I still keep my AOL account for the free e-mail, which I use for online shopping forms, usenet groups, and other online activities where an e-mail is needed but will most likely result in mucho spamo. 

Whenever I check my throwaway accounts I always get a chuckle out of the home pages of AOL or MSN.  I’m always greeted by a shallow and vapid question, like “Who would be a better president: A Black Man or a While Woman”.   As if those sole traits should be the only deciding characteristics when selecting our next president.  The attached “yes/no” poll makes it seem as if we’re “settling” for a less qualified person if an old white guy isn’t running.  Quite the opposite in my opinion.

CNN and MSNBC aren’t much better. They invite people online to poll “Yes” or “No” on such profound questions as “Is Space Travel Good for the Country”, or “Do You Think We Should Exit Iraq”, and other questions that require a vast amount of pontification and thought before discussing.