Slog - Comments on Overheard at the UW http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw "I overheard this in a UW dorm common room and got really, really, worried," writes Slog tipper Amrita. Here's the worrisome quote: "Is it just me, or does Obama-Biden sound way too much like Osama Bin Laden for the common American to stomach?"... Copyright 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:51:59 -0800 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:47:07 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by catnextdoor It's about a weird as Bush Dick.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112387 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112387 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:03:02 -0800 Comment by troy I'm surebthatbwhile thing was vetted by o's team. It looks worse on paper than it sounds. Doesn't exactly roll off the tongue. Will make for some great GOP bumperstickers though.

]]> troy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112390 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112390 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:06:57 -0800 Comment by Fifty-Two-Eighty Yeah, I'm already seeing "Obama bin-Biden" jokes on some other blogs.

]]> Fifty-Two-Eighty http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112394 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112394 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:15:08 -0800 Comment by Brian s/b/s/, s/d/n Lad/

Yeah that seems about right.

]]> Brian http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112395 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112395 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:17:28 -0800 Comment by Balt-O-Matt Jesus Christ, people. This is utter and complete nonsense. People are worried about how their names SOUND?

Those children at UW really shouldn't be so concerned about what they think the "average" American can stomach.

Obama/Biden '08!!!

]]> Balt-O-Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112400 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112400 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:28:02 -0800 Comment by Brandon J. "He's a good candidate, I agree with him on all the issues, but his name kinda sounds like Osama, so fuck him."

Absolutely NOBODY thinks this way. The people who cast doubt on Obama because of his name are Republicans looking for the cheapest of cheap shots.

]]> Brandon J. http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112401 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112401 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:31:02 -0800 Comment by raindrop That's a stretch.

]]> raindrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112403 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112403 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:33:00 -0800 Comment by brad why were you in a dorm?

]]> brad http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112404 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112404 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 10:48:05 -0800 Comment by meggers @5 and @6, I don't know if you've noticed, but there are people in this world who are stupid and petty.

There's no place that makes it easier to be stupid and petty than the privacy of a voting booth.

Fortunately, I suspect that most of these people are already planning to vote for McCain.

]]> meggers http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112414 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112414 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:05:05 -0800 Comment by irl @3 - me too
dlisted has my fave, BamBi

]]> irl http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112418 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112418 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:16:03 -0800 Comment by Andy Niable Never, ever, under any circumstances underestimate the reactionary political stupidity of the unengaged American.

]]> Andy Niable http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112429 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112429 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 11:39:55 -0800 Comment by whatevernevermind Dan Savage hangs out in dorms?

]]> whatevernevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112440 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:03:29 -0800 Comment by whatevermind Sorry! Reading comprehension -- it's not just for nerds anymore!

]]> whatevermind http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112441 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112441 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:05:11 -0800 Comment by Sirkowski How can Republicans be so gay with Dick and Bush in the White House?

]]> Sirkowski http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112445 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112445 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:11:30 -0800 Comment by Grow up! Okay, time to offend you sensitive native Northwesterners. But only in the NW would folks think they sound phonetically the same. Stop being so scared.

]]> Grow up! http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112447 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112447 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:17:30 -0800 Comment by Darcy It's not like people who give a shit about that kind of thing would ever vote for Obama anyway.

]]> Darcy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112456 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112456 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 12:43:08 -0800 Comment by monkey Now, who is this Osama Bin Laden person again? Is he the one who directed The Sixth Sense?

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112468 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112468 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:27:45 -0800 Comment by Spanky MacFarland Dan, why are you acting like a troll? I think THAT's the real issue here.

]]> Spanky MacFarland http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112470 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112470 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:32:41 -0800 Comment by Bellevue Ave never underestimate non average voters to underestimate what the average voter actually cares about.

]]> Bellevue Ave http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112473 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112473 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 13:38:34 -0800 Comment by Kemper sure - words have no influence or meaning

right on

and further - this UW person is so a redneck foul stupidly obtuse twitty fuckhead dirty douchebucket - lots of them there these days

wait for the cartoons - bid Biden and his buddy Barrak Hussein

]]> Kemper http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112559 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112559 2008 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:47:34 -0800 Comment by catnextdoor I'm now all about "Jo'Bama!"


Funnest.Name.Ever.

]]> catnextdoor http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112585 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112585 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:58:02 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Sounds like Bush/McCain to me.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112636 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112636 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 10:51:38 -0800 Comment by slog tipper dan wasn't in the dorms. read.

]]> slog tipper http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112681 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112681 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:02:43 -0800 Comment by JME I'm far more concerned about Biden's plagiarism issues, valid or not. By law school, he hadn't yet learned how to attribute a source? Talk about dirt.

Why didn't he pick someone with serious bipartisan credentials like Sebelius, or a higher-profile dude like Richardson?

]]> JME http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112865 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112865 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:14:40 -0800 Comment by ellarosa jme, good question. i guess he thought he couldn't risk having a woman or hispanic on his already afro-american ticket. too shocking for the joe luchbuckets. he may be right.

]]> ellarosa http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112876 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1112876 2008 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:45:16 -0800 Comment by charm Someone said it = someone thought of it. I'm not saying, I'm just saying.

]]> charm http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113070 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113070 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:51:32 -0800 Comment by inkweary It is already avaialble as a coffee mug.
http://mugs.cafepress.com/item/obama-bin-biden-mug/297041635

There is never anything which people will not try to exploit for profit.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113202 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113202 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:31:10 -0800 Comment by inkweary A bit more googling shows that this litle joke has been making the rounds of conservative blogs for the past few weeks.
The person overheard at the dorm is probably a tool.

]]> inkweary http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113223 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/08/overheard_at_the_uw#c1113223 2008 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:47:07 -0800