It's really hard to believe that this is what it appears to be: a conscious effort on the part of the Times to tell outright lies about their own survey. And they appear to be doing it in that we-don't-even-care-if-it's-obvious way so dear to the old Soviet system -- and the Bush administration.

Posted at July 16, 2008 10:03 AM in response to Obama Campaign Criticizes New York Times Story On Poll

Tell us one time when the Iranians have invaded another country.

Now let's look at the U.S.

Well, maybe not.

Posted at July 9, 2008 6:04 PM in response to McCain Jokes About Killing Iranians

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned his followup point:

"I -- unlike my opponent who is addicted to nicotine -- haven't smoked in decades."

Posted at July 9, 2008 11:19 AM in response to McCain Jokes About Killing Iranians

What if it hails? What if there's an earthquake? Or a landslide? Or what if a meteor crashes into the joint?

Come on. It will be a political rally, not a nursing-home outing to Wallmart. A little rain could be taken with a laugh and a shrug.

Posted at July 7, 2008 9:38 AM in response to Election Central Morning Roundup

Is it your position that only women have any stake in such life-or-death (or, if you prefer, existence-or-nonexistence) issues? If so, come out and say so. Otherwise you argument against RUKind's empathetic comments are useless.

Posted at July 6, 2008 2:20 PM in response to Obama: Mental Distress Shouldn't Qualify As Exception For Late-Term Abortion

In a sign that he wants to reach out to pro-life voters, Barack Obama has told a Christian magazine that he would be against overly-broad exceptions to the prohibition on late-term abortions.

Can you supply us with a single instance in which a politician has said he or she was in favor of "overly-broad exceptions to the prohibition on late-term abortions"?

Is it obligatory that nonsense always be the norm in writing about this subject?

Posted at July 6, 2008 2:16 PM in response to Obama: Mental Distress Shouldn't Qualify As Exception For Late-Term Abortion

""It turns out to be very jarring to many ears to hear Obama talking about his youthful adventures, his attitudes on race," Hewitt said."

Yes, no doubt it is. And two of those ears died in North Carolina on Friday morning, and most of the rest will follow them sooner rather than later.

This is one more way Obama is looking to the future of this country and the Hewitts are relying on the pathologies of the past to save them and theirs.

Posted at July 6, 2008 1:53 PM in response to Election Central Sunday Roundup

Your blog response to McCain is right on target.

But are you serious when you ask

"when in the world did it become ok to run a pro-war tv ad"?

Why is that less "ok" than all the pro-war editorial content on television?

Posted at July 5, 2008 2:31 PM in response to Election Central Saturday Roundup

How do you type with your hands on you hips?

Posted at July 4, 2008 1:14 PM in response to Report: Obama Camp Considering Football Stadium For Acceptance Speech

"... it is also the 56th anniversary of the racist torture and murder of Emmet Till."

Rightly or wrongly, I promise you that Obama will not use the occasion to commemorate that event. Part of his appeal has been his confronting white folks with the fact of racism without rubbing their noses in its horrors. Again, I say, rightly or wrongly. I'm convinced that a lot of his appeal, including to white Southern men, is the fact that an African American man looks them in the eye and, while not denying the facts, also does not demonize them. There's an aura of reconciliation, even forgiveness, in all he does connected with race relations. That is why I don't think he'll be commemorating "racist torture and murder" at a time of celebration when the exaltation evoked by King's speech will be the modus, not penitence.

Posted at July 4, 2008 1:10 PM in response to Report: Obama Camp Considering Football Stadium For Acceptance Speech