Andy Griffith and the Fonz endorse Obama with Ron Howard: See more Ron Howard videos at Funny or Die Will Obama be the the first black President? … [Read more...]
Archives for October 23, 2008
Wheels Grinding to a Halt Dept.: Joe McCain Calls 911 About Traffic Jam
Another day, another gaffe. What must life be like in the inner circle of the McCain campaign with the famously short-tempered candidate. … [Read more...]
Crazy, Crazy Homophobes in Cali’s Yes on 8 campaign
Just read this whole diary, it's not that long. http://www.dailykos.com/story/... Suffice it to say, the Yes on 8 Campaign's executive directors - which includes representatives from california's Catholic Church and the Mormon Church - … [Read more...]
Murphy’s World?
Feeling confident but not cocky about 11/4, and thinking about what a Mike Murphy campaign would have looked like ... If indeed Barack Obama becomes the next president, it's pretty clear that there will be a sizable minority of the … [Read more...]
McCain Not Attending Election Night Party?
This is truly bizarre. The AP reports that John McCain might not be giving his speech in the hall of his own election night party. He will instead be on the outside lawn of the hotel with a small group of supporters and his … [Read more...]
Stoneham Hosting Question 1 Debate
The Chairman of the Stoneham Finance Committee has organized an open debate on Question 1 for this coming Monday night. Here are the details: Question One: Eliminate the MA Income Tax Will it create more jobs or shut down cities and … [Read more...]
John Kerry: “I wish more Americans could be here to share what is happening here today”
As if a daughter receiving her father's medals 26 years later weren't enough, it turns out that both of her sons are serving in the military as well. They took leave to fly back to Massachusetts for this ceremony. Their presence made the … [Read more...]
Walmart Shutters First Shop that Successfully Unionized
Walmart would rather see the operation shut down "entirely instead of having employees with any kind of power." That kind of power? As White notes: "Many Wal-Mart employees are apparently so underpaid that their only recourse is to … [Read more...]
Speaking of the Speaker … what do you want to see in the 2009-10 session?
There's no doubt that Sal DiMasi, John Rogers, and Bob DeLeo will be reelected this fall. The big question is which, if any, of them will be Speaker of the House. This is a big and important question. With no functional … [Read more...]
RNC Doesn’t Buy McCain’s Clothes
Really, these are desperate times for the Republicans when this line from their nominee is newsworthy. Questioned on Sarah Palin's $150,000 shopping spree: McCain offered no further comment, except to say that the Republican National … [Read more...]