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Obama Tears It Up In Iowa
2007-11-13 08:42:00 Barack Obama at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo by REUTERS/Joshua Lott. )Speaking before a crowd of more than 9,000 in Iowa last week Barack Obama may have officially hit his stride. Along with several other leading Democratic candidates Barack Obama addressed Democrats at the important Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday. Critics are saying that it was the best speech he has given during the campaign, and should he win the nomination, would be one of the turning points of his candidacy. Obama?s passion electrified a crowd stacked with Barack supporters. Obama also went after the frontrunner with zeal; for voting for a war that should not have been waged, not answering tough questions, not being honest with Americans, and just not being the right candidate for the party. Barack Obama said the Iraq war, "should have never been authorized and should have never been waged." "When I am the nominee of this party... More About: Iran , Nancy Pelosi , Hillary Clinton , Dick Cheney , President Bush
Hillary Clinton Plants Audience Questions
2007-11-12 01:07:00 Hillary Clinton speaks at a campaign stop in Iowa. (Photo by REUTERS). Planted questions written by a presidential campaign lobbed softly to the candidate with a prepared answer. Sounds like George W. Bush right? Yes it does, but this time it was Hillary Clinton who was found to have planted questions in her audience. Last week Clinton campaign aides urged a student from Grinnell College to ask a question about global warming. The student reportedly told her college newspaper that Senator Clinton was also instructed by her staff to call on her during the question and answer session. Senator Clinton has also been campaigning on the promise to be different from the current administration and this move can only be seen as the smitten image of George W. Bush. The Clinton campaign admitted to planting the question on Friday but denied that Clinton was aware of the situation. This is not the first time that the Clinton campaign has been accused of planting softb... More About: Questions , Barack Obama , Plants , Hillary Clinton
Democratic Debate from Philadelphia (October 30, 2007) YouTube Videos
2007-11-11 23:17:00 Here are the YouTube videos of the MSNBC Democratic debate that was held on October 30, 2007. It was held at Drexel University and hosted by Tim Russert and Brian Williams. There were many exchanges between Hillary Clinton and some of the other Democratic candidates. John Edwards, Joe Biden, Chris Dodd and Barack Obama were the candidates who were on the offensive against Clinton who made some mistakes late in the debate because of it. To read my full article on the debate you can go to this link: http://mersmanpolitical.blogspot.com/2007 /11/democratic-candidates-go-after-clinto n.html Here is the actual debate, enjoy. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9: Part 10: Part 11: Part 12: Part 13: Part 14: Part 15: Part 16: Part 17: Part 18: More About: Videos , Youtube , Philadelphia , Debate
Bush Gets His First Veto Override
2007-11-09 07:42:00 President Bush speaks while in the Oval Office. (Photo by REUTERS). The Senate voted 79 to 14 on Thursday, to override President Bush?s veto of the $23 billion dollar water resources bill. This was the first time that the Democratically controlled congress was able to override a veto by President George W. Bush. Also, on Wednesday, congress passed a $151 billion dollar health, education and labor spending bill. Democrats showed that they will fight each spending bill with everything they have and this time they were overwhelmingly successful. 34 Republicans voted for the measure and only 12 voted against it. Congress flexed it?s muscles with these big wins and now Democrats are determined to do more. Senator Barbra Boxer (D-California) said, ?We have said today, as a Congress to this president, you can?t just keep rolling over us like this.? Boxer also went on to say, ?You can?t make everything a fight because we?ll see it through. And that?s a big deal... More About: Veto
Sam Brownback Endorses McCain
2007-11-08 08:06:00 John McCain and Sam Brownback talk before a presidential debate in New Hampshire. (Photo by REUTERS). On Wednesday, Sam Brownback announced that he was endorsing Republican presidential candidate John McCain. Sam Brownback was the family values conservative candidate of the Republican presidential campaign before he dropped out from the race on October 19, 2007. This was the second major conservative endorsement of the day on Wednesday, after Pat Robertson announced his support for Giuliani. However, this endorsement made some sense. John McCain is a pro-life candidate and is only on his second marriage. McCain dragged Brownback around to every campaign event possible in Iowa Wednesday in order to use the endorsement as much as possible. Brownback was well liked in Iowa and had a lot of support among evangelical Christians. Brownback called McCain, ?The best pro-life candidate to beat Hillary Clinton .? McCain told supporters that, ?We Republicans mus... More About: Reuters , Mitt Romney
