October 2008 Archives

Four more days, my fellow Americans, four more days. In four days we have a decision to make about the future of our country, and the choices are crystal clear. We can choose to continue the politics and policies of the past, or we can turn the page and begin a new chapter in American history. A chapter that is about unity instead of division, cooperation instead of partisanship, and about appealing to our better...

As this long and grueling presidential campaign nears it’s final week, it is time to reflect back on where we have come, what we have seen happen, and why. How did Barack Obama, a first term Senator from Illinois, a virtual unknown when this process began nearly 2 years ago, manage to defeat the powerful Clinton machine and now stand on the brink of being elected President of the United States. To put it in...

Does anybody recognize the name Charles Stuart? How about Willie Bennett? Probably not. Here’s the story and how it relates to the events in Pittsburgh yesterday. Charles Stuart and his wife Carol were driving home from childbirth classes in Boston on the night of October 23, 1989 when, according to a statement Stuart later gave the police, a black gunman forced his way into their car, robbed them, then shot Charles in the stomach and...

As the McCain campaign sinks lower and lower in the polls, the level of their desperation grows greater and greater. Case in point, a mailer they are sending out in Virginia and Missouri which evokes memories of 9/11 and makes shameless accusations against Barack Obama. This is the front of the mailer: Inside is this. Notice the statement at the bottom:"Islamic extremists want our laws changed, our culture destroyed and our families converted. We don't....

Two new polls released yesterday, one by Pew and one by NBC News/Wall Street Journal, show that John McCain’s selection of Sarah Palin as his running mate has turned into an unmitigated disaster. Her negatives are rising at an alarming rate and, if you can believe this, the list of voter’s biggest concerns about McCain’s candidacy now has Sarah Palin at No. 1, and continuing George Bush’s policies at No. 2. She is also losing...

I am so angry this morning I can barely steady my finger long enough to write this post. The blatant racism that has been unleashed by the Republican Party in the closing weeks of this presidential campaign, and particularly since Colin Powell’s endorsement of Barack Obama yesterday on Meet The Press, makes me sick to my stomach. First of all, it is as if the usual Republican suspects–Buchanan, Will, Limbaugh, Gingrich, et al, had their...

As the McCain campaign continues it’s efforts to divide America, campaign spokesperson Nancy Pfotenhauer appeared on MSNBC yesterday and made the distinction between Northern Virginia, that would be the part of the state that Sen. McCain’s brother referred to as "communist country", and the "real Virginia", the part of the state that, according to Ms. Pfotenhauer, is "more Southern in nature." Here’s the video:    [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GSX1bonB8U&eurl=http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/18/real-virginia/]   "More Southern in nature." A curious phrase. Whatever...

As I watched Chris Matthews interview Congressman Michelle Bachmann from Minnesota on Hardball last night I could not believe my ears. Surely no one this stupid could ever be elected to Congress. I immediately checked the calendar Nope, it’s not April 1st. Then I thought, this must be a parody, maybe a clip from SNL. Nope, it’s Friday night. The more she rambled reality finally hit me, this is for real. This is an actual...

This article from the Examiner says all we need to know about the regard, or lack thereof, in which Sarah Palin is held by those in D.C. when it comes to foreign policy matters. Three of the four presidential and vice-presidential candidates were notified this week of the progress in the negotiations on the Status of Forces Agreement between our government and the Iraqis. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates called John McCain, and Secretary of...

Yet another video of the angry mob waiting in line outside a McCain/Palin rally, this time in Johnstown, PA. Before you go down the road of guilt by association, McCain supporters, take a close look at the people with whom you are associated. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPg0VCg4AEQ]...