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Sunday, August 31, 2008
They had 3 years, NOW all of a sudden it's important posted by Wally 11:45 AM Just over 3 years ago, while Dubya was pretending to play guitar and help John McCain (you've heard of that guy, right?) blow out his birthday candles, New Orleans was drowned by hurricane Katrina. Back then, even though they had been given a full week of warning, Bush and McCain had more important things to worry about than a silly little storm. Important things like fundraising to get John McCain re-elected. Since then, they've had three years to repair and rebuild New Orleans. After grand promises about rebuilding it better than before, Bush has done essentially nothing in the past three years. While the city is rising from the floodwaters, it is doing so primarily through the effort of volunteers, and the people who live and love in New Orleans. Bush and McCain ignored New Orleans while Katrina was looming on the horizon. The ignored New Orleans while Katrina was ravaging the city. And they've ignored it for the past three years since. How times change.... Now that Gustav is bearing down on New Orleans, all of a sudden Dubya is taking interest. In fact, he and Cheney feel that it's of such critical importance that they can't even be bothered to tap dance their way through Minneapolis for the Republican Convention. Bush, Cheney to skip Republican convention White House says president, vice president will focus on Hurricane Gustav President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney will skip the Republican National Convention because of mounting concerns about Hurricane Gustav, the White House said Sunday. His Homeland Security chief warned that Gustav could prove more challenging than Katrina and the nation's disaster response coordinator worried about New Orlean's fragile levees. About those fragile levees, what the fuck has the Bush administration and FEMA been doing for the past 3 years? It's not like these are back to back storms. It's been THREE FREAKING YEARS! All of a sudden now it's a number one priority? Bush planned to get an update on preparations for the storm, which could make landfall along the Gulf Coast as early as Monday Right on time for the RNC. Right on time to highlight and remind the voters of yet another grand failure of the Bush administration. Right on time to make them all rethink the past 8 years - to rethink it enough to not even want the Prez and Vice Prez to show up. What does it say when the President isn't even welcome at his own party's convention? And to James Dobson and his "Focus on the Family" group, and all those good "christians" who were praying for rain to fall during Obama's convention speech.... your prayers have been answered. Here's your rain. Lots of it. Right on time for the convention. More proof that, if there is a god, he (or she or it) is definitely not a republican. And STAY out!! Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Rut Roh - Cheney has got to be pissed! posted by Clyde 5:45 AM Iraq signs $3 billion oil deal with China Iraq has signed its first major oil deal with a foreign company since the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime, a spokesman for the Iraqi Oil Ministry said Saturday. It was the first time in more than 35 years that Iraq has allowed foreign oil companies to do business inside its borders. The contract with the China National Petroleum Corporation could be worth up to $3 billion. It would allow the CNPC to develop an oil field in southern Iraq's Wasit province for about 20 years, Oil Ministry spokesman Assim Jihad said. Iraq's Cabinet must still approve the contract, but Jihad said that would happen soon and work could start within a few months. (Armageddon) Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Back door power grab posted by Clyde 5:22 AM Bush Seeks to Affirm a Continuing War on Terror Tucked deep into a recent proposal from the Bush administration is a provision that has received almost no public attention, yet in many ways captures one of President Bush's defining legacies: an affirmation that the United States is still at war with Al Qaeda. Seven years after the Sept. 11 attacks, Mr. Bush's advisers assert that many Americans may have forgotten that. So they want Congress to say so and "acknowledge again and explicitly that this nation remains engaged in an armed conflict with Al Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated organizations, who have already proclaimed themselves at war with us and who are dedicated to the slaughter of Americans." The language, part of a proposal for hearing legal appeals from detainees at the United States naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, goes beyond political symbolism. Echoing a measure that Congress passed just days after the Sept. 11 attacks, it carries significant legal and public policy implications for Mr. Bush, and potentially his successor, to claim the imprimatur of Congress to use the tools of war, including detention, interrogation and surveillance, against the enemy, legal and political analysts say. Some lawmakers are concerned that the administration's effort to declare anew a war footing is an 11th-hour maneuver to re-establish its broad interpretation of the president's wartime powers, even in the face of challenges from the Supreme Court and Congress. (Link) Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Saturday, August 30, 2008
If there was no other reason to oppose the Fart/Tart '08 ticket posted by Clyde 4:33 AM Bush 'energized and excited' by McCain VP choice US President George W. Bush said Friday he was excited by Republican White House hopeful John McCain's surprise choice of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. "I applaud Senator McCain for selecting Governor Palin. This decision is yet another example of why the American people can trust him to make wise decisions and to confidently lead this country," Bush said in a statement. "By selecting a working mother with a track record of getting things done, Senator McCain has once again demonstrated his commitment to reforming Washington," the US president said. The Arizona senator, the de-facto Republican nominee for the November 4 elections, shocked the US political establishment by choosing the little-known conservative Palin, 44, to be his running mate. (Link) Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

