Posted on February 3rd, 2009 by Stuart O'Neill
Campbell Brown of CNN slapped Rush Limbaugh politely upside the head and offered to moderate a debate about the stimulus package after he attacked a guest she had on the night before. According to the tape below Rush thinks the economy is no worse than 1982. Given that I was in the Real Estate business, [...]
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Filed under: CNN, Credit Crisis, Economy, Recession, Small Business, Stuart O'Neill, Wall Street
Posted on January 24th, 2009 by Michael Stickings
I continue to applaud enthusiastically through the early days of the Obama presidency.
So far, Obama is what many of us expected him to be, and more. He’s closing Gitmo and banning torture, for example, and yesterday he reversed another of Bush’s more egregious policies, one especially harmful to women:
President Obama struck down a rule Friday [...]
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Filed under: Foreign Policy, Michael Stickings, Women's Issues
Posted on November 23rd, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
In contrast to the late President Kennedy:
“I think he’s impatient. I think, my summation: He doesn’t like homework. And homework means reading or getting briefed or having a debate. And part of the presidency, part of governing, particularly in this area, is homework, homework, homework.”
– Bob Woodward, reflecting on President Bush’s governing style.
H/T Political Wire
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on October 18th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
These two clips do not address my concerns of having election attorneys on the ground in every state. The Barack Obama campaign has now shown that they are willing, and prepared, to fight back. First the Obama campaign attorney discussing the events since the last debate then Olbermann and Rachel Maddow discussing the reality of [...]
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Filed under: In The News
Posted on October 15th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
McCain has decided to attack whenever possible and place Obama, if possible, on the defensive. This is going to be a long debate. Obama is doing well and keeping his usual cool. McCain, 30 minutes into the debate, is attacking on every response since first question.
Bob Schieffer threw the ball in the air and McCain [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, John McCain '08, Politics, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Republicans, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on October 9th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
“In my neighborhood, when you’ve got something to say to a guy, you look him in the eye and you say it to him.”
– Sen. Joe Biden, quoted by NBC News, pressing Sen. Barack Obama’s challenge to Sen. John McCain for next week’s debate. Biden added a “personal touch to the idea that McCain wasn’t [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, In The News, John McCain '08, MSNBC, NBC News, Obama-Biden 08, Politics, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Republicans, Sen John Mccain, Sen. Joe Biden, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on October 8th, 2008 by The Country Doc
Amidst a discussion of health care in which both candidates rattled off plans for tax credits, debated employment based health care, and praised electronic health records, it was the question from an audience member that really told of one of those “fundamental differences”.
The question of the night went to Lindsey Trella, “Senator, selling health care [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, Healthcare, The Country Doc
Posted on October 7th, 2008 by Stuart O'Neill
Maybe after I’ve had more time to think about this goddamn crap I’ll be able to give a better reading of the debate.
Obviously both Obama and McCain were more aggressive. The constant contradictions of each other wore on me deeply. There are definite written plans. Why can’t we get any newsperson or moderator who has [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, Foreclosures, Housing, In The News, John McCain '08, News Media, Pakistan, Politics, Presidential Debates, Presidential Election, Republicans, Stuart O'Neill
Posted on October 4th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
by Walter Brasch
The vice-presidential debates proved one thing. At the very least, Sarah Palin can be trained.
For several days, she had camped out in one of John McCain’s Arizona houses, where she underwent Debate Boot camp conducted by drill instructors who make Marine DIs appear to be slaggers.
With a few “darns,” “betchas,” and “ya”s, Palin [...]
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Filed under: Afghanistan, Bush Admin, Congress, Economy, Election '08, Energy, Environment, Global Warming, Gov. Sarah Palin, Healthcare, In The News, International, Iran, Iraq, John McCain '08, News Media, Obama-Biden 08, Presidential Debates, Walter Brasch
Posted on October 1st, 2008 by Brandy Betz
Barack Obama is leading in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Florida according to polls conducted by Quinnipiac University (one of Nate Silver’s preferred pollsters so they’re good enough for me). The gains are due to independents moving toward Obama after the debate, the economy turning overall voting confidences to him and Sarah Palin’s declining favorability. I’ll be honest and [...]
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Filed under: Brandy Betz, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Election
