Showing posts with label Obama. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Obama. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, October 12, 2008
More Colts chat
(3:51:22 PM) briggs: the announcers have talked a lot about marvin [harrison]
(3:51:35 PM) briggs: and not a word about the new civil suit that accuses him of having shot a guy
(3:51:47 PM) briggs: if this were an NBA game
(3:52:05 PM) briggs: that'd be all they'd talk about
(3:52:10 PM) briggs: it wouldn't matter if he had 30 points
(3:52:46 PM) fungster: dat's because Marvin is Obama
(3:52:54 PM) fungster: NBA players - thug life
(3:53:06 PM) briggs: haha
(3:51:35 PM) briggs: and not a word about the new civil suit that accuses him of having shot a guy
(3:51:47 PM) briggs: if this were an NBA game
(3:52:05 PM) briggs: that'd be all they'd talk about
(3:52:10 PM) briggs: it wouldn't matter if he had 30 points
(3:52:46 PM) fungster: dat's because Marvin is Obama
(3:52:54 PM) fungster: NBA players - thug life
(3:53:06 PM) briggs: haha
Saturday, September 27, 2008
he's also the taller monkey - a lot taller
I think people really are missing the point about McCain's failure to look at Obama. McCain was afraid of Obama. It was really clear--look at how much McCain blinked in the first half hour. I study monkey behavior--low ranking monkeys don't look at high ranking monkeys. In a physical, instinctive sense, Obama owned McCain tonight and I think the instant polling reflects that.
McCain's strangest statements of the night: Alexander the Great, Ike's letters (what the phokk was that?), South Koreans are taller than North Koreans (really, has he lost his mind?)...
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Sunday, June 8, 2008
finally, some good news
How the World Will Look in Late January
The Leahy-Kyl Transportation Act passed handily in the Senate this afternoon in a 92-5 bipartisan triumph, with its companion House bill poised for approval tonight. Efforts to improve Amtrak to "Japanese levels of service" are expected to begin as soon...
AZ solar fields a key source of railway energy Arizona Republic
Not your father's Amtrak: New trains quiet, clean, and fast
Amongst udder pfings...
Amtrak Expansion Bill Approved by Senate
New York Times - 2 hours agoThe Leahy-Kyl Transportation Act passed handily in the Senate this afternoon in a 92-5 bipartisan triumph, with its companion House bill poised for approval tonight. Efforts to improve Amtrak to "Japanese levels of service" are expected to begin as soon...
AZ solar fields a key source of railway energy Arizona Republic
Not your father's Amtrak: New trains quiet, clean, and fast
Monday, May 12, 2008
Obama confronts important campaign issue...
Ok, but how is he at darts? That is the clincher for me...
After the speech, Obama stopped at Schultzie's Billiards hall, where he showed much greater skill at pool than he had shown at bowling last month in Pennsylvania.
As a small crowd oohed and ahhed at his third consecutive good shot, Obama said his skill was "the sign of a misspent youth. I wasn't doing wholesome things like bowling."
Still, Obama lost to Iraqi war veteran Paul Scott, 24, because he accidentally knocked in the eight ball prematurely.
Then again, do we want this free swinger with his finger on the button?
After the speech, Obama stopped at Schultzie's Billiards hall, where he showed much greater skill at pool than he had shown at bowling last month in Pennsylvania.
As a small crowd oohed and ahhed at his third consecutive good shot, Obama said his skill was "the sign of a misspent youth. I wasn't doing wholesome things like bowling."
Still, Obama lost to Iraqi war veteran Paul Scott, 24, because he accidentally knocked in the eight ball prematurely.
Then again, do we want this free swinger with his finger on the button?
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
If it's Bush III: IV More Wars, who is going to blow Smiff's brains out because surely i will not be able to take this anymore...
Poll: Obama overtakes Clinton, tied with McCain
*Un-freaking-believable. Yes, very strong on national security: a proven failure who is promising a constant state of war and 100--why not 1,000--years in Iraq. Please, GIVE ME MORE OF THAT...AND DON'T FORGET THE REACH-AROUND! Jesus Phokking Christ already, how FUCKING STUPID IS THIS COUNTRY??
Oh yes, and the economy: McCain has stated he "doesn't understand it."
Does K-Mad still have dat "How to move to Canada" book?
Feb. 27 (Bloomberg) -- Barack Obama moved ahead of Hillary Clinton in the battle for the Democratic presidential nomination, and is in a dead heat in a general-election fight against Republican John McCain, who enjoys an advantage on national-security issues.
A Bloomberg/Los Angeles Times survey shows Obama is preferred by Democratic primary voters 48 percent to 42 percent, the first time he has overtaken Clinton in a Bloomberg/Times poll. In a general-election match-up among registered voters, McCain is 2 points ahead of Obama, within the margin of error; he beats Clinton by 6 points.
