Craig Crawford's Trail Mix

WOO WOO!

Totally Cute Craig lololol

From the last thread.

Thanks Heather. I appreciate your opinion.

In politics since the country began, every candidate has a season of perceived unfair treatment. Their supporters are either right or they are truly loyal to a fault and see damage where there is none.

I understand this season of politics is also a season where the media is manipulating well meaning yet very very green voters into thinking there is a problem where there is none.

I would just like to express that the Obama supporters are feeling the same way. So aggressive is the media to whip up reality where there is none.

OK, Off the slime stump!.......Ouch..... ;0)

And Heather, I really DO think my candidate is the right man at the right time. I just can't help it. ;0)

I hope you will forgive him if he wins. I also hope you will dig through to all the reality as I have done with Hillary Clinton.

back from a wonderful.... but all too short..... vacation....

going to the shelter...... getting a new kitty today.....

Craig..... my, my...... aren't you a cute little piano player..... :0)

yup..... McCain will be a very worthy opponent.....

GO DEMOCRATS!

And meanwhile on the Iran War Front.

Saudi Newspaper Warns of Nuclear Fallout

.. The Saudi government is now preparing plans to deal with "any sudden nuclear and radioactive hazards" that may arise from an attack on Iran's nuclear reactors. This was reported by a top Saudi newspaper, Okaz, and relayed by a leading German news service, DPA -- one day after Dick Cheney paid a visit to the kingdom. As we noted, no one knows exactly what was said at that confab of allied authoritarians -- but something sure lit a fire under the Saudis, and convinced them that urgent action is needed to brace for the lethal overspill from a strike on Iran.

"the last time Cheney visited the nations he visited this time was right before the Iraq attack,"

Read the rest at the link below.

http://politicsplus.blogspot.com/2008_03_31_archive.html

So lets just keep on bashing each others candidate and not worry about the illegal War Der Fuhrer Adolph Bush and the Dark Lord are planning to get us into.

Craig the candle stick is a nice touch, all you're missing is a sequin cape!

Damn, I have to wait until I get home to view the vid.

btw, TX is a classic example of why the dem nominating process has to be reformed. No process that provides a victory for one candidate via secret ballot in the morning and a victory for the other via caucuses in the evening based on the participation of only people who voted in the morning is reasonable IMHO.

And if anyone is looking for an endorsement of the media coverage of any candidate, look somewhere else - you won't find it here.

Craig,

John McCain is so unbelievibly out of touch, I just think that even with some DEMs and Indies voting for him, the DEM Nom will still get the Presidency in November.

A petition to count the MI. and FLA. votes at Hillary's site :

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/flmi/

Agreed Sheila, but lets face it what else does McBush have to push other than his military experience, most of his own party hates him do his stand on immigration, not to mention campaign reform. He's admitted that he has no interest in matters regarding the economy. So what is left, war hawk.

For those who have a few minutes, a little romp through Pollster.com is worth the time - both for the pres polls in the upcoming primaries (HRC ahead substantially in 4, BHO ahead substantially in 2), and for the senatorial races - Dems ahead in all but one (MN) and it is close.

http://www.pollster.com/

Nice boots too Mika! The look works!

Renee,

I've been waiting for you. Besides wishing you luck for the season, I wanted to be sure to note that with yesterday's rainout, the Yankees are still one game up on the Bosox in the loss column. (Experts will tell you only losses count, so I'm ignoring the fact that you're also one game up in the win column.)

Let's hope for a great season, while each of us hopes our guys come out at least one game better than the others. I'll be at The Stadium for Thursday night's game. My second worry is whether the Yankees win. My first concern will be keeping warm.

Dear Craig:
Love your vid as always, however you may consider the flag pin silly stuff but you have to concede that it makes for good politics "Middle America" takes that stuff seriously

P.S. I loved the Johnny B. Goode at the end :-))
Sincerely,
Heather

Oh Craig!

Forgot to ask, "Why Didn't you sing buddy?" lol I felt so let down!

Just finished donating $100 to the Obama campaign.

Dear Sheila:
You may have missed my earlier post a week or so ago stating that I would be loyal to my party and if Obama is the nominee I'd have to swallow my pride and vote for him.

There is a lot I do not like about Obama but there is even more I do not like about the Republican Party its contempt for the poor, its arrogance in its policies, its refusal to compromise and its total disrespect of the civil liberties of American Citizens in privacy / FISA issues and torture.

Sincerely,
Heather

Wow Corey, are you serious? Well on behalf of all Americans who want change, thank you very much. ;0)

Corey I'm impressed and surprised, I thought you were for Hillary.

April Fools!

Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Pennsylvania Primary is shrinking.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/pennsylvania/pennsylvania_democratic_presidential_primary

Several of you may want to take a Valium before reading this one, let me know, I have plenty.

LOLOLOL I KNEW IT YOU TWERP! Good ONE!

Somebody might remind Sen. McCain of the original lyrics to When Johnny Comes Marching Home

Johnny We Hardly Knew Ye

Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run, hurroo, hurroo
Where are your legs that used to run,
When you went for to carry a gun
Indeed your dancing days are done
Oh Johnny, I hardly knew ye

Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg, hurroo, hurroo
Ye haven't an arm, ye haven't a leg,
Ye're an armless, boneless, chickenless egg
Ye'll have to put with a bowl out to beg
Oh Johnny I hardly knew ye

Seriously , I just got back from a session with my doctor. That wasn't any fun. The Obama donation was all I had for a April Fool's joke. Sorry.

