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-P
Monday, March 31, 2008
Second Female Senator Endorses Obama
quote[Freshman Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, who recently voiced concerns about the rancorous tone of the Democratic primary, said she was forced to choose between two friends and picked Obama.
"Between Barack and a hard place, I chose Barack," she told reporters in a conference call. "He's able to dissolve the hard cynical edge that has dominated our politics under the Bush administration."
Klobuchar joins Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill in backing Obama, who hasn't fared as well with white female voters as Clinton has in the primaries. The two presidential candidates each have the backing of 13 senators, who are superdelegates to the convention.]
He may be the underdog in PA, but he also has the momentum.
"Between Barack and a hard place, I chose Barack," she told reporters in a conference call. "He's able to dissolve the hard cynical edge that has dominated our politics under the Bush administration."
Klobuchar joins Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill in backing Obama, who hasn't fared as well with white female voters as Clinton has in the primaries. The two presidential candidates each have the backing of 13 senators, who are superdelegates to the convention.]
He may be the underdog in PA, but he also has the momentum.
AIRPORT'S GIRL POET STUNNED BY SNIPER TALE AS INSULTED FELLOW BOSNIANS RIP 'LOW BLOW' LIE
quote[The Bosnian girl who famously read a poem to Hillary Rodham Clinton during her 1996 visit to the war-torn country is shocked - and her countrymen infuriated - that the former first lady claimed to have dodged sniper fire that day.
Emina Bicakcic, now 20 and studying to become a doctor, told The Post she stood on the tarmac at the air base in Tuzla, greeted Clinton and even had time to share the lines of verse she'd written - all without fear of attack from an unseen enemy.
"I was surprised when I heard this," Bicakcic said, referring to Clinton's assertion that she braved snipers upon landing, ducking and sprinting to military vehicles.]
Emina Bicakcic, now 20 and studying to become a doctor, told The Post she stood on the tarmac at the air base in Tuzla, greeted Clinton and even had time to share the lines of verse she'd written - all without fear of attack from an unseen enemy.
"I was surprised when I heard this," Bicakcic said, referring to Clinton's assertion that she braved snipers upon landing, ducking and sprinting to military vehicles.]
Clinton Campaign running out on campaign bills
quote[Sen. Hillary Clinton’s (D-NY) presidential campaign has been delaying paying their bills, “earning the campaign a reputation of a deadbeat in some small-business circles,” according to Politico’s Kenneth P. Vogel. Tucker Carlson joins the Morning Joe crew to discuss the latest from the 2008 presidential campaign trail. The following video is from MSNBC’s Morning Joe, broadcast on March 31, 2008]
This does not bode well for her.
This does not bode well for her.
Friday, March 28, 2008
High-profile Obama backers urge Clinton to quit
quote[ A pair of high-profile backers of Sen. Barack Obama
have called on his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the most unvarnished statement Friday, saying Clinton "has every right, but not a very good reason, to remain a candidate for as long as she wants to."
Sen. Chris Dodd, who sought the Democratic nomination for president himself but threw his support behind Obama after dropping out of the race in January, expressed a similar sentiment Thursday.]
It's time...
have called on his rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, to drop out of the race for the Democratic nomination for president.
Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vermont, issued the most unvarnished statement Friday, saying Clinton "has every right, but not a very good reason, to remain a candidate for as long as she wants to."
Sen. Chris Dodd, who sought the Democratic nomination for president himself but threw his support behind Obama after dropping out of the race in January, expressed a similar sentiment Thursday.]
It's time...
McCain-Clinton A Tossup
quote[John McCain could become the first Republican presidential candidate to carry Connecticut in 20 years if Democrats nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton, a new poll shows.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found that Clinton leads McCain here by only 3 percentage points, while state voters favor Barack Obama over McCain by 17 percentage points. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.]
Wow!
It's about electability.
A Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday found that Clinton leads McCain here by only 3 percentage points, while state voters favor Barack Obama over McCain by 17 percentage points. The poll's margin of error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.]
Wow!
It's about electability.
Democratic race over? Clinton doesn't think so
quote[Somebody forgot to tell Hillary Clinton the Democratic presidential race is over and Barack Obama won.
Obama has captured more state contests, more votes and more of the pledged convention delegates who will help decide which Democrat faces Republican Sen. John McCain in November's presidential election.
But Clinton, a New York senator who has flirted with disaster before in the back-and-forth nominating battle with Obama, shrugs off growing predictions of doom and still sees at least a narrow path to victory.
"I hear it in the atmosphere," Clinton said of the increasingly loud chatter about whether she should drop out and let Democrats focus on the general election campaign.]
