This does not strike me as a smart move in Massachusetts. Certainly he knows the President's favorables in this state. The same article says the theme of the ad in question is to tie Elizabeth Warren to Barack Obama via their similar … [Read more...]
Archives for July 28, 2012
Warren doubles down
President Obama's mildly botched "you didn't build that" comment has made it exceptionally easy for Republicans like Mitt Romney and Scott Brown to take his remark out of context and pretend that he meant something he didn't. That is … [Read more...]
Top five racist Republican dog-whistles
Since BMG now has at least one avowed Birther, I offer as a counter this British take on Romney and his place in the Republican dog-whistle tradition: Top five racist Republican dog-whistles But one of his "gaffes" has a decidedly darker … [Read more...]
Deval Plays Crime Bill Like a Champ
Good for you Deval. Unbelievable that the progressive MA legislature voted for less judicial discretion at a time when the rest of the country is figuring out it's not the way to go. Here's the quote that sums up his opposition to the … [Read more...]
Message from God?
Multiple sources reported yesterday that Don Perry, leading spokesperson for Chick-fil-A, died suddenly of a heart attack. Given the explicit and prominent role this organization and its leadership (including Mr. Perry) have given to … [Read more...]
The Brits have lost their minds
I was enjoying the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics last night --the word "unconventional" popped into my head several times to describe the goings-on -- and then I saw something that really threw me. They wheeled in a bunch of … [Read more...]