GOP Discovers Internet
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 29, 2008 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008The GOP wants you to meet Barack Obama – their way
John McCain may be a nearly invisible, doddering old fart (did I really just say may be?) but the GOP is showing a little youthful spring in its step with two new web sites they’ve launched. First, there’s MeetBarackObama.com, which has punchy little headlines for its anti-Obama “news items” like Ich Bin Ein Hypocrite. Perhaps much more clever is BarackBook.com, which mocks Obama’s actual FaceBook page by highlighting his connections with people like William Ayers and Marilyn Katz. Unfortunately for whoever these hip kids of the GOP are, their candidate is still doing more for the Obama campaign than anyone else just by speaking in public.
McCain = Bush = Court Date
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 8, 2008 by admin in Politics
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Strong-arming 61-year-old librarians is not going to win the election, Mr. McCain.
You would think an old geezer like John McCain would be more sensitive to the needs of old ladies. Needs which don’t include being strong-armed by security for expressing your thoughts (link includes footage as well as story content). Carol Kreck, a 61-year-old librarian from Denver, was waiting in line to attend a McCain “town hall” meeting. At the behest of McCain’s security people, she was cited for trespassing and escorted away because she was carrying a sign that read “McCain = Bush”. She logically pointed out that if you’re a Republican who voted for Bush, why should you be offended by the sign? Kreck was told “You have two choices. You can keep your sign here and receive a ticket for trespassing, or you can remove the sign and stay in line and attend this town hall meeting.”. To her credit she accepted the ticket and a court date.
Wouldn’t The Guy That DIDN’T Get Shot Down Be A Better Candidate?
[ Comments Off ]Posted on July 2, 2008 by admin in Politics
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008Speaking the truth isn’t always so useful. The Dems need to be a little more republican if they want to win in November.
Only in politics can someone state a simple truth like Wes Clark’s remark that getting shot down as a fighter pilot doesn’t qualify you to be president, and have it dominate the news cycle for days. What this really highlights, in my opinion, is the fact that the Democrats either don’t really care if they win in November, or they haven’t learned a bloody thing from the past eight or so years. Get a message, Dems, and stick to it. Here’s a link to the GOP Playbook (PDF), if you need a primer. The DailyKos even has a searchable web-page version. Get it together, Obamaniacs, get it together. Slate has an insightful piece, The Grunt vs. the Flyboy, that sheds some light on what might lead Wes Clark to wander into such a major message blunder.
Attack of the Obamacons
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 29, 2008 by admin in Politics
Sunday, June 29th, 2008Are former neocons helping Obama’s campaign? Is the Republican party really a “dead rotting carcass”?
More Obamemes…
Baracksploitation:
The practice among editors of putting only Barack Obama on the cover of their magazines.
Obama Self:
A tear-jerking cover of Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself” said to be recorded by Celine Dion and only released in the event Obama fails to receive the nomination.
Obama’s Beating McCain, but Losing to Bush
[ Comments Off ]Posted on June 21, 2008 by admin in Politics
Saturday, June 21st, 2008How many times during the election will Barack Obama reverse himself to get elected?