Pat Robertson Has Officially Lost it: Endorses Giuliani
2007-11-08 05:42:00 Rudolph Giuliani laughs at the fact he cannot believe he pulled this endorsement off. (Photo by REUTERS). Standing proudly behind the navy blue background with text reading ?JoinRudy2008.com?, Pat Robertson endorsed Rudolph Giuliani?s candidacy on Wednesday. How did Rudy Giuliani , a pro-choice, pro-gay rights candidate, win the endorsement of someone who once told a city not to turn to God if a natural disaster hit their city because they did not favor teaching intelligent design? Robertson?s endorsement of Giuliani is clearly an issue of politics and not faith. Robertson has preached against homosexuality and abortion for years and now all of a sudden he endorses a presidential candidate who does not fit this criteria. There is no lack of presidential candidates that are pro-life in the Republican field. Ron Paul, Mike Huckabee, Duncan Hunter , John McCain, and Tom Tancredo are all pro-life. Robertson has obviously decided it is more important that his... More About: Lost , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton
Ron Paul Raises $3.5 Million in One Day
2007-11-06 04:52:00 Ron Paul addresses his supporters. (Photo by richard.deyoung@gmail.com)Republican presidential candidate Congressman Ron Paul of Texas was able to haul in more than $3.5 million dollars today. He was helped mainly through online contributions commemorating Guy Fawkes Day. Guy Fawkes failed in his attempt to kill King James I on November 5, 1605. Supporters of Paul used clips from the movie ?V for Vendetta? from YouTube, which features Guy Fawkes as the main character. The campaign also used the phrase from Guy Fawkes Day, ?Remember, remember the 5th of November,? to motivate donors for Paul. The $3.5 million dollars came from a total of more than 22,000 supporters. Paul?s income as of 9:00 EST was the largest income in a single day for any Republican. Hillary Clinton was able to raise $6.2 million on June 30 of this year. Barack Obama is also the only other candidate to raise more in a single day. With 3 more hours left to go in the day based on w... More About: Ron Paul , Million
Ron Paul Makes First TV Ad Buy
2007-11-05 06:24:00 Ron Paul shaking hands with a supporter. Photo by Jeff Greenspan. October 29, 2007 Ron Paul released two new TV ads that will air in New Hampshire. The ads started airing that day in the ?Live Free or Die? state. The cost of the ad buy was relatively cheap at $1.1 million dollars but it is the first major use of the major income that Ron Paul has been able to take into his campaign. After raising more than $5.1 million dollars last quarter, Paul is now able to compete with the media?s favorite candidates. The campaign is trying to raise $12 million dollars during this quarter and so far they have raised $2,774,000 million. The Paul campaign has until December 31st to reach their ambitious fundraising goal. New Hampshire is a state where Ron Paul thinks he has a good chance of picking up support. The campaign thinks that his message of liberty, smaller government, and following the constitution will resonate well in that early primary state. The first ad fe... More About: Ron Paul
Barack Obama Makes Surprise Appearance on Saturday Night Live
2007-11-04 11:09:00 Barack Obama made a surprise appearance last night during the introduction of NBC's "Saturday Night Live ". The skit featured the cast of "SNL" as the Democratic presidential candidates dressed in costumes for Halloween. Barack Obama comes up wearing a Barack Obama mask and reveals himself. Obama takes implied shots at Hillary Clinton who is hosting the Halloween party by saying that he will continue to be himself. ?Well you know Hillary, I have nothing to hide, I enjoy being myself. I am not going to change myself just because it is Halloween,? Obama said. The skit ended with Barack Obama giving the standard opening to the show, ?Live from New York it?s Saturday Night? There is some subtle humor mixed in that might be harder to get unless you have been watching all of the debates or if you have been following the campaign closely. It adds a certain level of humor that has certainly been missing from SNL lately. This clip happens to be pretty good. Check... More About: Barack Obama , Barack
Democratic Candidates Go After Clinton
2007-11-02 06:47:00 Hillary Clinton speaks during the debate on Tuesday trying to explain she only changed her position a tiny bit. (Photo by REUTERS).Tuesday night October 30, MSNBC hosted the eighth Democratic presidential debate. All eyes were on Barack Obama as everyone expected to see him go for the jugular in regards to Senator Clinton. Obama?s strategy was to let the other candidates do the dirty work for him while outlining differences between him and Clinton. Hillary Clinton spent the night warding off Dodd, Biden, and John Edwards in particular. Clinton was challenged on her electability, her position on Iraq, The first question of the night was to Barack Obama asking him where he has differed from Clinton and how she has tried to ?sound Republican and vote Republican?. Obama said that the lead up to the debate contained a lot of hype and accused Clinton of flip-flopping on issues. John Edwards accused Clinton of ?double-talk? on the issue of Iran and outlined o... More About: Democratic Candidates , Candidates , Candidate
