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Latest Articles: (s)Elections
Matthews Calls Clinton Press Shop "Lousy," "Kneecappers"
Post Date: 2008-02-15 18:55:22 by aristeides
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Matthews Calls Clinton Press Shop "Lousy," "Kneecappers" February 15, 2008 09:14 AM Chris Matthews fired a salvo at the Clinton campaign this morning after both he and his MSNBC colleague were privately and publicly rebuked for recent comments deemed misogynistic or inappropriate. Appearing on MSNBC's Morning Joe, the Hardball host went off on the Clinton press shop, calling them "knee cappers" who were "lousy" and delve in the business of "intimidation." "What she has to do is get rid of the kneecapers that work for her, these press people whose main job seems to be punishing Obama or going after the press, to building a ...
The Ignorance Of The Right (ANDREW SULLIVAN)
Post Date: 2008-02-15 17:27:03 by aristeides
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The Ignorance Of The Right 15 Feb 2008 04:11 pm Here's Victor Davis Hanson: Under pressure to produce some facts and specifics, the Obama team is beginning to release a little on the economy, taxes, and new entitlements. Now the reason I balk at this is that I actually sat through a long Obama speech on taxes last year in Washington. I couldn't get through the details there were so many. It bored the pants off me. The notion that Obama has not released details and specifics on economic policy is a fantasy. It's a product of pundit laziness. The cocoon right seems to believe that because they haven't done their homework, Obama hasn't. And because Obama actually ...
Putting faith in Obama [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-02-15 16:37:38 by iconoclast
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Do Christian conservatives tempted by him know what they're supporting? 10:44 AM CST on Sunday, January 20, 2008 Doug LeBlanc is a conservative evangelical and a Republican who is considering doing something he hasn't thought about since before the Reagan era – voting for a Democrat for president. And not just any Democrat – he's taken by Barack Obama.Why Mr. Obama? Because to Mr. LeBlanc, a Virginia writer active in Episcopal Church controversies, the Illinois senator would bring to the White House "a decisive break from President Bush's foreign policy, a shattering of the racial ceiling on the presidency, youthful energy and an exceptionally bright ...
Reaganites for Obama? Sorry, McCain. Barack Obama is a natural for the Catholic vote. (DOUG KMIEC)
Post Date: 2008-02-15 14:27:14 by aristeides
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Reaganites for Obama? Sorry, McCain. Barack Obama is a natural for the Catholic vote. By Douglas W. Kmiec Posted Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2008, at 1:29 PM ET My dear late mother would say: "Steer clear of mixing religion and politics in public discussions." Sorry, Mom, but the mix is unavoidable. Religion shapes us, and politics is our addictive national reality show. In any event, my faith, Catholicism, teaches that pluralism is enhanced, not threatened, when religions talk to one another. Apparently, we're pretty persuasive. Catholics have been on the side of the top vote-getter (who, as we know from playing hanging chad, is not always the winner) in the last nine ...
Rocker Tells Huckabee to Lay Off Song
Post Date: 2008-02-15 12:41:40 by Ferret Mike
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The chief songwriter and founder of the band Boston has more than a feeling that he's being ripped off by Mike Huckabee. In a letter to the Republican presidential hopeful, Tom Scholz complains that Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song "More Than a Feeling" without his permission. A former member of the band, Barry Goudreau, has appeared with Huckabee at campaign events, and they have played the song with Huckabee's band, Capitol Offense. Scholz, who said Goudreau left the band more than 25 years ago after a three-year stint, objects to the implication that the band and one of its members has endorsed Huckabee's candidacy. ...
REPORT: ARIZONA REP. RECONSIDERING ROLE
Post Date: 2008-02-15 12:01:07 by rowdee
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PHOENIX (AP) - Rep. John Shadegg, who announced earlier this week that he wouldn't seek an eighth term, may be reconsidering his decision to retire, a newspaper reported Thursday. The East Valley Tribune said Shadegg, 58, has wavered after learning that more than half of the Republicans in the House signed a letter urging him to stay. "I think I have an obligation to take a look at it and consider it," Shadegg told the Tribune. "If it's 138 members, if it really is 138 members, then I've got a duty to at least look at it and give their request fair consideration." Shadegg was flying to Phoenix on Thursday night and was not immediately available for ...
