This video pretty much encapsulates all the feelings I have at the purity bloggers on this site who claim that donating money won't matter since Obama is bound to win in November, or that Obama is worse than John McCain, or that this specific hill is the one that Obama should die on. Or, even that elections don't matter in the face of this single specific issue.
Obama, in a major speech on religion today, is set to announce an expansion of faith-based programs, and one provision may start off a controversy here on Dailykos, which is the ability of these organizations to hire and fire based upon faith. Obama supports that.
The Obama campaign just finished their conference call on the New York Times story about Al-Qaeda flourishing in Pakistan, and hit McCain several times during their conference call for supporting the Iraq war.
As we all know by now, the facts matter very little much anymore, and that it is the perception of whatever reality there is that drives the current media narrative that matters.
I've had a couple glasses of white wine so far, and I've been ruminating on the primary season and the early start of the general election. The question that comes to mind is, "What would I think if I was Barack Obama and I found myself in this position?" Hell, this man came out of nowhere, truthfully enough, in 2004, and built a massive grassroots operation to beat the best political team in a century, the Clintons.
It's time to fight back. The vote on the FISA Act will come between 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. We don't have very much time left. We'd better burn up those phone lines fast!
Just in, Mark Halperin at The Page reports that Barack Obama is opting out of public financing this morning.
He'll be making a video announcement to his supporters, so we all should presumably receive his e-mail. Please feel free to use this as an open thread to discuss the ramifications of his decision.
Today, John McCain is going to give a speech on his energy plan in Houston, home to the top oil companies, as the top recipient of $723,777 in contributions from oil- and gas-industry employees and political-action committees.
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate John McCain, seeking to make amends with Texas energy producers who did not support him during the 2008 GOP primary season, said Monday that he wants to end a federal moratorium on offshore drilling and create "additional incentives" for states to approve new exploration ventures.
"We must embark on a national mission to end our dependence on foreign oil and reduce greenhouse gases through the development of alternate energy sources," the Arizona senator said in Arlington, Va., before departing for Texas.
I read this very interesting article in the Politico about the evangelical vote behind Barack Obama. One such major figure is Stephen Mansfield, the autobiographical publisher of George W. Bush and Tom Delay.
Well, you have your chance if you're a disgruntled Clinton supporter. The McCain campaign is organizing a teleconference townhall where McCain himself will be speaking to disgruntled Clinton supporters. This so-called townhall is going to take place at 3:30PM EST.
Remember this ratfuck bastard, Karl Rove? The one who outed a CIA agent, Valerie Plame? The one that helped George Bush hoodwink the American people in going to Iraq based upon lies about weapons of mass destruction?
Yep, that's the one gleefully posing with John McCain. He's behind a new 527 group called Freedom's Watch. Let me give you the low-down on Freedom's Watch:
Freedom's Watch
A major new 527 conservative advocacy group largely bankrolled by casino billionaire Sheldon Adelson. The donors for Freedom's Watch have raised $200 million for this election to help Republicans.
Senator Barack Obama and his team decided to launch Fight The Smears website because of his encounter with the McClatchy reporter who asked him about the Michelle Obama "whitey" smear tape.
There's an article in Time Magazine about this website and his efforts to fight back the internet smears, which can be disgustingly prevalent due to the anonymous nature of the internet, making it difficult to track down these internet smears.
On the interview with NBC's "Today" morning show, John McCain had this to say about the Iraq war:
In a live interview on NBC’s "Today," McCain discussed his economic plan, energy and Iraq. Promoted his tax cuts and criticized Obama’s plan– "I don’t want to redistribute the wealth." On energy, said his plan will promote nuclear and renewable energy, though he doubts gas prices will fall in the short term. On Iraq, said bringing troops home is "not too important," insisting that cutting casualties is the key goal.
Here's the thing about Hillary Clinton. When she says she's a fighter, she means it. When she says she'll back Barack Obama, she means it. This story below illustrates that:
