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June 07, 2008
As The Father of a Beautiful Daughter...
...Thank you, Senator Clinton!
Now let's go win this thing.
01:12 PM | Comments (5) | Posted By Bob Cesca
This Is A Joke, Right?
The Spinal Tap campaign gets more Tap-ish. Paddy reports that John McCain has launched a community blog!
So far, there's another knock-off of Senator Obama's brand (The blog's header says: "A Blog We Can Believe In"), an ABBA video (whah?) and the following photograph...which we must now write funny captions for. I'll start:
MCCAIN: "I like puppies."
LIEBERMAN (whispering off camera): "It's an alligator."
09:06 AM | Comments (20) | Posted By Bob Cesca
They've Got Nothing... 'Red Scare' Edition
Glenn Cock -- I mean Beck (he has an unfortunate last name) and laughing-stock Jonah Goldberg picked up where disgraced/indicted Tom Delay left off. That's right, they play the Red Scare card and accuse Senator Obama of being a socialist.
Delay, Goldberg and Cock -- Beck, I mean... Good company. Let's hope these three swollen turds continue to push frames like this. I want Senator McCain inextricably linked to attacks borrowed from 1953.
They've. Got. Nothing.
08:45 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
06:31 AM | Comments (0) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 06, 2008
Worst Person In The World
HILL: A fist bump? A pound? A terrorist fist jab? The gesture everyone seems to interpret differently. We'll show you some interesting body communication and find out what it really says.
Has FOX News been living in a frickin' box for the last 10 years since people started bumping fists (aka. "the snake bite") in lieu of shaking hands? And what the hell does "terrorism" have to do with anything?
08:35 PM | Comments (7) | Posted By Bob Cesca
They've Got Nothing, Folks. Nothing.
Oh, I love Cenk.
This is jaw-droppingly ridiculous. Steve Doocy and Michelle Malkin: Super Sleuths! This kind of investigatory retardation is how we ended up in Iraq.
If this is the best they can do... Wow.
(h/t Ben Smith)
05:10 PM | Comments (4) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Afternoon Awesome
Tom Delay, Indicted Republican: "Unless he proves me wrong, [Obama] is a Marxist."
Hunter, Blogger: "Unless he proves me wrong, Tom Delay lures children into his van with candy, gasses them to death with bug spray, and uses their powdered bones as an aphrodisiac when making love to all the animals at the San Antonio Sea World."
01:00 PM | Comments (7) | Posted By Bob Cesca
He Shouldn't Pick A Senator
A lot of folks are talking about Senator Obama choosing Senators Webb or McCaskill for the VP slot. Matthews, last night, predicted that it'd be Mark Warner... who's presently running for Senate and winning.
I repeat: this is a terrible idea.
1) We need every person with a (D) behind their name to remain in the Senate, especially if Senator Obama wins. We also need Democrats who are leading in their Senate races to win. The vote margin is razor thin right now and we're already (hopefully) losing Senator Obama to the White House.
2) Senator Webb won his seat by the thinnest of margins against George Allen. The last thing we need is for that seat to be open again. Who knows -- maybe Allen would try to reclaim it. McCaskill won by similar thin margins. Both are from swing states -- states which are now beginning to turn blue.
It has to be either a former elected official like John Edwards, or a governor like Sebelius.
UPDATE: I don't think Bob Graham is a good idea either. He's too old-school. And I think the conventional wisdom for winning a tough state is to pick someone with a machine, which means a governor. Senator Clinton kicked ass in Pennsylvania partly because of Rendell's machine. And if Graham isn't guaranteed to deliver Florida, what other advantages does he bring to the table?
10:45 AM | Comments (10) | Posted By Bob Cesca
What?!
I just heard Courtney Hazlet on MSNBC say, "Spike Lee got really uppity."
No. No no no no. NO!
UPDATE: Gawker has the video.
09:00 AM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Puppet Show & Spinal Tap
It just dawned on me that Senator McCain is running a Spinal Tap campaign for president. It's so ass-backwards that it's hilarious. To wit, Josh Marshall caught this on the official McCain website:
Seriously. Not only is the McCain campaign knocking-off Senator Obama's fonts, slogans and designs, but... The Iraq War... and golf gear?
