Obama: Don't just 'get rid of one guy'
ESPANOLA, N.M. - Democrat Barack Obama said today that he was "ahead of the curve" in calling for more regulation of the financial industry and hammered Republican rival John McCain for being a longtime opponent of government intervention.
Appearing under a warm sun in this battleground state, Obama also mocked McCain's call today for the firing of the chairman of the Security and Exchange Commission and encouraged supporters to set their sights higher.
"In the next 47 days, you can fire the whole trick
Obama mocks McCain’s call to fire SEC chairman
AP - Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama promised new ideas Thursday to calm America’s financial meltdown and help struggling families avoid mortgage foreclosure, saying that "this is not a time for fear, it’s not a time for panic."
Obama also heaped criticism and sarcasm on Republican rival John McCain and mocked his promise to fire the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission if elected president.
"I think that’s all fine and good but here’s what I think," Obama sa
A Daily Show Addition- Rob Corddry's Wife Is Expecting
Rob Corddry, political correspondent for the Daily Show, isn't just waiting to see the outcome of the election in November. He is expecting changes in his own house. He and his wife are expecting their second daughter in November, and they are letting their two year old name her. Just kidding, could you imagine what she would want to name her? Rob said she is pretty set on either Freeka or Laurie Berkner. At least that's better than what he wanted to name her. He said that they may go wit
Is Palin Falling Into the Obama Trap?
It wasn’t long ago that all sorts of voices on the right, not to mention from John McCain’s campaign itself, were shrieking about the media’s disproportionate coverage of the two major presidential candidates.
It was an utterly disingenuous ploy. Yes, the press was devoting vastly more ink and air-time to Barack Obama than John McCain, but they were merely feeding the public’s appetite: The guy with the fresh face attracts curiosity, which translates into big audiences and newsstand sales. Some of
Obama Back On Top
Barack Obama has regained his national lead after a ten day post-convention bounce for John McCain. In the all-important Real Clear Politics average (which averages national polling), Obama has regained a lead of 1.7%. McCain had held as much as a 3% national lead over the last week. At the height of Obama's convention bounce he held a respectable 6% lead.
Whether or not McCain's bounce faded naturally, is the result of the continuing horrible economic news, or is because of Obama's freshly
Obama and the 40-Year-Old Virgin
Regrettably but predictably, the success of Barack Obama has revived traditional knee-jerk racism on the American far right – and the latest examples are more blatant than latent.
In Michigan, right-wing operatives are seeking to aggravate white Democrats by linking Obama to Kwame Kilpatrick, the disgraced mayor of Detroit who leaves office today in a deal with prosecutors that included pleading guilty to two felony charges of obstructing justice. A brief clip of Obama praising Kilpatrick last year, lo
On the Drilling Issue, the Democrats Are Still Losers
All spring and summer gas prices soared and the debate over energy policy played out on the front pages of newspapers across the country, with the Republicans unquestionably getting the better of it.
They deserve some credit for their strategic craftiness, but they wouldn’t have been nearly as successful in reducing so complicated an issue to the catchy slogan “Drill, baby, drill!” had it not been for the ample cooperation they received from tone-deaf and incoherent Democrats, who first failed to rec
Obama & McCain on ‘60 Minutes’
‘60 Minutes” is taking the unusual step of devoting its entire broadcast on Sunday to profiles of John McCain and Barack Obama with fresh interviews.
Scott Pelley plans to interview McCain in Wisconsin today, at the same time Steve Kroft is interviewing Obama in Nevada.
The separate, 20-minute pieces will mix profile material with a snapshot of a moment in the campaign. Typically, “60 Minutes” segments are far shorter with longer lead times.
“The beauty of being able to do t
McCain Camp: Obama’s Spanish Ads Are Offensive
The McCain camp struck back at the Barack Obama’s ads in their attempt to tie John McCain to comments by conservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh.
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) released a statement in behalf of McCain campaign. The statement indicated:”It is offensive and dishonest for Barack Obama to lie about John McCain’s record on immigration and years of support for the Hispanic community when it was Barack Obama himself who voted for ‘poison pill’ amendments t
Bill Clinton: Obama rides 'change' wave
The crisis on Wall Street could be helping Democrat Barack Obama regain some momentum in his race with Republican John McCain. So says Bill Clinton, the former president who presided over some good times.
"The latest polls had Senator Obama up a little bit,'' Clinton said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo on CNBC's Closing Bell. "I think partly that's a function of the current distress, economic distress because I think the more people worry about the current set of circumstances, the more likely they
Analysis: Obama regains momentum in tight race
AP - The party conventions and the Sarah Palin surge behind them, Barack Obama and John McCain are neck and neck again in their race for the White House ™ with the momentum and the political environment tilting toward the Democrats.
Upcoming televised debates provide the next likely opportunity for someone to take control.
In recent days, Democrat Obama has seemed to regain his footing amid Wall Street’s chaos and a renewed focus on the economy, a Democratic strength with a Republican in the W
Carly Fiorina Video: Candidates Couldn't Run Corp, Most stressful cities
Carly Fiorina feels that Republican John McCain, Democrat Barack Obama or the vice presidential running mates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin have what it takes to run a major corporation.... <a href="http://www.postchronicle.com/news/original/article_212172946.shtml"><b>More</b>
David Kernell Sarah Palin EMAIL!