Obama's Farrakhan Test (RICHARD COHEN ATTACKS OBAMA)
Post Date: 2008-02-15 12:01:02 by aristeides
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Obama's Farrakhan Test By Richard Cohen Tuesday, January 15, 2008; Page A13 Barack Obama is a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama's spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright's daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said "truly epitomized greatness." That man is Louis Farrakhan. Maybe for Wright and some others, Farrakhan "epitomized greatness." For most Americans, though, Farrakhan epitomizes ...
The Audacity of Selling Hope (KRAUTHAMMER ATTACKS OBAMA)
Post Date: 2008-02-15 11:58:21 by aristeides
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The Audacity of Selling Hope By Charles Krauthammer Friday, February 15, 2008; Page A21 There's no better path to success than getting people to buy a free commodity. Like the genius who figured out how to get people to pay for water: bottle it (Aquafina was revealed to be nothing more than reprocessed tap water) and charge more than they pay for gasoline. Or consider how Google found a way to sell dictionary nouns-- boat, shoe, clock -- by charging advertisers zillions to be listed whenever the word is searched. And now, in the most amazing trick of all, a silver-tongued freshman senator has found a way to sell hope. To get it, you need only give him your vote. Barack Obama is ...
McCain Defends "100 Years in Iraq" Statement
Post Date: 2008-02-15 11:20:43 by Rupert_Pupkin
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McCain defends '100 years in Iraq' statement Story Highlights McCain: referred to a military presence like U.S. has in Japan, Germany, South Korea "It's not a matter of how long we're in Iraq, it's if we succeed or not," McCain said Sen. Hillary Clinton: "I want them home within 60 days of my becoming president" LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Republican presidential front-runner Sen. John McCain on Thursday defended his statement that U.S. troops could spend "maybe 100" years in Iraq -- saying he was referring to a military presence similar to what the nation already has in places like Japan, Germany and South Korea. This week, ...
HABEAS LAWYERS FOR OBAMA: HABEAS LAWYERS SUPPORT OBAMA
Post Date: 2008-02-15 10:54:57 by aristeides
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HABEAS LAWYERS FOR OBAMA HABEAS LAWYERS SUPPORT OBAMA January 28, 2008 Dear Friends: We are at a critical point in the Presidential campaign, and as lawyers who have been deeply involved in the Guantanamo litigation to preserve the important right to habeas corpus, we are writing to urge you to support Senator Obama. The Administration's Guantanamo policies have undercut our values at home and stained our reputation around the world. All of us are lawyers who have worked on the Guantanamo habeas corpus litigation for many years, some of us since early 2002, and we were all deeply involved in opposing the Administration’s attempt to overturn the Supreme Court's Rasul ...
'MCCAIN & MCSAME' TICKET TALK
Post Date: 2008-02-15 09:59:26 by Pern
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WASHINGTON - With all this talk of "suicide voters" - conservatives who are reluctant to back John McCain - conventional wisdom has it that he has to pick a conservative as his running mate to shore up Republican support on the right. But there's increasing speculation in Washington and among McCain's supporters that the Arizona maverick will instead run to the center and pick a more liberal vice presidential candidate. Click for Full Text!
Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama
Post Date: 2008-02-15 01:41:45 by robin
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February 15, 2008 Black Leader, a Clinton Ally, Tilts to Obama By JEFF ZELENY and PATRICK HEALY link to graphic on superdelegate stuff MILWAUKEE — Representative John Lewis, an elder statesman from the civil rights era and one of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most prominent black supporters, said Thursday night that he planned to cast his vote as a superdelegate for Senator Barack Obama in hopes of preventing a fight at the Democratic convention. “In recent days, there is a sense of movement and a sense of spirit,” said Mr. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat who endorsed Mrs. Clinton last fall. “Something is happening in America, and people are prepared and ready to ...
Romney endorsement of John McCain is a backroom deal a sign of desperation of the party establishment.
Post Date: 2008-02-14 23:35:59 by TwentyTwelve
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Romney endorsement of John McCain is a backroom deal a sign of desperation of the party establishment. By realman2020 | February 14, 2008 The latest move by Mitt Romney to endorse John McCain was a desperate move by the neo-con establishment for a possible VP slot to seal the deal on delegates before the Arizona Senator gets swift boated before the primaries are over to avoid any chance of the base revolting. The Party establishment is seeing a rising tide moving against them. Making a possible deal with Romney was a hasty move that could backfire when the convention comes to St. Paul. I do not see the base uniting behind Romney or McCain at all when it is evident lots of questionable ...
