Tag Archives: Karl Rove

The 2048 Election

Posted on November 5, 2008 by Lee

Barack Obama has been president-elect for exactly one day and James Carville is already arguing for an inevitable Democratic majority for the next 40 years. Imagine predicting Jim’s claim to fame, the 1992 election, from the vantage of 1952, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics | Tagged 1952, 1992, 2048, Barack Obama, democracy, democratic, election, History, James Carville, Karl Rove | 1 Comment

Cocktail Politics, Rio Rancho Office Space and Truman Republicans

Posted on November 3, 2008 by Lee

It occurs to me that the sequence of cocktails is the best political indicator I know of on election night. In 2004 I was attending a Democratic election party and early on everyone was drinking wine and martinis in stemware, … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged 1948, advertising, Albuquerque, ALF-CIO, barber, bourbon, bumpersticker, Bush, campaign, chess, cocktails, congress, Democrats, Domestic Politics, election 2004, election night, exit polls, girls, harry truman, high desert, John Kerry, Karl Rove, martinis, McCain, mobilization, New Mexico, Obama, party, patron saint, poll, Rasmussen, Rio Rancho, Sandoval, Sandoval County, scotch, Scott Rasmussen, secular, special interests, strip mall, suburban, Truman Republicans, whiskey, women | 2 Comments

Hacks & Hackers

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Lee

Sarah Palin’s personal email account gets hacked by an anonymous operative and Farhad Manjoo blames Palin for “Rovian tactics.” Indifference to irony isn’t a new thing in Palin reporting, but there’s a certain amusement about the event in liberal circles … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged dirty tricks, Domestic Politics, email, hacked, Joe Biden, Karl Rove, Palin, Republican, Rovian, Sarah Palin, yahoo | Leave a comment

Targeting the “Original Maverick”

Posted on August 7, 2008 by Lee

(photo: WBEZ Chicago Public Radio | site) Obama’s newish McSame style attack ad mocking McCain’s “original maverick” slogan is fairly good. As Ken Wheaton notes, all the time McCain had to spend trying to convince the GOP he was a … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Politics, Election 2008 | Tagged ad, Bush, change, Clintons, democratic, Democrats, equalitarianism, GOP, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, inequality, Karl Rove, Ken Wheaton, McCain, McSame, Obama, Repubican, Republican, rugged individualism, video, videotape, voters, youtube | 2 Comments

Alternative Revenge

Posted on July 31, 2008 by Lee

Nancy Pelosi might have finally found a fig leaf for the Left — dying as it is for some form of tangible revenge against the Bush administration for allegedly ruining their lives. Unwilling (and frankly unable) to impeach Bush and … Continue reading →

Posted in Around the Web | Tagged Bush, Cheney, citation, contempt, Karl Rove, Nancy Pelosi, ThinkProgress | Leave a comment

Helping The NYT Find Media Bias

Posted on February 29, 2008 by MichaelW

Story here [via: Instapundit] After reading the story, you will probably need a new one of these:

Posted in Humor, Media, MichaelW's Page | Tagged Alabama, Governor, Karl Rove, media bias, New York Times, smear campaign | Leave a comment