May 17, 2008
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Massive Blowback To NARAL's Obama Endorsement
This backlash is undermining the focus and credibility of NARAL. Its supporters decry and renounce the endorsement of a candidate who indisputably supports, in full, the organization's policies and agenda, simply because it is not their preferred woman candidate of choice? That just looks bad. It makes NARAL appear unprincipled. posted 05/15/2008 at 11:49:49
Obama Calls Reporter 'Sweetie' In Michigan
This must be drinking game between journalists - try to derail Obama's campaign using nothing but the 4 taste zones of the tongue. First up was bitter. Now, we have sweet. Next up will be sour, followed, last but not least, by salty. Stay tuned. posted 05/14/2008 at 17:29:09
Obama Focuses On November, Clinton On West Virginia
The people of VW have decided that YOU should be driving a brand new 2008 Jetta. posted 05/13/2008 at 18:32:55
West Virginia Primary: Good Morning America Meets An Uninformed Voter
Journalists seem to have completely lost the ability to ask meaningful follow-up questions. Just once I'd like a reporter to get beyond the stupid gloss of "whether or not Obama is a Muslim" (he's not) and ask the follow-up question begging to be asked - even if he is, can you please explain why that matters to you - why would you not vote a person simply because he/she is a Muslim? This question would instantly expose the lack of factual basis supporting these voters' views. By not asking this follow-up question, reporters are essentially conceding the point that a Muslim is not worthy of a vote. posted 05/13/2008 at 15:57:10
Obama Starts Off The Day With Superdelegates
(my comment was supposed to be in reply to comments disagreeing with the pledged delegate switching to Obama.) posted 05/13/2008 at 11:17:55
Agreed. And I think it would be a great idea for Obama to publicly state that, while he appreciates Jack Johnson's support, he should remain pledged to Hillary.
As others have hinted, I cannot help but question Johnson's motives here. It seems to be almost a way to help Clinton, by creating the appearance of flux and uncertainty where in fact there is none. This switch will allow Clinton's camp to say "nothing is decided until the convention, pledged delegates are free to switch sides, that could still happen, and hey look, Obama just benefitted from such switch so you can't cry foul."
Obama does not need pledged delegates to switch to his side and it just creates more empty talking points for Clinton to continue. posted 05/13/2008 at 11:16:40
As others have hinted, I cannot help but question Johnson's motives here. It seems to be almost a way to help Clinton, by creating the appearance of flux and uncertainty where in fact there is none. This switch will allow Clinton's camp to say "nothing is decided until the convention, pledged delegates are free to switch sides, that could still happen, and hey look, Obama just benefitted from such switch so you can't cry foul."
Obama does not need pledged delegates to switch to his side and it just creates more empty talking points for Clinton to continue. posted 05/13/2008 at 11:16:40
More Than 20 Senators Tell Paper They'd Be Willing To Serve As VP
"Jim Webb Says No"
I only glanced at the article, but I don't believe the headline reflects what he said. Otherwise, why is this not a bigger story, that the person widely-considered to be the top choice for V.P. has taken his name out of consideration? posted 05/13/2008 at 13:11:21
I only glanced at the article, but I don't believe the headline reflects what he said. Otherwise, why is this not a bigger story, that the person widely-considered to be the top choice for V.P. has taken his name out of consideration? posted 05/13/2008 at 13:11:21
Schumer Changes His Mind, Says Unity Ticket Could Happen
Hillary does not want a vice-president slot. In her mind, it is beneath her. Listen to her talk, she believes she was the 2nd most important person in the White House during Bill's years, even outranking Al Gore. So in her mind, Vice-President would be a demotion.
In fact, I'd hardly be surprised if Hillary relinquished her Senate seat in the very near future. It has been President or bust for Hillary all along. Slumming as a "mere" U.S. Senator was a necessary stepping stone for her Presidential run, a box she had to check off. She might keep it long enough to stick around and see if she has an opening to run against the incumbent President Obama in 2012, but otherwise once it no longer has any possibility of leading to a Presidency, she is gone. Hillary would never continue being a public servant merely for the sake of public service. posted 05/12/2008 at 15:54:10
In fact, I'd hardly be surprised if Hillary relinquished her Senate seat in the very near future. It has been President or bust for Hillary all along. Slumming as a "mere" U.S. Senator was a necessary stepping stone for her Presidential run, a box she had to check off. She might keep it long enough to stick around and see if she has an opening to run against the incumbent President Obama in 2012, but otherwise once it no longer has any possibility of leading to a Presidency, she is gone. Hillary would never continue being a public servant merely for the sake of public service. posted 05/12/2008 at 15:54:10
Bob Barr Announces Bid For Libertarian Nomination
Great news . . . although, does this get Hillary thinking that she can now viably run as an Independent? With McCain's support splintered off, it now takes less votes for any candidate to beat him in the fall. If she were to take her voting block with her and run Independent, it could turn out to be a very close 3-way race in November. I would like to think that Hillary would not do this and put the interests of the Democratic Party ahead of her own interests but . . . well, I just cracked myself up by even giving Hillary the benefit of the doubt anymore that she would do anything beyond her own interests. posted 05/12/2008 at 12:24:40
Obama In Kentucky And West Virginia: Why Will He Lose?
I'm very disappointed in Hillary. A whole week of aggressive campaigning in West Virginia, and she has not yet stooped to promising the WV voters that she, and not her opponent, will ban mining disasters. I mean, if you're going to resort to shameless pandering, might as well go all out. posted 05/12/2008 at 13:33:37
Clinton Supporters Send Last-Ditch Obama Attack Emails To Supers
Think about the disconnect here: on one hand, Clinton is reportedly in talks asking Obama to pay off her campaign debts, while threats like these from her supporters persist. So millions of dollars of donations from Obama supporters are to go to Clinton, who has a large portion of her supporters telling us they will vote for McCain??? Taking them at their word, that's essentially giving millions of campaign dollars to the McCain campaign. So Hillary, either get these supporters of yours under control, or be prepared to look to them exclusively to dig you out of your campaign debts (if they're so committed to you, it shouldn't be a problem, right?). We won't support people who have already pledged their allegiance to the enemy with our money. posted 05/10/2008 at 13:15:56
Stop making childish, idle threats about deserting the party and just go. You people making these threats were not Democrats in the first place. The positions on important issues between Obama and Clinton are minimal (unless you're a diehard believer in the gas tax holiday). So by threatening to vote for McCain, you're saying that you don't truly care about getting troops out of Iraq; you don't truly care if McCain reloads the Supreme Court so that it rules lockstep with Scalia for the next 20 years, a change that would not only almost certainly overturn abortion rights, but many far-reaching fundamental rights found over the past 30 years in the 14th Amendment. You're willing to throw all of those crucial issues away based solely on your self-absorbed sulking because Hillary did not win. You were not a Democrat in the first place. You simply wanted a white woman who happened to be running as a Democrat to take the White House.
