Barack Obama's Mission Impossible
I’ve just finished watching "Mission Impossible II" and, of all things under the sun, I began to think about the Democratic primary election. The movie helped me tap into something I’d already known,...
View ArticleThe Ferraro Effect: Feminism and the Clinton campaign
The Ferraro Effect: (in)effectively bestowing a false sense of privilege on traditionally oppressed classes of people, for political gain. It's effectiveness has yet to be determined.Ferraro takes on...
View ArticleWho is Hillary REALLY running against?
I've hestitated asking this question, because of the concern I've had about the psychological studies of political candidates recently published at various sites. Many of those pieces are written by...
View ArticleHillary's Folly - Her role in S-Chip Disputed
I think that Sen. Clinton gravely miscalculated the blowback from running a negative campaign. As long as she was Hillary, recast in the role of the underdog, I think there was a massive outpouring of...
View ArticleHis and Hers Campaigns (Updated)
The argument for the need for more women in leadership roles is that women have a very different management style, that women are concerned about 'big picture' issues and take better care of their...
View ArticleJoe Scarborough, Angry White Males, and why I now prefer local news
Sen. Obama’s ‘A More Perfect Union’ speech was so perfect that I now regret sticking around to watch the post speech analysis. It was the sort of analysis that made it clear that there’s more inherent...
View ArticleHow Barack Obama made me an American
I’ve never liked the term ‘Black’. It’s a color, a descriptor that works for Crayola, but not for people. Having been ‘Negro’, ‘Afro-American’, and then ‘Black’, I embraced the ‘African-American’ wave...
View ArticleThe Media Thinks With One Brain, and it’s Atrophied
I thought of giving this diary the subtitle, "Why the media should just kiss off". The real shame of our current mainstream media referring to itself as a ‘free press’ is that the "free" doesn’t stand...
View ArticleJoe Lieberman. Traitor?
Someone has a lot of explaining to do, but I’m not sure who that is. Is it Joe Lieberman? The MSM? The Democratic Party? Or the rest of us - for our expectations about what it means to be a member...
View ArticleBob Casey, Hillary Clinton, Fear, Leadership
I'm admittedly conflicted. I'm disgusted by the Clinton's behavior, and at the same time I am amused and entertained by the thought of what drives them. Sadly, I have to admit that of everything I've...
View ArticleOH SNAP! Watch those press releases, Clinton
It's no surprise to anyone, I'm sure, that Sen. Clinton has found new lie to peddle (in fact, I'd be surprised if she didn't throw out a new falsehood every once in a while.) I'm starting to enjoy the...
View ArticleObama supporters are more optimistic
From the NYTimes... is it a surprise to anyone?But Clinton supporters are far less optimistic than Obama supporters. Among people who say they have voted for Mr. Obama already or plan to do so in an...
View ArticleWhat the Clinton tax records tell us...
Sure, there's the obvious slime (such as the InfoUSA connection). Bilking the Elderly:Then, the criminals emptied their victims’ bank accounts.Richard Guthrie, a 92-year-old Army veteran, was one of...
View ArticleObama/The DNC: A Third Partner in the Clinton Relationship
Chris Matthews, of all MSM/TM (traditional media), seems to have finally awakened to the fact that elections matter; clearly the media have been asleep since the 2000 election. I'd started to believe...
View ArticleBitter, but only until November!
With all due respect, if you're not bitter, you're just not paying attention. I think everyone knows that we're in bad shape and that we have the right to be bitter, including Hillary Clinton. She...
View ArticleHow to tell if the Clintons respect voters
It's really easy. They don't, but that's evident. It's that they lie so easily to their OWN supporters that tells you that they have little to no respect for the rest of the voting population.
View ArticleHorrified - living with "black people"
Even if that 'black person' is Michelle (Robinson) Obama? THIS is why I love love LOVE America (jingoist, my eye):Catherine Donnelly shopped at Kmart, settled into her dorm room and soaked up the...
View ArticleHow Stephanopolous HURT Clinton
If you want to put a generous spin on the ABC debate, you might suggest that Stephanopolous and Gibson were "hopped up on testosterone" and itching to prove that they weren't in the tank for Sen....
View ArticleHillary and the Cons (and her backers)
From the Huffington Post:A high-ranking labor supporter of Hillary Clinton is distributing to union leaders and to Democratic strategists a document detailing the radical activities of Bill Ayers and...
View Article"This contest is essentially over"
Fine words spoken by Chris Matthews, last night:"4 of 5 Hillary supporters believe she's still in it. She's not" Here's the problem:
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