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Sen. Inhofe thinks Iraq is in Africa?

This is from his own campaign ad: See also http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/2008/06/senatorial-shrinkage.html

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Forget Bush’s third term, McCain wants Cheney!

In Stephen Hayes’ 2007 biography of VP Dick Cheney, McCain was asked if Cheney might serve in a McCain administration. McCain’s response? “Hell, Yeah”. In 2004 McCain called Cheney “one of the most capable, experienced, intelligent and steady vice presidents this country has ever had.” Of course, now that he is running for president, McCain […]

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Bill Kristol: a history of being wrong

Speaking of Fox News, here’s a quote from Sunday December 17, 2006: Barack Obama is not going to beat Hillary Clinton in a single democratic primary. I’ll predict that right now.  Who said it? Conservative Bill Kristol. As Mark Nickolas (the guy who dug up this gem) says, “This is why so many people laugh […]

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Fist bump: is Fox News trying to be provocative or just stupid?

Just before Obama’s nationally televised speech on June 3, he and his wife did a “fist bump”. Apparently, Fox News is so out of it that they had never seen this before, and had to ask if this was (and I’m not making this up) “A terrorist fist jab?” Attention Fox News, there is this […]

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I’m Voting Republican

Must-watch video: http://www.imvotingrepublican.com/

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Death to Israel … Death to Traffic

While our politicians argue about whether we should bomb Iran or meet with their leaders, the well-known travel writer Rick Steves takes a film crew to Iran and finds, according to him, some of the friendliest people on the planet. It’s ironic that in most countries these days, Americans find they’re better off keeping a […]

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John McCain: Electable?

Brutal and stunning anti-McCain video, put together in February by a Ron Paul supporter: http://www.jedreport.com/2008/06/brutal.html Discussion starting at 6:20 Reporter: “Why did you say that?” McCain: “I’m sure for all the wrong reasons.” Reporter: “And those wrong reasons would be?” McCain: “For ambition.” Reporter “For ambition?” McCain: “Sure.” In other words, for the sake of […]

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$4/gallon and an empty 10 gallon hat

In honor of the national average price for gasoline hitting $4/gallon today, we remind you of this little exchange between a reporter and Dubya (the former oilman) that occurred on Feb 28, less than 4 months ago: Q: What’s your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4 a […]

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McCain: no benefit from his own experience

It was a shameful thing to ask men to suffer and die, to persevere through god-awful afflictions and heartache, to endure the dehumanizing experiences that are unavoidable in combat, for a cause that the country wouldn’t support over time and that our leaders so wrongly believed could be achieved at a smaller cost than our […]

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Fossil fuel, or fuel for fossils?

© Dana Summers

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Clinton supporters for McCain?

It is difficult to understand why any Clinton supporters would declare that they will vote for McCain in the general election. Yes, I know they are spiteful and out for revenge, but still, can any one who claims to have even the slightest feminist tendencies seriously believe that McCain would be a better second choice […]

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Dubya in 2000

Some ironic statements from George W. Bush back in 2000 when he was running for the presidency: Dubya claimed that he would be able to bring down the price of gasoline through sheer force of personality. “I would work with our friends in OPEC to convince them to open up the spigot, to increase the […]

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Republican Family Values and the Powers That Be

Strange things continue to happen in New York. First there is Congressman Vito Fossella, who was stopped in Virginia for running a red light while drunk. When the arresting officer asked where he was heading, Fossella answered he was going to visit his family. It turns out that Fossella has two families: one in Virginia […]

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John McCain’s ‘hip’ new campaign blog

The John McCain campaign has started a new blog, called The McCain Report. So far there are three posts, all by a single little-known blogger. The first entry is the standard “Hello, World!”, but it shows a cheeky sense of humor when it jokes about the blog ditching its original lime-green background. Looks promising, but […]

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