Like your candidate, you place far too much misplaced importance in yourself, thinking you can blackmail the party into getting your way with your withheld vote. Truth is, you"re not that important. True Democrats will rally behind Obama, and he will win without the sulky fake-Democrat vote. So, by all means, vote for McCain this fall. It will be fun watching you lose a second time. posted 05/09/2008 at 17:38:37
Like your candidate, you place far too much misplaced importance in yourself, thinking you can blackmail the party into getting your way with your withheld vote. Truth is, you"re not that important. True Democrats will rally behind Obama, and he will win without the sulky fake-Democrat vote. So, by all means, vote for McCain this fall. It will be fun watching you lose a second time. posted 05/09/2008 at 17:38:37
Report: Mark Penn Thought Dem Primaries Were Winner-Take-All
Why is this being stated as if it's past tense? To this day, Clinton's people fail to (or chose not to) understand the rules of how we are keeping score in this nomination. posted 05/08/2008 at 12:39:05
Clinton Camp Tries To Redefine Delegate Math
Dear Clinton, Garin, et al:
You are an affront to the entire concept of democracy. You offend values necessary to sustain even the most basic of civilized society, most notably the need to abide by rules, a concept grasped by 4 year children playing tee ball. You are not adults, you are children. No, you're worse than children because children do not know any better, and their misbehavior only results in a broken vase or occasional black eye, not a reckless party destruction that could result in 1000s more Americans dying in Iraq. Your reckless personal amibition is disgusting. I am ashamed to look at the "D" on my voter registration card and know that you supposedly represent some of the best this party had to offer this country, this world. posted 05/06/2008 at 12:04:04
You are an affront to the entire concept of democracy. You offend values necessary to sustain even the most basic of civilized society, most notably the need to abide by rules, a concept grasped by 4 year children playing tee ball. You are not adults, you are children. No, you're worse than children because children do not know any better, and their misbehavior only results in a broken vase or occasional black eye, not a reckless party destruction that could result in 1000s more Americans dying in Iraq. Your reckless personal amibition is disgusting. I am ashamed to look at the "D" on my voter registration card and know that you supposedly represent some of the best this party had to offer this country, this world. posted 05/06/2008 at 12:04:04
Carville: If Hillary Gave Obama "One Of Her Cojones, They'd Both Have Two"
So just so I'm clear here, James: of the 2 remaining Democratic candidates, we have a female (who is supposed to have zero testicles) who has 3 testicles, and a male (supposed to have 2 testicles) who only has one testicle. Is that right?
What are the odds, both candidates sporting an unconventional number of balls? Was there ever any other election where this was the case? I forget how many testicles Lincoln had, I'll have to go back to one of my old U.S. History textbooks.
This ball-swap proposed by James, I think it's a pretty good idea. Otherwise Hillary might come across as a testicular elitist with her 3 balls. posted 05/04/2008 at 14:10:43
What are the odds, both candidates sporting an unconventional number of balls? Was there ever any other election where this was the case? I forget how many testicles Lincoln had, I'll have to go back to one of my old U.S. History textbooks.
This ball-swap proposed by James, I think it's a pretty good idea. Otherwise Hillary might come across as a testicular elitist with her 3 balls. posted 05/04/2008 at 14:10:43
Clinton Adviser Claims Indiana Slur Video Is Conspiracy
could you give a link/source? (not doubting you, just would like to read about that) posted 05/02/2008 at 15:35:33
About this "Doctored" conclusion that's now being stated as a confirmed fact - let's be very clear with our terms here:
are we talking about "doctored" meaning that words not spoken in the original have actually been voiced over (i.e., truly doctored), or are we talking about "doctored" meaning the audio has simply been enhanced, but the content itself has not been altered? Because those are two VERY different things . . . posted 05/02/2008 at 14:47:46
are we talking about "doctored" meaning that words not spoken in the original have actually been voiced over (i.e., truly doctored), or are we talking about "doctored" meaning the audio has simply been enhanced, but the content itself has not been altered? Because those are two VERY different things . . . posted 05/02/2008 at 14:47:46
Story has now been pulled off of DailyKos??? Something very strange going on here. A story ignites and is snuffed out in a matter of hours? Updating the story to back off a bit, noting the claims that it is doctored footage (even though that is NOT true based on the original version I saw and heard) is one thing, but completely removing it? Wow . . . posted 05/02/2008 at 13:39:05
Listen to the full version Sam links above. Put on some headphones, cue up to the 4:40 mark, then turn you head away from the video so that you're listening only. You will CLEARLY hear him say "worthless white n__rs." It's indisputable, and I was originally just as skeptical as you were. posted 05/02/2008 at 12:46:53
I'll admit, I was skeptical about the "worthless wh*te n*gger" part the first several times I heard the video. I was not convinced that you could truly make out what he said, so much to the point that I came close to retracting a post I made in another thread about how the MSM will not run with this and how full of sh*t they are because of that).
Then I listened to it (both the supposedly "doctored" version and the full version from which it was taken - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_wKOgMNs0U&feature=related - they are identical) and Mickey CLEARLY says those words. This is not a fake. And it's NOT indecipherable as Mickey claims. You just need to listen through headphones. Once you pick it out once, it is impossible to miss on subsequent listens. (Not to mention the alternate interpretation Sam diplomatically offers above, doesn't make sense in context - that after called Indiana "shit," he inexplicably whispers to the midget "how'd you like to be in the White House."). posted 05/02/2008 at 12:20:03
Then I listened to it (both the supposedly "doctored" version and the full version from which it was taken - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_wKOgMNs0U&feature=related - they are identical) and Mickey CLEARLY says those words. This is not a fake. And it's NOT indecipherable as Mickey claims. You just need to listen through headphones. Once you pick it out once, it is impossible to miss on subsequent listens. (Not to mention the alternate interpretation Sam diplomatically offers above, doesn't make sense in context - that after called Indiana "shit," he inexplicably whispers to the midget "how'd you like to be in the White House."). posted 05/02/2008 at 12:20:03
Paul Kirk, Ex-DNC Chair And Superdelegate, To Endorse Obama
Holy sh*t.
Folks, we are about to witness the most blatant, indisputable proof that the MSM are completely and utterly full of sh*t, because they are not going to touch this story. This is all the Wright/bitter b.s "controversies" amplified by a factor of 1000. This is a Gary Hart/Donna Rice level bombshell. If they do not pound on this story with the relentlessness, intensity, outrage (feigned or real), and longevity that those Obama-aimed stories garnered, then we will know what we already strongly suspect - that they are hopelessly full of sh*t, something I personally will not forget even after this election resolves. I hope they prove me wrong, but I doubt they will. posted 05/02/2008 at 11:21:38
Folks, we are about to witness the most blatant, indisputable proof that the MSM are completely and utterly full of sh*t, because they are not going to touch this story. This is all the Wright/bitter b.s "controversies" amplified by a factor of 1000. This is a Gary Hart/Donna Rice level bombshell. If they do not pound on this story with the relentlessness, intensity, outrage (feigned or real), and longevity that those Obama-aimed stories garnered, then we will know what we already strongly suspect - that they are hopelessly full of sh*t, something I personally will not forget even after this election resolves. I hope they prove me wrong, but I doubt they will. posted 05/02/2008 at 11:21:38
Confusion Surrounding Robo-Calls in North Carolina
Page, you'd be wise to stop wasting time with this PR effort nobody's buying, and contact a lawyer. posted 04/30/2008 at 21:13:36
The Boss Picks A Boss: Bruce Springsteen Endorses Obama
"Philadelphia Freedom." Comparisons to the movie "Rocky." References to "Saturday Night Live." I used to think a Hillary presidency would be a bad attempt at reliving the 90s, but now it seems her nostalgia act goes back even further, circa 1976. posted 04/16/2008 at 13:09:37
Hillary strategy: quickly scramble to snag the endorsement of Bob Seger, often referred to as "the poor man's Springsteen."
