Maher Challenges Tuscaloosa

by: BenGoshi

Sat Oct 25, 2008 at 09:17:14 AM CDT

I haven't lived there for a few years, so I don't pretend to be an expert on conditions on the ground today, but I have some certainty that it'll be tough to call for either Obama or McCain; too many variables involved that I don't know about.  

That said, I've just found out that last night Bill Maher more-or-less challenged Tuscaloosa to not go for McCain; that he called-out Tuscaloosa on his show, "Real Time".  He names -- of all places in the United States -- Tuscaloosa, Alabama, as the LEAST likely town in the nation to cast more votes for Obama than for McCain, owing to race.

Here's the vid, pay attention from 6:00-30:

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I hope that the Tuscaloosa County Democratic Party will, in 1 and 1/2 weeks, be able and inclined to touch base with Mr. Maher, show him the voting totals and note that, indeed, it's not the racist place Maher implies it is.

The challenge has been made. It's not the time to tell Maher what an uninformed putz he is, it's time to work to make sure he's proved wrong on November 4.

bg
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^{*Noting that my recollection of how the T-News did the story may not have been 100% accurate, more than 13 years after the fact, but I'll wager I'm 90% accurate.}