A man in the UK got $80 from a Nigerian spammer as part of a hoax played on them. Very nice. (Via FARK)

The BBC is far more in love with Arafat than the average Pallie on the street.

Al-Jizz only aired 6 of the 18 minutes of Osama’s new video, which leads Roger to believe it really could be authentic.

Frank J.’s “Know Thy Enemy: Halliburton” was cited as lefty hatred. Oops. Also, he’s ditching SarahK after shocking new photographic evidence.

Val relays a story from the “rich for Kerry” demographic.

Iraqi and other Middle Eastern bloggers give their picks. Best take-away: “Kerry” sounds like the Kurdish word for “dick”.

But of course the media’s hard at work burying it.

Kerry’s stepson Chris Heinz says Bush is a cokehead who’s controlled by the Jooooooos. Now there’s a winning strategy!

Here’s more good stuff from Orson Scott Card.

Mark Steyn has fun at the expense of newspaper editorials that endorse Kerry. (As usual, they aren’t for Kerry, they’re against Bush). 12x drink alert.

Here’s a UK editorial on the election with a distinctly un-European viewpoint.

In 2000, Al Gore lost because he had no appeal to rural white men, who, despite his claims to be a Tennessee farmer, reacted to him as if he were some effete ninny from Massachutsetts. Four years on, the Dems have replaced the faux effette ninny with the genuine article.

- Mark Steyn, from the special election issue of National Review (which also features Victor Davis Hanson).

How bad is the OBL tape for Kerry? Walter Cronkite insists it’s Karl Rove in makeup and a fake beard.

Here’s a good article pointing out (not for the first time) that Bush is the radical and Kerry’s the reactionary conservative.

Donald Sensing says al-Q is clearly down. Now it’s time to start kicking.

Megan McArdle has finally chosen.

Bill @ INDC has some fun with al Jazeera’s newest attraction.

Wretchard notes some interesting things in the purported new Osama tape.

Tim Blair’s almost gleeful that Osama’s apparently still alive. But “Copyright John” thinks not.

The ‘Hawk has all the dirt. 16x drink alert.

Frank endorses Bush. No, really.

Cox & Forkum put words in bin Laden’s mouth.

Here’s some particularly apt ones.

Tim Blair suggests that if Kerry wins, conservatives can move to Australia.

The ‘Hawk out-funnies Steve with this shocking revelation.