Archive for the ‘2008 elections’ Category
Friday, October 10th, 2008
When times get tough, the tough get going.
This truism might be just be right, or it might be another piece of dogma used to summon the unity of the people to work together. Either way, it would be nice to have one of leaders step up and tell us ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Poverty, capitalism, greed, ownership society | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
As we move closer to the election, I've witnessed a phenomena that has only recently begun to make sense to me (by the fact that it doesn't make sense). First, I have to hand it to my Republican friends...their tenacity in creating tangible talking points out of thin air is ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Campaign News, Dying, Economics, Election News, John McCain, Life, Politics, Religion, Republican, Rhetoric, Sarah Palin, Terrorism | 2 Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
In the wake of McCain campaign charges that Sen. Barack Obama is a close associate of former Weather Underground leader William Ayres, unidentified sources are now charging McCain himself may have associated with known communists in the past.
Sources say McCain met and negotiated with the communist Vietnamese government during a ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Campaign News, Contributors, Election News, IDIOT, John McCain, Political, Politics, Sarah Palin, candidates, humor, presidential elections | No Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
There are times when I'm sure the United States won't survive the remaining days until we elect our next president...let alone the day after. As I watch the McCain campaign succumb to increasingly divisive acts of desperation...fomenting fear and animosity by directing innuendo at ignorance...I can't help but question the ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Barack, Campaign News, Economics, Election News, John McCain, Obama, Politics, Race, Rhetoric, Sarah Palin, Terrorism, bring it on, satire | 6 Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Fox is outraged, outraged they tell us, at Newsweek! The magazine put Sarah Palin's face on the cover of the current issue, and the commentators at Fox are incensed because it is totally unfair to Palin. What's the complaint? THE PHOTO IS NOT RETOUCHED! It shows Sarah Palin's actual face ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Campaign News, Current Affairs, Election News, Gonzo's Grab Bag, Miscellaneous, Politics, Quickie, Republican, Right Wing Nut, Sarah Palin, candidates, media | 8 Comments »
Thursday, October 9th, 2008
It makes you wonder about the forthrightness, the truthfulness of the plans that he is telling America in regards to the economic recovery because that is first and foremost on Americans’ minds. - Sarah Palin on Obama and Bill Ayers
When you consider the fact they are lying about the ...
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Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
It's easy to get lost in the rampant rhetoric of elections. All too often we forget what the stakes are and just how important it is to vote. We do so at our own peril. The following two videos serve to illuminate the bright line between rhetoric and reality.
In ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Campaign News, Civil Rights, Election News, John McCain, Obama, Politics, Reid, Rhetoric, Sarah Palin | 7 Comments »
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Twenty-four according to this from the LA Times. That includes the singular use of the word. From the LAT writeup:
It is the most pronounced verbal tic in modern American politics -- John McCain's incessant use of the phrase "my friends."
For months, it has provided blog fodder. During the Republican National ...
Posted in 2008 elections, John McCain, Politics | 32 Comments »
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
From Brave New PAC:
During last night's debate, John McCain said we need "a cool hand at the tiller," but McCain has proven to be a loose cannon. He has accosted his Congressional colleagues on both sides of the aisle on everything from the federal budget to diplomatic relations. He is ...
Posted in 2008 elections, John McCain, Politics | 15 Comments »
Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
When I take my kids out for the rare trip to the donut shop, it’s serious business. They check the big glass cases over carefully, evaluating each donut, assessing the pros and cons, size, weight, construction. Finally decision made, the fingers come out.
“That one.”
“That one.”
“That one.”
We behave differently when we ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Obama, Politics, Race | 2 Comments »
