Can you guess which campaign mailed them? … [Read more...] about Unuseable Absentee Ballots Mailed In Ohio
Just Shoot Me Now, Okay?
It was reassuring -- in a Nightmare on Elm Street sort of way -- that Sarah Palin, in what can be considered her first foreign-policy address, repeated the discredited Bush administration mantra that the war in Iraq is being fought in response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Even the president himself has rejected his oft-repeated contention that the Al Qaeda hijackers came … [Read more...] about Just Shoot Me Now, Okay?
Campaign 2008: The Great Debate
Adam Zyglis, The Buffalo News … [Read more...] about Campaign 2008: The Great Debate
John McCain’s Sleazapalooza: Too Big To Fail?
Do being honest and principled count for anything in an era when taking liberties with the truth is taken for granted and the high road is less traveled? The answer is a tentative "yes" coming from someone who could have voted for John McCain not that long ago because he seemed to be a man of conviction whose moral compass was pointed in the right direction, but has watched … [Read more...] about John McCain’s Sleazapalooza: Too Big To Fail?
What Can We do About 9/11 Conspiracies? … ‘Nothing or Little’: La Dapeche, France
'Truthers' as they are called, exist around the world. They believe that in one way or another, the U.S. government was involved in the 9-11 attacks. … [Read more...] about What Can We do About 9/11 Conspiracies? … ‘Nothing or Little’: La Dapeche, France
Barack and John Should Immediately Be Asked About Russiazuela
President Chavez of Venezuela says Premier Castro of Cuba is his role model. Cuba has long had ties with Russia. In the 60s, we had the Betelgeuse scared out of us during the Cuban Missile Crisis, when Russia began secretly-building missile bases in Cuba, a mere 90 miles offshore USA. President Kennedy told Russia that any aggression launched from Cuba against any nation in … [Read more...] about Barack and John Should Immediately Be Asked About Russiazuela
Americans Spying on Maliki? … What a ‘Joke’!! – Iraqi News Agency
Sometimes the level of derision with which Iraqis view their own government is truly striking. A few days ago it was revealed that Bob Woodward's new book, The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008, contains allegations that the United States intelligence services have been spying on Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's government - most of which lives and works … [Read more...] about Americans Spying on Maliki? … What a ‘Joke’!! – Iraqi News Agency
Just for a Moment: OK, Let’s Go! You Ready?
We could see pods of whales this time, and call it First Semester, and go up where they trap humongous crabs and call it Quarterly Exams, and we could look straight down on the AlCan, and tip a wing and wave at villagers, and hoist up over mountains all the way to the Chukchi, and call it Sociology and Cartography, and we could land in knee-high fog on a lake I … [Read more...] about Just for a Moment: OK, Let’s Go! You Ready?
Fox’s O’Reilly Defends Obama And Warns McCain On Pig Lipstick Charge
Fox News' mega-ratings winner Bill O'Reilly defends Democratic Presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama against charges from GOP Presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's camp that Obama talk about a pig with lipstick was a reference to Republican Veep candidate Gov. Sarah Palin. O'Reilly also takes (another) swipe at NBC News -- and warns McCain about the impact this kind of … [Read more...] about Fox’s O’Reilly Defends Obama And Warns McCain On Pig Lipstick Charge
Remembering The 911 Double Tragedy
As I battled the traffic this morning from Culver City to my San Diego home I knew what was on my mind as I shut off the radio after fruitlessly trying to find a left or right talk show that wasn't involved in angry partisan demonization. Usually it didn't bug me listening to talk show hosts spending three hours explaining why only one party (theirs) is honorable and has good … [Read more...] about Remembering The 911 Double Tragedy
Palin’s Interview With Gibson
ABC has posted excerpts. It's basically entirely about foreign policy (except a brief digression on Palin's religious beliefs in which Gibson was simply awful -- as in, asking unfair questions with false assumptions awful), and most of it seemed pretty standard aggressive, blustering, conservative fare. Oh, and she seemed to commit us to going to war with Russia if they … [Read more...] about Palin’s Interview With Gibson
Palin doesn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is
Forget the war with Russia quote. Yes, that was a terrifying - but clarifying - moment in that it revealed the utter folly of pushing NATO membership for Georgia or Ukraine. Smart politicians are never supposed to admit to a possible war with Russia, even if it's technically possible. And her "perhaps so" comment is getting WIDE play already (front page on the Washington Post, … [Read more...] about Palin doesn’t know what the Bush Doctrine is
Canoodling with Clinton, Obama Courts the Cosi Commuters
Barack Obama tried to patch things up with the predominant Democratic dynasty today, lunching with Bill Clinton near his Harlem office before going to his joint appearance with John McCain at ground zero. If the food was any guide of Obama's future as a candidate and president, the mushy middle is where he's headed. The lunch menu, according to the campaign, was a choice of … [Read more...] about Canoodling with Clinton, Obama Courts the Cosi Commuters
McCain Campaign Spin Control Glitch: Palin Says War With Russia Might Be Necessary
Sometimes spin control plans -- even those that audaciously change the rules of the media-politician game as practiced over the last half of the 20th century up until this month -- can go wrong. ABC News' exclusive and highly-touted interview with the still-under-wraps-from-the-media GOP Vice Presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin has produced a headline that is probably … [Read more...] about McCain Campaign Spin Control Glitch: Palin Says War With Russia Might Be Necessary
9-11
Pat Bagley, Salt Lake Tribune … [Read more...] about 9-11
Presidential Campaign 2008’s REAL Post Convention Knock Out Punch
It's all about the ground game -- as Al Giordano outlines in detail in this eye-opener here. … [Read more...] about Presidential Campaign 2008’s REAL Post Convention Knock Out Punch
Ron Paul Brings Calls on Third Party Presidential Candidates to Unite Against Two Party System
In what Ralph Nader called the beginning of a political realignment, Republican Congressman and former Candidate for President Ron Paul held a press conference yesterday in which he brought together the presidential candidates of the Green, Libertarian, and Constitution parties as well as perennial presidential candidate, Ralph Nader, and called on the American people to reject … [Read more...] about Ron Paul Brings Calls on Third Party Presidential Candidates to Unite Against Two Party System
“Hockey Mom” fades, “Lipstick Season” awaits
“Hockey Mom” is still pulling great ratings, but I saw my first “I’m sick of” comment in the media pages today. Tomorrow, “HM” episodes will have been on the air 24/7 for two weeks, with almost no change in the dialogue. Sarah Palin says the same lines, over and over again. It’s worse than being forced to watch nothing but “Survivor” 24/7 for two weeks. Pretty soon, nothing … [Read more...] about “Hockey Mom” fades, “Lipstick Season” awaits
9-11, Just This
Just this. The day the planes were hijacked, they were bound for California; many people were coming home to Calif to their loved ones. When you think of this day and you think of the many lost at the Pentagon, at the Trade Towers and in the field at Pennsylvania, think too of the 180+ California families who lost everything dear to them that day. Many of you know that … [Read more...] about 9-11, Just This
The Homeless Vote
Some folks in the comments of my last post asked about whether homeless people have the right to vote, given that they don't have a home (and thus, perhaps, a permanent address). Ask and I shall deliver. The National Coalition for the Homeless has a state-by-state chart detailing the rules. The verdict seems to be "theoretically, they can vote, but in some states there are … [Read more...] about The Homeless Vote