McCain runs ahead of Obama on every issue except health care.* The Arizona senator has a 13-point advantage on Iraq and a 37- point lead on terrorism. He also does better on managing the economy. One area where Obama has a clear edge is on the question of who would bring the most change in Washington; the Illinois senator has an almost 3-to-1 lead.
*Un-freaking-believable. Yes, very strong on national security: a proven failure who is promising a constant state of war and 100--why not 1,000--years in Iraq. Please, GIVE ME MORE OF THAT...AND DON'T FORGET THE REACH-AROUND! Jesus Phokking Christ already, how FUCKING STUPID IS THIS COUNTRY??
Oh yes, and the economy: McCain has stated he "doesn't understand it."
Does K-Mad still have dat "How to move to Canada" book?
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Thursday, January 31, 2008
now this is a tag team
Obama Is Latest To Receive Dated Pop-Cultural Endorsement
In a move that's sure to provide a boost to Obama's fortunes among time-travelling high school kids from the early 1980s, Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler and reality teevee divorcee - has backed the Illinois Senator on the the Jimmy Kimmel show. Hogan, in picking Obama, cited something about "cards" and how Obama doesn't judge people based upon "the way people dress," which makes sense, considering Hogan offered his support whilst clad in a shimmery piece of yellow Saran Wrap that looked like it was stolen off the set of Miami Vice.
In a move that's sure to provide a boost to Obama's fortunes among time-travelling high school kids from the early 1980s, Hulk Hogan - professional wrestler and reality teevee divorcee - has backed the Illinois Senator on the the Jimmy Kimmel show. Hogan, in picking Obama, cited something about "cards" and how Obama doesn't judge people based upon "the way people dress," which makes sense, considering Hogan offered his support whilst clad in a shimmery piece of yellow Saran Wrap that looked like it was stolen off the set of Miami Vice.
Friday, January 25, 2008
dat settles it... i am voting for Barack
Electoral Compass USA
Barack Obama
You are 13% economic left
You are 3% more traditional
You have a substantive agreement of 81%
John Edwards
You are 8% economic left
You are 9% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 74%
Hillary Clinton
You are 3% economic left
You are 14% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 70%
Ron Paul
You are 56% economic left
You are 30% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 46%*
Rudy Giuliani
You are 61% economic left
You are 49% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 39%*
John McCain
You are 53% economic left
You are 63% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 39%*
Mitt Romney
You are 63% economic left
You are 63% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 38%*
Mike Huckabee
You are 58% economic left
You are 69% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 33%*
Fred Thompson (withdrawn)**
You are 61% economic left
You are 78% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 28%*
* holy phokking s#i+
** but folksly
Barack Obama
You are 13% economic left
You are 3% more traditional
You have a substantive agreement of 81%
John Edwards
You are 8% economic left
You are 9% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 74%
Hillary Clinton
You are 3% economic left
You are 14% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 70%
Ron Paul
You are 56% economic left
You are 30% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 46%*
Rudy Giuliani
You are 61% economic left
You are 49% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 39%*
John McCain
You are 53% economic left
You are 63% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 39%*
Mitt Romney
You are 63% economic left
You are 63% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 38%*
Mike Huckabee
You are 58% economic left
You are 69% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 33%*
Fred Thompson (withdrawn)**
You are 61% economic left
You are 78% more progressive
You have a substantive agreement of 28%*
* holy phokking s#i+
** but folksly
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Friday, January 4, 2008
65% of the total vote to Dems...
Iowa Wrap Up
Total Voter Turnout (approximate)
356,000
Percentage of total vote
24.5% Obama
20.5% Edwards
19.8% Clinton
11.4% Huckabee (R)
Total Voter Turnout (approximate)
356,000
Percentage of total vote
24.5% Obama
20.5% Edwards
19.8% Clinton
11.4% Huckabee (R)
Monday, December 24, 2007
"It does not go far enough"
It's like baseball managers...From Frank Rich's Sunday column at the New York Times:
Whatever Mrs. Clinton’s experience as first lady or senator, what matters most in any case is not its sheer volume, that 35 years she keeps citing. It’s what she did or did not learn along the way that counts. That’s why one of the most revealing debate passages so far came in an exchange that earned much laughter but scant scrutiny this month in Des Moines.
This was the moment when Mr. Obama was asked how he could deliver a clean break from the past while relying on “so many Clinton advisers.” Mrs. Clinton jokingly called out, “I want to hear that,” prompting Mr. Obama to one-up her by responding, “Well, Hillary, I’m looking forward to you advising me, as well.”
Well, touché. But what was left unexamined beneath the levity was a revealing distinction between these two candidates. The questioner was right: Mr. Obama, like Mrs. Clinton, has indeed turned to former Clintonites for foreign-policy advice. But the Clinton players were not homogeneous, and who ended up with which ’08 candidate is instructive.