Then she can accuse Obama of appealing only to the elistist version of Springsteen. posted 04/16/2008 at 12:45:45
Then she can accuse Obama of appealing only to the elistist version of Springsteen. posted 04/16/2008 at 12:45:45
Obama: "Hope And Anger Go Hand And Hand"
Excerpt from Time article Nov. 28, 2007 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1688794,00.html
There are signs of festering intolerance even among Democratic audiences, noticeably in Iowa, which has seen a surge of Latino immigration in recent years. The Democratic candidates are uniformly in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for those who have entered the country illegally. But they receive sharp " pointed " applause when they say illegals should "have to speak English" before becoming citizens. When I asked Hillary Clinton about that, she said she'd noticed it too and added, "During the 1990s, I cannot remember being asked about immigration... Why? Because the economy was working... And average Americans didn't have to go around looking for someone to blame." posted 04/15/2008 at 11:57:51
There are signs of festering intolerance even among Democratic audiences, noticeably in Iowa, which has seen a surge of Latino immigration in recent years. The Democratic candidates are uniformly in favor of comprehensive immigration reform, including a path to citizenship for those who have entered the country illegally. But they receive sharp " pointed " applause when they say illegals should "have to speak English" before becoming citizens. When I asked Hillary Clinton about that, she said she'd noticed it too and added, "During the 1990s, I cannot remember being asked about immigration... Why? Because the economy was working... And average Americans didn't have to go around looking for someone to blame." posted 04/15/2008 at 11:57:51
Pa. Voters Divided Over Obama Remarks
Notice what Hillary has done here with her ad. Despite all the feigned outrage over the use of the word "bitter," that word only makes a single passing reference in the ad. Rather, with a bit of sleight of hand, Hillary chose to focus on the "cling to guns or religion" portion only, in a vacuum, completely divorced of its context. Pushing the hot button topics of guns and religion. Thus, in this ad Hillary is validating the very point Obama was making - that pandering politicians will try to divert focus away from real issues like the economy, and people's consequential "bitterness" (Hillary has every motivation to divert these discussions with her NAFTA & Colombia issues) and instead stomp on a platform of wedge issues like religion and guns. posted 04/15/2008 at 12:51:09
Clinton: Obama Blaming Voters For His Own Failures
I'm surprised that I have yet to see any mention of a much bigger irony underlying Hillary's recent attacks against Obama focusing on religion versus his so-called elitism: Hillary's own religious beliefs, as part of her widely-reported membership in the religious group The Fellowship, are grounded upon a very explicit form of elitism!!!
The Family avoids the word Christian but worships Jesus, though not the Jesus who promised the earth to the "meek." THEY BELIEVE THAT, IN MASS SOCIETIES, IT'S ONLY THE ELITES WHO MATTER, the political leaders who can build God's "dominion" on earth. Insofar as The Family has a consistent philosophy, it's all about power--cultivating it, building it and networking it together into ever-stronger units, or "cells." "We work with power where we can," Doug Coe has said, and "build new power where we can't."
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/ehrenreich posted 04/14/2008 at 15:32:13
The Family avoids the word Christian but worships Jesus, though not the Jesus who promised the earth to the "meek." THEY BELIEVE THAT, IN MASS SOCIETIES, IT'S ONLY THE ELITES WHO MATTER, the political leaders who can build God's "dominion" on earth. Insofar as The Family has a consistent philosophy, it's all about power--cultivating it, building it and networking it together into ever-stronger units, or "cells." "We work with power where we can," Doug Coe has said, and "build new power where we can't."
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080331/ehrenreich posted 04/14/2008 at 15:32:13
Obama: McCain Is Out Of Touch, Not Me
MCCAIN: 'HILLARY CAN STILL PULL IT OFF';
SENATOR PREFERS CLINTON CONTEST
Mon Apr 14 2008 10:46:19 ET
**Exclusive**
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has confided to his inner circle that Hillary Clinton may yet be the Democratic nominee, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, a development the senator from Arizona would personally welcome!
"Look, I know something about long odds, they had me written off last summer," McCain explained over the weekend, according to a top source.
McCain would prefer to go up against Clinton in the general election, insiders reveal.
He has instructed his campaign staff to "chill out" on countering Hillary Clinton's torrent of claims and promises as primary voting comes to an end over the next 6 weeks.
McCain made the tactical decision to downplay Clinton's tale of Bosnia sniper fire, leaving some McCain staffers frustrated and perplexed.
Instead, the critical focus has been on Barack Obama. McCain's official website features 14 press releases taking on Obama since the first of the year, only 3 for the former first lady.
Developing... posted 04/14/2008 at 13:51:29
SENATOR PREFERS CLINTON CONTEST
Mon Apr 14 2008 10:46:19 ET
**Exclusive**
Republican presidential hopeful John McCain has confided to his inner circle that Hillary Clinton may yet be the Democratic nominee, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned, a development the senator from Arizona would personally welcome!
"Look, I know something about long odds, they had me written off last summer," McCain explained over the weekend, according to a top source.
McCain would prefer to go up against Clinton in the general election, insiders reveal.
He has instructed his campaign staff to "chill out" on countering Hillary Clinton's torrent of claims and promises as primary voting comes to an end over the next 6 weeks.
McCain made the tactical decision to downplay Clinton's tale of Bosnia sniper fire, leaving some McCain staffers frustrated and perplexed.
Instead, the critical focus has been on Barack Obama. McCain's official website features 14 press releases taking on Obama since the first of the year, only 3 for the former first lady.
Developing... posted 04/14/2008 at 13:51:29
It is very telling is that Mayhill Fowler wrote an article 4 days earlier about the same fundraisers. (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mayhill-fowler/obama-says-no-to-foreign_b_95357.html) that strangely made no mention of the "bitter" comment. So either: (1) Obama's comments, when heard live and in context, were so innocuous they did not immediately raise a red flag even to Fowler, somebody clearly there with an agenda. Only after scouring over the transcript she prepared did the "bitter" comment emerge " gothcha! Or (2) Fowler "held back" the bitter remarks angle for strategic reasons, perhaps to tip Hillary's camp and give them lead-time to prepare attacks to unleash once the article dropped. Either way, Fowler's agenda is transparent and pathetic.
