oh. oops. egg on my face, then.

Well-- the rest of my post still applies. Barack will be the first to point out to you that he is, in fact, black. Just As John McCain has a good sense of humor about his oldness. We should all, even those of us who disagree, be allowed to mention these facts.

When the bad guys make a mention of our candidate's blackness, it should be our job to say, "So?" and move on to policy, experience, judgment and intellect. You know, the stuff that matters. Norquist's comments are not going to sway anyone into not voting for Obama. Racists are ALREADY not going to vote for Obama, and they already know about his "tan".

Posted at June 28, 2008 6:57 PM in response to Conservative Activist Grover Norquist: Obama Is "Kerry With A Tan"

AAAAARGH!!! I am getting sick of the knee-jerk cries of racism! Being a racist, and mentioning race are different things.

Am I really going to be the only one to mention here that he is riffing off of Michelle Obama's OWN joke about being "Camelot with a tan"?

It's ok when she mentions race, but not when he does?
It's ok when the "Good guys" harp on race and gender incessantly, but not when the "Bad guys mention it?

Let's decide right now. do we want race to never, ever be mentioned or hinted at, and treated like a sin that should never be discussed in public, or do we want everybody to be able to speak freely about it?

Then let's be consistent. Either John McCain AND Obama can both discuss Obama's Race, or Neither of them can.

(Grover Norquist may STILL be an insufferable little turd, but not just for using the "with a tan" line. Pick a different reason.)

We all need to lighten up about these things.

Posted at June 27, 2008 6:45 PM in response to Conservative Activist Grover Norquist: Obama Is "Kerry With A Tan"

Yeah, I got that same blush of pride that "My dollars paid for that!"

Posted at March 1, 2008 10:05 AM in response to Obama Response Ad: "In A Dangerous World, It's Judgment That Matters"

If you are a member of the Clinton Campaign, this ad would certainly be unpleasant, and would probably seem "brutal" too.

Posted at March 1, 2008 9:58 AM in response to Obama Response Ad: "In A Dangerous World, It's Judgment That Matters"

Yeah, But you gotta admit, her ad got your attention (in the most annoying way possible), even if you weren't in the same room as the TV.

The "red phone" has been updated, BTW, and now has an MP3 ringtone of "Yakkety Sax".

Posted at March 1, 2008 9:53 AM in response to Obama Response Ad: "In A Dangerous World, It's Judgment That Matters"

Wow! Thanks! That is exactly the sort of positive, directed response I hardly ever seem to see or hear enough of. Thank you for sharing that - you brightened my day!

Posted at February 27, 2008 9:11 PM in response to Tennessee GOP Smears Obama With Alleged Ties to Anti-Semitism and Farrakhan

Actually, I would bet that that headline was in response to the Roger Clemens HGH/Steroid Scandal which is, yeah, quite a large waste of taxpayer money.

Yes, both drug abuse and perjury are illegal, but a full blown investigation into whether a giant, balding, raging, senior-citizen athlete took some "juice"?

As I remember, we were all complaining about these sorts of misplaced priorities when Bill Clinton was being railroaded.

Posted at February 27, 2008 8:49 PM in response to Who Needs Oversight?

Yes indeed, I am starting to believe we can!!!

Posted at February 9, 2008 9:35 PM in response to Networks Call Nebraska For Obama

Thank you angry vet. Comment threads are sort of known for their nonsense, but claiming that HRC won "on all counts", and that Barry Obama is lying about it by arriving at a different calculation than the all-knowing CNN (THEY'VE never been wrong before, right?), is a little incredible.

I was going to have to call them on that, but you beat me to it. Kudos.

Posted at February 6, 2008 11:35 AM in response to Obama Campaign Claims Delegate Victory