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Christopher Hitchens Endorses Obama; Palin ‘National Disgrace'

The always-contrarian Christopher Hitchens writing in Slate the way pretty much only he can:

BEST RAPPER ALIVE-EMINEM!!!!

Read the article and let me know what you think.

So apparently Vibe Magazine did a poll on the best rapper alive and the winner is - EMINEM!!!! He beat out Jay-Z, Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne. Could it be.....best MC.....Slim Shady?????

Please Help Debunk the CRA Lies

In a campaign increasingly filled with ugliness, the worst thing I've seen happen is the false and racist campaign to blame the current financial crisis on poor people of colorthrough lies spread about the Community Redevelopment Act. We've been on this one for weeks now, starting with threads on the site, then this editorial, then Adam's story, A New Blame in Town. (We were glad to see that The Clarion-Ledger joined us yesterday in a good editorial, but I can't find the link on that awful site of theirs.) Now McClatchy has a news story out debunking the myths (quotes after the jump below).

Batman vs. the Penguin: The Debate

Something is eerily familiar about this YouTube clip.

We're Going For A Record This Wednesday @ Peaches 11:30-1:30pm

Loyal Readers. Loyal Posters. Loyal Lunch-Goers

Wednesday Lunch @ Peaches on Farish is ON again this week 10/15. The response has been overwhelming and its become the new Lunch spot on Wednesdays. THIS WEDNESDAY WE'RE GOING FOR A RECORD!!! We're shooting for 100 people to come through for lunch between the hours of 11:30am and 1:30pm. ITs great food and even greater networking. We're bringing life back to Farish. One lunch at a time. And Vegetarians..There IS a veggie plate for yo thats delicious. You've got no excuses. Make plans to be a part of history! Be one of the 100 folks that get lunch this Wednesday!

Testing Another Feature…‘Flip' Version

Scroll to the bottom of the JFP site and you'll see an image of this week's cover...up until now, clicking that image has taken you to the cover story or package. But I thought we'd try something else with that image...it now links to a "flippable" version of the JFP, complete with images and the original design. This is something of a "home-grown" version of this feature (right now I can't embed links on pages and that like) but we're testing it to see how interesting it is. Take a look and see what you think -- feel free to leave comments here.

Crisis doubters should look to Canton

Still think the global economic crisis is a Wall Street problem? WJTV is reporting starting this week, management at the Nissan plant in Canton plans on cutting back its work week to four days a week for car line technicians for the rest of October. With the gloomy outlook for the global auto industry, this may not be the only time the crisis knocks at the doors of Mississippi's two major car manufacturing plants.

Please, McCain, Attack the 'Arab'

Since Gov. Sarah Palin started scaremongering against Barack Obama last weekend, John McCain's rallies are turning into surreal displays of bigotry. Today in Minnesota, finally, he tried to tamp down the hate somebefore contining his attempt to associate Obama with Bill Ayers in the same gathering. Following is a video of his exchanges with angry supporters, including a disraught woman who tells McCain she is scared of Obama because he is an "Arab."

Palin-McCain Spreading Hate in the Lower 48

And they need to reel it in. Fast. This is ugly, and dangerous. Watch this one, as Palin encourages more.

Man in London shot for wearing Obama shirt

From Evening Standard:

Hey McCain: Don't Insult a Man with a Facebook Page

Oliver Clark, the African American man that McCain insulted during the second debate, is striking back on his Facebook page, per MSNBC:

DOW Plunges 700 Points, Again

More bad news:

Stocks plunged in the final minutes of trading Thursday, sending the Dow Jones industrials down more than 675 points, or more than 7 percent, to their lowest level in five years after a major credit ratings agency said it was considering cutting its rating on General Motors Corp. (GM) The Standard & Poor's 500 index also fell more than 7 percent. The sell-off came as Standard & Poor's Ratings Services put GM and its finance affiliate GMAC LLC (GOM) under review to see if its rating should be cut. GM has been struggling with weak car sales in North America.

Ellington