The Southern press snarking on Abraham Lincoln Welcome to the land of stunning revelations. CNN has noticed that the right wing press coordinated on beclowning themselves on the Tucker Carlson/Drudge "OBAMA TAPE RELEASED!!!!" attack last night. Will wonders never cease? Conservative media coordinates on release of old Obama CNN's Ashley Killough October 3rd, 2012 07:46 AM … [Read more...] about So Obvious that even CNN noticed
THIS JUST IN! Obama Leads Big in Chia (Sales) Poll
Since we all love polls, here's a press release about a new one we'll follow closely: CHIA OBAMA SALES ARE LEADING CHIA ROMNEY SALES… CHIA OBAMA: 69.6% vs. CHIA ROMNEY: 29.5% San Francisco, CA - Now there is a new kind of poll about the Presidential election - the “Chia Poll.” While Romney and Obama are battling it out in the political polls, Chia versions of Romney … [Read more...] about THIS JUST IN! Obama Leads Big in Chia (Sales) Poll
The Journalistic Decline And Fall Of Tucker Carlson
Once upon a time I read conservative Tucker Carlson and watched him because he seemed like an up and coming conservative pundit. I worked as a staff reporter on the San Diego Union where staffers often talked about his father, Richard Warner Carlson, a former Los Angeles news anchor and U.S. ambassador to the Seychelles who was president of the Corporation for Public … [Read more...] about The Journalistic Decline And Fall Of Tucker Carlson
Matt Drudge-Led Revival of 2007 Obama Speech, Jeremiah Wright Will Only Hurt Mitt Romney
Some Republicans are worried that the Matt Drudge-led revival of a 2007 then-presidential candidate Barack Obama's speech at Hampton University will backfire, as it did in 2008. A number of Republicans have expressed concern that this will only be a distraction for Mitt Romney, on what is an important presidential debate for him, considering he trails Obama nationally in the … [Read more...] about Matt Drudge-Led Revival of 2007 Obama Speech, Jeremiah Wright Will Only Hurt Mitt Romney
Cardboard Cut-Out of Obama at Mitt Romney Denver Rally Told to “Go Back to Kenya”
A cardboard cut-out of Obama told to "go back to Kenya" and called a "Muslim community buddy" at Mitt Romney rally in Denver Tuesday. KDVR: “Go back to Kenya!” one person says. “Strangle him!” says another. Some of the comments were directed at the ProgressNow staffers holding up the cut-out and the video camera. “Is that your Muslim communist buddy?” one person … [Read more...] about Cardboard Cut-Out of Obama at Mitt Romney Denver Rally Told to “Go Back to Kenya”
Media Shouldn’t Dismiss Value of Romney, Obama Presidential Debate
Media shouldn't dismiss value of Romney, Obama presidential debate (via The Christian Science Monitor) In 1960, on the eve of the first televised Presidential debates in United States history, America’s leading newspaper launched a pre-emptive attack on them. Pitting Vice-President Richard Nixon against his telegenic opponent, John F. Kennedy, the debates … [Read more...] about Media Shouldn’t Dismiss Value of Romney, Obama Presidential Debate
Under the mantle of “national security” the U.S. military treated citizens like Guinea pigs
If we needed a reminder of why black ops are dangerous, we've got one in this story from St. Louis. Under the sparkling stars and clear bright moon, as children, their parents, and grandparents, slept on their porches or beneath an open window to escape the blazing heat of a St. Louis summer, toxins drifted silently inside through open windows and settled into their lungs. … [Read more...] about Under the mantle of “national security” the U.S. military treated citizens like Guinea pigs
Zingers (Cartoon)
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The Magic Of I-Heart Radio (and my own little venture into it)
One of the things I like about the internet is the ability to experience things from all over the world. A good example of this is the I-Heart radio system which allows you to hear radio stations from all over the country, and to share them with others. So I offer this thread for two reasons. First, to give you the opportunity to suggest stations people might enjoy … [Read more...] about The Magic Of I-Heart Radio (and my own little venture into it)
Can Obama or Romney Claim to Be “One of Us?”
Pre-debate polls show the President with a slight lead over Mitt Romney for the approval of voters. If the GOP contender fails to show up and sends Clint Eastwood’s chair instead, would the numbers change? Is Romney’s challenge tonight to look no worse than a generic candidate? Is Obama’s to persuade a fraction of those who haven’t been paying attention to overcome … [Read more...] about Can Obama or Romney Claim to Be “One of Us?”
