Archive | April, 2008
Hillary Takes the Lead in NC
Hillary Clinton has taken a 44-42% lead in North Carolina, at least according to the latest Southern Political Report. That’s a massive shift from a mid-April poll by Insider Advantage/SPP, in which the Glacier had a double-digit deficit. The shift is, unsurprisingly, mainly amongst white voters.
NJ Lawmakers Consider “Sin” Tax on Food
30. April 2008
In an effort to “help fund struggling hospitals”, New Jersey lawmakers are reportedly considering the implementation of a “sin” tax on fast food. No matter how many times you read this story, it never sounds less ridiculous than the first. Yes, the idea of marking up your favorite fast food burger or pack of fries [...]
Now Obama Decides Wright Shouldn’t Become a “Perpetual Issue”
30. April 2008
Just ignore the fact that he associated with an America-hating, conspiracy theorist for 20 years. Don’t let it become a long-term “distraction”. “What we want to do now, though, is to make sure that this doesn’t continue to be a perpetual distraction,” he said. “It is true that part of the job when you’re running [...]
Finally: Michelle Obama to Discuss Jeremiah Wright
30. April 2008
The lady who brought you “This is the first time I’ve been proud of my country” will sit down with Anderson Cooper tonight. The two will discuss Obama’s pastor of 20 years, Jeremiah “God Damn America” Wright. What could possibly go wrong?
Slow Growth, But No Recession
30. April 2008
The Commerce Department announced Wednesday that the U.S. economy grew by just .6% in the first quarter of ’08. While that number is dismal in ways of growth, it does not meet the accepted definition of a “recession”, which is classified as a retraction of the economy. Many analysts were predicting that the gross domestic [...]
Having Dumped Wright, Obama Consults…Pfleger
30. April 2008
You have got to be kidding me. Michael Pfleger? Michael Pfleger? Did Obama fall out of a stupid tree, hitting every stupid branch on the way down, only to fall on a pile of stupid sticks? CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports Obama felt betrayed and Wright felt sand-bagged. Father Michael Pfleger of St. [...]
Sources: Wright’s Trying to Get Even
30. April 2008
According to a (supposedly) well-placed source for The New York Post, Rev. Jeremiah Wright is attempting to get even with Obama for essentially disavowing him. “After 20 years of loving Barack like he was a member of his own family, for Jeremiah to see Barack saying over and over that he didn’t know about Jeremiah’s [...]
Obama Selling DVD of Race/Wright Speech
30. April 2008
At a time when Obama is attempting to distance himself from his pastor of 20 years, this doesn’t seem like such a great idea. On Monday of this week — timed, purposely or coincidentally, within mere hours of Rev. Wright’s speech to the National Press Club — the Obama campaign sent an email to supporters [...]
FactCheck: The DNC Continues to Mislead
30. April 2008
The Democratic National Committee plans to spend a lot of money attacking McCain this year, including using claims that are nothing short of lies. Thus far its most infamous lie is the “100 year war” meme. FactCheck.org, a non-partisan website that fact checks the claims of politicians and political groups, again corrects Dean & Co. [...]
NYT Stock Now Rated One Level Above “Junk Bond”
30. April 2008
The S&P has lowered its rating of New York Times stock to “BBB-” — one level above “junk bond”. Credit-ratings agency Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services on Tuesday cut its long-term rating on newspaper publisher The New York Times Co., as its advertising revenue continues to fall. S&P cut its corporate credit rating and senior [...]
30. April 2008
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