Is that the first post Brian posted without a noun and a verb and "Mika" in it :-))

--Heather

Hillary is also going to face the same problem in Penn that she faced in Tx, the delegate count is weighted to the large urban areas. Yet again she could win the popular by a slim margin and lose in the delegate count.

;0) No sorry about it. There is nothing to forgive. Thanks for the laugh!

The real April Fool's Day joke was Brian's post of that poll

lolololololol

--Heather

dream on Heather. You folks better start planning your next firewall.

By the way , I saw a bumper sticker this morning. Here is what it said:

"Sorry W....I'm the decider! Dems 08"

Also , this is who I would like to see as the next VP. Watch this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCVmKN5At_o

Damn, Corey, and I doubled your donation!!

Good video Craig,

Next get together we find a place with a piano. Men who can play a piano are always worth the adventure.

:-)

McCain's campaign is all about war, war, and more war. That's not going to play well this year. He'll win the Confederate states, because they're still fighting the Civil War, but not too many others outside of Dixie.

Most Americans are sick of the Iraq war and are worried about the economy, education, and health care. McCain has nothing to say to them except, "Give me your kids so I can get them killed in a stupid, pointless 100-year war."

"first post Brian posted without a noun and a verb"

No Heather, that was the first time Brian has posted without insulting someone.

"Hillary is also going to face the same problem in Penn that she faced in Tx, "

Not exactly. PA is a primary. They can't lock people out who disagree with them.

Last post for the morning. This one is funny!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfx3QAV64M&feature=related

Craig,

As a fellow keyboardist, I notice that your piano sounds a tad out of tune, but perhaps that was recording distortion. I'll copy my last thread post here later, but the tact that McCain is using is essential for him, given the questions raised in my last post. On one hand, we have a very patriotic sounding McCain and on the other, we have an Obama who has failed to explain how patriotism or a plausible pro-Islraeli stance can be squared with his associations and tenure at the Woods Fund. This is a contrast that McCain can't miss. Shall Democrats nominate a candidate who continued to sit next to Ayers after he announced on 9/11 he hadn't bombed the US enough? Will Obama's funding of both Trinity and the AAAN through Woods square with his eventual pivot to the center. Now who will seem more authentic? Perhaps you should learn a funeral march or two and play that here come November.

In any case, as an interior designer/renovationist, nice pad. You seem quite a good fit in your home, which is an art in itself.

Impressive - a one day telephone poll that is inconsistent with their own poll of 3 days before and the ARG poll concluding on the same day as the new Rasmussen poll.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_presidential_election/pennsylvania/pennsylvania_democratic_presidential_primary

*in with the good air, out with the bad*

Good reminder for drivers

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahg6qcgoay4

I have an idea for Chris:

Tonights big number is 37...why thirty-seven well its because thats Barack Obama's bowling score. But hey it wasn't Obama's fault as you see in the background there, you can see rabid Hillary fans there jeering Obama trying desperately trying to break his concentration and oh ummm seems like my producer is telling me to isolate and blow up that lower left-hand portion of the screen no slo- mo the film there it is whats that on the other bowling lane why why its that dastardly Carvelle he's blowing the ball into the gutter making it a gutter ball
OMG these Clintons and Carvelle is there no end to the means they will try to secure a nomination!

My producer is telling me to credit and thank Brian Hussein In NYC for calling the MSNBC studios
for pointing that out to us...Thank You Brian Sir!

Once again todays big number is 37

:-)) :-)) :-))
Heather lol

Max, that's a good one - you had me going there for a minute. What? That wasn't an April Foll's gag? Oh, so sorry. Never mind.

Good one Pogo. I raise you this one liner.

MaxFalse, republican operative and decorator extraordinaire

Just so no one forgets the Republicans registered as Democrats to vote in the Primary for Hillary. They have no intention of voting for her in November is she's the nominee.

Same thing happened in Ohio and Texas. They are the Oxycontin crossovers.

To go with the musical theme: The do it yourself vegetable orchestra

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpfYt7vRHuY

Sheila, I cant say for sure about the decorator thing, but you could be right about the former.

watched craigs video'' he might want to keep his day job''' or does he have a day job ?

NEWS FLASH!!!!!!!!!

Max True reports Obama has extensive ties to southside Chicago community developement nonprofits.
DANGER!!!!!!!!!,DANGER!!!!!!!!!,DANGER!!!!!!!!!

Many of them are run by MINORITIES!!!!!!!!

MINORITIES!!!!!!!!,MINORITIES!!!!!!!!,MINORITIES!!!!!!!!
DANGER!!!!!!!!!,DANGER!!!!!!!!!,DANGER!!!!!!!!!

For the challenged, a warning, the above is sarcasm.

Jack

I sincerely appreciated it Jack. Never once thought you were serious. ;0)

"I'm the decider! Dems 08"

I have this exact bumper sticker! And I still have my Harold Ford sticker on, as well. I've actually seen quite a few people who are still pissed enough about that election that they won't take their stickers off....

"They have no intention of voting for her in November is she's the nominee."

I suppose you want to ignore the MASSIVE email campaign that has been going on to get Repubs to vote for Obama, anon....doesn't fit your spin.

Anon

I believe I heard that before only at the time it was from HRC supporters and it went something like this.

"Just so no one forgets the Republicans registered as Democrats to vote in the Primary for Barry. They have no intention of voting for Barry in November if Barry is the nominee"

BTW did you you notice how insulting it is to use the casual first name in a serious discussion. Those nasty HRC supporters shame on them for doing that.