When will she do the sensible thing?
Obama has captured more state contests, more votes and more of the pledged convention delegates who will help decide which Democrat faces Republican Sen. John McCain in November's presidential election.
But Clinton, a New York senator who has flirted with disaster before in the back-and-forth nominating battle with Obama, shrugs off growing predictions of doom and still sees at least a narrow path to victory.
"I hear it in the atmosphere," Clinton said of the increasingly loud chatter about whether she should drop out and let Democrats focus on the general election campaign.]
When will she do the sensible thing?
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
B-52s have first album in two decades out today
quote[The band, which also includes vocalists Kate Pierson, 59, Cindy Wilson, 51, and Fred Schneider, 56, knows it’s a bit out of place these days. “Funplex,” its first studio release in 16 years, comes out today in a new music frontier that barely resembles the one they imagined on optimistic tracks like their 1983 single, “Song for a Future Generation.”
“We have to jump back into the void we left behind,” Schneider said. “We’ve gone through three different types of music eras or styles since we put out our last album. People watched MTV. Now everyone’s on the In-ter-net.”]
I'm listening to it right now and, so far, I like it.
“We have to jump back into the void we left behind,” Schneider said. “We’ve gone through three different types of music eras or styles since we put out our last album. People watched MTV. Now everyone’s on the In-ter-net.”]
I'm listening to it right now and, so far, I like it.
Latest PA & NC Polls Show Shifts To Obama
quote[Two new polls of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, the two biggest remaining states left, were released today and show momentum towards Barack Obama.]
I've got butter; anyone want Hillary toast?
I've got butter; anyone want Hillary toast?
Obama Increases Charitable Giving
quote[Democrat Barack Obama gave nearly a quarter of a million dollars to charity last year as he entered the presidential race, significantly more than during the nine previous years combined.
The Illinois senator has yet to release his 2007 tax return. His campaign said Tuesday it will be made public by Tax Day, April 15, while at the same time disclosing that Obama gave $240,000 to charity last year.
From 1998 through 2006, Obama donated a total of $150,892 to charity.
Obama posted his 2000 to 2006 returns on his campaign Web site Tuesday to pressure rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to do the same. His campaign repeatedly has criticized Clinton for failing to release tax returns for the years since she and her husband left the White House in 2001.
Clinton, campaigning in Pennsylvania, said she hoped to release the returns "within the next week."]
Good for him...
The Illinois senator has yet to release his 2007 tax return. His campaign said Tuesday it will be made public by Tax Day, April 15, while at the same time disclosing that Obama gave $240,000 to charity last year.
From 1998 through 2006, Obama donated a total of $150,892 to charity.
Obama posted his 2000 to 2006 returns on his campaign Web site Tuesday to pressure rival Hillary Rodham Clinton to do the same. His campaign repeatedly has criticized Clinton for failing to release tax returns for the years since she and her husband left the White House in 2001.
Clinton, campaigning in Pennsylvania, said she hoped to release the returns "within the next week."]
Good for him...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Pat Buchanan asks Blacks: "Where's the gratitude?"
quote["Barack says we need to have a conversation about race in America. Fair enough. But this time, it has to be a two-way conversation. White America needs to be heard from, not just lectured to.
"This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard.
And among them are these:
"First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American."]
Oh. My. God.
He actually titled the piece "A Brief For Whitey."
"This time, the Silent Majority needs to have its convictions, grievances and demands heard.
And among them are these:
"First, America has been the best country on earth for black folks. It was here that 600,000 black people, brought from Africa in slave ships, grew into a community of 40 million, were introduced to Christian salvation, and reached the greatest levels of freedom and prosperity blacks have ever known. Wright ought to go down on his knees and thank God he is an American."]
Oh. My. God.
He actually titled the piece "A Brief For Whitey."
Mark Tomasik: Don’t discount Gore-led ticket
quote[U.S. Rep. Tim Mahoney, whose district includes much of Martin and St. Lucie counties, is hoping he won’t have to attend the Democratic Party national convention in Denver in August.
If he does go, that will mean the Democrats still haven’t decided a nominee for the presidential election. And if neither Sen. Hillary Clinton nor Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the nomination by August, Mahoney says we may see a brokered convention, meaning the nominee could emerge from a negotiated settlement.
“If it (the nomination process) goes into the convention, don’t be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket,” Mahoney said.
A compromise candidate could be someone such as former vice president Al Gore, Mahoney said last week during a meeting with this news organization’s editorial board.]
I don't see this actually happening.
But it's scary enough to contemplate...