War is just a game, right? posted by Clyde 4:14 AM Army opens virtual-reality recruiting center Across from the skate park at Franklin Mills Mall, the Army has opened a high-tech recruiting experiment to give potential sign-ups a taste of what military life is like. The 14,500-square-feet Army Experience Center features Disney-grade simulators that immerse visitors in missions aboard helicopters or a humvee. Visitors are briefed on their missions at the tactical operations center (TOC), which looks like a set from a Tom Clancy thriller. Banks of Xbox 360s with plush chairs include speakers in the headrests. Participants can play popular "shooter" games such as Call of Duty 3, or kick back and just play Madden 09 football. As younger generations become increasingly tech-savvy and their habits and routines change, Army recruitment strategies are changing as well. (Link) Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Friday, August 29, 2008
This didn't take long posted by Wally 9:12 PM Maybe they should have vetted her a little more thoroughly. You know, like by picking up a local newspaper. McCain's VP Pick Palin Facing Ethics Investigation For most of her tenure as governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin has enjoyed widespread popularity and a reputation as a maverick who refused to stand by fellow Alaska Republicans facing their own ethics scandals. But the 44-year-old Palin, who was selected as Sen. John McCain's running mate today, is now the focus of her own state ethics investigation as part of the so-called "Troopergate" scandal, a bizarre controversy involving the firing of a state police chief and his reluctance to fire an Alaska state trooper, Palin's former brother-in-law who has been involved in a bitter custody fight with her younger sister. Just two weeks ago, Palin revealed an audio recording of an aide pressuring the state's Public Safety Department to fire trooper Mike Wooten, the Anchorage Daily News reported. The accusations first surfaced via the blog of former Alaska state rep. Andrew Halcro, who unsuccessfully ran against Palin in 2006. (On Palin's selection as McCain's vice-presidential pick, Halcro wrote that "this shocking choice says more about McCain's desparation than it does about Palin's qualifications.") Surprise! She's a true Republican. Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Slogan time.... posted by Dookie The Webmaster 2:24 PM What's yours? Permalink :: 3 comments :: Post a Comment

GOP base to McLame: "WTF?" posted by Dookie The Webmaster 1:12 PM Analysis: Palin's age, inexperience rival Obama's John McCain's risky choice of Gov. Sarah Palin gives him a running mate who doubles down on his maverick image, may appeal to "hockey moms" and other women, and counters Barack Obama's aura of new-generation change. But he may have undercut his best attack on the Democrat. If Obama is an empty suit, as McCain has suggested, is Palin suited for the Oval Office herself? She is younger and less experienced than the first-term Illinois senator, and brings an ethical shadow to the ticket. A governor for just 20 months, she was two-term mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, a town of 6,500 where the biggest issue is controlling growth and the biggest civic worry is whether there will be enough snow for the Iditarod dog-mushing race. ..... The price for that support could be high. Palin's lack of experience undercuts GOP charges that Obama is not ready to be commander in chief. McCain said in April that he was determined to avoid a pick like Dan Quayle, the little-known Indiana senator whom George H.W. Bush put on his ticket in 1988. The choice proved embarrassing. ..... Palin is 44, Obama 47. She served in her statehouse 20 months. Obama served in his statehouse for eight years. Obama and Palin are running less on their resumes than on they are on their promise. The promise of change and new politics. FAILin McCain's Cabinet choices: (Idiocracy) Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment

