Freedom of the press is great. But that's not the central issue here. Frankly, I think Corsi got deported for his own safety.

I lived in Nairobi in '92-'93 when the independent press was under constant threat of getting shut down. My first day in Nairobi happened to be the day of the first multi-party elections, in which Mwai Kibaki was one of the challengers. It was very inspiring to see people walking for miles to the polls, even if that election was rigged (Daniel arap Moi, the president at the time, was a corrupt fraud; I'm amazed he handed off to the next corrupt fraud, Kibaki, more smoothly than that corrup fraud refused to hand off to the next corrupt fraud, Odinga).

So I know a little something about Kenya (though I'm out of date; the place went to hell in the '90's, and I'm still shocked the country has even a rough approximation of a multiparty government today).

In short, in pieces like http://www.wnd.com/index.php?pageId=76861, Corsi is amazingly full of it, even for him. It's so bad it's not even wrong.

For example, he mentions, correctly, that Islam has a hold on the coast and in the northeast (where it has for 1000+ years). But he inconveniently forgets to mention that the Luo are from the southwest of Kenya, and most are not Muslim.

In short, Corsi is conflating tribal tensions in Kenya with Christian/Muslim tensions in his quest to make Obama a Muslim. Luo-Kikuyu tensions go back to power struggles between Odinga's dad, the 1st VP, and Jomo Kenytaa, the 1st President of Kenya.

Corsi welcome to embarrass himself here in the US. But leave the tribal-baiting in Kenya to the government; they are experts and don't need Corsi's bush-league help. He doesn't have an even basic understanding of the issues at play in Kenya, not that he cares.

He's lucky he got picked up when he did. If he had waltzed into Huruma to pay a visit to George Obama, he may very well have met some new friends. Petty thieves get necklaced in Kenya (burning tire around the neck); I'm not sure how guys like Corsi would fare. I'm not saying that's right, I'm just saying there are parts of Nairobi this mzungu didn't dare to tread.

I'd rather go duck-hunting with Cheney wearing a Patrick Leahy T-shirt with a bullseye on the back than carouse around Kenya's slums while publicly defaming Obama and spewing a bunch of lies that Kenyans know to be complete BS.

You're killing me.

McCain's top 5 donors:

Merrill Lynch $349,170

Citigroup Inc $287,801

Morgan Stanley $249,377

Goldman Sachs $220,045

JPMorgan Chase & Co $206,392

Here's Obama's top 5:

Goldman Sachs $739,521

University of California $697,506

Harvard University $501,489

Citigroup Inc $492,548

Google Inc $487,355

I'm pretty sure I read this same article in early October 2004 about the Red Sox.

Yeah, finally winning changes the flavor of rooting for a historical loser like the Red Sox, White Sox, or Cubs.

But it's a much better flavor!

To be honest, I care a bit less about the Red Sox now. But that's a good thing; before 2004, I, like most of New England, cared a little bit too much.

I still care; I go to games (including Game 6 of the '07 ALCS- go JD Drew!), go to PawSox games, listen to Curt Schilling on the radio, pay too much for T-shirts for the kids (Youk & Paps for the twins, Pedroia for the 3yo) and so forth, but at the end of the day, I know that I will sleep well in November regardless of this October's outcome.

That's nice.

Though I am worried that my kids will grow up weak an soft, having never lived through '78, '86, etc.- that stuff hardens you.

I caught my first game in Wrigley a couple weeks ago (loss to the Brewers). Great stadium, great fans; I wish 'em the best this fall.

If it concerns polls, http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/ is your first and last stop.

Any analysis of a smattering of polls in articles such as this simply pale in comparison.

This dude's a turd. Cary nailed it.

If the apartment's not in your name, pack up and leave a large knife on the kitchen counter, or some other surface that is closer to genital-height.

Andrew,

I emailed you and haven't heard back.

I do agree that you, or someone else we can reasonably trust, should be the conduit for this. Using Facebook to publicize is a great idea.

Let's do this!

I said I was good for $20. But I'm good for $50. Let's buy this guy his land.

Thanks for the follow-up, Andrew. I wasn't blowing smoke when I said I'd pony up some cash for him- the man is a hero. I'll email you right now...

She clearly has some sort of charisma, and is clearly a dynamic personality.

But she didn't exactly bring the gravitas- I'm left feeling glad that she in fact has no authority over the Alaska National Guard.

She did well enough overall to stay on the ticket. Which ultimately may be a good thing for Obama/Biden...

Since when is belonging to a fringe (even in Alaska) political party "politically expedient"?

I, for one, am really enjoying this week. Jerry Springer meets the Republican presidential campaign.