today | Red County SARASOTA COUNTY (FL) | We are all so besieged by the drivel that Greens put out daily that it is easy to forget how idiotic it is and, in many cases, how deceitful it is. I recently received an emailed news release with the... Read » |
today | American Ostriches | Maxwell Street: Chicago, Illinois, 1949 Boardwalk: Coney Island, New York Cross a Street, Turn a Corner. R Rated: Huh? PERVERT: The Disillusionment Of Paradise A Baby, And He Blinked ... Read » |
today | Actions in NW Indiana | ATTORNEY GENERAL CANDIDATE CHARLOTTE DENNETT AND WORLD RENOWNED PROSECUTOR VINCENT BUGLIOSI TO DELIVER TO SORRELL A DEBATE CHALLENGE ON THE JURISDICTION OF PROSECUTING BUSH IN VERMONT TIME AND PLACE: ... Read » |
today | CNN's Sylvester again cropped Michelle Obama comments | Summary: A day after CNN's Lisa Sylvester cropped Michelle Obama's recent statement about "run[ning] your own house" to suggest that the comments were an attack on Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sylvester agai... Read » |
today | CNN's Crowley cropped Obama quote, omitting his assertion that "[w]e're going to have to fight" every day until election | CNN's Crowley cropped Obama quote, omitting his assertion that "[w]e're going to have to fight" every day until election . Summary: On Anderson Cooper 360 , Candy Crowley asserted: "The polls nationwi... Read » |
today | Arizona running back Nic Grigsby has something to prove against USC | Olympics Outdoors Action Sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf NCAA Basketball NCAA Football High Schools Hockey Auto Racing Boxing / MMA Horse Racing Soccer Tennis .... Read » |
today | Rice dismisses Iran's concern for Iraq | PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has dismissed Iran's bid to stand up for Iraq as hypocritical, accusing it of cross-border meddling that has only harmed Iraqis. Iranian... Read » |
today | Oh, That Joe! (No. 33 in a Series) -- North Carolinians Don't Seem to Buy Joe The Biden's' NASCAR Analogy | Oh, That Joe! (No. 33 in a Series) -- North Carolinians Don't Seem to Buy Joe The Biden's' NASCAR Analogy . October 23, 2008 1:40 PM At a Thursday morning rally deep in the heart of NASCAR country, ... Read » |
today | Currently On RedState: Where s Obama s proof of citizenship? | Barack , McCain , Partisan Nonsense Yes, one of the top conservative blogs is still pushing the idea that Obama is a foreigner because he won t respond to a frivolous lawsuit being pushed by a disgru... Read » |
today | JULIE LOCKHART | While the main advantage of adding Sarah Palin to the Republican ticket has been to energize the right wing base, there was initially speculation that Palin might help McCain get the support of women ... Read » |
today | Latest McCain Robo-Slime Says Obama Will Slow Development Of "Life Saving Drugs" | Still more McCain robo-slime: The latest McCain campaign robocall hits Obama's health care plan as a "massive government takeover of health care" that will jeopardize Medicare and Social Security. For... Read » |
today | 33 Minutes of Fearmongering | The Russians aren't fooled by continual protestations that America's missile defense plans are aimed at "rogue states" - none of whom yet has the capability of throwing a nuke at the U. and who probab... Read » |
today | Karl Rove Says Rural Pennsylvanians Really DO Cling To Guns and Religion | In a classic case of IOKIYAR, Newshounds catches Karl Rove echoing the same meme on Hannity & Colmes for which Sean Hannity was only to happy to use to castigate Barack Obama last summer.], Hannity as... Read » |
today | What's the deal with Sarah Palin's medical records? | Jay began writing politically themed commentary and founded his blog, Swimming Freestyle , in October 2007. Here he'll write about politics from a progressive perspective. One can make a case that no... Read » |
today | Bush preparing to re-establish diplomatic outpost in Iran | The Bush administration will announce in mid-November, after the presidential election, that it intends to establish the first U. diplomatic presence in Iran since the 1979-81 hostage crisis, accordin... Read » |
today | Furthermore, H. Martin s comment was posted from a central Florida RoadRunner account. Not conclusive, but | Why I Won t Be Voting For John McCain Every time I post something about the problem for liberty-minded conservatives with the direction the Republican Party has been taking since the first George Bush... Read » |
today | FalseMedicareCharges | In an article addressed to senior citizens of America, Doug Holtz-Eakin, Senator McCain s chief domestic policy adviser, assures us that John McCain poses no threat to Medicare (. According to Holtz... Read » |
today | Election doubts over Ahmadinejad's health | He is renowned for his long hours and hectic schedule, but the stress of high office may be taking its toll on the health of Iran's president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and jeopardising his political futur... Read » |
today | New York flat on sale for $60m | Property markets may be crashing worldwide, but in the world of New York real estate one building remains apparently untouched: 740 Park Avenue. This week Courtney Ross, widow of the funeral parlour d... Read » |
today | I would not spend a dime at Manhattan Mini Storage | If you think people are not gratuitously mean to Governor Sarah Palin check out this photo. The photo is of an ad created by Manhattan Mini Storage and placed all over the F train that OTR Producer ... Read » |
today | US transfers 'triangle of death' to Iraq | US forces yesterday in what officials called a further sign of security gains across the war-torn nation. Turns Over Authority for Key Area to Iraqi Authorities BAGHDAD, Oct. military on Thursday ga... Read » |
today | Barbara Jean | Why Let Wealth Remain Hoarded? 2 comments by Terry , Damen Why Doesn't Palin Just Leave The Election In God's Hands?.] Sarah Palin - Cindy McCain Caption Challenge 18 comments by Pam , mottdeterre , g... Read » |
today | KASICH: The Most Vicious Attacks in the 2008 Campaign Have Been Directed at Sarah Palin | OHIO REP. JOHN KASICH: I think she is getting a little bit better coverage now. But, you know, look, I can t explain to you when they knock somebody down why they stay on you, but, you know, it s kind... Read » |
today | How McCain Can Still Win | By John Avlon Author, Independent Nation Barack Obama is taking two days off the campaign trail to visit his ailing grandmother in Hawaii. This gives the McCain campaign their last best shot to own ... Read » |
today | The political norm | Editor, Whatever happened to the "good ol days" when politicians told the truth, considered the opposition to be honorable, and did not tell lies that would cause an ordinary man or women to slither o... Read » |
today | Republicans Spend $150,000 On Palin's Wardrobe (from renzaglia) | Alan Greenspan, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, was questioned on Capital Hill Thursday to determine his part in the financial crisis, NewYorkTimes. Greenspan denied that he was a part of ... Read » |
today | McCain Rallies Joes of the Trades | ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, Fla. Senator John McCain embarked today on what his campaign billed as a Joe the Plumber tour across Central Florida, but Joe the Plumber was not along for the ride. He was simp... Read » |
today | McCain's 'Joe the Plumber' tour reaches Sarasota | SARASOTA -- Republican presidential nominee John McCain finished a sweep from Florida's east coast to the west on Thursday night, trying to appeal to small business owners and criticizing his rival's... Read » |
today | Rollins, not bitter, clings to idea that votes of Minnesota s dead Indians denied Reagan 84 sweep | Rollins, not bitter, clings to idea that votes of Minnesota s dead Indians denied Reagan 84 sweep . On CNN s American Morning show today, at the end of a segment about controversial comme... Read » |
today | SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THE MANOLO BLAHNIKS | These poor devils can t catch a break, can they? This morning s sugary breakfast treat is the news that well, linger, if you will, over the first few grafs of Politico s story: The Republican Nation... Read » |
today | Spirit of Joe McCarthy Possesses Michele Bachmann | Bachmann accusing Obama of having anti-American views. Bachmann blaming Chris Matthews for twisting her words. Making Joe McCarthy s ghost proud by accusing the Democratic presidential nominee of har... Read » |
today | McKnight back in practice | Olympics Outdoors Action Sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf NCAA Basketball NCAA Football High Schools Hockey Auto Racing Boxing / MMA Horse Racing Soccer Tennis .... Read » |
today | Former Bush aide voting for Obama | CNN) Scott McClellan, the former White House press secretary who sharply criticized President Bush in his memoir last spring, told CNN Thursday he's voting for Barack Obama. "From the very beginning... Read » |
today | Bill Wolff on Maddow, Matthews and MSNBC In Its Prime | If you've been reading this blog the last couple of months you've probably read your share of Rachel Maddow profiles. There was The Washington Post , The Philadelphia Inquirer , The Los Angeles Times ... Read » |
today | Opie's for Obama | Jay began writing politically themed commentary and founded his blog, Swimming Freestyle , in October 2007. Here he'll write about politics from a progressive perspective. Terreece Clarke Parenting E... Read » |
today | Maximum Strength Mick | There WILL be a podcast this week. No podcast last week, either, but I'm hoping this week we'll be able to do one. Sorry, I haven't written anything, but for the first time in almost two years -- and... Read » |
today | The Goldwaters Endorse Obama | Ever since the primary campaign for President began, what seems so long ago, I have related to readers of Emptywheel and FDL just how strong of a distaste that long time native Arizonans have always h... Read » |
today | U.S. urges Iraq officials to OK SOFA agreement | From wire reports WASHINGTON The Bush administration on Wednesday warned of "real consequences" for Iraq if it rejects a newly negotiated security pact. Without a deal, the United States could be f... Read » |