What did David Kernell do or not do with Sarah Palin’s email? Democratic Representative Mike Kernell allegedly says that David Kernell is under questioning in Sarah Palin’s email hacking! Mike Kernell allegedly won’t say any further details about David Kernell, the email hack investigation, or David Kernell’s whereabouts.
A report tonight claims the following:
“State Rep. Mike Kernell, a Memphis Democrat, said his 20-year-old son David is the subject of Internet and blog disc
What Wouldn’t John McCain Do on ‘Saturday Night Live’?
Photo: Courtesy of NBCAt a panel discussion on Monday, Lorne Michaels downplayed the political influence of Saturday Night Live, saying, “The first thing you think about is whether [the sketch] is going to work and that it’s funny. You can’t think about the fate of Western civilization.” But then, the panel — which was held to commemorate the launch of the Museum of the Moving Image’s presidential-campaign-commercials Website The Living Room Candidate, and also featu
“Drill Baby Drill”, the new slogan by McCain/Palin.
This is some crazy chit. Disturbing…Funny… I found it on www.threadpit.com. This chirt costs $14.95. Would joo buy it???
I would have bought it if it had Antonio Villaraigosa and the Telemundo reporter, Mirthala Salinas, instead!!!
New Mexico Poll Released by Survey USA: Barack Obama 52%, John McCain 44%
New Mexico Poll: John McCain 44%, Barack Obama 52%.
Rhode Island Poll Released by Rasmussen Reports: Barack Obama 58%, John McCain 39%
Rhode Island Poll: John McCain 39%, Barack Obama 58%.
Let The People Vote For Obama Because They Like Michelle, It's Fine [News Roundup]
Michelle Obama is so endearingly naive. Today, she told her audience "People shouldn't make a decision this time based on, 'I like that guy' or 'she's cute.' And I'm talking about me." Michelle, at this point, let's just do whatever it takes to get your husband elected, okay? [Huffington Post]
Especially since voting machines in 10 swing states are still fucked up. [CNN]
And because John McCain is standing behind his remarks about not meeting with the democratically-elected Prime Minister of Spain unless he
McCain: McCain on Spain’s Zapatero gaffe
It is hilarious and typical of potential Presidents who rarely travel outside US and profess knowledge of foreign policy. Read the gaffe on McCain giving the impression that Spain is in Latin America and Zapatero being some leader who does not stand in line with America.
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How To Trip Up John McCain in the Forthcoming Debates [How To]
Pop quiz: are you moderating a presidential debate this fall? (Hint: are you old, white, and male?) You may be wondering what you're supposed to ask about! Sure, you could just ask them to talk about their positions on various issues, politely step back as they lay out policy proposals and debate the merits of said proposals, but then everyone will get bored. Your job is to stir shit up and force them both into making gaffes! That is how we decide what to talk about when we talk about campaigns. So. Because
Barack Obama Graciously Turns Down Lindsay Lohan's Offer of Support [Politics]
Actress Lindsay Lohan, so politically outspoken these days, recently lobbied some criticism, once again on her MySpace page, against Sarah Palin—the Alaskan warrior poet who, just in the nick of time, stopped a confused John McCain from wandering into a cave full of bears and was named his Vice Presidential running mate as thanks. She said that Palin hates gays ("media-obsessed homophobe!") and that that is bad. And now she wants to join the cause and drum up support for Barack Obama! Trouble is, O
Living Symbol of Extreme Wealth Decries Elitist Black Man [Ven Ikh Bin Rotshild]
Bad news, Obama partisans: a prominent female Hillary supporter has openly defected to John McCain, calling the Democratic candidate "an elitist." That supporter? Lynn Forester de Rothschild. You know, of the Rothschilds. The beloved Real American, salt of the earth banking and finance dynasty. Their very name is synonymous with heartland values like a life of suffocating spiritually empty glamor and excess. So we're sure John McCain is thrilled that he now has the support of Lady de Rothschild. Except, you
John McCain talks about Obama and his A list celebrity friends (Barbra Streisand)
"Let me tell you, my friends, there's no place I'd rather be than here with the working men and women of Ohio. Senator Obama's not interested in the politics of hope, he's interested in his political future."
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Obama to Lohan: shut the f@*#k up
Barack Obama’s camp jumped on society’s bandwagon and announced they don’t want to be associated with Lindsey Lohan. Flame-junk recently went on a rant about her deep rooted hatred for Sarah Palin and John McCain on her MySpace page calling Palin a “media obsessed homophobe”. This would have been considered great free press for Obama except for the fact that nobody likes Lohan, therefore, nobody listens to the white noise that comes out of her mouth. The Chicago Sun-Times repor
Jill Greenberg: I Wasn't Fired, I Left!
The brouhaha over artist Jill Greenberg's unflattering—and in some cases toyed with—photos of John McCain for the Atlantic Monthly rages on today.
Yesterday, she was said to have been dropped by her agency, Vaughn Hannigan, a claim Greenberg says is an outright lie. "I left them because they did not support me as an artist," she told Radar this morning. "Rumor has it [agency head] Bill Hannigan is a Republican," Greenberg laughed.
And of course, Greenberg's story makes perfect sense; no inte
