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Better Late Than Never, I Guess

Sat, 10 May 2008 17:39:00 -0400

I think I'm very late to the party on this one, but Pandora.com is simply fabulous. Forgive my tardiness.

Bubble Boy

Fri, 09 May 2008 18:30:48 -0400

Of course he "hadn't heard that," he's a fucking moron.

Feb 28, 2008:

Q What's your advice to the average American who is hurting now, facing the prospect of $4 a gallon gasoline, a lot of people facing --
THE PRESIDENT: Wait, what did you just say? You're predicting $4 a gallon gasoline?
Q A number of analysts are predicting --
THE PRESIDENT: Oh, yeah?
Q -- $4 a gallon gasoline this spring when they reformulate.
THE PRESIDENT: That's interesting. I hadn't heard that.
Q Yes, sir.

Today�s Headlines

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:01:01 -0400

Top Story

White House: Time not right for three-way Mideast meetingWASHINGTON - President Bush's second trip to the Mideast this year, designed in part to make progress toward a peace deal before the end of his presidency, will not see him hosting a joint session with the leaders of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, the White House said Wednesday.
Of course we�re not ready to talk. Bush only talks AFTER he�s blown a country to smithereens.�Caro

Project for the Old American Century

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Carolyn Kay
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Today�s Headlines

Thu, 08 May 2008 14:01:26 -0400

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Bolton on whether Bush might bomb Iran before he leaves office: �I think so, definitely.� (Think Progress)In a Fox News interview this afternoon, former UN Ambassador John Bolton discussed his desire to bomb camps inside Iran that are reportedly training and arming Shiite insurgents who fight in Iraq. Fox host Martha McCallum asked, �Can you imagine a scenario where President Bush would do that before the end of his term?� Bolton responded, �I think so, definitely.� He added later, �This is entirely responsible on our part.�
We can�t believe anything you say, Mr. Bolton. We know you're just pimping for George Bush, trying to get him another war.�Caro

The Radical Fringe

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Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Racist? No. Stupid, Divisive and Disingenuous? Hell, yeah.

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:24:21 -0400

Still picking my jaw up off the floor after reading this:

"I have a much broader base to build a winning coalition on," she said in an interview with USA TODAY. As evidence, Clinton cited an Associated Press article "that found how Sen. Obama's support among working, hard-working Americans, white Americans, is weakening again, and how whites in both states who had not completed college were supporting me."

"There's a pattern emerging here," she said.

Now, I won't accuse Hillary Clinton of racism. That's the easy explanation, but it's way too easy. And the Clintons have long had the respect and support of the Black community, so calling them racists would be a stretch that I'm not willing to make.

Having said that, I'm afraid that this latest statement is just further evidence that Clinton is willing to use loaded words and dog-whistle politics in an increasingly desperate attempt to save what is essentially a dead campaign. And at this point in the primary, that is a dangerous and damaging course to take.

This was a stupid, stupid thing to say, but does that mean that Hillary Clinton is stupid? No. Quite the contrary - she is without a doubt a very bright person. She is a lawyer, and lawyers are trained by profession to zero in on the meaning of words and arrange them in a very precise manner, so as to narrow and limit any interpretation that would vary from the interpretation that the lawyer wants to convey.

There are a few bloggers out there (like Jerome Armstrong, who just gets more pitiable every damn day) who are perfectly willing to write this off as Clinton mis-speaking, saying something she did not mean in the course of a free-wheeling interview.

I don't buy that for a second.

I believe that Clinton said exactly what she wanted to say - and while I won't say she's a racist, I will say that she seems willing to use any tactic, however disingenuous or divisive, to try and get her epic failure of a presidential campaign back on the rails.

I can only imagine what any uncommitted black superdelegates are thinking at this point. I can only imagine what black voters in my state of New York are thinking. I can only imagine the twisted thought process within the Clinton campaign that came to the conclusion that this was a good tactic or a smart thing to say.