Jack

Oh Shelia,
Now you're going the Brian route. Where are your manners. I guess you're calling me a liar, but you never addressed the issues I brought up. The Republican Machine went alot further with Clinton stories for eight years and you think the issues I bring up are bogus?

And Pogo, what did I say that sounded like an April's Fool joke? Address the issues please. What did I say that was irrational or a blatant lie? You don't have to be a Republican to see the holes in the other side's armor.

Did Ayer's interview appear on 9/11 about his regretting not having bombed our government more? And how out of touch do you have to be to not know what your church and Pastor are spouting? Did Woods Fund give money to AAAN and Trinity largely because of Obama? You know I'm not making this stuff up. I wish I was.

And I think Craig quite capable of playing a funeral march when the time comes. My words here are not advanciing the Republican cause, but rather psuhing for Democrats to reconsider their strategy. I guess it is just better that I talk about the greater sin of Hillary under sniper fire.

If you can't see the lying behind Obama's spinning away fronm the Politico story and remaining silent on the web of his own creation, then what can I say?

Yes, I do construction, but often a fresh job starts with the demo. If you don't remove the crap, how do think a better house gets built? Credibiity, judgment, experiance, record will be the task for Democrats to demonstrate, not how bad Bush was. And Shelia, how come Webb wasn't at Woods Fund? Why doesn't Webb contribute to AAAN. You never said why Webb would love to work with McPeaks, Zbig, Rice and Malley. Are you saying Blue Dogs buy the Obama line of foreign policy, or just the spin Obama puts on it day to day. Does Webb want to return to the traditional foreign policy of Reagan and Bush 1? If so, then why didn't he serve those administrations?

It is not April Fools day everyone should be concerned about, but November Fool's Day. Maybe some one ought to simply tell me why national security and foreign policy is a partisan affair and why I should dsimiss the associations, mentors, friends, supporters and advisors to Obama and just pretend.

And of course let's not talk about the pathetic effort of Media to push partanism instead of reporting the news. How ironic the Left has finally given fair and balanced a new meaning.

if rush limbaugh had power to tell republicans how to vote mccain wouldn't be thier nominee

Funny Max,

THought I went the Pogo route ;0)

Go Helen!

On Friday night, Helen Thomas gave a rousing keynote speech for the Women, Action and the Media conference at MIT. Among her comments:

On media bias:
"Hillary is getting a bad rap with the media. Obama is walking on water with the media . . . Being racist is more verboten than being anti-woman."

On Hillary's campaign:
When an audience member asked, "Is there merit in supporting a woman presidential candidate because she's a woman?" Thomas says: "Yes. I honestly think that our time has come, and I think our time should have come long ago . . . Hillary has worked hard. She has tried hard . . . She can't open her mouth - and neither can her husband - without being denounced."

On calls for Hillary to drop out:
"If I were Hillary, I'd stay in the race. I can't help but admire her grit. Maybe it's all over, and that's what they're trying to tell her, but I wouldn't listen."

The Obama double standard continues.

Oh and linking arms with Jack. He's MY kind of Clinton Supporter. ;0)

nash, you are right about the deep south going for McCain (at least 8 and as many as 11 states), and you are right about the deep south still fighting the civil war, but you are wrong about the deep south voting for mccain because the states there are still fighting the civil war. They will vote for McCain in larger numbers than Obama (I'm assuming here that he eventually becomes the nominee) because they think McCain represents God, guns, family values and states' rights. They bought the Wallace lines in the 60s about states' rights (code word - segregation) and Reagan lines in the 80s, and they ain't comin' back. Plus, Obama is a black appearing biracial candidate who affects a southern black accent (see states' rights reference above), and the deep south will never vote for that yet - not enough enlightened college students and young adults to swing the vote from the old attitudes. At least that's the view from this ole south'un boy's perspective.

And Pogo, I believe you slammed it home there. Great explanation and something that I have learned from having a family in NC and being stationed in a couple of those states.

ROFL!

An Ode To Lefty Bloggers Who Hate Hillary
By Madeleine Kane

Obama supporters proclaim
That Clinton must quit, hurling blame,
Shrieking “Stop this damn fray!”
Dems love fighters, they say.
But not if the fighter’s a dame.

Max, I was agreeing with your take on the issues you listed, and I agree that those will be problems that Obama will have to address unless he wants to get bludgeoned with them - I just intended to point out that I didn't think they were bogus. And whether you have dem, rep or indie leanings, I never discount what you post.

Yes, Jack, hide AAAN, Ayers, Khadili and even Woods Fund under the banner of South Side minoirities. That's a good joke. Hamas and the the Black Panthers have groups in New York and I don't see Hillary chumming it up with them nnor does anyone think the Clintons would listen to Wright for twenty years.

It is the old story of political opportunity over principle and what the hell does Rezko have to do with the South Side? Oh, he was the money train. Tough choices Obama? A bold record? Never took tained money? Isn't very Liberal?

You know this joke of a front coupled with Media madness is why Hillary trails. So I have every right to defend this absurdity. Yall can bend over backwards making excuses for Barry, but I hope you aren't bent over come November. Elections should not be about anti-the-other-guy. It should be about principle, policy, record and judgment. Given Pelosi's threat to boycott the Olympics who sees Carter coming? No wonder he has been pushed far from the picture with Zbig.

