Danimal
- : Riverside, CA
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- : moderate liberal
- : Dem
Restating the obvious: Primaries are fluid and dynamic
Any honest analysis of the election takes into account that the candidates act and react as the situation changes. Primary elections are fluid and dynamic. As a Californian, I am certain that Senator Obama would have done much better...more »
Posted on May 31, 2008 10:22 PM
Dick Cheney's fly fishing trip
Dick Cheney, thrill seeker. There is no way a man with multiple heart surgeries should be taking these types of chances. It seems that Cheney saw something interesting while fly fishing. No word on whether he caught anything while on...more »
Posted on April 12, 2008 12:43 AM
Rev. Wright: Right?
The "God da*n America" sermon isn't quite the offense I thought at first. When seeing 10 seconds of it on endless repeat, it is offensive. When seeing this clip, it is well within theological and historical bounds. This sermon is much more...more »
Posted on March 23, 2008 7:02 PM
McCain and Age: A Warning
I've noticed in several website comment threads that folks are having a fun time mocking John McCain for his age. I expect it will continue and it's tempting to join in. We can have fun with "McThuselah" jokes up to a...more »
Posted on March 22, 2008 7:47 PM
Obama's Sistah Souljah moment
It is interesting that the candidate that most emulates the Bill Clinton '92 campaign style is not Hillary Clinton, but Barack Obama. Directly confronting the uncomfortable realities of American racism, this was the '08 campaigns' Sistah Souljah moment. Just as Bill...more »
Posted on March 18, 2008 9:26 PM
Wright and the sea change, pt. 2
Crooks and Liars has a much more detailed, well written version of the thoughts I was trying to convey in my previous post. Give it a read and pass it on.http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/03/16/remembering-another-jeremiah/#more-27328...more »
Posted on March 16, 2008 8:45 PM
Wright and the sea change in religion and politics
Here's a contrarian view on the flap over the comments by Barack Obama's minister. Rev. Wright, in full fury, said, "God da*n America" in a fiery sermon. All good Democrats ran scurrying for cover, including Senator Obama. The Republican spin...more »
Posted on March 16, 2008 4:00 PM
Root cause: FL 2000?
Here's a half-formed thought about the intensity of the current state of the Democratic campaign. One of the root causes of the Clinton/Obama divide springs from the different reactions to the Florida 2000 constitutional crisis. There were a variety of...more »
Posted on March 12, 2008 1:32 AM
Blowback
Campaigns are funny. Millions of people line up to support a candidate running a positive, inspirational campaign and then urge him to go negative once a (minor) rough patch is hit. Obama supporters--the reason you were attracted to this candidate is...more »
Posted on March 8, 2008 10:54 AM
It's 3am...and there's a monster under the bed
Is Senator Clinton really so afraid of being called a monster? If so, she should pull out of the race, she's not ready to be commander-in-chief on day one.More of the same contrived Washington controversy mongering. A slip of the tongue followed...more »
Posted on March 7, 2008 11:50 AM
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If you look at the poll's internals, you can see big problems for Obama... There are always problems for Obama. He could win 49 states and the pundits would point to his Utah problem.
Posted at June 18, 2008 9:18 AM in response to Quinnipiac: Obama Ahead In Florida, Ohio And Pennsylvania
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Barr could help tip Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia in the south and perhaps Nevada and Colorado in the west. 5-10% is all it takes. Viva Libertarian Party!
Posted at June 13, 2008 12:28 AM in response to Poll: Dems Satisfied With Obama As Nominee -- And Republicans Aren't With McCain
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Even if there were no more casualties in Iraq from this day forward, the costs of a stretched budget and a strained military are immense.
The "gotcha" is part of the back and forth of campaigns, but even if we give McCain every benefit of the doubt, it's still bad policy.
Posted at June 11, 2008 2:08 PM in response to McCain Campaign: Dems Took "Not Too Important" Quote Out Of Context
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A three point lead with a margin of error of +/- 3 points IS NOT A TIE. Obama is as likely to have a 6 point lead as a tie. This is basic statistics and it drives me nuts. End rant.
Posted at June 6, 2008 5:52 PM in response to Poll: Obama And McCain In Dead Heat As General Election Begins
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His strategy worked. Hers didn't. If the barometer of success were popular votes, the campaign would have unfolded differently.
Posted at May 31, 2008 11:06 PM in response to Restating the obvious: Primaries are fluid and dynamic
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You would think the Republican presidential candidate could come up with something better than "verb tenses."
It reminds me of the (justified) mockery of the parsing of what the meaning of "is" is.
Verb tenses are sometimes very, very important.
Posted at May 31, 2008 1:04 PM in response to Obama Hits McCain Again: "We Don't Need More Leaders Who Can't Admit They've Made A Mistake"
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BBpdx--I was just thinking the same thing. The right wing is in quite the tizzy over this. It's funny, really. They're dusting off the "liberal media" stuff in response to a GOP press aide saying that the media was too soft during the run-up to war. I think they do it to convince themselves.
It's hard to process factual information when you're red-faced and angry. They don't want to face the truth. And so they scream.
Posted at May 29, 2008 1:46 PM in response to Scott McClellan Gives Voice to his "Inner Lawrence Wilkerson"
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Politicians are realists and the Clintons are not fools. Why continue the argument over FL and MI at this date? Even with the absolutely best case scenario, Senator Clinton will need over 70% of the super delegates to win the contest. It's just not realistic. So why fight? Because politics is also about returning favors.
Right now there are a number of powerful Democratic leaders from FL and MI that are not going to attend the convention. Not just pledged delegates, but super delegates as well. Senator Clinton may be making the rational choice to negotiate on their behalf in order to gather chits for her supporters.
This is about the only positive spin I can put on her actions.
Posted at May 22, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Hillary's Distorting the TRUTH Once AGAIN -- She was FOR Stripping Delegates Before being Against It
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A much better version of what I was trying to say.
http://obsidianwings.blogs.com/obsidian_wings/2008/04/fearing-fear-it.html
Posted at April 13, 2008 5:10 PM in response to Obama and the "Third Rail"
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Mike,
I'll be easy on you...
I just logged in to make a similar point. I realized that this whole flap is silly as most political flaps are, and then I tried to figure out why it captures so much attention. I've come to the conclusion that this flap is another example of liberal wimpiness.
We liberals have been afraid to tell the truth about the world as we see it for two decades. If we state what we really believe, the mean Republicans and their media henchmen will belittle us. We're afraid to offend and lose elections. And so we hold back and use euphemisms. We triangulate. We misdirect. We do poll testing to phrase our views inoffensively. We live in fear and we govern ineffectively because we have tied our hands rhetorically.
Enter Obama saying the same damn thing every liberal has been thinking for the last twenty years. Hell yes, people are bitter. The Republicans hide behind wedge issues like guns and gays and then exploit the nation's treasury, heritage and environment. We NEED to be angry about these things and make sure we are heard. Are these even controversial statements from a liberal perspective?
It's time to stand up and proclaim the truth and not run away from it. People are longing for an honest debate from liberals. Obama offers it.
Posted at April 13, 2008 12:28 PM in response to Obama and the "Third Rail"