The short-term damage will be to Barack Obama's campaign and his chances for success in November. This one goes in the growing file of 'Statements John McCain Can Use Against Barack Obama That Were Said By Hillary Clinton.'

But in the long term, this will come back to hurt Clinton herself. It will damage her stature in the black community and will tarnish the Clinton legacy, and could seriously damage her chances for re-election to the Senate.

And if she is willing to use these reprehensible tactics for what she sees as short-term gain, then she deserves every bit of damage that this is certain to cause her in the long term.

This type of thing is exactly why she is losing the primary. Democrats hate this type of stuff when Republicans do it, and they are repulsed and saddened when a Democrat does it.

Today�s Headlines

Wed, 07 May 2008 13:18:22 -0400

Top Story

Clinton to Fight On Despite Split ResultWith her hopes for a shift in campaign momentum deflated by Senator Barack Obama�s commanding victory in North Carolina on Tuesday, his strong showing in Indiana and signs of mounting financial problems, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton nonetheless vowed to fight on, heading early Wednesday for a new round of speeches, rallies and town meetings in West Virginia, which holds its primary on May 13.
And more power to her.�Caro

All Hat No Cattle

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Carolyn Kay
MakeThemAccountable.com

Today�s Headlines

Tue, 06 May 2008 13:07:00 -0400

Top Story

Pentagon Backs Plan To Build U.S. �Zone Of Influence� Of Hotels And Resorts In Baghdad (Think Progress)
The White House has repeatedly insisted that the United States has �no desire for permanent bases� in Iraq. Nevertheless, the Bush administration is seeking to leave its footprint on Iraq through other means. The AP reports that the Pentagon is backing a $5 billion dollar plan to �transform the U.S.-protected Green Zone� into a �centerpiece for Baghdad�s future,� resulting in �big paydays for early investors.�
A fairyland for investors. In a war zone. And you thought �Apocalypse Now� was fiction.�Caro

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Carolyn Kay
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Today�s Headlines

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:15:11 -0400

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United States is drawing up plans to strike Iranian insurgency campThe US military is drawing up plans for a "surgical strike" against an insurgent training camp inside Iran if Republican Guards continue with attempts to destabilise Iraq, western intelligence sources said last week. One source said the Americans were growing increasingly angry at the involvement of the Guards� special-operations Quds force inside Iraq, training Shi�ite militias and smuggling weapons into the country. "If the situation in Basra goes back to what it was like before, America is likely to blame Iran and carry out a surgical strike on a militant training camp across the border in Khuzestan," said one source, referring to a frontier province.
Gotta have another war, eh George?�Caro

Freeway Blogger

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Carolyn Kay
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Where's the April fundraising numbers?

Fri, 02 May 2008 17:08:00 -0400

Seems like in the past months we've heard pretty quickly from the campaigns about how they did in fundraising for the previous month. Heck, Hillary's folks were able to say how much came in after the PA primary almost immediately, so I doubt some obscure accounting problem is behind this. Maybe no one wants to announce until just before next Tues. primaries? Both sides seem to have gone all in and are getting a little dramatic before throwing down their cards. Or maybe I'm just antsy because I once again tossed some coin Obama's way (4th time, a record for anyone for me) in hopes that indeed, the media will take some note about how well his support has or has not held up over the latest rough patch.

Or maybe these numbers are out there and I'm too dumb to find them? If so, let me know and as for the rest...never mind.

Mind-Bending Quote Of The Day

Fri, 02 May 2008 16:30:16 -0400

Josh Marshall is having a little fun with the McCain campaign's whining over a DNC ad mocking his '100 years in Iraq' quote (posts here and here), and in the second post he points to a quote by Hendrik Herzberg which so perfectly captures the shithouse-rat aspect of McCain's quote, I had to post it here.

McCain wants to stay in Iraq until no more Americans are getting killed, no matter how long it takes and how many Americans get killed achieving that goal--that is, the goal of not getting any more Americans killed. And once that goal is achieved, we'll stay.

Heh. Indeedy.