So it gives me great satisfaction that Fowler's hatchet job has backfired and caused her candidate to paint herself into a corner yet again. By aligning herself with McCain in fake outrage claiming that "small-town Americans are not bitter, they're happy!" Clinton has forced herself into espousing the losing side of the debate, aligning herself with McCain's denials of the state of the economy. Clinton has unwittingly reinforced herself as the status quo, Washington poltics-as-usual candidate, in stark contrast to Obama's message of change, in more vivid detail than Obama's campaign ever could have achieved alone.
Mayhill, I will raise a glass of champagne next January during Obama's inauguration and celebrate your failure. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:33:47
So it gives me great satisfaction that Fowler's hatchet job has backfired and caused her candidate to paint herself into a corner yet again. By aligning herself with McCain in fake outrage claiming that "small-town Americans are not bitter, they're happy!" Clinton has forced herself into espousing the losing side of the debate, aligning herself with McCain's denials of the state of the economy. Clinton has unwittingly reinforced herself as the status quo, Washington poltics-as-usual candidate, in stark contrast to Obama's message of change, in more vivid detail than Obama's campaign ever could have achieved alone.
Mayhill, I will raise a glass of champagne next January during Obama's inauguration and celebrate your failure. posted 04/14/2008 at 12:33:47
Axelrod: Obama Regrets But Won't Apologize For His Remarks
Let's see, Hillary Clinton: voted for the Iraq war. Co-sponsored anti-flag burning bill. Her tacit endorsements of McCain. And now pandering to voters with this denim Toby Keith brand of guns and patriotism - Hillary is now officially no longer working from the Rove playbook in merely a figurative sense, but now literally quoting from it, almost verbatim (below). Wait, she's running as a Democrat? Because she appears to be more Republican than McCain.
Karl Rove, who says he is doing politics "under the radar," signals to GQ the coming Obama campaign. Frontally: The traditional elitist attacks used with such success against Gore and Kerry. More subtly: Suggestions about his patriotism . . .
Rove: "There are Democrats, particularly blue-collar Democrats, who defect to McCain because they see McCain as a patriotic figure and they see Obama as an elitist who's looking down his nose at 'em. Which he is. . ."
GQ: Do you see the elitist thing in other ways?
Rove: Obama is coolly detached and very arrogant. I think he's very smart and knows he's smart, but as a result doesn't do his homework.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0408/A_preview_of_things_to_come.html posted 04/13/2008 at 00:28:25
Karl Rove, who says he is doing politics "under the radar," signals to GQ the coming Obama campaign. Frontally: The traditional elitist attacks used with such success against Gore and Kerry. More subtly: Suggestions about his patriotism . . .
Rove: "There are Democrats, particularly blue-collar Democrats, who defect to McCain because they see McCain as a patriotic figure and they see Obama as an elitist who's looking down his nose at 'em. Which he is. . ."
GQ: Do you see the elitist thing in other ways?
Rove: Obama is coolly detached and very arrogant. I think he's very smart and knows he's smart, but as a result doesn't do his homework.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/jonathanmartin/0408/A_preview_of_things_to_come.html posted 04/13/2008 at 00:28:25
Don't Be Fooled: Obama Is Actually Leading Hillary By 1-2 Million Votes
Without weighing in on the validity of this article's numbers (calculating the tip on the dinner tab is the most math I like to do in a given day), the article's elaborate calculations, and the comments attempting to refute those calculations, only serve to underscore the absurdity of reframing the finish line as "most popular vote" in the middle of a process. The game is "most delegates won." Period. There is no standardized conversion measure to use at this point that has the the precision of, say, converting dollars to yen. This is a dangerous and potentially very destructive argument that is being floated around by the Clintons (because it has a gut appeal even though it is unworkable), and they know it. posted 04/11/2008 at 11:35:38
Clinton Firm's Deal Left Pennsylvania Churches In Shambles
So that's what you took from that article, huh? posted 04/10/2008 at 14:57:32
Time Mag: How Obama's Mom Made Him Who He Is
"Late 50's. Visiting coffee shops in Seattle was not normal. They didn't exist."
Wow. When exactly do you think these space-age "coffee shops" first emerged? I'm not a board-certified beverage science expert (it's more of a hobby for me), but I'm quite sure that both coffee and shops that dispensed said coffee existed in the 50s (yes, that's even before Starbucks), and furthermore, it has been and continues to be commonplace to refer to diner-type restaurants as "coffee shops." And before you ask, people in Seattle ate breakfast even back in the 50s, and "coffee shops" existed to serve them. posted 04/10/2008 at 13:01:41
Wow. When exactly do you think these space-age "coffee shops" first emerged? I'm not a board-certified beverage science expert (it's more of a hobby for me), but I'm quite sure that both coffee and shops that dispensed said coffee existed in the 50s (yes, that's even before Starbucks), and furthermore, it has been and continues to be commonplace to refer to diner-type restaurants as "coffee shops." And before you ask, people in Seattle ate breakfast even back in the 50s, and "coffee shops" existed to serve them. posted 04/10/2008 at 13:01:41
"This was in the late 50's. To the best of my recollection, there were no coffee shops in Seattle to be visiting."
Wow. When exactly do you think these space-age "coffee shops" first emerged? I'm not a board-certified beverage science expert (it's more of a hobby for me), but I'm quite sure that both coffee and shops that dispensed said coffee existed in the 50s (yes, that's even before Starbucks), and furthermore, it has been and continues to be commonplace to refer to diner-type restaurants as "coffee shops." posted 04/10/2008 at 12:38:27
Wow. When exactly do you think these space-age "coffee shops" first emerged? I'm not a board-certified beverage science expert (it's more of a hobby for me), but I'm quite sure that both coffee and shops that dispensed said coffee existed in the 50s (yes, that's even before Starbucks), and furthermore, it has been and continues to be commonplace to refer to diner-type restaurants as "coffee shops." posted 04/10/2008 at 12:38:27
Clinton Camp: It's A Miracle We're Not Behind In Pennsylvania
"We all know that the road to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue runs through Pennsylvania."
This line has the amazing quality of not becoming any less irritating or trite, no matter how many times you hear it. It is the campaign talking point equivalent of the song "What's Going On" by 4 Non Blondes. posted 04/09/2008 at 16:50:19
This line has the amazing quality of not becoming any less irritating or trite, no matter how many times you hear it. It is the campaign talking point equivalent of the song "What's Going On" by 4 Non Blondes. posted 04/09/2008 at 16:50:19
Lanny Davis: Obama's Wright Problem
"Nobody thinks that Barack Obama harbors those thoughts. But that's not the issue." --Senior Hillary adviser Harold Ickes, 4/1/08
"Clearly Mr. Obama does not share the extremist views of Rev. Wright. He is a tolerant and honorable person. But that is not the issue." --Lanny Davis.
Lanny, if you're going to make the lame assertion that you "speak only for yourself in this column," at least take a minute to change the wording from the Clinton talking points memo.
And incidentally Harold and Ickes, the fact that nobody (yourselves purportedly included) believes that Obama holds those views - yes, in that fact IS the issue. That's the only possible relevance bringing up Rev. Wright's words could have - an insinuation that Obama himself holds similar views - and you profess to deny that point at the outset. posted 04/09/2008 at 13:44:33
"Clearly Mr. Obama does not share the extremist views of Rev. Wright. He is a tolerant and honorable person. But that is not the issue." --Lanny Davis.