So brand me whatever, question my claim to be an Independent. Call my objections bogus. Par for the course guys.

Yeah Jack. I once ignored the warning sirens and almost drove into a friggin Tornado. The lesson was not lost on me.

Thanks She - I grew up in it and have had to try and filter through the stuff for these umpteen years, and believe me - it ain't always easy to do.

obama won't win the south'' he won't win the west
i don't believe idaho 'wyoming ect. will be sweep away with the obama fever''' he' s pissed off florida and michican ' does'nt have hispanic support''how do obama's supporters add up enough electorial collage votes to win in the general election ? illinois and vermont ?

Sorry Pogo, the other side you don't see is the bandwidth I spent from 2001 debating lame ass Republican tactics. I feel like the Clintons sometimes, taking fire from both sides. But I won't back down. Niether side has a lock on the truth. The NSS is not a partisan doctrine. While I vigorously advance my concerns and observations, I defend Brian's right to rant, gays, protecting out environment, reforming healthcare, improving education and protecting a women's right to have an abortion. I realize I must debate between Social Liberalism and what I see is weak national security and a poor record. We won't have much of the former, if we fail to provide the latter.

As we see after Katrina, the house you build is as strong as the its resistance to forces beyond our neighborhoods. That pught to have been the lesson of 9/11 no matter what mistakes our wonderful Presdient made. In fact, how he won should have been a lesson too. He ran from Clinton, didn't he?

You know with all the crap Bill got over the Rich pardon, it is amazing the free pass Obama gets over Rezko and the points I have brought up. Simply amazing....

Got to install those arches.........

Obama's church founded on radical creed

"The church where Sen. Barack Obama has worshipped for two decades publicly declares that its ministry is founded on a 1960s book that espouses "the destruction of the white enemy."

Trinity United Church of Christ's Web site says its teachings are based on the black liberation theology of James H. Cone and his 1969 book "Black Theology and Black Power."

"What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love," Mr. Cone wrote in the book."

http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080401/NATION/766118950/1001

Max, like I said, I was not disagreeing with you.

Dang Craig’ers, your videos are getting slick!

Commentary: Excellent
Presentation: Excellent
Multiple camera angles: Excellent
Video clip editing: Excellent
Video/Audio quality: Excellent

Getting to play air-piano before a national audience: Priceless!

Two Thumbs Up!

You are a talented soul, Craig.

I fear a piano may have to be involved in any future Crawdads meet-up.

Although if you guys start singing selections from Barnum or anything about bricks or similar compositions from American musical theatre, I might have to take my drink in a go cup.

Pogo,

Count me as loving the south. For the most part I absolutely love the culture, but as with all parts of the US, there are black marks and this is one of them. I still cringe at my family's leaning in NC behind closed doors. From a Eutopean childhood in sleepy little Bremerton Washington to the gritty reality of the south at 18. It was most shocking that the rest of the US hadn't listen and swallowed all of MLK.

Listen, not to poor anything on anything mind you, but I found this this morning on Feingold. He voted for Obama in his primary....

Russ Feingold came closer to endorsing Obama during an editorial board meeting with the La Cross Tribune. "Feingold said he voted for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the Wisconsin presidential primary, and is 'highly inclined' to cast his superdelegate vote for Obama at the Democratic National Convention because Obama won Wisconsin. The past few weeks have been bad news for Democrats, Feingold said, mentioning problems between the campaigns of Obama and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y."

"Obama's speech Tuesday about racial issues raised by his Chicago pastor was 'very convincing,' Feingold said. 'He pushed it away pretty good today, but it's going to keep coming back.'"

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/19/78286...

Had no idea and I'm very pleased.

Russ Feingold came closer to endorsing Obama during an editorial board meeting with the La Cross Tribune. "Feingold said he voted for Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., in the Wisconsin presidential primary, and is ‘highly inclined’ to cast his superdelegate vote for Obama at the Democratic National Convention because Obama won Wisconsin

http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/19/782866.aspx

This one's for you KC.

haha, Sheila, great minds really do think alike!

LOL I was just about to write the same thing!! LOL

LOL I was just about to write the same thing!! LOL

Military service is perhaps the last unimpeachable qualification in this country, as far as running for elected office. I worry less about what McCain does than about what rabid right wingers will resort to in order to keep the White House this fall. They've got too much to lose, and frankly, I predict the Swift Boat attacks of 2004 will look tame by comparison.

pogo: Your analysis of why the the South will vote for McCain is excellent.

LOL I was just about to write the same thing ;0)

Corey's $100 Donation:

Corey knew Senator Obama was the candidate for change, so he asked him to send back four twenties, a ten, and a roll of quarters.

EUROTOM,

I think this might interest you...of course the rest of you might get a kick out of it too. More than just our stuff happening.

Nader Tells Gravel to Get Out of RaceMaking a Fool of Himself, Ralph Warns

http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=6856

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/trailmix/2008/04/when-johnny-presents-his-bio.html#comment-61542

Madmustard, that is high praise indeed, considering that it comes from the Master his own self. But all credit for the slick video work goes to a great producer, CQ's Andrew Satter!

EDVB......Badump! Badump! Good one. ;0)

Awwww dog and here I had a song just for you

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elEMwj330lc

Hi Mary Kitt: yes, the swift boat attacks will likely be terrible, but the audience for them has become much sadder and wiser. Think a lot of Americans will be better critical thinkers with this match-up.

