From an interview in 2000 with Jim Leher: Lehrer: Finally for the record, you have not lost your desire to be President of the United States have you? McCain: Certainly it’s been put in deep cold storage. haha.. Lehrer: You haven’t lost it? McCain: Well, in 2004, I expect to be campaigning for the reelection […]
In an interview, Clinton dismissed calls for her to drop out, saying: “My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it.” I’m speechless. http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/hillarys_bizarre_rfk_comment.html UPDATE: Bill Clinton’s […]
It took Al Jazeera, of all the news organizations, to do a story on what everyone knows, but the mainstream media in the US tries to ignore: the role that racism is playing in the current election: But even this news piece doesn’t cover the origins of racial tensions in Appalachia, which came about because […]
Everyone has seen Bobblehead dolls, which are often handed out to fans at baseball games. In a hilarious twist, the St. Paul Saints are passing out Bobblefeet at this Sunday’s game, in the form of a miniature bathroom stall with a tapping foot (and a wide stance). The description of the promotion doesn’t mention Senator […]
Sometimes, drama turns unexpectedly into comedy, as is the case with the current $290 Billion Farm Bill. First, congress passes this bill, brimming (as is usual in an election year) with earmarks (better known as “pork”). Second, they send it to President Bush, who vetoes it. Third, congress overrides the veto. Then the comedy starts. Congress […]
“Hillary Clinton is expected to win in Kentucky. Barack Obama is expected to win in Oregon. And John McCain is expected to win at bingo. So everybody wins.” –Conan O’Brien “Yesterday, Barack Obama visited an Indian reservation. And I don’t know if you heard about this, the chief adopted him and gave him the name ‘Black Eagle.’ That’s […]
Obama, Clinton, McCain Join Forces to Form Nightmare Ticket from The Onion, of course http://www.theonion.com/content/news/obama_clinton_mccain_join_forces
Republican Senator Liddy Dole’s campaign is asking both the national Democratic and Republican parties to not run ads in her upcoming NC senate race, in the name of civility. Republican Senator Susan Collins has asked for the same thing in Maine. This sounds great, until you realize that Dole herself was the chair of the […]
Once upon a time, John McCain was the co-sponsor of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (also known as the “McCain-Feingold” bill), but he seems to be spending more time now getting around the provisions of his own law. First he took out a loan for his own campaign, using the promise of public […]
“It was quite a weekend, politically. Yesterday, an estimated 75,000 people attended a Barack Obama rally on the banks of the the Willamette River. … And if you believe the media, listen to this. After the rally, Barack Obama fed them all with just five loaves of bread and two fish. Amazing!” “The oldest serving member of […]
Foreign policy “expert” McCain put his foot in it again, claiming that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is the leader of Iran, and that Obama would negotiate with him. Wrong on both counts. First, Obama has never said he wants to have talks with Ahmadinejad, and second, Ahmadinejad is not the primary leader of Iran. When confronted with this information […]
