As far as people in the 'Old Continent' are concerned, part of the narrative behind the U.S. election campaign is about how an Obama victory is likely to trigger a sea change in the the way Europeans address the race issue - and perhaps more importantly - its burgeoning immigrant population. For Italy's La Stampa, Barbara Spinelli writes in part: "What happens in the … [Read more...] about Obama Victory May Create ‘Perfect Storm’ in Italy: La Stampa of Italy
Off-Script: Pointing Fingers, Assigning Blame, and Questioning the Palin Pick
My Headline of the Day comes from no less a media behemoth than The New York Times: Second-Guessing the Vice-Presidential Pick A few thoughts: 1) Duh. 2) The Times is a bit late getting to this. The second-guessing has been going on for weeks. Some of it started right away. There aren't any new revelations here, though recent comments from Ridge and Graham, critical … [Read more...] about Off-Script: Pointing Fingers, Assigning Blame, and Questioning the Palin Pick
Obama: A Negro Gringo (Or a Gringo Negro)? – Semana of Colombia
How did Obama get where he is? There has been a debate in this country about whether Obama's skin color is an asset or a detriment to his evident success. But in Latin America - there is a twist to this dialogue - and that is - given Obama's skin color, can he still be considered, as they say down south, a 'gringo' - which is another way of calling someone an invader from the … [Read more...] about Obama: A Negro Gringo (Or a Gringo Negro)? – Semana of Colombia
More Tragedy in Chicago
The body of Jennifer Hudson's kidnapped nephew, 7-yr-old Julian King, was found today. Chicago Tribune: Oscar-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson helped positively identify the body of her young nephew today, hours after he was found with gunshot wounds in a sport-utility vehicle on Chicago's West Side, authorities said. An autopsy was scheduled to be done on … [Read more...] about More Tragedy in Chicago
Disturbed Ashley Todd Apparently Not a Volunteer
The briefly popular but sad story of the McCain Pennsylvania volunteer who claimed to be assaulted by an enraged Obama supporter takes yet another turn. Rather than being just a hapless volunteer prone to cutting herself and trying to dampen Obama's prospects in the Keystone State, it seems she was actually an employee. Something was missed in the reporting of the story, … [Read more...] about Disturbed Ashley Todd Apparently Not a Volunteer
Busted: Another Plot Against Obama
AP: Law enforcement agents have broken up a plot by two neo-Nazi skinheads to assassinate Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate 88 black people, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives said Monday. In court records unsealed Monday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Tenn., federal agents said they disrupted plans to rob a … [Read more...] about Busted: Another Plot Against Obama
Bill Kristol, McCain’s Wannabe Advisor, Flip-Flops Again
Unbelievable! After having consistently given wrong, unsolicited and flip-flopping advice to the McCain campaign, Bill Kristol is at it again this morning. First, several weeks ago, Kristol advised Sarah Palin to get dirty and start using the Bill Ayers smear card. This was perhaps the only Kristol suggestion the McCain campaign listened to, with disastrous results, as … [Read more...] about Bill Kristol, McCain’s Wannabe Advisor, Flip-Flops Again
Can You Say Senator Sarah Palin?
. The most direct line to Washington for Sarah Palin is not being half of the terminally disastrous John McCain ticket but to appoint herself to Ted Stevens' seat in the event that the disgraced Alaska senator is found guilty of making false financial disclosure form statements and has to resign. Well, Stevens was just found guilty on all seven counts. As it is, Palin … [Read more...] about Can You Say Senator Sarah Palin?
