Archives for the 'pols' Category
Hamas Hearts Obama
Published on 16 Apr 2008 at 10:47 pm.
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Filed under Iran, pols, Palestinians.
Anyone surprised? Cameron’s Corner at Fox:
Pin Spotting
Published on 15 Apr 2008 at 11:20 pm.
7 Comments.
Filed under pols, beer, booze.
A Politico reader caught it. Apparently that true patriotism Obama was expressing by opposing the war in Iraq and his pin eschewage was wearing thin. He felt the need of some pinnage.
Band of Mothers
Published on 15 Apr 2008 at 2:49 pm.
5 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, pols, Afghanistan, motherhood.
Gateway: Murtha refuses to meet with them. The word “coward” gets throw back and forth. Someone calls the cops.
Gun-Toting Churchgoer’s Gaffe Welcomed
Published on 15 Apr 2008 at 8:54 am.
8 Comments.
Filed under pols, racism.
I actually have no idea if Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., is a guntoter or a churchgoer, but in the spirit of the 2008 Democratic presidential campaign, I’ll assume that to be the case. We’ll leave out bitter because he’s grinning in most of the pictures I saw, and as a sitting congressman, he’s probably getting by.
Not […]
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Hamas Carter
Published on 14 Apr 2008 at 12:02 pm.
9 Comments.
Filed under pols, middle east.
They look like fun guys to me. But Gay Patriot wants the Senate to censure Jimmy Carter for treating with terrorists.
Marx Lite(weight)
Published on 14 Apr 2008 at 7:45 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, commies.
Kristol summons up the ghost of Marx in a bid to understand Obama. Howzabout some Stalin? One campaign misstep is a tragedy. One after another after another after another is a freakin’ trainwreck. OK, that’s not exactly what Stalin said. Your morning’s campaign blood spillage follows:
Dems’ Elder Statesmen
Published on 13 Apr 2008 at 12:18 am.
13 Comments.
Filed under pols, Clintons.
Via Surber, the Scotsman has it that Democratic grandees Jimmy and Al have been tapped to deliver the bad news to Hill:
Jesus or Obama?
Published on 12 Apr 2008 at 4:01 pm.
1 Comment.
Filed under pols.
Take the quiz. Thanks, Ace, who brings us something different, not so unrelated. Ehud Olmert to another wannabe savior: Drop dead, Jimmy.
Meanwhile, Gateway weighs in with the Jesus/al-Qaeda nexus.
Among the Snakehandlers
Published on 11 Apr 2008 at 8:44 pm.
21 Comments.
Filed under pols.
The American Jesus, keeping watch on the Rio Grande*
Obama, back from the hinterlands, reports on the aboriginals. Updated:
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Stupid Question
Published on 9 Apr 2008 at 6:51 am.
8 Comments.
Filed under pols, blogs, moronocy.
Apparently deserves a stupid answer. Lefty blogs agog:
“Failure of Leadership”
Published on 8 Apr 2008 at 7:29 am.
9 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, pols.
Is what McCain is calling his Dem rivals’ campaign-motivated withdrawal demands. Also, “height of irresponsibility.” This is going to be a great campaign. via Herald. Meanwhile, guess which flag-pin eschewer is now wearing his AmeriKKKan flag on his sleeve. Big day ahead on the Hill for the candidates, Gen. David Petraeus, the United States military, the Iraqi […]
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Book Deal
Published on 6 Apr 2008 at 8:24 pm.
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Filed under pols, literary.
Howie Carr says Deval Patrick’s book reeks of the Wright stuff. No, not Rev. Wright. I thought so, too. Jim Wright. The Boston Herald columnist suggests the $1.3 million as-yet unwritten tome will be a great vehicle for political payoffs just like Wright’s was.
It’s The Mullahs, Stupid
Published on 6 Apr 2008 at 11:49 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, Iran, pols.
Petraeus is expected to tell Congress our partner-for-peace, Iran, took part in the fight in Basra. Times of London:
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Friendly Fire
Published on 5 Apr 2008 at 10:52 am.
3 Comments.
Filed under pols, racism.
The guy can’t catch a break. Snoop Dogg blasts Obama for getting in bed with the KKK. That’s OK:
Are You Better Off Now
Published on 5 Apr 2008 at 9:41 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under pols, money.
Than you were 8 years ago? Hillary is. So’s Obama. The Bush years have been good to them. Re the Clintons, sounds like people who are so eager to give away more of our money could stand to be a little more generous with their own.
MSNBC notes a disconnect between Hill’s anti-Dubai stance and Bill’s Dubai dealings, […]
Mission Creep
Published on 5 Apr 2008 at 8:31 am.
2 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, pols.
NY Sun with another Obama advisor off the reservation on Iraq, advocating 60,000 to 80,000 troops at least two years on.