Superbowl Numbers! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 1:06 PM 38 Million View Obama's Speech; Highest-Rated Convention In History Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for president on Thursday as an estimated 38 million viewers watched on television, setting a new record for convention viewership, according to Nielsen Media Research. Mr. Obama's speech - a historic one given his status as the first African American nominee of a major political party - reached significantly more viewers than the comparable addresses in 2004. Coverage of John Kerry's acceptance speech in 2004 had 24.4 million viewers; coverage of George W. Bush's convention speech that same year drew 27.5 million. The audience estimate of 38.3 million means that Mr. Obama's speech reached more viewers than the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing, the final "American Idol" or the Academy Awards this year, the Associated Press notes. ..... The 38 million figure from Nielsen includes the audience on ten networks: ABC, CBS, NBC, CNN, FOX News Channel, MSNBC, BET, TV One, Univision and Telemundo. It does not include PBS or C-SPAN, which also carried the address live. PBS estimated that it averaged 3.5 million viewers between 8 and 11 p.m. Holy sh*t Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Gov. Sarah "Abuse Of Power" Palin posted by Dookie The Webmaster 9:41 AM McCain picks Palin as running mate Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain has chosen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate, campaign officials told NBC News on Friday. She would be the first woman to serve on a Republican presidential ticket. The anti-abortion Palin would also be the first Alaskan ever to appear on a national ticket. Palin, 44, was elected Alaska's first woman governor in 2006. The state's voters had grown weary of career politician Gov. Frank Murkowski, whom she defeated in the GOP primary. ..... But Palin's seemingly bright future was clouded in late July when the state legislature voted to hire an independent investigator to find out whether she tried to have a state official fire her ex-brother-in-law from his job as a state trooper. Just like the Bush Administration Wow, being a one-term governor of a state with 560 people must have prepared her for the White House. Trollup? Thanks Dee: Anti-VP? In an interview just a month ago, she dissed the job, saying it didn't seem "productive." In fact, she said she doesn't know what the vice president does. Larry Kudlow of CNBC's "Kudlow & Co." asked her about the possibility of becoming McCain ticket mate. Palin replied: "[A]s for that V.P. talk all the time, I'll tell you, I still can't answer that question until somebody answers for me what is it exactly that the V.P. does every day? I'm used to being very productive and working real hard in an administration. We want to make sure that that V.P. slot would be a fruitful type of position, especially for Alaskans and for the things that we're trying to accomplish up here for the rest of the U.S., before I can even start addressing that question." Permalink :: 12 comments :: Post a Comment

72: Happy Birthday old fart posted by Dookie The Webmaster 8:11 AM Diabeetus! Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

CNN thinks it's Palin for McCain's VP posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:34 AM A plane from Alaska, landing in Ohio. (No link yet) Alaska's Palin Faces Probe by Jim Carlton (Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2008) Now, one of the bright new stars in the Republican Party has suddenly become tarnished. The state legislature this week voted to hire an independent investigator to see whether Ms. Palin abused her office by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired from his job as an Alaska state trooper. "This is a governor who was almost impervious to error," says Hollis French, a Democratic state senator. "Now she could face impeachment, in a worst-case scenario." ..... "People see her as the symbol of purity in an atmosphere of corruption," says Anchorage pollster Marc Hellenthal. "She is almost Saint Sarah." Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment

