Patadave's Blog

Follow the Leader

2008-10-16T16:17:16Z

Josh points to this as an example of spastic good-jobism, but there's another element at work here. Who leads and who follows?

McCain's instinct is to follow Obama.

Something similar happened in the debate with Brokaw. Brokaw warned Obama about the time and Obama said he would keep talking because it was an important point to clarify. When McCain wanted more time he asked permission.

While not overtly noticed by the audience, I think it's these sorts of things people mean when they say that Obama "looks" more presidential. That, and he's not twitching and grimacing like an overdosed caffeine fiend.

Did McCain Make These Signs?

2008-10-15T03:38:02Z

A co-worker attended the Biden talk here in Tampa last week and noted that no outside signs were allowed inside. At the door signs were handed to audience, including some that looked "home-made."

Are the rules more lax at a McCain rally? Or, are these signs "Obama bin Lyin'" actually made by the McCain campaign?

What Sarah Palin Really Reads

2008-10-04T23:02:43Z

So it's becoming more and more clear what Sarah Palin really reads.

She quotes Westbrook Pegler, who Robert Kennedy, Jr. notes had this to day about his father -

"some white patriot of the Southern tier will spatter his spoonful of brains in public premises before the snow flies."

And she reads The New American, a John Birch Society periodical.

Here are some thoughts here, and here.

But, of course, her speech was scripted for her, and it's possible the article is just a prop.

But, I remain curious. What does the Governor read? Or, rather, what has she read that shaped her worldview, especially her political worldview?

New Source of Power

2008-09-16T14:14:24Z

I found a new source of energy for the country. Maybe the world.

We could power this nation from the energy created by Admiral McCain and Admiral McCain spinning in their graves over the disgrace and dishonor Senator John McCain has brought to the family name.

McCain Will Neither Cease Nor Desist

2008-09-05T15:23:24Z

The recent cease and desist order to the McCain campaign from Universal Music Publishing and Sony BMG on behalf of Ann and Nancy Wilson, the sisters better known as Heart, isn't the first time McCain has engaged in intellectual property theft.

Heart was unhappy with the campaign's decision to play "Barracuda" as a sort of theme song for Sarah "Baracuda" Palin.

Van Halen asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using the song "Right Now."

Jackson Browne asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using the song "Running on Empty."

Mike Myers and Saturday Night Live asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using a "we're not worthy" clip from a "Wayne's World" sketch.

Warner Music Group asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using Frankie Valli's song "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You."

Representative John Hall, onetime member and songwriter of the band Orleans, asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using his song "Still the One."

John Mellencamp asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using his songs "Our Country," and "Pink Houses."

Last year Fox News Channel asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using debate clips owned by Fox News in his political advertisements.

ABBA asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using their song "Take a Chance on Me."

Chuck Berry asked the McCain campaign to cease and desist from using his song "Johnny B. Goode."

McCain, of course, hates intellectual property piracy, but seems incapable of stopping it within his own campaign.