There’s a long, interesting feature on Jay Nixon at the St. Louis Beacon, penned by Robert Joiner.

Looking for a way to make sure the McCain-Palin sleaze-o-rama doesn’t derail Barack Obama’s historic candidacy?

With a few hours of your time, you could produce a bunch of new Obama volunteers in Ohio, Michigan, or on one of the other key swing states. Here’s how:

This Sunday, we’re throwing parties where we’ll get together, hop on the phone and call 200,000 swing-state MoveOn member to get ‘em out talking to voters.

And since this week is MoveOn’s 10th birthday, we’ll celebrate with cake and ice cream after we hit the phones.

There’s a party in Saint Louis—can you make it on Sunday?

Here are the details:

Host: David L—fellow MoveOn member
Where: Arbor Road Olivette (in Saint Louis)
When: Sunday, Sep. 21, 2008, at 4:00 PM
Here’s the link to get the full address and RSVP:

http://pol.moveon.org/event/events/event.html?event_id=72176&id=13889-10151460-g2bWXpx&t=3

If you’re looking to help Obama this weekend, here’s your best chance to do it. These parties are the next step in our massive MoveOn for Obama project—our effort to mobilize huge numbers of MoveOn members to be a part of the Obama campaign. Plus, they’ll be a great opportunity to have fun with other Obama supporters near you.

So sign up to attend a party, bring your cell phone and charger, and drag a few friends along to the event!

Hope you can join us, and thanks again for all you do.

–Adam, Lenore, Matt, Ray and the rest of the team

P.S. Can’t make this event? Here are a few other events near you:

MoveOn for Obama Party
800 Madison Ave, Lovejoy at 4:00 PM—RSVP

MoveOn for Obama Party
Affton, MO at Mackenzie and Heege, Saint Louis at 4:00 PM—RSVP

MoveOn for Obama Party
840 N 71, East Saint Louis at 4:00 PM—RSVP

MoveOn for Obama Party
3404 W.Lime Kiln–our home, Saint Charles at 4:00 PM—RSVP

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Yes, that John Cusack.

He blogs occasionally for the Huffington Post and he’s got some things to say about the Republican ticket.

Here’s the posting.

If you’re suffering anxiety from the daily swings in poll numbers, you might want to read a solid piece by Seth Colter at the Huffington Post, which examines the mechanics of polls and poll-taking.

Click on this link to “Poll Madness: McCain Takes Lead Even as Democrats Out-Register Republicans?”