Economy is heading south, home values declining; uncertain job prospects; their 401(k) value in for a roller coaster; college tuition increasing; still in a terrible war that might encumber their own children -- where do we keep getting military recruits?

Is a culture war still the greatest danger facing them?

They will be listening more carefully.

Ed

This is a change election
If you don't believe it, you should have went with me this morning. I pulled into the gas station this morning with a $50 bill and got change back: 2 dimes and a quarter.
Had to write a check for coffee.

Jack

Mary Kitt and Dog,

I believe that either candidate will do well by choosing a candidate with Military Alcaim and sound military background. We have them.

Jim Webb and Chuck Hagel for two.

Jamie: that was funny, a la WC Fields.

Children and dogs.

The song? Stopped once it looked like he was going to sing.

Rambo McCain will never be able to move enough to the center to win the general election.

Joe Scarboprough this AM admitted that he didn't see any way McCain could win and predicted that 2008 would be a disaster for all Republicans running for office.

I'm beginning to like Scarborough.

nash, sh*t, man, I lived it as an antiwar, antisegregation, pro gun control agnostic democrat and was pissed that the issues I thought mattered died on the vine down there.

And yeah, She, I love many aspects of southern culture, hate a few, and married a Yankee girl who has delusions of being a Southern Belle. (BTW, you did write the same thing, you did write the same thing.) ;-)

She, just saw your Nader/Gravel post. LOL Now Nader certainly knows whereof he speaks. LOLOLOL

Gotta go - later.

Pogo....forgive my migraine. Have had it for three days now and I'm a bit loopy loopy loopy.....going away finally.

She, just saw your Nader/Gravel post. LOL Now Nader certainly knows whereof he speaks. LOLOLOL

Gotta go - later.

Posted by: pogo | April 1, 2008 12:12 PM

I thought It HILARIOUS ;0)

Great video trailmix and a sponsor too!

"Next is Media Matters’ Eric Boehlert. He refers us to McCainFreeRide.com for the excellent book produced by Media Matters, Free Ride. MM doesn’t use the word “bias,” but there’s a new phenomenon … it goes back to Gore’s press in 1999 which was “really unfair and really weird.” What’s happening online now is potentially dangerous: HRC has gotten dreadful press, not fair, “gotcha,” and so on — there’s a portion of the blogosphere that has ignored that and there’s a portion that has encouraged that.

I’m not,” I said. I told him most of the bloggers I know are appalled at the present state of affairs, and that they’d basically been bullied into silence. (Which I find ironic - white working class Clinton voters are called “Archie Bunker types” by Obama supporters, and yet the Clinton supporters are the ones being told to “Stifle yourself!”)

He said he was astounded at the venom those bloggers described, and had already collected so much material, he was thinking of making it a separate book.

It’s dangerous because the media criticism has to be consistent and relentless, and we can’t very well say, “You can’t go after our candidates … except this one.” I get nervous about pushback regarding disingenuous coverage - our response needs to be, “You can’t treat Democrats this way.” When people in the left blogosphere are quoting an anonymous Matt Drudge source, it makes me nervous."

http://susiemadrak.com/2008/03/30/08/57/media-bias/

Jack,

Regarding your gas station experience:

I know my line is getting old, but I keep using it anyway. Telling other people at the gas pump, I'm amazed at how my gas tank keeps growing. It must have grown, because when I bought the car, I couldn't even fit $25 worth of gas in it, and now there's still room after $40.

The MSM loves McCain because he gives them access: lots of sound bites and quotes they can use.
The fact that it's all BS doesn't matter.

They still portray him as a "maverick" even though he's had his nose attached to Bush's butt since 2000.

And they want us to believe that he could win the general election. (Really. He could. Trust us on this one.)

When people in the left blogosphere are quoting an anonymous Matt Drudge source, it makes me nervous."

Posted by: Katherine Graham Cracker | April 1, 2008 12:16 PM

Boy, I seen this. Its shocking and chills the blood to think that DEMS are drinking this kind of koolaid.

"Have had it for three days now and I'm a bit loopy loopy loopy....."

Sure Sheila, blame the migraine.

Brian my friend, How they flip you off on this website? Pffft! lol

Craig

Well congrats to Mr. Satter; that is some quality stuff. I hope that old goodmorgnnn sees it.

It is a great move to present your commentaries on video it allows for so many distribution possibilities.

I hear that the internets are all the rage…

Is there a connection between what Michalle Obama said a few weeks ago and her Princeton thesis.

http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0208/8642.html

story on the thesis

"Everything's okay...just chill :)"

Obama is a "secret Muslim" would be part of the narrative used in the GE - fits with Rev Wright (GD America), flag pin, Ayers, etc. It is only necessary to plant "seeds of doubt".

This is from israelinsider - Israel's daily newsmagazine"

"Is Barack Obama a Muslim wolf in Christian wool?

The glib handling of criticism of his relationship with the anti-American ("God Damn America!") and anti-Israel ("a dirty word for Negroes") Reverend James Wright may have bought him a little time. But the legacy of dissimulation about his long-concealed identity is about to come crashing down around the ears of Barack Hussein Obama, courtesy of the assembled testimony of his family, friends, classmates and teachers.

The accumulated research indicates that Obama was in his childhood a devout Muslim, the son of a devout Muslim, the step-son of a devout Muslim and the grandson and namesake ("Hussein") of a devout Muslim. He was registered in school as a Muslim and demonstrated his ability to chant praise to Allah in impressive Arab-accented tones even as an adult. Just as he has not disavowed his "uncle" Jeremiah, neither has he disavowed his Muslim faith that he was born into, raised with, celebrated and never abandoned. He just covered it over with a thin veneer of his own self-styled "Christianity."

