Posted on September 26th, 2008 by Walter Brasch
by Rosemary and Walter Brasch
It was Monday evening and the phone rang—again. It was probably the fifth time in two hours. A pleasant voice said she was from the—oh that really doesn’t make any difference. Both presidential candidates have volunteer minions on the phones and Internet day after day, month after month, for what seems [...]
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Filed under: Consumers, Economy, George W. Bush, Wall Street, Walter Brasch
Posted on September 16th, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Forget Sarah Palin… The opponent is John McCain and his stance on the issues represents more of the same, not change. That’s the message in Obama’s latest ad that focuses on equal pay for women:
On Monday, in a conference call with female supporters, Barack Obama and his aides outlined a new strategy to target women [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Economic News, Economy, Election '08, Endorsements, Equal Rights, General Election, Gov. Sarah Palin, In The News, John McCain '08, Obama-Biden 08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Presidential Primaries, Republicans, Voters, Wall Street, Women's Issues
Posted on September 11th, 2008 by Michael Stickings
While Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla, rape victims had to pay for their own rape kits.
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I wrote about this yesterday over at my place (from Feministing), and it’s nice to see the media — McClatchy and USA Today, for example — pick up on what is surely one of the more disgusting stories about [...]
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Filed under: Election '08, Gov. Sarah Palin, Michael Stickings
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
Obama is finally taking the gloves off:
It’s “crunch time,” Barack Obama tells Karen Tumulty.
Indeed. There are signs that Obama has taken his gloves off and locked them in a cabinet somewhere, maybe in Hawaii.
The Obama campaign is officially sanctioning an attack on John McCain’s wealth and lifestyle — the first time they’ve been willing to [...]
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Filed under: Bush Admin, Democrats, Election '08, General Election, George W. Bush, Housing, In The News, John McCain '08, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Republicans
Posted on August 1st, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
The New York Daily News is reporting that a “source close to” Hillary Clinton has ”confirmed she won’t file a formal request to the convention asking to be nominated along with Barack Obama.”
Personally, I’m not surprised at all by this news and have suspected that it was a given that she would not request to be nominated. [...]
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Filed under: Democrats, Election '08, General Election, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Presidential Election, Presidential Primaries, Sen. Hillary Clinton
Posted on June 3rd, 2008 by Pamela Leavey
AP News is all about jumping the gun today. First they broke with a story that Hillary would concede tonight (see below), and that was wrong. Now they are claiming that by their tally, “Obama effectively clinches nomination.”
The AP tally was based on public commitments from delegates as well as more than a dozen private [...]
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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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Filed under: ABC News, Democrats, Election '08, In The News, Pamela Leavey, Political News, Politics, Polls, Presidential Primaries, WaPo
