It made me sick to see those disgusting pasty white people smacking flip-flops together, but it made me feel worse when it actually hurt John Kerry. So what about John McCain’s flip-flops, there certainly have been a lot.
Think Progress has compiled 44 of them, with quotes. Check it out.
TAGS: flip-flop, John Kerry, John McCain, Think ProgressI think I hate her.
Who’s her? John McCain aka Cript Keeper’s daughter Meghan McCain - who is a “fashionista”, blogger and now, music aficionado.
I don’t even care that she voted for John Kerry last time around. I don’t even care that she’s a registered Independent. She has a “blogette” which I don’t know what that means but maybe it’s the female version of a blog. Like Smurfette was cute and smurfs were just cool. Maybe Meghan is implying that she’s cute too. I don’t know.
She makes these little playlists on her “Blogette” that are usually themed, but mostly suck huge. I wouldn’t recommend listening to her mix, and if she DJ’d, I surely wouldn’t go. Check out her playlists here.
Her music choices annoy me because she listens to some half decent, actually good music - which I would imagine her to be listening to garbage like Brooks & Dunn, Kid Rock, or Kenny Chesney, not something strong like Velvet Underground. I mean, there’s a lot of junk on her lists - like 92% bad, but a few gems. All the more reason to not like her.
I cannot have 4 years of seeing her face and hearing her say the words, fabulous and magnificent.
Her “blog” drives me up the wall. Her posts are easily worse than mine.
I still think I hate her.
TAGS: John Kerry, John McCain, mccain, MusicIn case you missed Kerry’s speech, you can read it here (via TPM). This is the speech every Democrat probably wishes he’d given in 2004. He absolutely tore McCain apart. Here are a few highlights:
Let me tell you, before he ever debates Barack Obama, John McCain should finish the debate with himself. And what’s more, Senator McCain, who once railed against the smears of Karl Rove when he was the target, has morphed into candidate McCain who is using the same “Rove” tactics and the same “Rove” staff to repeat the same old politics of fear and smear. Well, not this year, not this time. The Rove-McCain tactics are old and outworn, and America will reject them in 2008.
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When John McCain stood on the deck of an aircraft carrier just three months after 9/11 and proclaimed, “Next up, Baghdad!”, Barack Obama saw, even then, “an occupation of “undetermined length, undetermined cost, undetermined consequences” that would “only fan the flames of the Middle East.”
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The McCain-Bush Republicans have been wrong again and again and again. And they know they will lose on the issues. So, the candidate who once promised a “contest of ideas,” now has nothing left but personal attacks. How insulting to suggest that those who question the mission, question the troops. How pathetic to suggest that those who question a failed policy doubt America itself. How desperate to tell the son of a single mother who chose community service over money and privilege that he doesn’t put America first.
Sam Riche, USA TODAY
TAGS: 2004, attack, Barack Obama, Boston, Bush, debate, John Kerry, John McCain, mccain, NATO, obama, Politics, Republicans, ViceDon’t worry about those uneducated blue-collar white voters. Forget about security moms, NASCAR dads and whatever other demographic the media invests this year. The 2008 election is all about age. According to the last two Washington Post-ABC News polls, Barack Obama is winning 63% of the 18-29 group, and 39% of voters 65 and older. For the kids, that’s 9 points better than Kerry got in ‘04 and 15 points better than Gore in ‘00. For the old timers, that’s 8 points worse than Kerry and 11 points worse than Gore. This is a MAJOR split, and unfortunately for Barack, it’s the seniors who have nothing better to do than vote. Interestingly, the old folks are the only group that’s concerned that McCain’s age will limit his ability to lead (dey know) — just not concerned enough to vote for the young negro whipper-snapper.
Needless to say, Barack badly needs to pick someone who can reassure your grandad that he’s ready to lead on day one and isn’t about to sell the country to the black panthers. Joe Biden is all over the news lately, and he would make a great Dick Cheney pick: someone who isn’t going to be the best liked VP ever, but who’s enough of a known brand that can provide proper supervision, especially on foreign policy (serious props to Saakashvili for requesting the veep contender’s Georgia visit – Misha knows how to play our country like scrabble).