today | OMG! It's The New Battlestar Intro | OMG! It's The New Battlestar Intro. McCain's Glass House: Gordon Liddy, Top Google Search Term.antuan on When CNBC's Jim Cramer Raged Against The Machine, Prophetically. MTV's 'America's Best Dance Cr... Read » |
today | Elisabeth Hasselbeck Tries, Fails to Defend Sarah Palin | You gotta hand it to Elisabeth Hasselbeck . On The View today, the resident conservative hot mess at least gave it the ol' college try, attempting to explain why Sarah Palin is qualified to be U. Unfo... Read » |
today | Glenn Beck, Headline News, Obama, Cal Thomas, Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Sponsors, Fox News, and other Honorable Christian Conserva | Glenn Beck, Headline News, Obama, Cal Thomas, Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Sponsors, Fox News, and other Honorable Christian Conserva . I was forced to write this opinion while watching Glenn Beck tonight... Read » |
today | McCain Reportedly Declines Meeting with Billy Graham | Conservative news outlet Newsmax is reporting that its attempts to facilitate a meeting between John McCain and longtime pastor-to-the-presidents Billy Graham have been rebuffed by the McCain campaign... Read » |
today | Religious Conservatives Revolt Against... Mitt? | The movement conservatives that had long-standing problems with John McCain have begrudgingly come to accept him. Now some of them are threatening to leave McCain again. According to a newspaper ad ta... Read » |
today | The Horse s Mouth | Here s a cardinal rule of journalistic writing: Don t float a quote. But the San Francisco Chronicle does just that, in a report on Sarah Palin s appearance in Nevada (first in Reno and then in Hender... Read » |
today | Battleground polls: Obama 47%, McCain 46 | Thursday poll puts the presidential vote at 48 percent for Barack Obama and running mate Joe Biden versus 45 percent for Arizona Sen. Four percent are undecided in the new poll conducted by George Was... Read » |
today | George Bush is a total idiot | Mr George Bush is a total idiot! Why would anyone think that by basically wiping out a total country is doing any good? and why should he even be there? Its not any of his business!! And why would you... Read » |
today | McKinney wins Debate, Nader close second | The Presidential Debate tonight was exceptionally eye opening and informative to the American People, who got to hear not 2 views but 6 visions for America and the Presidency. Including all six candid... Read » |
today | KEEPING CNN HONEST ! (DAY 2 and still no apology to Gov Palin!) | CNN is really disgraceful they do the unthinkable present the Republican candidate for VP (yes, Governor Palin) with a quote that is WRONG and INSULTING and when CNN gets caught, what does it do? A... Read » |
today | OPEN THREAD ! BLOG!! | My name is John McCain and I made a big DOODIE in my pants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My name is John McCain and I made a big DOODIE in my pants !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My name is John McCain and I made ... Read » |
today | Mplsvala, I agree, Susie seems to be saying that it is perfectly acceptable to use the power of her office to settle a personal vendetta!! I am sure t | Peggy Noonan wrote a piece for the Wall Street Journal this week called "Palin's Failin'." Basically, she says that she has no idea whatsoever what Sarah Palin stands for. Um, are we on the same plane... Read » |
today | Azerbaijan president to visit Iran | Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev will reportedly pay an official visit to the Islamic Republic by the end of the current year. "Officials of the two countries are making preparations for the visit,"... Read » |
today | Iran's stance toward Israel 'unchanged' | Iran's Parliament speaker Ali Larijani has rejected the notion that Tehran has softened its stance toward the Israeli regime. During a news conference in the Bahraini capital of Manama on Wednesday, L... Read » |
today | Shocked: 23 Yr Old Mccain Volunteer Attacked and Mugged | This is horrible - I m a big supporter of Barack Obama but you can t blame him for what stupid people do. This is definitely not the way to get out the vote . The attacker is described as a 6 foot ... Read » |
today | "anti-American" | Rep. Michele Bachmann, furthering the McCain campaign's attack on Barack Obama's patriotism, told Chris Matthews on Friday that she is "concerned that [Obama] may have anti-American views." Matthews a... Read » |
today | ABC's 'Nightline' Gleefully Investigates 'the Palin Problem' | Nightline" anchors Martin Bashir and Terry Moran sarcastically investigated "the Palin problem" on Wednesday's edition of the program. And while Moran did offer Sarah Palin some positive analysis, he ... Read » |
today | John McCain s Scribbles Revealed! | Ever the dogged journalists, we here at VF.com had to know what John McCain was so energetically scribbling on that legal pad of his during the final presidential debate last night. So we raided the t... Read » |
today | Bipartisanship and threats of war toward Iran | Update II) Two former Senators -- conservative Democrat Chuck Robb and conservative Republican Dan Coats (that's what "bipartisan" means) -- have a jointly authored Op-Ed in The Washington Post today ... Read » |
today | Iraq takes over 12 th province from US | TEHRAN/BAGHDAD: The draft US-Iraq security accord is aimed at keeping Iraq weak to help America pillage the country, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday. The Americans have shown... Read » |
today | The argument for Palin in 2012 | Jay began writing politically themed commentary and founded his blog, Swimming Freestyle , in October 2007. Here he'll write about politics from a progressive perspective. Eddie Graveline Mixed Marti... Read » |
today | Hold the press accountable also | Funny, isn't it: whenever she speaks directly, and isn't filtered through the MSM editing room, she seems entirely lucid and coherent. And yet, whenever what she says is edited by the MSM, she appears... Read » |
today | Polls, schmolls, and the future ahead | LA Times reported that McCain "has not budged" from balance budget pledge but didn't report that his chief economic policy adviser has. Times reported McCain claim about Obama's response to Lewis stat... Read » |
today | Bob Cesca | E-mail: robertcesca@hotmail.com Bob Cesca is the author of the forthcoming book ONE NATION UNDER FEAR -- a collection of blog-style essays which examine the politics of fear during the "dark ride" of ... Read » |
today | Biden: Time to get up and bring about change | Are you an undecided voter?. Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden on Thursday urged North Carolina residents to move past the "politics of division and diversion" practiced by his Republ... Read » |
today | McCain's Slim Hopes: Can Obama 'Close'? | Is it "over"? Well, all the indicators -- from polls to money to troops on the ground -- suggest an Obama victory.) slim hopes for an upset rest primarily on the fact that in several crucial battlegro... Read » |
today | Poll: No on Prop 8 Retains Shrinking Lead | California. (9/9-16) No (preserves marriage equality) 52 (55) Yes (eliminate gay marriage) 44 (41) In this poll, we see a steadily shrinking lead for the right to marry. But don't forget that other po... Read » |
today | Palin's $150,000 makeover | Sarah Palin's wardrobe joined the ranks of symbolic political excess on Wednesday, alongside John McCain's multiple houses and John Edwards' $400 haircut, as Republican expressed fear that weeks of ta... Read » |
today | Dow rallies; NASDAQ ends at 5-year low | The central barometer of the U. economy, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, ended its worst week in history on October 10, 2008. 1 The Dow is a stock market index comprised of the average performance ... Read » |
today | Bill Edgar | Much as already been written of the symbolism of Caroline and Ted Kennedy, daughter and brother of John F. Not only is Obama now carrying the torch of the Kennedy years, he has also received the suppo... Read » |
today | Bush intends to establish U.S. diplomatic outpost in Iran | Latin America ties prompt China's entry in development bank. Health care: Both candidates' plans promise radical change. Despite 'Joe,' Obama still gaining in key states, poll finds. Obama's lead wide... Read » |
today | Pardon Me, Congress? | Jlennon I bet they will not 54 sec ago. Another Possible Source of Names and Addresses -- An illegal One 1 hour 50 min ago.. and i think I might be able to answer one question David. I recieved mine d... Read » |
today | Study: Media Goes Negative on McCain | A new study by the Project for Excellence in Journalism has found that media coverage of Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been over three times as negative than coverage of his Democr... Read » |
today | Barack Obama said at a press conference yesterday to explain Biden s comments | RICHMOND - Joe Biden is no shrinking violet and the Obama campaign knew as much when the Democratic nominee selected the Washington veteran as his running mate. After all, it was Biden who called Bara... Read » |
today | A Vehicle Promoting Evil | A Vehicle Promoting Evil By Isi Leibler ^t5[INTERNATIONAL/ISRAEL] Five years ago, I wrote that the civilized world would benefit from the dissolution of the United Nations, already then a dysfunctiona... Read » |
today | Obama or McCain, Iran Stance Won't Change | Obama or McCain, Iran Stance Won't Change By Michael Rubin [INTERNATIONAL] On November 4, Americans will go to the polls to elect their next president. But even as rival candidates Barack Obama and Jo... Read » |
today | Iran urges Iraqi solidarity on SOFA | TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (UPI) -- Iranian officials said all Iraqi ethnic and political groups should stand in unity in negotiations with Washington over the long-term security arrangement. Iranian President M... Read » |
today | US-Iraq pact seeks to enable 'pillage': Ahmadinejad | US soldiers scan an area in Arab Jabur, January 2008. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the draft US-Iraq security accord is aimed at keeping Iraq weak to help America "pillage" the coun... Read » |
