Karl Rove helps Tennessee Democratic Party makes its case
A PRESS RELEASE TODAY:
TNDP Chairman Gray Sasser calls on TNGOP to cease “grotesque” campaign tactics
National Republicans ashamed of Tennessee brand
Nashville- Sen. Bob Corker today dubbed his own 2006 campaign advertisements against U.S. Rep. Harold Ford, Jr. “grotesque.” Now, do the junior and senior senators from Tennessee have the courage to [...]
UPDATED: Whither Bill Hobbs?
Well, the Tennessee GOP’s tactics in campaigning against Barack Obama have once again garnered national headlines.
There’s no doubt about it: TNGOP Communications Director Bill Hobbs knows how to get some attention for the Republicans of the Volunteer State.
But my guess is that state GOP insiders are getting increasingly uncomfortable with this stuff. After all, everyone [...]
The post-feminist future is now
The nation’s most prominent pro-choice lobby has decided against endorsing the first truly viable female presidential contender:
From the AP-
Democrat Barack Obama has won the endorsement of NARAL Pro-Choice America. The leading abortion rights advocacy organization has supported rival Hillary Rodham Clinton throughout her political career.
The organization was set to announce the endorsement [...]
Obama t-shirt sparks protest
Weigh in on this one in the comments below.
From the AP:
A Barack Obama T-shirt has sparked a protest in Georgia.
The shirt being sold at a bar in Marietta shows a cartoon chimp, Curious George, peeling a banana with the words “Obama in ‘08″ printed beneath.
About a dozen people gathered [...]
Race trumps age?
Dr. Helen weighs in on the “isms” that Obama and McCain face in their campaigns:
Here is just one sample of how voters feel about McCain’s age in an article entitled, “Is McCain too Old to be President?”:
One-fifth of New Hampshire residents surveyed in a recent University of New Hampshire poll said McCain’s age would make [...]
Obama campaign action in Downtown Knoxville
PRESS RELEASE:
Obama Campaign to Kick Off National “Vote for Change” Voter Registration Drive in Tennessee
Tennessee – The Obama campaign announced today that grassroots volunteers will hold a Vote for Change kickoff events on Saturday, May 10th in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville. Vote for Change is a 50-state voter registration and mobilization drive aimed at [...]
Has Hillary Clinton become the Democrats’ psycho ex-girlfriend?
Is this really funny, really sexist, or both? (WARNING: adult language ahead)
Hillary: But WE’LL make it work. Forget Barack, baby. Just take me back and we can forget this ever happened.
DEMS: Look, I think you’re a really good Senator… let’s just keep it that way, OK?
Hillary: …I’ll see you at the convention.
DEMS: [...]
McGovern goes to bat for the other team
George McGovern says Hillary Clinton needs to drop out of the race:
McGovern said Wednesday he has decided to endorse Barack Obama.
After watching the returns from the North Carolina and Indiana primaries Tuesday night, McGovern says it’s virtually impossible for Clinton to win the nomination.
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Hell may have just frozen over…
….as Terry Frank shows Hillary Clinton some love:
Personally, I think Hillary has performed the most impressive makeover of modern times. She used to be the lady of the left, the GOP voodoo doll symbolizing all things Marxist, Socialist, Counter-culture.
She may not pull this one out. But she’s savy. While the [...]
Wright gone wrong
From The Vol Abroad:
Certain right wing bloggers have a race theory about this - that because Wright’s ideology is based on pervasiveness of racism and oppression in America to the extent that a black man could never be president - he has to make sure that this remains the case if a black man gets [...]
Read More..>>Inside scoop on Bredesen’s VP chances
Via Stacey Campfield: Word From VERY reliable sources is, Phil is telling insiders he is now on the short list as a possible VP for Obama.
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Universal vs. single-payer health care: it’s not the same thing
Both Obama and Clinton advocate “universal” health care (a term that is in many ways meaningless), while ignoring the bipartisan groundswell of support for a single-payer system:
Single-payer is not to be confused with universal coverage, which Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both support. In fact, in a recent debate, when Clinton raised the issue of [...]
Read More..>>Elitism revealed in fundraising?
Sean Braisted makes the case that fundraising by Obama and Clinton tells the tale:
Hillary has been talking a good game about how Obama is “out of touch” and “elitist”…but I think fundraising figures paint a different picture. While we know that Obama leads Hillary in fundraising, I think its important to show why.
To date, [...]
Obama gives Hillary Clinton the finger?
It’s the question right wing bloggers are buzzing about today:
And here’s the video. Decide for yourself.
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Bitter Americans Unite!
The inevitable website and product line have been launched.
Maybe the bitter folks can hang out with all those Typical White People.
(HT to Joe Powell)
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Michelle Obama on Colbert
She’s pretty darn funny. My favorite part is where he asks her how many silver spoons were in her mouth when she grew up on the south side of Chicago.
She said, “We had four spoons. And then my father got a raise at the plant, and we had five spoons.”
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Read More..>>Americans reclaiming their brains from the pundits?
White’s Creek notices a change in the air:
I don’t know for sure how infectious the change is but something new is going on in the American psyche…People appear to be thinking and speaking out…And, No, not just parroting the daily talking points.
There is a rejection of those talking points in fact. Former Attorney General John [...]
An unusual choice of words
Bill Hobbs makes an unusual choice of words in the title of this blog entry about Barack Obama:
“The Natural Order of Things”
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TN GOP weighs in on Obama’s “bitterness”
The inevitable press release is now available:
Perhaps Sen. Obama’s bitter view of religion flows from the 20 years he spent soaking up the racist, hateful bigotry of his pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a narrow religious experience which blinded him to the grace and love that is the more common faith experience in churches across small-town [...]
Read More..>>Well-heeled, elderly, white ladies for Obama
A.C. Kleinheider introduces us to some Nashville Obama supporters who are out to shatter stereotypes:
Here in Nashville, an intriguing collective has taken to video sharing site YouTube to challenge the notion that Barack Obama is the candidate of the African-American community or the young. A group of seasoned female Nashvillians, several of whom are quite [...]
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