April 11, 2009 11:52 AM
This and That
What do the following words have in common?- Banana
- Dresser
- Grammar
- Potato
- Revive
- Uneven
63% of Americans view President G.W. Bush and Vice President Cheney unfavorably. [Gallup 4/09]
One More Point About The 2008 Election
Barack Obama did not receive a majority of white votes in any of the States still covered by the Voting Rights Act.
Percent of White Votes for President Obama
2008 by State
| Less than 15% | 15%-30% | 31%-50% | More than 50% | ||
| LA | TX | NV | OH | WA | RI |
| MS | OK | AZ | WV | OR | CT |
| AL | AR | NM | PA | CA | DE |
| GA | ID | VA | MN | DC | |
| SC | UT | NC | IA | ||
| MT | NJ | WI | |||
| WY | MD | IL | |||
| CO | AK | MI | |||
| ND | HI | ME | |||
| SD | IN | NH | |||
| NE | KY | VT | |||
| KS | TN | NY | |||
| MO | FL | MA | |||
In States covered by the Voting Rights Act
| Less than 15% | 15%-30% | 31%-50% | More than 50% |
| LA | TX | AK | |
| MS | GA | AZ | |
| AL | SC | VA |
[WP 4/1/09 - National Exit Polls]
Some Things to Think About
- Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back.
- Half the people you know are below average.
- 42/7% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
- A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
- If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain.
- How do you tell when you're out of invisible ink?
- When everything is coming your way, you're in the wrong lane.
Answer to word quiz: If you take the first letter of each word, place it at the end of the word, and then spell the word backwards, it will be the same word.
