Clinton, Thinking About Tomorrow … with Clinton delivering a speech that framed the case for Sen. Barack Obama and against the Republicans in a way that no one at this convention had done before. Only a day earlier, when there was some unease among Clinton’s associates about whether he was being straitjacketed in what […]
On this night four years ago, I was getting depressed. The Convention wasn’t going well for me, and when Kerry rolled out his "band of brothers," I didn’t believe him. I just wasn’t able to see macho war hero as a mantle that would get him elected. As time passed and he appeared wind surfing […]
A woman voting for John McCain would be like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders You probably didn’t see it, but that line was delivered by Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood and the daughter of former governor Ann Richards… Here’s a few of the best moments that the corporate media didn’t bother to cover. […]
I’m still on the mend, so I’ve got nothing but time. So I’m watching the whole Convention on CSPAN. Two people woke up the chatty early crowds – Jesse Jackson Jr. and Dennis Kucinich. I love Dennis Kucinich. If were only a little taller and a little less confrontive…
A Biblical Seven Years By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN Published: August 26, 2008 … A lot of people are now advising Barack Obama to get dirty with John McCain. Sure, fight fire with fire. That’s necessary, but it is not sufficient. Obama got this far because many voters projected onto him that he could be the […]
She said everything she was asked to say. She covered all the bases. But she didn’t say "we." "As Barak and I traveled America hearing your stories, we…" "Barak and I each had prejudices to challenge, precedents to set, and we both succeeded!" "Barak and I campaigned on our differences, but now it’s time to […]
Well, it’s Swiftboating season here in America again. In 2004, they waited until right before the Republican Convention, but this year the Conventions almost overlap so they’re off and running early. I’m surprised a little bit by Rush Limbaugh’s Carpetbombing and the McCain ads appearing almost as people speak at the Convention. The Ayers Ad […]
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 […]
Analysis: Biden pick shows lack of confidence By RON FOURNIER, Associated Press Writer Sat Aug 23, 5:02 AM ET DENVER – The candidate of change went with the status quo. In picking Sen. Joe Biden to be his running mate, Barack Obama sought to shore up his weakness — inexperience in office and on foreign […]
It seems like more than eight years to me – when George Bush and Dick Cheney took over the Whiite House. Clinton had narrowly survived impeachment and had cast a cloud over the Democrats. The voting process was mangled in Ohio, and a cadre of Republican lawyers seized the Florida "reccount" bolstered by a Republican […]