If he does go, that will mean the Democrats still haven’t decided a nominee for the presidential election. And if neither Sen. Hillary Clinton nor Sen. Barack Obama has clinched the nomination by August, Mahoney says we may see a brokered convention, meaning the nominee could emerge from a negotiated settlement.
“If it (the nomination process) goes into the convention, don’t be surprised if someone different is at the top of the ticket,” Mahoney said.
A compromise candidate could be someone such as former vice president Al Gore, Mahoney said last week during a meeting with this news organization’s editorial board.]
I don't see this actually happening.
But it's scary enough to contemplate...
No Carville Apology For Judas Remark
quote[Hillary Rodham Clinton adviser James Carville is refusing to apologize for comparing New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to Judas.
Carville made the comparison to The New York Times after Richardson, once a member of President Clinton's Cabinet, endorsed Hillary Clinton rival Barack Obama last week for the Democratic presidential nomination. Carville called it an "act of betrayal," and pointed out that it came during Holy Week.
"Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out (Jesus) for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic," he said.
Richardson told "Fox News Sunday" that he wouldn't respond by getting "in the gutter like that."
"That's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."]
Carville should be ashamed!
Carville made the comparison to The New York Times after Richardson, once a member of President Clinton's Cabinet, endorsed Hillary Clinton rival Barack Obama last week for the Democratic presidential nomination. Carville called it an "act of betrayal," and pointed out that it came during Holy Week.
"Mr. Richardson's endorsement came right around the anniversary of the day when Judas sold out (Jesus) for 30 pieces of silver, so I think the timing is appropriate, if ironic," he said.
Richardson told "Fox News Sunday" that he wouldn't respond by getting "in the gutter like that."
"That's typical of many of the people around Senator Clinton," Richardson said. "They think they have a sense of entitlement to the presidency."]
Carville should be ashamed!
Clinton: Wright 'would not have been my pastor'
quote[Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, in a wide-ranging interview today with Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reporters and editors, said she would have left her church if her pastor made the sort of inflammatory remarks Sen. Barack Obama's former pastor made.
"He would not have been my pastor," Clinton said. "You don't choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend."]
Someone's getting desperate.
"He would not have been my pastor," Clinton said. "You don't choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend."]
Someone's getting desperate.
Clinton says she 'misspoke' about sniper fire
quote[ She said when she arrived in Bosnia on March 25, 1996, "I remember landing under sniper fire. There was supposed to be some kind of a greeting ceremony at the airport, but instead we just ran with our heads down to get into the vehicles to get to our base."
But news video footage of her arrival at Tuzla shows Clinton, then the first lady, calmly walking from the rear ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane with her daughter, Chelsea, then 16, at her side. Both Clintons held their heads up and did not appear rushed as they walked toward the group waiting on the tarmac to welcome them.
The video shows Clinton spending several minutes talking with the group, including an 8-year-old Bosnian girl who presented her with a poem, and later greeting U.S. troops.]
Misspoke = Lied.
But news video footage of her arrival at Tuzla shows Clinton, then the first lady, calmly walking from the rear ramp of a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane with her daughter, Chelsea, then 16, at her side. Both Clintons held their heads up and did not appear rushed as they walked toward the group waiting on the tarmac to welcome them.
The video shows Clinton spending several minutes talking with the group, including an 8-year-old Bosnian girl who presented her with a poem, and later greeting U.S. troops.]
Misspoke = Lied.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Cheney And The 4000
quote[Raddatz noted that some soldiers, Air Force members, and Marines have been on multiple deployments and have been sent back to Iraq because of the stop-loss policy — an involuntary extension of a service member's enlistment contract. The Army alone says 58,000 US soldiers have been redeployed to war because of the stop-loss policy.
"When you talk about an all-volunteer force, some of these soldiers, airmen, Marines have been on two, three, four, some of them more than that, deployments," Raddatz said. "Do you think when they volunteered they had any idea that there would be so many deployments or stop-loss? Some of those who want to get out can't because of stop-loss?"
"A lot of men and women sign up because sometimes they will see developments," Cheney said. "For example, 9/11 stimulated a lot of folks to volunteer for the military because they wanted to be involved in defending the country."
Referring to his talks with US service members in Iraq, the vice president said the men and women he speaks to are committed to the war.
"The thing that comes through loud and clear is how much they are committed to the cause, to doing what needs to be done to defend the nation," Cheney said.]
Heartles bastard...
"When you talk about an all-volunteer force, some of these soldiers, airmen, Marines have been on two, three, four, some of them more than that, deployments," Raddatz said. "Do you think when they volunteered they had any idea that there would be so many deployments or stop-loss? Some of those who want to get out can't because of stop-loss?"