Lanny, if you're going to make the lame assertion that you "speak only for yourself in this column," at least take a minute to change the wording from the Clinton talking points memo.
And incidentally Harold and Ickes, the fact that nobody (yourselves purportedly included) believes that Obama holds those views - yes, in that fact IS the issue. That's the only possible relevance bringing up Rev. Wright's words could have - an insinuation that Obama himself holds similar views - and you profess to deny that point at the outset. posted 04/09/2008 at 13:44:33
"I have tried to get over my unease . . ."
Cut the shit. I have more respect for the Republicans and Fox News when they raise these sort of tactics, because at least they are upfront about it - "I am attacking you with this." Clinton's camp tries to employ this disingenuous "oh shucks, it really pains me to have to bring this up," "we don't want to raise this but, you know the Republicans will" (as if Democrats are powerless to not let the Repubs dictate the discourse of our own nomination process). Clinton folks, at least have the spine to call it what everybody knows it is - you guys rejoiced when the Rev. Wright thing came out (if you did not play a hand in putting the smear clip together in the first place); much to your disappointment, it did not kill Obama's candidacy and hand Hillary the nomination on a silver platter; but you're not going to give up on the issue just yet. Own up to your actions. posted 04/09/2008 at 10:41:59
Cut the shit. I have more respect for the Republicans and Fox News when they raise these sort of tactics, because at least they are upfront about it - "I am attacking you with this." Clinton's camp tries to employ this disingenuous "oh shucks, it really pains me to have to bring this up," "we don't want to raise this but, you know the Republicans will" (as if Democrats are powerless to not let the Repubs dictate the discourse of our own nomination process). Clinton folks, at least have the spine to call it what everybody knows it is - you guys rejoiced when the Rev. Wright thing came out (if you did not play a hand in putting the smear clip together in the first place); much to your disappointment, it did not kill Obama's candidacy and hand Hillary the nomination on a silver platter; but you're not going to give up on the issue just yet. Own up to your actions. posted 04/09/2008 at 10:41:59
Clinton-Backing Congressman: "Her Minister Will Not Appear In McCain Commercials"
Much worse, McCain's ads against Clinton would feature Hillary herself. True, a lot of people would find that to be unfair, dirty politics, trying to associate Clinton with such a despised, controversial figure (herself), but McCain would not be able to resist the open opportunity.
Of course, many would find it very odd that McCain was running ads against somebody who was not even on the ballot. posted 04/07/2008 at 16:55:03
Of course, many would find it very odd that McCain was running ads against somebody who was not even on the ballot. posted 04/07/2008 at 16:55:03
Obama: No Need For Foreign Policy Help From V.P.
Nope, haven't really noticed that one. But I can think of a fairly large example of Obama breaking your claimed "trend" of following Clinton's foreign policy "lead."
Can you guess it?
Oh, come on guess! It will be fun.
Ok, a hint. Starts with an "I" . . .
Ends with a "q" . . . posted 04/07/2008 at 17:29:16
Can you guess it?
Oh, come on guess! It will be fun.
Ok, a hint. Starts with an "I" . . .
Ends with a "q" . . . posted 04/07/2008 at 17:29:16
Ms. Fowler,
A very weak effort. We've thought long and hard about this, and we would prefer not to give you the F that this essay deserves. So for now we're going to give you an Incomplete and let you turn in a new essay in two days. If your work does not show improvement, we will have no choice but to have you attend summer school.
Regretfully yours,
Minimal Journalism Quality Standards posted 04/07/2008 at 17:13:04
A very weak effort. We've thought long and hard about this, and we would prefer not to give you the F that this essay deserves. So for now we're going to give you an Incomplete and let you turn in a new essay in two days. If your work does not show improvement, we will have no choice but to have you attend summer school.
Regretfully yours,
Minimal Journalism Quality Standards posted 04/07/2008 at 17:13:04
Hillary Clinton Asks Obama Pledged Delegates In North Dakota To Switch
"We have not, are not, and will not pursue the pledged delegates of Barack Obama."
-Clinton Campaign Spokesman Phil Singer, Feb. 19. posted 04/06/2008 at 17:33:19
-Clinton Campaign Spokesman Phil Singer, Feb. 19. posted 04/06/2008 at 17:33:19
No Re-Vote In Michigan A Blow To Clinton
Please read below and tell us how this overt attempt by Clinton to overturn REAL, ACTUAL VOTES jives with all of these bullsh*t cries of her sudden concern about disenfranchised votes in Michigan and Florida. [hint: it's a rhetorical question. You can't reconcile the 2 positions. It's too bad mouths only have 2 sides to speak out of, otherwise Hillary could be much more productive].
CLINTON ASKS OBAMA PLEDGED DELEGATES IN NORTH DAKOTA TO SWITCH
Political Radar | ELOISE HARPER and SUNLEN MILLER | April 5, 2008 04:31 PM
Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state's caucus in February. posted 04/05/2008 at 19:12:57
CLINTON ASKS OBAMA PLEDGED DELEGATES IN NORTH DAKOTA TO SWITCH
Political Radar | ELOISE HARPER and SUNLEN MILLER | April 5, 2008 04:31 PM
Sen. Hillary Clinton made a blunt appeal to North Dakota delegates to switch their support to her, despite the fact that Sen. Barack Obama handily defeated her in the state's caucus in February. posted 04/05/2008 at 19:12:57
"Where is the media on this story"
What, the 50/50 split proposition? Do a Google search, this idea has been proposed by Obama, DNC members, numerous elected officials, and journalists for months. So to answer your question, they have been, it's just not a new story. posted 04/05/2008 at 15:30:30
What, the 50/50 split proposition? Do a Google search, this idea has been proposed by Obama, DNC members, numerous elected officials, and journalists for months. So to answer your question, they have been, it's just not a new story. posted 04/05/2008 at 15:30:30
"Shall we send flowers?"
No flowers needed, but maybe a few more bottles of your whine. posted 04/05/2008 at 15:28:08
No flowers needed, but maybe a few more bottles of your whine. posted 04/05/2008 at 15:28:08
"Obama has been the one standing in the way of this happening" . . . "[Obama] didn't have to take his name off the ballot."
ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOU AND EVERY OTHER CLINTON SUPPORTER WHO KEEPS SPOUTING THIS HORSESHIT: Nobody's buying it. You don't even buy it yourself. You couldn't possibly be that stupid. To take one of Hillary's crowning achievements in lying and deception - the fact that she agreed with the other main Democratic candidates that Michican would not count, but then was the only one to shamelessly leave her name on the ballot [I'm not sure why this in and of itself has not been a bigger issue, a blatant early-on example of her willingness to lie and backstab even her own fellow Democrats!] and then try to twist and contort the fact that Obama abided by the agreement, played by the rules, and took his name off the ballot is somehow a dirty act by HIM . . . well again, just stop. It does not make sense and you know it. Use that minute you spend typing up another fist-pounding rant about Obama "disenfranchising" Michigan and Florida, and do something productive - send an email to a friend, cut your fingernails, make a cup of tea. It's not necessary to keep trying to hammer away at this illogical point. posted 04/05/2008 at 12:47:16
ANNOUNCEMENT TO YOU AND EVERY OTHER CLINTON SUPPORTER WHO KEEPS SPOUTING THIS HORSESHIT: Nobody's buying it. You don't even buy it yourself. You couldn't possibly be that stupid. To take one of Hillary's crowning achievements in lying and deception - the fact that she agreed with the other main Democratic candidates that Michican would not count, but then was the only one to shamelessly leave her name on the ballot [I'm not sure why this in and of itself has not been a bigger issue, a blatant early-on example of her willingness to lie and backstab even her own fellow Democrats!] and then try to twist and contort the fact that Obama abided by the agreement, played by the rules, and took his name off the ballot is somehow a dirty act by HIM . . . well again, just stop. It does not make sense and you know it. Use that minute you spend typing up another fist-pounding rant about Obama "disenfranchising" Michigan and Florida, and do something productive - send an email to a friend, cut your fingernails, make a cup of tea. It's not necessary to keep trying to hammer away at this illogical point. posted 04/05/2008 at 12:47:16
Clinton Under Fire Over False Story Of Health Care Horror
[Hillary sets aside a few million from 100 mil stash to pay for the upcoming defamation case filed against her by the hospital]. posted 04/05/2008 at 12:29:24
Hillary Clinton Tax Returns: See Full Details
Textbook news dump on a Friday afternoon before the weekend hiatus and the MLK 40th anniversary distraction (hey, I'm not knocking it, Obama and every politician uses this same tactic, it's just funny in its predictability). I would be shocked if there is anything of much interest in the returns, other than the fact that they're loaded, which we already knew. They pay their accountants to be shrewd, and I'm sure the Clintons have the shrewdest of the shrewd. Nothing untoward is just going to jump out of the schedules. If anything weird were there, it would be buried under layers and layers of S companies, holding companies, etc that would take sleuth work to unravel. And no matter what they say, don't rule out an "oops, we just uncovered 'errors' in our returns, we're amending them" move, say, 8 or 9 months from now after the election scrutiny has passed (i.e., "mis-itemizing"). posted 04/04/2008 at 17:58:19
Mark Penn Apologizes For Colombia Free Trade Work
There have been way too many petty smears in this nomination process, against both candidates, but THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM. This story pretty much takes EVERY SINGLE charge that has been leveled against Obama, stuffs them into a neat little box wrapped in a bow, and FedExs it back "return to sender" at Clinton herself - only now with the added benefit of actual proof:
-NAFTA, protecting American jobs, "steward of the economy" " yet here is her chief advisor whispering to foreign governements something different than her public opposition.
-Reverend Wright and the notion that advisor"s beliefs/positions necessarily impute to the candidate " yet here we're told to believe that Clinton and her campaign advisor can somehow compartmentalize and hold diametrically opposed positions. They have not so willing to give Obama that benefit of the doubt.
-Hillary is "vetted" versus Obama"s unknowns " and yet huge unknowns like this arise . . .
-Lobbyist ties need not compromise positions " yet Penn could not suspend his lobbyist interests that conflicted with his "constituency" (Hillary) even for the short duration of this campaign.
-Experience, "ready on day one" - either Hillary knew about Penn's meeting, or was inexcusably unaware of what goes on around her. Either way, the "error in judgment" does not speak well to her job readiness.
IF (big if) the media fully hashes out this story as it has done with far less important issues, this could easily torpedo Clinton in Pennsylvania, and thus her posted 04/04/2008 at 15:52:46
-NAFTA, protecting American jobs, "steward of the economy" " yet here is her chief advisor whispering to foreign governements something different than her public opposition.
-Reverend Wright and the notion that advisor"s beliefs/positions necessarily impute to the candidate " yet here we're told to believe that Clinton and her campaign advisor can somehow compartmentalize and hold diametrically opposed positions. They have not so willing to give Obama that benefit of the doubt.
-Hillary is "vetted" versus Obama"s unknowns " and yet huge unknowns like this arise . . .
-Lobbyist ties need not compromise positions " yet Penn could not suspend his lobbyist interests that conflicted with his "constituency" (Hillary) even for the short duration of this campaign.
-Experience, "ready on day one" - either Hillary knew about Penn's meeting, or was inexcusably unaware of what goes on around her. Either way, the "error in judgment" does not speak well to her job readiness.
IF (big if) the media fully hashes out this story as it has done with far less important issues, this could easily torpedo Clinton in Pennsylvania, and thus her posted 04/04/2008 at 15:52:46
Clinton's Rendell: There's 50% About Obama We Don't Know
Jake Trapper, you left out the most important, obvious question: did Rendell smell like cigarette smoke? Come on Jake, did your overly keen sense of smell and investigative skills let you down? posted 04/04/2008 at 11:21:44
Clinton Adviser Mark Penn Meets To Discuss Free-Trade Pact That Hillary Opposes
Nicely done, memoryaid. This and numerous other recent instances of Clinton's own words coming back to haunt her are the most tangible indicator of how her brand of politics is a relic of the past. Before widespread internet use, before Google, before political blogs, before YouTube, it was all too easy to spout blatant lies and have them go unchecked. By the time the lie was refuted, if ever, it was stale. Now, statements can be readily refuted almost instantaneously through nothing more than a simple Google search. Yet, the Clinton campaign has failed to adapt (although I doubt even if Hillary recognized this new reality, she could stop her habitual lying, old habits die hard). posted 04/04/2008 at 12:24:47
"You don't choose your family, but you choose your chief campaign strategist." posted 04/04/2008 at 10:14:28
Clinton's Push For Popular Vote Win May Not Persuade Superdelegates
"One thing that's always forgotten in the discussion on popular vote, is that 3 caucus states that Obama won (Washington, Maine, and Iowa) vs 1 that Hillary won (Nevada) are not included in the popular vote tally. If these states were included, Obama's popular vote advantage would be greater than the realclearpolitics tally."
