Daily Archives: May 31st, 2008 «

 

Alcee Hastings: I’ll boycott DNC convention … but campaign for the nominee

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2008 at 10:37 pm » 7 Comments

Rep. Hastings, of Miramar, FL, is not happy with the results of today’s DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting: It is with reluctance and disappointment that I accept the DNC’s decision today. I do so not because I agree with the decision but because it is time for us to move on and focus on [...]

 

Breaking: Via CNN, Obama resigns from TUCC (MORE: OBAMA SPEAKS, CONFIRMS THAT HE IS LEAVING CHURCH)

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2008 at 5:47 pm » 12 Comments

This is huge news. The CNN news channel (via contributor Roland Martin) has the scoop, but the story is not on their website yet. I’ll post a link when I can find one. The reason I suspect he’s doing it? The Clintons are using the Wright/Moss/Pfleger arguments with superdelegates that such controversies will make Obama [...]

 

Space Shuttle Discovery launch in 1 minute

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2008 at 5:01 pm » Comments Off

You can watch it here. The webcast is about 30 seconds behind the actual time. 5:02: We have lift off!

 

Obama has another Al Gore moment

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2008 at 3:16 pm » 3 Comments

The AP reports on yet another Obama gaffe: MOUNT RUSHMORE NATIONAL MEMORIAL, S.D. (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama paid an unscheduled late-night visit to Mount Rushmore Friday, visiting the national memorial at closing time and joking that his ears were too big to ever be included in such a display. Two days after rival Hillary [...]

 

Liveblogging the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee meeting (FINAL UPDATE: COMMITTEE VOTES – CLINTON NETS 24 DELEGATES)

Posted by: ST on May 31, 2008 at 9:33 am » 13 Comments

CSPAN‘s broadcasting it live both on TV and on their website. Looks like the DNC elites are behind this morning as no one is seated at this point and it’s 9:30. Perhaps they are a little behind because their dinner engagement went on until 2 this morning. Most of the CSPAN callers this morning are [...]