People and politics

Bob Barr: The Lone Star Canidate

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:09:46 +0000

I read this on Bob Barr’s campaign site and I’d love to hear your thoughts: As it stands now, Bob Barr is the Lone Candidate in the Lone Star State. As the filing deadline passed this week, Bob Barr was the only presidential candidate legally certified on the ballot in Texas. The new Texas law is clear: A political party is entitled to have the names of its nominees for president and vice-president of the United States placed on the ballot in a presidential general election if . . . before

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Fred! Speech to Defend Palin

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 22:09:55 +0000

—Ace A “masterstroke,” Teh Fred! enthuses. Sneak peeks of the speech at the link therein. Here’s what I want Palin to talk about. First of all, I want a 40 minute speech. I realize that’s a bit long, but she’s introducing herself to America, and she needs to do a lot in this speech. I want: 5 minutes bio. We know about enough this. Obligatory but can be bullet-pointed. 5 minutes corruption-fighting/reform/integrity. Another thing we know a lot about. 10 minutes energy. Her acknowledged ar

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Biden’s Iran Policy

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:44 +0000

Biden tells Israel that it will need to learn to live with a nuclear Iran. Israel decides you should know what Biden is telling them when the media isn’t watching. US Senator and vice presidential hopeful Joe Biden reportedly told Israeli officials three years ago that sooner or later they would have to reconcile themselves to the reality of a nuclear-armed Iran. Israel’s Army Radio reported on the remarks, which Biden is said to have made to visiting Israeli officials in his capacity as chairm

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Russia: Ingush Opposition

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:09:14 +0000

Valery Dzutsev notes on a rumor that “shortly before his killing Magomed Yevloev was about to start the campaign for collection of signatures among the Ingush for secession from Russian Federation. The latest Ingush opposition initiatives may have derived from unilateral recognition of South Ossetia by Russia.”

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RNC Blog

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:09:05 +0000

Greetings from St. Paul! Happy Birthday to my dad Bill who is with me in the Twin Cities. Not telling his age but email him at bsaxman@shenspring.com and wish him many more. Good man and a great dad. He still is not proficient with chop sticks but LOVES sushi and sashimi - yes, we found a great place near the hotel - been twice. Brief but succinct. Minnesotans are incredibly friendly and gracious hosts. Security is tight. Protesters? Well, you got to love when anarchists are screaming

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Bush to tour hurricane damage tomorrow

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:09:07 +0000

President Bush will travel to Louisiana tomorrow to survey damage caused by Hurricane Gustav, the White House has announced. Bush will make several stops, but his schedule is not yet final. 46 Vote(s)

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A Great Story on Pro-Life Politics!

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:42 +0000

I am very interested in this year’s elections and how they are going to turn out, and I am trying to do as much as possible to help see to it that we elect pro-life politicians, especially the President. So when I was at my local fair this summer, helping tend the pro-life booth there, I jumped at the opportunity to approach the people who were tending the Democrat booth, and ask them if they knew, and were comfortable with, the extreme pro-abortion views of Barack Obama. This was definitely

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Waaaaaaahhhh! McCain Can’t Take the Heat

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:09:28 +0000

Grandpa is losing it…….. and hopefully pissing off CNN. This is just insane. This is the REAL McCain. How is he to deal with world leaders? It would not be pretty. He can’t even deal with CNN without throwing a hissy fit. And by the by……where IS Sarah Palin? I guess she’s in McCain’s Evelyn Woods speed school for neocon talking points. Gotta teach her fast so they can throw her out there. From Broadcasting & Publishing: According to CNN, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain (Ari

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POTUS Persona Non Grata

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:09:31 +0000

Be sure to read Sidney Blumenthal’s account of the cancellation of Bush’s speech last night. The McCain campaign used Gustave to shove Bush off the program, and Bush is pissed. In order that Bush and Cheney not seem to have been humiliated, McCain cancelled the entire proceedings for the first evening. Almost certainly, Bush had to cancel his planned speech while Gustav loomed. But the sources say he didn’t like the idea and felt pushed. Bush is described by sources as “furious” at McCain fo

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Lakoff: Reality of the political mind

admin — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:09:44 +0000

This election is about realities. But the election campaign depends on the political mind—how people understand the candidates and the realities. Democrats have mostly criticized Sarah Palin as unqualified to deal with the r 32 Vote(s)

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