“A more perfect union”
Blog: March 18th, 2008That’s the title of Obama’s speech. Marc Ambinder reports that Obama wrote the speech himself. The full text of the speech is here. – Steve
Archive for March, 2008
Jesse Ventura, indepdendent Presidential candidate?
Blog: March 18th, 2008Reason.com reports that former Minnestota Governor, professional wrestler and Predator victim Jesse Ventura is considering a run for the White House… “As I begin to write this book, I’m facing probably the most monumental decision of my 56 years on this planet. Will I run for president of the United States, as an independent, in [...]
NY Gov. Paterson admits to numerous affairs – FOR FREE!
Blog: March 18th, 2008The just-sworn-in replacement for prostitutee Elliot Spitzer’s recently vacated and disinfected seat, David Paterson, held a news conference today acknowledging “several” affairs… During a nearly half-hour press conference at the state capitol in Albany, David Paterson said he has had affairs with “several” women, two of whom had at one point been on the state [...]
Media backlash and Clinton attacks hurting Obama?
Blog: March 19th, 2008Perhaps its the media’s week-long video barrage of angry sermon clips or Hillary’s attacks on Obama or the bogus NAFTA story or all of the above but the result is Obama’s first substantial drops in poll numbers since Super Tuesday.
Star Trek: Year Four collection released
Blog: March 19th, 2008A bit off topic but publisher IDW has just released a collection of the Star Trek comics I illustrated last year. I’m a huge fan of the original Trek series and loved working on the comic. If you’re intersted in getting a copy, they’re available from any comic book shop, larger book store and online. [...]
Thoughts on Obama’s speech on race
Blog: March 20th, 2008It appears as though, politically, Obama’s speech was a success. Apart from it being almost universally praised for it’s ethical and poetic strengths, it managed an important political achievement: it changed the mainstream media’s narrative away from the Reverend Wright video loop. Almost immediately, the MSM stopped playing those clips. The Wright controversy is the [...]
Three State Dept. employees caught spying on Obama
Blog: March 20th, 2008On three separate occasions, three State Department contract employees improperly accessed Obama’s passport information. Josh Marshall of TPM points out the relevance of the three days (January 9, February 21 and March 14) the records were breached: That would be the day after the New Hampshire primary, the day of the Democratic debate in Texas [...]
WTF? What the Friday?
Blog: March 21st, 2008Sure there’s a photo of Obama’s Pastor Wright and Bill Clinton together. In Bill Clinton’s defense, it’s obvious he never listed to a word any preacher ever said. The AP (by way of TPM) report “Clinton says her passport file breeched” as well Hillary pushed NAFTA as first lady contradicting all her pre-Ohio, Obama-misrepresenting bluster: [...]