Hot Stuff
Published on 4 Apr 2008 at 7:31 am.
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Filed under pols, sex.
Washington’s “Second Best Address” has DC’s hottest souvenir shop. The number on the door of the Mayflower Hotel’s Room 871 is history. But I’d like to know what they’re charging for trysts in the Gubernational Love Suite.
Representative Obama Fan
Published on 4 Apr 2008 at 6:04 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols.
Little Tyler Robinson demonstrates how the Obama administration would deal with the global threat from lions, tigers, bears, etc.
Dem phenom’s appeal explained. Vid here. In-depth political analysis at Boston Herald:
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iGnore
Published on 3 Apr 2008 at 11:30 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, warmglob.
The Prophet serve the Anointed One? Not likely. Does the mountain come to Mohammed? OK, bad choice of analogies. Boston Herald:
Race Over
Published on 3 Apr 2008 at 7:32 am.
2 Comments.
Filed under pols.
OK, not exactly, but Hillary and Obama have stopped running against each other for the moment.
Hanoi Jane for Qom Obama
Published on 3 Apr 2008 at 7:11 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under pols, celeb.
Anyone surprised? Paparazzi vid.
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Catch of the Day
Published on 3 Apr 2008 at 12:01 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols.
Surber reeled it in. Boston Globe’s unironically titled “Political Intelligence” blog with a post headlined, “Teresa welcomes Michelle to first wives’ club.” Teresa is Kerry’s second wife.
LGB minus T Spells Trouble
Published on 2 Apr 2008 at 11:17 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under pols, transsexuals.
For Ted K, who’s run afoul of the LGBT crowd because he’s for LGB, not T rights. For the moment. It’s not that Ted’s opposed to a law demanding that employers respect the right of men to show up for work in fishnets. It’s just that he doesn’t think the time is right:
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Surrenderist: Lose Big
Published on 1 Apr 2008 at 11:52 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols.
Lose ugly. That’s the voice of Democratic wartime leadership. If at first you don’t entirely screw it up, keep going!
Radical Transsexuals
Published on 30 Mar 2008 at 10:00 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, transsexuals.
That sounds a tad oxymoronic, too, but I guess there are the sober-minded conservative ones. Anyway, Gateway says they’re planning a takedown on the RNC. I dunno about you, but I’m looking forward to it. Part of the ongoing lefty campaign to ensure the Republicans keep the White House.
Authortunism
Published on 30 Mar 2008 at 8:06 am.
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Filed under pols, Boston, shameless self-promotion, shameless opportunism.
Cruel wit by Howie Carr, re Obamawannabe Deval Patrick and his $1.3 million stepping-stone tome. I think Howie might actually be giving Patrick too much credit. Up from very humble Chicago project beginnings, bright kid makes good but the resume doesn’t show much to commend him to leadership unless you’re impressed by some journeyman civil rights lawyering, […]
How Do You Like Your Trainwreck?
Published on 30 Mar 2008 at 7:18 am.
10 Comments.
Filed under pols.
With plenty of Gore, of course! UK Telegraph:
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Missed Decades
Published on 29 Mar 2008 at 1:42 pm.
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Filed under pols.
McCain missed the ’60s. He was tied up. Obama missed the ’80s. Reagan was pitching Morning in America, but for Obama it’s always darkest after dawn. Barone at RCP.
Racial Debate
Published on 29 Mar 2008 at 10:52 am.
3 Comments.
Filed under pols, racism.
Forget Martin Luther King … in America’s racial debate, context is king, says Hanson.
Blatant Opportunists Against Blatant Opportunism
Published on 29 Mar 2008 at 10:50 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under pols, McCain.
Howard Dean slams John McCain’s shameless plan to point out he’s been there, done that. ABC’s Political Punch:
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Zionist-Bashing Bin Laden Bard
Published on 27 Mar 2008 at 7:33 am.
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Filed under pols, Egypt.
Offers up an ode to Obama. Egpytian Sandmonkey reports.
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Baathist Stooges
Published on 26 Mar 2008 at 10:31 pm.
4 Comments.
Filed under Iraq, pols, Saddam.
Dems carried Saddam’s water in October ‘02. He paid for the bucket.
Great minds think alike. Surber: Saddam’s Three Stooges. Incisive Instapundit asks the critical question: Which one’s Moe?
Electability
Published on 26 Mar 2008 at 2:04 pm.
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Filed under pols.
And after all the eye-gouging fun is over, a happy ending. Gallup:
Bleed On
Published on 26 Mar 2008 at 12:52 am.
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Filed under pols, moronocy.
UPDATE ARTERY NICKED BELOW
I agree with flaming lefty Matthew Yglesias:
Choice Just Got Harder
Published on 25 Mar 2008 at 11:01 pm.
2 Comments.
Filed under pols, history.
