Posted on July 19, 2008 by GRL
SInce his stage act with Barack Obama in May (only a week after telling People Magazine that he wasn’t ready to endorse anybody), John Edwards has stepped out again, this time with a fundraising letter from the DSCC and its KickOut campaign, complete with a somber pamphlet in brown depicting “the havoc Bush has wreaked [...]
Filed under: Current Politics | Tagged: Barack Obama, Demcoratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, DSCC, John Edwards, NARAL, PUMA, Wes Clark | No Comments »
Posted on July 18, 2008 by GRL
NOTE: My nephew occasionally goes into New York for his job and last night, while walking past the GE building, he came across this note, which had apparently been dropped by Williams as he left the building following his nightly newscast. Hat tip to my nephew for typing up the note and sending the contents [...]
Filed under: Current Politics | Tagged: Barack Obama, Brian Williams, Charlie Gibson, Chuck Hagel, General Electric, John McCain, Katie Couric, NBC Nightly News, NBC Universal | 18 Comments »
Posted on July 17, 2008 by GRL
One month ago I wrote about the upcoming McCain visit to Albuquerque and how it might be a test of enthusiasm for the candidate (June 17, 2008–Upcoming McCain Event Will Test Appeal to Indies, Conservative Democrats and GOP Base’s Enthusiasm).
There have been many reports and blog commentaries about the event itself, but I was curious to [...]
Filed under: Current Politics | Tagged: DCCC. James Clyburn, early voting, Ed Tinsley, Harry Teague, John McCain, Martin Henrich, Steve Pearce | 3 Comments »
Posted on July 16, 2008 by GRL
Ah, another envelope full of campaign literature from Obama came a couple of days ago. This is the second I’ve received, the first being reams of paper from Obama and Rev. Joseph Lowery, which was the subject of an earlier post (Obama Hides Behind Rev. Joseph Lowery–Literally).
For those of you who are not receiving these [...]
Filed under: Current Politics | Tagged: "Roots", Barack Obama, Charlie Chan, Democratic Party, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, PUMA, Yes We Can | 8 Comments »
Posted on July 15, 2008 by GRL
Today’s Guardian (Wednesday, July 16) is running a story on an interview the paper conducted with David Cameron, the leader of the Conservative Party. Cameron is echoing Obama’s comments in is Father’s Day speech about absent black fathers and the breakdown of the black family.
David Cameron joins the bitterly contested argument over family breakdown and [...]
Filed under: Current Politics | Tagged: Barack Obama, Bill Cosby, black fathers, Conservative Party, David Cameron, Tories | 2 Comments »