Much more at:

http://web.israelinsider.com/Articles/Politics/12745.htm

(OK, I'm ready - start screaming. Do you really believe this is going away? It is out there and would help destroy Obama and the Dem Party. The attack line would be: "What kind of political party would nominate a man like this? Only a bunch of America - Hating Loony Lefties!" Obama supporters better wake up to reality before it is too late.)

Loving the videos, Craig. When's your album coming out?

Those who did vote for Obama in the primaries will vote for him in November if he's the nominee.

Those who voted for Hillary won't. Dan Abrams called Rush out and said that he pushing voter fraud and that one of his listeners posted on a blog that he switched over to vote for Hillary like Rush said, but he wouldn't in November.

Dan said that they are going to investigate and file charges against that person when they find out who it is. Rush may be in some legal trouble.

But then you don't watch Dan Abrams because he's on MSNBC and you think they are all traitors.

I still stand by my statement that the Republicans who crossed over to vote for Hillary won't and those that crossed over for Obama will.

And if anyone read my link on the Dark Lord and his Mid East visit also read about the Nuclear Sub moving into the area. What do we need a Nuclear Sub in the Persian Gulf for except to be used in a Nuclear Strike against Iran?

Good luck when war comes.

Hi 5 @ Gordo
Thank you:-))

What kind of paper is the israelinsider?

Looks like that little lead is slipping away...

"Gallup Daily: Obama 49%, Clinton 45%"

by tomorrow they'll be in a statistical tie again...

oh well...was nice for O' while it lasted.

And Gordo...

Hillary's a closet Republican who will use the MCA of 2006 against American Citizens and label all those who are not with her Enemy Combatants.

She will not give up the power the Executive Branch has been given by the Nazi Legislatures along with some Enabling Democrats.

I believe that Obama would revoke those bills by executive order and not use them against Americans. Hillary I doubt would do that but use them to further her political ambitions.

If Obama wins the nomination, McCain is going to have a field day with this Church. Hannity and crew will distroy him. Who knows what else is out there. For his sake it better all come out now instead of in October.

I luv all the Andrew Satter videos with Craig!! It is so nice to get CC's opinion, without interruption from Chris, Keith, Dan, etc... 8~)

Independent semi-tractor trailer drivers around the country are parking their rigs to protest record high fuel prices. It's about time someone is taking a stand. To bad we all are going to suffer. Maybe the three candidates will go back to their day jobs and make a difference.

Man those arches were heavy.......Lunch break....

My question again is why, where ever you turn, from Michelle's thesis, stump comments and her blasts on Clinton, the Woods Fund, Khadili, Auchi and Rezko, Meeks, Wright, Malley, Zbig, Ayers, Trinity newsletters, Jackson, endorsements from the likes of Farrakhan etc. you see a particular picture? Why nmot another picture? If these were just random associations one would expect a web of a opposite chracterizations. Obama could have sat on other boards. Why is it that this meme keeps coming back? Could it be that the history here reflects a certain slant? Is it bloggers bias or the simple history? And if the former, why isn't the campaign spin disingenuous? That is the problem from Foreign Policy to associations.

Yep, Obama has delivered some good comments and views on the stump. He can be inspiring, no doubt. But that is surface stuff. Why are those who have serious claims based on the similarities of the Obama "problems" told they're crazy or Republicans in drag?

All I asked for was a plausible excuse. These issues are far more damning than Whitewater. We had a good candidate in Hillary. If one is going to attack her, the replacement has to be better. We are substituting style and a pretense of moderation and bipartansim, for a safer bet. The sad truth is that the Democrats reject Hillary's foreign policy and national security inclinations. The Democrats seem to prefer a psuedo-centrism to spin for the general election and those who oppose the strategy are either stupid, Republicans or worse.

The irony is the attacks on Hillary come from the perception of 1. Her dominating machine-like quality (power over all) 2. her disengenuous 3. her "problems".

Well Obama has matched them in spades and then some. He will have to react to global problems and failures will come to all who take office. In his case, the Obama "problems" will be linked to these expected failures and he will be under seige from day one. Imagine any attack here and the stories about his pro-Hamas friends will come back with a vengence.

I don't buy the Obama is a secret Muslim. I don't buy he really sympathies with extremist views. I think he tacked a conventional course to get money and votes even if it meant associating with ideologies he now runs from. He then re-botted his story for the general. It is the weakness behind this mask, I find problematic and the adoring support of Media makes matters worse.

So what is the logic? That Red States will turn blue? That Obama will accomplish much? That the problems won't go away? You know, a phyrric victory bodes poorly for Democrat's long term. A big failure of neoCarterism will bring distrut for a generation. McCain certainly has holes. We do not need more NEOCON planning, but the message of taking an active pro-LIberal Democratic stance globally to induce reformation must be advanced because our adversaries love retreat. Under Obama's watch, Iran will likely get the bomb.

Remember, it took a Reagan to wipe away our doubts and depression. Do we really want to go through that, or instead, see a completion of the Clinton referendum, prosperity and a sure signal to others that America is nobody's fool, not Bush's and certainly not extremists, criminals or adversaries hoping to advance under American doubt.

Hi Wendy . . . Love them polls!

