Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Senator John Kerry is reported to currently be at Massachusetts General Hospital with Senator Kennedy and members of the Kennedy family. Via my contact in Senator Kerry’s office, his press office has released the following statement in regards to Senator Edward Kennedy:
“Ted Kennedy is beloved and respected on both sides of the aisle in the Senate in […]
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Posted on May 17th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Senator Ted Kennedy was hospitalized this morning after suffering from stroke like symptoms. He was rushed by ambulance and initially hospitalized at Cape Cod Hospital and then airlifted to Mass General in Boston.
Kennedy spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter says that “Kennedy has been hospitalized in Boston after suffering a seizure,” rather than a “stroke as initially suspected.”
Cutter […]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
As I expected she would… Today in Rapid City, SD, Hillary Clinton went to bat for Barack Obama in the wake of Bush’s comparison of him to Neville Chamberlain, Ken Vogel reports (via Politico).
She told reporters:
President Bush’s comparison of any Democrat to Nazi appeasers is both offensive and outrageous on the face of it, especially […]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama tonight in Grand Rapids, Michigan:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzkAjd3xQ7w
The media and blogosphere are abuzz as to the hows and whys of Edwards stepping up to endorse Obama when the race is down to the finish line with just a few primaries left, but the endorsement does come ”at a time when the appeal of Mr. […]
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Posted on May 14th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The night before last I wrote a post here titled: Get A Grip!!! The post had a two fold message, one: to Clinton supporters threatening to vote for McCain over Obama and two: to Obama supporters who’s comments were getting out of hand here.
The post created some outcry from Clinton supporters here, sadly, who don’t […]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Make no mistake about it… Hillary Clinton is still “in to win.”
She told supporters tonight in Charleston, West Virginia: “I am more determined than ever to carry on this campaign. I am in this race because I believe I am the strongest candidate. … I can lead this party to victory in the general election if […]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Big Tent Democrat notes on Talk Left that Obama gave a speech in MO, before the polls closed in WVa. A little tacky? Kinda… But we already know Obama is looking beyond W Va although the results there could matter.
BTD also notes early exit polls from WVa:
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Senate sent a clear message to George W today about stockpiling oil at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. In a clear rebuke, by a 97 to 1, veto proof vote, the Senate voted to “halt deliveries to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve over President Bush’s objections.”
The House is expected to follow suit later today.
The action, supported […]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Despite the calls from the pundits, surrogates and “creative class” bloggers for Obama, two new polls show strong support for the Democratic race for the nomination to continue.
The first poll from ABC News/Washington Post shows that “64 percent of Democrats in the latest poll say Clinton should remain in the race,” and “even among Obama’s supporters, 42 […]
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Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Dizzy Dezzi
Yesterday, was a real mother of a day, but there was no shortage of news for today’s Ten Post Round-Up:
1: Monsanto helping to bring down India’s farmers….
Monsanto: Wanted for Murder in India–Bring It On!
2: Myanmar cyclone almost takes down the 2008 Republican National Convention…
If It Wasn’t For That Damned Cyclone–duckplops
3: […]
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Posted on May 11th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The Charleston Gazette has an OP/ED by Hillary Clinton today describing why she is running for president and what her goals are as our next president. It’s well worth a read… Here’s a few quips:
I was raised to believe in the promise of America. My grandfather was a factory worker, and my father served in […]
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Posted on May 10th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Two recent polls released earlier in the week, showed that Barack Obama has a bit of problem looming in the upcoming West Virginia primary:
A new tracking poll out late Tuesday shows Hillary Clinton with a sizable advantage among registered Democrat and independent voters in West Virginia over opponent Barack Obama. The poll was completed prior […]
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