Romney/ Obama: Six Ways To Win A Debate, or Not
As an elected official, I know many of the ways to really communicate or to garble the message. Tonight, sincerity and hitting the points that differentiate each debater will be important. Despite the deadening effect of relentless political ads that have made some not even want to turn on radio or television. I live in Ohio. That alone should induce pity, given that we're … [Read more...] about Romney/ Obama: Six Ways To Win A Debate, or Not
Obama’s Electoral College Ph.D.
WASHINGTON -- If we elected the president by popular vote, we would have heard some different spin going into the debates. With the presidential election looking closer in the national polls than it does in the swing states, the pressure on Mitt Romney from his party and the pundits alike would have been rather less demanding. In one sense, this is surprising. Our … [Read more...] about Obama’s Electoral College Ph.D.
The Predictable (and Counter Productive) Obama “Bombshell Story”
No, I won't link to those source websites. This was so predictable. Wasn't it? When in doubt, go back to Reverend Wright. Details HERE. Three things: 1. This doesn't involve even the remotest relationship to actual government or political policy. Its an old story, an old attempt, part of knee jerk political sports team behavior. (When you see "knee jerk" the second word … [Read more...] about The Predictable (and Counter Productive) Obama “Bombshell Story”
A REALLY Close Horse Race: Obama Romney Polls Greatly Tighten Heading into First High-Stakes Debate
[EDITOR's NOTE: The wrong byline was up on this post for a few minutes due to a system hiccup. We regret the error.] It's a squeaker, kind of The latest poll by NPR and its bipartisan polling team [pdf] shows President Obama with a 7-point lead among likely voters nationally and a nearly identical lead of 6 points in the dozen battleground states where both campaigns … [Read more...] about A REALLY Close Horse Race: Obama Romney Polls Greatly Tighten Heading into First High-Stakes Debate
India: Competitor, or Source of Future American Growth? (Guest Voice)
India: Competitor, or source of future American growth? (via GlobalPost) Asian immigrants could fuel US growth this century. Jason Overdorf Americans are used to looking at Asians as competitors, though Indian outsourcing companies have created nearly 300,000 US jobs over the past five years and Indian firms like Tata Motors are beginning to rescue western … [Read more...] about India: Competitor, or Source of Future American Growth? (Guest Voice)
The Politics of Benghazi Terrorist Attack Breaks Out Into the Open
WASHINGTON - The report from Eli Lake of the Daily Beast cites multiple attacks in Libya before the assassination of Ambassador Stevens. It stems from a letter Lake obtained from chairman Rep. Darrell Issa and subcommittee chairman Rep. Jason Chaffetz of the House Oversight Committee, written to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, outlining the previously unreported attacks. … [Read more...] about The Politics of Benghazi Terrorist Attack Breaks Out Into the Open
What Wall Street Fears Most This Fall
Follow the money, Deep Throat advised during Watergate. Today’s open secret is how badly Really Big Money wants to beat Elizabeth Warren for the Massachusetts Senate seat of Scott Brown and Ted Kennedy before him. At the Democratic convention, the loathing was mutual as Warren attacked on prime time TV: “Wall Street CEOs--the same ones who wrecked our economy and destroyed … [Read more...] about What Wall Street Fears Most This Fall
Time For Clueless NATO to Pack Up, ‘Lock, Stock and Barrel’ (The Nation, Pakistan)
How deaf to history are the nations of the West, still fighting 12 years later in Afghanistan? That is the question addressed by this editorial from Pakistan's The Nation, which underlines what recent "blue on green" attacks in the country seem to illustrate: That the West has yet again utterly and disastrously failed to comprehend or appreciate the Afghan psyche. In small … [Read more...] about Time For Clueless NATO to Pack Up, ‘Lock, Stock and Barrel’ (The Nation, Pakistan)
The Presidential Debate and a Few of My Least Favorite Things
Let me tell you how much I'm looking forward to the Presidential debate this week. You ever have a root canal or a colonoscopy? Have you ever been forced to sit through an all day mandatory workshop on office safety? Have you ever shut your finger in the car door or hit the top of your head on a kitchen cabinet door? Have you had the privilege of attending a High School … [Read more...] about The Presidential Debate and a Few of My Least Favorite Things
Campaign 2012: Who Would Have Thought It
LA JOLLA, California — Twenty years ago the sheltered Children's Pool Beach here was crammed with kids. Then, slowly, but inexorably, they came: the seals. And then more. And even more. Then they started giving birth. By 1997, the kids' beach was closed by the city due to "continuously high fecal coliform counts." Today, after legal battles pitting environmentalists against … [Read more...] about Campaign 2012: Who Would Have Thought It