Secret Courts, Elitism, and Race Cards

McCain Campaign says Obama played the “Race Card” (and from the “bottom of the deck.”)

Obama: “So nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the challenges we face, so what they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me. You know, he’s not patriotic enough. He’s got a [...]

Tuesday in July … Estelle Getty, Radovan Karadzic, McCain, Steve Cohen, and More!

VanityFair spoofs the New Yorker “offensive” cover …

http://www.vanityfair.com/online/politics/2008/07/new-yorker-cover.html

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Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was arrested Monday by Serbian forces.
“Karadzic has been indicted by the U.N. war crimes tribunal for former Yugoslavia for genocide during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. He has been hiding since 1998.” (AP)

AP: http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hDN-CfGY3szC6ylS1zL87_tRXoSwD922GAEG0

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Congressman Steve Cohen updates:
The Commercial Appeal endorses Steve [...]

That weird long response about McCain and Obama …

This ranty thing was a response I posted on “thefacebook” (blech) but thought I might share with others who haven’t “thefacebook” access.
I think (redacted) has great points, as ever. And I am thrilled that someone is standing up for Senator McCain. I would argue against, however, using OpEd pieces as the main source [...]

It’s Tuesday! Have a Peach.

Are peaches even really in season yet? Anyway, some important (to me, anyway) news of the day:
WHITE HOUSE TRIES TO CIRCUMVENT HABAES CORPUS RULING FOR GITMO DETAINEES (Wahington Post)
The White House and allies in Congress have begun exploring how to limit the scope of this week’s Supreme Court ruling that says suspected terrorists held [...]

Your Weekend Update

Tim Russert dies of Massive Heart Attack
“Tom Brokaw, the former anchor of NBC Nightly News, came on the air at 3:39 p.m. and reported that Mr. Russert had collapsed and died early this afternoon while at work. He had just returned from Italy with his family.” (NYTimes)
VIDEO of Tom Brokaw making the announcement of [...]

Oh Scotty, What Have You Become? Plus: Campaign will End Next Week, Memphis Mayor Willie, and Much More

Scott McClellan Gets Thrown Under a Bus after throwing Bush Admin under a Bus.
That’s not the Scott I knew, either! He claims that the Bush Administration essentially lied intentionally to take the US to war. I mean, I knew this already, but suddenly other people are pretending to care? Scotty! Why [...]

You Talk Too Much, Don’t It?

Why was President Bush talking US elections during a speech in Israel to celebrate Israel? Why did he bring up Hitler? Why oh why???
President Bush says Elect Barry Hussein Obama and You’ll Die
In a speech in Israel to celebrate the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of that country, our pResident said, “Some seem [...]

Your Monday Update

Click on any headline to read more information:

http://www.younggalleryphoto.com/photography/brandt/brandt.html
This is one of the coolest photography blogs I’ve ever seen — highly recommended. The author is named Nick Brandt. This photo is titled “Giraffes Triptych, Maasai Mara 2005.”
And now, your election update:
Senator Clinton’s campaign now $20 Million in Debt …
The Washington Post has an article [...]