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The youth who were enthralled with Obama in 2008 state away from the polls in droves last night like a spurned lover. It turns out young people are more disillusioned than ever with the political process and  their own prospects in Obama’s America. As well when the big daddy of big government himself Obama is not on the ballot they rather not get up off the couch and vote at all.

One of the reasons why the youth probably feel so  depressed about the political landscape, is that many of the cultural icons of Comedy Central had now crust over into the mainstream and have become standard-bearers for the status quo. Not even 1000  liberal rallies for sanity,  would make up for the sugar high disappointment of the first two years of the Obama administration in the eyes of many voters in the United States.

 I found some streaming coverage of the US midtermsfor whatever it’s worth at this late hour.

Political correctness is alive and well and at least going to crash the Halloween parties at one university this year.


From Chicago’s breaking news center


In an e-mail sent to the campus late Monday, Dean of Students Burgwell Howard warned against wearing racially or culturally insensitive costumes this weekend. He also discouraged “ghetto,” “pimps and hos” and “gangsta” parties at the esteemed Evanston university.


“Halloween is unfortunately a time when the normal thoughtfulness and sensitivity of most NU students can be forgotten and some poor decisions are made,” Howard wrote.


“In many cases the student wearing the costume has not intended to offend, but their actions or lack of forethought have sent a far greater message than any apology could after the fact,” Howard wrote.


And lest there be any confusion, Howard provided students with a list of questions to ask before selecting one’s Halloween attire: Is the costume based on making fun of real people or cultures? Does the costume promote cultural myths? Could someone take offense to it?


 Indeed if students cannot be treated as young mature adults who have the ability to self regulate at the age of 18 to 23 years old how are they ever expected to grow up.

The most shocking discovery since the “liberal brain”, scientists at Harvard have now confirmed that some humans carry the liberal gene in their DNA.

From the Telegraph


the research suggests that some people have an inherent bias against conservative thinking, that is independent of their education or upbringing.
The effect is caused by a neurotransmitter in the brain called DRD4 which could be stimulated by the novelty value of left of centre opinions, say US researchers.


In people who are naturally outgoing, the feature encourages them to seek out companions with unconventional views as they grow up.
This in turn means they tend to form less conventional political viewpoints as adults, according to the study by the University of California and Harvard.
The research, based on 2,000 Americans, is published in the Journal of Politics.
It found those with a strain of the DRD4 gene seek out “novelty” – such as people and lifestyles which are different to the ones they are used to.
This leads them to have more liberal political opinions, it found.

What do you think about the study?

The 2010 US congressional election is the nastiest in history or could it be 1800 or 1828 or 1928 or 1960. I  think you get the gist.