Bankrupt Wachovia lends Republicans $8 million (2)
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What the? How in the world is this even possible? With the credit crisis freezing the lending market for large businesses down to home loans it has to be difficult enough but lending $8 million for a political campaign when you just went bankrupt? Indirectly, taxpayers are going to be floating the loan to the NRCC for the 2008 campaign. Roll Call via OpenLeft:The National Republican Congressional Committee, trailing its Democratic counterpart considerably in cash ...
GOP Whines About Debate Format: It Wasn't a REAL Town Hall Format - Unfair To John McCain (2)
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During the presidential campaign season, every pundit -- regardless of political affiliation -- has touted the "town hall" format as the strongest and most comfortable debate setting for John McCain. Unfortunately, McCain performed miserably in Tuesday's town hall debate with Barack Obama, once again looking desperate, rambling and uncomfortable. So how is the GOP going spin it? C&L sources who are on GOP e-mail lists report that at least a half hour before the debate ...
FL Teacher: CHANGE = Come Help A Ni**er Get Elected | Crooks and Liars (3)
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Tallahassee.com: A Marianna middle-school teacher has been suspended for 10 days without pay after he wrote a racially charged interpretation of a commonly used phrase in the presidential campaign of Sen. Barack Obama. While some parents and community activists were outraged by the actions of Greg Howard, Jackson County NAACP officials want to gather more facts before the group considers taking action. But some parents feel Howard should be fired. Larry Moore, deputy superintendent for ...
Note to CMO: the Future of Debates vs. Dialogs (1)
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Dear CMO: A trend, a trajectory, and an event to animate it all. The trend: the world seems so caught up in its own ability to self-publish that it is ignoring the other half of “dialog” – there is a growing shortage of conversation, with only massive parallel monologues taking place. Look at blogging in general, the growth of groups within LinkedIn where “discussions” have no “answers”, and the lack of debate in debates. We’re ...
Tom Davis Gives Up (1)
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Tom Davis Gives Up (SLNYT). “Tell them about the important work we’re doing while Rome burns,” he said. A candid accounting of American politics from a member of the GOP disillusioned with both sides of the aisle and an overview of how he became that way.
Vote For Me! Self Delusional Politics (1)
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I cant wait until the US elections are over. At the moment, it is not possible to encounter a news bulletin that doesn’t make reference to it. Often including a clip of the brain destroyingly odious Sarah Palin stringing random words together in the manner of someone who has heard them, but has no idea what they mean. Initially, reading about how Palin had been chosen to appeal to the “female demographic” (what?) I felt ...
New Obama Ad Uses VP Debate Footage To Show Dangers Of McCain Health Care Plan (2)
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The Obama campaign has already released an ad using footage from last night’s VP debate and they’ve scored another direct hit. The ad targets Sarah Palin from last night’s debate as she proudly announced John McCain’s disastrous health care plan that allows a $5000 tax credit for Americans to purchase health care — and then strikes right back with Joe Biden’s brilliant response, reminding people that in order to offset the credit McCain’s plan would ...
Crooks and Liars » VP Debate: Palin’s Unintelligible, Non-Answer On Nuclear Weapons (3)
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There were no game changers in last night’s Vice Presidential debate, but the American people were treated to more rambling, incoherent non-answers from Republican Sarah Palin. Among the head scratching moments was this rant about nuclear weapons. Palin starts off on one of her “US Americans — such as” answers about how America uses nukuler weapons safely, yadda, yadda, yadda. Here’s the money line: ” Uh, nukuler weaponry, of course, would be the be-all, end-all ...
How the Right Wing has Helped the "Leftist" Cause (1)
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In 1969, Hillary Rodham, at Wellesley College, wrote an 'A' paper --a 92-page senior thesis entitled "'There Is Only The Fight…": An Analysis of the Alinsky Model". During the Presidency of Bill Clinton, the GOP --thinking that the paper contained evidence that Hilary had strong radical or socialist views --tried to get a copy that it could use against Clinton. In fact, the GOP is the biggest practitioner of Alinsky's 'rules for radicals'. I know ...
The Fix Is [Not] In [Yet] (1)
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They got the $700bn bailout, with one or two 'provisions' that, in fact, don't really deviate that much from the Paulson plan, contrary to some of the analysis. A few things to note when looking at the summary: they still get their $700bn, phased and with a bit more oversight than was planned (ie, more than zero) - but remember that the $700bn figure was just pulled out of thin air, a large enough number ...