A TWO-PARTY DEATH GRIP
Post Date: 2008-02-14 23:04:53 by christine
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It is time to say it: the two major parties hold a death grip on the American people. Instead of representing the people, both the Republican and Democrat parties are bought and paid for by special interest groups and multinational corporations. Neither party pays any attention to the U.S. Constitution but both are largely marching in lockstep toward bigger and bigger government. Both Republicans and Democrats eagerly sacrifice what's good for the country for what's good for the party. As they now exist, neither major party deserves the support of patriotic Americans. Furthermore, blind allegiance to the two major parties has created a "lesser of two evils" mindset that ...
Superdelegates get campaign cash
Post Date: 2008-02-14 22:19:03 by Jethro Tull
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Superdelegates get campaign cash Boston.com Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by... srhee February 14, 2008 --> Text size – + Superdelegates get campaign cash Email|Link|Comments (0) Posted by Foon Rhee, deputy national political editor February 14, 2008 03:54 PM Many of the superdelegates who could well decide the Democratic presidential nominee have already been plied with campaign contributions by Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, a new study shows. "While it would be unseemly for the candidates to hand out thousands of dollars to ...
John McCain Sells His Soul to the Right: Backs Off on Torture Ban
Post Date: 2008-02-14 21:24:16 by kiki
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Has there ever been a more repugnant example of political pandering than John McCain's decision to vote against a bill banning waterboarding, putting hoods on prisoners, forcing them to perform sex acts, subjecting them to mock executions, or depriving them of food, water, and medical treatment? That's right, John McCain, the former POW who has long been an outspoken critic of the Bush administration's disturbing embrace of extreme interrogation techniques. But that was before his desperate attempt to win over the lunatic fringe that is running the Grand Old Party. Earlier this week, I showed how outdated the image of McCain as an independent-thinking maverick had become -- ...
Hillary Ordered The Final Massacre At Waco
Post Date: 2008-02-14 20:51:51 by TwentyTwelve
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www.rense.com/general80/hillms.htm Hillary Ordered The Final Massacre At Waco Robert Morrow 2-14-8 Hillary, not Bill, not Janet Reno, not Webb Hubbell, not Vince Foster was the one who ordered the final assault. Final death count: 76 Branch Davidians, including 21 children and two pregnant women. "A Woman in Charge" From Robert Morrow Clinton expert Austin, TX 512-306-1510 Hillary was the one who ordered the FUBAR final assault on the holed-up Branch Davidians in Waco on April 19th, 1993. The final death count from this disastrous fiasco was 76 Branch Davidians, including 21 childrene and two pregnant women. The appalling disaster at Waco was what motivated Timothy ...
Draft
Post Date: 2008-02-14 20:44:26 by TwentyTwelve
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Draft By madmattie | February 14, 2008 I just wanted to post this so that everybody sitting around wondering if they can stand going to Washington and roughing it for a couple of day’s will know the outcome of your hesitation. You do realize that if ANY of these others candidates get elected and the war continues that the Draft is going to be reinstated. This time it will be male and female, can’t discriminate anymore. I have two that would be eligible, they will go over my dead body to get them. Look at your precious children alive well living their life, then look at them blown to bits. This is going to happen if we don’t end this stupid war. All you will have left is ...
McCain= “Bush Vista”, a new operating system for America. A liar of the highest order (watch)
Post Date: 2008-02-14 18:45:17 by TwentyTwelve
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hR2EGpl4o McCain= “Bush Vista”, a new operating system for America. A liar of the highest order (watch) By patrickstjames | February 14, 2008 McCain has the ability to take lying to a whole new level. Please do your duty as a citizen and forward this video to anyone who thinks John McCain is a somehow fit to lead the United States. The fact is he is not, and he will raise the Bush standard for fronting crime and fraud in the 21st century Click for Full Text!
