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The American Conservative Argues FOR an Obama Presidency
Poking about online I stumbled across an article from March in The American Conservative. The title is “The Right Choice: The Conservative Case for Barack Obama”. It’s an interesting narrative about how the neocons are conning conservatives into believing...more »
Posted on May 14, 2008 7:42 PM
McCain's New Slogan - Oops, Someone Already Owns It
Never underestimate the clever creativity of McCain's campaign gurus. They have come up with the antidote for Obama's Change message. It's called "The Change You Deserve". Has quite a nice ring to it really, perhaps you have heard it before. ...more »
Posted on May 12, 2008 9:32 PM
Put That Race Card Down!
Early on in this Democratic primary it was noted that Hillary was trying to paint Barack Obama as “the Black candidate”. Now all I am hearing is “can The Black Candidate get the White vote?”, so apparently she was...more »
Posted on May 9, 2008 3:13 PM
The End Game
OK, here’s my prediction. Hillary will continue to campaign through the end (hopefully not going negative) allowing all votes to be cast with a sense of genuine participation. Meanwhile the supers will pile on for Obama at a bit faster...more »
Posted on May 7, 2008 3:08 PM
McCain admits war for oil
Speaking in Denver last week John McCain made a statement that suggests sending our troops to the Middle East is based on oil rather than the official stated reasons. Perhaps not a suprise for many but certainly to openly state...more »
Posted on May 5, 2008 10:43 PM
Clinton Staffer Calls Indiana People S**t?
Look at Mickey Kantor, a Clinton staffer discussing figures from Indiana. He calls Indiana people Sh*t!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-MzByUHIzw&feature=email...more »
Posted on May 1, 2008 9:36 PM
Clinton Push Polling
The Clinton campaign has been push polling in IN, calling voters and listing negative things about Obama and then asking whether that would make you more likely, less likely, etc. to vote for him. The caller does the reverse in...more »
Posted on April 25, 2008 12:10 AM
Well, she said it
When she said "massive retaliation" I wondered what that meant. I didn't jump to the conclusion of massive nuclear retaliation - after all we have a lot of fire power. But today Keith Olberman pressed her on those debate comments...more »
Posted on April 21, 2008 10:56 PM
Must See TV!
This Friday, April 25th Bill Moyers will interview Rev. Jeremiah Wright on PBS. http://www.ucc.org/news/jeremiah-wright-to-be-intervie.htmlBill Moyers is a class act and a very spiritual person. If anyone was going to interview Rev. Wright he is probably the best choice. This will...more »
Posted on April 20, 2008 9:57 PM
Just put the f*%@ing pin on!
I know, I know. I understand the reason he doesn't wear the flag pin. He views it as an empty gesture and it doesn't make someone patriotic, the proof is in the pudding. Whether he wears it doesn't matter to...more »
Posted on April 20, 2008 2:07 PM
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The mood and perspective of an organization trickles down from the top. I see much divisiveness in these Clinton supporters who intend to not vote or support McCain with the hopes of subverting our Democratic candidate. It has flowed down and permeated their political views.
BTW if Hillary and her supporters allow the Repubs to win out of spitefullness she will take a huge hit politically and not have a chance in future elections of the Democratic party.
Posted at May 16, 2008 11:01 AM in response to Hillary's concession speech planned...early draft leaked
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The mood and perspective of an organization trickles down from the top. I see much divisiveness in these Clinton supporters who intend to not vote or support McCain with the hopes of subverting our Democratic candidate. It has flowed down and permeated their political views.
BTW if Hillary and her supporters allow the Repubs to win out of spitefullness she will take a huge hit politically and not have a chance in future elections of the Democratic party.
Posted at May 16, 2008 11:00 AM in response to Hillary's concession speech planned...early draft leaked
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"I will be voting in November. ......[Obama]is deeply offensive on a moral level: he and Clinton are both politicians and corrupt"
With a view like that and complete acceptance of it you lower the standards of what we can and should demand from our government. We must demand more. To do that we need to have our voices heard and have our message be clear. Obama's plan to allow less influence from well monied lobbyists and to allow us to view the money flow with such groups will give us a greater voice.
Posted at May 16, 2008 10:38 AM in response to Hillary's concession speech planned...early draft leaked
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Spin is always present in politics, it's in us before the information even reaches us. We wait to hear that which will corroborate our expectations, our o-spin-ions. We then discuss our own particular take (spin) on the facts at hand and in our discussions might change the force or direction of someone else's spin. In that sense all of it bears the manipulation of a supporter or candidate.
By Nietzsche's assessment were all power hungry. Those who can't accept their power position in the conversation then resort to the name calling and profanity. It's a sign of that power slipping away.
BTW who's the blogosphere's biggest bogeyman?
Posted at May 16, 2008 3:30 AM in response to American Politics and Nietzsche's Will To Power
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Since Terry McAuliffe talked about how great a ticket that would be shortly after NC and IN I think it's probably plan B.
Posted at May 16, 2008 2:22 AM in response to Hillary is the unstoppable V.P.
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I'll add those to my list!
Posted at May 16, 2008 2:10 AM in response to Dont watch this video
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Interesting video, especially the part about WTC building 7, I hadn't heard it before.
There is a film series produced by the BBC called The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear which compares the rise of the American Neo-Conservative movement and the radical Islamist movement. It was aired at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005. I've only looked at the intro so far on youtube, it looks intriguing. There are three one hour films in the series. You can find them here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk1WkmioQvA
I think I'll watch them this weekend, thanks for the nudge.Posted at May 16, 2008 12:56 AM in response to Dont watch this video
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Guess what? Hillary did come out and defend Obama on that one. There's a different tone a brewin.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clinton_defends_Obama_from_Bush.htmlMy apologies for the cut and paste url, I have yet to figure out how to embed the links.
Posted at May 15, 2008 11:58 PM in response to Hillary denied her victory lap
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Perfect!
Posted at May 15, 2008 11:53 PM in response to Hillary denied her victory lap
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Well aren't you just a sweetie
Posted at May 15, 2008 11:40 PM in response to Hillary's concession speech planned...early draft leaked
