Via NBC, luggage tags from the McCain campaign calling the reporters who have followed McCain for much of this election the “JV Squad” (junior varsity) while others are covering Obama overseas; the reverse side of the luggage tag was in French with a beret-wearing guy pouring wine.
Yeah, belittling the people covering you; that’s a super [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 23, 2008
Winning Friends & Influencing People
July 23, 2008
Your Mattress Never Looked Better
Here’s a rather scandalous story of government malfeasance that you would think might be receiving more prominent exposure.
It seems that U.S. state governments are holding more than $32 billion worth of “unclaimed property” that they’re supposed to safeguard for their citizens. However, a Good Morning America investigation back in May [...]
July 23, 2008
A Matter of History
In a segment last night on the “liberal media” CBS Evening News featuring presidential candidate interviews with Katie Couric, Sen. John McCain called Sen. Obama’s account of why the “surge” in Iraq succeeded a “false description” of history.
Couric: Senator McCain, Senator Obama says, while the increased number of US troops contributed to increased security in [...]
July 23, 2008
Links With Your Java
• “Government not sure how to spend wireless windfall,” says the Ottawa Citizen headline translating Jim Prentice talking about various ways the $4.3-billion raised from auctioning off wireless spectrum licences might be spent once Stephen Harper’s “fiscal parameters” have been assessed. Previously, the government had promised that the auction proceeds would be used to pay [...]
July 22, 2008
Ford Ditches Flex
Hmmm. A butt-ugly, 17 foot long “people mover” that gets 16 mpg (22 mpg highway) and costs $45,190 when fully loaded. Golly, I can’t imagine why that didn’t sell like hotcakes.
July 22, 2008
Shunning Victory in Iraq
Observing the back and forth exchange of rhetoric from both the Obama and McCain campaigns in recent days about their respective Iraq war policies, I couldn’t help recalling a familiar strategic refrain that was first articulated by George Bush back in 2005. Speaking at the White House on the one-year anniversary of the transfer of [...]
July 22, 2008
The Media’s Not Fair!
You may have heard of something called “The Fairness Doctrine” which is a favourite talking point of right-wing radio. Simply put, this was a U.S. FCC regulation requiring broadcast licensees to present controversial issues of public importance in a manner deemed by the FCC to be “honest, equitable, and balanced.” Although it didn’t require equal [...]
July 22, 2008
The Bush Economy
While President Bush was assuring Americans that the “fundamentals” of the economy are in good shape, the US labor department reported that consumer prices rose 1.1 percent in June, the highest one month rise in 26 years, and the 12 month inflation rate at 5.0% the highest since may 1991.
Foreclosure filings [...]
July 22, 2008
Links With Your Java
• More Conservative Party funny business on election campaign spending. The lawyer for Elections Canada alleges that the Tories illegally “shifted thousands of dollars in advertising expenses from two of its top Quebec candidates” to other candidates that had more “spending room” in their 2006 budgets. Let the pretzel twisting and tortured excuse-making begin!
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July 21, 2008
John McCain: Unfit to Print
The outrage d’jour in the wingnutosphere is over the NYT’s refusal to publish an op-ed by McCain. Having received a flunking grade from the Old Gray Lady, the McCain campaign immediately did what any right-winger that’s been “victimized” would — went running away balling like a little pantywaste, then desperately implored some higher authority to [...]
