Yeah I guess it's a negative campaign ad, but it has some good music, and dancing, so….
Backfire
First Read: NORTH CAROLINA: Some said fresh polling in North Carolina suggested that incumbent GOP Elizabeth Dole had fallen further behind since airing an ad that tried to tie Democratic rival Kay Hagan to atheists." ****** Hagan's response ad, by then way, is masterful. Especially the "bearing false witness" part. With one phrase, she rebuts the criticism that she's an atheist, and she … Read More
The November Surprise?
With 3 days until Election Day, the story of the day apparently is the discovery that Obama has an aunt, a Kenyan woman who is the half-sister of Obama's biological father who he only knew for a month, and this aunt is an illegal immigrant living in Boston. I'm not sure why this should be a game-changer. Obama didn't know … Read More
Worry Vapors
I see this a lot, too. The New York Times does a feature on it. The article starts with a look at Jon Downs, a liberal Democrat in New Hope, PA., who constantly checks his computer for latest polls. “Look, I have this sense of impending doom; we’ve had a couple of elections stolen already,” Mr. Downs said. “The only thing … Read More
Official McCain Campaign — Complete With KoolAid Stains
Marc Ambinder has the full memo from Rick Davis, Campaign Manager of the McCain campaign. It was released yesterday. I just wanted to highlight a few of his points: All the major polls have shown a tightening in the race and a significant narrowing of the numbers. In John McCain's typical pattern, he is closing strong and surprising the pundits. … Read More
More On Palin’s Constitutional Scholarship
Hopefully you've heard by now Palin's blunder. It boils down to this: Media Criticism of My Criticism of Obama = First Amendment Violation Brian Beutler says that Palin has a "third grader's understanding of Constitutional rights" and asks: If the conservative media convinces enough voters that Barack Obama is a Muslim, does that violate his right to freedom of religion? … Read More
Votes In The Bank: NC
Research 2000 poll of early voters in North Carolina. It looks good: President McCain (R) 40 Obama (D) 52 Senate Dole (R) 40 Hagan (D) 58 Governor Purdue (D) 55 McCrory (R) 37
RIP Studs Terkel
Sigh. He was 96. He would have liked next Tuesday a lot, I bet.
North Carolina Votes
There are lots of reasons to vote. One of them is to cancel out some of the morons who DO vote for all the bad reasons. Right?
Winston-Salem Journal Endorses…. McCain
All the other major NC papers — from Charlotte to Raleigh to Asheville to Greensboro to Fayetteville, and more — have already made their endorsements. All of them went for Obama. Yesterday, the Winston-Salem Journal finally made its endorsement (after saying it was going to sit this election out). It went for McCain. It's one of the saddest mealy-mouthed endorsements … Read More
Jesus F*&*!&@ing Christ!! For The Love Of God, Will Someone Please Hand Sarah Palin A Copy Of The United States Constitution?!? (Part XXIV))
Here's her latest bizarre quote, from today: Palin told WMAL-AM that her criticism of Obama's associations, like those with 1960s radical Bill Ayers and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, should not be considered negative attacks. Rather, for reporters or columnists to suggest that it is going negative may constitute an attack that threatens a candidate's free speech rights under the Constitution, … Read More
Dole’s Second Attack Ad On Hagan
Dole unconvincingly asserts she is not attacking Hagan's faith, but then she attacks Hagan again for, uh, not being bigoted against atheists. Or something. This second ad is only slightly less disgusting than the first. The ad purports to just be "giving the facts", but this ad, like the other one, actually skews the fact: WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS On … Read More
If You’re Throwing A Halloween Party…
… you might want to put this on your front door.
Election Bites
* North Carolina has extended its early voting hours. * Former Sec. of State Larry Eagleburger, who McCain often cites as an endorser of his presidency, is no Palin fan. * Elizabeth Dole's attack ads on Kaye Hagan — and specifically, on Hagan's lack of faith (Hagan is a church elder and Sunday school teacher) — is still being soundly … Read More
What I Won’t Miss After November 4
blogging about the election campaign surrogates (advisors, consultants) speaking on my tv Sarah Palin manufactured outrage as a campaign tactic all of the following phrases: socialist communist share the wealth redistribute the wealth you betcha joe the plumber "first dude" william ayers reverand wright "in the tank for" maverick wall street vs. main street ACORN "associations with…." and "ties to…" … Read More