Democratic Debate in Philadelphia (October 30)
2007-10-30 18:36:00 Democratic candidates shown debating in New Hampshire. Tonights debate will be held in Philadelphia on MSNBC. (Photo by REUTERS). Tonight, Brian Williams and Tim Russert will moderate the eighth Democratic debate that will air on MSNBC. You will also be able to see the debate streamed live on MSNBC.com. The debate will begin at 9:00 PM Eastern time and is supposed to last 2 hours. The thing to watch tonight will be Barack Obama ?s offensive strategy on Hillary Clinton. Do not forget that John Edwards will also be there on the offensive as well, especially on the issue of Hillary taking money from lobbyists. I have been hearing political commentators saying that this debate will be more important for Obama because the next debate is too close to Thanksgiving . That debate is scheduled for November 15, 2007. I thought Thanksgiving was on the 22nd? I think they under estimate Americans ability to think about the upcoming holiday and what Barack Obama says i... More About: Iraq , Social Security , Democratic
Howard Dean Talks About Faith and Politics at Hope College
2007-10-29 16:50:00 Howard Dean speaks at Hope College in Holland, MI. (Photo by Brandon Mersman)Democratic chairman Howard Dean visited a small Christian college in Holland, Michigan on Monday to talk about faith and politics. ?I am not here to persuade you [into voting Democrat] and if that happens that?s great that?s God?s work,? Dean told the audience jokingly. Dean stated that he was a member of a church back home and that his beliefs were what led him to choose the Democratic Party. In the past few elections Democrats have not done well among religious voters and he said that the Democratic Party needed to do a better job of reaching out to people of faith. Dean was there to talk about what the two parties have in common and he said that there really is a lot they have in common. Dean said that the Democratic Party is a party of equal opportunity; that everyone should have access to health care (which received a loud round of applause); no child should go to bed hungry, wa... More About: Politics , Religion , Faith , Iraq War
Barack Obama: Hillary Clinton Not Being Honest with American People
2007-10-28 06:37:00 Barack Obama speaks in Chicago. (Photo by REUTERS). On Friday, Barack Obama was asked if he thought Hillary was being honest with the American people. He replied, ?No.? ?I don?t think people know what her agenda exactly is,? Obama said. He said that social security, Iraq , and Iran were all issues where she was not entirely clear what she would do if she was elected. ??One of the things that I firmly believe is that we?ve got to be clear with the American people right now about the important choices that we?re going to need to make in order to get a mandate for change, not to try to obfuscate and avoid being a target in the general election,? Barack said. After two terms of President Bush we should know how important it is to learn a presidential candidate?s intentions when it comes to Iraq, Iran, and other critical issues, before they are elected. Barack Obama promised his worried supporters on Friday that he would go after Clinton more assertively. ... More About: People , Democrats , Republicans
Bush and Republicans are Making America Less Safe
2007-10-26 07:05:00 President Bush tugs his ear at a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York City. (Photo by REUTERS) ?Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer,? the legendary Sun-tzu once said. President Bush has taken the exact opposite approach in his tenure. If you are an enemy of the United States the Bush administration cuts off all ties with you. Take for example; Iran . Is there a worse way that President Bush could be handling the situation? The Pentagon is currently drawing up plans for military operations against Iran and on Thursday the United States issued new sanctions on Iran. The sanctions on Iran have escalated tensions in the nuclear battle even more. Iran said that the sanctions were illegal and ?doomed? to failure. "You can run like crazy carrying razors--it is not the best way to resolve the problem," Russian President Vladimir Puttin said on Thursday. While the Bush administration continues to push it?s enemies farther away it... More About: America , Iraq , Republicans
Obama Scores Higher on God-o-Meter than Republicans
2007-10-25 07:12:00 Barack Obama takes his place before a Democratic debate. Photo by REUTERS. Barack Obama scored a 9 out of 10 on Beliefnet.com?s God-o-Meter which is higher than all other Republican candidates. Obama also scored higher than all other Democratic candidates. Beliefnet is partnering with TIME Magazine to inform voters on where the candidates stand in matters of faith. To do this they have simplified it by giving them a number rating out of 10. According to BeliefNet.com, ?The God-o-Meter (pronounced Gah-DOM-meter) scientifically measures factors such as rate of God-talk, effectiveness?saying God wants a capital gains tax cut doesn't guarantee a high rating?and other top-secret criteria.? On the website you can click on the candidate?s head and see their scores along with other written information about their religious views. The site is constantly rescoring based on the new information. Barack Obama is courting church goers as strongly as George W . Bush di... More About: Republicans , Barack Obama , Time Magazine
