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            <title>The &quot;Beer Factor&quot;</title>
            <description><![CDATA[Cross posted from AoS:&nbsp; (Language Alert)

In 2004, besides Bush's &quot;security moms&quot; and the &quot;evangelicals&quot;, one of the touted reasons for Bush's win in the election was what I like to call &quot;the beer factor&quot;.

The &quot;beer factor&quot; is that certain something that tells the electorate that, yeah, actually, they could feel comfortable to a sit down, drink a beer and shoot the breeze with the candidate. They could talk to him (or her) and he (or she) would be interested in what they had to say. More importantly, since the candidate was &quot;like them&quot;, they believed he or she would govern like the electorate would want.

Bush had the &quot;good ol' boy&quot; thing going on. If you invited him to beer and barbecue, you'd expect him to spend his time telling stupid stories about this one time he and some other fellas went huntin' and ol' what's his name tripped over a pile of cow cr*p and nearly blew Dick Cheney's big toe off. They ended up scaring all the game away, driving into town, ordering a steak and drinking beer. Then he'd take another swig of beer and laugh like that story was still funny fifty times later.

Of course, he had that endearing way of saying &quot;new-kew-lar&quot; that everyone had a good laugh at including Bush.

McCain has been lagging a bit in that area and Obama is starting to feel what it's like to be last year's news at the family barbecue. Palin has re-injected the &quot;beer factor&quot; by a factor of 10 into the election.

So, if we had a barbecue today, what would our candidates look like?]]></description>
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            <title>Comment from Justthisguy on 2008-09-17</title>
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                Lowlife, Casey, lowlife. Like me.

I, too, intend to vote for the &apos;cuda and that old guy.
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:12:21 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Casey on 2008-09-17</title>
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                <![CDATA[I think you were a teensy bit to hard on Barry (think Bugs, not Yosemite Sam), but it was purt darn good!<br />
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BTW, I drink Icehouse. Out of a can. Where does that put me?&nbsp;:)<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:01:34 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Scott on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[Funny post!&nbsp; I have an little informal poll over on my beer review site that I've been running for about a week now.&nbsp; So far, &quot;Uncle John&quot; is preferred to sit down and have a beer with over &quot;Dreamy Obama&quot;<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:16:01 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Katherine Optima Maximae on 2008-09-15</title>
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                Ice cold Bud Ice in a bottle please
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:42:44 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from MAJ Arkay on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[Great one, Kat.&nbsp; I&nbsp;would so enjoy this family barbeque.&nbsp; Can I get <u>you</u> a beer now, Miss Kat?]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:27:52 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Mike Devx on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[&nbsp;Awesome!<br />
<br />
Funny, funny, funny!<br />
Perhaps a little unfair but boy oh boy it basically rings with truth, doesn't it?<br />
<br />
As to unfairness... the SNL&nbsp;sketch was certainly more unfair to Sarah Palin, and *it* was also funny.<br />
<br />
This is funnier! &nbsp;Great job!!!<br />
<br />]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:02:05 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Argent on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[Good gracious, your imagination works overtime a lot dunit?&nbsp; Maybe you've hit on what charisma really is.<br />
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:54:28 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Katherine Optima Maximae on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[Heh.&nbsp; One hit wonder]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:58:18 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[Gee, Kat - they like you over at Aces - they *really* like you.&nbsp; Welcome to your Sally Field moment!]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:48:51 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from fdcol63 on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[I'd respect them even more if they drank Yuengling lager.&nbsp; Now, THAT's a great, inexpensive American beer.&nbsp; LOL]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:14:14 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Tom on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[This is by far the Kat's best post yet.&nbsp; Hilarious.]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:00:01 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Katherine Optima Maximae on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[I snuck it in over there.&nbsp; Everybody is going &quot;who's Kat-MO?&quot;<br />
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I told them I was their second cousin, three times removed who lived in a little sod house on the prairie.]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:31:27 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from John of Argghhh! on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[And look where she's cross-posting...&nbsp; Kat is moving up in the poli-blogging world.]]>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:43:03 -0600</pubDate>
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            <title>Comment from Alan Briley, RN on 2008-09-15</title>
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                <![CDATA[&nbsp;As the grandson says, &quot;SWEET!&quot;]]>
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