Exactly. People who are pushing the popular vote alternate way of keeping score are not called out on this huge hole in the argument nearly enough. It's like the holiday party episode of "The Office" where Michael didn't like the oven mitt he received in Secret Santa, so he changes the rules mid-game to Yankee Swap, leading to absurd results like Ryan receiving a desk plague with the name Kelly on it. When you change the rules midstream, it's always going to lead to unintended, unjust results. posted 04/02/2008 at 10:30:04
Exactly. People who are pushing the popular vote alternate way of keeping score are not called out on this huge hole in the argument nearly enough. It's like the holiday party episode of "The Office" where Michael didn't like the oven mitt he received in Secret Santa, so he changes the rules mid-game to Yankee Swap, leading to absurd results like Ryan receiving a desk plague with the name Kelly on it. When you change the rules midstream, it's always going to lead to unintended, unjust results. posted 04/02/2008 at 10:30:04
Top Clinton Aide: Wright Is Key Issue In My Talks With Superdels
If you take an issue that you know to be racially charged and has great tendency to pit whites against blacks, and even though you claim to not agree with the negative connotations embedded in the issue, you nonetheless seize upon those tendencies and perpetuate and exploit the issue for your own personal gain " explain to me how that itself is not a shameful display of racism? In fact, how is this exploiting white fears about blacks for personal gain of a white person not the most disgusting form of racism there is, since it is not grounded in actual conviction (albeit misplaced) arising out of ignorance or misunderstanding, but rather made with full, calculated knowledge? posted 04/01/2008 at 20:49:37
The Clinton supporters" cries that they will vote for McCain if Hillary fails to secure the nomination suddenly makes perfect sense: it"s not a protest vote, it"s the fact McCain will be the only other Republican on the ballot if she"s not on it. Easy choice for them . . . I love how Hillary and "its" supporters always clad their despicable conduct in lofty terms that they are just doing what the Republicans will do. Oh, how altruistic of you Hillary, I"m so sorry to have doubted your motives. I must have misinterpreted you when you said Obama is unqualified to be President. posted 04/01/2008 at 17:35:08
Clinton Compares Herself To Rocky Balboa: We "Have A Lot In Common"
Way too many softball punchlines with this one . . . neither knew when it was time to quit, both lost to the black guy, both are works of complete fiction . . . etc etc. Anyway, this "I'm a fighter" line is yet another empty slogan not bourne out by the facts. Hillary claims she secretly opposed NAFTA, yet she worked to support it anyway. Hillary says she held reservations about going to war in Iraq, but voted for it anyway. I fail to see the "fight" in her. Or, to push this lame boxing analogy, when the bell rings she usually just throws in the towel. Where's the fight? Ignoring the best interests of the Democratic Party for her own selfishness doesn't make her a fighter, it makes her a egomanial narcissist, and for all intents and purposes, a Republican. posted 04/01/2008 at 14:37:49
Lou Dobbs Says Anti-Clinton Media Bias "Worsening"
As an Obama supporter, I freely admit and recognize that there have been clear media biases, but they have gone both ways (see Keith Olbermann, who barely attempts to veil his Obama support - maybe this is why he's one of my favs, versus Dobbs/Blitzer/CNN and their Clinton love). These biases have always been there, and will always be there. What has been troubling and annoying this election cycle is the extent to which the media has interjected itself as part of the news story itself, rather than just reporting it. Lou's doing just that here. The Fox News endless loop of Rev. Wright and the innocuous "typical white person" comment - causing their own anchors to protest - hey, another story created by and involving the media itself! The Scotland journalist exploiting an off-the-record comment from Samantha Powers. The American bureau of the Canadian News twisting the remark that Clinton's camp had contacted Canadian officials about NAFTA into a story about Obama having done so. The New York Times . . . too many weak pieces of biased journalism to list but the McCain/lobbyist piece sticks out in particular. Whether pro-Obama, pro-Hillary, or pro-McCain, the media is really showing its ass these days. Get over yourselves and just report the news. posted 04/01/2008 at 13:15:16
Two Senior Advisors: We'll Tell Hillary To Resign If She Loses Indiana
"Time heals all wounds." Or, in the words of John Lennon, time wounds all heels. The longer Clinton sticks around, the more wounded her legacy is becoming. More Lennon words for Clinton: "you'll get yours yet, however big you think you are." posted 03/31/2008 at 14:53:49
Clinton made clear on Saturday that she will drag this out kicking and screaming all the way to the Convention, Democratic Party be damned. Much more disturbing was her proclamation that she would not drop out until "Florida and Michigan" are resolved. Translation: Team Clinton are already planning that this thing will end up in court. In other words, even finishing up the remaining primaries is not her end game. Even after the voting is over and she has "officially" lost, Hillary will brandish the last weapon in her arsenal and inflict the ultimate, fatal blow to Obama and the Democratics hopes of winning in November - filing lawsuits that they know will fail but will irreparably brand Obama's nomination with a taint of "illegitimacy," ensuring his defeat in November. It's beyond pathetic. It's beyond shameless. But mark my words, that's where this thing is going. posted 03/31/2008 at 13:44:21
Hillary Claims She "Spoke Out Against" NAFTA Starting In 1992
The Clinton campaign never thinks through how its spins fit in the overall message. Regarding NAFTA, all recorded accounts reveal that she supported the act. Yet, the counter-argument now is that she actually opposed it in private circles. Fine. Regarding Iraq, she voted for the war. Yet, the counter-argument now is that she didn't read the full report and actually held reservations about going to war. Ok, Hillary. But, when people hear these conflicting positions, they can only draw 1 of 2 conclusions: either she is now lying about her prior positions, or she is not even close to being the "fighter" she claims to be, but rather is all too easily prone to simply lay down her fight - and even affirmatively support - criticial issues she claimed to secretly oppose. Either way she looks bad. They take a relatively minor screwup (e.g., the embellishment of her Bosnia trip) and offer an "excuse" that makes it much worse (e.g., she "was sleep-deprived" - so when you're overly-tired, which will happen from time to time if you're President, you have a tendency to concoct stories such as being attacked with gunfire by foreign countries?). posted 03/31/2008 at 11:37:53
Clinton Misrepresents Obama's Professor Credentials
This just in: the Clinton camp also cold-busted the guy on Gilligan"s Island. He wasn"t "The Professor" at all. Gilligan, The Skipper, The Millionaire and his wife, the Movie Star, and the rest must now refer to him as "The Lecturer." posted 04/01/2008 at 21:13:21
Here's why it's relevant: there has to be some motivation, some underlying POINT for the Clinton camp's continued harping on the whole professor/lecturer dichotomy. That point is ostensibly that Obama padded his resume, with the underlying implication that one doesn't need to pad their resume unless their true credentials are lacking. So the whole point of this charge is an implication that Obama's credentials are subpar. As I and many others simply point out that, whether Obama's job title was professor with a lowercase p or a capital P, his credentials are exactly the same - he taught a tough course at a top tier law school. This argument is all the more petty because Obama hasn't premised his campaign on his experience as a law professor. In fact, I've heard many remark that they didn't even know about it until these snippy attacks came out. And that's another great irony here: Clinton's attacks have accomplished nothing but draw emphasis to another Obama plus, while making herself look small and petty in comparison. Not a great strategy, but what the hell do I know, I don't make millions of dollars like Mr. Penn. posted 04/01/2008 at 12:30:23