My personal favorite remains Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. She’s an extremely popular and successful governor of a blood red state, who happens to wear her hair gray. Not only can she help lock up women and the old folks as a running mate, she would actually be a pretty incredible Vice President (that counts). I think Barack can afford to piss off Hillary for making Katy the historic broad of ‘08.
TAGS: 2000, 2004, Al Gore, Barack Obama, George Bush, George W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Jack Reed, Joe Biden, John Kerry, John McCain, Mikheil SaakashviliToday’s NYT story on Obama’s VP pick ends with this quote:
“Vice-presidential candidates can make a marginal difference,” said Matt Bennett, the co-director of Third Way, a Democratic advocacy group, “but they rarely matter in terms of winning a state or region — as Mike Dukakis and John Kerry found out. And a weak candidate doesn’t really drag the ticket into the drink — as George H. W. Bush found out.”
Um, Kerry, Dukakis, and HW are white guys! How can you judge an unprecedented campaign—involving the first black candidate—with previous precedents? Obama’s biggest challenge is going to be convincing undecided voters that he, not a white guy named “John,” is a better choice for America. Polls have Obama as a 40% more “riskier” choice than McCain. What does “risky” mean? It means 40% blacker. Obama needs a national brand, one that voters already trust…a Clinton, a Kerry. Remember, JFK picked LBJ, who he hated, for a reason. Kennedy, the first Catholic to run for prez, was also running on a change platform. He chose the Master of the Senate in order to gain voter trust via an established national political brand.
The more I think about it, all this Bayh, Kaine, Biden stuff looks like a head fake. I’m betting on a wild card…
TAGS: Bush, George Bush, John Kerry, mccain, NPR, obama, political, Politics, polls, Vice
Barry at the bar in Reno, yesterday…EMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
So, here we go. One week until the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Obama is expected to announce his running mate this week, and I’m gonna rank my top choices. Since I’m still not sure America will vote for a black dude named Barack over a honky named John, my VP picks are based on national following, potential honky attraction, and voter trust value .
1. John Kerry
This was floated by WBZ Boston Friday and picked up by Drudge this weekend. I think Kerry supplies everything Obama needs to win undecided voters’ trust. Kerry’s been a Senator for decades. He’s fought the GOP in a Presidential election—and won more votes than any Democrat ever. He served in Vietnam, with honor. He’s a national brand who’s been uber-vetted. Obama-Kerry is a sure win.
2. Hillary Clinton
George Stephanopoulos says she’s a “50-1″ shot. Still, Obama-Clinton is another can’t lose option. No one hates Republicans more than Hillary (they tried to ruin her family, dammit!), and she got 18 million votes in the primary. I disagree that the Clintons’ “baggage” would really affect Obama. Even post-Gore and Cheney, the VP is still a relatively weak office. Clinton as VP would neutralize her.
3. Joe Biden
As much as I love Biden, he is a bit of a loose cannon and may wind up as a liability in the general—kind of like a smart Dan Quayle. But the guy has the Washington and foreign affairs experience Obama lacks. I don’t know if it’s a sure thing, but Obama-Biden is a great ticket.
4. Sam Nunn
Nunn’s a fine peacenik, but after three decades in Washington, he’s hardly a changenik, and if you’re gonna forgo the whole “new politics” thing you mine as well pick an established national candidate like Kerry or Clinton. Nunn might be able to deliver Georgia, but he won’t help much in winning voter trust nationally.
5. Kaine, Bayh, Warner…
Yes, each brings a potential swing state victory, but none are nationally known, meaning the O Team will have to sell two personas instead of just The One.
Whatever happens, Obama better not pick a Republican.
TAGS: Boston, Denver, election, georgia, GOP, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, Joe Biden, John Kerry, Nas, NATO, obama, Politics, Republicans, war
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