The GOP’s Big Tent

The predictable but still depressing wingnut response to Colin Powell’s endoresment of Barack Obama: Wonkette: The D.C. Gossip » Blog Archive » A Children’s Treasury of Wingnut Responses To Powell Endorsing Obama # I’m not surprised that Powell has endorsed a Chicago street thug over a real American hero either. “How ‘bout some ‘blow’ General? [...]

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McCarthy Lives

It’s really not the racism that’s so surprising; it’s the accusations of anti-Americanism and socialism, which apparently, these very angry rubes take very seriously. I showed this video to some non-Americans in my hostel. Most were gaping. “This is in America?” one Aussie girl asked? I’m afraid so. But this is surely the desperate, degenerate [...]

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Explaining Sarah Palin’s popularity with the GOP base

Oh, come on! Just come right out and say it. They’re a cult! Does ideology trump facts? Studies say it often does We like to think that people will be well informed before making important decisions, such as who to vote for, but the truth is that’s not always the case. Being uninformed is one [...]

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Satire of the Day: Ex-President Jed Bartlet advises Barack Obama

Almost as funny as the Palin/Clinton SNL skit, but with a lot more teeth. Read the whole thing: Op-Ed Columnist – Aaron Sorkin Conjures a Meeting of Obama and Bartlet – Op-Ed – NYTimes.com OBAMA The problem is we can’t appear angry. Bush called us the angry left. Did you see anyone in Denver who [...]

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Joe Biden On Fire

What do you say when faced with the last 8 years of failure? You make the debate about something else entirely. more about “Joe Biden On Fire“, posted with vodpod

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Reality Check

Pretty damn depressing: The Obama campaign’s past two weeks – Glenn Greenwald – Salon.com tags: Obama, election *intervened in a Democratic Congressional primary to support one of the worst Bush-enabling Blue Dogs over a credible, progressive challenger; * announced his support for Bush’s FISA bill, reversing himself completely on this issue; * sided with the [...]

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Moving on…

I’m assuming that Obama is the Democratic nominee for President of the United State – thank the goddess and gods and whatever principalities and powers that be - so let’s start snarking all over McCain, shall we? Has anyone actually heard him speaking about Iraq? This man wants to be President? I’m not sure what reality [...]

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Why some gay men still support HRC despite her having thrown us under the bus

One of Sullivan’s readers explains: The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan They watch Sex in the City and the Golden Girls and see their struggles reflected in that of women. I empathize with women, but I never identify my situation with a woman’s and these gays see Hillary’s struggle as their own. They ignore [...]

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“We cannot forgive you this!”

Typical over-the-top Olberman, but nonetheless a powerful and convincing argument. As Sullivan pointed out yesterday, she could have made her point about candidates winning the nomination late in the process without mentioning Bobby Kennedy. She could have pointed out that Kerry didn’t win until late in the process. Simply mentioning Kennedy at all would probably [...]

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75,000 turn out for Obama rally in Portland

History in the making, folks. Who else could do this? And in an overwhelmingly white and largely working-class state.

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