The Democratic Convention: Part 1
The Democratic Convention is over. Along with a slew of lesser names, we’ve heard from Michelle Obama, Bill and Hillary Clinton, John Kerry, Al Gore, Ted Kennedy, Joe Biden, and now, finally, the nominee himself, Sen. Barack Obama.
The Clintons
Let’s start with the Clintons. As much as I can’t stand her, Sen. Clinton’s speech was pretty [...]
Hey Hilary, I Got Debt Too. Who’s Gonna Help Me Out?
From NY Times’s Democrats in Delicate Talks to Unify Party: “With the help of one of Washington’s best-connected lawyers, Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton are negotiating a thicket of complicated issues, like how to repay Mrs. Clinton’s campaign debt and her role at the Democratic convention.”
So Much Found In A Word Count
From Frank Rich’s One Historic Night, Two Americas: “All presidential candidates, Mr. Obama certainly included, are egomaniacs. But Washington’s faith in hierarchical status adds a thick layer of pomposity to politicians who linger there too long. Mrs. Clinton referred to herself by the first-person pronoun 64 times in her speech [last Tuesday], and Mr. McCain [...]
A Clear Voice In The Chorus
From Slate’s Hillary Clinton didn’t lose the race for the nomination. Barack Obama won it.: “Here’s my two cents, idiosyncratic as they may be: According to the chart, Clinton’s national poll average was basically unchanged between the beginning of October and the middle of May, starting at about 41 percent and ending at about 42 [...]
The Clinton Won The Popular Vote Myth
From RenaRF’s My Math Beats Up Clinton Math.: “[While Clinton's math excludes the fourteen caucus states], you can see in MY math the totals for the primary contests and then the totals for the caucus contests. So pulling it ALL together (drumroll please):
When you use Clinton’s own criteria and apply that criteria fairly, Obama clearly [...]
Some Clinton Ad Designer Is Either Out of A Job Or Voting For Obama
From Democratic Underground’s OH THIS IS RICH! Latest Clinton Ad Uses Newspaper Clipping on TROOPERGATE!: “They couldn’t actually find a newspaper clipping that was titled what they wanted (’Obama Attacks Clinton gas tax plan’), so they made one up… but they attached the headline to a Troopergate article. For those not familiar with Troopergate, it’s [...]
But what do I know? I’m an elitist.
From the New Republic’s Let Them Eat Arugula: “People who thought they knew Hillary Clinton have gazed in astonishment: What has she become? The answer is, a conservative populist. Conservative populism and liberal populism are entirely different things. Liberal populism posits that the rich wield disproportionate influence over the government and push for policies often [...]
Somebody’s Playing Politics
From Uncle’s Survey Results In: Local PA Voters not as dumb/bitter as HRC, MSM or Mydd think: “[Screw the mainstream media] if you want to know how the good folks of PA are taking notice to bitter-gate. Instead, take a look at what the local PA papers are saying about this. When looking at what is [...]
John From Providence Says Vote Obama
From an email in the Sports Guy’s April Fool’s Day Mailbag: “I can confirm your buddy Sully’s Twelve Percent Theory from the last mailbag (about mothers getting 12 percent crazier after each childbirth), although your Hillary Clinton example is wrong because it misses another key data point: Every time a man cheats on his wife, [...]
Obama Win Appears Big In Texas Delegate Battle
From the Huffington Post’s Obama Win Appears Big In Texas Delegate Battle: “Barrack Obama appeared to have scored a clear victory over Hillary Clinton on Saturday in the second step of Texas’ multi-tiered process for selecting its delegates to the Democratic National Convention. With results available from about half of the district conventions held statewide, [...]
