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...]
NCLB: Great Debate Answer (with Harry Potter poll)
COOPER: Governor Richardson, you have had to implement No Child Left Behind in your state. Would you scrap it? Revise it?RICHARDSON: I would scrap it. It doesn't work.(APPLAUSE)It is the law. It is not just an unfunded mandate, but the one- … [Read more...]
John Edwards wins straw poll today
In my presentation, one of the items I highlighted was that John Edwards publicly admitted to being wrong in his Iraq vote. In my opinion, a candidate who can admit they were wrong, rather than saying "Oh! I have seen the … [Read more...]
Candidate videos from Take Back America
Just so you can know what the heck I was talking about, I'm putting all the videos of the speeches I saw in one place -- at least from the candidates that have a snowball's chance in hell.Here's Richardson: Here's Obama: Here's Edwards: … [Read more...]
From the Take Back America conference
"Choose the collective good over the desire to collect goods."Iraq: Some say there are only two bad options: Stay and contain civil war, or let it spiral into regional conflict. BR would leave zero troops behind -- not a single one -- aside … [Read more...]
Richardson talks to DFA about energy
DFA has invited all the Democratic presidential candidates to speak directly to their members about specific issues. Here is Bill Richardson's response on energy:His energy plan is posted here. It's quite aggressive -- and why … [Read more...]
Don’t cross the streams!
Bill Richardson boots a slow roller:"My favorite team has always been the Red Sox," he said, then added, "I'm also a Yankees fan. . . . This is the thing about me. I can bring people together."Uh ... no. Even with those Nobel Prize … [Read more...]
Richardson makes it official: he’s in. So what are you waiting for?
No surprise here: Bill Richardson is officially running for president. You can read his full announcement, which includes a brief rundown of his policy positions on several big issues, at this link.So what's a progressive to do? … [Read more...]
New Richardson ads: the first to go funny
Bill Richardson's latest TV ads are, as far as I know, the first in this presidential cycle to depart from the soft-focus swelling music bio spot and instead try for a laugh while making a point. I thought they were pretty good. … [Read more...]
“Being stubborn isn’t a foreign policy”
So says Bill Richardson in one of his two hot-off-the-presses TV ads, released (I think) today. Richardson is reportedly the first Dem to hit the airwaves in New Hampshire and Iowa.No, he didn't raise $25 million, or even $15 million, … [Read more...]