’t be surprised if Col. Tigh John McCain declares martial law.

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The Great Schlep

Sarah Silverman appeals to those with grandparents in Florida to do their bit for Obama, ‘specially since he’s the last hope for “ending [the US's] reputation as the assholes of the universe”.

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