Ever wonder who in Park Forest is contributing to the presidential campaigns? Wondering if a celebrity is playing both sides of the fence? Whether that new guy or gal you’ve just met is actually a Republican or a Democrat? Wondering if your boss maxed out at that fundraiser or got comped? Does your [...]
August 7th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Here we go. Johnny M. is playing it — or accusing Barack O. of playing it.
The race card. The dreaded race card.
When all chips are down, when a black man or woman is in danger of succeeding, there you have it. The race card again. It must be the race card.
Here’s [...]
August 1st, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Chicago, Chicagoland, Elections, John McCain, Race . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
How does John McCain plan to revive the economy? How is John McCain’s plan different, more thought-provoking, more creative than George Bush’s plan? Watch as Republican South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford ‘draws a blank’ and falls off McCain’s short list for V.P. candidates.
Thanks to Bill Press for pointing this out to us.
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July 14th, 2008
Categories: Economy, Humor, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
U.S. Congressman Bill Foster from the 14th Congressional District in Illinois is quickly making a name for himself standing up for our military veterans. The 14th District is the seat vacated by former Speaker of the House Denny Hastert. According to the Daily Chronicle:
Beginning next year, veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces will have [...]
July 8th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Congress, Democratic News, Economy, Elections, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
It’s only Newsweek, so it must be another liberal smear.
Except this time it’s true.
John McCain is a tax dodger:
When you’re poor, it can be hard to pay the bills. When you’re rich, it’s hard to keep track of all the bills that need paying. It’s a lesson Cindy McCain learned the hard way when NEWSWEEK [...]
July 1st, 2008
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Some Barack Obama supporters are informally adopting the presumptive Democratic presidential candidate’s middle name as their own. According to the New York Times:
Emily Nordling has never met a Muslim, at least not to her knowledge. But this spring, Ms. Nordling, a 19-year-old student from Fort Thomas, Ky., gave herself a new middle name on Facebook.com, [...]
June 29th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Democratic News, Elections, John McCain, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
Dr. James Dobson decided to climb out of the depths and take a shot at Barack Obama this week.
We last took note of Dr. J in November, 2006, when he refused to serve on the panel of Christian experts who were working to restore disgraced preacher Ted Haggard.
Now Dobson is an expert again, and he [...]
June 25th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Evangelicals, GLBT, Global Warming, Iraq, John McCain, Religion . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
This just in today from Brave New Films:
Joe Lieberman is a war hawk, plain and simple. He staunchly supports George Bush’s War in Iraq and John McCain’s plan to stay in Iraq for 100 years. But Lieberman’s new alliance with the Republican Party runs even deeper. He has endorsed and stumped for McCain, wants [...]
June 25th, 2008
Categories: Congress, Democratic News, Elections, Iraq, John McCain, Republicans . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
A “senior adviser” to John McCain told Fortune Magazine that a terror attack would be “a big advantage” for John McCain. Charles R. Black, Jr. was forced to “recant” his opinion:
First, McCain said the substance of Black’s comments were untrue.
“I’ve worked tirelessly since 9/11 to prevent another attack on the United States of America,” McCain [...]
June 23rd, 2008
Categories: Elections, John McCain, Republicans, Strange . Author: G . Comments: No Comments
The NYTimes shares the good news:
Barack Obama raised $21.9 million in May, his campaign reported on Friday, a day after the Democratic candidate said he would reject public financing for his presidential bid.
The Illinois senator’s campaign said it had $43.1 million in the bank at the end of the month, with [...]
June 20th, 2008
Categories: Barack Obama, Elections, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, White House . Author: G . Comments: No Comments