Florida Republican Debate Hosted by Fox News (October 21, 2007)
2007-10-22 20:50:00 Sunday Night Fox News hosted another Republican debate. This time in Orlando, Florida. Here are the YouTube videos of the debate. Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: Part 6: Part 7: Part 8: Part 9: More About: Rudy Giuliani , Fred Thompson , Duncan Hunter
Sam Brownback Makes an Exit from Presidential Campaign
2007-10-21 08:49:00 Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) signs books at a conservative family values group. Photo by REUTERS.On Friday, October 19, 2007, Sam Brownback (R-Kansas) announced that he had found an exit strategy, from the presidential campaign that is. The Republican Senator from Kansas tried to sell himself on being the true family values candidate but conservatives apparently were not interested. Brownback raised only $926,000 last quarter, which is fine if you are running for county clerk, but not for president. Brownback made his emotional announcement from Topeka, Kansas with his wife Mary and his family at his side. "Today I'm ending my candidacy. My yellow brick road just came short of the White House this time," Brownback said. Oh nice one, he?s from Kansas, a ?Wizard of Oz? reference. "We've really been held (back) early on by the media saying 'we don't think he can do it,'" Brownback said. Brownback?s support was waning and had sunk into the single digit... More About: Africa , Presidential , Hillary Clinton , Mike Huckabee
SCHIP Veto Override Falls Short in House
2007-10-19 05:47:00 Nancy Pelosi speaks on Capital Hill behind large colorful graphics about SCHIP . The veto override on Thursday fell 13 votes shy of what was needed to override the President. Photo by REUTERS. On Thursday, House Democrats who had fought feverously to persuade Republicans to change their votes on the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in order to override the president?s veto, fell 13 votes short of a veto proof majority. Democrats were able to pick up more votes the second time around but it was still not enough. What is astonishing about the fact that President Bush was able to get Republicans to ?fall in line? with him on this bill is the fact that the vast majority of Americans support the passage of this legislation. What is also amazing is that a lot of Republicans do not seem to care about keeping their jobs. With Democrats in a strong position to pick up more seats in the House and Senate in 2008, a ?Nay? vote on this piece of legislati... More About: Short , John Dingell
Gore?s Peace Prize Renews Same Old Calls
2007-10-17 06:44:00 Former United States Vice President Al Gore addresses a crowd in Palo Alto, Texas after begin awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Photo by REUTERS.After Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize last week the age old question was asked again, ?will Al Gore run for president??The answer is still no and the question is still as ridiculous. Al Gore has no intention of running for president. The same question was asked after he won an Oscar, then the Emmy, and now the Nobel.Nothing has changed. It would be an impossible and awkward position for Gore to put himself in running against Hillary Clinton whose husband he served under as vice president.All of the same political friends and donors have already gone Clinton?s way with only a few months before the primaries begin.There is also no lack of political stars in the Democratic field and no reason for him to jump into such a crowded field.A new Gallup Poll conducted over the weekend found that only 41 percent of Americans wanted Gore to run for ... More About: Global Warming , President Bush
Ron Paul Talks to Washington Post about Third Party Run
2007-10-15 03:19:00 Michael D. Shear of the Washington Post interviewed Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul recently to ask him about his fund-raising success and whether or not he would run under a third party. The last fund-raising quarter Ron Paul was able to raise $5.2 million dollars and his current goal is to raise $12 million dollars by the end of the next quarter. ?When people hear the message of limited government and the constitution they respond very very favorably,? Paul said. Michael Shear asked him how he plans to spend the money and in what states. Ron Paul said he will be spending his new funds in the early states and focusing on New Hampshire. Ron Paul should be right up the ?Live Free or Die? state?s alley. Shear also asked him if he would run for president under a third party if he did not get the nomination. Paul talked about the difficulty to get on the ballots in each of the 50 states and how hard it is to get the two parties to let a third party can... More About: Party , Washington Post