Sarah Palin (R-AK)? posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:30 AM McCain settled on VP pick, sources say Sen. John McCain has decided on his running mate and will inform the person Thursday night, sources close to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee said. A Republican source said the matter was settled at a meeting of McCain's advisers Wednesday. Plans are in place for the senator from Arizona to reveal his pick for the GOP vice presidential nominee at an Ohio rally Friday, the day after Sen. Barack Obama formally accepts the Democratic presidential nomination. The McCain campaign is hoping to have 15,000 people at the Ohio event, roughly five times the size of his largest crowd to date. Palin? Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Why help now? Oh yeah, election year posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:28 AM GOP Considers Delaying Convention Republican officials said yesterday that they are considering delaying the start of the GOP convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is on track to hit the Gulf Coast, and possibly New Orleans, as a full-force hurricane early next week. The threat is serious enough that White House officials are also debating whether President Bush should cancel his scheduled convention appearance on Monday, the first day of the convention, according to administration officials and others familiar with the discussion. For Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain, Gustav threatens to provide an untimely reminder of Hurricane Katrina. A new major storm along the Gulf Coast would renew memories of one of the low points of the Bush administration, while pulling public attention away from McCain's formal coronation as the GOP presidential nominee. Senior Republicans said images of political celebration in the Twin Cities while thousands of Americans flee a hurricane could be dubious. "Senator McCain has always been sensitive to national crisis," said McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds, noting that the senator postponed announcing his presidential candidacy in 2000 because of the war in the Balkans. "We are monitoring the situation very closely." Eat your cake Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Olbermann Slams AP Writer Who Didn't Like Obama's Speech posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:22 AM MSNBC's Keith Olbermann made his support for Barack Obama even clearer Thursday when moments after the junior senator from Illinois accepted his party's nomination as president, the "Countdown" host assailed an Associated Press writer for having the nerve to not be as enthralled with the Messiah's address as he was. In Olbermann's crosshairs on this occasion was Charles Babington who penned an article that largely mirrored the opinions offered on Fox News by liberal contributors Juan Williams and Nina Easton: the speech was short on specifics. Newsbusters Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Speech of the night: Barney Smith posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:15 AM Barney Smith takes on Smith Barney at DNC In the leadup to Sen. Barack Obama's acceptance speech last night, a series of plain-spoken Americans testified about their support of the Democratic nominee. It was a nice show of average Americans explaining their passion for the campaign. Without a doubt the supporter who had the biggest laugh line was Barney Smith, a displaced manufacturing worker from Marion, Ind., who took a shot at the brokerage firm Smith Barney. .... "We need a president who puts Barney Smith before Smith Barney," Smith said. Smith left the stage to the chants of 75,000 Democrats, yelling "Barney, Barney!" Nice shot, Barney! Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Thursday, August 28, 2008
He's right posted by Dookie The Webmaster 12:16 PM Putin accuses U.S. of orchestrating Georgian war Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has accused the United States of orchestrating the conflict in Georgia to benefit one of its presidential election candidates. In an exclusive interview with CNN's Matthew Chance in the Black Sea city of Sochi Thursday, Putin said the U.S. had encouraged Georgia to attack the autonomous region of South Ossetia. Putin told CNN it was done to benefit a presidential candidate -- Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama are competing to succeed George W. Bush. Putin said Russia had no choice but to invade Georgia after some of its peacekeepers in South Ossetia were killed. He told Chance it was to avert a human calamity. ..... He also announced economic measures which he said were unrelated to the fighting with Georgia. Nineteen U.S. poultry meat companies would be banned from exporting their products to Russia because they had failed health and safety tests, and 29 other companies had been warned to improve their standards or face the same ban, Putin said. McLame wants WWIII Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Guitar lessons instead? posted by Dookie The Webmaster 12:12 PM Bush might not speak at RNC on Monday because of Gustav President Bush is scheduled to speak at the Republican National Convention on Monday, but with Tropical Storm Gustav expected to hit Gulf coast, the White House is beginning to hint that President Bush might not speak that day. Fox News' Bret Baier reports today that there "are conversations underway" at the White House about whether Bush "will in fact speak on Monday." Nero Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Should we expect a telegram? posted by Dookie The Webmaster 8:57 AM McCain selects his VP John McCain has chosen his running mate and the person will be notified on Thursday, a senior campaign official said. A friend said McCain had pretty much settled on his selection early this week, and it crystallized in the past few days. Campaign manager Rick Davis flew to McCain's cabin in Sedona, Ariz., a few days ago to confer, and another meeting about the choice was held with top aides Wednesday. The news leaked on the third night of the Democratic National Convention, detracting attention from speeches by former President Bill Clinton and the Democratic ticket mate, Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware. McCain's selection process has been conducted mostly in secret, but officials said he was considering one or more candidates who support abortion rights. The disclosure set off a fracas on the right wing, with talk-show host Rush Limbaugh saying such a selection would destroy the party. Please be Lieberman! Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Bring 'em on! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:13 AM Barack Obama Official Democratic Party Nominee Barack Obama, claiming a prize never held by a black American, swept to the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday as thousands of national convention delegates stood and cheered his improbable triumph. Former rival Hillary Rodham Clinton asked the convention delegates to make it unanimous "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of victory." And they did, with a roar. Competing chants of "Obama" and "Yes we can" floated up from the convention floor as Obama's victory was sealed. Obama was across town as the delegates he won in the primaries of winter and spring cast their votes. Aides left open the possibility that he would briefly visit the Pepsi Center to thank his supporters, a routine event at recent national conventions. His formal acceptance speech Thursday night was expected to draw a crowd of 75,000 at a nearby football stadium where an elaborate backdrop was under construction. McToast Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Poor PUMA posted by Dookie The Webmaster 2:54 PM Clinton frees delegates, Obama roll call next Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton released her remaining convention delegates on Wednesday as Democrats were poised to formally deliver the party's presidential nomination to Barack Obama, making him the first black nominee of a major party. As many in the room yelled, "No," Clinton said that, while she was releasing the delegates she had won in the primaries, "I am not telling you what to do. You've come here from so many different places having made this journey and feeling in your heart what is right for you to do." Suspense still remained over the voting process — and whether and when a planned roll-call vote would be cut off to give Obama the nomination by acclamation. Obama planned a mid-afternoon arrival in the convention city after campaigning in Montana. Get over it Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

