Obama stiffs, stifles national press →

"There are some theories that when Hillary was talking about being under sniper fire in Bosnia, she was actually flashing back to the time when she killed Vince Foster."

My law professor

Other Dangerous Historical Events Hillary Clinton Experienced as First Lady →

“I remember landing under sniper fire.”

Why Obama is no elitist →

This one drives me crazy. Call Obama what you want, but the man is not an elitist.

Worst Campaign Idea Ever? →

Apparently a Congressional candidate spoke at a celebration of Adolf Hilter’s birthday. But don’t worry! He’s no Nazi!

Zirkle confirmed to The News-Dispatch on Monday he spoke Sunday in Chicago at a meeting of the Nationalist Socialist Workers Party, whose symbol is a swastika.

When asked if he was a Nazi or sympathized with Nazis or white supremacists, Zirkle replied he didn’t know enough about the group to either favor it or oppose it.

The report uses objective newspaper voice for great comedic effect — it could be straight out of an Onion article.

The Lunsford Collection: Bruce Lunsford... More Baggage Than You Can Handle! →

Now, I’ve heard of political attack ads, but I’ve never heard of political attack Web sites!

Greg Fischer and Bruce Lunsford are both running for the Ky. Democratic party’s nomination for U.S. Senate this year. Fischer’s campaign created a Web site to advertise Lunsford’s “baggage.” Hey, whatever works to keep Lunsford out of office.

Obama also takes change from the tip jars at coffee shops. →

In the clip above, a voter explains that she can’t support a Muslim.

Gold. (via fatmanatee)

Terry McAuliffe Is Wonderfully Deranged →

It’s true. McAuliffe’s scary.

The NYT has another amazing interactive tool for examining Democratic race statistics. (via dailymeh)

"You know, basically it’s a Google. What you can find out now on the Internet — it’s remarkable."

John McCain, who is using Google to vet VP candidates. The article states that “McCain, 71, has faced high scrutiny in his search because of his age.”

"I think it was important, a little bit for the stability factor, that it wasn’t God who was going to perform a miracle, end the war and bring us home. It was men. It was Caesar. I think the majority of those guys felt the way I did but we just had some, just as people turn to faith healing and that kind of stuff, we had some of that. A lot of times I would pray for strength and I think sometimes I got it. Pray for patience to get through the next minute when things were bad. I just don’t think it’s fair to expect too much out of what is basically not the Lord’s business."

John McCain on the preaching he did to his fellow POWs in Vietnam, from this NYT article.

I think McCain gets the idea of separation of church and state — an idea that, seriously, goes all the way back the Gospel. McCain’s alluding to it here; “Caesar” as in Matthew 22:21.

On Religion, Public Policy, and Obama →

An interesting post on Obama’s position on separation of church and state. (via rodmitch)

"The mass media has been single-mindedly focused on the White House and campaigns for the presidency for two generations now. Is it any wonder that most people have lost the feeling that the country and its politics are theirs and they are responsible for maintaining liberty and democracy? Ben Franklin told the people outside the Philadelphia Convention that the Founders had put together “a Republic, if you can keep it.” Now every four years and most of the time in between we’re mesmerized with the idea that if we can just find that one perfect person who can pull the presidential sword from the stone, all will be well. We have been waiting around for this Mr. Goodbar for thirty years of deadlock, drift, and disappointment in our politics since Watergate times. Nobody seems to get the message that our problems are bigger than the presidents; we are stuck in a storyline that lets the rest of us off the hook."

Dick Flannery, writing in Homer Simpson Goes to Washington

This tax cut plan is really interesting. Under Obama’s plan, Ashley and I would get more than three times as much money back. Even our parents’ taxes would receive a slightly larger cut.

Still, if I was a millionaire, I know who I’d be a-votin’ for.

(via azspot)

This commercial has aired multiple times during the Olympics on NBC. Ashley and I were both struck by how little party loyalty McCain has — usually it’s the other party who says we’re worse off than we were four years ago. I don’t think many Republicans will appreciate his attitude.