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Breaking: Rahm Emanuel to be Obama’s Chief of Staff

Filed in National by on November 5, 2008 10 Comments

MSNBC just confirmed that Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) will be Barack Obama’s Chief of Staff. Great pick! Update: MSNBC is now back peddling on their announcement.

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Liveblog is up and running

Filed in National by on November 4, 2008 0 Comments

Come and share the night with us! Just click on the “liveblog” link at the top of the page. Obama/Biden ’08

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Take a breath… and look at what we’ve done

Filed in National by on November 4, 2008 4 Comments

I don’t know who will win on today, but I wanted to take a moment and acknowledge what we have done.  I feel honored to be part of this movement, and feel sorry for those on the sidelines who can only sneer and mock or slander and smear while offering no solutions to the problems […]

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Breaking: Senator Obama’s Grandmother has Died

Filed in National by on November 3, 2008 14 Comments

This is just so sad.  I had really hoped she’d make it until after the election.  

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The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Filed in National by on November 3, 2008 5 Comments

Several months ago the McCain Campaign laid out their strategy.  McCain would win by making the election a referendum on Obama.  In essence, this wouldn’t be about voting for McCain it would be about voting against Obama. Hmmm… How’s that strategy worked out for them? Refresher Course of headlines over the last 2 months: Sarah Palin, the fundamentals […]

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Let’s Recap

Filed in National by on October 31, 2008 6 Comments

Josh Marshall (TPM) compiles McCain’s greatest hits. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2o7LKCsrNQ[/youtube] I had honestly forgotten how despicable the McCain Campaign has been.  Tell me, John, was it worth it?

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Question

Filed in National by on October 31, 2008 13 Comments

How much money did you spend on Halloween candy?  

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New Obama Ad Targets the Real Republican Presidential Candidate

Filed in National by on October 29, 2008 8 Comments

There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that McCain has lost his position at the top of the ticket. So… How much do you think McCain regrets the Palin pick? I’m leaning towards… with every bone in his body.

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There Will Be Blood

Filed in National by on October 27, 2008 26 Comments

The lines of battle have been drawn. The Republican Civil War begins. Jim Nuzzo, a White House aide to the first President Bush, dismissed Mrs Palin’s critics as “cocktail party conservatives” who “give aid and comfort to the enemy”.He told The Sunday Telegraph: “There’s going to be a bloodbath. A lot of people are going […]

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Why McCain went Right

Filed in National by on October 27, 2008 13 Comments

I’ll admit I have a morbid fascination with the McCain Campaign. I can’t help it. It’s like a natural disaster that no one could have predicted. Right now all fingers are pointing to Sarah Palin, but she isn’t the woman who made McCain run to The Right. Hillary Clinton is. Let me explain.

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Reverend Dobson travels to the future and finds La Cage Aux Folles

Filed in National by on October 24, 2008 12 Comments

Seriously, this guy is obsessed with homosexuals. So much so he jumped in his time machine and reported back on the State of the Nation.  (For those of you brave enough the entire 16 page one man play can be found here.) For those of you with weaker stomachs follow me over the jump for […]

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Kiss and Tell

Filed in National by on October 24, 2008 17 Comments

Which Republican will write the first “Tell All” book on the McCain Campaign and who will receive most of the blame?  

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Ain’t Payback a B*tch

Filed in National by on October 23, 2008 7 Comments

At times like this it’s always wise to refer to history.  So in the name of wingnut hypocrisy – and just for fun! – let’s take a stroll down memory lane. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0jLd441YbM[/youtube] (Courtesy of Kos/Jed report) Honestly, if I had to name one thing that has made the biggest impact in this election (besides the […]

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