*2008 Republican Platform: Clusterfck posted by Dookie The Webmaster 1:44 PM McCain, GOP's platform at odds** The Republican Party released a draft of its 2008 platform that differs from candidate John McCain on issues including immigration, stem-cell research and climate change, while endorsing his ideas for economic growth and free trade. The document, still untitled, is being debated over the next two days and may be altered before being passed at next week's Republican convention in St. Paul, Minn. McCain aides have said they don't plan to engage in a fight over platform positions. Members of the party's conservative wing have been wary of McCain, in part because of his stances on immigration and global warming. Donald Devine of the American Conservative Union said he was satisfied with the draft. Clashes over the platform during the convention can accentuate splits in the party and distract presidential candidates from projecting an image of party unity. "It's certainly a vast improvement over the 2004 document," said Devine, vice chairman of the advocacy group based in Alexandria, Va. POW Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Seducing rich women half your age is hard work posted by Dookie The Webmaster 1:36 PM Romney: McCain earned his homes; Obama didn't Former governor Mitt Romney, perhaps continuing his audition to be John McCain's running mate, attacked Barack Obama today for making an issue out of McCain's many homes. Speaking to reporters at a lunch sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Romney said that while McCain deserved his houses because of the "hard work" of himself and his family, "Barack Obama got a special deal from a convicted felon." "I think it was a strange thing for Barack Obama to seize upon," Romney said. "If homes is going to be the topic of discussion that Barack Obama is going to end up on the short end of that one." But Romney's attack stretches the truth. He was referring to Tony Rezko, a political fixer in Chicago and former Obama fund-raiser who was convicted by a federal jury earlier this year on corruption charges. It's true that Obama bought a piece of land from Rezko's wife to expand the yard of his $1.65 million Chicago home while Rezko was under federal investigation; Obama has since said the deal was a "bone-headed move," given the cloud that was already surrounding his former patron. Mitt-the-Bitch Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Holy POW, Batman! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 12:00 PM DNC on Monday Draws Nearly 22.3 Mil. Viewers An audience of nearly 22.3 million viewers tuned in Monday night (Aug. 25) for the opening salvo of the Democratic National Convention, a night that saw the torch being passed to a new generation of news networks. According to Nielsen Media Research data, the three cable nets posted remarkable increases versus the previous DNC opener, with CNN leading the pack with an average prime time delivery of 3.7 million viewers, an improvement of 85 percent versus its July 26, 2004 numbers. ...snip... All told, ABC, CBS and NBC lured 12.2 million total viewers in the one hour that all three broadcasters devoted to convention coverage, an aggregate loss of 1.34 million viewers versus four years ago. While NBC was up 7 percent, ABC dropped 14 percent to 3.78 million viewers and CBS fell 23 percent (3.52 million). On the night (8 p.m.-11 p.m. EDT), CNN averaged 1.37 million members of the core news demo, up 127 percent from 2004. Meanwhile, Fox News averaged 3.02 million total viewers, for an increase of 84 percent, while drawing 776,000 adults 25-54, up 42 percent. We're watching Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Hillary knocks it out of the park! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:22 AM Clinton: 'No way, no how, no McCain' Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton answered skeptics Tuesday night by issuing a ringing call for her supporters to rally behind Sen. Barack Obama, saying Democrats cannot afford to stay home in November and let another Republican administration ruin the economy. "Barack Obama is my candidate," Clinton said in the final speech of the second night of the convention that will nominate Obama for president. "No way, no how, no McCain," she declared in a speech that both blasted the presumed Republican nominee, Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and put forth Obama, her colleague from Illinois, as the man "who must be our president." .... "We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines," she added. "This is a fight for the future. And it's a fight we must win." .... "We don't need four more years of the last eight years," Clinton said, hammering McCain on numerous issues, including health care, high fuel prices, job outsourcing, home foreclosures and the war in Iraq. "It makes perfect sense that George Bush and John McCain will be together next week in the Twin Cities," she said. "Because these days they're awfully hard to tell apart." Awesome speech Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Tuesday, August 26, 2008
"Wake Up America!" posted by Wally 11:00 PM Dennis Kucinich speaks at the DNC Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention posted by Wally 9:48 PM Part I Part II Part III Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Lies, lies, and more lies posted by Dookie The Webmaster 12:22 PM Whoops Top Republican Admits That GOP Is Running "Ministry Of Truth" Against Obama Wow -- a leading Republican appears to have just inadvertently admitted that the GOP's spin machine set up to counter Barack Obama during the convention is a propaganda machine spewing nothing but lies. The GOPer in question is Colorado GOP chairman Dick Wadhams, who accidentally made the admission when describing the GOP's war room in Denver set up to hammer Obama during convention week. Wadhams described the GOP's outfit thusly to the Denver Post: "Just consider this the Ministry of Truth." Um, as anybody who has ever read George Orwell knows, the Ministry of Truth exists to disseminate false propaganda about how great the ruling regime is, continuously rewriting both history and the present-day facts in order to maintain total control over the population. 1984 Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

