[Video] Obama: “We’re not that far away from normal”

Filed at 1:42 pm, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Obama was on Meet The Press this morning. Here’s the tail end of his appearance. Transcript:

MR. RUSSERT: Before you go, you related a conversation that you had with your wife, Michelle, that if you didn’t run–win this time for president, you wouldn’t run again.
SEN. OBAMA: Well, no, what my wife said is, “We’re […]

aside- 2007 in photos

Filed at 1:42 pm, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

NYT: 2007 in photos.

Notorious anti-semitic Holocaust denier endorses Ron Paul

Filed at 12:41 pm, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

It’s not just the neo-nazis over at Stormfront.org that love Ron Paul– Hutter Gibson, the notorious anti-semitic conspiracy theorist Holocaust denier (and Mel Gibson’s dad) just endorsed him as well. Let’s get to know the elder Gibson, shall we?

Gibson vigorously denies that the Holocaust took place (”They claimed that there were 6.2 million in Poland […]

aside- edwards mellon family

Filed at 12:22 pm, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Edwards drops anti-Mellon family reference from speech, after getting almost $500,000 of their money

aside- thompson admits not interested in running

Filed at 12:05 pm, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Fred Thompson admits: “I’m not particularly interested in running for president”

aside- hillary’s final strategy

Filed at 11:53 am, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Hillary’s Final Strategy: Be Afraid

aside- torture, what is it good for?

Filed at 11:52 am, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

What is torture good for?

Flashback: Edwards was once for sitting down and bargaining with special interests over health care

Filed at 9:43 am, Sunday December 30th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

In February, John Edwards was for sitting down and bringing corporations to the table to bargain about health care. Now he says he’s against it. Check out the change in his rhetoric.
John Edwards on sitting down and talking with special interests and corporations over health care, February 2007:

Edwards was asked whether he would bring in […]

AFSCME lobs another direct mail hit piece at Obama [with photos]

Filed at 10:33 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

AFSCME has a new misleading negative direct mail piece out in New Hampshire, once again criticizing Barack Obama’s health care plan as a “band aid solution” to America’s health care crisis.
This, after two Harvard professors slammed AFSCME for spreading “factually inaccurate information” about Obama’s plan.
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“Obama is too timid to lead the way […]

aside- obama robocall

Filed at 4:25 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Obama tries to combat negative AFSCME attacks with an Iowa robocall.

This *is* a primary after all…

Filed at 4:23 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Some people, including esteemed commenters on this very site, don’t seem to understand what primaries are all about. If you criticize Hillary Clinton, inevitable nominee that she apparently is, you are not “keeping your eye on the ball” (the ball being Republicans).

Hey, I’ve got a great idea: how about we sink the ship? I […]

aside- bush signs schip into law

Filed at 2:39 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Bush signs the SCHIP extension (but not expansion) bill, funding the program until 2009.

aside- ron paul clinton same stock images

Filed at 2:00 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

Ron Paul and Hillary Clinton use the same cliche stock images for their ads.

Pro-Clinton group spreading “factually inaccurate information” about Obama’s health care plan

Filed at 12:01 pm, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

A joint statement from two Harvard professors, one of economics, the other of public health policy:

“The AFSCME website contains factually inaccurate information concerning Barack Obama’s health care proposal and misrepresents the likely effects of his plan to provide health care coverage for all Americans. Obama’s proposal is the most comprehensive and aggressive of any candidate […]

Mysterious donor drops nearly $500,000 into pro-Edwards 527 group

Filed at 9:52 am, Saturday December 29th 2007
by Arlen Parsa

An anonymous donor, who funneled their money first through their lawyer, then through a front business has singlehandedly dropped almost half a million dollars into the dirty 527 group supporting John Edwards in Iowa and New Hampshire.
After investigative reporters discovered a mysterious $495,000 donation to the slush fund running inaccurate ads against Barack Obama in […]



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 # Stop. Go read kos on Clinton's Puerto Rico win. Now.

 # Warren Buffet backs Obama