Posted on December 28th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
The Obama campaign has been on the defensive in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination, thanks to some tacky (to say the least) comments from Obama spokesman David Axelrod. Last night Barack Obama attempted to “vigorously” defend Axelrod during a CNN interview with Wolf Blitzer.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39gy7-p8Wsw
As Lynn Sweet reports, the interview didn’t play out to well for […]
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Posted on December 28th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Parade Magazine’s upcoming edition has an interview with Bhutto that “will be the cover story of PARADE on January 6, 2008.” You can read the interview here.
Bhutto took on many risks in her life, but she will be most remembered as the “first woman to be democratically elected to lead a modern Muslim country.”
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Posted on December 28th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
There’s a lot been said on the candidate’s reactions in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination on Thursday. There was the huge gaffe from Mike Huckabee that critics have picked apart and then there was Ron Paul blaming America, which went over like a lead balloon with the wingnuts. But the discussion of the day […]
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Posted on December 27th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Talk about your political opportunism… The Page reports that David Axelrod, Barack Obama’s top strategist, told reporters today that Hillary Clinton “will not benefit from a renewed conversation about foreign policy in the wake of Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in Pakistan.”
Bhutto’s death will “call into issue the judgment: who’s made the right judgments,” Axelrod said. “Obviously, one of […]
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Posted on December 27th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
After not paying any attention to the news for days, my vacation is over. I returned home this afternoon, to find that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was assassinated near the Pakistani capital, Islamabad.
Witnesses said Ms. Bhutto, who was appearing at a political campaign rally, was fired upon at close range by a gunman, and […]
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Posted on December 24th, 2007 by Todd Mitchell
Great story in today’s WaPo on LBJ’s failed attempt to enlist the help of the Pope to end the conflict in Vietnam, as played out over the days leading up to Christmas, 1967.
“Air Force One roared into the air at noon on Dec. 19, 1967, carrying Lyndon Baines Johnson on a secret mission. The Vietnam […]
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Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Darrell Prows
The age old question with the Bush Administration remains: Are these guys actually this incompetent or are they doing this shit on purpose? The weirdness seems to happen a bit more frequently with Iraq and our military but having government operations be seamless is becoming more and more of a quirk.
The Pentagon is bolstering a […]
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Posted on December 20th, 2007 by Darrell Prows
Where are the adults? Is there anyone in charge? Anyone at all? Yeah, I know we have “The Decider”. But I know that there is also supposed to be oversight. And I have the distinct impression that a very large majority of our population would be completely surprised to learn how far under radar the […]
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Posted on December 17th, 2007 by Dizzy Dezzi
Be aware, there are about 7 shopping days left before the Jolly Fat Dude arrives. I just wanted to remind those of you who act as Santa’s “authorized agent” to get moving. I just got done with my online holiday list (one thing that each family member “really, really, wanted”). I’ll admit it, I am […]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Darrell Prows
It’s pretty obvious that the U.S. doesn’t need to build an expensive and controversial missile defense system in Europe so that parts okay. But it’s equally clear that we should be focused on trying to shrink the overall size of the U.S. military, so you have to wonder whose side these folks are on that […]
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Posted on December 14th, 2007 by Pamela Leavey
Could this be the view of what a Barack Obama adminstration might look like when it comes to National Security and Foreign Policy? Or could the exchange below between Obama and Clinton backfire and leave Obama out in the cold if Hillary takes the prize?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nKHBSFSosY
Here’s a transcript of the exchange from Greg Sargent at TPM’s Election Central:
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Posted on December 11th, 2007 by BobHiggins
Is there anyone out there who still harbors the delusion that George Bush or most of his administration possesses the slightest shred of human integrity or the tiniest morsel of respect for the truth, for law, for the people of this country or any other?
Sorry, the question was rhetorical and asked out of personal frustration […]
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