08:35 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
40 Years Ago
On this day in 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy died in Los Angeles. And what followed was equally as tragic: Nixon, more Vietnam, the invasion of Cambodia, Watergate, the Southern Strategy, Reaganomics...
08:08 AM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
This documentary was created by an 8th grade student.
07:17 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 05, 2008
The McBush Town Hall Meetings
Shorter McBush on this Obama/McBush town hall meeting idea:
"I drink your milkshake, my friend. I drink it up!"
Milkshake = large, enthusiastic audiences.
VIDEO UPDATE: For those of you going, "Uh...milkshake? Whah?" I give you the now legendary final scene from Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood:
(Timecode 3:44)
11:00 AM | Comments (7) | Posted By Bob Cesca
NO!
Hillary Clinton has, in effect, converted her presidential campaign into a bid for the vice presidency, an unprecedented move and a high-risk gamble for a candidate in her position.
Sheesh. This is the best way to totally cancel out any good will and unity generated by Saturday's endorsement. Now all of the Lannybots will have something else to gripe about -- when Senator Obama chooses someone else for the VP slot, it'll incite more malignant, narcissistic rage. Awesome.
Adding... This is enough to fuel several news cycles about the Clintons, thus stealing more airtime from Obama vs. McBush.
09:38 AM | Comments (4) | Posted By Bob Cesca
The Reading Classic
I'll be hanging out at the Reading Classic cycling race this afternoon, so there will be light blogging for a while. I'll be dressed like Borat chasing the riders on the Mt. Penn climbs.
I'm kidding about the Borat thing.
09:00 AM | Comments (3) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
06:26 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 04, 2008
Obama Kicks Lieberman's Ass
This is the second most awesome story of the week.
I just wish there was video.
11:10 PM | Comments (5) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Clinton To Endorse Obama on Friday?
Okay, so I bought the concession thing yesterday so I will hence remain cautiously optimistic about this breaking news.
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is moving to suspend her campaign and endorse Senator Barack Obama on Friday after Democratic members of Congress urged her on Wednesday to leave the race and allow the party to unite around Mr. Obama, according to a senior adviser to Mrs. Clinton.
Congressman Chaahhlie Rangel and 23 other members of Congress called her today and told her that it was time. Rangel, a Clinton supporter, in particular was "angry" and thought Senator Clinton's speech was "rude," according to NBC's Andrea Mitchell just now on MSNBC.
Howard Fineman told Olbermann that there was a second call in which eight Senators delivered a similar message to Senator Clinton.
UPDATE: Heh. So Olbermann is now reporting that the public event will be Saturday -- not Friday. Man, I wish I had a staff of reporters and, you know, access to very serious insiders.
09:18 PM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
New Huffington Post Entry
I really hope this is the last Senator-Clinton-Is-Ruining-It-For-Everyone blog I have to write.
05:10 PM | Comments (6) | Posted By Bob Cesca
The Popular Vote
According to Real Clear Politics:
Obama 17,535,458 - 48.1%
Clinton 17,493,836 - 48.0%
Obama wins by 41,622 votes
The only way Senator Clinton wins the popular vote is if you count Michigan, but give zero votes to Senator Obama. That'd be Clinton +286,687. However, if you count Michigan and give Senator Obama the uncommitted votes -- as well as the caucus state totals -- Senator Obama wins by 61,703 votes.
Close, but ultimately irrelevant. I'm going with the RCP total above.
12:06 PM | Comments (5) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Images of McCain's Awesome Speech
(This one is inspired by Attaturk)
Post more in the comments if you wanna...
08:52 AM | Comments (9) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Here We Go
On MSNBC they're talking about Senator Obama's so-called "patriotism problem." (Trying not to freak out, here.) I'm listening to Chris Matthews tell me that "the little guy" likes America because there's God. Pat Buchanan saying you've either got patriotism or you don't. And Joe Scarborough defining patriotism as that feeling you get when you hear that awful Lee Greenwood song. Seriously. He seriously said that.
