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Vancouver?

Posted by DOUG. | April 22, 2008 12:35 PM
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there is no however in the NBA. you beat more teams, you get in, you beat powerhouses but still have a losing record than you're the la clippers.

by the way, did youse see obama on real sports? he has a decent game and a goofy yet effective move to the hoop, plus a decent outside shot.

i can still take him, but i was impressed.

Posted by SeMe | April 22, 2008 12:39 PM
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The whole delegate and super delegate process is akin to playing the entire NBA season, and then letting the owners decide which teams get in the playoffs, regardless of win / loss record. And the electoral college is akin to allowing the sponsors decide who wins the championship. I wonder what it feels like to live in a country where your vote means something.

Posted by nightlifejitters | April 22, 2008 12:43 PM
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Yep, she NEEDS 15%. Is that gonna happen? Probably not. She'll stay in the race if she gets a win by 9%, but that really isn't going to help her.

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty | April 22, 2008 12:44 PM
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FYI, the NBA hasen't been in Vancouver since the before 9/11.

Posted by yah | April 22, 2008 1:06 PM
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She trails in the series, 3-2, and though Game 6 is at home, she’s behind by 15 midway through the 4th Quarter.

And her best player got ejected in the 3rd quarter for his second technical.

Her team is shooting a 3-pointer, which could give her momentum, but she’ll need a lot more 3-pointers to even have a chance at a Game 7.

Posted by BB | April 22, 2008 1:20 PM
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Trails 3-2?!

You're crazy.. Obama leads in Delgates, Popular Vote and Dollars Raised. This series is 3-0 and will hopefully be closed out in 4 games.

Posted by Clint | April 22, 2008 1:38 PM
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@4 - she needs 26 to 30 percent today, plus 30 percent for every race after that.

She won't get it, and the final delegate numbers from PA will be closer to a 50-50 split (technically, Obama could win PA just as he won TX).

Posted by Will in Seattle | April 22, 2008 2:09 PM
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Umm...wow. I need up to the damn second reports on Obama's status, otherwise, I just dont' know what I'd do!

Hey guys! Obama pulled a political hat trick out like every other semi-charismatic politician! OMG, isn't he just the best savior of American politics?

You fucking idiots, he's the same politician like everyother politician. God damn are you all gullible.

Posted by Jesus H. Christo | April 22, 2008 2:11 PM
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If we're talking NBA analogies

We're not.

Posted by w7ngman | April 22, 2008 2:50 PM
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Oh, and if we were, you got it wrong. They aren't playing against the states, they are playing against each other. It would be like powerhouse San Antonio beating doormat Seattle 30 times and Seattle beating San Antonio 14 times.

But please, kids, no more crappy analogies.

Posted by w7ngman | April 22, 2008 2:58 PM
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It's more like Obama is ahead 4-1 in a seven game series and Hillary is insisting "we must play every game until the series is done". And then she's going to ask the commissioner to give her the championship anyways because she's entitled to it.

Posted by ru shur | April 22, 2008 3:45 PM
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It was never a penalty!

Wait, wrong sporting analogy.

Posted by Abby | April 22, 2008 4:03 PM

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