Bill O?Reilly Tries to Smear John Edwards
2007-10-13 16:59:00 Bill O?Reilly , everyone?s favorite Fox News commentator has now claimed that Osama bin Laden has a John Edwards bumper sticker on the wall of his cave. He also referred to him and Democrats like him as ?touchy feely liberals?. Well then, I guess I am a ?touchy feely liberal.? I am not going to call Bill any names here, I am just going to show why John Edwards and other Democrats like him, would be more successful than President Bush has been on the war on terror. If John Edwards was elected or any other ?touchy feely liberal? for that matter, Osama bin Laden would loose his biggest recruitment tool. The war in Iraq has helped Al-Qaeda recruit more terrorists than ever and it has given Al-Qaeda American targets closer to home. A report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London said that the risk of terrorism against Westerners and Western interests, ?appeared to [have] increased after the Iraq war began in March 2003.? The report also sh... More About: Bill O
You Can?t Stop the Ron Paul Express
2007-10-12 07:00:00 Ron Paul speaks at the Americans for Prosperity Foundation's Defending the American Dream Summit in Washington, DC. Photo by REUTERS. $5.2 million dollars last quarter, 56.1 million Google hits, and over 40,000 people who have volunteered online to help the Ron Paul campaign. This guy is for real. It appears that this candidate has jumped from ?unknown? to top-tier. He is still behind in the money game but debate moderators are giving him more time, his supporters are more energetic, audiences love his responses, and his campaign seems to have the big ?Mo? right now (Mo as in momentum if you are not a political nerd). More people are starting to take Ron Paul seriously now despite how much this enrages fellow candidates on stage. The more candidates try to attack Paul the stronger Paul looks and the more heat his opponents take. Ron Paul?s YouTube channel has more than 31,600 subscribers. Hillary Clinton has just over 6,200 and Rudy Giuliani has a meager... More About: Space , Time Magazine
Republican ?Your Money Your Vote? Debate in Dearborn, Michigan (October 9,
2007-10-11 06:44:00 Fred Thompson tries to find words, any words to say that will resemble a sentence. Photo by REUTERS.All nine, count them nine, Republican candidates made it to the MSNBC ?Your Money Your Vote ? debate in Dearborn, Michigan . Home to the failing auto industry and a state with one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani spent the night exchanging punches over which candidate spent the most money and increased taxes the most while in office. The candidates also had a another brilliant idea when they decided to attack Hillary Clinton throughout the debate giving more weight to her argument that she is the presumed nominee and best able to defeat the Republicans. The fact that Republicans think that they have to start attacking Clinton already at the primary stage shows that Republicans are scared of facing her in the general election. The candidates were asked if they thought they would support the Republican nominee if they... More About: Debate
Fred Thompson Skit on Saturday Night Live
2007-10-10 19:14:00 Not bad for an SNL skit in the past few seasons. ?How badly do I want to be our nation?s president? On a scale of 1 to 10? I?m about a 6.? Saturday Night Live is even able to pick up on Fred Thompson ?s lack luster energy level and his laziness when it comes to trying to pump up a crowd. Does he realize how long the presidential campaign is? Here is the clip: The now famous ?round of applause video?: More About: Tube
Remaining Debates Scheduled for Presidential Primary
2007-10-10 05:24:00 Here is a list of the remaining debates that are scheduled at the moment for both parties. It shows the location and which channel will be hosting the event. Dates and events may still be subject to change by candidates and parties.Democratic Debates ? October 30, 2007: NBC News/MSNBC in Philadelphia, PA? November 15, 2007: CNN in Las Vegas, NV? December 10, 2007: CBS in Los Angeles, CA? December 17, 2007: CNN and Politico .com host a Democratic presidential debate at the Kennedy Library in Boston? Jan. 6, 2008: The Des Moines Register and Iowa Public Television host a Democratic presidential debate in Johnson, IA? Jan. 15, 2008: The Caucus of African American Nevadans and Impacto host a Democratic presidential debate in Las Vegas, NV? Jan. 31, 2008: CNN and the Los Angeles Times host a debate of the Democratic presidential candidates in CaliforniaRepublican Debates? October 21, 2007 Orlando, Florida - FOX News? November 6, 2007 Ames, Iowa - MSNBC? November 28, 2007 St Petersburg, F... More About: Google , Presidential , Tube
Third Quarter Presidential Fund Raising
