Archive for September, 2008
Republican Talking Point Smackdown — Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae Are Not Responsible for the Meltdown
John McCain has been talking this bit of idiocy up ever since his call to fire the Chairman of the SEC landed like a dud. It has been taken up by the wingnut media for dissemination to their aggrieved and credulous constituencies. Let’s take a look at why this talking point is complete bull and […]
Ron Williams is Losing Credibility.
So Wrong Williams’ latest column reports on the right wing fantasy that, somehow, Joe Biden will withdraw as Barack Obama’s running mate on October 5. The batshit crazy wingnuts on the right dreamt up this fantasy after hearing Biden say that Hillary Clinton is qualified to be Vice President, perhaps more so than he. The […]
John Atkins Partisan Dorothy “Dixie” Boucher “Moderates” Debate
I guess Dot’s trailer park ethics don’t include the concept of “conflict of interest.” Irritation began inside the Fire Hall near the end of the forum. Dixie Boucher, who moderated the debate, closed out the question-and-answer session. Boucher said she received questions referring to Atkins’ past behavior, but refused to read them because she wanted […]
Sunday Talk
From Daily Kos: THE LINEUP: Meet the Press: President Clinton, in CGI mode so expect him to be statesman-like and not partisan. Then, future senator Mark Udall (D-CO) takes apart used car salesman Bob Shaffer (R). Tweety: professional dipshit David Brooks, Andrea Mitchell, the great Eugene Robinson & Katty Kay discuss Angry Johnny’s anger tics. […]
Gimme 8 the hard way baby!!!!!!
Another must read for you this Sunday Senator John McCain was on a roll. In a room reserved for high-stakes gamblers at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut, he tossed $100 chips around a hot craps table. When the marathon session ended around 2:30 a.m., the Arizona senator and his entourage emerged with thousands of […]
Open Thread 9/28
First off, Delawaretalkradio.com – Have you listened to Delawaretalradio yet? Do you think you’ll be a regular listener? I can’t listen much at work, so that limits it for me. Also, I like what I’ve heard of Mike Mathews show, but I don’t like the burping. Call me a prude, but I’m old […]
The Word of the Week is Eloquence
On the evening of April 4, 1968, as the tragedy of the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King began to filter out over a pre-internet nation, an extraordinary moment in U.S. political history occurred as Robert F. Kennedy, broke the news of King’s death to a large gathering of African Americans in Indianapolis, Indiana. historyplace.com puts […]
Americans See McCain as Negative Candidate
From Ambinder who reports on a CBS/NYT poll asking registered voters how they perceive the candidate spending their campaign time: Meaning that McCain has been undermining his own pledges to run a positive and respectful campaign. The obvious question, though, is what do voters buy?
Obama drives them nuts
I brought this up last night that Obama drives his competition nuts. Obviously it is showing to a lot of other people too. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty9BTcERiYY&eurl=http://talkingpointsmemo.com/[/youtube]
Updated — Snap Polls and Focus Groups!
TNR No real data reported, but this noted that the Luntz/Greenberg focus group went overwhelmingly for Obama. Think Progress (go look at the video!): Fox pollster Frank Luntz’s focus group showed that a majority was “moved” by Obama’s performance. They especially liked his answer pointing out that McCain was “wrong” on nearly every aspect of […]
thought for the evening
David Letterman is still funny “the sun is powered entirely by solar energy”
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