Daily Archives: February 21st, 2008 «

 

Barack Obama’s ties to lobbyists and special interests

Posted by: ST on February 21, 2008 at 10:29 pm » 20 Comments

This is a continuation of a post I wrote yesterday about Barack Obama’s false claim that his campaign is "responsible only to the people."  I know I have been writing about BO a lot lately, but that’s because I think it is imperative that the whole truth and nothing but the truth gets out about [...]

 

Tonight’s Clinton/Obama debate in Texas

Posted by: ST on February 21, 2008 at 8:22 pm » 17 Comments

I just turned it on (it’s on CNN). Please use this thread as an open thread to comment. Should be interesting to see if Hillary can gain any traction. Update: Looks like a big panderfest to the Hispanic population of TX. Update 2 – 11:26 PM: By the accounts I’m reading so far, it looks [...]

 

Former Bill Clinton special advisor defends John McCain

Posted by: ST on February 21, 2008 at 12:57 pm » 6 Comments

Via the Washington Times: Lanny Davis, a former special adviser to President Clinton and longtime Democratic activist, challenged reports today that Sen. John McCain may have done a favor for a female lobbyist, calling them meritless. Mr. Davis said the likely Republican presidential nominee did not “yield to a lobbyist” and backed up Mr. McCain’s [...]

 

Pop quiz

Posted by: ST on February 21, 2008 at 10:42 am » Comments Off

One frontrunner Senator has rec’d $9,819,390 from lawyers and lobbyists, while the other has rec’d $2,980,037. Which Senator ranks second only to Hillary Clinton on the list of lobbyist/lawyer contributions? To find out, go here. Hint: This candidate claims their campaign is “responsible to no one but the people.” Props to Don Surber for the [...]

 

How CNN instructed its anchors to talk about Fidel Castro

Posted by: ST on February 21, 2008 at 9:19 am » 3 Comments

Via the Babalu Blog comes the story of this email: From: Flexner, Allison Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:46 AM To: *CNN Superdesk (TBS) Cc: Neill, Morgan; Darlington, Shasta Subject: Castro guidance Some points on Castro – for adding to our anchor reads/reporting: * Please say in our reporting that Castro stepped down in a [...]