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Hottest QB evah? (Thursday/Friday open thread)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 31, 2008 at 10:57 pm » 12 Comments

I’m following The Anchoress’ advice and taking a deep breath for a moment from all the craziness going on in politics to blog about a matter that, while not nearly as serious as a presidential election, is very important nonetheless.
MSN Lifestyle has ranked who they believe are the "Ten Sexiest QBs in History" – and Mr. Tom Brady [...]

 

The State of the Conservative Union: Not Good

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 31, 2008 at 8:42 pm » 38 Comments

I know the fireworks are just starting in the Dem debate, but something far more pressing is occurring and that is the disarray of the Republican party.  I wanted to repost something I just posted over at Hot Air – it’s part of what I’ve been working on most of the day today – the [...]

 

Rating last night’s debate (UPDATE: AHHHNOLD OFFICIALLY ENDORSES MCCAIN)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 31, 2008 at 12:31 pm » 4 Comments

Samantha Sault at The Weekly Standard blog has a link roundup of blogger reax to last night’s GOP debate, where there were some testy exchanges between the two frontrunners.
I personally think McCain came off as more arrogant than normal, not to mention blatantly dishonest – which I’ll address more in the post I’m writing about [...]

 

Ralph Nader considering another run for prez. – PLUS: Berkeley is still stuck on stupid

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 31, 2008 at 9:34 am » 11 Comments

Oh no, not that guy again:
Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) — Ralph Nader, the consumer advocate who ran for president in 2000 and 2004, said he is considering another bid for the White House because he believes the current contenders aren’t standing up enough to corporate interests.
“Look at the major areas of injustice, deprivation and solutions [...]

 

Tonight’s GOP debate (THUR AM UPDATE: TRANSCRIPT LINK ADDED)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 30, 2008 at 7:58 pm » 2 Comments

It starts in just a few minutes and will be airing on CNN. I’m in the middle of a few different things right now, so I won’t be liveblogging it, but I’ll catch the highlight reels later. Feel free to post your comments about the debate in this thread.
Update: As expected, fireworks erupted [...]

 

Rudy officially drops out, endorses McCain – Ahhhnold may be next to endorse the Mc

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 30, 2008 at 6:46 pm » 1 Comment

CNN reports:
MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani ended his GOP presidential race and endorsed rival Sen. John McCain of Arizona on Wednesday.
And sources say California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger might endorse McCain on Thursday.
“This is a man who is prepared to be president,” Giuliani said of his “old friend.”
Giuliani said McCain gives [...]

 

His Royal Phoniness drops out of the presidential race

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 30, 2008 at 12:07 pm » 11 Comments

Good news for Obama supporters? (h/t: ST reader Dana Pico):
DENVER (AP) – Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voters’ sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has learned.
The [...]

 

About closed primary voting

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 30, 2008 at 9:03 am » 6 Comments

Questions are surfacing in the blogosphere about whether or not Florida’s primary was a truly “closed” primary since John McCain rec’d 17% of votes from people identifying themselves as Independents (and 3% as Dems). Captain Ed explains here that what happened in Florida was perfectly normal under closed primary rules:
Closed-primary states typically prepare three [...]

 

The Florida primary (UPDATE 17: CONFIRMED – RUDY TO ENDORSE MCCAIN WEDNESDAY)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 29, 2008 at 6:14 pm » 15 Comments

*This post has been bumped to the top, and will be updated frequently this evening. Any newer posts will appear below. **
The polls are now open in Florida. Here are the final polling numbers going into today’s Florida primary, showing a neck and neck race between Romney and McCain. As I [...]

 

Obama: I didn’t snub Hillary at the SOTU

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on January 29, 2008 at 4:13 pm » 4 Comments

After news outlets all over the place were talking about it this morning, the O-man himself addressed the issue earlier today, saying his alleged snub of Her Royal Highness wasn’t a snub at all.
I know it’s protocol to be friendly and/or greet your fellow Congressperson during the SOTU, but frankly I wouldn’t blame Obama for [...]