"A lot of men and women sign up because sometimes they will see developments," Cheney said. "For example, 9/11 stimulated a lot of folks to volunteer for the military because they wanted to be involved in defending the country."
Referring to his talks with US service members in Iraq, the vice president said the men and women he speaks to are committed to the war.
"The thing that comes through loud and clear is how much they are committed to the cause, to doing what needs to be done to defend the nation," Cheney said.]
Heartles bastard...
Warning! This WILL Make Your Ears Bleed!
quote[The McCain Girls, stumping for GOP presidential candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain, take to the green screen to tout their presidential pick in front of over 120,000 people and counting, via YouTube, in a musical show of support worthy of Internet honors.]
*Sigh*
*Sigh*
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Evan Huckabee Defends Jeremiah Wright
quote[[Y]ou can't hold the candidate responsible for everything that people around him may say or do," Huckabee says. "It's interesting to me that there are some people on the left who are having to be very uncomfortable with what ... Wright said, when they all were all over a Jerry Falwell, or anyone on the right who said things that they found very awkward and uncomfortable, years ago. Many times those were statements lifted out of the context of a larger sermon. Sermons, after all, are rarely written word for word by pastors like Rev. Wright, who are delivering them extemporaneously, and caught up in the emotion of the moment. There are things that sometimes get said, that if you put them on paper and looked at them in print, you'd say 'Well, I didn't mean to say it quite like that.]
I really think this is a minor bump in the road. If anything, it will do good for our country.
I really think this is a minor bump in the road. If anything, it will do good for our country.
Hillary Clinton's NAFTA Sincerity Problem
quote[The Clinton campaign sent out talking points for supporters today, which included this odd little "myth" versus "fact."
"Myth: Contrary to her stated opposition to NAFTA, Hillary Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage.
"Fact: It is no secret that passing NAFTA was a priority of the Clinton Administration, but numerous contemporary accounts make clear that Hillary Clinton was personally opposed to NAFTA, and her position on NAFTA was and remains consistent."
OK, first of all, that "Myth" is not a "Myth" -- it's a fact.
Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage. True statement. Period. End of story.]
I still don't understand why some unions have such vociferous support for her...
"Myth: Contrary to her stated opposition to NAFTA, Hillary Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage.
"Fact: It is no secret that passing NAFTA was a priority of the Clinton Administration, but numerous contemporary accounts make clear that Hillary Clinton was personally opposed to NAFTA, and her position on NAFTA was and remains consistent."
OK, first of all, that "Myth" is not a "Myth" -- it's a fact.
Clinton attended NAFTA meetings to work for its passage. True statement. Period. End of story.]
I still don't understand why some unions have such vociferous support for her...
Clinton challenges Obama to back new primaries in Michigan, Florida
quote[Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton bluntly challenged Barack Obama to agree to new primaries in Michigan and Florida on Wednesday and said it was "wrong, and frankly un-American" not to have the two delegations seated at the Democratic National Convention.]
It's also "un-American" to change the rules mid-way, just to suit your own fancy.
It's also "un-American" to change the rules mid-way, just to suit your own fancy.
Contaminant In Heparin Is Identified
quote[A modified form of a cheap and widely used dietary supplement sold to relieve joint pain was identified as the contaminant found in tainted and at times lethal heparin produced in China for American patients, Food and Drug Administration officials said yesterday.]
Why in Hell are we still importing pharmaceuticals from China???
Why in Hell are we still importing pharmaceuticals from China???
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
A Conservative's Take On Obama's Speech
quote[Alas, I cannot give a more considered response right now as I have to get on the road. But I do want to say that this searing, nuanced, gut-wrenching, loyal, and deeply, deeply Christian speech is the most honest speech on race in America in my adult lifetime. It is a speech we have all been waiting for for a generation. Its ability to embrace both the legitimate fears and resentments of whites and the understandable anger and dashed hopes of many blacks was, in my view, unique in recent American history.
And it was a reflection of faith - deep, hopeful, transcending faith in the promises of the Gospels. And it was about America - its unique promise, its historic purpose, and our duty to take up the burden to perfect this union - today, in our time, in our way.
I have never felt more convinced that this man's candidacy - not this man, his candidacy - and what he can bring us to achieve - is an historic opportunity. This was a testing; and he did not merely pass it by uttering safe bromides. He addressed the intimate, painful love he has for an imperfect and sometimes embittered man. And how that love enables him to see that man's faults and pain as well as his promise. This is what my faith is about. It is what the Gospels are about. This is a candidate who does not merely speak as a Christian. He acts like a Christian.