today | By Nearly 8-to-1, Voters Say Journalists Want Obama to Win | Voters overwhelmingly believe that the media wants Barack Obama to win the presidential election, a Pew Research Center for the People and the Press survey released Wednesday discovered. Specifically... Read » |
today | Coming Out of the Closet | Some people say it s genetic.Some people say it s a disease or a mental disorder. I have spent most of my adult life trying to figure this thing out.Why do I think and behave the way I do?For years I ... Read » |
today | Confirmed: McCain Supporter Attacked with Knife/ UPDATED: FL Incident Unreported? | UPDATE : More details coming from KDKA television, the CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh: PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ? Pittsburgh police are investigating after a volunteer for the Republican campaign says she was a... Read » |
today | BIAS MSM in the Tank for Barack Obama One Cannot Deny the Facts the MSM is Obama Propaganda | One Cannot Deny the Facts the MSM is Obama Propaganda According to the PEW Research Center s Project for Excellence in Journalism the media has been in the tank for Barack Obama in a most decided way.... Read » |
today | Transcript: The last presidential debate | Posted: 10/23/2008 Below is a transcript of the last presidential debate, as provided by the Associated Press, and as moderated by Bob Schieffer. And welcome to the third and last presidential debate ... Read » |
today | View from the Right: Obama tax plan 'plumb' crazy | This Election Day could usher in a crushing blow to the American dream. Within hours of meeting Joe the Plumber, Americans from all over the country flooded my inbox with their stories. Joe the Plumbe... Read » |
today | Ohio Secretary of State | The Raw Story | Ohio sec. of state hit by death threats, cyberattacks Looks like the GOP is scared to death of losing this state. That is what is so brillient about the Obama campaign , they are doing... Read » |
today | Readers beware! | Pundits are warning that Governor Palin s attacks on Obama s relationships could backfire, because they deviate from the issues. But who a president chooses to associate with is precisely the issue es... Read » |
today | GOP's argument: Don't give President Obama a blank check | CNN) A new Republican ad appears to suggest Barack Obama has all but won the presidential race, an argument several vulnerable Senate Republicans may have to reluctantly embrace with only days until... Read » |
today | NY allows Bloomberg new mayor bid | The city council in New York has voted in favour of extending the limits on the mayor's terms of office, allowing Michael Bloomberg to run again. Mr Bloomberg was due to stand down from the high-profi... Read » |
today | Obama vs McCain: The final debate | UPDATE: 7:30PM PST Final closing arguments just sum up what has already been discussed. McCain wants the opportunity to 'serve his country again'. Obama wants the 'opportunity to work hard for his cou... Read » |
today | US candidates battle over economy | The US presidential candidates have attacked each other once again on economic issues as they continued to campaign across key battleground states. John McCain, the Republican candidate, told voters i... Read » |
today | Police department cutbacks and 'patriotic' taxation | Jay began writing politically themed commentary and founded his blog, Swimming Freestyle , in October 2007. Here he'll write about politics from a progressive perspective. Darrell Proctor Business Ex... Read » |
today | Mahoney gives self 'F minus' on morals | F minus -- on a curve. Asked to grade his, um, performance, embattled Florida Rep. Tim Mahoney gave himself an A for his legislative record and an F minus for his personal conduct, according to Sc... Read » |
today | Mind the Gap: U.S. Wage Disparity Worst Among 30 Nations | Looks like the dictum, "Work hard and get ahead," is another myth gone bust, along with the other pretty bubbles that make up the American Dream. A new three-year study deflates the notion of social m... Read » |
today | The Bachmann Two-Step: Tells MSM One Thing, Wingnuts Another | Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has developed an intriguing habit amid her efforts to deal with the fallout over her McCarthyesque rant on Hardball last week. In mainstream public forums, she either trie... Read » |
today | Mccain gets more media flak than | Vaiko arrested for pro-LTTE remarks, slams Manmohan Amroha girl chose jeans, not burqa, joined ISRO Bengal ration scandal s high-profile face flaunts CPM contacts, leads statewide protests Hindu group... Read » |
today | Bill O'Reilly Laments a Possible Democratic WH and Congress and Get This...A Complicit Press | The Roger Ailes led FOX News is actually saying this stuff. A big talking point coming out of the right wing press is that poor America might be subjected to a Democratic-led government after the elec... Read » |
today | RNC uses Rudy Giuliani and Fox News in robocalls | John's already posted about the RNC's new ads using FOX News and Andy Martin. But they're not done with the fear-mongering and the blatant lies to scare away voters from Barack Obama. TPM reports that... Read » |
today | This is an important issue??! | WASHINGTON -- Should we care that the Republican Party spent $150,000 on new clothes for Sarah Palin? There is no easy answer to that question, but how you answer it probably will reflect how you inte... Read » |
today | Mary Mapes | Mary Mapes worked in television news for 25 years, the last 16 years at CBS News, where she received numerous awards, including the coveted Peabody. In 2004, working with Dan Rather at 60 Minutes II, ... Read » |
today | Florida More Dangerous than Iraq | According to Australian Filmmaker George Gittoes, there is more violence in Miami, Florida than there is in Iraq. Gittoes latest documentary, Rampage, compares and contrasts life of an ordinary famil... Read » |
today | The Press Stares at Palin s Skirts to Avoid Looking at Obama | Tommy DeSeno Attorney/Writer Henry David Thoreau warned not to trust any enterprise that requires new clothes. News that the RNC may have spent $150,000 on new clothes for Sarah Palin has been widely ... Read » |
today | Freedom of Information Hurt by Newspaper Revenue Losses, Journalists Tell National Press Club Forum in Seattle | Freedom of Information Hurt by Newspaper Revenue Losses, Journalists Tell National Press CLUB FORUMS Oct. 23 SpRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- All types of news media depend on a robust newspaper indust... Read » |
today | Kevin Drum: Proposition 8 Update | PROPOSITION 8 UPDATE. A new poll shows that California voters remain opposed to a ban on gay marriage: But the poll also found that support for Proposition 8, which would amend the state Constitution ... Read » |
today | The Invisible Battle Over Posse Comitatus | A largely silent battle has been fought over the president's ability to deploy military troops in the United States. Overturning longstanding statues limiting this ability has implications for martial... Read » |
today | McCain Has Terse Response To Palin Shopping Issue | Presidential candidate John McCain isn't happy about having to explain why the Republican Party has had to buy running mate Sarah Palin $150,000 in clothes, hair styling and accessories. McCain was as... Read » |
today | SURPRISING. AND GUTSY | Mayor Barrett is a liberal. But he also seems to understand what excessive taxes and regulation would do to the city's economy. Today he came out against the city's mandatory sick pay referendum. In a... Read » |
today | Police department cutbacks and "patriotic" taxation | Jay began writing politically themed commentary and founded his blog, Swimming Freestyle , in October 2007. Here he'll write about politics from a progressive perspective. Patricia Phillips Space New... Read » |
today | Concern Over US-Iraqi Security Pact | President of the semiautonomous Kurdish region in northern Iraq, Massoud Barzani has met with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran, on the second day of his trip to Iran . President of the ... Read » |
today | Yeah, why DON'T we hear more about G. Gordon Liddy? | I remember hearing, during the height of the Don Imus blowup last year, that the I-man was going to appear on the Rev. My first reaction: "Al Sharpton has a radio show?" So when I read this morning St... Read » |
today | Gingrich: Media Attacks On Palin 'Like Watching Pravda' | Convention in St. Paul, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich has been a strongly outspoken critic of how the mainstream media have covered Alaska Gov. On Wednesday, appearing on Fox News's "On th... Read » |
today | Join Rudy 2012? | It s not hard to register a domain name, but JoinRudy2012 has a look of authenticity about it. Meanwhile, I agree with Ambinder that I think Sarah Palin should be understood as the frontrunner for the... Read » |
today | Cal's Alex Mack hits like a truck | Olympics Outdoors Action Sports Baseball Basketball Football Golf NCAA Basketball NCAA Football High Schools Hockey Auto Racing Boxing / MMA Horse Racing Soccer Tennis .... Read » |
today | The Globe to get (even less) valuable | The New York Times Co. didn't have such a hot third quarter, period --but the company seems especially down on the New England Media Group, which includes the Boston Globe and the Worcester Telegram &... Read » |
today | Deadbeat: It was not the Democratic Party that caused the Left to diffuse the anti-war | Pham Binh / October 21st, 2008 With less than a month to go before the election and Obama s inauguration a mere three months away, Lance Selfa s The Democrats: A Critical History is critical reading f... Read » |
today | 236.com staff | October 23, 2008 - Today's rat is, according to Politico's Mike Allen, "one of the most senior Republican strategists." But he wouldn't give his name, which means he's not jumping ship, but just cling... Read » |