This election is going to be covered using the same old script. Democrats = effete, elitist, San Francisco liberals. Republicans = patriotic, middle American. The only way for Senator Obama to win, they'll say, is to act like a Republican.
08:35 AM | Comments (5) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
08:22 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Obama Nomination Awesome
Regarding Senator Obama declaring victory inside the Republican convention venue...
Goddamn this made me laugh.
12:16 AM | Comments (4) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 03, 2008
Liveblogging The Last Primary Night
7:10 (all times are eastern daylight time)
Fired up, ready to go! I loved turning on MSNBC tonight to see that somehow Senator Clinton is ahead in the popular vote (17,425,810 to 17,428,541) and then to hear Tim Russert suggest that Senator Clinton's bid for the VP slot will be a distraction for the next several weeks.
7:13
Yep. It's going to be one of those nights.
Senator Clinton is going to try to be the center of attention all night, when it ought to be an historical evening for Senator Obama, the United States, democracy and African-Americans. Instead, more of the Clintons shouting "me, me, me!"
7:16
Pat Buchanan saying that Senator Obama needs to move to the center in order to win the "working class whites." Or... the only way a black Democrat can win is to become a Republican. Also known as the Clinton Theorem. Yeah, we need more of that.
7:21
MSNBC... Clinton needs 200 delegates. Obama needs 11. That's not a shocker, but it makes me feel better. Stomach acid dissipating.
7:26
I wish someone would tell me how MSNBC arrived at their popular vote count. Did they count the caucus states? If not, why not?
7:27
CNN suggesting that Senator Obama only needs 7 delegates.
7:32
And, of course, CNN is also talking about Senator Clinton in the the VP slot. I can't underscore how terrible an idea that is. The whole general election will end up being about Clinton, Clinton, Clinton. Then we're treated to McAuliffe, Wolfson and all of the other sycophants who ruined her campaign -- but, in this case, watering down Senator Obama's change message. Awful idea.
7:33
Carville earning his paycheck with awesome analysis: "Democrats are united in one thing -- we are not Republicans." So wise. So smart.
7:36
More Carville giving me agita: "She's gonna wanna bring along as many of her people as possible." Oh please can she? That would rule the school and own the phone. I want Ickes' permanent undertaker grin and Wolfson's Gollum face for another five months. More McAuliffe! More everything!
7:51
Back from eating dinner. Harold Ford: "[McCain] married into a wonderful beer fortune." Matthews nearly snarfed -- hunched over laughing.
7:56
Wow. Brokaw just scolded Olbermann.
BROKAW: "We have two remarkable stories taking shape tonight. It seems to me."
OLBERMANN: "And a third one trying to shoehorn her way into the coverage of the first two---"
BROKAW: [interrupting] "---Well, I think that's unfair Keith. I don't think she shoehorned her way in when you look at the states that she won, the popular vote that she piled up and the number of delegates that she has on her side. She's got real bargaining power in all this..."
8:05
Matthews paraphrasing McBush's forthcoming speech: "[McCain's] now declaring war on the media." No more barbeque for the media!
8:09
Schecter has the first Rove sighting on FOX News. All we need is Alex Castellanos on CNN and we have the cable news trifecta of race-baiters (Rove, Buchanan, Castellanos).
8:16
CNN says Senator Obama is only 4 delegates away!
8:19
Gergen on CNN mentioning that it was exactly 200 years ago when the slave trade ended. That's a long, long road.
8:22
While Chuck Todd discusses McBush's running mate possibilities, here is my prediction for the McBush ticket: McBush-Huckabee. And the super crazy long shot: McBush-Clinton.
8:25
Chuck Todd: "This is the greatest political upset maybe in the history of American politics."
8:26
Schecter: "John McCain will be speaking soon. From Louisiana. I wonder if he showed up with that birthday cake he proudly displayed while New Orleans residents were drowining."
Cake from the President! Yummy!
8:32
Fineman: "Hillary's aides wanted her to quit a month ago." Also (paraphrasing) Obama will only offer the VP slot if... she will refuse it. Fineman also said "kaboobie" instead of kabuki. Huh-huhuhuhuh. Kaboobie.