Bill Clinton once said that everything bad in America can be rectified by what is good in America. He was right - and Obama takes that to a new level. And does it with the deepest darkest wound in this country's history.
I love this country. I don't remember loving it or hoping more from it than today.]
Wow! Well said.
From Andrew Sullivan...
And it was a reflection of faith - deep, hopeful, transcending faith in the promises of the Gospels. And it was about America - its unique promise, its historic purpose, and our duty to take up the burden to perfect this union - today, in our time, in our way.
I have never felt more convinced that this man's candidacy - not this man, his candidacy - and what he can bring us to achieve - is an historic opportunity. This was a testing; and he did not merely pass it by uttering safe bromides. He addressed the intimate, painful love he has for an imperfect and sometimes embittered man. And how that love enables him to see that man's faults and pain as well as his promise. This is what my faith is about. It is what the Gospels are about. This is a candidate who does not merely speak as a Christian. He acts like a Christian.
Bill Clinton once said that everything bad in America can be rectified by what is good in America. He was right - and Obama takes that to a new level. And does it with the deepest darkest wound in this country's history.
I love this country. I don't remember loving it or hoping more from it than today.]
Wow! Well said.
From Andrew Sullivan...
Lieberman explains support for McCain
quote[U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman, I-Conn, told the editorial board of The Advocate and Greenwich Time he's supporting Republican John McCain for president because he's the most likely to bring about change in Washington.]
If it weren't Lieberman saying this, I'd think it was a joke.
McCain?
Change?
Huh?
If it weren't Lieberman saying this, I'd think it was a joke.
McCain?
Change?
Huh?
Fox correspondent likens Obama pastor, Hitler
quote[In a new "Beat the Press" segment Monday, MSNBC's Dan Abrams replayed a Sunday Fox News clip in which the network's correspondent likens Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright to Hitler.
Discussing Wright, Fox correspondent Ainsley Earhardt remarked: "I mean, Hitler did great things...many Germans followed Hitler because they thought he did great things."]
That is just disgusting...
Discussing Wright, Fox correspondent Ainsley Earhardt remarked: "I mean, Hitler did great things...many Germans followed Hitler because they thought he did great things."]
That is just disgusting...
'A more perfect union'
quote[We the people, in order to form a more perfect union."
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787.
The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. It was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery, a question that divided the colonies and brought the convention to a stalemate until the founders chose to allow the slave trade to continue for at least twenty more years, and to leave any final resolution to future generations.]
This was another great speech.
Will people finally realize he isn't Muslim?
Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had traveled across an ocean to escape tyranny and persecution finally made real their declaration of independence at a Philadelphia convention that lasted through the spring of 1787.
The document they produced was eventually signed but ultimately unfinished. It was stained by this nation's original sin of slavery, a question that divided the colonies and brought the convention to a stalemate until the founders chose to allow the slave trade to continue for at least twenty more years, and to leave any final resolution to future generations.]
This was another great speech.
Will people finally realize he isn't Muslim?
Friday, March 14, 2008
The Obama I know
quote[This was a pretty amazing conversation, not only because of Obama's mastery of the legal details, but also because many prominent Democratic leaders had already blasted the Bush initiative as blatantly illegal. He did not want to take a public position until he had listened to, and explored, what might be said on the other side.
This is the Barack Obama I have known for nearly 15 years -- a careful and evenhanded analyst of law and policy, unusually attentive to multiple points of view.
The University of Chicago Law School is by far the most conservative of the great American law schools. It helped to provide the academic foundations for many positions of the Reagan administration.
But at the University of Chicago, Obama is liked and admired by both Republicans and Democrats. Some local Reagan enthusiasts are Obama supporters. Why? It doesn't hurt that he's a great guy, with a personal touch and a lot of warmth. It certainly helps that he is exceptionally able.
But niceness and ability are only part of the story. Obama has a genuinely independent mind, he's a terrific listener and he goes wherever reason takes him.]
A friend confirms what I thought about Obama.
This is the Barack Obama I have known for nearly 15 years -- a careful and evenhanded analyst of law and policy, unusually attentive to multiple points of view.
The University of Chicago Law School is by far the most conservative of the great American law schools. It helped to provide the academic foundations for many positions of the Reagan administration.
But at the University of Chicago, Obama is liked and admired by both Republicans and Democrats. Some local Reagan enthusiasts are Obama supporters. Why? It doesn't hurt that he's a great guy, with a personal touch and a lot of warmth. It certainly helps that he is exceptionally able.
But niceness and ability are only part of the story. Obama has a genuinely independent mind, he's a terrific listener and he goes wherever reason takes him.]
