Tag Archives: Election 2008

105% voter registration in Indianapolis???

Well, with any luck our voter ID law will weed out anyone not legitimately registered to vote.

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Give that man a cigar

Someone here made a good choice back on June 30th. Me? I think Sarah Palin would make a great choice

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A Gutter-al Scream

It’s almost as if the Dems can’t help but to resort to misogynistic antagonism in dealing with Gov. Sarah Palin. This comes courtesy of Alan Colmes, citing Rogers Cadenhead who questions Palin’s maternal abilities: One bit of weirdness associated with … Continue reading

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New Media and “Defending the Ridge”

Because the blogosphere and all its scions have much more prominence, and arguably more influence, with respect to this year’s election, I’ve been lazily paying more attention to how new media is tackling the subject at hand. I think the … Continue reading

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Age Old Problem

My time at the Nebraska Regional was super.  Our team won three of the four Knockout Events, was second in a shorter “Compact” Knockout – then struggled to 13th place in the last day’s Swiss Team, although we were in … Continue reading

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Reporting for Duty?

My guess is that if I were a liberal, I would find Obama to be an attractive candidate.  Surely the man is well spoken, charismatic – and whatever else you may believe negative about him, Obama is nobody’s fool.  Even … Continue reading

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A Special “Energy”

Few of us approve of marital indiscretions.  Personally, however, I hesitate to toss too many stones.  Knowing what occurs in the confines of a marriage is difficult, if not impossible, to know.  Some marriages are marriages of convenience, be it … Continue reading

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Just show him your O face

via Instapundit, we find Tigerhawk making the complaint that the new O salute is discriminatory against those differently-abled people who have lost an arm or hand. He doesn’t seem to have a problem with those who have lost both arms … Continue reading

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Reality Based Analysis?

EJ Dionne thinks McCain is blowing it: By running an attack campaign that is almost a parody of George W. Bush’s 2000 and 2004 exertions, McCain is chucking away his greatest opportunity, which is to show that he could reform … Continue reading

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The Civil McCain Myth

I don’t think McCain is being particularly nasty to Obama (nor Obama particularly nice) but I think Daniel Larson hits the nail on the head here: Indeed, to the extent that his agreement with the administration on many major policies … Continue reading

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Campaign Racism

ABC’s Jake Tapper thinks it’s primarily being leveled by Democrats. There’s a lot of racist xenophobic crap out there. But not only has McCain not peddled any of it, he’s condemned it. What I have not seen is it come … Continue reading

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More Experience Than a Fifth Grader. Vote Obama.

Go here for some other pithy slogans…

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Blog Talk Radio

Over at QandO, Bruce, Dale,and I discuss Sen. Obama’s hubris, his fawning press coverage, and his inability to admit his error in opposing the surge.

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Chuck Hagel wants to change the subject-Updated

From The Huffington Post, where this kind of BS is applauded: “Quit talking about, ‘Did the surge work or not work,’ or, ‘Did you vote for this or support this,’” Hagel said Thursday on a conference call with reporters. “Get … Continue reading

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The Media is on the Job

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Yeah, he is sooo different

Hat tip: Peg Kaplan

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Politics and Maliki’s Timetable

Not the same thing as a Harry Reid Timetable (HT: McQ): A deadline should be set for the withdrawal of U.S. and allied forces from Iraq, and the pullout could be done by 2011, an Iraqi government spokesman said Tuesday. … Continue reading

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The Launch

Due to popular demand, I’ve thrown my hat into the race. (HT: My Best Man)

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Elect Phil Gramm!

From an interview by Stephen Moore (HT: GR): So what if a President Barack Obama were to impose 50% or 60% tax rates on these CEOs and other big earners? Mr. Gramm pounces: “When you help a company raise capital, … Continue reading

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George Lakoff: Neo-Syndicalist

Over the weekend I read with fascination William Saletan’s review of the new offering from George Lakoff, “The Political Mind,” and was struck by the remarkable similarities between it and the revolutionary syndicalism espoused during the prior fin de siècle. … Continue reading

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Broadcaster Freedom Act – A Call To Action

First they came for the Press, and I didn’t speak out, because the press didn’t speak for me. Then they came for television, and I didn’t speak out, I was tired of watching their bias anyway. Then they came for … Continue reading

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The Unbearable Deification of Obama

Perhaps the most interesting thing to come out of this (unbearably) long campaign season is the rare opportunity to witness deification in process. From Mark Morford, a San Francisco Gate columnist: Is Obama an enlightened being? Spiritual wise ones say: … Continue reading

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Food For Thought

After speculating upon Hillary Clinton’s strategic thinking with respect to the Democratic nomination, James Taranto concludes (emphasis added): To summarize, Mrs. Clinton maximizes her chances of becoming president if she (1) does enough damage to Obama to snatch the nomination … Continue reading

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Words Fail Me

Luckily there’s a picture. Is this man really going to be our next President? The only people who will be more disappointed than non-Obama supporters after election day in November will be the idiots who believe in Obamessiah’s changey changitude. … Continue reading

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Adventures In Stupidity

The leftosphere is up in arms over John McCain “lying” about Barack Obama’s stated intentions vis-a-vis Iran. The latest source of righteous outrage comes courtesy of a Joel Klein interview with McCain: At a press conference here, I just asked … Continue reading

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Vote For Obama Or You Will Make Little Girls Cry

That’s what I took from Michelle Obama’s stump speech anyway (HT: Jim Lindgren): She tells the story of a ten-year-old girl she met in Newberry, S.C., before that state’s primary. “It was in a little beauty shop, and we were … Continue reading