8:36
Fineman suggesting that Clinton's posture on the VP is that if it's not her, Obama better not dare pick another woman. If it's true, it's really creepy.
8:38
McBush is talking now. His smiling is especially fake and random tonight. Also, there are 12 people in the room.
8:41
Schecter on McBush: "Thanks Hillary on behalf of his daughters. Which is why, I guess he called his wife a four-letter word that rhymes with runt and wants to put another Alito on the Court "
8:42
This was an awesome line: "Turn challenges and opportunities into opportunities."
8:43
You know McBush's best asset in this thing? He's white. But not just white-white. He's almost translucent -- like those weird subterranean creatures that live in total darkness.
8:45
McBush thinks police officers ought to be able to talk to firemen. Awesome!
8:46
"That's not change we can believe in." (big fake grin) And now he's going off on a long negative rant about Senator Obama. Seriously -- he sounds creepy and sinister. Like a second-rate surrogate delivering an introductory speech for a candidate running for sheriff in Toothlessburg.
8:51
Rove's underlings have clearly written this speech.
8:55
I just noticed the slogan on the backdrop. "A leader we can believe in." You know, can anyone name the actual Clinton and McBush slogans? I can only think of the lines they used to mock Obama's branding. Sad little man with a creepy, hissing speaking style.
9:00
BIG NEWS! CNN breaks away from McBush speech to announce that Senator Obama is the Democratic nominee! To quote Marv Albert: "Do you believe in miracles?! Yes!"
9:02
Same declaration from MSNBC. Senator Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee for President of the United States!
9:05
Exactly 40 years after the death of Martin Luther King, Jr. One step closer to the promised land.
9:08
The magnitude of this accomplishment can't be exaggerated.
9:10
Harold Ford: "[McBush's] speech was the best he's given on the campaign trail... A powerful speech by John McCain this evening." I didn't know Ford had such low expectations for public speaking.
9:14
Weird. Senator Clinton is leading in South Dakota. 55-45.
9:22
MSNBC is calling South Dakota for Senator Clinton. Oy. Buchanan's first reaction: diminish Senator Obama's nomination.
9:22
Via Schecter, Jeffrey Toobin on CNN said, "What about that McCain speech. It was awful....A couple hundred people...I think that was one of the worst speeches I've ever seen."
9:29
Castellanos is on CNN tonight, thus completing the Race-Baiting Trifecta. Goddamn. Why are these networks going out of their way to bring in known race-baiters? Again, for the record, Castellanos created the following ad for known racist Jesse Helms:
9:32
Senator Clinton getting ready to make with the talking.
9:35
Senator Clinton's first line was untrue. She said that South Dakota has "the last word" in this election. Montana's polls are still open. I guess Montana doesn't count.
9:38
She's still claiming she's the stronger candidate to defeat Senator McBush. And now she's making the electoral vote argument against Senator Obama -- followed by the (Xeroxed) "Yes she will" chant. Classy!
9:42
It sounds like that drunk lady from Jane's RBC video has infiltrated the room.
9:47
I zoned out there -- trying to win a staring contest against that stone-faced redhead in the background. I lost.
9:48
Two great Schecter lines: "There are more people behind Hillary Clinton than were in McCain's entire crowd." And, "Somewhere at this very moment, Mitt Romney's hair is combing itself."
9:49
Senator Clinton: "This has been a long campaign and I will be making no decisions tonight." Of course not. That would be too classy.
9:51
Someone just shouted out, "Can't vote for Obama!" Of course Senator Clinton could have defused all of this with just ONE nice sentence about Senator Obama's remarkable victory and his historical personal story. That, and a concession.
9:53
She's invoking 9/11 and choking up now.
9:54
She's done. What a crock that was. Olbermann just said that no-one there knew that Senator Obama won the nomination because there weren't any TV monitors.
9:59
Holy crap! She used the Tina Turner "Simply the Best" song to play her off. Which of course is also used at the end of this speech:
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10:00
Russert says that a top advisor to Clinton says that she wants to be Vice President.
