Archives for February 2008
May I point out that Hillary Clinton is not dead?
Take a look at RealClearPolitics - Polls, which show that she:
- has 41% of the national Dem preference
- is trailing in Texas by only two points1
- is leading in Ohio by five points
- has 1279 delegates, about 100 behind Obama.
I am acutely aware of all the […]
Sadly, No! » EXCLUSIVE
Did ‘SNL’ Go Beyond the Pale With Fauxbama?
Now a variation on that theme has emerged: Is Fred Armisen, who is not African American, “black enough” to embody Obama on “Saturday Night Live”?
Debate over that question has been pinging around the Internet since Armisen, a veteran cast member, donned darker makeup to portray the Democratic candidate […]
Regarding the talk show host who kept using “Hussein,” … when McCain distanced himself from the guy, that wasn’t good enough for Josh Marshall. This gets pretty deep into the weeds, but if you know the basic story, then follow the link to what Marshall wrote, …
then read Mark Coffey on Playing The […]
Ever heard of Louis Farrakhan? How about Jeremiah Wright, pastor of Obama’s Black Church? If so, you’ve probably also heard of demands that Obama distance himself from them, most recently Tim Russert’s lengthy Farrakhan farrago at the last debate, culminating in Obama’s formulation, “I reject and denounce” Farrakhan.
You might also have read that McCain […]
This phrase may soon join “dumb as a box of rocks,” in cliches for stupidity.
From John Cole, it seems that Josh Marshall made a joke:
Can we ignore Sen. Obama’s silence about Muammar Kaddafi?
Bill Hobbs.com - Blogging about politics and media from Nashville. reacts:
Wow! I would think that basic English comprehension skills, to […]
Loans Could Paint McCain Into Corner
Should the FEC or a federal court force him to remain within the system, he would have to abide by a $54 million spending cap until September, when the primary season ends. His campaign had spent $49 million as of Jan. 31, reports show.
Most reports on this called it complicated […]
I must preface this post with a reference to President Dukakis, who was leading then-VP George H.W. Bush by 17 points in July, 1988.
Thus duly noting the ephemeral nature of polls, I have been struck by the consistent advantage, relative to Sen. Clinton, that Obama has been showing in swing state match-ups recently (Feb 17-27) […]
On John McCain
“I’ve had it up to here with John McCain. He’s off the list. I’m joining Ann Coulter in supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton,”- radio talk show host, Bill Cunningham.
At some point in the fall, McCain needs to have a Sistah Coulter moment, when he does to the loony right what Clinton once did […]
Rove: Don’t “Hussein” Obama
No less an authority figure than Karl Rove has warned Republican operatives from demagoguing Barack Obama’s middle name.
At a closed door meeting of GOP state executive directors in late January, Rove said the safest way to refer to Obama would be to use his honorific, “Sen. Obama.”
“The context was, you’re not going […]
The Reality-Based Community: Army CoS has “no reason to doubt” Obama’s soldier story
The Army Chief of Staff says that he has “no reason to doubt” Barack Obama’s account of an Army captain’s complaint about being sent to Afghanistan with his unit undermanned and underequipped. Remember, this was the story all the wingnuts landed on as […]
The Crusher « Innocent Bystanders
I don’t know why DARPA wasted time inventing the intertubes when they could have been working on cool stuff like this. [Go to I.B. for the link to] video of the Crusher in action.
Now, all we need to do is mount some nasty frickin’s remote-contolled guns on that thing.
It’s interesting that […]
Interesting subject line; I wonder what David Shuster would say?
McCain Repudiates Hussein Obama Remarks - The Caucus - Politics - New York Times Blog
A conservative radio talk show host who helped introduce Senator John McCain before a rally here used Senator Barack Obama’s middle name, Hussein, three times, while disparaging him, prompting Mr. McCain to apologize and repudiate the comments afterward.
Good job, Senator. […]
Breitbart.tv » Bill Slips While Stumping for Hillary? ‘If You Elect Me…’
He doesn’t stop or correct himself or anything. Watch it.