2007-10-08 19:36:00 "I raised how much?" Hillary Clinton celebrates raising $27 million dollars this quarter while Giuliani raises $11 million dollars. Photo by REUTERS. Hillary Clinton tops all candidates taking in 27 million dollars this past three month period and the top Republican Giuliani took in a ?meager? $11 million dollars in comparison. Last presidential election that would have been a staggering figure. Democrats were easily able to out raise Republicans again this quarter perhaps displaying strong distaste for the war in Iraq and the vast Republican scandals over the last couple of years. Barack Obama was able to raise $20 million dollars this quarter and has been saving 5 percent of his total funds to spent on the general election. Obama received his money from over 93,000 donors this quarter.Hillary Clinton specified that she would put $5 million of her $27 million this quarter into her general election fund. Clinton?s money came from over 100,000 donors this quarter which was the f... More About: Presidential , Bill Clinton , John Edwards
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Piece on Partisan Kids Books
2007-10-08 05:54:00 This is just a very funny video that I saw on ?The Daily Show? with Jon Stewart that I wanted to share. It also shows the ridiculous links that some people go through to try and embed partisan beliefs in their children?s minds at a very young age. This interview is conducted by John Oliver and looks at both sides of this argument. Authors of children?s books should stick to non-partisan topics in their stories and not add in Ted Kennedy trying to take their children?s money in taxes or demonizing liberals as something they should fear. Unless we want to raise more hateful Ann Coulters in this world. Here is the video, enjoy it for satirical humor because of how ridiculous it is.function fbs_click() {u=location.href;t=document.title;window. open('http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php? u='+encodeURIComponent(u)+'&t='+encodeURI Component(t),'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0 ,width=626,height=436');return false;} html .fb_share_link { padding:2px 0 0 20px; height:16px; backgrou... More About: Video , Kids , Books
New Hampshire Democratic Debate (September 26, 2007)
2007-10-03 07:22:00 All eight Democratic candidates before the debate in Hanover, New Hampshire . Probably telling themselves I have a much better chance of winning now that I showed up. Photo by REUTERS. Wednesday, September 26, 2007 Democrats gathered for another primary debate. This time the stage was at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. All eight candidates were present for the debate that aired on MSNBC and was moderated by NBC?s Tim Russert. Iraq was the largest topic of the night with the front runners agreeing that they could not promise to end the conflict by 2013. ?I think it's hard to project four years from now,? said Barack Obama of Illinois. One thing that is certain is that he was against the war from the start and if he was elected he would be inheriting a war that he himself would not have voted for. ?It is very difficult to know what we're going to be inheriting,? Hillary Clinton suggested, who herself, voted for the war. John Edwards also sa... More About: Debate
?Top Republicans? Afraid to Debate Minority Issues
2007-09-30 23:17:00 John McCain pictured at a Fox News debate in which he decided was important enough to show up to. Sam Brownback on the right was not scared to debate minority issues in Baltimore and was embarrassed that the other candidates did not show up. Photo by REUTERS. The stage was set for the PBS debate at the historically black Morgan State University in Baltimore, but the four leading Republic ans decided they had more important things to do. Rudy Giuliani, Fred Thompson (who has yet to debate), Mitt Romney, and John McCain were all afraid that the forum of journalists would be ?too hostel?. The candidates chalked it up to ?scheduling conflicts? but the host of the forum was quick to state the real reason at the opening out of frustration. The candidates who did bother to show up were able to reach out to minorities and criticize the other candidates for not being there. Sam Brownback, Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul, Alan Keyes, Tom Tancredo, and Duncan Hunter were all present for ... More About: Issues , Debate , Minor
Rudy Giuliani?s Lies Make Easy Target
More articles from this author:2007-09-28 04:08:00 Rudy Giuliani stages a phone call from his wife right during his speech at the NRA, reminding him to pick up milk on the way home. Photo by: REUTERS. Perhaps Democrats would like to face Rudy Giuliani in 2008 more than any other front runner. Giuliani is running on one issue alone and that is September 11 and the lies he is telling along the way would make an excellent target for who ever turns out to be the Democratic nominee. Last weeks events concerning the National Rifle Association highlighted yet again Rudy Giuliani?s use of ?truth stretching?. It does not take anyone long to find out that Rudy Giuliani is a liar by searching YouTube .com. If you take what he said last week to the NRA and compare it to his views as mayor of New York City you will see that he either is lying now or he changed his mind. Giuliani claimed that it was, of course, September 11, 2001 that made him change his views on gun control. If that was the case, the video of him from 200... More About: World Trade Center , Rudy Giuliani , Republican Party 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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