A noun, verb, and POW posted by Dookie The Webmaster 9:47 AM Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment

A blue Alaska? posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:12 AM Alaska underscores GOP troubles The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Alaska's Ted Stevens, heads into a primary election today at a time when he is fighting for his political life and his party is struggling to hold onto its Senate seats. The possibility of a solidly Republican state going to the Democrats underscores the party's precarious position in the Senate this year. Republicans have a little more than half the money and nearly twice as many Senate seats to defend than the Democrats, who are expected by non-partisan experts, such as the Cook Political Report, to increase their one-vote majority. Cook Political Report senior editor Jennifer Duffy predicts Democrats will gain five to seven seats - including possibly in Alaska, which the Cook Report rates as leaning Democratic. "I don't dismiss the possibility that it could be higher, but that's the very likely scenario," Duffy said. The stress on the Republican side showed last week, when the head of the GOP Senate fundraising committee lashed out at his colleagues for not raising enough money. It could happen Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Off to a great start posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:08 AM Senator Kennedy and Michelle Obama Electrify Democratic Convention Two of Barack Obama's most important allies, his wife Michelle and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, spoke emotionally about his candidacy and his character on the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, electrifying delegates with their improbable presence. Potentially the first African-American first lady, Michelle Obama was given an unusually prominent speaking slot, an opportunity she used to tell a series of personal stories about her South Side Chicago upbringing and marriage to the presumptive Democratic nominee. Kennedy, who is battling brain cancer, cast the Illinois senator as the heir apparent to the legacy of the most famous family in Democratic politics. "I have come here tonight to stand with you to change America. To restore its future, to rise to its best ideals, and to elect Barack Obama president of the United States," Kennedy said in a speech that brought cheering delegates to their feet at Denver's Pepsi Center. "This November the torch will be passed again to a new generation of Americans." Kennedy's presence was something of a surprise given his failing health. And, until moments before he appeared on stage there were questions about whether he would or could speak. But he told the delegates, "Nothing is going to keep me away from this special gathering tonight. I have come here tonight to stand with you, to change America."... Awesome Michelle's speech: Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Monday, August 25, 2008
Leno: How many houses do you have? McCain: I was a POW. posted by Wally 10:03 PM This is the kind of thing that Dookie, Clyde and I would make up for a good laugh after a couple hours at our favorite watering hole, not the kind of thing you'd expect from the guy trying to become the most powerful man in the world. Leno: "For a million dollars, how many houses do you have?" McCain: "Could I just mention to you, Jay, that, at a moment of seriousness. I spent five-and-a-half years in a prison cell. I didn't have a house. I didn't have a kitchen table. I didn't have a table. I didn't have a chair. And I didn't spent those five-and-a-half years because, not because I wanted to get a house when I got out. You know, I'm very proud of Cindy's father. He was a guy that barely got out of high school, fought in WW Two in the Army Air Corps, came home and made a business, and made the American dream. And so somehow, you've had Cindy on this show, and, uh, the fact is that she's extremely generous. She goes around the world doing humanitarian stuff. She's in now in Georgia as we speak, looking at the humanitarian aspects of the results of this Russian invasion. So, I'm proud of my life and my record, and we spend our time in a condominium in Washington, in a condominium in Phoenix, sometime over here in the state of California and we have a place up in northern Arizona. And, my friends, I'm proud of my record of service to this country. And it has nothing to with houses. What it has to do with putting Americans in houses and keeping in their homes. And that's what I'm gong to do." Leno: "That sounds like five houses." You're fucking kidding me John. Pathetic Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Where's Johnny? posted by Wally 9:05 PM Where in the world is John McCain? Hint: He's not on the main page of the GOP's own website. Could it be that they're embarrassed by the crazy old sonofabitch they've elected to represent them? McShame Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