10:01
MSNBC calling Montana for Senator Obama. Phew.
10:06
Senator Obama is up to 2,136 delegates.
10:07
Holy crap! Gloria Borger is a doofus!
10:09
Senator and Mrs. Obama are taking the stage in St. Paul. HUGE crowd. Makes McBush's little ditty seem cheap and amateurish. Which it was. Now he's talking, so I'm going to stop and enjoy...
10:16
"I will be the Democratic nominee for President of the United States."
10:18
Extended tribute to Senator Clinton...
That is particularly true for the candidate who has traveled further on this journey than anyone else. Senator Hillary Clinton has made history in this campaign not just because she's a woman who has done what no woman has done before, but because she's a leader who inspires millions of Americans with her strength, her courage, and her commitment to the causes that brought us here tonight.We've certainly had our differences over the last sixteen months. But as someone who's shared a stage with her many times, I can tell you that what gets Hillary Clinton up in the morning - even in the face of tough odds - is exactly what sent her and Bill Clinton to sign up for their first campaign in Texas all those years ago; what sent her to work at the Children's Defense Fund and made her fight for health care as First Lady; what led her to the United States Senate and fueled her barrier-breaking campaign for the presidency - an unyielding desire to improve the lives of ordinary Americans, no matter how difficult the fight may be.
And you can rest assured that when we finally win the battle for universal health care in this country, she will be central to that victory. When we transform our energy policy and lift our children out of poverty, it will be because she worked to help make it happen. Our party and our country are better off because of her, and I am a better candidate for having had the honor to compete with Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Woman hater.
10:22
McCain "has served this country heroically... I respect his many accomplishments even if he chooses to deny mine." BIGGETY BAM!
10:32
Hmm. I'm watching Senator Obama's victory speech and I'm wondering... Where are the wacky mock versions of McBush's messaging? Oh. Right. McBush doesn't have a message worth mocking.
10:43
Olbermann reporting... 17,000 inside. 15,000 outside.
10:49
On January 30, 2007, the RealClearPolitics polling average was Clinton 37%, Obama 17%.
10:53
Watching Wolf Blitzer now. Stephanie Miller has a great running bit about Blitzer... His voice sounds like he's constipated. Why? Because his diet consists solely of hard cheese and drywall.
10:58
Whoa. Jeffrey Toobin to Gloria Borger: "The margin is without dispute... Without the deranged narcissism of the Clintons I don't understand... What does that mean 'it's her night'?" Gergen reacted as if Toobin farted out a skunk corpse filled with spoiled eggs and seafood.
11:05
Senator Tester on MSNBC announcing his endorsement of Senator Obama.
11:06
Prediction: Senator Clinton will never deliver an actual concession speech. If she concedes, it'll be through a small announcement. That's... if... she concedes. I'm still clinging to the crazy voice in my head that keeps whispering: "She a Liebercrat. She's gonna run as an independent."
11:13
Guess what? 26 percent of South Dakota has voted against Senator McBush. Ron Paul 16%, Huckabee 7%, Romney 3%.
11:18
Senator Obama's delegate count up to 2,141 according to CNN.
11:20
More from South Dakota... Senator Obama, even though he lost the primary, has more votes than Senator McBush right now. Obama 37,130 - McCain 36,248.
11:22
Going back to Senator Obama's line: "I respect his many accomplishments even if he chooses to deny mine." This successfully made Senator McBush appear small and petty. Brilliant.
11:23
Olbermann is saying that Senator Obama will end the night with a total of 2,219 delegates.
11:36
Pat Buchanan again trying to make this another election about middle America. Scarborough Country, if you will. Goddamn I'm sick of middle America deciding our elections.
11:40
That's all for me tonight. This is a profound night for the Democratic Party and for American history. Now we'll need to seriously amp up the campaign against Senator McCain. I've been worried that people aren't up for a battle against McCain (based on web traffic and comments on various sites), so we'll see if everyone in the blogotubes can be as ferocious against Senator McCain as we have against Senator Clinton and President Bush. Honestly, I'm worried that the fire isn't there -- despite Senator McCain's roster of awfulness.
