Here's a link attesting to that for ya!

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/adg/836109998.html

Posted at October 3, 2008 2:58 PM in response to Another Lie: Palin Falsely Claimed Biden Supported McCain's Iraq Policies Until This Campaign

It'll run in heavy rotation in every R&B station in Southwest Virginia. ;-)

Granted, my recollections of the state are twenty years old, but back when I was a student at the University of Richmond, I had a few friends in that area- Abingdon, Bristol, Grundy- and there were gospel stations, country stations and news/talk. Roanoke may have had a top-40 station, but it didn't carry particularly well into some of the valleys which dominate the region.

Posted at October 2, 2008 1:52 PM in response to New Obama Ad In South Stars Bluegrass Legend Saying Obama Is "A Good Man"

When has not violating the law been a concern for the Bush 43 White House before?

They don't care, and as much as they like to try to wrap themselves in the flag, they're using the Constitution to wipe their rears.

Posted at July 10, 2008 4:12 PM in response to Report: Bush Officials Not Happy About Possible Obama Speech At Brandenburg Gate

I would assume HPD is 'his/her previous donation'.

Posted at July 8, 2008 12:44 PM in response to Direct Mail Letter Rails Against "So-Called 'Black Leaders'"

Laura writes:

Senator Clinton and her most ardent supporters seem to be saying this nomination won't be legitimate unless we give due consideration to the will of all the voters, so excluding MI and FL would be a huge injustice.

Well, in caucus states, voters expressed their will by participating in the Democratic caucuses. But Clinton's popular vote count relies on ignoring the voters' will in those caucus states.

Not only that, but in at least one of the states which need to be factored out for the Hillarymath™ to work- Washington- we also had a 'beauty contest' primary in addition to the caucus, and although the caucus raw vote wasn't recorded, she also lost the primary tallies (although not by as stark a margin) by some forty thousand votes, but those numbers don't seem to be factored into the equation showing how she's 'ahead'.

One way or another, it all goes back to kid's playground behavior- play the game by the rules to which you agreed at the beginning, or sit out and let other people play.

Posted at May 27, 2008 2:29 PM in response to A Sane Discussion Of Hillary And The Popular Vote

Oregon belongs to Canada? And possibly Washington as well?

Good news to my ears. It'd be the rationale to vote NDP I've been trying to find for years.

Posted at May 14, 2008 2:56 PM in response to The New Magic Number: 2,210 Delegates

Well, maybe, but remember, "Earth Girls Are Easy."

Posted at May 9, 2008 10:36 PM in response to McAuliffe: Joint Ticket Would Be "A Great Idea"

Ouroboros is the snake which eats its own tail.

Wheee! I knew a classical education would pay off some day.

Posted at May 2, 2008 1:48 PM in response to North Carolina Race In Single Digits, Another Poll Finds

This is- and always should have been- such a non-issue. Comb through enough footage of someone speaking, and selectively edited into soundbites, EVERYONE is going to say something which could potentially be spun negatively.

I don't ever recall the Rev. Wright comments being played as more than the infamous three words, but contingent upon context, they could be taken so very differently:

"There are people out there today who hate us for what we are, and what we represent, who might pray, 'God damn America' and hope to see our destruction at the hand of the Divine."

parses very differently than something like

"Looking at the Levitical guidelines and the sin of our nation, it would be easy to say, 'God damn America'."

Personally, I think the proper framing for those three words should be something like "Sen. McCain has some vocal support from the fringes of religious extremism, who would attribute the devastation of the Louisiana and Mississippi Gulf coasts by Hurricane Katrina to a judgment from God because of a concentration of homosexuals in New Orleans. It is a perversion of the teachings of the gentle Nazarene rabbi to dare say in such a way, 'God damn America', and would be much more true to the spirit of his teachings to ask that God extend his grace to those in need of it, and bless those who act with compassion rather than pointing fingers of condemnation."

Posted at April 24, 2008 2:48 PM in response to Wright Gives First Interview to Bill Moyers

Yeah, because quitting while you're ahead is such an established precedent. After all, it's why the Allies didn't have to invade Normandy.

When the polls show your candidate ahead, work like you're down ten points. When they show you're behind, work twice as hard.

Posted at April 2, 2008 2:55 PM in response to Quinnipiac: Hillary Ahead By Nine In PA Primary, Runs Stronger Than Obama In Big Swing States