At the Republican Convention, the public desire that dominated the elections two years ago--to get out of Iraq--will be low on the agenda, buried under John McCain's rhetoric about "victory" with "honor." But as a New York Times editorial points out, McCain is alone in trying to sell that grotesque claim: "Iraq’s leaders are pushing a timetable that would have American … [Read more...] about Burying Iraq as an Issue
Use Your Cell Phone To Help (Just Don’t Do It While Driving)
In what I consider to be a nice sign of non partisanship, both the McCain and Obama campaigns have begun to help publicize a way we can all give a little help to our fellow citizens along the Gulf Coast (and perhaps help in advance for those in Georgia and South Carolina) The major cellular phone providers are working together to let you donate money to the American Red … [Read more...] about Use Your Cell Phone To Help (Just Don’t Do It While Driving)
Goodbye Gustav, Hello Hanna
If the latest reports hold true, it looks like the people of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region in general have dodged a bullet. Thanks to the fact that Gustav moved more quickly than expected, it was not able to pick up as much energy as had been feared. As a result the storm landed as Category Two and now has been downgraded to a Category One. Although there is … [Read more...] about Goodbye Gustav, Hello Hanna
Sarah Palin’s Commander-In-Chief Experience
In order to boost Palin's "experience" credentials, including her national security and defense credentials, and her experience to be Commander-in-Chief "on Day One," the McCain campaign and her supporters have been touting that, as Alaska Governor, Palin has extensive experience in such national defense roles as the Commander-in-Chief of the Alaska National Guard. But, … [Read more...] about Sarah Palin’s Commander-In-Chief Experience
Obama’s Press
Gary McCoy, Cagle Cartoons … [Read more...] about Obama’s Press
Live From New Orleans, It’s Gustav!
I'm told that the best TV coverage is here: Live Video Feed Coverage from New Orleans TV Stations WGNO, WWL, WDSU, WVUE … [Read more...] about Live From New Orleans, It’s Gustav!
Can This Get Any Weirder?
Sarah Palin today announced that her 17-year old daughter Bristol is pregnant. She will marry the father. Word comes from McCain sources that the family announced this in response to rumors that Palin's son Trig, who has Down's Syndrome, was actually Bristol's baby. Those rumors have been effectively quashed by this photo taken in April, just before Trig's birth. There … [Read more...] about Can This Get Any Weirder?
What’s In Your Meat?
We have no idea and, thanks to the Bush administration, we legally can't find out: A federal appeals court has ruled that the government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for mad cow disease. Because the Agriculture Department tests only a small percentage of cows for the deadly disease, a Kansas meatpacker, Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, wanted to test all … [Read more...] about What’s In Your Meat?
McCain, Palin, Gustav
Rainer Hachfeld, Neues Deutschland, Germany … [Read more...] about McCain, Palin, Gustav
Civil Rights Roundup: 09/01/08
Your daily dose of civil rights and related news I wasn't planning on doing this today, but tomorrow I'm taking my girlfriend to the airport and likely won't have time to post. So tomorrow will be my holiday, and today you get a roundup. In a whole new level of cattiness, Republican lawmakers in California tried to block courthouse improvements in retaliation over the … [Read more...] about Civil Rights Roundup: 09/01/08
Bill Kristol Lowers His Standard on “Experience”
Well, Bill Kristol, who spent a whole afternoon "with Palin a little over a year ago in Juneau,"---probably more than McCain spent with Palin before "vetting" her last week---is excited about McCain's "bold vice-presidential pick," and, after having "followed her career pretty closely," believes that she "can pull it off" in "A Star Is Born?" After having harped for 18 … [Read more...] about Bill Kristol Lowers His Standard on “Experience”
One Most Likely Biting the Dust
On Friday, as part of a list of potential issues which looked as if they might complicate (if not stick a knife in) the Republican ticket following the selection of Sarah Palin, I wondered "if the following would turn into a story." The "following" in that case was a set of pictures which began circulating of the Governor questioning whether or not she was actually pregnant … [Read more...] about One Most Likely Biting the Dust
Palin Factor in New Gallup Poll with Obama 6-Point Lead?
A new Gallup Daily tracking poll taken after the Democratic convention and after Republican Senator John McCain picked Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate shows Democratic Presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama's lead down two points. Obama now has a 6 point lead. Both Gallup and a website that analyzes polls suggest this means (1) Obama didn't get much of a convention … [Read more...] about Palin Factor in New Gallup Poll with Obama 6-Point Lead?
Quote of The Day: On Sarah Palin’s Experience
Michael Kinsley, writing in his unique style in the Washington Post, on Republican Senator John McCain's pick for Vice President Gov. Sarah Palin: It seems like only yesterday that the Republican Party was complaining about Barack Obama's lack of foreign policy "experience." (As a matter of fact, when I started writing this, it actually was yesterday.) Even now, the … [Read more...] about Quote of The Day: On Sarah Palin’s Experience
Campaign Trail: The Wrong Attacks at the Wrong Time
You have to give McCain campaign manager Rick Davis credit for one thing: he’s quickly becoming a master of the “damned if you do, damned if you don’t” strategy. Or perhaps we could better characterize it as a page from the “Do as I say, not as I do” school book. As we continue to await Gustav’s unwelcome arrival somewhere to the West of New Orleans today, Rick was busy – and … [Read more...] about Campaign Trail: The Wrong Attacks at the Wrong Time
Gustav
4 AM Advisory Eric Berger: Gustav nears land; New Orleans' fate in question NOLA: GUSTAV WADING ASHORE AS CATEGORY 3 … [Read more...] about Gustav
My Part In Margaret Cho’s “The Cho Show” On VH1 As It Appeared On The Air
On Saturday I wrote THIS POST about my apparence on comedienne Margaret Cho's new VH1 reality-sitcom "The Cho Show." Click on that link you'll get the full background to how this came about, what the taping was like and watch a web promo for the episode. Here is the actual part of the segment in which I appear, from the program as shown on VHI. (Some adult material) … [Read more...] about My Part In Margaret Cho’s “The Cho Show” On VH1 As It Appeared On The Air
Rest For Just a Moment: The Life Force Made Visible
I saw this for the first time tonight and watched it several times in pure joy. I loved watching the people in it, I've always had a thing for beefy people and skinny people (yes, prob should have a shrink look at that. lol) Catch the fellow at the far right in Brisbane. Or the little children so completely on joyous fire, or the 'give it everything you've got no matter who's … [Read more...] about Rest For Just a Moment: The Life Force Made Visible
McCain Picks Palin
Mike Keefe, The Denver Post … [Read more...] about McCain Picks Palin
‘Days of the Awakening Councils are Numbered’: From Iraq’s Azzaman
Now that Iraq's Sunni 'Awakening Councils' appear to have vanquished al-Qaeda in Iraq, is the United States prepared to 'throw them under the bus' as it were, in order to obtain a much-desired long-term security agreement with the Shiite-dominated government in Baghdad? According to this article by Fateh Abdulsalam of Iraq's Azzaman newspaper, the answer to that question … [Read more...] about ‘Days of the Awakening Councils are Numbered’: From Iraq’s Azzaman