today | Amy Poeler | Tina Fey and Amy Poeler opened the season of Saturday Night Live portraying a joint appearance between Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton. Fey did an excellent job capturing Palin, and I have never been ... Read » |
today | +12.7 | Can Obama Turn Virginia Blue? - Kyle Trygstad, RealClearPolitics - Obama's New Welfare State - Kenneth Blackwell, New York Post - How McCain Can Win Pennsylvania - Quin Hillyer, American Spectator - A... Read » |
today | New Children's Book Lets Kids Know 'Mama Voted for Obama!' | Building on the success of "Why Mommy is a Democrat" and "Why Daddy is a Democrat," author and political activist Jeremy Zilber announces the release of his third self-published children's book, "Mama... Read » |
today | VIDEO: JOHN MCCAIN POW TAPES! | Joe Biden says there will be an international disaster if Obama is elected! What is this guy thinking?!?! . Are college referees supposed to try to tackle members of the offense? Is there any way to... Read » |
today | MRC Study: Nets Spend Most Time Bashing McCain's Ads, Little Scrutiny of Obama's | Barack Obama was so pleased with the findings of a CBS News/New York Times poll that he gave it a plug at the October 15 presidential debate: "Two-thirds of the American people think that Senator McCa... Read » |
today | Pakistanis want their YouTube TV | Tech: Another day, another battle won for freedom of speech. The BBC reports that Pakistan has lifted the ban it imposed on YouTube last Sunday. According to the BBC, Pakistan Telecom allegedly hijac... Read » |
today | Nader: Bailout is the end of corporate capitalism | Teen motherhood: Celebrity buzz belies its cost. Analysis: Confusion in Iraq if security deal fails. In red-state tour, Obama rebuts McCain on tax plan. Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader ... Read » |
today | Should Citizen Journalism Be Placed Under Citizen's Arrest? | Citizen journalism faced a major test with the recent fraudulent reporting that Apple CEO Steve Jobs had been hospitalized with a heart attack. Renay San Miguel, a former CNN Headline News anchor, say... Read » |
today | Obama Records: Obama Campaign Still Refuses to Release Medical, Other Records | POLITICS - GOVERNMENT -> Obama Records: Obama Campaign Still Refuses to Release Medical, Other Records . Barack Obama s Refusal to Release Records: Medical, College, University Records Off-Limits Why?... Read » |
today | McCain Works on Financial Crisis While Obama Touts $845 Billion Global Poverty Bill Funded by US Taxpayers | McCain Works on Financial Crisis While Obama Touts $845 Billion Global Poverty Bill Funded by US Taxpayers . McCain Works on Financial Crisis While Obama Touts $845 Billion Global Poverty Bill Funded ... Read » |
today | Palin asks Ohio crowd for support | TROY, Ohio -- Against narrowing odds, Sarah Palin continued to hone in on battleground Ohio today, urging voters in the state's most staunchly Republican region to deliver for her and John McCain on E... Read » |
today | Tom R | On Hardball yesterday, Chris Matthews reviewed Sarah Palin's answer to a question concerning the role of the Vice President with McCain-Palin spokeswoman Nancy Pfotenhauer. Oh man, can you imagine the... Read » |
today | McCain on Joe the plumber tour | INTERSTATE 4, Florida (CNN) Joe the plumber goes on tour? Well sort of. Driving through Florida on the "Straight Talk Express," Sen. John McCain rallied voters and talked to small business owners dur... Read » |
today | Has McCain run an honorable campaign? | A recent CNN-Opinion Research Corporation poll found 60 percent think McCain has unfairly attacked Obama. John McCain said this on February 3, 2008, when talking about his run for the White House: "W... Read » |
today | Jorge Ramos: Dubya "thinks" he speaks Spanish ... and English | BC Beat: The ultimate blog for informed analysis and opinion on the business of television. We offer a forum for debate and discussion on the latest--and hottest--issues in the world on entertainment.... Read » |
today | In the year 2040 on the Gregorian calendar, Gaza will be the battleground between Israel and Iran. There are no bad guys, only political interests | In the year 2040 on the Gregorian calendar, >prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Gaza will be the battleground between Israel and Iran. will have dissolved into a civil wa... Read » |
today | Iran's oil party is over, economists warn - AFP | TEHRAN (AFP) Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will have a hard time meeting his election pledge of "putting oil money on people's tables" as crude. Crude oil gains in New York on concerns eTaiw... Read » |
today | George Packer talks with Ken Adelman | Ken Adelman is a lifelong conservative Republican. Campaigned for Goldwater, was hired by Rumsfeld at the Office of Economic Opportunity under Nixon, was assistant to Defense Secretary Rumsfeld under ... Read » |
today | Bolton: Obama Presidency Tested by International Crisis Is Realistic | Biden s warning that a President Barack Obama would be tested by an international crisis in his first six months in the White House is not unrealistic, former U. Ambassador to the United Nations Joh... Read » |
today | McCain Blames Bush For His Campaign's Collapse But | Almost daily we're hearing how McCain " blames " Palin for his death march to political oblivion. Blaming Palin means buying in to what every serious McCain detractor from both sides of the aisle has ... Read » |
today | Joy Behar on ABC's The View: 'Rush Limbaugh is a Terrorist' | CBS Scolds McCain's Tactics, Sees Hypocrisy in Palin's Wardrobe Consistency on the CBS Evening News: Wednesday night Dean Reynolds concluded his piece on Barack Obama's campaign day by asserting "McC... Read » |
today | Debatable Debates by Ralph | Ralph Nader Debatable Debates - The Nader Page Monday, October 20. 2008 The three so-called presidential debates really parallel interviews by reporters chosen by the Obama and McCain campaigns are ov... Read » |
today | 57 Faculty at Georgia Colleges and Universities think Bill Ayers is just swell | A reader tipped me off to this website where educators are encouraged to express their support for unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. Here is the statement these educators endorse: It seems that the ch... Read » |
today | McCain appeals to working class on Florida tour | WASHINGTON Republican John McCain was charging across Florida on Thursday on a bus tour named for "Joe the Plumber," emblematic of his drive to win over working-class, anti-tax voters by slamming De... Read » |
today | OPEN THREAD BLOG!! | Just sat down at the computer, need to catch up with the latest, thank you Greta for all that you do for us.Kennedy and Johnson Both Democrats started the Vitnam war we were never attacked it killed c... Read » |
today | Why Obama is 'winning' | Home. " onclick="return fbs_click()" target="_blank" class="fb_share_link">Facebook. TIME's Political Columnist Joe Klein sits down with Barack Obama to find out how he makes decisions Download | Sub... Read » |
today | Wayne Matthews | Welcome to the ConList: The Best Conservative Blogs on the Internet today! Below is a collection of several conservative blogs that we have come across in recent months. premier list includes blogs th... Read » |
today | Right of Reply: Compare records, not rhetoric | Professor Alan Dershowitz is a great teacher and role model. No one has defended Israel's cause with greater courage. But I must respectfully challenge his support for Senator Barack Obama on the issu... Read » |
today | Villager | John McCain , MSM Bias , Moonbats , Palin Derangement Syndrome , Politics , Sarah Palin Visited 417 times, 417 . When I was a kid, my late father made it a point to take me to see every President. I d... Read » |
today | Election 2008: Campaign coverage for the digerati | Stay up-to-date with our coverage from the campaign trail, which goes past whistle-stop towns, into the far corners of the blogosphere, social networks, and beyond. presidential candidates have to say... Read » |
today | New Video released, McCain POW | Producer Jake says: A listener emailed me this video, which I believe is making the rounds on most major news sites. French reporter Francois Chalais interviews POW John McCain on French television pr... Read » |
today | Poll: Voters' think most of Congress should go, especially GOP | WASHINGTON (CNN) A new national poll suggests that a majority of Americans don't think most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected. But most of the anger appears to be directed at Republicans ... Read » |
today | MEDIA: Broadcasts lack fairness and diversity | For decades, broadcast news and views in the Rochester area were both diverse and accessible. Radio and television stations were mostly individually-owned, and all maintained large, local news staffs.... Read » |
today | Third Party Candidates Excluded by National and Local Media | A new review by the Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) has found that third party candidates are largely excluded from major newscasts' coverage of the presidential race : "According to a Nexis... Read » |
today | Campaign Coverage Focusing on Media-Created Narratives Instead of Issues | 2008 presidential race has fallen into a focus on media-created narratives rather than real issues. FAIR writes: "Corporate media coverage of election 2008 has fallen into the well-documented pattern ... Read » |
today | Potpourri of election thoughts | Here, today, is a potpourri of election thoughts, brought to you because there are endless topics to talk about and liberals are tossing out so many inanities that sticking to one subject lets them of... Read » |
today | Just being a regular Joe | Average Joe. What is it about the name Joe that evokes the image of a good, solid, hardworking American who might lead an unremarkable life, yet nonetheless is part of the solid backbone of this gre... Read » |
today | I want to pick up on Georgio s comments to Hue. He s right and affirms | Okay, that title is a cheap sensationalist tactic to get you to read this article. But before all you extreme left-wing progressives rush to your keyboards to condemn me for using a Nazi reference in ... Read » |