Senator Hillary Clinton’s lead in the Pennsylvania Primary is SHRINKING.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in Pennsylvania shows Clinton leading Barack Obama by JUST five percentage points, 47% to 42%. For Clinton, that five-point edge is DOWN from a ten-point lead a week ago, a thirteen-point lead in mid-March and a fifteen-point advantage in early March.

Max: " Well Obama has matched them in spades and then some."

Good point, Max.

SurveyUSA has her up by 12%

more accurate than Rasmussen this entire primary season.

While that is lower than 3 weeks ago that is post Bosnia...I'm sure she will bounce back.

Hillary will win PA by 15

go put some money on it.

And if you like Rasmussen so much...they are again statistically tied in the daily tracking poll - he squandered his lead of the last week there too.

Oh well...guess we'll have to let people vote.

Obama campaign plants Monica questioner at Chelsea Clinton event.

I hope you don't lose too much money Wendy!.

Pelosi backs down...what a wimp...can't even stand by her own comments...Now the superDs should vote their conscience? Guess she realized she might need a little bit of that donor money to get herself re-elected at some point. Just another shining example of her crappy leadership.

"Speaking on ABC's "Good Morning America," Pelosi said that the Democratic superdelegates have a right to vote their consciences rather than just be bound by the results of the contests in their home districts or states.

Previously, Pelosi (D-San Francisco) had said she thought the votes of the superdelegates should follow the results of the contests during the primary and caucus season."

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-campaign2apr02,1,3089592.story?track=rss

Wow, Hillary's april fools/bowling joke was pretty lame.

How much cash you willing to put up Wendy? I like easy money as much as the next guy, I'm willing to bet she loses the delegate count in PA.

Obama is ahead of HRC by some 700,000 popular votes, but 600,000 of these votes come from BHO's home state of Illinois.

HRC would be a fool to drop out of this race. Basically it is a dead heat, and if you count FL and MI HRC then becomes the person with the most popular vote. Don't forget PA will go big time for HRC.

There goes Barack again...trying to pad his resume...admit it kid...you got NOTHIN'

"A widely forwarded e-mail claims that Obama's bills are more substantive and numerous than Clinton's. Don't believe it.

A misleading e-mail has been making the rounds, alleging that Clinton has fewer legislative accomplishments than Obama, and that they are less substantive. We've had questions about it from a number of readers, and blogs have jumped into the fray. So what's the real story on the Senate careers of the Democratic presidential candidates?

We find that the e-mail is false in almost every particular..."

http://www.factcheck.org/elections-2008/substance_abuse.html

Lies about taking special interest money

Lies about taking money from oil industry

now he's lying about his legislative record

Lies about his Father's connection to the Kennedys (there wasn't one)

Lies about the reasons for his mother and father hooking up...make it sound like he's the product of the civil rights movement...he wasn't

OK...let's not call them lies...that is mean. Let's call them Embellishments

This is what happens when you don't really have much going for you...you don't have a real resume to run on...you have to embellish everything in order to make yourself look qualified.

He should just drop out of the race.

;-)

Fry: welcome! We were wondering where you had been.

Am wondering about PA myself. Agree with Wendy! (amazingly) that Survey USA is often way more reliable than Rasmussen. Although it's too far out to make a sensible wager.

But might get drawn into a bet for an amazon.com gift certificate (modest amount) or donation to kiva.com gift certificate (great microlending site). Something easily emailable.

Thinking on that....

Agree PA will be way tough for Obama, but he has done better than expected pretty much down the line...

"more accurate than Rasmussen this entire primary season."Wendy!| April 1, 2008 1:36 PM

The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Thursday. . . It’s Clinton 46%, Obama 44%."-Wendy! | March 27, 2008 6:53 PM

Wendy,

Warren had it right, you use any poll which suits your point. LOL

Dog...you're right it's too early.

But I did hear something tragically not so funny the other day on the Zogby hour - While talking to a nationally syndicated PA columnist, Zogby asked him how can obama win PA...the guy said...and I'm not paraphrasing..."have Hillary assassinated..."

Zogby was a little dumbfounded by the response...not sure how to respond to that kind of advice...anyway...the guy did back pedal a bit and say...Obama won't / can't beat Hillary in PA

Obama will outspend Hillary 2-1 or 3-1 in PA and he'll still lose by 15%.

Rezdog...I don't care about Rasmussen...if you read my post...it was directed at you...IF YOU like Rasmussen so much...then this one is for you.

Wasn't about me...it was for YOU.

I prefer SurveyUSA

but thanks for chiming in.

Fry:

Even if you include FL & MI - as is - Obama still leads in the popular vote. And even if there is a re-do - Obama will do better than he did in the previous elections. (Mostly because Clinton gets +328K from MI - since she was the only candidate that left her name on the ballot).

So I think you Clintonites should stop assuming Clinton will finish with more popular votes - even if there are re-dos or the FL popular votes are included.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/democratic_vote_count.html

Obama, should crown himself the King of the No Answer, Answer.

CNBC's Maria Bartiromo interviewed BHO last week, if you missed it you missed some of the vaguest answers to the nations economics that are nothing less than just downright scary. Should he get be elected POTUS, my advise come Wednesday morning following the election would be to sell all your stock ASAP. BHO can't figure out why Warren Buffett pays a lower tax rate than say Buffett's secretary. The reason Barry, one is salary, and one is capital gains. Capital gains are taxed at a lower rate because it is a source of revenue derived from investments, because there is no guaranteed you'll ever make a profit. Salary on the other hand are paid by your employer and are subject to a number of taxes and withholdings. But what can you expect from a guy who thinks granting illegal immigrants a drivers license will somehow protect you the lawful driver. Damn all the time I thought what protected me in the case of an accident was insurance. What insurance company is going to insure an illegal immigrant who can't produce a driving history? BHO's theme song should be a twist of the old Roy Orbison song, "Pretty Paper".