OK, Obama’s all about hope, and Hillary’s all about experience. I’ve got that. But Obama’s got a crazy pastor. And Hillary just lied about her war record. Now, it turns out, Obama’s related to Brad Pitt, and Hillary’s related to Angelina Jolie.
“This Is Not a Crackpot Church”
Published on 23 Mar 2008 at 10:45 pm.
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Filed under pols.
Maybe not, but Obama’s still saying he never heard the crackpot remarks. Politico. I’m having trouble keeping track, what he is supposed to have heard or not heard in the last 20 years, and exactly how we’re supposed to be expected to believe he didn’t hear it. Who cares? Well, here’s a conservative commentator smitten with Obama’s tale and the telling […]
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Politics = Torture
Published on 23 Mar 2008 at 8:04 pm.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, McCain.
McCain says the Keating Five ordeal was like torture in North Vietnam. Only different:
Another Vote for Poll Governance
Published on 23 Mar 2008 at 10:25 am.
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Filed under pols.
Mickey Edwards re Cheney’s “So?”
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Dem Fear Talking Points
Published on 23 Mar 2008 at 10:23 am.
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Filed under pols.
Where else but TPM? I like my version of that situation better. Same topic, handwringing by Erica Jong.
Balz at WPost with 8 questions that will define the way ahead for the Dems. Like I said, I’m trying to get out the door. I only have one question for the DNC, the superdelegates, the candidates. Heck, let’s ask the […]
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8 in 10 Americans
Published on 22 Mar 2008 at 9:54 am.
10 Comments.
Filed under pols, America.
Apparently don’t entirely get how the Constitution works. World Public Opinion reports 8 in 10 Americans want more governance by poll. They’ll get their chance to vote on that in November.
It’s the Clintons, Stupid
Published on 22 Mar 2008 at 7:29 am.
11 Comments.
Filed under pols, media, Clintons.
Exasperated Politico, scratching its head over the indomitable Energizer Clinton, examines the “Clinton myth,” informs us the media is too much invested in Clinton to admit her defeat, does the math that incontrovertibly shows Obama just squeaking past her, talks about how all she has left is “electability” and the hope of an Obama disaster … brushing […]
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Vast Pop Culture Conspiracy
Published on 21 Mar 2008 at 7:40 pm.
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Filed under pols, moronocy.
McCain, Clinton passport data violated, too! McCain and Obie want full investigations. So will Britney and Paris once they figure out these dolts have been trolling every celeb they can think of. Either that, or its Idiotgate.
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Idiotgate
Published on 21 Mar 2008 at 8:28 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under pols, blogs, moronocy.
Two idiots fired for looking up Obama’s passport information. Third idiot under investigation for same. Washington Post here. Washington Times here.
What Comes Around, Has Been Around
Published on 20 Mar 2008 at 11:01 pm.
5 Comments.
Filed under pols, Clintons, racism.
Can’t imagine why anyone would be surprised by this. Politico:
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Re Affirmation of Racist Affairs
Published on 20 Mar 2008 at 10:17 am.
6 Comments.
Filed under pols, racism.
Gateway on Obama’s evolution from blase to all shook up.
Surber, Grandma got thrown under the bus and Just Ask Me.
Clintonite Lanny Davis: Two (good) questions.
Joe Fitz, Boston Herald: Eloquence isn’t enough.
Kondracke: Populism vs. Unity. I’d call it CYA vs. unity, but OK.
Margery Eagan with something to like about Obama’s speech. Eagan notes he’s still a hypocrite. In this […]
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Arab Change-Hoping
Published on 19 Mar 2008 at 8:23 am.
2 Comments.
Filed under pols, middle east, America.
It’s different than the American variety. Reformist Al-Aafaq Website, via MEMRI:
Cute Couple
Published on 19 Mar 2008 at 7:30 am.
4 Comments.
Filed under pols, Clintons.
That theory that Clinton’s playing to the left, only opposing Iraq for mercenary reasons, won’t be an utter foreign policy disaster if she gets elected, just took a hit. Murtha endorses Hillary.
Big Speech
Published on 18 Mar 2008 at 10:24 pm.
14 Comments.
Filed under pols, racism.
Not a lot I want to say about the big speech. I found it depressing to hear it referred to as a great, historic speech on race relations. There was a fair amount of clarity in his history and current affairs lessons, and I appreciated the pretty accurate description of how his campaign is viewed. But I’ve […]
Very Touching
Published on 18 Mar 2008 at 9:33 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under pols.
Touching everything but the third rail, that is, and I’m not sure that can be ruled out yet. Can’t call that guy disabled. Can’t really say he had a wandering eye either, I guess. OK, I’m all done.
Love is Blind
Published on 18 Mar 2008 at 9:25 am.
7 Comments.
Filed under pols, sex.
For all to see. New NY gov gets it out of the way. NY Daily News:
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