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Category Archives: Politic


Chris Matthews on Clinton’s PR

February 15, 2008

Chris Matthews spoke his mind about Clinton’s public relations on MSNBC’s Morning Joe. Huffington Post had a transcript:
“What she has to do is get rid of the kneecapers that work for her, these press people whose main job seems to be punishing Obama or going after the press, to building a positive case for her,” [...]

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Hill-ah-ree!

February 15, 2008

If I’d tried all day, I would’ve never come up with a better contrast between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama than the aforementioned “Yes We Can” video and this train wreck I just found on YouTube:

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Obama in Alabama

February 5, 2008

Barack Obama has won the popular vote in Alabama. I’m so proud that my streak of picking losers in presidential politics is finally over. Barack Obama has won the popular vote in my home state, and I’m happy to say that my mom and I got to help make it happen. Particularly nice: Obama won [...]

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“Yes We Can.”

February 2, 2008

A brilliant bit of marketing; a video inspired by Barack Obama’s “Yes We Can” speech after the New Hampshire primary.

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Too Silly

January 13, 2008

Too Silly
Josh Marshall:
Bob Johnson’s claim that he wasn’t referring to Obama’s admitted youthful drug use is too silly to even repeat. Indeed, the logic of his remarks make no sense if he was referring to Obama’s time as a community organizer.The pretty obvious aim of Johnson[’s] remark was to push an image of Obama as [...]

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Clinton Surrogate Yet Again Raises Obama’s Past Drug Use

January 13, 2008

Hillary Clinton’s campaign surrogates continue to raise the issue of Obama’s past drug use.
BET Founder and Clinton supporter Bob Johnson:
“I am frankly insulted the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Hillary and Bill Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues – when Barack Obama [...]

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Chris Dodd on Hillary Clinton’s time in the White House

December 29, 2007

Chris Dodd on Hillary Clinton’s time in the White House:
“That’s not experience, that’s witnessing experience.”

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FEMA Calls Fake Press Conference

October 26, 2007

FEMA Calls Fake Press Conference How much more of a farce can this administration become?

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Obama’s Shameful Alliance

October 23, 2007

The news this week of Obama’s shameful alliance with anti-gay bigot Donnie McClurkin is incredibly disappointing. I’ve been an outspoken Obama supporter so far, but unless he fixes this, I may lose interest with a quickness. I said all I have to say about McClurkin back in 2004, although, at the time, he was rightfully [...]

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Vigo the Republican

October 1, 2007

Vigo the Republican I’ve been wanting to make this side-by-side since I heard he was running. Finally, someone did it for me.

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