Breaking: Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska Guilty on all 7 counts
We'll update you as more information comes in, but this will further muddle up the 2008 Senate races. What is the fallout from that? Your open thread for the afternoon. UPDATE: For those of you who think that all conservative, Right wing blogs are echo chambers who support every Republican, take a peek at the post and comments at Hot Air. … [Read more...] about Breaking: Sen. Ted Stevens of Alaska Guilty on all 7 counts
About that ‘Liberal Tsunami’
Earlier I quoted Sadie Fields of the Georgia Christian Alliance turning out conservative Christians for the McCain/Palin ticket in Georgia with the threat of a "liberal tsunami". BooMan Tribune spells out the anatomy of the tsunami: Take a look at the Republican members of the powerful tax-writing Ways & Means Committee. Do you see how many of them decided to retire … [Read more...] about About that ‘Liberal Tsunami’
Stressed Moms Losing Sleep
Motherlode: A report released today by ComPsych Corporation, a provider of corporate employee assistance programs, found that 92 percent of the 1,137 workers polled between Oct. 6 and Oct. 17 are losing sleep because they are worrying about their finances. Specifically, Compsych found, the worries break down like this: Cost of living: 30 percent Credit-card debt: 29 … [Read more...] about Stressed Moms Losing Sleep
McCain-Palin and Anti-Americanism
Anti-Americanism is good politics and flourishing in most countries. It will receive fresh energy from the McCain-Palin ticket’s new definition of an anti-American as being anyone who is not Joe Six-pack living in Middle America. This parochial narrative of Palin’s handlers, who seem to be as unaware as she of the world out there, is far from the values of most other … [Read more...] about McCain-Palin and Anti-Americanism
Pennsylvania GOP Compares Obama to the Nazis
(Sorry, I meant to post this over the weekend. But, as far as I'm concerned, the story hasn't gotten nearly enough attention.) From NYT's The Caucus: A new e-mail making the rounds among Jewish voters in Pennsylvania this week falsely alleged that Mr. Obama "taught members of Acorn to commit voter registration fraud," and equated a vote for Senator Barack Obama with the … [Read more...] about Pennsylvania GOP Compares Obama to the Nazis
Don’t Print Up That President Obama Stationary Just Yet
Or at least you should hold off if Georgia is typical of this election cycle. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet. But about two weeks ago, Berry got disturbing news from local election officials. "This office has received … [Read more...] about Don’t Print Up That President Obama Stationary Just Yet
Ten Who Predicted the Market Meltdown
From the Times Online: The financial events of recent weeks have filled many of us with shock and panic. Surely no one could have predicted that we would be in this mess? Well, actually, they did. Here are ten people who saw the financial meltdown coming... Only one American pol makes the list. At number 10: Ron Paul - Republican Congressman Back in September 2003, Mr … [Read more...] about Ten Who Predicted the Market Meltdown
Most Expensive “Social Issue” Ballot Measure Ever
Berkeley's Institute of Governmental Studies Library says the combatants in the California battle over Prop 8 have raised formidable war-chests: Nearly $60 million has been raised on both sides of the debate. According to the Los Angeles Times, as of Friday, “supporters of Proposition 8 had raised $27.5 million, with about 19% of the money coming from outside California. … [Read more...] about Most Expensive “Social Issue” Ballot Measure Ever
You’d Have Done Better With a Scarecrow
For nothing can seem foul to those that win. King Henry Henry IV, Part One, Act Five Straight from the department of Going Too Far, we find this story coming out of West Hollywood. (Via Hot Air) Halloween Palin Prop Sparks Controversy In WeHo A Halloween decoration showing a mannequin dressed as vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin hanging by a noose from the … [Read more...] about You’d Have Done Better With a Scarecrow
Obama’s “Redistribution of Wealth” Quote In Context
John McCain is apparently set on continuing his current socialism-themed attack on Obama based on "newly-discovered" comments Obama made in 2001 while discussing the civil rights movement on NPR. The line of attack can basically be summed up with the headline Drudge is running right now: "2001 Obama: Tragedy That 'Redistribution of Wealth' Not Pursued By Supreme Court." Now, … [Read more...] about Obama’s “Redistribution of Wealth” Quote In Context
Wow: Obama in Denver
Just like in St. Louis last weekend, Obama's rally in Denver yesterday was another "wow" event on the campaign trail: over 100,000 people were there. And his speech, some of which was what we've heard before, was in part a direct response to Palin's recent claim that there is a real America and, presumably, an un-real America: There are no real or fake parts of this … [Read more...] about Wow: Obama in Denver
If Obama Wins… ‘The country I grew up in will be no more’
Sadie Fields of the Georgia Christian Alliance is in charge of turning out conservative Christians for the McCain/Palin ticket in Georgia. Over the weekend she put out this message which she urged conservative Christians to print out and distribute at church. A short excerpt: While we have failed in many ways to preserve the vision of our Founders, if Obama is elected their … [Read more...] about If Obama Wins… ‘The country I grew up in will be no more’