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Giving up

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: May 13, 2008 · Comments (3)

Hillary Clinton refers to the next President as a 'he' Speaking to voters in the Appalachian state, she said: "All the kitchen table issues that everybody talks to me about are ones that the next president can actually do something about, if he actually cares about it." Realising her faux... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Politics Update

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: April 25, 2008 · Comments (4)

Clinton lobbies superdelegates after Pennsylvania win * * * Hell, if I were Clinton I'd be pointing to those results -- especially the disasterous numbers for Obama among working-class whites and among mature voters -- until the superdelegates had no choice but to cling to my sides in Denver. *... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (9 votes cast)

Shut up Bill

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 13, 2008 · Comments (9)

Maybe that's what Senator Clinton said to her husband after his appearance on Meet the Press today. FMR. PRES. BILL CLINTON: There was a lot of fulminating because Hillary one time late at night when she was exhausted misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (13 votes cast)

Then I should be Secretary of State?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 10, 2008 · Comments (14)

Barack Obama is using a visit to Pakistan 20 years ago as proof of his foreign policy experience. To counter opponents' accusations that he lacks experience in foreign policy, Senator Barack Obama of Illinois often cites his ties to relatives in poor villages in Kenya and the years he spent... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (11 votes cast)

Those Clinton charitable donations

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 7, 2008 · Comments (6)

Bill and Hillary released their tax returns on Friday. Much has been written about the Clintons earning over $100 million since leaving the white house. Not so much has been written about the $10.2 million they donated to charity. That's till the WSJ examined this aspect of the Clinton tax... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (13 votes cast)

Life in Florida II

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 5, 2008 · Comments (0)

The wild, wacky, and unusual from Florida *- Man charged with planning Virginia Tech like massacre. His brother says he was trading guns like pokemon cards. What we need in Florida is a ban on pokemon cards.(Sarcastic laughter time) *- Traffic accident South Florida style- Dead gator causes propane truck... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (5 votes cast)

Experts: No link between hurricanes and global warming

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 4, 2008 · Comments (11)

Say it ain't so. From the Miami Herald- We're in a busy period of hurricane activity that will inflict unimaginable damage, but global warming is not the cause, leading researchers told the nation's foremost forecasters and other experts Friday. Chris Landsea, a respected researcher and the National Hurricane Center's science... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (11 votes cast)

Pinch the squid

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 4, 2008 · Comments (5)

Someone crashed a Hillary Clinton campaign conference call. In the "just plain bizarre" category, some "dude," as our colleague Chris Cillizza, a.k.a, "the Fix," tells us, got on today's conference call with Hillary Clinton's chief campaign strategist Mark Penn, communications director Howard Wolfson and deputy communications director Phil Singer and... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (4 votes cast)

Bad analogy of the day

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: April 1, 2008 · Comments (8)

Hillary Clinton compares herself to Rocky Balboa. Addressing a meeting of the Pennsylvania AFL-CIO Tuesday, the former first lady and New York senator said that she, like Rocky, wasn't a quitter. Recalling a famous scene on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Clinton said that ending her presidential... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (6 votes cast)

Build a castle in the sand, pay a fine out the butt

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: March 29, 2008 · Comments (23)

After an Isle of Palms (near Charleston, SC) patrol officer twisted his ankle on the beach one night, the morons on City Council set to work to regulate the villainous children who dig sand on the beach, leaving holes. Jessica Johnson reports for The Post and Courier: Building in the... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (9 votes cast)

The news headline of the day

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 28, 2008 · Comments (2)

Just saw this at yahoo- Clinton and Family Leave Did someone count the silverware afterwards? It wasn't that kind of leave, rather The Family and Medical Leave Act. Hillary taking credit for passage of this legislation on her website. The only thing is, it was signed into law by her... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.4/5 (7 votes cast)

Obama- "You Won't See Me as a VP Candidate"

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 8, 2008 · Comments (3)

Did the Illinois Senator really rule it out? ABC News' Sunlen Miller reports: While in Casper, Wyo., today Sen. Barack Obama ruled out the possibility being a vice presidential candidate during an interview with CBS' Montana affiliate KTVQ. Here is a transcipt of what he said. Q: You've raised $55... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

Lamest news article of the day

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: March 6, 2008 · Comments (17)

This may be the dumbest and most useless article I read since the AP article on the contents of Karl Roves garage. (Reuters) - President George W. Bush may have given presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain the royal treatment at the White House on Wednesday, but the two men... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (11 votes cast)

