The dominant narratives of this election year have nothing to do with Ralph Nader — and most Democrats are pretty darn happy about that . We’re more concerned about race/gender, Barack/Hillary and Bush/McCain stories.
The only time we’ll hear about radical leftist politicians will be when the Democrats are reminding us that Barack Obama isn’t one of [...]
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Alessandra Stanley in the New York Times wonders at — rather than analyzes — the sea change that has made “Pop TV” the new favorite venue for politicians. With all the recent appearances by the President, candidates and their spouses on everything from “Deal or No Deal” to the “Colbert Report,” Stanley notes, “It’s hard [...]
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The same cynicism that makes me predisposed to believe that Obama is a ginormous posseur is the same cynicism that makes me literally laugh out loud at this. And that's why I continue to cling to it.
If you're a certain kind of Republican, I guess it sucks to be you today:
I think the Republican establishment needs to know just
how many of us voters will never vote for McCain. I certainly won’t.
I’ll just pass if he’s the nominee. I like the country’s chances with 4
years of Hillary better than 8 years of McCain (as much as it pains me
to say that about a Republican)…
The electorate needs to know that McCain cannot win in November… and
if I’m wrong about that and he does win in November, I think American
voters will get the wrong impression of what it means to be a
conservative. I have issues with all the Republican candidates and feel
that no true conservative is still in the race… but if McCain becomes
the nominee, I won’t vote for him.
Earlier today, while I was running around Philadelphia frantically searching for a new home, I received this Blackberry'd message from a dear friend of mine in Paris:
OK... But the first pioneers in Iowa were the fucking French right ? This is wy "des moines " wich stands for "from (or the) monks"!!!! OPUS DEI my friend !!! Anyway if I were an Amarican maybe I lwould cast my ballot for the black guys who seems much more clever than the ex-fat !! I can tell you my Friend !! As far are the rep candidates are concerned, the 9/11 guy seems already out of the race (just my opinion ...and a big mistake to snob the Iowa... What a pity !!!) the ex- heroe pilot is too old , the Mormon is just too Mormon (the rihgt to have several wifes in the US is no politically correct right ?). On the opposit side Hillary seems to have a big handicap : her husband who sometimes forgets to shut his big mouth.... Edwards ? Too much too soon : a USD 400 fee for a hairdresser anois American who usually vote for the Dems.... OBAMA !!!
This friend of mine is conservative by French standards, but could easily be a Democrat in the U.S. I'm not sure which media influences got him to this place, but I know he regularly consumes CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and BBC in addition to the French press.