"Pretty paper, pretty empty suit, named BHO"

http://search.cnbc.com/main.do?keywords=Obama&target=video&image.x=0&image.y=0

Well Wendy how much cash you willing to put to back up that 15%?

Before quoting Rasmussen on anything, you might want to read this post on KOS

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/3/28/9404/43827

Can you image what would be said if this situation was reverse? BHO you have to drop out. LMAO Shouts of racist would be echoing down the halls of the DNC. But since HRC is a merely a woman, a white woman at that, it is fair game to call for her to step down, to stop being an obstructionist.

Funny Fry - but it seemed to be fair game to call on Edwards, Romney and the Huck to step down.

People have every right to say HRC should step down (but they should shut up if they support Obama since it does him no good) - and HRC has every right to ignore them.

Obama Thugs Cause Mayor Nutter to shut down his Email Server

"As I wrote yesterday, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter’s office was flooded with angry calls from Obama supporters after he came out in support of Hillary. Some people doubted my statements but those that bothered to call mayor Nutter’s office confirmed everything that was written.

We all know how passionate those Obama cultists can me. And they have the Obamedia wrapped around their scrawny little fingers. So we cannot back down how ever often they threaten us. We represent the heart and soul of the Democratic party. They represent the far left wing radical wing of the Democratic party. And they are so determined to take over the party that they aren’t afraid to destroy it if they can’t."

http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/04/01/obama-thugs-cause-mayor-nutter-to-shut-down-his-email-server/#more-2012

"but they should shut up if they support Obama since it does him no good"-Warren

That's right Warren, because she's out lying on the stump telling voters, Obama doesn't want you to vote.

Not funny warren, but true. HRC is a white woman who is being asked everyday to step down, HRC has a very good chance of pulling this off either during the primaries or at the convention. But would there be the same call for Barry to step down if the situation was reversed? I don't think so.

funny post of the day, Gordo calling anyone a cultist. That was great, I've been feeling like shit all day, thanks for the laugh gordo.

Does anyone in the state of Washington need a kitten?

This is Gabriel. She is 7 months old now and is being spayed and getting shots today. My granddaughter moved to California and Gabriel needs a forever home. She is a crossbreed but has perfect Siamese markings

http://jdurward.blogspot.com/2007/09/gabriel-finds-foot.html

"HRC has a very good chance of pulling this off "

Wrong! Fry as much as you and the rest of the GOP want Hillary to be the Dem nom. it aint going to happen, deal with it and move on. (That's some very good advice for the vast majority around here)

"the votes of the superdelegates should follow the results of the contests during the primary and caucus season."

Except when asked about SDs such as Kennedy, she backed down. It's one of those by one set of rules vote Obama and if it doesn't fit the rule still vote Obama.

Nancy just can't get this leadership thing worked out. Her perfect pearls may be cutting off the oxygen.

Hey Hillary can stay in and run up her debt for as long as she wants. FYI people, the candidate is responsible for the campaign debt. I wonder if Bill's speaking fees will go down when Hillary officially loses the nomination.

"OK...let's not call them lies...that is mean. Let's call them Embellishments"

No lets call it what it is, a lie. The truth will set you free, and will make it much harder for your enemies to use your words against you.

Embellishment: make an account or description more interesting by inventing or exaggerating details. But the bedrock events are true.

A lie: to make an account or description more interesting by inventing or exaggerating details. This is nothing short of a falsehood. A fabrication of the truth for the purpose to deceive.

Sheila, that was delicious! I was busting a gut laughing.
Well as *you* know, and probably most know, I am supporting the Democrat no matter what. I love Hillary and I like Barack. I don't like how the campaigns operate, but them's politics! Although Bill Clinton said it himself, we all talked about it here much earlier... Hillary and Barack together would excite the spectrum of Democrats in this Presidential campaign. I have come to believe that they are Ying and Yang of the Democratic party, in this current campaign. I hope that find a way to work together, REALLY together to make them a "dream team" that will toss the Repugs out for at least 8 years. Call me foolish, but I am hopeful... very hopeful.

Tom

EUROTOM,

I think this might interest you...of course the rest of you might get a kick out of it too. More than just our stuff happening.

Nader Tells Gravel to Get Out of RaceMaking a Fool of Himself, Ralph Warns

http://www.borowitzreport.com/archive_rpt.asp?rec=6856

"My take on it is a lot of Senator Obama's supporters want to end this race because they don't want people to keep voting," she told CBS affiliate KTVQ in Billings, Mont. "That's just the opposite of what I believe. We want people to vote. I want the people of Montana to vote, don't you?"

Call it what you want. I have my preferences.

Hooked on Hillary
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nora-ephron/hooked-on-hillary_b_94115.html

(Mostly because Clinton gets +328K from MI - since she was the only candidate that left her name on the ballot).

warren 2:16 PM

Well, no - Clinton, Dodd, Kucinich and Gravel were on the ballot there.

Haven't we been over this? It's ultimately about delegates, the superdelegates are going to decide who wins, and the 2 camps make their best pitches to them about why they should back one or the other candidate. It isn't about whether FL & MI should count, get half th