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• Republican National Convention May Be Postponed Due to Hurricane Gustav

  Posted on Friday August 29th, 2008 at 00:44 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, bobby jindal, convention, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, election, elections, George Bush, George W. Bush

  There are now rumors flying around that the Republican Party may postpone the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis-St. Paul, because of Tropical Storm Gustav, which is headed toward the Gulf ...

• Live Analysis of Barack Obama’s Acceptance Speech at the DNC

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 21:10 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, afghanistan, al qaeda, Barack Obama, bill clinton, blogroll, campaign, chicago, convention, Debate, Democrat

  Alright, I’ll now be doing my last live blog of the DNC, Barack Obama’s acceptance speech: Video’s starting.  Talking about his grandparents (the white ones), and him being born. ...

• Analysis of Senator Joe Biden’s Speech to the DNC

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 01:36 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, afghanistan, Barack Obama, blogroll, convention, Debate, delaware, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc

  OK, again, like Bill Clinton’s I’m getting this up late due to some meetings I had, but here’s my analysis: He’s starting out talking about being proud of his kids, and that th...

• Analysis of Bill Clinton’s Speech to the DNC

  Posted on Thursday August 28th, 2008 at 00:24 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, Barack Obama, blogroll, convention, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, election, elections, general election

  My apologies for the lateness of this.  I had meetings earlier tonight, and I’m just getting around to his speech: Wow - he got a great reception.  A REALLY great reception.  “I’...

• Bill Clinton Contemplating Voting for Obama? He Says He’s Not

  Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 15:15 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, bill clinton, blogroll, colorado, Democrat, Democrats, denver, election, elections, endorsement, general election

  News broke yesterday that Bill Clinton spoke at the International Leaders Forum at the Stage Theater in Denver and said the following:  “Suppose for example you’re a voter.  And you̵...

• Live Analysis of Hillary Clinton’s Speech at the DNC

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 21:38 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, Barack Obama, blogroll, brian schweitzer, convention, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, election, elections

  I’ll be blogging about Hillary Clinton’s speech to the DNC, live, as she speaks. OK, so I’m waiting for Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to get done - he’s actually a good spe...

• Live Analysis of Former Virginia Governor Mark Warner’s Speech at the DNC

  Posted on Tuesday August 26th, 2008 at 20:41 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, convention, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, election, elections, general election, governor

  I will now be blogging about Virginia Governor Mark Warner’s (the keynote speaker) speech: Mark Warner just entered the stage. “No American need be left out or left behind.” “...

• Analysis of Michelle Obama’s Speech at the DNC

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 21:29 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, chicago, convention, delaware, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, edward kennedy, election

  I’ll be live blogging this.  I’m watching the video now. Looking good so far, but not as inspirational as Ted Kennedy’s.  “Who names their kid Barack Obama, so this kid has t...

• Analysis of Senator Ted Kennedy’s Speech at the DNC

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 20:45 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, convention, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats, dnc, edward kennedy, election, elections, general election

  I gotta say, I hate his politics, but that was a great video tribute (available here and the second part here). I wasn’t expecting him to come in person, I had heard he wouldn’t be able t...

• 39% of Likely Voters Think Michelle Obama Is Very Liberal

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 16:05 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, conservative, Democrat, Democrats, election, elections, general election, john mccain, Liberal, michelle obama

  Here’s a new poll from Rasmussen Reports: 4* In political terms, is Michelle Obama very liberal, somewhat liberal, moderate, somewhat conservative, or very conservative? 39% Very liberal 25% Som...

• McCain Ad: Former Clinton Delegate Turned McCain Supporter

  Posted on Monday August 25th, 2008 at 11:37 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, ad, Barack Obama, blogroll, campaign ad, debra ad, debra bartoshevich, delegates, Democrat, democratic national convention, Democrats

  This is one of McCain’s latest ads, Debra.  Watch the video, and I’ll post my thoughts below it: It’s a good ad.  I would’ve liked it better if she’d have done that on...