The Party and the President

Posted by DJ Drummond · Published: March 3, 2008 · Comments (22)

I am still not at all happy with the idea that John McCain is likely to win the Republican Party nomination for President of the United States. The man's hypocrisy regarding Free Speech is unacceptable, his fatuous buy-in to the Global Warming lie is disturbing, and his regular habit of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (20 votes cast)

What a McCain Administration Might Look Like

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 12, 2008 · Comments (12)

If McCain prevails in the November general election -- and keep in mind neocons control the voting machines -- the first order of business will be to select a cabinet. Click the below link if you'd like to read musings about potential cabinet members. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (6 votes cast)

Fred Thompson Endorses McCain -- Again

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: February 8, 2008 · Comments (17)

'This is no longer about past preferences or differences. It is about what is best for our country and for me that means that Republican[s] should close ranks behind John McCain.' -- Fred Thompson, February 8, 2008 That endorsement is not at all surprising. You see, Fred Thompson already endorsed... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (8 votes cast)

Hillary Clinton Loaned Campaign $5 Million

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 6, 2008 · Comments (17)

Poor little Hillary. Howard Wolfson, Hillary Clinton's communications director, confirms: "Late last month Senator Clinton loaned her campaign $5 million.The loan illustrates Sen. Clinton's commitment to this effort and to ensuring that our campaign has the resources it needs to compete and win across this nation. We have had one... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.6/5 (10 votes cast)

With friends like this

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 5, 2008 · Comments (5)

The Sun-Sentinel reports Black politicians back Clinton as constituents go for Obama. With Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the tightest imaginable contest going into today's Super Tuesday voting, South Florida's two most prominent black elected officials are strongly supporting Clinton. Their constituents are not. U.S. Reps. Alcee Hastings and... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (6 votes cast)

McCain, Inc.

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 30, 2008 · Comments (10)

Now that McCain clearly is heading towards the nomination, I figured it would be worthwhile to start thinking about the near-term futures of his major rivals, other politicos who've lately been in the news, and a few others from McCain's Senate circles. Click the below link to read more.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

Ironic Liberal Media Headlines of the Day

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 28, 2008 · Comments (4)

Clinton: Bush has lost touch with public -- AP Man, talk about the pot calling the kettle black. * * * Developer linked to Obama arrested -- CNN Can you fathom the media coverage if Obama were {gulp} a Republican??!! * * * Romney, McCain call each other liberal --... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (7 votes cast)

Ironic Liberal Media Headlines of the Day

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 27, 2008 · Comments (0)

Race, racial politics won S.C. for Obama -- AP * * * Republicans Woo Cuban-American Vote in Florida -- NPR * * * Edwards keeps on running in presidential race -- Reuters * * * McCain tries to lump Romney with Democrats -- AP * * * After Obama's lashing,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (4 votes cast)

Romney Praises Bush, has 'deep respect' for the president

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 26, 2008 · Comments (15)

Courtesy of Reuters: 'I salute the fact the president has kept us safe these past six years,' Romney told a rally on Saturday in Florida, whose primary on Tuesday is the next test in the most wide open race for the Republican nomination in 50 years. * * * 'Has... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.7/5 (18 votes cast)

Ironic Media Headlines of the Day

Posted by Jayson Javitz · Published: January 15, 2008 · Comments (5)

Kucinich loses appeal to join MSNBC debate -- MSNBC You can't even make that stuff up. * * * Clinton, Obama vow to bury race debate -- Associated Press {wink, wink} * * * Grammys seek waiver to use Hollywood writers -- MSNBC Talk about self-parody. * * * Brazil's... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (8 votes cast)

Hampshire huge for Hillary

Posted by Jim Addison · Published: January 8, 2008 · Comments (11)

Despite election eve polls showing her losing by 13%, Hillary Clinton came back to win the New Hampshire Democratic Primary tonight, derailing the Barack Obama media bandwagon by winning single women voters by 16% and married women by 11% (Obama led by 13% among male voters). In her victory speech,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (7 votes cast)

Candidates talking nonsense

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: December 29, 2007 · Comments (7)

We have less than a year till the Presidential election. I been trying hard till just recently not to listen to what the various candidates say in order to pander campaign for votes. Much of what is being said is plain moronic. Jim Addison points out remarks by Hillary Clinton... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.1/5 (10 votes cast)

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