All Entries Tagged With: "election"
Skit or Campaign Commercial?
Personally, I find this clip from Saturday Night Live hilarious. But at what point does a skit cross the line from parody and turn into an unpaid campaign commercial? This one seems to come close.
Matt Drudge and the McCain Campaign
This week was not good for the GOP – in spite of Matt Drudge’s overt attempts to resuscitate the McCain/Palin campaign by posting misleading headlines and implying that the race is close. It’s not and you can see examples of Drudge’s bias here and here. Anyone who gets their news solely from Drudge lives in [...]
For My Non-American Readers
For my foreign readers (as well as Americans who need a brush-up )
This video was produced by CommonCraft.com. They “make complex ideas easy to understand using short and simple videos.”
Colin Powell versus Sarah Palin
In 1968, Major Colin Powell (assigned to the “Americal Division” and serving in Vietnam) was involved in a helicopter crash and, although he himself miraculously avoided serious injury, he disregarded his own safety and made two trips back into the flaming wreckage to rescue two fellow soldiers. He went on to serve 35 years in [...]
What Does Peggy Noonan Think of Sarah Palin?
I’ve been a fan of Peggy Noonan (speech writer extraordinaire, respected political pundit, and author of On Speaking Well) for a long time. Here are some nuggets from her latest in the Wall Street Journal:
But we have seen Mrs. Palin on the national stage for seven weeks now, and there is little sign that she [...]
Hugo Chavez on “Comrade Bush”
The largest government bailout ever – currently being presided over by George “the small government candidate” W. Bush – has not gone unnoticed by the “Mouth of the South” Hugo Chavez. He recently commented on “Comrade Bush”:
Chavez, who calls capitalism an evil and ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro his mentor, ridiculed Bush for his plan for [...]
Live-Blogging the Final Presidential Debate
10:30 PM EDT
Curtains.
Final statements were underwhelming.
But when McCain mentioned his family’s history of military service I couldn’t help but think of Lieutenant Dan.
Winner: Obama.
McCain is all done. It’s over.
Your final thoughts?
(Thanks again to the C-Span Debate Hub folks for connecting with us.)
10:20 PM EDT
Last question? Oh well.
Is there anyone in their right mind who [...]
Final Presidential Debate Warm-Up
The candidates will clash tonight at Hofstra University in New York. The topic is domestic policy and it all kicks off at 9:00 PM EDT. The moderator is CBS’s Bob Schieffer. Politico offered him some advice earlier today.
I will be live-blogging the event. Stop by and say hello. You can contact me directly via [...]
Why Are Presidential Politics So Ugly?
That’s a rhetorical question – obviously they are. I’ve had some spirited discussions lately but nothing quite this exciting:
At that point one of the arguers, Johnny Morales, 26, got out of his seat, grabbed the other arguer by his head “and slammed it into the wall, causing a minor laceration with bleeding to the back [...]
The Sarah “Barracuda” Palin Effect
This is what McCain’s campaign looked like before Sarah “Barracuda” Palin strutted and winked her way into our hearts. Now the base is fired up and downright frightening to watch. Thankfully, McCain tried to calm some of them down last night. We’ll see this week if that’s the signal of a new direction or not. [...]