today | Jeremy Zilber s New Children s Book Lets Kids Know Mama Voted for Obama! | MADISON, Wis. Building on the success of Why Mommy is a Democrat and Why Daddy is a Democrat, author and political activist Jeremy Zilber announces the release of his third self-published childr... Read » |
today | Shooting an Elephant: Powell s Blow to the GOP | Cody Gault Tags: election 2008 McCain s stock has fallen precipitously. As he continues to plummet in the polls, a quick recovery seems less and less likely. John McCain must be Greatly Depressed to ... Read » |
today | $700 Billion Kiss-Off | The Roman historian Tacitus famously put the following lines in the mouth of a British chieftain opposed to imperial Rome: "They have plundered the world, stripping naked the land in their hunger they... Read » |
today | Atlanta, GA Car Care Center Loan | Georgia with a population of 519,145, . [6] that ranks as the 33rd-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Fulton County , although a small portion of the city extends into DeKalb Coun... Read » |
today | Robocalls flood phone lines in battleground states | Story Highlights. Republicans and Democrats both launching robocalls . Robocalls are recorded messages, often with negative information about opponent . Those who don't want to receive calls can block... Read » |
today | What will Obama's "international crisis | Joe Biden s guarantee that an international crisis will unfold shortly after President Obama takes office conjures up several different possibilities, but it seems the likely outcome will revolve ... Read » |
today | John McCain Mines His Unpopularity for Comedy Gold | Is Rush Limbaugh Secretly Voting for Barack Obama? John McCain: Unholy Death Thing or Orc of Mordor? The Weekly Standard Says "[Expletive] You" to Jon Stewart John McCain Mines His Unpopularity for Co... Read » |
today | Karl Rove: McCain Can Win By Repeating Tax Cuts Over And Over Again, Clicking Heels Together | After a quarter century of the GOP dry humping Grover Norquist's leg, and 8 years of George Bush proposing tax cuts as a remedy for everything, it's almost quaint that Rover goes there : . Obama's ta... Read » |
today | Borris | This post is part of a feature on companies and products that our bloggers think are in need of a makeover. I put my copy of the Sunday edition of the New York Times (NYSE: NYT ) in front of me at the... Read » |
today | Iran, Pakistan Stress Implementation of IPI Pipeline Project | The pipeline, to carry gas from Iran to Pakistan and India, was first mooted in 1994 but has been delayed by repeated disputes over prices and transit fees. The Foreign ministers of Iran and Pakistan... Read » |
today | Obama says McCain puts Main Street last | Election Center 2008 Barack Obama John McCain America Votes World View Economy Business blog. Barack Obama says McCain puts "corporations ahead of workers". John McCain: "Fundamental econom... Read » |
today | McCain: Obama will say 'anything to get elected' | ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican John McCain, taking a cross-state bus tour aimed at keeping vote-rich Florida from swinging to the Democrats, on Thursday accused rival Barack Obama of saying "anything to ... Read » |
today | Media Dirty? | There is a report out analyzing - so far - the media coverage of the race for the White House. You might find this report interesting (it may back up your own thoughts)…here is an excerpt follow... Read » |
today | Screen Truepress Jet2500UV Wins Product of the Year Award at SGIA '08 | Attendees of SGIA '08, the annual exposition for the specialty graphic imaging segment of the printing industry, were treated to award-winning print quality on the Truepress Jet2500UV. Screen's grand-... Read » |
today | How to Ruin a Political Campaign: Bachmann s Anti-American Statements | American Political Parties. Michele Bachmann, whose remarks about Obama s anti-American views buoyed her opponent s campaign, joins a long list of politicians punished for making unfortunate stateme... Read » |
today | Sarah Palin To Appear In Beaver For Rally | Video: The 'Real America' Appology. Sarah Palin, will appear at a "Road To Victory" rally in Beaver on Thursday. On Wednesday, Palin and McCain campaigned in Cincinnati, where both criticized Democrat... Read » |
today | Right Wing Response: The Case Against Obama | Cartoon from The Arizona Republic Oct. 22, 2008 by Steve Benson Why you shouldn t vote for Obama in two weeks. Chicago political talk radio host Guy Benson , Katharine Ham of the Weekly Standard , and... Read » |
today | Pros/Cons Of Colin Powell's Endorsement Of Obama | One of the best known and trusted Americans today is a man by the name of Colin Powell. Retired General Powell became a household name during the first Gulf War and continued to advise the leaders of ... Read » |
today | "WHO IS JOHN GALT? A CONTRIBUTOR TO COLLECTIVIST OBAMA'S CAMPAIGN, OF COURSE!~" | UPDATE 11:58: SCREENSHOTS BELOW UPDATE 11:08 pm: Washington Post reports Woman's Credit Card Charged $175,000 to Obama. This is a part of Obama's financial donating money laundering. There is enormous... Read » |
today | Atlas VLOGs the NY Times | FLOG ? It's a a Joy to flog the New York Slime. Lamestream Media hypocrisy UPDATE: MORE INFO OF THE NEW YORK TIMES PROTEST Protest the. The exact place is still to be decided, but it will almost certa... Read » |
today | A Goldwater Agrees: John McCain is No Barry Goldwater | Back in May I had a post arguing that John McCain is No Barry Goldwater. The Atlanta-Journal Constitution , in a post which links to a copy of my earlier post (cross-posted at Democratic Underground )... Read » |
today | John McCain is No Barry Goldwater | Yesterday I noted the analogies between the race between Obama and McCain and the fictional race on The West Wing between Santos and Arnold Vinick. While there are some similarities such as having a y... Read » |
today | The Vast Right Wing Conspiracy: Can We Get Some New Talking Heads? | I am going to take a break from the presidential politics and try to reach out to my brothers and sisters across the political aisle. I would like to start a list of the talking heads both left and ri... Read » |
today | Attention Moving to Campaign | Barack Obama to win the presidential election. By a margin of 70%-9%, Americans say most journalists want to see Obama, not John McCain, win on Nov. Another 8% say journalists don't favor either candi... Read » |
today | a question concerning the role of the Vice President | Said Palin in an interview with Colorado's KUSA, in response to a question from a third-grader about the role of the Vice President: . "That's a great question, Brandon, and a Vice President has a re... Read » |
today | Howard Wolfson | Hi Ron, I've just joined your fan base. I don't know if you get much time to read these messages but it's because of you I became a film maker. I specialize in children's film, and I also work as a fi... Read » |
today | Iran urges Iraqis to shun U.S. security | From left, directors of the documentary "8", Wim Wenders, Mira Nair, Jane Campion, Gael Garcia Bernal, Gaspar Noe', and Abderrahmane Sissako pose during a photo-call at the third edition of the Rome I... Read » |
today | Comparing Major Presidential Candidates' Health Care Proposals | Examining Effect Of Health IT On Quality Of Care. Unique Patient Identifier Technology Reduces Medical Errors. Aetna, Microsoft To Create Online Personal Health Records Program . The Wall Street Journ... Read » |
today | Obama, Same-Sex Marriage: Obama Supported Same Sex Marriage in ILL Senate Run | Same Sex Marriage: Obama Dances the Personally Believes Tango . Obama For Same Sex Marriage Before He Was Against It Does Barack Obama support same sex marriage? Depends on who s doing the asking. ... Read » |
today | Paul Detrick's blog | When Tony the Tiger gets fired, we'll know biofuel mandates have taken their toll . Correspondent Susan Koeppen said on "The Early Show" Oct. 23 consumers would be "paying more and getting less" for s... Read » |
today | Cynthia McFadden to Clinton: Comparisons to Palin Must 'Rankle You' | On Tuesday's "Nightline," co-anchor Cynthia McFadden conducted her second interview this week with Hillary Clinton and, once again, offered no policy questions and focused only on pushing the New York... Read » |
today | CBS s Smith Compares Obama to Lincoln; Obama Attacks Hannity | In an interview with Barack Obama aired on Thursday s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith lobbed softballs at the Democratic candidate, spending half the interview on Obama visiting his ailing grandmo... Read » |
today | 'National Review's' Byron York Responds to CNN's Misquote | As CNN, in a recent interview with Sarah Palin, misquoted "The National Review s" Byron York, the author of subject appeared on the October 22 edition of "The O Reilly Factor." Host Bill O Reilly bega... Read » |
today | Get $500 Helping Obama Win! | Dan Gainor www.org Topic: Does anyone really believe you can win a Nobel prize just for. Doing Time : A Man Who Would Risk a Campaign to See His Ailing Grandmother. Lionel : Live Video! Listener Mailb... Read » |
today | Barack Obama Will Say Anything To Win Elections | Republican John McCain, kicking off a cross-state bus tour aimed at keeping vote-rich Florida from swinging to the Democrats, on Thursday accused rival Barack Obama of saying "anything to get elected.... Read » |
today | The Financial Woes Signal the Death of the Dollar? | United Stated has been slowly losing its industrial power. In the last thirty years political decisions were made to outsource industrial jobs and close down manufacturing. Shipping overseas our indus... Read » |
today | McCain to Obama: Really? | ORMOND BEACH, FL As he launched a bus tour across central Florida Thursday, McCain mocked his Democratic rival s attempt to explain away Joe Biden s assertion that his election would bring on a cris... Read » |
today | Biden s prediction | SEATTLE, WA Joe Biden says he s certain that if Barack Obama is elected president, there will be an international crisis to test his strength within the first 6 months of his presidency. It will not... Read » |