Let's fire it up and get ready to go!
07:04 PM | Comments (32) | Posted By Bob Cesca
"I am open to it."
That's the quote. Senator Clinton says she's open to being the VP nominee.
I don't think it's a good idea. Were I Senator Obama, I'd be looking seriously at John Edwards or Governor Sebelius.
05:48 PM | Comments (9) | Posted By Bob Cesca
AP: Obama Clinches!
WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama effectively clinched the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday, based on an Associated Press tally of convention delegates, becoming the first black candidate ever to lead his party into a fall campaign for the White House.
Victory!
03:38 PM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Liveblogging Tonight
So it turns out I won't be liveblogging for the Huffington Post tonight. They're having Jason Linkins do it instead -- he's very smart and will kick lots of ass.
That means... I'll be doing the usual liveblogging routine here instead. We'll get underway with the blustery hooplah at around 7PM.
Tell all your friends! Notify the address book!
02:18 PM | Comments (6) | Posted By Bob Cesca
The First 100 Days
How did I miss this from last week?
During a fund-raiser in Denver, Obama — a former constitutional law professor at the University of Chicago Law School — was asked what he hoped to accomplish during his first 100 days in office.“I would call my attorney general in and review every single executive order issued by George Bush and overturn those laws or executive decisions that I feel violate the constitution,” said Obama.
That could very well mean overturning all of them.
01:44 PM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Worst Person In The World
I'm speechless.
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- A car plowed into a weekend bike race along a highway near the U.S.-Mexico border, killing one and injuring 10 others, police said. The 28-year-old driver was apparently drunk and fell asleep when he crashed into the race, said police investigator Jose Alfredo Rodriguez.
I can't even believe this photograph is for real:
The drunk driver was an American. Jesse Campos of Brownsville, Texas. Quite possibly one of the Worst Persons Ever.
(h/t Drunk Cyclist)
01:11 PM | Comments (6) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Inconceivable!
The more damage Senator Clinton's never ending campaign does to Senator Obama's chances in November, the closer we are to Roe v. Wade being overturned. Tapper:
It's fairly irrefutable that should there be a Supreme Court vacancy in the next four years, which there probably will be, McCain will appoint a Justice who in all likelihood will be the final vote to overturn Roe v Wade.
She should have dropped out after Pennsylvania. And now, despite the AP story to the contrary, she appears to want to continue ad infinitum. I don't get it, other than to continue to reference the Princess Bride clip below. That is... all of the calculation is ultimately self-defeating.
(h/t Aravosis)
UPDATE... To be clear, the very act of staying in the race pulls valuable news cycle exposure away from Senator Obama. It also takes up time that could be used to underscore Senator McBush's ridiculousness. Combined, it all helps the McBush camp.
12:43 PM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Slash Burn Point Clap
Then there's this...
The former first lady will stop short of formally suspending or ending her race in her speech in New York City, said the officials who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity, because they were not authorized to divulge her plans. [...] "I don't know who the officials are, but anyone can be an official in this world. I can unequivocally say as chairman of this campaign that until someone has the numbers this nomination fight continues on," [McAuliffe] said."The race goes on," he added.
She needs to continue her campaign in order to help Senator McCain win in November. 2012 -- here she comes.
12:20 PM | Comments (0) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Afternoon Awesome
12:02 PM | Comments (0) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Senator Clinton Will Concede Tonight!
WASHINGTON - Hillary Rodham Clinton will concede Tuesday night that Barack Obama has the delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, campaign officials said, effectively ending her bid to be the nation's first female president.
11:04 AM | Comments (3) | Posted By Bob Cesca
This Is The Big Question
The corporate media needs to spend more time answering this question:
Is Obama's seeming triumph over Clinton "one of the biggest upsets" in modern political campaigns or is it the biggest?
The answer, as we've discussed here many times, is clearly YES. Senator Obama has bested the most popular Democratic name brand in the world. He has bested the legendary President Bill Clinton. He has bested the legendary Senator Hillary Clinton. He has bested a 20-year-old political machine, occupied by the top names in the party (McAuliffe, Ickes, Rendell, Bayh, Wolfson, etc, etc).
