John Zapisek
- : San Francisco
- : 57
- : Left coast, left brain
- : Democratic
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- : TPM is the only blog I regularly visit.
- : My Pet Goat
- : What's life without a bit of mystery? --jzap
Branding McCain a "Big Oil Cowboy"
Branding McCain a "Big Oil Cowboy" In the news today was John McCain's attack on Obama, charging him with wanting to lose in Iraq because of his "ambition". There have been many commenters who responded by urging Obama to...more »
Posted on August 18, 2008 5:15 PM
Branding McCain a "Big Oil Cowboy"
Branding McCain a "Big Oil Cowboy" In the news today was John McCain's attack on Obama, charging him with wanting to lose in Iraq because of his "ambition". There have been many commenters who responded by urging Obama to...more »
Posted on August 18, 2008 4:49 PM
Branding McCain a "Big Oil Cowboy"
In the news today was John McCain's attack on Obama, charging him with wanting to lose in Iraq because of his "ambition". There have been many commenters who responded by urging Obama to hit back. I think he does...more »
Posted on August 18, 2008 4:41 PM
Flat Tire McCain
Flat Tire McCain Senator John McCain today won the endorsement of Brooklyn's most famous bus driver, Ralph Cramden. Interviewed while trying to turn his bus around on the Belt Parkway, Mr. Cramden said, "I have to support the only...more »
Posted on August 4, 2008 10:26 PM
Ageism and McCain's Senescence
We've seen accusations of racism and sexism thrown back and forth in the battle between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Lurking not far behind are charges of ageism made against some criticisms of John McCain. But are not concerns...more »
Posted on June 27, 2008 11:18 PM
Median-Weighted Meta-Poll
After the 2004 elections, astrophysicists J. Richard Gott and Wes Colley found that the results matched almost exactly a new poll-based indicator they were looking at. In their method, each state was assigned to either Kerry or Bush according...more »
Posted on June 25, 2008 11:17 PM
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No problem. She's got her adult son-in-law and her almost-adult daughter to look after the kids.
How could they be in better hands?
Posted at September 6, 2008 6:19 PM in response to Election Central Saturday Roundup
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Where in the World is Carmen SarahPalinDrome?
She's V.I.L.E.
Posted at September 6, 2008 12:15 PM in response to New RNC Ad: It's Obama Who Represents "More Of The Same"
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Good advice, Steve, but I'm sure you know the sheep will be as easily startled as ever.
Posted at September 5, 2008 10:00 PM in response to Weekend Freakout Alert
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... OTOH, maybe not. That explanation runs counter to Hanlon's Razor:
Do not attribute to conspiracy what is equally explainable by stupidity.
Posted at September 5, 2008 1:14 PM in response to McCain's Speech Backdrop Was Used In Matt Santos' West Wing Presidential Announcement
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It's a head-fake. Just some stupid distraction to get the media to ask questions about anything other then McSame's and Palin's fitness for office. Or, heaven forbid, substantive policy questions.
Posted at September 5, 2008 1:05 PM in response to McCain's Speech Backdrop Was Used In Matt Santos' West Wing Presidential Announcement
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It just shows he's a pointy-headed elitist liberal uppity academic.
Posted at September 5, 2008 11:50 AM in response to GOP Rep. Says There's No "Thread" Of Patriotism In Obama's Background
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I usually check to see if a congressional race is competitive before donating. But in this case, I'll make an exception.
Cha-ching! $50 for Run Huber, King's opponent in IA-05, via ActBlue.
Posted at September 5, 2008 11:43 AM in response to GOP Rep. Says There's No "Thread" Of Patriotism In Obama's Background
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John McLame is the most boring off-key candidate ever.
So, when is he gonna take questions from the press? Is he hiding behind her skirts?
Posted at September 5, 2008 11:29 AM in response to What's The Plan To Deal With Palin?
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I've contributed as much as possible to the Obama campaign in the hopes that he'd actually use my money to FIGHT, not "sit back and wait".
I'm not maxed out yet, but I came close for the primaries.
I've contributed to the Obama campaign in the hopes that he'd WIN, whatever that takes.
They've shown the ability to both fight and dismiss. So far, I've been pretty impressed with their decisions on when to do which.
Posted at September 5, 2008 11:09 AM in response to What's The Plan To Deal With Palin?
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... Well, elitist if nothing else.
Seriously, maybe a one-two punch is coming?
From the clips I've seen, I've really liked how Barack and Joe have handled things. Dismissive and focussed on McSame.
Especially Joe. His self-deprecating, folksy, smile-on-his-face, unflappable demeanor is kinda winning. I don't think he'll be much of a threat to go shooting his mouth off. No way he comes across as angry.
OTOH, Hillary is well positioned to mock Palin. A Hillary-wannabe if ever there was one.
So maybe let the Politico scenario unfold through the Sunday morning tongue-waggers, then drop the Hillary bomb on Monday?
It could be that both Politico and the NYT are seeing different pieces of the elephant.
Posted at September 5, 2008 10:59 AM in response to What's The Plan To Deal With Palin?