Anti-Semitic Note Attacks Tenn. Lawmaker
Post Date: 2008-02-14 17:38:55 by Brian S
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Anti-Semitic Note Attacks Tenn. Lawmaker By WOODY BAIRD, Associated Press Writer Thursday, February 14, 2008 Printable VersionEmail This Article del.icio.us Digg Technorati Reddit Slashdot Fark Newsvine Google Bookmarks (0) Georgia (default) Verdana Times New Roman Arial (02-14) 13:34 PST Memphis, Tenn. (AP) -- Steve Cohen, a white congressman representing a mostly black district, is no stranger to political attacks tinged with race. A new political flier circulating in the district is forcing him to confront anti-Semitism, too. The flier, which showed up in mailboxes this week, aims to rally black Christians to oppose Cohen because he's Jewish. "Memphis Congressman Steve ...
Ex-GOP Candidate Romney Endorses McCain
Post Date: 2008-02-14 17:31:55 by Brian S
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican campaign dropout Mitt Romney endorsed John McCain for the party's presidential nomination and asked his national convention delegates to swing behind the likely nominee. "Even when the contest was close and our disagreements were debated, the caliber of the man was apparent," the former Massachusetts governor said, standing alongside his one-time rival at his now-defunct campaign's headquarters. "This is a man capable of leading our country at a dangerous hour." "Primaries are tough," said McCain, referring to their earlier rancor. "We know it was a hard campaign and now we move forward, we move forward together for ...
McCain resignation talk swirls, Pederson, Barrett, Shadegg, Flake among possible contenders
Post Date: 2008-02-14 12:44:00 by TwentyTwelve
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phoenix.bizjournals.com/p.../daily33.html?jst=b_ln_hl Thursday, February 14, 2008 - 9:27 AM MST McCain resignation talk swirls, Pederson, Barrett, Shadegg, Flake among possible contenders The Business Journal of Phoenix - by Mike Sunnucks Phoenix Business Journal U.S. Sen. John McCain's office Wednesday countered speculation that the Arizona Republican would resign this summer to focus on his presidential bid. McCain spokeswoman Melissa Shuffield told the Phoenix Business Journal that McCain has "no current plans" to step down from his Senate seat. A summer resignation could create a mad dash to succeed McCain in the November election. Gov. Janet Napolitano would ...
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll (RASMUSSEN: OBAMA LEADS HILLARY 49-37 NATIONWIDE)
Post Date: 2008-02-14 11:35:09 by aristeides
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Daily Presidential Tracking Poll Thursday, February 14, 2008 The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday shows Barack Obama opening a double-digit lead over Hillary Clinton in the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Today’s results show Obama earning support from 49% of Likely Democratic Primary Voters while Clinton attracts 37% (see recent daily numbers). Perhaps the most stunning aspect of the Obama surge is that he now leads 46% to 41% among women. Clinton retains a lead among the narrower subset of white women, but her lead in that vital demographic is down to just three percentage points. Obama now leads 47% to 44% among white voters and 69% ...
Sunnyvale, California Resident Planting Fake Ron Paul Fundraiser Links
Post Date: 2008-02-14 10:42:59 by angle
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A small group of people (or one person posing as multiple people - hard to say) has sparked a widespread fundraising scheme that has reached Ron Paul supporter websites all over the net. It's called Ron Paul Racing, and an AT&T internet user from Sunnydale, California is working away, using screennames like ritsystemz@yahoo.com, Beer Can Bob, Layin Rubber, NASCAR fan, and others, planting messages on Ron Paul supporter websites asking for donations, which friendly Paulites initially ate up as support for presidential candidate Ron Paul. Except for one thing: the money doesn't really go to Ron Paul. Click for Full Text!
McCain refuses to pander [Full Thread]
Post Date: 2008-02-14 09:06:43 by robin
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Article published Feb 14, 2008 McCain refuses to pander February 14, 2008 By Stephen Dinan - John McCain's campaign manager yesterday said the candidate will not pander for conservative support, even as his surrogates have made a second overture to see why chief competitor Mike Huckabee has not dropped out of the Republican presidential race. Former Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a McCain supporter, called former Arkansas Sen. Tim Hutchinson on Friday to inquire why Mr. Huckabee was still running. That was in addition to last week's call to Mr. Huckabee from Texas Gov. Rick Perry, another McCain supporter, asking him to drop out of the race. "Frank and I are old friends, ...
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