A friend confirms what I thought about Obama.
Yankees-Rays Brawl
quote[ The Yankees' Shelley Duncan slides with his spikes high into Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamuri during the second inning, which ignited a benches-clearing brawl Wednesday in St. Petersburg, Fla. .]
Good God! It's only spring training and already the D-Rays are starting shit.
Good God! It's only spring training and already the D-Rays are starting shit.
NSA shifts to e-mail, Web, data-mining dragnet
quote[The National Security Agency was once known for its skill in eavesdropping on the world's telephone calls through radio dishes in out-of-the-way places like England's Menwith Hill, Australia's Pine Gap, and Washington state's Yakima Training Center.
Today those massive installations, which listened in on phone conversations beamed over microwave links, are becoming something akin to relics of the Cold War. As more communications traffic travels through fiber links, and as e-mail and text messaging supplant phone calls, the spy agency that once intercepted telegrams is adapting yet again.
Recent evidence suggests that the NSA has been focusing on widespread monitoring of e-mail messages and text messages, recording of Web browsing, and other forms of electronic data-mining, all done without court supervision. Taken together, those activities raise unique privacy and oversight concerns greater than those posed by large-scale monitoring of voice communications.]
Another reason we desperately need a democrat in the white house and a democratically controlled congress.
Today those massive installations, which listened in on phone conversations beamed over microwave links, are becoming something akin to relics of the Cold War. As more communications traffic travels through fiber links, and as e-mail and text messaging supplant phone calls, the spy agency that once intercepted telegrams is adapting yet again.
Recent evidence suggests that the NSA has been focusing on widespread monitoring of e-mail messages and text messages, recording of Web browsing, and other forms of electronic data-mining, all done without court supervision. Taken together, those activities raise unique privacy and oversight concerns greater than those posed by large-scale monitoring of voice communications.]
Another reason we desperately need a democrat in the white house and a democratically controlled congress.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Countdown Special Comment: Sen. Clinton, “This is not a campaign strategy. This is a suicide pact.”
quote[Tonight on Countdown, Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment was directed at Senator Hillary Clinton over her failure to immediately fire supporter and former member of her campaign finance committee, Rep. Geraldine Ferraro, after making inappropriate racial comments about Senator Barack Obama.]
This has got to stop!
This has got to stop!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Bill Clinton Went On Rush Limbaugh’s Show Day Of Texas Primary
quote[Democratic Senator Hillary Clinton’s efforts to reunite the Democratic Party — and get the votes of some independent voters — could become tougher than ever with news that former President Bill Clinton appeared on conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh’s show…on the day of the Texas primary.
If the story catches on, it will likely strike a decidedly sour note with many Democrats — and adds to the increasing instances in this campaign that anything will be done to get votes.
Why? Because Limbaugh is considered the quintessential demonizer of Democrats by Democrats and this means the former President was trying to help the conservative talk show host’s efforts to get Republicans to cross over in the Texas primary to vote for Hillary Clinton.]
Yet they won't do progressive talk. No wonder none of the talkers support her.
If the story catches on, it will likely strike a decidedly sour note with many Democrats — and adds to the increasing instances in this campaign that anything will be done to get votes.
Why? Because Limbaugh is considered the quintessential demonizer of Democrats by Democrats and this means the former President was trying to help the conservative talk show host’s efforts to get Republicans to cross over in the Texas primary to vote for Hillary Clinton.]
Yet they won't do progressive talk. No wonder none of the talkers support her.
The GOP is now gaming our primary for Clinton. It's time to end it.
quote[Now that John McCain has won the GOP nomination, Republicans are voting in the Democratic primary in increasing numbers, hoping to pick their opponent for the November election, or at least cause more turmoil in our already divisive nomination battle.
Their choice? Hillary Clinton.
Yesterday, in the Mississippi primary, 24% of Hillary Clinton's support came from Republicans. Unlike the Republican support generated by Barack Obama, according to exit polling data, Clinton's Republican support appears to be part of the explicit plan promoted by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh to wreak havoc upon the Democratic Party by voting for Hillary Clinton.]
This is ridiculous...
Their choice? Hillary Clinton.
Yesterday, in the Mississippi primary, 24% of Hillary Clinton's support came from Republicans. Unlike the Republican support generated by Barack Obama, according to exit polling data, Clinton's Republican support appears to be part of the explicit plan promoted by radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh to wreak havoc upon the Democratic Party by voting for Hillary Clinton.]
This is ridiculous...
Student Suspended For Buying Candy In School
quote[n eighth-grade honors student at a New Haven school has been suspended for buying a bag of candy at school.