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The Wright Stuff

I haven’t had much time to grace the pages of ASHC lately, but I was skimming through Memeorandum and just couldn’t resist saying something about this little screed: Wright issue will haunt conservative media elite By Roland S. Martin CNN … Continue reading

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And Pigs Will Fly…

Hmmm, oil states controlling production to just barely meet 35.6% of supply so they can keep prices high. That’s bad. http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0508/Clinton_OPEC_can_no_longer_be_a_cartel.html “We’re going to go right at OPEC,” she said. “They can no longer be a cartel, a monopoly that … Continue reading

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Clinton Campaign Steppin’ In It – Updated

I agree with one of the commenters over on HotAir… How DARE they call us Indianans. We are called Hoosiers for some gawd damn reason, so call us that when you’re insulting us. I dare him to come here and … Continue reading

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Second Thoughts?

Joe Tobacco is now a registered Democrat. Reading this I am thinking he is having some second thoughts.

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And On This Topic -

John McCain gets my vote. What exactly is the problem with the American health-care system? The problem is not that Americans don’t have fine doctors, medical technology, and treatments. American medicine is the envy of the world. The problem is … Continue reading

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The Irony Keeps Rolling : Updated

In searching today about the post I put up last week, about Clinton’s ad about defense jobs lost to China, I found these juicy bits… Bayh blasted federal policies that allowed the sale of the plant to the Chinese, saying … Continue reading

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Hoist by His Own Petard

John McCain was one politician I admired greatly. While I still believe that the man is a true hero, and while I still do applaud some of what he does, the veil has been lifted from my eyes for one … Continue reading

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Is Obama an Elitist?

Finally, someone else is bringing up the same point I’ve been making about Obama’s remarks at that SanFran fundraiser… For a man who clings to a racist black preacher as tightly as Obama has clung to Reverend Wright, it’s odd … Continue reading

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Clinton to Keep Defense Jobs Here

Here’s an ad some of you may not have seen. But now (wonder of wonders) since Indiana is a battleground state in the Democratic primary, it’s been getting plenty of air play during the local news programs. Hillary Clinton: Right … Continue reading

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Raise Your Hand

Are you someone who thinks that the Republican Attack Machine is far more vicious than anything Democrats could ever dream up? Please read this – and if you are still convinced, raise your hand. That is – if you have … Continue reading

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But He Knows the Military!

Cross-posted to Registan.net. The Air Force Times reports on a rather surprising gaffe from the foreign policy Commander-in-Chief-to-be: Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain of Arizona may not have been paying the closest of attention last week during hearings on … Continue reading

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McCain’s Tax Plan

Lot’s of stuff to like here… Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) called for a repeal of the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) on Tuesday as part of his “pro-growth, pro-jobs tax agenda.” … If elected president, McCain said he would make it … Continue reading

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The Politics of Condescension

Given the discussion at this post about Obama’s condescension, I suggest Tom Maguire’s roundup of the coverage of Obama making the mistake of speaking his mind about the rubes who he needs to vote for him: I can’t believe that … Continue reading

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Who Would You Rather Drink With?

I have no idea who’s going to win the election this year, but as I attempt to handicap the race I’m drawn to the old saw that the person with whom most people would rather sit down at a local … Continue reading

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FEC Complaint Filed Against McCain

Some people are hoping to hoist John McCain on his own campaign finance petard. As satisfying as it would be to see the Senator receive a healthy dose of his bitter medicine, however, the complaints filed against him with the … Continue reading

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The Left, McCain And The War

The inestimable Oliver Kamm provides a glimpse at the value our British friends find in a potential John McCain presidency: Two points about McCain stand out. He’s not a conservative and he’s been right all along about Iraq. These are … Continue reading

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Mixed Blessings (UPDATED)

Ever since John McCain effectively wrapped up his party’s nomination, I’ve been thinking that it might not be such a great thing for the Republican ticket. Because Obama and Hillary are still battling it out for the Democrat nomination, and … Continue reading

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Lightweight Punditry

The inscrutable and vainglorious Boi from Brazil weighs in to explain why Republicans find Obama’s candidacy “scary”: Conservatives love to claim that Obama supporters have excess reverence for their candidate and see him as some sort of transcendent messiah figure. … Continue reading

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There Can Be Only One

Two Messiahs. One Religion. McQ considers how this might become a problem for the Democratic Party: There is indeed a faction on the left who want a Gore presidency badly. And for a variety of reasons, one of which, of … Continue reading

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In the Field of Fire

The press has begun to train its fire on Obama. Howard Kurtz takes notice.

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The Silly Season: A Continuing Saga

“Why are the letters ‘NIG’ on the child’s pajamas?” Asks a commenter — “Tom” — on my post about the new Hillary Clinton commercial, the one that shows several children sleeping and then Clinton taking a national security phone call … Continue reading

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Clinton’s Credentials

While scanning across Instapundit today I came across this (my emphasis) “When Hillary tells you that she has lots of experience, she doesn’t really tell you what the experience is, but you’re supposed to imagine what it must have been. … Continue reading

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La La La La

All that Pejman has to say is correct. Ignore at your own peril. And the fat lady is already belting out her arias.

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Quote of the Day

Multiple times I have lauded the exceptional blog Booker Rising, masterfully managed by my friend Shay Riley. If you are looking for a wealth of information about the black community, a wide variety of viewpoints, articles and comments on related … Continue reading

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