today | An Arch Druid's take on the news | I was born in Northern Idaho. I grow commercial gardens for sale at the local farmer's market. I work at my other job in a retail "big box" store. Whether you are "Joe the plumber," "Tom the lumberya... Read » |
today | Was Biden talking about Obama s plan for unilateral disarmament? | Plenty of people have been scratching their heads over Joe Biden s warning to voters that electing Barack Obama would precipitate an international crisis to test his mettle . Investors Business Daily... Read » |
today | Service members say ballots are being rejected | The McCain campaign has scheduled a press conference for 2 p. at which two Navy retirees and two active-duty service members will discuss having their "Federal Write-in Absentee Ballots" rejected in F... Read » |
today | Election 2008: Full coverage | Stay up-to-date with our coverage from the campaign trail, which goes past whistle-stop towns, into the far corners of the blogosphere, social networks, and beyond. presidential candidates have to say... Read » |
today | McCain invokes boogiemen of socialism and nuclear war | John McCain invoked the boogiemen of socialism and nuclear war during a blitz through the battleground state of Florida Thursday as he struggled to overtake rival Barack Obama's lead in the polls with... Read » |
today | TwoPuttTommy's blog | It's amazing I won. I was running against peace, prosperity, and incumbency." -- George orWell Bush, June 14, 2001, speaking to Swedish Prime Minister Goran Perrson, unaware that a live television cam... Read » |
today | Stop bailing out the arms industry | Of the many concerns that went unaddressed in the first two presidential debates between John McCain and Barack Obama, one of the most important was the question of how each candidate would adjust his... Read » |
today | RNC: Obama's Staff Infection | If Obama's Campaign Organization Prepares Him For Any Test, Why Does He Always Blame His Staff When Something Goes Wrong? WASHINGTON, . The following is being issued by the Republican National Committ... Read » |
today | Bette Midler Stumps for | Bette Midler stumped for Obama at Las Vegas' gay nightclub Krave on Monday night : "Midler perched on a stool at the front of the club's stage, facing a packed dance floor. Wearing a leopard-print min... Read » |
today | The Remaking of a Candidate | ANCHORAGE, Alaska Since Gov. Sarah Palin became the Republican vice presidential candidate, she s been shaped to fit a new image. John McCain s Arizona ranch to a high-end makeover costing $150,000 ... Read » |
today | Poll: Warner remains firmly ahead of Gilmore in Senate race | RICHMOND Democrat Mark Warner maintains a commanding lead over Republican Jim Gilmore in the closing days of their race for Virginia s open U. Senate seat, according to a new poll conducted for The ... Read » |
today | Another irony here is the constant complaints from these right wingers about media bi | American elections are won not by the best qualified, the most educated, the more experienced, articulate, levelheaded, or intelligent candidate, but by the candidate who raises and spends the most mo... Read » |
today | Does McCain blame Palin for his swirling toilet of a campaign? | 6:45am Download. Play To hear Brian Williams and Chuck Todd talk, as they did last night on Hardball, you'd think things were perhaps not so peachy these days over at Camp McCain, after they spent t... Read » |
today | $150,000 in Clothes Being 'Lent' to Palin | After Dedicating Crass Song to McCain/Palin, Jay-Z to Rally Obama Supporters in Ohio. Audience member: "Are we getting closer and closer to, like, socialism?" McCain: "Here's what I really believe: Th... Read » |
today | After Dedicating Crass Song to McCain/Palin, Jay-Z to Rally Obama Supporters in Ohio | 11:52 AM The Obama campaign announced today that Jay-Z and NBA star LeBron James will hold a "Last Chance for Change" concert in Cleveland next Wednesday. The announcement about Jay-Z comes a few days... Read » |
today | Pundits' Seven Biggest Blunders of the 2008 election | Guess what? The Conventional Wisdom has blown it again in handicapping Obama vs. Read more: Hillary Rodham Clinton , John McCain , Politics , News , Walter Shapiro , Immigration , Economy , Barack Ob... Read » |
today | CQ Transcript: Obama on CBS 'Early Show' | CQ Transcriptswire Oct. HARRY SMITH, CBS ANCHOR SMITH: I caught up with Senator Obama yesterday in Richmond, Virginia, and asked him about leaving the campaign trail at such a crucial time to visit hi... Read » |
today | Remove Nancy Pelosi | A detriment to our Country, Nancy Pelosi must be removed! I am led to believe that Nancy Pelosi is prepared to allow al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations to appear victorious over our Country. S... Read » |
today | Blog: Trial & Error | TelevisionWeek contributing writer Daisy Whitney is blogging about the pinnacles and pitfalls facing viewers who want to consume television in new ways. Check in frequently as Daisy kicks the tires on... Read » |
today | Politics and politeness | Et tu, Brute!" presidential hopeful John McCain might have felt inclined to exclaim as his old friend and fellow Republican Colin Powell came out to endorse Barack Obama for the top job. Bitter blow t... Read » |
today | The anti-West: An axis in need of oiling | Russia, Iran and Venezuela have been making common cause. A plunging oil price may stay their hand, but the West should still watch out . IT WAS one of George Bush s catchier turns of phrase the axi... Read » |
today | Flashback: McCain supported amendment to restrict use of campaign funds on clothing purchases | Earlier this week, Politico reported that the RNC spent $150,000 to clothe and accessorize vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her family. Georgia10 at DailyKos notes this morning , that on... Read » |
today | Homeland Security Assuming Bro | Video: Border Patrol (100 miles from the border) The government says it can search people up to 100 miles from the border. Almost 2/3 of Americans live within 100 miles of the border. Watch Vince Pepp... Read » |
today | Obama gets backing from Iran | Top official hands McCain campaign ammunition by saying Democratic hopeful is 'more flexible and rational' . A top Iranian official has said Barack Obama is the favoured candidate of Tehran, calling ... Read » |
today | Why the Republicans Must Lose: Nothing short of defeat | Why the Republicans Must Lose: Nothing short of defeat will put the GOP back on its limited government track - Reason Magazine . I grew up in a particularly conservative part of the already conservat... Read » |
today | Schafer off to a fast start in Mexico | 23 Longtime Braves announcer Van Wieren retires :: Sports Illustrated OCT 21 Jones says Peavy 'perfect fit' for Atlanta :: Atlanta Journal Constitution OCT 21 Braves Hall of Fame broadcaster Van Wie... Read » |
today | Doggone it, the pit bull wears Prada | 15) Vinay Menon Dear Hockey Moms of America: I hope this letter finds you well. Sadly, I have some dreadful news to report: Sarah Palin is a treasonous fraud. Sarah glided onto the national stage this... Read » |
today | The Atlantic Electoral Map 10/23 | 11:39 am The distribution and categories are based on polling, historical trends, conversations with the campaigns, and the thoughts of smart analysts in those states. Likely Obama: CA, CT, DE, DC, HI... Read » |
today | Obama has $130,000 banner month in W.Va. donations | Polls may show Barack Obama trailing John McCain in West Virginia, but the Democratic presidential contender had a banner month in September among Mountain State donors. The more than $130,300 contrib... Read » |
today | Watch: CNN broadcasts charts, and also a debate | CNN is best political team on television, and nobody understands what the hell they're talking about. The cabler's coverage of all four debates was accessorized by unnecessary charts, graphs, bells, w... Read » |
today | Greenspan sees 'once in a century' | There was a time when world markets would hang on the every word of Alan Greenspan. Now "the Maestro" is testifying on Capitol Hill and the stock market seems neutral. After all, he's basically just t... Read » |
today | Where They Stand: Obama And McCain On 10 Issues | With Election Day fast approaching, we want to help you cut through the campaign blather. Here s a quick comparison of where Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain stand on 10 key issues. ED... Read » |
today | Schwarzenegger: Palin Not Qualified...Yet | Now that they're available, we've updated this blog with the more complete quotes from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger -- who's about to head to Ohio to campaign for Sen. He tells CNN's Campbell... Read » |
today | McCain's 'Joe the Plumber' tour rallies Florida supporters | Latin America closely following U. In red-state tour, Obama rebuts McCain on tax plan. Obama criticizes McCain on tone of their campaign .. McCain to appear at rallies in Ormond Beach, Sarasota .. Err... Read » |
today | Poll: Obama has 13-point lead in Pennsylvania | Ohio Poll: Likely voters favor McCain. The New York business owner's Election Guide - State's relevance in prez race fading . Poll: Obama has 15-point lead over McCain in Pennsylvania. With less than ... Read » |
today | Sarah Palin dragging down Republican ticket: polls | Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her h. Supporters of Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin and her h. Embarrassing ... Read » |
today | NEW VIDEO: "I AM JOE" | Comments are moderated and will not appear on this story until after they have been reviewed and deemed appropriate for posting. 620WTMJ and its affiliated companies are not responsible for the conten... Read » |
today | McCain to return to North Carolina next Tuesday | Republican presidential candidate John McCain will return to North Carolina on Tuesday, with a campaign appearance in Fayetteville in which he will be jointed by country music singer Hank Williams Jr.... Read » |
today | Pew analysis links media tone with poll performance | Media coverage of the presidential race has not always been glowing for Barack Obama , but it has clearly been negative for John McCain , according to a survey of newspapers, Internet and TV news outl... Read » |