Michael Sheridan, a student at Sheridan Middle School, was suspended from school for one day, barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president.
Officials said he was punished because he bought a bag of Skittles from another student.]
This is outrageous! When I was a kid our schools MADE us sell candy for fund raisers.
Michael Sheridan, a student at Sheridan Middle School, was suspended from school for one day, barred from attending an honors student dinner and stripped of his title as class vice president.
Officials said he was punished because he bought a bag of Skittles from another student.]
This is outrageous! When I was a kid our schools MADE us sell candy for fund raisers.
How They Voted: Torture Bill
quote[The 225-188 roll call Tuesday by which the House failed to override President Bush's veto of a bill that would have prohibited the CIA from using waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques on terrorist suspects.
The roll call was 51 votes short of the two-thirds majority required to overturn a veto.
A "yes" vote is a vote to override the veto.
Voting yes were 220 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Voting no were 3 Democrats and 185 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.
There are 5 vacancies in the 435-member House.]
Just for the record...
The roll call was 51 votes short of the two-thirds majority required to overturn a veto.
A "yes" vote is a vote to override the veto.
Voting yes were 220 Democrats and 5 Republicans.
Voting no were 3 Democrats and 185 Republicans.
X denotes those not voting.
There are 5 vacancies in the 435-member House.]
Just for the record...
Ferraro: Obama should be thanking me for comments
quote[Geraldine Ferraro says her comments on Barack Obama's race being the primary reason for his success in the presidential campaign are being "spun" as racist, and she says he should be thanking her for the comments.
Rather than retreat from her seemingly foot-in-mouth comments, the former New York City lawmaker has decided to go on offense. Ferraro has claimed her words were taken out of context and has decried being painted as racist by some.]
My advice to Ferraro: go back to being irrelevant. You're not helping Hillary.
Rather than retreat from her seemingly foot-in-mouth comments, the former New York City lawmaker has decided to go on offense. Ferraro has claimed her words were taken out of context and has decried being painted as racist by some.]
My advice to Ferraro: go back to being irrelevant. You're not helping Hillary.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Obama camp accuses Clinton of signaling 'anything goes' campaign
quote[The Obama campaign arranged a conference call to repudiate comments from Geraldine Ferrarro, who told a California newspaper, "If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position." Clinton spokesman Howard Wolfson, who just last week forcefully called for Obama to fire an adviser who called Clinton a "monster," said only that the campaign "disagree[d]" with Ferraro, who had not apologized for the remark as of Tuesday afternoon.]
That's not a very helpful comment.
That's not a very helpful comment.
Kentucky Lawmaker Wants to Make Anonymous Internet Posting Illegal
quote[The bill would require anyone who contributes to a website to register their real name, address and e-mail address with that site.
Their full name would be used anytime a comment is posted.
If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that.]
Good luck enforcing this!
Another politician completely out of touch with reality...
Their full name would be used anytime a comment is posted.
If the bill becomes law, the website operator would have to pay if someone was allowed to post anonymously on their site. The fine would be five-hundred dollars for a first offense and one-thousand dollars for each offense after that.]
Good luck enforcing this!
Another politician completely out of touch with reality...
Monday, March 10, 2008
Sunday, March 09, 2008
Oklahoma State Rep. Goes On Anti-Gay Tirade
This was disgusting! She should be ashamed.
FYI, these kind words were made by Oklahoma State Rep. Sally Kern.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Clinton Endorses McCain Again
quote[ “I think that since we now know Sen. (John) McCain will be the nominee for the Republican Party, national security will be front and center in this election. We all know that. And I think it’s imperative that each of us be able to demonstrate we can cross the commander-in-chief threshold,” the New York senator told reporters crowded into an infant’s bedroom-sized hotel conference room in Washington.
“I believe that I’ve done that. Certainly, Sen. McCain has done that and you’ll have to ask Sen. Obama with respect to his candidacy,” she said.]
What. The. Fuck.
Hillary, are you vying to be McCain's V.P.? It's certainly starting to look like it!
I used to call you Republican-Lite; It appears I was being to kind...
“I believe that I’ve done that. Certainly, Sen. McCain has done that and you’ll have to ask Sen. Obama with respect to his candidacy,” she said.]
What. The. Fuck.
Hillary, are you vying to be McCain's V.P.? It's certainly starting to look like it!
I used to call you Republican-Lite; It appears I was being to kind...
To Hillary: For America’s sake, withdraw
quote[Hillary? Hillary?
What? It’s 3 a.m.? Yes, I know. Look, I’m sorry if I woke you up. But you said you were fine with 3 a.m. calls.
