"To persuade Mama Ann to vote for Obama, I used many of the talking points suggested to me by Great Schlep organizer Mik Moore. These included the fact that Obama went to Columbia and Harvard, and McCain got bad grades in college; that Obama has been criticized by the Rev. Jesse Jackson; and that Obama ran the business side of his campaign better than any other candidate. I did not know that I could be so racially offended by my own people." - Casey Muller

"Even if they fail, they won't be sorry: I saw a movie for $3.50, had dinner for $10 and was treated like whatever the Jewish equivalent of a saint is by everyone in the condo complex just for stopping by." - Benjamin Golub

The article says it was published yesterday but Megen definitely shared something similar months ago; I'll try to dig that one up too. - Benjamin Golub

Found it! Same author in TIME: http://www.time.com/time... - Benjamin Golub

It makes me wish I had conflicted relatives in swing states. - Casey Muller

Thanks Ben, that's also a great article, "He needs to set up phone banks where kids call their grandparents, say they're for Obama and just talk nonsense, as I did. Even if it doesn't work, would it have killed them to pick up the phone?" - Casey Muller

"Israel, Mama Ann explained, is the key issue her condo friends vote on. When McCain sings about bombing Iran, he is singing a sweet serenade to Florida's electoral collegians." - Paul Buchheit