McCain and The Keating Five Redux Times Ten
I’m almost too young to remember the savings and loan economic crises of the 80’s and the role McCain played in that deregulation debacle as a member of the legendary Keating Five. For a detailed explanation of McCain’s role in the Keating Five, read this Slate piece by Chris Seullentrop.
From Frank Rich’s column [...]
Sarah Palin “Sambo Beat the Bitch”
Well, this is a fascinating read. No wonder she and McCain get along so well. Hair flip to Vegas Tea Room and the Gleaner.
Palin’s fellow Alaskans are too afraid of the Alaskan GOP machine to go on record with all of the swarmy things they’ve seen and heard:
On a more practical level, many people [...]
More National Journal Bloggers Poll Reactions: The Clintons
Tuesday’s question for the day for the National Journal Bloggers Poll was “Which Clinton, Bill or Hillary, will make the stronger case for Obama in their convention speeches?” The Left of Center bloggers went about 17 to 4 in favor of Hillary Clinton–the overall thinking sees to be that Hillary Clinton needed to make [...]
Harry and Louise Stand Up For Health Care 15 Years Later
A lot if you chickadees who read this blog might not remember the Harry and Louise ads (not be confused with Thelma and Louise) that helped derail the Clinton’s plans for overhauling health care in 1993, but I do ( well, pretty much anyway). Well, a bunch of concerned non-profits remember the Harry and Louise [...]
John Edwards Scandal IS About Cheating and Maybe Something More
I hope not, but the Edwards scandal could really be about something more than cheating–money. At least Edwards didn’t make his wife Elizabeth stand beside him while he apologized to America, because I really hate that. It’s such a tired cliche. How do I feel about it as someone who caucused for [...]
Clinton Campaign Strategy
Its getting harder and harder to tell the difference between a real Clinton ad and a fake one. Way to pave the way to ugly for the GOP. Videos like this are becoming less funny.
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Clinton Losing Credibility over Delegate Fights
All the unseemly arguing and maneuvering over delegates and super delegates by the Clinton campaign will destroy her candidacy–its clear to me that’s helping Obama cut into Clinton’s base voters. I wish that some pollster would ask about it. I am eager to see the CNN debate on Thursday to see how Clinton addresses the [...]
Chris Matthews to Clinton Campaign Kneecappers: Screw You?
Unfortunately, Chris Matthews’ anti-Clintonism and frequent misogyny has kind of become my issue so I feel duty bound to cover the latest development in the Matthews versus Clinton media war. Seriously, if you were Hillary Clinton (and you’ve reviewed the years of insulting Matthews statements, do you blame her for trying to “kneecap” [...]
Shuster’s Suspension Really About Chris Matthews
Duh. Greg Sargent at TPM confirms that the Clinton campaign has complained privately to MSNBC about Chris Matthews’ inappropriate remarks about Hillary Clinton on numerous occasions. I called bullshit on the Shuster suspension right away. What really sucks is that MSNBC never disciplined the real ass at the network.
Edwards Could Endorse Hillary Clinton: SEIU to Endorse Obama
I’ve been saying for a while now that I wouldn’t be surprised if Edwards chose to endorse Clinton because of her health care plan, or really, because of his dislike of Obama’s health care plan, but now that ABC News is reporting it, its actually news:
But notwithstanding his often caustic criticism of Clinton, on a [...]
Suspend Shuster? Suspend McCain.
I call bullshit on this one:
David Shuster gets suspended for that? Okay, he was a little bit out of line but come on–this is the era of “Pimp My Ride,” Pimp My Stroller, and PimpMyProfile. How in the hell haven’t Chris Matthews or Keith Olbermann been suspended multiple times if this is [...]
Super Tuesday Hangover on Monday: McCain and Huckabee Making A Chump Out of Romney
The minx has been working her busy little booty off–during the biggest electoral story in HISTORY no less (yes, I’m exaggerating). Plus, I think I have a hairball–so not much posting.
Last night, and this is no lie, I watched Nora O’Donnell and a panel of experts on MSNBC debate the size of Hillary Clinton’s [...]
Giuliani Continues To Delude Self, Will Endorse McCain at Reagan Library
Rudy Giuliani continues on his cycle of self-delusion as he prepares to endorse John McCain at the Reagan Library, no doubt in front of the nation with the help of CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC News. Oh! The symbolism! The elegance of such a gesture! Who better to endorse Bush super-panderer [...]
Republicans Hate John McCain….Not!
Why do I keep watching MSNBC? Am I self-destructive? Is my Id in control of my Superego? But really, that’s a question for another day. Today’s question is…why don’t Pat Buchanan, Rush Limbaugh, Hugh Hewitt, and the rest of the rabid right just shut up about how much they dislike John [...]
What Obama Needs To Be Prepared For
For all of you thinking that Obama as a presidential candidate will be immune to the racial equivalent of this, well, you’ve got another thing coming. The Republicans won’t be bold enough to actually spell out “N.I.G.G.E.R.” or “C.O.O.N” (or whatever racial code word they might come up with) like they do “C.U.N.T.” in [...]