You have no idea how Law Reviews work, do you? Law Reviews by and large consist of articles written by professors, judges, and other legal scholars. Every Law Review student is required to write their own article, but they typically do not get published. Rather, the primary objective for law review students is compiling and editing the articles for publication. But don't let facts stop you from being "astonished." posted 04/01/2008 at 10:15:50
The University of Chicago School of Law is consistently ranked as one of the TOP 3 or 4 law schools in the country, behind only Yale, Harvard (where Obama graduated), and sometimes Stanford. Students at the school graduated at or near the top or their classes in college, and have near perfect entrance exam scores. I'd guess that far less than 20% of applicants get accepted. A large component of the criteria for ranking law schools is the quality of its teaching faculty. Bottom line: you don't step foot in front of a class to teach at this school, whether you a lecturer, professor, or whatever pay-grade title, unless you are a superstar in the field. Furthermore, based on my own law school experience (I graduated from a Top 10 school, I didn't have the grades to get into UoC), ConLaw - the subject Obama taught - is probably the most intellectually challenging subject taught in law school. ConLaw involves far less "black letter law" than most other law subjects. It is about interpretation, policy, theory, thinking, seeing not just the black and white (absolutely no pun intended) but all the grays that are in the Constitution - the "penumbras" found in landmark Supreme Court decisions (incidentally, these are skills that will serve Obama well when he is President). Obama taught one of most mentally vigorous and challenging subjects at one of the top law schools in the country. This "issue" raised by the Clinton campaign is an absolute joke. posted 03/31/2008 at 23:33:54
This post WOULD have been persuasive if it contained even a modicum of original thought instead of a mere regurgitation of tired, rehased Clinton talking points. Rezko! Rev. Wright! Try to stick to the topic at hand, which is this ludicrous attempt to make something out of this professor thing. I'm constantly baffled by the issues of contention raised by the Clinton camp, but this one is particularly puzzling. Where are they going with this, where does it get them even if they are right? Is the point that Obama is not good/bright/accomplished enough to be a tenured professor? The guy was Editor of Harvard Law Review. So it's really just nothing but a terribly attenuated "he's a liar" argument, even though the University of Chicago has already backed him up (are they "liars" too?). This hair-splitting tortured argument between tenured/non-tenured professor is pathetic on its face, and much more so when emanating from the campaign camp that just had to explain away its tale of sniper fire entirely fabricated out of whole cloth. This makes prior month's laugable allegations of "plagiarism" look like a meaty issue in comparison. posted 03/31/2008 at 18:07:34
Cash Strapped Clinton Fails To Pay Bills
"Her campaign, say representatives of the two companies, has stopped returning phone calls . . ." Try calling at 3 am, you can reach her then. posted 03/30/2008 at 18:10:51
Obama-Clinton: A Murder-Suicide in Progress, and How to Stop It
Shot at by snipers, now turning guns on herself . . . Hillary's not having much luck with bullets. Anyway, good proposal but unfortunately might do more harm than good. Clinton's only chance is if Obama becomes "unelectable." That's the jumping off point upon which everybody agrees. But the point that this proposal misses is that Hillary is hellbent on ACTUALLY BRINGING ABOUT Obama's unelectability. Even if she "dropped out" of the race in the strict sense, does anybody really believe that she would stop working behind the scenes to tear down Obama? That's the only way she could ever reach her coveted goal of getting to the White House. Given that, I'd just assume have her continuing her campaign so at least her tactics are out in the open, rather than concealed under guise of a campaign that has gracefully stepped aside, removing any accountability, when it really hasn't. posted 03/28/2008 at 13:59:01
Obama Gets Boost; Clinton Urged to Quit
You are pathetic. Sulk like a baby because your candidate didn't win the nomination if you must, but in doing so, you forfeit any right to complain about the continuation of the Iraq war. posted 03/28/2008 at 13:26:23
Great news. Oh, but wait, doesn't endorsing Obama automatically render that person "unimportant"? Crap, the old Clinton-conducted Catch 22. posted 03/28/2008 at 10:21:35
Senator Lindsey Graham: "Joe Lieberman Is A National Treasure"
McCain: as old as "a national monument" posted 03/27/2008 at 14:25:49
Time Mag Cover: "How Al Gore Could Save The Democrats"
I love Gore, but this proposal is an insult to Obama. Why is this even being discussed? We don"t have a TIE that requires a tiebreaker brokered solution. Obama is winning and will win short of steps that throw democracy out the window. Despite the media"s attempts to portray the nomination as a horserace, and despite Hillary"s desperate efforts to render Obama "unelectable," both are complete MYTHS. Obama has garnered voter support and enthusiasm that is unprecedented in its breadth and depth, and has done so even despite running against the most powerful establishment in politics, the Clintons. He is running ahead or roughly even in polls against McCain even now, when he"s fighting both McCain and Clinton at the same time. Once Obama has the nomination and it"s a fair one-on-one fight where he can focus his efforts solely against McCain, he will pull away from McCain by large margins. In Obama, the Democratic Party has been handed the best, most captivating candidate it has fielded in decades. To even float the idea that the party would throw away that opportunity and play right into Hillary"s childish strategy of "if I can"t be President, neither can Obama" is absurd. posted 03/27/2008 at 10:46:07
Clinton Donors Object to Pelosi Comment
Dear Hassan Nemazee, Steven Rattner, Maureen White, Stan Shuman, and Alan Patricof: I respond to your letter using nothing but Bill Clinton's own words from earlier today: Why all the "moaning and groaning?" "Saddle up!" Remember, "if your candidate doesn't wanna get beat up, she shouldn't run for office." --Signed, Nancy Pelosi. posted 03/26/2008 at 16:15:51
Clinton: This Race Will Last Three More Months
It's so clever when Clinton supporters refer to him as "Barry." These are the same people that glom onto lame sayings like "don't go there," "talk to the hand," and the latest greatest one, "threw ___ under the bus." posted 03/26/2008 at 11:13:37
Yet again, twisted "truth" willfully being foisted on the American public by Hillary. Bill "running behind" Bush and Perot in June "92 has nothing to do with the current situation, because neither was a challenger to Bill for the Democratic nomination. Classic example of rephrasing the question and then answering that different question. posted 03/26/2008 at 10:23:09
Clinton: Wright "Would Not Have Been My Pastor"
This pissy vindictiveness perfectly reflects their candidate. Some Obama supporters would vote McCain over Clinton because her nomination mathematically could only come via overriding the pledged delegates. But when 28% of Clinton supporters say they"ll vote for McCain, they"re doing so through nothing more than childish sulking that their candidate lost. Suit yourselves. posted 03/26/2008 at 10:13:01
It is very telling that McCain has refrained from exploiting this Wright story to his advantage, and Huckabee went out of his way to support Obama, yet Hillary cannot show such restraint. She is more Republican than the Republicans. It's pathetic how Hillary initially declined any comment on the story, out of feigned respect for Obama (when in fact it was because she thought the story would carry out its destruction on its force). To her chagrin, rational thought (and Obama's brilliant speech) intervened, and the story didn't catapult her into the lead as she expected. So she began trying to keep the controversy alive, not overtly (that would create a huge backlash), but rather in veiled code of raising "concerns about electability" to the superdelegates. That didn't work either. Now, becoming more desperate, she has finally resorted to overtly exploiting the story. Was there ever any doubt? posted 03/25/2008 at 14:34:09
Obama Posts Six Years Of Tax Returns
Feel that sting, Phil? What a beatdown! posted 03/25/2008 at 13:09:17
Clinton Camp: Hillary Misspoke About Her Role In Bosnia
Imagine an analogous situation if Hillary were merely seeking a job with a law firm, instead of the Office of The President of The United States of America: posted 03/24/2008 at 18:14:23
Post of the day. Nicely done. posted 03/24/2008 at 16:43:35
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