• Rasmussen Poll: Joe Biden Helps Obama as Much as He Hurts Him

  Posted on Sunday August 24th, 2008 at 13:16 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, candidate, conservative, Democrat, Democrats, election, elections, evan bayh, general election, Hillary Clinton

  A new Rasmussen Reports poll came out yesterday asking questions about Barack Obama’s VP pick, Joe Biden: Probably most important was question number 2: 2* With Joe Biden as his running mate, ...

• Barack Obama To Pick Joe Biden as His Running Mate

  Posted on Friday August 22nd, 2008 at 23:56 in 2008 election, Barack Obama, blogroll, candidate, chicago, cnn, delaware, Democrat, Democrats, election, elections, evan bayh

  After a chartered plane took off from Chicago to Delaware earlier tonight, CNN has confirmed that Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, and Senator Hillary Clinton of New York were ...

• Did Paris Hilton’s Response to McCain’s Ad Hurt McCain?

  Posted on Thursday August 7th, 2008 at 23:10 in 2008 election, ad, attack ad, Barack Obama, blogroll, britney spears, campaign, campaign ad, celeb ad, conservation, Democrat, Democrats

  Alright, so as I posted about before, John McCain put out an ad called “Celeb” which shows Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, and compares Barack Obama to them, saying that he’s a ce...

• Final Results of Veteran Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick’s Primary

  Posted on Wednesday August 6th, 2008 at 18:41 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, carolyn kilpatrick, Democrat, Democrats, election, election results, elections, general election

  Here are the final results, from the Wayne County Clerk, for the Democrats 13th Congressional District primary: REP IN CONGRESS DIST 13 Vote for not more than 1 Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick . . . . ....

• Veteran Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Clenched a Close Victory in Her Primary

  Posted on Wednesday August 6th, 2008 at 01:01 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, carolyn kilpatrick, Democrat, Democrats, election, election results, elections, general election

  Alright, it’s pretty much official.  Michigan’s 13th Congressional District Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick will win her party’s nomination (Democratic Party).  Here are ...

• Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Now Tied in Her Primary Battle

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 23:20 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, carolyn kilpatrick, Democrat, Democrats, detroit, election, election results, elections

  Well, the results for the Michigan 13th Congressional District could not get much tighter.  I’m guessing that Kilpatrick WILL maintain her lead, since Detroit is often the last one to have prec...

• Representative Carolyn Kilpatrick Now Down 6% with 51% Reporting

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 21:43 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, carolyn kilpatrick, Democrat, Democrats, election, election results, elections, house of representatives, martha scott

  Here are the results for the 13th Congressional District in Michigan with 176/343 (51%) precincts reporting, as of 10:40 P.M. EDT: Mary Waters 12,308 40% Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick 10,567 34% Martha...

• Veteran Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick Is Losing Her Primary as of 9:45 P.M.

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 20:50 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, carolyn cheeks kilpatrick, carolyn kilpatrick, Democrat, Democrats, election, election results, elections, house of representatives

  Here are the results as of about 9:45 P.M. EDT for the 13th Congressional District in Michigan: Mary Waters 4,616 45% Martha Scott 3,541 35% Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick 2,029 20% Now, this is only wi...

• Jack Kevorkian Lives: the Obscure Congressional Candidate Has Started Campaigning

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 20:05 in 2008 election, 3rd party, 3rd party candidate, 9th district, assisted suicide, blogroll, campaign, candidate, Civil Liberties, congress, criminal, criminals

  OK, so the title was a little cheesy.  Anyway, this is my next segement in my series on the Race for Michigan’s 9th Congressional District.  Dr. Jack “Death” Kevorkian had a town...

• Now that He’s Safe, Obama Wants to Seat Michigan and Florida’s Delegates

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 13:04 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, alexis herman, Barack Obama, blogroll, carl levin, chairman, convention, credentials committee, debbie dingell, delegates, Democrat

  Well, this came as a move that we all knew would happen, but it doesn’t make it any less disgusting.  After complaining and whining about seating Michigan and Florida’s delegates (156 an...