The principal foreign-policy Clinton alumni in Mr. Obama’s campaign include Susan Rice, a former assistant secretary of state, and Tony Lake, the former national security adviser and a prewar skeptic who said publicly in February 2003 that the Bush administration had not made the case that Saddam was an “imminent threat.” Ms. Rice, in an eloquent speech in November 2002, said that the Bush administration was “trying to change the subject to Iraq” from the war against Al Qaeda and warned that if it tried to fight both wars at once, “one, if not both, will suffer.” Her text now reads as a bookend to Mr. Obama’s senatorial campaign speech challenging the wisdom of the war only weeks earlier that same fall.
Mrs. Clinton’s current team was less prescient. Though it includes one of the earlier military critics of Bush policy, Gen. Wesley Clark, he is balanced by Gen. Jack Keane, an author of the Bush “surge.” The Clinton campaign’s foreign policy and national security director is a former Madeleine Albright aide, Lee Feinstein, who in November 2002 was gullible enough to say on CNBC that “we should take the president at his word, which is that he sees war as a last resort” — an argument anticipating the one Mrs. Clinton still uses to defend her vote on the Iraq war authorization.
In late April 2003, a week before “Mission Accomplished,” Mr. Feinstein could be found on CNN saying that he was “fairly confident” that W.M.D. would turn up in Iraq. Asked if the war would be a failure if no weapons were found, he said, “I don’t think that that’s a situation we’ll confront.” Forced to confront exactly that situation over the next year, he dug in deeper, co-writing an essay for Foreign Affairs (available on its Web site) arguing that “the biggest problem with the Bush pre-emption strategy may be that it does not go far enough.”
Whatever Mrs. Clinton’s experience as first lady or senator, what matters most in any case is not its sheer volume, that 35 years she keeps citing. It’s what she did or did not learn along the way that counts. That’s why one of the most revealing debate passages so far came in an exchange that earned much laughter but scant scrutiny this month in Des Moines.
This was the moment when Mr. Obama was asked how he could deliver a clean break from the past while relying on “so many Clinton advisers.” Mrs. Clinton jokingly called out, “I want to hear that,” prompting Mr. Obama to one-up her by responding, “Well, Hillary, I’m looking forward to you advising me, as well.”
Well, touché. But what was left unexamined beneath the levity was a revealing distinction between these two candidates. The questioner was right: Mr. Obama, like Mrs. Clinton, has indeed turned to former Clintonites for foreign-policy advice. But the Clinton players were not homogeneous, and who ended up with which ’08 candidate is instructive.
The principal foreign-policy Clinton alumni in Mr. Obama’s campaign include Susan Rice, a former assistant secretary of state, and Tony Lake, the former national security adviser and a prewar skeptic who said publicly in February 2003 that the Bush administration had not made the case that Saddam was an “imminent threat.” Ms. Rice, in an eloquent speech in November 2002, said that the Bush administration was “trying to change the subject to Iraq” from the war against Al Qaeda and warned that if it tried to fight both wars at once, “one, if not both, will suffer.” Her text now reads as a bookend to Mr. Obama’s senatorial campaign speech challenging the wisdom of the war only weeks earlier that same fall.
Mrs. Clinton’s current team was less prescient. Though it includes one of the earlier military critics of Bush policy, Gen. Wesley Clark, he is balanced by Gen. Jack Keane, an author of the Bush “surge.” The Clinton campaign’s foreign policy and national security director is a former Madeleine Albright aide, Lee Feinstein, who in November 2002 was gullible enough to say on CNBC that “we should take the president at his word, which is that he sees war as a last resort” — an argument anticipating the one Mrs. Clinton still uses to defend her vote on the Iraq war authorization.
In late April 2003, a week before “Mission Accomplished,” Mr. Feinstein could be found on CNN saying that he was “fairly confident” that W.M.D. would turn up in Iraq. Asked if the war would be a failure if no weapons were found, he said, “I don’t think that that’s a situation we’ll confront.” Forced to confront exactly that situation over the next year, he dug in deeper, co-writing an essay for Foreign Affairs (available on its Web site) arguing that “the biggest problem with the Bush pre-emption strategy may be that it does not go far enough.”
Monday, October 29, 2007
anudder reason to vote for da Elf
Obama and the Gay bashing, former Donnie McClurkin.
In another attempt to connect with people of faith in South Carolina, presidential hopeful Barack Obama has decided to reach out by going on a concert tour with gospel artists, including known homophobe and recloseted homosexual Donnie McClurkin.
In another attempt to connect with people of faith in South Carolina, presidential hopeful Barack Obama has decided to reach out by going on a concert tour with gospel artists, including known homophobe and recloseted homosexual Donnie McClurkin.
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