After our weekly coffee this morning, I told Marty about a couple local political blogs I had turned onto recently, Publicola and Huge Ass City, and he told me about Horse’s Ass.

Today, on my first visit, I viewed this video of an interview with that blog’s founder, David Goldstein, giving a very calm, articulate discussion of the role of the blogosphere in media, the regressive tax structure of Washington state, and the genious of conservative politcal movement in copting populist/verbal methods of reframing issues and getting the poor and middle classes to identify with the very wealthy.

Goldy

And to explain my post title, here’s the other Goldie I referred to, most well known as a jungle/drum ‘n’ bass dj/producer and owner of the Metalheadz record label.

Goldie

Before this whole raggety campaign comes to an end tomorrow (thankfully at that, because it’s pretty addictive following this crazy thing, a sort of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride for politically interested and concerned citizens), I wanted to catalog a few more links.

In the context of the racist comments hollered at McCain/Palin rallies, Frank Rick, an op-ed columnist for the New York Times, wrote this very insightful piece on racism and the campaign trail.

And an article about the real Mavericks.

And the New York Times’ endorsement for Barack Obama.

Avi, you really had me chuckling with this one!

The fact that Barack Obama is a Harvard educated lawyer and former professor of ConLaw could not be more relevant to this election. The notion that anyone who has managed to acquire an education and a degree of expertise is an elite who cannot be trusted to govern all us average folk is not only laughable, it’s fucking well CRY-ABLE.

We’ve seen what having an average Joe (faux average, but no brighter than McMumblefuck OR Palin) has wrought.

When I need my car fixed, I don’t roll up my sleeves. I don’t know shit about cars. I take it to a mechanic I trust.

When I need my house rewired I call an electrician. Plumber, engineer, physicist, biologist, economist…

Why is Sarah Palin determined to IGNORE these people? Why is she convinced she knows better and need only never blink in order to prove it?

If I ever need a fucking organ transplant…, I don’t want Miss Congeniality grabbing the fish filleting blade from the rack and rolling up her stupid, goddamned sleeves…ready to get to work without blinking or thinking. I want the best cock replacement surgeon alive.

*“Caribou Barbie” is Avi‘s moniker for the GOPVEEP nominee/absentee mother/fundamentalist wacko/author of the new bestseller, In the Spotlight: How to Interview on National Television.