I’m calling because we have a serious crisis on our hands. And I thought of you immediately, because you’re right, you’re the only person who might be able to defuse the situation.
We’ve got a problem with John McCain. Hillary, listen: This country could be in serious danger if McCain becomes president. His national security policies are a recipe for endless conflagration, especially in the Middle East. Saying McCain’s a “hawk” is an understatement. McCain makes Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld look like parakeets. No kidding. Remember “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran?” Ha ha.
What’s that? You don’t want to see McCain become president either?
Then withdraw from the Democratic race right now, Hillary.]
It's time for her to do the right thing and withdraw.
What? It’s 3 a.m.? Yes, I know. Look, I’m sorry if I woke you up. But you said you were fine with 3 a.m. calls.
I’m calling because we have a serious crisis on our hands. And I thought of you immediately, because you’re right, you’re the only person who might be able to defuse the situation.
We’ve got a problem with John McCain. Hillary, listen: This country could be in serious danger if McCain becomes president. His national security policies are a recipe for endless conflagration, especially in the Middle East. Saying McCain’s a “hawk” is an understatement. McCain makes Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld look like parakeets. No kidding. Remember “Bomb, Bomb, Bomb, Bomb Bomb Iran?” Ha ha.
What’s that? You don’t want to see McCain become president either?
Then withdraw from the Democratic race right now, Hillary.]
It's time for her to do the right thing and withdraw.
Clinton camp accuses Obama of ‘Ken Starr’ tactics
quote[“I for one do not believe that imitating Ken Starr is a way to win a Democratic primary for the presidency,” Wolfson said.
The Obama campaign promptly reacted.
“It is absurd that after weeks of badgering the media to ‘vet’ Senator Obama, the Clinton campaign believes that they should be held to an entirely different standard,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “We don’t believe that expecting candidates for the presidency to disclose their tax returns somehow constitutes Ken Starr-tactics, but the kind of transparency and accountability that Americans are looking for and that’s been missing in Washington for far too long.”]
Give me a break! What about her Rovian scare tactics???
The Obama campaign promptly reacted.
“It is absurd that after weeks of badgering the media to ‘vet’ Senator Obama, the Clinton campaign believes that they should be held to an entirely different standard,” said Obama spokesman Bill Burton. “We don’t believe that expecting candidates for the presidency to disclose their tax returns somehow constitutes Ken Starr-tactics, but the kind of transparency and accountability that Americans are looking for and that’s been missing in Washington for far too long.”]
Give me a break! What about her Rovian scare tactics???
On the Red Phone
quote[How is it that she became the one who's perceived as more equipped to answer that 3 a.m. call than the unflappable Obama? He, with the ice in his veins, who doesn't panic when he's losing or get too giddy when he's winning, who's as comfortable in his own skin as she's uncomfortable in hers. There have been times in this campaign when she seemed so unhinged that I worried she'd actually kill herself if she lost. Every day, she reminds me more and more of Adele H., who also had an obsession that drove her insane.]
I love Larry David! I'm still wondering if it's possible to do another season of "Curb."
I love Larry David! I'm still wondering if it's possible to do another season of "Curb."
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
Obama says it is 'premature to talk about a joint ticket'
quote["I hope people start asking is what exactly is this foreign experience she is claiming," he said. "Was she handling crises during this period of time? I haven’t seen any evidence that she is more equipped to handle a crisis.
"She made the experience argument and her ability to handle a crisis, so I think it is important to examine that claim and not just allow her to assert it," he added. "She has made the argument that she is thoroughly vetted. If the suggestion is somehow that on issue of ethics or disclosure or transparency that she is somehow going to have a better record than I have or could (better) withstand Republican attack, then that should be tested."]
"She made the experience argument and her ability to handle a crisis, so I think it is important to examine that claim and not just allow her to assert it," he added. "She has made the argument that she is thoroughly vetted. If the suggestion is somehow that on issue of ethics or disclosure or transparency that she is somehow going to have a better record than I have or could (better) withstand Republican attack, then that should be tested."]
CLINTON: Energizing Victories, But Difficult Delegate Math
quote["Her durability is impressive if not astonishing, but she is still looking at some pretty cold, hard numbers in the race," said Jim Jordan, a Democratic strategist who initially ran the 2004 primary campaign of Sen. John F. Kerry (D-Mass.). "She's running out of time, she's running out of space." He described a Clinton nomination even with wins in Texas and Ohio as "impossible, really."]
It will be the end of the democratic party if she somehow gets the nomination.
It will be the end of the democratic party if she somehow gets the nomination.
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