Monthly Archives: February 2008 «

 

Friday night linkage

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 29, 2008 at 10:51 pm » 16 Comments

For your perusal:
—- Has 60 Minutes been duped – again? Gateway Pundit examines a news story they recently did on Karl Rove regarding disgraced former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman and Rove’s “role” in Siegelman’s downfall and finds the sourcing highly questionable. So does the Alabama state GOP. Make sure to read the whole [...]

 

Sigh

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 29, 2008 at 8:56 pm » Comments Off

It’s official: The Captain reports that “[t]he time has come to sail Captain’s Quarters into drydock” and tomorrow will be his first official day blogging at Hot Air. CQ will no longer be updated, but his archives will, thankfully, still be available.
As I noted earlier this week, I have mixed feelings about this, but [...]

 

When the going gets tough …

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 29, 2008 at 8:45 pm » 3 Comments

…. the “toughies” at Code Pinko call —— the Marines.
I swear, you can’t make this stuff up.

 

Just words? Part II (MORE: “FREE MARKET-TYPE” GOOLSBEE WON’T CONFIRM OR DENY MEETINGS W/ RIOUX)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 29, 2008 at 6:30 pm » 3 Comments

**Bump to the top – scroll down to the bottom for updates**
Yesterday, I wrote about a CTV (Canada) story that reported that a “senior member” of BO’s campaign told the Canadian Ambassador Michael Smith that Barack Obama’s tough talk against NAFTA was merely campaign rhetoric, and assured them not to worry. Naturally, all [...]

 

Lawsuits in TX over primary rules?

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 29, 2008 at 12:35 pm » 8 Comments

The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports:
AUSTIN — The Texas Democratic Party warned Thursday that election night caucuses scheduled for Tuesday could be delayed or disrupted after aides to Hillary Rodham Clinton threatened to sue over the party’s complicated delegate selection process.
In a letter sent out late Thursday to both the Clinton and Barack Obama campaigns, [...]

 

Thursday/Friday open thread

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 28, 2008 at 8:05 pm » 7 Comments

What’s shakin’?

 

Howard Dean plays the race card

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 28, 2008 at 1:27 pm » 5 Comments

The Dr. of Disology is at it again:
Howard Dean showed up to talk about Black History Month but the focus quickly changed to politics Tuesday night in ICC Auditorium.
The Chairman of the Democratic National Committee and former Governor of Vermont contrasted the two parties’ presidential candidates, saying that with a woman and an African-American as [...]

 

NYT prints hopeful piece suggesting that McCain can’t be president due to where he was born

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 28, 2008 at 9:41 am » 9 Comments

The NYT’s war on McCain continues:
WASHINGTON — The question has nagged at the parents of Americans born outside the continental United States for generations: Dare their children aspire to grow up and become president? In the case of Senator John McCain of Arizona, the issue is becoming more than a matter of parental daydreaming.
Mr. McCain’s [...]

 

Just words? (MORE: OBAMA CAMP, CANADIAN EMBASSY DENY, CTV STANDS BEHIND ITS STORY)

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 28, 2008 at 9:04 am » 9 Comments

This is an intriguing story, to say the least:
Barack Obama has ratcheted up his attacks on NAFTA, but a senior member of his campaign team told a Canadian official not to take his criticisms seriously, CTV News has learned.
Both Obama and Hillary Clinton have been critical of the long-standing North American Free Trade Agreement [...]

 

Renewed push for slavery apology begins

Posted by: Sister Toldjah on February 27, 2008 at 9:04 pm » 8 Comments

From the Department of Self-Loathers:
Five states did something over the past 12 months that no state had done before: expressed regret or apologized for slavery.
This year, Congress, which meets in a Capitol built partly by slaves, will consider issuing its own apology.
“We’ve seen states step forward on this,” says Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, citing [...]