"I am Hillary Clinton and I do not approve that message" posted by Dookie The Webmaster 11:58 AM Take note Hillary supporters: Clinton Dismisses McCain Ads In what could be a preview of her Tuesday night address, Hillary Clinton defiantly dismissed John McCain's new television commercials that encourage her former supporters to support his campaign. "I'm Hillary Clinton and I do not approve this message," Clinton said of the ads to loud cheers at the New York Democratic Party's delegation breakfast this morning at the Sheraton Hotel in downtown Denver. "Let there be no mistake about it. We are united. We are united for change. We are, after all Democrats, so it may take awhile. We're not the fall in line party. We're diverse. Many voices. But make no mistake, we are united. "I ask each and every one of you to work as hard for Barack and Joe Biden as you worked for me," she said to her fellow delegates, some of whom waved "Hillary Made History" placards. ..... "If you voted for me, you have much more in common with Senator Obama on every issue I campaigned on, on every cause that I have stood for, than you do with Senator McCain," she said when asked what she thought of her former supporters considering a McCain vote. This means YOU, Lynn Samuels! Permalink :: 2 comments :: Post a Comment

Time to go! posted by Clyde 10:58 AM Iraq demands deadline for pullout of all US troops Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Monday no security agreement with the United States could be reached unless it included a "specific deadline" for the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq. Last week, U.S. and Iraqi officials said the two sides had agreed tentatively to a schedule which included a broad pullout of combat forces by the end of 2011 with a residual U.S. force remaining behind to continue training and advising the Iraqi security forces. But al-Maliki's remarks Monday suggested that the Iraqi government is still not satisfied with that arrangement. An aide to the prime minister said Monday that Iraq remained adamant that the last American soldier must leave Iraq by the end of 2011 - regardless of conditions at the time. The official, like others who spoke about the specifics of the debate, spoke on condition of anonymity because the text had not been approved by either government. (Buh-Bye) Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment

Quick, someone grab a loofa! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 10:11 AM Part of Pepsi Center flooded by sprinkler system A sprinkler system partially flooded part of the Pepsi Center Monday morning. The Denver Fire Department, which has a crew stationed at the center all week, was able to respond quickly before 5 a.m. when the sprinkler went off. The sprinkler was located on the club level in a skybox which had recently been renovated to host a news crew. It appears the skybox belongs to Fox. After going off, the sprinkler released 50 to 100 gallons of water per minute and 9NEWS crews estimate it was on for around 5 minutes. The cause of the sprinkler is under investigation but early reports indicate it was likely bumped or the heat sensor may have been affected by equipment in the room. Sh*t happens Permalink :: 0 comments :: Post a Comment

Anti-War Protesters Meance Intrepid Fox News Reporter! posted by Dookie The Webmaster 6:41 AM Permalink :: 0 comments ::