The fact that the race turned out to be close is irrelevant considering a man named Barack Obama, who no-one heard of before 2004, stepped up and ran one of the smartest, most-disciplined Democratic campaigns for the nomination... ever... against the most popular Democratic brand in existence today.
And he's going to win in November.
10:13 AM | Comments (7) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Cheney's Incest Problem
Why is Vice President Cheney such an elitist? Why does he hate working whites so much? And most importantly, where are the middle-American outrage police?
08:46 AM | Comments (0) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
08:02 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 02, 2008
Goodbye
"I want to say also that this may be the last day I'm ever involved in a campaign of this kind. I thought I was out of politics, 'til Hillary decided to run. But it has been, one of the greatest honors of my life to go around and campaign for her for president," --President Clinton today. (h/t Sullivan)
Also... Senator Clinton has summoned her contributors to NYC for a special address tomorrow night. Edsall says she could be suspending her campaign. I hope she brings her double-neck guitar and totally SHREDS.
UPDATE: The Clinton campaign is saying it won't be a concession speech (duh), and they're walking back President Clinton's "last day" remarks.
Mr. Clinton, aides said, was referring to the end of the primary season -- there are no remaining places for him to campaign for his wife -- and did not attempt to foreshadow her departure.
Huh? He would campaign for her in general, wouldn't he?
UPDATE THE SECOND: It just hit me. The lyric isn't "Merry Go Round" -- it's "Mem'ry Go Round." Oh those clever, clever rangers of the night!
02:45 PM | Comments (8) | Posted By Bob Cesca
The Greenwood Story
This is one of those classic presidential campaign stories. It's not a new one, but now that we're here at this historic week, it's worth hearing again.
12:58 PM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
41.5
Senator Obama picked up two more superdelegates this morning. 41.5 delegates to go. If they have a pile of around 25 superdelegates in their pocket, they ought to roll them out before the South Dakota and Montana results.
08:58 AM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
08:38 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
June 01, 2008
It's Getting Scary
Taylor Marsh has lost her shpedoinkel:
You [the Rules & Bylaws Committee] have no idea what you've done. The fury you have unleashed. Your arrogance is topped only by your ignorance and the sheer stupidity of this "compromise," which sends a message that you just don't get it. Oh, and by the way, you've also likely just thrown the 2008 election.Taking myself out of the equation, as well as my support for Clinton which is unending, and to encapsulte the carnage wrought by Saturday's idiocy, you have simply given Hillary's supporters the reason they were craving. Outraged already, many of Hillary's supporters were waiting for a reason to raise a ruckus, and you just gave them one. A righteous one. They were already screaming for Clinton to go to Denver. Now the decibel level is ear shattering.
[...]
Honestly, you have no idea the fuse that's now been lit. But to give you an idea. I'm in the minority on my own blog when it comes to pushing back against a McCain presidency. This didn't happen because of anything Clinton did, my friends. You all cemented it all by yourselves. Oh, with the help of some eager, power hungry people thinking they can push the Clintons out of the Democratic Party and take over without half of the people who support the Clintons signing on.
Another indication that the Clinton faction will ultimately split from the Democratic Party. They now have an excuse -- however specious -- to demonize the party itself. To quote Gandalf: "The board is set and the pieces are moving."
The strategy:
1) Target the party as misogynists and election thieves.
2) Continue to paint Senator Obama as a weakling McGovern type.
3) Continue to fight and appear, in contrast, "strong".
4) Split from the party, or conduct an active write-in campaign for November.
5) Pull enough votes away from Senator Obama to give Senator McCain the win.
6) Run again in 2012.
I hope I'm wrong.
11:15 AM | Comments (11) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Ickes
Harold Ickes is freaking me out this morning. He's especially funeral-director-ish today.
It's the permanent grin and staring googly eyes, I think.
11:09 AM | Comments (2) | Posted By Bob Cesca
Morning Awesome
06:37 AM | Comments (1) | Posted By Bob Cesca