• Kansans, Michiganders, Missourians, and Georgians: Don’t Forget to Vote Today!

  Posted on Tuesday August 5th, 2008 at 01:50 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, Democrats, detroit, detroit zoo, election, elections, georgia, kansas, michigan, mill

  Michiganders, Kansans, Missourians, and Georgians, today is your primary election!  I don’t know about you, but we’ve got lots of fun stuff to vote on down here in Wayne County (Michigan...

• Obama Is a Hypocrite When It Comes to Race

  Posted on Monday August 4th, 2008 at 01:53 in 2008 election, ad, african americans, Barack Obama, berlin, blogroll, britney spears, campaign ad, celeb ad, Democrat, Democrats, dollar bill

  So, there have been stories in the news recently talking about how much race will be an issue in the 2008 election. We had Barack Obama’s comments in response to McCain’s “Celeb̶...

• Analysis of McCain’s “Celeb” Ad: Both McCain and Obama Have Been Treated Like Celebrities

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 22:04 in 1964 election, 2008 election, ad, attack ad, Barack Obama, barry goldwater, blogroll, britney spears, campaign, campaign ad, celeb ad, daisy ad

  Well, I’m sure many of you have heard about John McCain’s latest attack ad, titled “Celeb.” Before I get into too many details, I’ll give you a chance to watch it: Now...

• A Political Analysis of the Movie Swing Vote

  Posted on Saturday August 2nd, 2008 at 02:14 in 2008 election, abortion, ad, ballot, blogroll, campaign, campaign ad, campaign manager, candidate, Democrat, Democrats, dennis hopper

  Alright, so tonight I saw Swing Vote.  I liked it.  Although it had a LOT of swearing (which added some humor at times, but was a little over the top at others), I’d give it a 9 out of 10. Fir...

• Federal Judge Rules Bush’s Aides (Like Karl Rove) Can Be Subpoenaed

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 20:07 in 110th congress, attorney, blogroll, California, chairman, congress, court, court case, dana perino, Democrat, Democrats, executive branch

  So, as I said, before, a case looking into executive privilege in regards to subpoenas from Congress was in a federal court, and the federal judge, U.S. District Judge John Bates (a Bush-nominated Ju...

• House Committee Votes to Hold Karl Rove in Contempt of Congress

  Posted on Friday August 1st, 2008 at 18:30 in 2008 election, attorney, bill clinton, blogroll, California, chairman, congress, contempt of congress, court, court case, Democrat, Democrats

  Earlier this week, the House Judiciary Committee (chaired by John Conyers [D-MI]) voted 20-14 along party lines to hold Karl Rove in contempt of Congress for not showing up to testify back in early J...

• 6-Term Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (D-MI) May Not Make It Out of Her Primary

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 22:36 in 13th district, 2008 election, 2008 primary, blogroll, California, Democrat, Democrats, detroit, earmarks, election, elections, harry kalogerakos

  Kwame’s mommy could be in trouble!  A poll came out earlier this week, sponsored by WXYZ-TV and the Detroit News, showing 6-term Representative Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick(D-MI-13) beating her 2...

• Alaska Senator Ted Stevens Indicted; Department of Justice Makes a Statement

  Posted on Thursday July 31st, 2008 at 00:48 in 2008 election, 2008 primary, abortion, alaska, arlen specter, attorney general, bill allen, blogroll, bribery, crime, criminal, criminal division

  So, on Tuesday night, news broke that Ted Stevens (or “Uncle Ted” as he’s sometimes referred to in Alaska) (R-AK), who I love for his firey personality, but strong disagree with on ...

• Dennis Kucinich: To Impeach, or Not to Impeach? That Is the Question

  Posted on Wednesday July 30th, 2008 at 01:40 in 2008 election, bill clinton, blogroll, bob barr, brennan center for justice, bruce fein, charles manson, church committee, congress, constitution, Democrat, Democrats

  Alright - here’s another one of my stories that I’m posting as a catch-up from vacation. Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) testified before the House Judiciary Committee (chaired by John Conyers [D-M...