Story here. CLEVELAND - Democrat Dennis Kucinich is abandoning his second, long-shot bid for the White House as he faces a tough fight to hold onto his other job - U.S. congressman. In an interview with Cleveland's Plain Dealer, the … [Read more...]
Kucinich and the Media
They couldn't really come up with any specific examples, but did mention that "He says some outrageous things." Again, specific examples couldn't be remembered. I've noticed that this is the narrative I keep hearing in the way … [Read more...]
How To Vote In Primaries And Not Be An Idiot
From How To Vote In Primaries And Not Be An Idiot by David Swanson: The following are majority positions among Americans, and overwhelmingly majority positions among Democrats: end the occupation of Iraq, impeach the vice president, create … [Read more...]
Sean Penn endorses Dennis Kucinich
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=... If you are for a real progressive candidate, sign up to support Dennis Kucinich at http://www.december152007.com … [Read more...]
Have You Read the Headlines?
Have you seen the headlines? The squabble to be first in deciding the nation's fate is intensifying. Early states are cleverly inching their primaries in a race to secure voting influence for their citizens. By the end of February, we'll … [Read more...]
You know what this race needs? Brackets.
No, I haven't read "The Enlightened Bracketologist", but inspired by Nicholas's suggestion that we chuck the cattle call debate format, why don't we divide the Democratic presidential field up into brackets? Why the … [Read more...]
Cheney Impeachment being debated in House
A call for the impeachement of Dick Cheney is currently being debated on the floor of the House. C-span link here. Resolution info here. … [Read more...]
LOGO Forum Snippets and Snipes
Barack ObamaBizarrely enough, expected listeners to believe that chiding a group of anti-gay Black ministers is all the equality cred he needs. I specifically talked about the degree to which the nation of gay marriage in Black … [Read more...]
Basics for Presidential Campaign Discussions (aka Silly Season)
Proposed Guidelines1. Careful with using your personal opinion as a "fact". Always dangerous ground in politics, but your own personal like or dislike of a candidate does not mean that your view is the prevailing view, even if that view is … [Read more...]