today | Leaders of "Al Qaeda in Iraq" Now in Afghanistan? | With this morning's report by the Washington Post that senior leaders of Al Qaeda in Iraq may now be operating in Afghanistan, it's difficult not to see the decreasing violence in Iraq in a new light.... Read » |
today | Al Qaeda in Iraq: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy | Bush administration propaganda notwithstanding, Al Qaeda was not a factor in Iraq before the U. But it is now and any withdrawal plan needs . Introduction Antiwar Response Get Out: When? Logist... Read » |
today | What Is Wrong With Local And National News Media? | As a Libertarian I have sat back in the past few months and taken a hard look at the news media. The bias being shown rivals that of a country with a single party. It is much like the Russian news or ... Read » |
today | Whose Oil Is the Benchmark? | Lukashenko Explains Cause of Crisis Presidential Address in Crisis Russians Worried about Savings Central Bank Plugs Another Capital Leak Lukashenko Looks West for Money . It was announced last week ... Read » |
today | Study: 4 Times More Negative Than Positive Reports About McCain | 23 minutes ago Want to talk media bias? A new study from the Project for Excellence in Journalism found that since the Republican National Convention, there have been four times more negative press re... Read » |
today | Rationalizing bias | Well, it's better than "The dog ate my IRS return". reports that the good news for John McCain is that he's now receiving as much attention from the national media as his Democratic rival. Just 14 per... Read » |
today | GOP in Ruins | A column, like a good movie, should have an arc start here, end there, and somehow connect the two points. So this column will begin with the speech Condi Rice made to the Republican National Conven... Read » |
today | Unpatriotic States | I came home from working in my son's Kindergarten today to find Governor and Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin had made what appears to be a gaffe. Speaking in North Carolina, Palin d... Read » |
today | McCain: Obama Will Say Anything To Get Elected | From CBS News' John Bentley: (ORMOND BEACH, FLA.) John McCain kicked off his Joe the Plumber bus tour Joe not included aimed squarely at Florida s blue collar workers and small business owners... Read » |
today | Can the Media Be More Biased? | As a Republican I am gagging over the media bias and there seems to be no end in sight. Last weekend the New York Times decided to launch an attack on Cindy McCain who 25 years ago had a problem with ... Read » |
today | A Woman's Place: Anchor Chair | While some have argued that Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton faced a sexist press, this election season has also seen the rise of some major female media stars, who are rising in Buzz. Talking Liberall... Read » |
today | NRSC ad assumes an Obama win | The underlying premise of this new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Obama's going to win. The ad, on behalf of Senator Elizabeth Dole, urges a vote against challenger Kay Hagan as... Read » |
today | Greenspan sees 'once in a century' crisis | There was a time when world markets would hang on every word of Alan Greenspan. Now "the Maestro" is testifying on Capitol Hill, and the stock market seems neutral. After all, he's basically just tell... Read » |
today | Texas Bishops Face Protests from Pro-Abortion Catholics | The protests began on Sunday when the Bishops statement was read from the pulpit by Rev. Tony Ruiz, Pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in downtown Dallas. Some Catholics who support the "right" to... Read » |
today | Bono to write several NYT op-ed pieces in 2009 | Updated at 11:32 a. ET Big traffic gains for lefty sites HuffPost leads the pack." (NPR/audio) Post-Gazette buyouts Paper wants at least 18 to depart. (Post-Gazette) RIP Dick Stewart Worked for Bosto... Read » |
today | I am a Republican and I am unhappy that McCain is our candidate this time. However, t | Republican and I am unhappy that McCain is our candidate this time. However, the vitriol that the left spews, the clear favoritism the main stream media has for Obama, and most importantly Obama's cor... Read » |
today | Forget Politics: After the Election, There Will Be Blood | JOSSIP IN DEPTH Viacom. Nobody likes a job market where talent has no home. Well, except the companies who are hiring, because then we can get you on the cheap! But in big media, the massive staff r... Read » |
today | Theres going to be | Disinformation friend and contributor Robert Sterling of The Konformist emailed this fascinating commentary to us: If you've been wondering why I've been more critical of Obama than McCain, this is a ... Read » |
today | Filipino Tsismis | Filipino Tsismis (pronounced chis-Miss) will serve up community news, entertainment and issues involving the Filipino and Filipino American community in Hampton Roads. Posted by Emeliano "JoJo" Orenc... Read » |
today | Palin Wardrobe Prophet | About a month ago I got the following email from a reader. I'm now feeling like a total fool because I kept meaning to follow up, but was a bit OD'ed on Palin and had other things cross my plate. D'oh... Read » |
today | Opinion : Daniel Henninger: Hatin' Palin | The abuse being heaped on Sarah Palin is such a cheap shot. The complaint against the Alaska governor, at its most basic, is that she doesn't qualify for admission to the national political fraternity... Read » |
today | President Clinton Hits The Trail For Georgia Democrat | Most political pundits agree. If the Georgia Senate race between Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin goes to a December run-off, money from both sides of the aisl... Read » |
today | World Citizen: No Silver Lining for Oil Exporters | AMMAN, Jordan -- Little more than six months ago, the government of Jordan broke some most unwelcome news to the population. As oil-rich neighbors nearby basked in fantastic wealth from seemingly unst... Read » |
today | McCain vows he'll fight 'back out of the ditch' | Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain reaches out to supporters yesterday at the hockey arena at Saint Anselm College in Goffstown, N. John McCain returned to the state which twice revive... Read » |
today | Hotline: O-48%, M-43%, Undec-6% (No Change) | The Early Line: Diageo/Hotline Tracking Poll Obama/Biden 48% McCain/Palin 43% Undec 6% - Obama maintained his 5% lead from yesterday's release; he previously led 47-42% with 8% undec. - The gender gap... Read » |
today | MSNBC interview | Just last week, Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska declined to release any health records or be interviewed about her medical history, little of which is known to the public. Palin, however, appears to have c... Read » |
today | If anyone saw The View yesterday, with Bill O'Reilly as | As promised in my prior post , here s the video of Newt Gingrich on Greta Van Susteren s show tonight, absolutely going off on the mainstream media s biased treatment of Senator McCain and Gov. Gatew... Read » |
today | Imperial Brian Williams Huffs: I had to wait '' to talk to Palin! | If observers of this campaign have learned one thing, it's that you had better not stand up David Letterman or Brian Williams if you hope to run for high office, lest you risk their diva-like wrath an... Read » |
today | Gutfeld: Obama Is as Untouchable as a Really Hot Chick | By Greg Gutfeld Host, Red Eye So yesterday, during an ideas meeting, a staffer pitched a story about Sarah Palin, focusing on how little we know about her time in college. My blood pressure spiked, ... Read » |
today | In Ads, GOP Stresses Obama's Ties to Chicago Developer | Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someon... Read » |
today | New Mexico Democrat Will Push To Destroy Talk Radio | PRIORITY ONE Dem Senator Outlines Vindictive Plan To Eliminate Talk Radio *** EXCLUSIVE TO THE RADIO EQUALIZER *** In a stunning admission most Democrats have been unwilling to make in public, a New M... Read » |
today | Candidates Deploy Surrogates in Swing States | Surrogates for John McCain and Barack Obama are out on the campaign trail in battleground states to make their final pitches. As the presidential horse race enters its stretch run, Barack Obama and Jo... Read » |
today | Republicans have good reason to like Obama | Home. Ting is a Temple University law professor and former Republican U. Senate candidate Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and conservative talk-show host Michael Smerconish are hardly alone amo... Read » |
today | Robin Liberals Hate Real Americans Hayes Says Liberal Bloggers Did It! | In his debate yesterday with Larry Kissell , Robin Hayes now has a new explanation for why he said "liberals hate real Americans." First he didn't say it, then the audio clip surfaced, and now -- it w... Read » |
today | The upcoming s-election: Which CFR-approved presidential candidate will you choose? | Change" is the catchword in election politics today, as it is in every presidential election. Americans are desperate for change because they're tired: They're tired of the war, they're tired of the l... Read » |
today | Fairness Doctoring | 8:22 AMThe assault on Free Speech is relentless, as if free political speech were not an express part of our Constitution. There's a reason it's the First Amendment, after all. But for all the iniquit... Read » |
today | How things change | Patrick Ruffini | September 18, 2008 at 3:57 AM When I first suggested that Obama refusing public finance was a major strategic blunder , my claim was belied by the campaign's stronger than expected J... Read » |
today | Two sides, same coin | Talking Points Memo is one of the most important sources of news and framing in American politics today. I simply don't feel like I know what is going on in American politics if I don't read it. Over ... Read » |
today | Keystone Comeback? | This is a rush transcript from "Hannity & Colmes," October 22, 2008. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated. SEAN HANNITY, CO-HOST: Congressman John Murtha recently sat down with th... Read » |
