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Maureen Dowd on Hillary and the Dem Convention : Yes She Can
Hillary Clinton campaigning for Barack Obama August 8 in Henderson, Nevada.‘She’s amazed at how easy it was to snatch Denver away from the Obama saps’By Maureen Dowd / August 12, 2008 While Obama was spending three hours watching “The Dark … Continue reading
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Tagged Democratic Convention, Denver, Hillary, Obama, Presidential Campaign
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Obama’s Hillbilly Half-Brother Threatening To Derail Campaign
Cooter and Barack Obama. Photo courtesy The Onion.‘Since Cooter’s emergence on the national scene, the Obama campaign has downplayed the brothers’ relationship’August 14, 2008 BOONEVILLE, KY—Barack Obama’s once-commanding lead in the polls slipped to two points Monday, continuing a month-long … Continue reading
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Tagged Cooter Obama, Family, Humor, Obama, Presidential Campaign, Satire
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Sisters, This Is an Election We Can’t Sit Out
Senator Barack Obama with Oprah Winfrey in Des Moines. Photo by Jason Reed / Reuters. The visceral, gut-wrenching pain expressed by Clinton’s supporters is real, and at least in my case, has caused me to confront my own response, not … Continue reading
Warrior John McCain : Far More Dangerous Than Bush
John McCain at Forward Operating Base Warrior in Kirkuk, Iraq. Photo by Staff Sgt. Margaret Nelson‘McCain can see no alternative to military victory, no matter what the cost’By Steve Weissman / August 12, 2008 During the hottest days of the … Continue reading
BORRRRING : Republicans Just Can’t Get it Up for Convention
Enthusiasm gap: All the excitement’s in DenverBy Richard T. Cullen / August 11, 2008 While excitement is building for a Democratic Party convention capped by Barack Obama’s historic acceptance speech before a sold-out, 75,000-seat football stadium, the GOP convention the … Continue reading
Fox News Suffers Another Debate Snub; Bloggers Take a Bow
‘Fox News has been busy airing doctored, cartoonish images of New York Times journalists, dubbing Obama hand gestures as “terrorist fist jabs”…’by Eric Boehlert / August 12, 2008 Coveted assignments for presidential debate moderators were handed out last week, and … Continue reading
Feds Have Erected Barriers : Help Our Veterans Vote
Veterans Affairs has banned nonpartisan voter registration at federally financed facilitiesBy Susan Bysiewicz / August 10, 2008 WHAT is the secretary of Veterans Affairs thinking? On May 5, the department led by James B. Peake issued a directive that bans … Continue reading
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Tagged Presidential Campaign, Veterans, Veterans Affairs, Voter Registration
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The Rag Blog’s David MacBryde from Berlin : Obama and the German People
BEFOREHAND: Setting up for TV coverage: The message to Obama: “The whole world will be watching you.” Photo © David MacBryde / The Rag Blog.‘Obama’s speech was sober and serious – he did not grandstand or pump up emotions.’By David … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, David MacBryde, Europe, Germany, McCain, Obama, Political Campaigns, Presidential Campaign
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Blame Is an Ugly Word – Let’s Stop Doing It
If we have and respect political freedom, then we have a responsibility to only vote for those whose policy positions, values, etc., are what we truly admire and think are what is needed for the country. Misplaced Blame Undermines Democracyby … Continue reading
Seeking Moral Parity in the Community of Nations
It’s the Torture, Stupid: Restoring Human Rights Must Be Next Prez’s Top Priorityby Ted Rall / August 9, 2008 Both major presidential candidates have promised to roll back the Bush Administration’s torture archipelago. Both say they’ll close Guantánamo, abolish legalized … Continue reading
John McCain Rhymes With Pain
(Copy this, make your own video, make your own mix, circulate widely, the Creative Commons applies; L. A. Piltz, originator, 08/09/08.) John McCain rhymes with pain 4 more years of Bush Republican reignMcCain rhymes with pain4 more years of Bush-Cheney … Continue reading
Michael Moore : How to Blow it
It’s the most winnable presidential election in American history – but the Democrats are old hands at losing. Michael Moore offers some helpful hints on how they might gift it all to the Republicans.By Michael Moore / August 9, 2008 … Continue reading
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