Bush Sidesteps Congress? $630 Billion To Be Pumped Into Economy Despite House Bailout Rejection (19)
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Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve will pump an additional $630 billion into the global financial system, flooding banks with cash to alleviate the worst banking crisis since the Great Depression. The Fed increased its existing currency swaps with foreign central banks by $330 billion to $620 billion to make more dollars available worldwide. The Term Auction Facility, the Fed’s emergency loan program, will expand by $300 billion to $450 billion. The European Central Bank, the Bank ...
Economists To Nancy Pelosi: Don’t Rush Wall Street Bailout (2)
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As Barney Frank announces that he’s pulled together a deal that will get the votes needed to pass through Congress, economists from some of the top schools in the country ask, “What’s the hurry?”: To the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate: As economists, we want to express to Congress our great concern for the plan proposed by Treasury Secretary Paulson to deal with the financial crisis. ...
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Jami said:
I'm no economist, but i'd like to add my signature to the letter, k? k, thanks.
McCain Campaign Manager Paid Millions To Lobby Against Regulation On Behalf Of Fannie & Freddie (2)
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The Washington Post: Senator John McCain’s campaign manager was paid more than $30,000 a month for five years as president of an advocacy group set up by the mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to defend them against stricter regulations, current and former officials say. Mr. McCain, the Republican candidate for president, has recently begun campaigning as a critic of the two companies and the lobbying army that helped them evade greater regulation as ...
Charges Dropped Against Reporters Arrested At RNC (1)
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Charges are being dropped against over two dozen journalists, including Amy Goodman and her two producers, arrested during the crackdown on protests at the Republican convention in St. Paul. Goodman’s charge of “obstructing the legal process” has been dropped, as have felony riot charges against her colleagues Sharif Abdel Kouddous and Nicole Salazar. Other dropped charges are mainly for “unlawful assembly”. The city’s mayor had a truly gag-worthy Orwellian statement on the subject: St. Paul ...
Thoughts for a Rainy September Friday (1)
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It’s one of those soggy days in southern Ohio that presages autumn. It’s also one of those days where my mind reels from a whirlwind of small thoughts, many inspired by the political season now upon us. So consider today a showcase. Maybe one of these will grow up and become a bigger post someday. I’ve been thinking a lot about silence. (I guess if you perceive silence as a friend, you HAVE the ability ...
Palin Bilked Alaskan Taxpayers $16,941 ‘Per Diem’ To Stay Home At Her House (4)
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Maverick small-government conservative Sarah Palin charged Alaskan taxpayers $16,941 to spend 312 nights of her first 19 months as governor at her own house in Wasilla. Governor Palin has an official mansion in the capital, Juneau, but she’s happier making Alaska’s citizens pay her $54.33 a night to sleep in her own bed. In the United States, a per diem is reimbursement money provided by your employer to stay in hotels and eat simple meals ...
Books Palin wanted banned (9)
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Her Honor Sarah Palin wanted these books banned Books (then) Mayor Sarah Palin tried to remove from Wasilla library. When the librarian refused to ban the books, Palin tried to get her fired. This information is taken from the official minutes of the Wasilla Library Board.
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Pat said:
turns out to be fake- thought it looked suspicious
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Gary said:
My Friend Flicka?
McClatchy, WaPo and Romney Warn About McCain’s Out of Control Temper (2)
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In a disturbing expose Sunday, the McClatchy papers joined the growing list of press, pundits and politicians raising a red flag about John McCain’s out-of-control temper. Following on the heels of the devastating revelations from the Washington Post in April, McClatchy documents many of the tantrums, outbursts and eruptions that continue to call McCain’s presidential temperament into question. And as Mitt Romney’s campaign revealed in January, those McCain tirades are directed at friend and foe ...
Sarah Palin Slashed Funding For Teen Pregnancy Programs (2)
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Washington Post: ST. PAUL — Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the Republican vice-presidential nominee who revealed Monday that her 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, earlier this year used her line-item veto to slash funding for a state program benefiting teen mothers in need of a place to live. After the legislature passed a spending bill in April, Palin went through the measure reducing and eliminating funds for programs she opposed. Inking her initials on the legislation — ...
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Alex said:
I don't even know what to say about this other than "Wow."