today | "Joe the Plumber" Quotes from Across Florida | These are quotes you won't see in the main stream media. These comments are from real business owners who understand the impact of the Obama tax plan on their family, employees, and company., Tallahas... Read » |
today | State polling update 10/23 | Dan Spencer has been blogging at, and as, California Yankee since 2003. He lives in Connecticut and practices law in New York. Jamie Van Eaton Low Carb Examiner Most Recent Post I know what you ate l... Read » |
today | I Am Joe (video) | McNeilly at Political Machine Filed under: Ads , 2008 President John McCain's new 1:30 web video is titled "I am Joe. The mix of video and audio formats this was composed in also adds to its authentic... Read » |
today | The Abuse & Cheap Shots Aimed at Sarah Palin | The abuse being heaped on Sarah Palin is such a cheap shot. The complaint against the Alaska governor, at its most basic, is that she doesn't qualify for admission to the national political fraternity... Read » |
today | Chris Weigant | Chris Weigant is a political commentator. He has been a regular contributor to Arianna Huffington s The Huffington Post since June of 2006, and also writes on his own website, ChrisWeigant. As Tom Pa... Read » |
today | Dan Gainor's blog | It's all about leadership. Business & Media Institute columnist and businessman Dan Kennedy looks at the candidates the way the media should. Who is the best leader? Kennedy cites former Hewlett-Packa... Read » |
today | Catholic Bishops to stop funding ACORN | Nancy Reyes in 2008 Election Coverage , All News , Breaking News , Country News , Economic News , Illinois News , New York News , North American News , Odd News , Religious News , Society and Culture ... Read » |
today | Rockmart man claims $42M | Rockmart won $42 million this week after matching all six numbers in Tuesday night s Mega Millions lottery, lottery officials said. Mark Staffa, 33, discovered his win Wednesday morning while checking... Read » |
today | Negative coverage: Chicken | Winning the Media Campaign | Project for Excellence in Journalism (PEJ) Fox News is already up in arms about this. But what comes first, the bad coverage or the moves/comments that generate the covera... Read » |
today | Palin Falls Short at Debates | Front Page. On Thursday, there was unprecedented buzz concerning the vice-presidential debates. Sarah Palin (R-Alaska) gave with CBS's Katie Couric, no one was expecting much of her. Republicans were... Read » |
today | Chris Dodd (D-CT) is the biggest recipient of campaign cash from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac | The $700 billion that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is requesting from Congress to restore liquidity in the financial markets is a breathtaking sum of money. But it is also important to remember Pau... Read » |
today | Morning Bell: Deregulation Didn t Do It | Listening to politicians on the left speak about the current financial turmoil, one gets the impression that when President Bush took office in 2001 there was a perfect financial regulatory system in ... Read » |
today | 'Once in a Century Credit Tsunami' | Politics Home. WASHINGTON Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress in prepared testimony Thursday that the current global financial crisis is a "once in a century credit tsunami"... Read » |
today | McCain lashes out at Bush's record | CNN) John McCain lashed out at President Bush's record on a host of issues Wednesday, perhaps the Arizona senator's harshest criticism to date of his party's standard-bearer for the last eight years... Read » |
today | Catching Up With... Harry Shearer | Shot through the history of comedic cornerstones like The Simpsons , Saturday Night Live and Spinal Tap is comedian Harry Shearer. His newest project, Songs of the Bushman , takes musical aim at the B... Read » |
today | Not only does this media bias disgust conservatives, it is | I have raved a bit this year over what I found to be CNN-TV s surprisingly decent election coverage, primarily on primary nights and debate nights. Even though I grit my teeth over the fact that they ... Read » |
today | Obama ahead of McCain, but below 50 percent in Florida poll | Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is ahead in a Quinnipiac Poll out today, but he doesn t have a majority of the vote. Quinnipiac found Obama has 49 percent of the vote to 44 percent for ... Read » |
today | Is this fair? The mother who gave birth to 5 gets pushed for her medical records and one nominee gets a pass from the media with a letter from his doc | Is this fair? The mother who gave birth to 5 gets pushed for her medical records and one nominee gets a pass from the media with a letter from his doc . Is this fair? is Governor Palin getting the sam... Read » |
today | Betrayal of our fathers | Obama's moment (10/22/2008) What they offer, what's at stake Get loose (10/22/2008) Pop culture has long been prepared for a black commander-in-chief Oakland County throwdown (10/22/2008) As metro Det... Read » |
today | Fact check: McCain on Obama's Georgia comment | CNN fact-checked this statement by John McCain: "When Russia invaded Georgia, Sen. Obama said the invaded country should show restraint." CNN's verdict was that the statement was misleading , saying t... Read » |
today | Breaking barriers | Thousands listen to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as he speaks with TV political talk show host Chris Matthews and Warren Buffett during the 2008 Women's Conference on Wednesday in Long Beach. (Scott Sme... Read » |
today | Going Down with the Ship to the Darkening Deep | The Guardian had a fine example of the sort of misdirection disinfo that the press everywhere has dropped to a coarse art; I really didn t want to say, raised to a fine art. You might think of MI5 a... Read » |
today | Brown: Palin's looks are part of her job | Story Highlights. Women regularly in the public eye face a double-standard, Brown contends . Brown: What matters is Palin's qualifications, not her wardrobe expense account . Editor's note: Campbell B... Read » |
today | Rann | Milton Lindgren, 70, and Eric Hendricks, 73, two southwest Indianapolis men, were found dead inside their home Monday, and friends believe that they were slain because they're gay : . "Patrick Beard,... Read » |
today | Pop culture gets higher political profile | By Steve Johnson, TRIBUNE INTERNET CRITIC Tribune television critic Maureen Ryan contributed to this report. -- Chicago Tribune , October 23, 2008 Thursday Chicago Final Edition . These have been the... Read » |
today | RNC - Forget McCain / Save the Filibuster | Tony Campbell is a political expert. He has worked on the Presidential campaign trail and in the White House, as well as served in the military and taught politics at the collegiate level. If somethin... Read » |
today | Panel on the State of the Race | JOHN MCCAIN, (R) PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: I can't think of any place I'd rather be as election day draws close than running an underdog campaign in the state of New Hampshire. MICHELLE OBAMA, BARACK OB... Read » |
today | Hotline After Dark -- Crisis Control | NBC's Williams sat down with John McCain and Sarah Palin in OH. Williams: "Before we begin airing the conversation, this moment first from late in our conversation that will make news tonight about th... Read » |
today | KOA's "Gunny" Bob on Powell's Obama endorsement: "Does skin color come into play here? Of course it does!" | KOA's "Gunny" Bob on Powell's Obama endorsement: "Does skin color come into play here? Of course it does!" . asked his listeners, "Should we be surprised he's endorsed the most leftist, unaccomplished... Read » |
today | Political Insider: Election violence? | Home. Get the latest news, opinions and blogs on politics and the election from across the state on the Georgia Politics page. Lawmaker inundated with pleas to stop Troy Davis' execution . Jim Martin... Read » |
today | Rockmart man claims $42 million lottery prize | A software engineer from Rockmart won $42 million this week after matching all six numbers in Tuesday night s Mega Millions lottery, lottery officials said. Mark Staffa, 33, discovered his win Wednesd... Read » |
today | Big Ten Battleground: Obama Leads in Key Midwestern States | Charles Franklin : "In September, we saw virtually the entire Big Ten as a battleground. Now Obama is clearly winning the Big Ten battleground. In September, we saw virtually the entire Big Ten as a b... Read » |
today | Palin a Liability? (Update, Video Added) | Keeping with the trend that has been continuing for a month, the media continues to scrutinize Gov. One recent controversy surrounds Palin s so-called shopping spree, in which she purportedly spent ... Read » |
today | Biden would push Obama toward pragmatic use of global power | Senate committee leader's views, once sharply differing from candidate, have drawn nearer, especially on Iraq . WASHINGTON Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama has suggested that, if elected... Read » |
today | McCain's Delusions | From an interview with Don Imus : On Colin Powell and other Republicans doubting Palin: Asks "What's their problem?" Calls her the "most popular governor in America," lists her accomplishments in Alas... Read » |
today | Zuzu, what happened to this place is | 06:25. The Villagers are all aflutter because the McCain campaign and its surrogates are are talking about stuff like the pro-America parts of the country, and real parts of the state. But you kno... Read » |
today | The hatin' Palin crowd | Daniel Henninger: The abuse being heaped on Sarah Palin is such a cheap shot. The complaint against the Alaska governor, at its most basic, is that she doesn't qualify for admission to the national po... Read » |
today | Joe creates testing time for Obama | WITH plans to spend 48 hours away from the campaign to visit his ill grandmother, the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama, is struggling to bury his running mate Joe Biden's gaffe on foreign policy thi... Read » |
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