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The mood shifts
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright demonstrates his grasp of history.
A few days ago I started to write a post. This was just after the media crucifixion of Geraldine Ferraro and after I’d seen the first video (above) of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama’s misogynistic and fact-challenged “spiritual advisor.” The post was going to [...]
Strike me dead: the New York Times runs a decent piece on feminism and the election
In Postfeminism and Other Fairy Tales, Kate Zernike looks at the Hillary Clinton campaign, the Eliot Spitzer sleazemelt, and asks “where does society stand on gender matters?”
PERHAPS it was the “Iron my shirt!” hecklers. Or maybe it was Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, the object of those hecklers, having to defend her likability. Or the resonance [...]
Do feminists for Obama understand what the hell this guy is about?
This article was published last fall, and the information in it was probably available before then, but I’ve just now discovered it:
Sen. Barack Obama had hired Pete Rouse for just such a moment.
It was the fall of 2005, and the celebrated young senator — still new to Capitol Hill but aware of his [...]
Message to the Obamabots in the media and blogosphere: you’re losing us the election right now
Not that you can hear me there in your padded room, but maybe if I yell loud enough something will get through: you’re fucking up. You may win the battle (getting your man the nomination) but you — and we — will lose the war (the general election). Hello, President McCain.
Countless Democrats [...]
“Obama will say or do anything to get elected”
…and the Blogger Boy Obamabots are liars. (Can you tell I’m getting fed up with these clowns?)
The latest round of nonsense in the blogosphere has inspired eriposte at The Left Coaster to set the record straight with Campaign Fairy Tales:
The fact is that Sen. Obama and his campaign have used numerous, often [...]
Understanding Obamamania: the triumph of Republican-style politics
I want to talk about Obamamania. But to do that, first I need to say up front what I don’t mean by Obamamania, at least for this discussion.
I don’t mean reasoned support for Barack Obama because of his positions (his actual positions, please) or his electability or his potential as a leader. [...]
Re-evaluating Obama’s popular support and re-assessing Hillary’s chances
Lots of analysis this weekend, with people finally taking a realistic look at how the general election might play out.
One of the best pieces I’ve seen is Ten Key States Update and a Perspective on Pennsylvania. Two main takeaways:
1. Hillary is stronger in more of the swing states, the [...]
“If you want to kid yourself into believing Obama is something that he’s not, don’t take exception to people like me calling you out on your bluff.”
That’s Jerome Armstrong, the original Big Boy Blogger, trying to talk a little sense into the other Big Boy Bloggers. He says:
Obama does have phenomenal fundraising numbers among upper income boomer liberals and their offspring, no doubt. Except that, when you listen to the Obama campaign talk about its victories lately, I have [...]
But she has to quit because nobody really wants her and she’s tearing the party apart!
From My DD:
The story of this election thus far has had three parts, and they’ve all played out about the same.
First act: Obama won a maverick-like victory in Iowa, upsetting both Clinton and Edwards. He went on the national covers, and lept to the lead in NH polls. Nevertheless, Clinton came back and won [...]
The point I was making yesterday, now with Photoshop!
Look at these two maps. Notice the similarities.
The first one is the electoral map from the Presidential election in 1996, the last time the Democrats won the White House.
The second one is the current delegate map for Obama and Hillary, except I’ve changed Obama’s color from green to red. I’ve [...]
